The fruits and fruit trees of America; or, the culture, propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . cheek, sparsely covered with grey dots. Stalk shortand small, inserted in a narrow cavity. Calyx open, segmentslong, basin open. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, vinous, excel-lent. June to May. 112 THB APPLE. Wine SAP. Sop ? Thomp. Potpie Apple. This is not only a good apple for the table, but it is also oneof the very finest cider fruits, and its
The fruits and fruit trees of America; or, the culture, propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . cheek, sparsely covered with grey dots. Stalk shortand small, inserted in a narrow cavity. Calyx open, segmentslong, basin open. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, vinous, excel-lent. June to May. 112 THB APPLE. Wine SAP. Sop ? Thomp. Potpie Apple. This is not only a good apple for the table, but it is also oneof the very finest cider fruits, and its fruitfulness renders it agreat favourite with orchardists. The tree grows rather irregu-larly, and does not form a handsome head, but it bears early,and the apples have the good quality of hanging late upon thetrees, without injury, while the tree thrives well on sandy, lightsoils. Valuable at the west. Fruit of medium size, rather oblong. Skin smooth, of a finedark red, with a few streaks, and a little yellow ground, appear-ing on the shady side. Stalk nearly an inch long, slender, setin an irregular cavity. Calyx small, placed in a regular basin,with fine plaits. Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, with a rich, highflavour. November to Woods of this handsome fruit were sent us by J. , of Brandon, Vt., who says it originated with DavidWood of Sudbury, of that state, and is there considered the bestfall sweet apple in cultivation; growth nearly equal to Baldwin,as large and as fair as R. I. Greening, and productive. Fruit large, irregularly oblate. Skin whitish, yellow, waxen,or oily, shaded and striped with fine rich red. Stalk rathershort, inserted in a broad deep furrowed cavity. Calyx small,closed, set in a rather deep open basin. Flesh white, tender, THE APPLE. 113 juicy, almost melting with a delightfiil rich saccharine , November. CLASS II. Comprises those that are generally of very good quality,many of which
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