. Agriculture of Maine. ... annual report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture. Agriculture -- Maine. SECRETARY'S REPORT. 217 and retains a peculiar freshness, like an autumn apple, into late spring. Fruit of large size, pale yellow in the shade, with stripes of purplish red next the sun ; stalk three quarters of an inch long, set in a very wide, deep cavity, marked with russet. Flesh whit- ish, fine grained, very tender, juicy, mild subacid, with a pecu- liarly fresh, delicious flavor. Origin, Bloomfield, New York. January to June. ORA^TGE Sweet. The fruit known here under this
. Agriculture of Maine. ... annual report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture. Agriculture -- Maine. SECRETARY'S REPORT. 217 and retains a peculiar freshness, like an autumn apple, into late spring. Fruit of large size, pale yellow in the shade, with stripes of purplish red next the sun ; stalk three quarters of an inch long, set in a very wide, deep cavity, marked with russet. Flesh whit- ish, fine grained, very tender, juicy, mild subacid, with a pecu- liarly fresh, delicious flavor. Origin, Bloomfield, New York. January to June. ORA^TGE Sweet. The fruit known here under this name, seems to be unlike the Golden or Orange Sweet, described by Kenrick, and the Orange Sweeting of others. It is a valuable fruit, above. Porter. medium size, roundish ovate. Skin bright yellow, with a blush cheek in the sun, and sprinkled with small greenish dots, some- times with larger crimson ones. Flesh yellowish, tender, sweet and rich. The tree is healthy, of thrifty growth, upright habit, and a good bearer. September and October. PoMME Gris. The most extensively cultivated and popular. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Maine. Board of Agriculture; Maine State Pomological Society. Annual report. Augusta
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