. Descriptive catalogue of fruit andornamental trees, shrubs, roses, Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Catalogs. 12 ILLl'STRATED J^ESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. Mod. ^ ig'- Vig. Free. Free. Free, Free. Mg. ^'ig- Free. Free. Peach \Irish Peach )—Medium size, round or httle flattened; yel- . lowish green ; streaked with brownish red. Flesh white, ten- V der and juicy. Tree very hardy; highly prized in extreme North. Plumb's Cider—An early bearer and ven,-productive ; fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical; skin greenish yellow, . shaded and rather obscurel
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit andornamental trees, shrubs, roses, Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Catalogs. 12 ILLl'STRATED J^ESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. Mod. ^ ig'- Vig. Free. Free. Free, Free. Mg. ^'ig- Free. Free. Peach \Irish Peach )—Medium size, round or httle flattened; yel- . lowish green ; streaked with brownish red. Flesh white, ten- V der and juicy. Tree very hardy; highly prized in extreme North. Plumb's Cider—An early bearer and ven,-productive ; fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical; skin greenish yellow, . shaded and rather obscurely striped and splashed with dull \ red ; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid. Red Bietigheimer—A rare and valuable German variet}-. Fruit large to ver^- large roundish, inclining to conical ; stalk short, stout, in a deep cavity, calyx closed in a large, deep basin ; skin pale, cream colored ground, mostly cov- ered with purplish crimson ; flesh white, firm, sub-acid, with a brisk, pleasant flavor. Tree a free grower and abundant bearer. This is one of the largest and handsomest apples, and worthy of extensive cultivation. Rolfe—New Originated in Maine about the 45th degree. Fruit large, of magnificent appearance ; color dark red ; an abundant and annual bearer, and where known the fruit out- N. , sells all others of its season. Qualit}- prime, both for eating and cooking. One of the ver\- best Rubicon—A new apple said to be very hardy and valuable for the North. Fruit roundish, above medium in size ; yellow, \ mostly covered with bright rich red ; flesh yellowish and V firm ; juicy, brisk, sub-acid ; ven.' good. Stark—Grown in Ohio, and valued" as a long keeper and profit- able market fruit. Fruit large, roundish ; skin greenish yel- , low, shaded and striped with light and dark red nearly over the whole surface and thickly sprinkled with light brown dots. Flesh yellowish, moderately juicy, mild, sub-acid. Stump—A well tried apple, but recently intr
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