The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . \ TJiE PORTEPl apple. Pruils of Americtt^ZPIaie JJ llrowTi from NatuTe & Cliromo lilTv^ fiy^ S^oxp. THE PORTER APPLE. PoRTEE. New American Orchardist. The Porter is so well known in New England, asthe very finest of our early fall apples, that it is almostunnecessary that we should say anything in its , at the season of its maturity there is scarcelyany other variety,—unless some of the recently intro-duced ones should prove so,—that will
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . \ TJiE PORTEPl apple. Pruils of Americtt^ZPIaie JJ llrowTi from NatuTe & Cliromo lilTv^ fiy^ S^oxp. THE PORTER APPLE. PoRTEE. New American Orchardist. The Porter is so well known in New England, asthe very finest of our early fall apples, that it is almostunnecessary that we should say anything in its , at the season of its maturity there is scarcelyany other variety,—unless some of the recently intro-duced ones should prove so,—that will approach it inexcellence. The vigor of the tree—its compact form—the size of the fruit—^its rich golden skin—and thebrisk and vinous excellence of its abundant juice,form a combination of qualities which few apples pos-sess. To this may be added, early bearing and ahandsome habit, which make it a fine variety for cultivation for dwarf orpyramidal trees. The Porter originated in Sherburne, Mass., on the giounds of theRev. Samuel Porter, about fifty years ago, and remained unnoticed forsome yeais. A neighbor, passing through his orchard one day, had hisattention accidentally attracted to the tree from some very beautifulspeci
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