. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 90 AI>PL]SS« Stalk stort, deeply sunk in a narrow cavity. Calyx rather small, set in an abruptly sunk, rather irregular basin. Flesh ^vhite, very sweet, rich and tender, but not very juicy. Sep- tember to December. There is anotlier Pumpkin Sweeting known in this state, which is an oblong or permain-shaped fruit, striped with yellow and red, and ripens in August and September j a second rate apple. 63. Longville's Kernel. Thomp, Lind* P* Mag. Sam's Crab. An apple introduced into our orchards from the garden of the London Hortic
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 90 AI>PL]SS« Stalk stort, deeply sunk in a narrow cavity. Calyx rather small, set in an abruptly sunk, rather irregular basin. Flesh ^vhite, very sweet, rich and tender, but not very juicy. Sep- tember to December. There is anotlier Pumpkin Sweeting known in this state, which is an oblong or permain-shaped fruit, striped with yellow and red, and ripens in August and September j a second rate apple. 63. Longville's Kernel. Thomp, Lind* P* Mag. Sam's Crab. An apple introduced into our orchards from the garden of the London Horticultural Society, but which does not compare fa- vourably with many native sorts of this season. Fruit rather below medium size, oval, rather flattened. Stalk short, deeply inserted. Eye small, with a short erect calyx. Skin greenish yellow, streaked with pale brownish red, with a few streaks of bright red. Flesh firm, yellow, slightly perfumed, sub-acid. The tree is a great bearer. August and September. 57. Maiden's Blxtsh. Coxe. Thomp. A remarkably beautiful apple, a native of New-Jersey, and first described by Coxe. It begins to ripen about the 20th of August, and continues until the last of October. It has all the beauty of colour of the pretty little Lady Apple, and is much cultivated and admired, both for the table and for cooking. It 19 also very highly esteemed for drying. Fruit medium sized, flat, and quite smooth and fair. Skin. Fiff. 35. Maiden^s Blush,. 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 Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. New York, Wiley & Halsted
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