The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . brown dots; stalk short; cavity medium, slight russet;calyx half open; basin large, deep, nearly smooth; flesh yellowish,half fine, rather compact, moderately juicy, subacid; good; core smallJanuary, April. 16 THE APPLE. Iowa Kusset. This new apple originated with Joseph L. Budd, Shellsburg, Iowa,who informs us that the tree is very hardy, vigorous, making a compactround head, an early, annual, and abiindant bearer; fruit even in size,of good quality, and a valuable acquisition for the prairie country;young shoots light reddish yellow brown. Fruit mediu
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . brown dots; stalk short; cavity medium, slight russet;calyx half open; basin large, deep, nearly smooth; flesh yellowish,half fine, rather compact, moderately juicy, subacid; good; core smallJanuary, April. 16 THE APPLE. Iowa Kusset. This new apple originated with Joseph L. Budd, Shellsburg, Iowa,who informs us that the tree is very hardy, vigorous, making a compactround head, an early, annual, and abiindant bearer; fruit even in size,of good quality, and a valuable acquisition for the prairie country;young shoots light reddish yellow brown. Fruit medium, oblate to roundish oblate, sometimes slightly oblique ;skin deep yellow, a shade of pale red when exposed to the sun, mod-erately sprinkled with grayish dots, and partially covered with patcheaand nettings of russet; stalk short, small; cavity quite large; calyxclosed; basin round, quite deep, nearly smooth; flesh yellowish, halffine, tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid, rather rich; good to verygood ; core small. January, Iowa Russet. Irish Pippin. Originated with Stephen A. Porter, Norristown, Pa. Tree a freeupright grower, forming a handsome head, very productive alternateyears ; young shoots smooth, reddish brown. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, sometimes roundish, slightlyconical; skin whitish, shaded with light bright red, striped and brokensplashes of dark red, and a few light and brown dots ; stalk very short,small; caAdty medium, sometimes a little russeted; basin small, corru-gated ; flesh white, tender, juicy, mild subacid, slightly vinous; verygood ; core rather small. October, November. Johnson. Originated with Thomas Johnson, Ash Pidge, 111. True vigorous,upright, an annual and good bearer; it is highly prized where it origi-nated. THE APPLE, 17 Fruit medium to large, oblate, sometimes slightly oblique skin palegreenish yellow, almost entirely covered with dark rich red, incliningto maroon, and moderately sprinkled with light and gray dots; s
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