. American horticultural manual .. . ht crimson splashes and stri[)es; dots many, light; 19S SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY cavity narrow, deep, with a little brownisli russet; stem short; basinrather narrow, abrupt, deep, corrugated; cahx nearly closed; seg-ments rather long, divergent; tube fimncl-shaped; flesli 3ellow,somewhat coarse, crisj), tender, juicy, brisk subacid, very , October. Watson, Carolina.—Of Southern origin; tree vigorous. Fruit large, oblate conical; surface greenish yellow, shaded,splashed and striped with dull red; dots large, light, with dark cen-tres; flesh white, c
. American horticultural manual .. . ht crimson splashes and stri[)es; dots many, light; 19S SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY cavity narrow, deep, with a little brownisli russet; stem short; basinrather narrow, abrupt, deep, corrugated; cahx nearly closed; seg-ments rather long, divergent; tube fimncl-shaped; flesli 3ellow,somewhat coarse, crisj), tender, juicy, brisk subacid, very , October. Watson, Carolina.—Of Southern origin; tree vigorous. Fruit large, oblate conical; surface greenish yellow, shaded,splashed and striped with dull red; dots large, light, with dark cen-tres; flesh white, coarse, tender, mild subacid, good. Summer. Wealthy.—Originated about 1861 from seed obtained from Bangor,Maine, by the late Peter JI. Ciideon, Excelsior, Minnesota. Thisone variety is an enduring monument for its originator, who i)er-severcd in raising many thousands of apple and crab seedlings underthe most discouraging circumstances. Tree vigorous, spreadmg, veryproductive. There are now many seedlings of Wealthy. (See Peter.). Wealthy. Fruit above medium to large, roundish oblate, very regular;surface smooth, light yellow, almost wiioUy covered with brightcrimson splashes and stripes, niaiblcd, mottled, and mixed on sunnyside, a beautiful fruit; dots many, distinct, minute, white; cavity THE APPLE. 199 deep, acute, regular, with slight .stelUite russet; stem medium; basindeep, smootli, regular, abrupt, sometimes finely wrinkled; calyxpartially closed; segments erect convergent. Core small, barelyclasping, closed; cells round, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamensmedian or basal; seeds plump; flesh white, often stained with red,tender, very juicy, sprightly subacid, very good. October to February. Westfield Seck-no-furthci Origin, Connecticut; the name is shortened to Seeks in the New York market; an old and highlyesteemed variety in the northeastern States. Tree vigorous, spreading,productive.
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