. The American fruit culturist. basinsmall; flesh greenish white, fine-grained, with a mild, slightly sub- 340 APPLES. acid, moderate flavor. Early winter. A native of this fruit is of quite moderate quality, its large size andfair appearance render it very popular in Pennsylvania, Ohio, andportions of the West. Fig. 464. Fulton. Rather large, roundish, flattened at ends, slightly oblique;skin smooth, yellow, often with a handsome blush; stalk rathershort, cavity deep; basin large, slightly wrinkled; flesh yellowish,?white, fine-grained, with a mild sub-acid flavor. Illin
. The American fruit culturist. basinsmall; flesh greenish white, fine-grained, with a mild, slightly sub- 340 APPLES. acid, moderate flavor. Early winter. A native of this fruit is of quite moderate quality, its large size andfair appearance render it very popular in Pennsylvania, Ohio, andportions of the West. Fig. 464. Fulton. Rather large, roundish, flattened at ends, slightly oblique;skin smooth, yellow, often with a handsome blush; stalk rathershort, cavity deep; basin large, slightly wrinkled; flesh yellowish,?white, fine-grained, with a mild sub-acid flavor. Illinois—valuedat the West. Golden Ball. Large, often quite large, roundish, remotely conical,ribbed; fine yellow ; stalk short, slender, with fine green rays orfurrows radiating from the centre of the cavity ; basin very shal-low; flesh tender, rich, aromatic. Ripens late in autumn, andkeeps through winter. Liable to vary in size and fairness. Ex-cellent for cooking. Tree very hardy ; a poor bearer. Cultivatedchiefly in Fig. 464.—Fallawater. FiG. 465.—Huntsman. FiG. 466.—Belmont. Golden Pippin, of Westchester County. (American Golden Pippin,New York Greening.) Form variable, oblate, globular or conic,ribbed ; skin golden yellow ; stalk short, deeply set; basin irregu-lar; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, with a rich, refreshing, aromaticflavor. Early winter. Tree spreading—very productive. Golden Russet.* (Golden Russet of Western New York.) Sizemedium, roundish, usually a little oblong, sometimes slightly flat-tened, nearly regular; surface sometimes wholly a thick russet,and at others a thin broken russet on a greenish yellow skin ; stemslender, from half an inch to an inch long, being longest on oblatespecimens; flesh fine-grained, firm, crisp, with a rich, aromaticflavor. Shoots speckled ; tree rather irregular. Keeps through-winter. This is distinct from the English Russet, of straight up-right growth, and a very long keeper, and from the AmericanGolden Russet or
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