. Agriculture of New York : comprising an account of the classification, composition and distribution of the soils and rocks ... together with a condensed view of the climate and the agricultural productions of the state. Agriculture; Soils; Fruit-culture. 68 DESCRIPTIONS. 41. APPLE OF THE WELL, OR WELLS APPLE. Fruit of the m'edium size, depressed but tapering from the middle to the crown; unsymmetrical. Stem equals the base. Calyx rather large and surrounded by a very low crown. Color bright yel- lowish green, blazed on the sun- ny side with red. Flesh white, tender, juicy ; taste subacid, wi
. Agriculture of New York : comprising an account of the classification, composition and distribution of the soils and rocks ... together with a condensed view of the climate and the agricultural productions of the state. Agriculture; Soils; Fruit-culture. 68 DESCRIPTIONS. 41. APPLE OF THE WELL, OR WELLS APPLE. Fruit of the m'edium size, depressed but tapering from the middle to the crown; unsymmetrical. Stem equals the base. Calyx rather large and surrounded by a very low crown. Color bright yel- lowish green, blazed on the sun- ny side with red. Flesh white, tender, juicy ; taste subacid, with a sprightly flavor. Excellent for baking, and when gathered early keeps till March. Tree has a spreading top, and grows vigorously and bears every year. 42. DOMINE, OR WILLIAMSON APPLE Fruit of the medium size; color red striped yellow, and sparsely striped on two-thirds of the surface. Stem rather slender, equalling the. base. Depressions deep. Flesh yellow, lively, tender, spicy. The fruit is fine for eating, and the tree a steady bearer. The figure was taken from an un- dersized specimen. It has been known in some of the southern counties under the name of Williamson apple, and was exhibited as a seedling at the ag- ricultural rooms in 1849. Fie. 11, Fig. 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 Emmons, Ebenezer, 1799-1863. Albany, C. Van Benthuysen
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