. American horticultural manual .. . h gray in shade and a deep orange red cheekon sunny side; cavity small, shallow, wide; stem short, slender;basin narrow, shallow; calyx small, open; flesh yellowish, crisp,tender, very juicy, very rich, brisk, highly aromatic, very good tobest. December to April. Porter.—Originated by the Rev. S. Porter, of 8herlnu-ne, ]\Iassa-chusetts; tree of moderate vigor, with low, round, spreading head, anabundant bearer. Fruit medium; form regular, oblong, tapering to calyx; surfaceglossy bright yellow, with a few dull stripes and splashes; dots verjfminute, whitish
. American horticultural manual .. . h gray in shade and a deep orange red cheekon sunny side; cavity small, shallow, wide; stem short, slender;basin narrow, shallow; calyx small, open; flesh yellowish, crisp,tender, very juicy, very rich, brisk, highly aromatic, very good tobest. December to April. Porter.—Originated by the Rev. S. Porter, of 8herlnu-ne, ]\Iassa-chusetts; tree of moderate vigor, with low, round, spreading head, anabundant bearer. Fruit medium; form regular, oblong, tapering to calyx; surfaceglossy bright yellow, with a few dull stripes and splashes; dots verjfminute, whitish centres and green bases, numerous; cavity regular,acute, trace of russet; stem mediiun; basin narrow, smooth, orminutely wrinkled, rather shallow; calyx closed; segments wide open, meeting; cells large, abaxile, roomy, elliptical,much slit; calyx-tube conical; stamen^ basal; seeds rounded, plump. THE APPLE. 153 short; fleish yellow, with yellow veinin!i;s, fine-grained, juicy, sprightlysubacid, very good. Prices Sweet.—Of very strong upright gro^^tll in nursery andorchard; subject to sunscald where stem is not protected; popular inparts of the AAest. Fruit medium, regular, oblong conical, often unequal; surfaceyellowish green, mostly thinly covered with mixed and marbled dullred, obscurely sjdashcd and striped; dots large, distinct, numerous,russet, rough; cavit} slightly acuminate, deep, regular, with largepatch of russet radiating out over liase; stem medium to long; basinnarrow, corrugated, shallow; caljx closed; segments erect half 0})en; cells abaxile, elliptical; tulje funnel-shaped; stamensmedian; seeds short, plump, few, crowded in cells; Ilesh yellowishwhite, moderately juicy, very sweet, good. Seiittmber and ()ctober. Primate.—Origin unknown; one of the best dessert summerapples for the family orchard; too tender for distant shipment; tree 154 SYSTEM A riC POMOLOGY vigorous, strong, and stocky, and very productiv
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