. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. APPLES. 335 sprightly, very good. A late keeper. Tree a free grower and productive. Coming to be one of the most profitable market varieties in the East. Massachusetts. Wagener.* Medium, oblate, distinctly ribbed; shaded and indis- tinctly striped with pale red, and a full, deep red in the sun on warm yellow ground ; often streaked with russet; stalk three- fourths of an inch long; cavity wide, rather obtuse ; basin even, rather large ; flesh yellowis
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. APPLES. 335 sprightly, very good. A late keeper. Tree a free grower and productive. Coming to be one of the most profitable market varieties in the East. Massachusetts. Wagener.* Medium, oblate, distinctly ribbed; shaded and indis- tinctly striped with pale red, and a full, deep red in the sun on warm yellow ground ; often streaked with russet; stalk three- fourths of an inch long; cavity wide, rather obtuse ; basin even, rather large ; flesh yellowish, fine-grained, tender, compact, mild sub-acid, aromatic, excellent. Ripens through winter. From Penn Yan, N. Y. Fig. 444. Succeeds well at the West. An early bearer. Wellford's Yellow. Rather small, roundish oblate; faintly streaked with red on pale yellow; flesh yellow, fine-grained, juicy, with a rich, aromatic flavor. Rapid grower, great bearer, and long keeper. Cultivated in Maryland and Virginia. Westfield Seek-no-Further.* (Connecticut Seek-no-further, Kew England Seek-no-further.) Medium or large, roundish, often slightly conical; obscurely striped with light dull red, more or less russeted, rarely covered wholly with russet; stalk slender; calyx partly open; flesh tender, rich, spicy, of fine flavor. Early and mid-winter. Tree productive, fruit always fair. Connecticut. Fig. 443. Succeeds well throughout the Northern Pig. 44S.—Scott's Winter. Pig. 446.—Windsor. Fig. 447.—Wolf River. Willow Twig.* Large, roundish, slightly conical, obtuse, very regular; greenish yellow, striped and mottled faintly with dull red; stalk short; basin very wide and deep, rim obtuse; flavor sub-acid, or rather acid, not rich. A long keeper. Shoots slender. Culti- vated as a market apple in Southern Ohio. Fig. 447. Windsor. (Windsor Chief.) Small, oblate ; greenish yellow suf- fused with red splashes, gray dots : flesh pale yellow, fine-grained juicy, sub-acid, good. Tree earl
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