Elliott's fruit book; or, The Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation elliottsfruitboo00elli Year: 1858 68 THE APPLE. Origin unknown. Tree, thrifty, slender, very productive, on warm rich soils. Size, medium to large ; fonn, round ; color, light yellow, striped, and s
Elliott's fruit book; or, The Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation elliottsfruitboo00elli Year: 1858 68 THE APPLE. Origin unknown. Tree, thrifty, slender, very productive, on warm rich soils. Size, medium to large ; fonn, round ; color, light yellow, striped, and splashed with red, a little bronzed russet about the stem, and often a blue tinge marbled toward the stem resembling a blooiii; stem, short; cavity, open, deep, regular; calyx, small, half open; hasii, shallow, regular; fiesh, white, with a slight tinge of yellow, tendei, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, sprightly; core, medium or small; seeds, olx,- vate pyriform. Season, December to March. This is distinct fr()m the Baltimore, of Lindley, which is of pale lemon color, tinged with red, and with large open calyx. Bethlehemite. 'This is a variety somewhat resembling the Newton Spitzcnberg, and we have testimony of one or two who say tli'^y know it under that name. We are not, however, satisfied of their identity, and as the really good qualities of this fruit are such as to make it desira- ble in all collections, we have no hesitation in recomme'ncfing it. Thus far all specimens we have seen were from trees grown in rich, loamy soils, and all we can learn of its history is that it came from Bethlehem, in Ohio. Size, medium; form, roundish, flattened, tapering slightly to the apex; color, pale yellow ground, striped and stained with two shades of bright red, dotted with irregular shaped brown dots, some russet about the stem: calyx, medium, sometimes large ; basin, deep, broad, irregular, somewhat furrowed; stem, short; cavity, narrow, irregular ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, with a
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