. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. APPLES. 343 Northwestern Greening. Tree a free grower, spreading; fruit large, oblate, inclined to conic; skin pale yellow when ftilly ripe ; flesh coarse, juicy, mild, good. Season December to April. Wisconsin. Ortley.* (White Detroit, Ortley Pippin, Warren Pippin, White Bellflower, Woolman's Long, Detroit, Jersey Greening, Detroit of the West.) Large, roundish, somewhat oblong-ovate ; paleyellow, slightly tinged with pink in the sun; stalk about an
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. APPLES. 343 Northwestern Greening. Tree a free grower, spreading; fruit large, oblate, inclined to conic; skin pale yellow when ftilly ripe ; flesh coarse, juicy, mild, good. Season December to April. Wisconsin. Ortley.* (White Detroit, Ortley Pippin, Warren Pippin, White Bellflower, Woolman's Long, Detroit, Jersey Greening, Detroit of the West.) Large, roundish, somewhat oblong-ovate ; paleyellow, slightly tinged with pink in the sun; stalk about an inch long; sometimes short, but always slender; cavity deep and narrow; basin rather deep, nearly even or slightly plaited; flesh sub-acid, crisp, sprightly, rich, fine. Shoots slender. This fine fruit has had a high reputation in the Ohio Valley, but it is becoming much affected with the black mildew or scab. Fig. 476. New Jersey. Pfck Pleasant.* Large, often quite large, roundish, sometimes remotely oblong, often a little oblique, usually slightly flattened; smooth and regular; color light green, becoming yellow, with a brown blush ; stalk very short, one-fourth to one-half an inch long, thick, rarely longer and somewhat slender; calyx open, basin abrupt, rather deep; flesh compact, very tender, with a mild, rich, fine, clear sub-acid, Newtown Pippin flavor. Early winter; poor, if too ripe. Growth rather erect. Shoots somewhat diverging. A good bearer; fruit always fair. Fig. 473. Tender far Fig. 472. SwitzeT. Pig. 473. Peck's Pleasant. FIG. 474. Green Mt. Pippin. Pittsburg Pippin. (Father Apple, William Tell.) Large, round- ish-oblate ; pale yellow; stalk small, cavity large; basin broad- furrowed ; flesh tender, with a mild sub-acid flavor. Early win- ter. Valued in Pennsylvania. An irregular, spreading grower. Porame Gris.* (Gray Apple.) Rather small, roundish-oblate: a gray russet- stalk slender, cavity wide, rather obtuse; calyx small, basin round ; flesh very
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