The California fruits and how to grow them; . r-v^ ?^!ii,u-- .^., <4-. 235 236 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM VARIETIES OF APPLES CHIEFLY GROWN INCALIFORNIA Of the hundreds of varieties tested in California comparativelyfew are now grown, as has already been suggested. Those namedbelow have been reported by growers as succeeding in localitiesnamed with the description, or indicated in the table which willfollow. The descriptions of the standard sorts are, in the main,condensed from Downing,* with local notes interpolated whenthought necessary. The arrangement is, approximately in t
The California fruits and how to grow them; . r-v^ ?^!ii,u-- .^., <4-. 235 236 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM VARIETIES OF APPLES CHIEFLY GROWN INCALIFORNIA Of the hundreds of varieties tested in California comparativelyfew are now grown, as has already been suggested. Those namedbelow have been reported by growers as succeeding in localitiesnamed with the description, or indicated in the table which willfollow. The descriptions of the standard sorts are, in the main,condensed from Downing,* with local notes interpolated whenthought necessary. The arrangement is, approximately in theorder of ripening. Carolina Red June (Southern).—Medium size oval, irregular, inclined toconic; deep red covered with light bloom; stalk in small cavity; calyx closed;flesh white, tender, juicy, subacid; core rather large. Early Harvest (American).—Medium size, roundish; straw color with fewfaint white dots; stalk half to three-fourths inch, slender, set in moderatecavity; calyx in shallow basin; flesh very white, tender, crisp, pleasant. Early Strazvbcrry (New York)
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