. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 258 FARMERS HAND-BOOK. Lyscom; Magnolia; ThompMns, JewetVs Red, Fameuse; Golden Ball; Hurlhut, Belmont; HerefordsJdre Pearmain. Winter and Spring Apples. Esopus Spitzenberg. — This apple possesses great beauty and exquisite flavor. Large size; skin fair and smooth; color bright red, with small spots; flesh yellow, rich, juicy, and sprightly ; good bearer. Fig. 129. Baldwin.—Also called Pecker, and Steele's Red Winter. Ranks very high in the northern markets. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow and dull red, streaked and dotted; flesh nale-whit


. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 258 FARMERS HAND-BOOK. Lyscom; Magnolia; ThompMns, JewetVs Red, Fameuse; Golden Ball; Hurlhut, Belmont; HerefordsJdre Pearmain. Winter and Spring Apples. Esopus Spitzenberg. — This apple possesses great beauty and exquisite flavor. Large size; skin fair and smooth; color bright red, with small spots; flesh yellow, rich, juicy, and sprightly ; good bearer. Fig. 129. Baldwin.—Also called Pecker, and Steele's Red Winter. Ranks very high in the northern markets. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow and dull red, streaked and dotted; flesh nale-white, crisp, highly flavored. Good bearer, ripening from November to April. Fig. 130. Hubbardston Nonsuch. — A superior variety. The tree grows large, vigorous, and handsome; bears abundantly. Fruit large, globular, or coni-. cal ; coloi yellow, with stripes of pale red , flesh yellow, juicy, rich, sweet relieved by a slight acid. Ripens in November and December. Westfield Seek-no-further. — Same as the Seek-no-further of Connecticul — an old and valued fruit. Size large ; round ; color pale red and green, with slightly yellow dots ; flesh white, tender, and rich. Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthington


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