A medium sized dessert apple; of ovate shape, yellow color, with red towards the sun, and in use during September and October.—H. S. C. n. 38.
A small cider apple, of conical shape, and yellow color, with red towards the sun.—H. S. C. n. 203.
A medium sized cider apple of ovate shape, and greenish-yellow color; a bitter-sweet.—H. S. C. n. 783.
A very large and handsome American apple, of first-rate quality, and suitable either for culinary or dessert use. It is round, yellow, and in use in December.—Laws. Cat.
This is a large sized fruit, measuring from ten to twelve inches in circumference, nearly round, but with some irregular ridging. The color is a fine red, suffused nearly all over, only deeper next the sun; the flesh is breaking; the juice, rich, vinous, and abundant. Most of the fruit, have a singular mark or patch on one side, of a russet color, about the size of a Sovereign, whence the name.—Rog. Fr. Cult. 41.
This is a good sized apple, of a greenish-yellow color. It is said to have taken this name from the grafts being at first brought from Spain. it is used for tarts in Cornwall, but is a very indifferent apple to eat raw, and is a shy bearer, It will keep till April.—Fors. Treat. 127.
This is a handsome round apple, of a russet color, with a dull red towards the sun. This apple which is rather below the middle size, is very good for the dessert, and keeps till March.—Fors. Treat. 128.
This is a middle sized oblong apple, of a carnation color, and dark red towards the sun. This is a pretty good apple, and keeps till the beginning of May.—Fors. Treat. 127.
A medium sized apple, for culinary purposes; it is of an oblong shape striped with red; and in use during November and December.—H. S. C. n. 784.
A medium sized apple, suitable for dessert use, but more properly for culinary purposes. It is round. Skin, smooth and shining, of a fine deep yellow color when ripe, with a slight tinge of red on one side. A good flavored apple; in use from January till May.—Fors. Treat. 128.
This is a handsome apple, below the middle size, red towards the sun, and yellow on the other side.—Fors. Treat. 127.
A variety cultivated in the orchards of the Carse of Gowrie. The tree is a most excellent bearer, and bears young; fruit, much esteemed, gets a beautiful golden color, when well ripened; tree, middle sized, with very black wood, woolly leaves, and extreemly thick bark; a rare variety.—M. C. H. S. iv. 472.
A large Scotch apple, raised near Stirling; of first-rate quality as a culinary apple. It is in use from November till December.—Laws. Cat.
A Yorkshire apple, raised in the garden of Mrs. Rawson, of Halifax, from the seed of an imported American variety, and first exhibited at the London Horticultural Society, in 1822. It is roundish, of medium size, and yellow color. It is of first-rate quality, either as a culinary or dessert apple, and in use from January till April.—H. S. C. n. 805.
A large Scotch culinary apple, of good quality; it is of an oblong shape, skin yellowish-green, and in use from September till November. H. S. C. p. 23.
This is an autumn fruit. It is stated to be tender, juicy, well flavored, and according to Mr. Buel, in excellence, it is not surpassed by any fruit in its season; a native of America.—Ken. Amer. Or. 39.
This is a handsome apple, of a greenish-russet color, with a little brownish-red towards the sun. It is about the size of a large Nonpareil, is ripe in January, and keeps till March.—Fors. Treat. 127.
A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality; of a roundish shape, yellow color, and ripe in November.—H. S. C. n. 806.
A small dessert apple, of first-rate quality. It is of a roundish-shape, and greenish-yellow color; rich and sugary flavor, and ripe from January till March.—H. S. C. n. 483.
A small dessert apple, of first-rate quality, it is of a roundish shape; skin, a yellow color; in use from October till January.—H. S. C. n. 809.
A large dessert apple, of second-rate quality. It is of a roundish shape, striped with red, and comes into use in September. The tree is a great bearer.—H. S. C. n. 268.
A small cider apple, of roundish shape, and red color.—H. S. C. n. 812.
It is a handsome fruit, and a great favorite in the West of England, particularly in South Devon. Rather larger than the Golden Pippin, it is of a fine light red, with deeper streaks of the same color, on the sun side. The flesh is breaking, and the juice pleasant, and abundant. It is a prolific bearer, and makes a fine orchard standard tree of the third class, but will bear well in any way. Ripens in the end of August. Rog. Fr. Cult. 31.
A medium sized American apple, of second-rate quality; suitable for culinary purposes. It is of a roundish shape; skin, pale yellow on the shaded side, and red striped towards the sun; ripe during August and September.—Down. Fr. Amer. 77.
A small apple, of second-rate quality, properly speaking a culinary apple, but suitable also for dessert use; it is of an oblate shape, yellow color, and ripe in August.—Down. Fr. Amer. 77.
An American variety.
A large kitchen apple, of second-rate quality; of a conical shape, yellow color, and ripe in August. The tree is a good bearer.—H. S. C. p. 42.
A Pennsylvania fruit, sent to us by J. B. Garber, Esq., a zealous fruit grower of Columbia, in that state. It is a large, fair, sweet apple, and is certainly one of the finest of its class, for the dessert. The tree is an abundant bearer, begins to bear while young, and is highly deserving general cultivation. It has no affinity to the paradise apple used for stocks.
Fruit, quite large, round and regular in its form, a little flattened at both ends. Skin, rather thick, pale green, sometimes faintly tinged with yellow in the sun, and very distinctly marked with numerous, large, dark grey dots. Stalk, strong, set in an even and moderately deep cavity. Flesh, tender, crisp, very juicy, with a sweet, rich, aromatic flavor. Ripe in August and September.—Down. Fr. Amer. 96.
A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality; of an oblate shape, pale green color, with red towards the sun, and ripe in November.—H. S. C. p. 42.
A medium sized dessert apple; of pearmain shape, red color; and in use from December till March.—H. S. C. n. 560.
This is a truly noble American fruit, produced by the Dutch settlers on the Hudson, near Esopus, and so termed from its unusual weight, this word in low Dutch, meaning heavy. It requires a deep, rich sandy loam, to bring it to perfection, and in its native soils, we have seen it twelve inches in circumference, and of a deep golden yellow color. It is one of the finest flavored apples in America, and deserves extensive cultivation in all favorable positions, though it does not succeed well in damp cold soils.—Down. Fr. Amer. 134.
A medium sized kitchen apple, of second-rate quality; it is of a conical shape, striped with red, and ripe in August.—H. S. C. n. 817.
A Sussex cider apple, of medium size and good quality; it is of an oblate shape, striped with red; and is in use in November.—H. S. C. p. 43.
A small cider apple.—H. S. C. p. 43.
A variety found in the Carse of Gowrie orchards. The tree is a good bearer, but not common—M. C. H. S. iv. 472.
A small cider apple, of ovate shape, yellow color, and in use during October and November.—H. S. C. n. 818.
A variety grown in the Carse of Gowrie.—M. C. H. S. iv. 473.
A medium sized apple for kitchen use; it is of a roundish shape, russet color, and in use from January till March.—H. S. C. n. 751.
A medium sized cider apple, of roundish shape, and yellow color.—H. S. C. n. 81.
A medium sized dessert apple, of first-rate quality; it is of an oblate shape; skin, green, covered with russet, and in use in December.—H. S. C. n. 485.
A conical-shaped yellow apple, with sometimes a little blush towards the sun. This is an excellent sauce apple, and bakes well. It is of an agreeable taste, but too large for the table. It will keep till February.—Fors. Treat. 128.
A small apple of inferior quality; it is of a roundish shape, striped with red, and is ripe in September.—H. S. C. p. 43.
A handsome medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality; it is of an oblong figure; skin, striped with red, ripe in August and September.—H. S. C. n. 828.
An American apple, described by Coxe. He says it was brought from Tewksbury, Hunterdon County, N. J. It is a handsome fair fruit, with more flavor and juiceness than is usual in long keeping apples. They may be kept till August without particular care, quite plump and sound. The size is small, rather flat. The skin, smooth, yellow, with a red cheek. Flesh, yellow. The tree grows rapidly and straight, and the fruit hangs till late in the autumn. January to July.—Down Fr. Amer. 140.
A variety cultivated in the Carse of Gowrie. The tree is an uncommonly great bearer, and the fruit of good quality.—M. C. H. S. iv. 474.
A medium sized dessert apple, of first-rate quality; it is of a pearmain shape, red color, and in use from January till April.—H. S. C. n. 831.
A much esteemed Devonshire apple, of middle size, contracted about the eye, which is in a small cavity, and surrounded by wrinkles; the ground color yellow, richly striped and blotched with bright red. It is a juicy, high flavored table apple, ripe in September and October. A healthy growing tree, but rather uncertain in bearing.—Ron. Pyr. Mal. 37, pl. xix. f. 2.
The fruit is tall, generally square, with a large eye, in a deep cavity, and flattened at the base. Its color, is dull green. The flesh firm, and juicy, and when dressed, is very soft and high flavored. The tree is healthy, and a great bearer.—Hort. Trans. iii. 328.
A medium sized cider apple, of conical shape, pale yellow color, and in use during September and October. The tree is a good bearer.—H. S. C. n. 836.
A medium sized dessert apple, of inferior quality; it is of an oblate shape; skin, striped with red, and in use from November till February.—H. S. C. p. 44.
A medium sized apple, of inferior quality; roundish shape; skin, striped with red; and in use from November till January.—H. S. C. p. 44.
This is a small, handsome, russet-colored apple, of an excellent flavor; and will keep till May.—Fors. Treat. 128.
A Carse of Gowrie apple; inferior in quality to the Green Wine.—M. C. H. S. iv. 474.
A medium sized apple, for kitchen use, it is of an ovate shape, yellow color; and in use from November till May.—H. S. C. n. 842.
A large kitchen apple; of broad conical shape, striped with red, and in use from September till October.—H. S. C. n. 843.
A variety grown in the orchards of the Carse of Gowrie. The tree is a good bearer, the fruit very beautiful, and sometimes twined together.—M. C. H. S. iv. 474.
A small dessert apple, of second-rate quality; it is of a roundish shape, yellow color, and keeps from May till July.—H. S. C. p. 44.
A medium sized cider apple, of second-rate quality; it is of an oblate shape, yellow on the shaded side, and red towards the sun; and in use in December.—H. S. C. p. 44.
A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality; it is of an oblate shape, green on the shaded side, red, towards the sun; and ripe in September. The tree is a good bearer.—H. S. C. n. 844.
This is a small, round apple, finely colored with red and yellow; the pulp is sweet, juicy, and agreeable. The wood of the tree is weak, but it is hardy, and bears well.—Fors. Treat. 200.
The Vandervere, when in perfection, is one of the most beautiful and finest apples. But it requires a rich, light, sandy soil, as in a damp heavy soil, it is almost always liable to be spotted, unfair, and destitute of flavor. It is a native of Wilmington, Delaware, and took its name from a family there. It is a fine old variety, and is highly worthy of extensive cultivation, where the soil is favorable.
Fruit, of medium size, flat. Skin, in its ground color, yellow, streaked and stained with clouded red, but on the sunny side, deepening into rich red, dotted with light grey specks. Stalk, short, inserted in a smooth, rather wide cavity. Calyx, small, closed, set in a regular, well formed, basin, of moderate depth. Flesh, yellow, crisp, and tender, with a rich and sprightly juice. October to January.—Down. Fr. Amer. 142.
Such is the character of this apple in its native country; but on this side of the Atlantic, it ranks only as a second-rate fruit. If however, it were grown in a favorable situation as indicated above, it might be brought to a greater degree of perfection.—H.
A medium sized cider apple, of oblong shape, pale yellow color, and in use from October till December.—H. S. C. n. 851.
This cannot be the Wacksapfel of Diel, which is flat.
A variety found in the Carse of Gowrie; but rare, the fruit is of good quality, and keeps well.—M. C. H. S. iv. 472.
This is a beautiful flat shaped apple, rather below the middle size, of a fine red towards the eye, and of a yellowish-green towards the footstalk. It is a sharp flavored fruit, and keeps till June.—Fors. Treat. 129.
A large, beautiful, and excellent German dessert apple. It is of a calville shape; the skin is tender, of a fine lemon color when at maturity, and with a slight blush of red on one side; the flesh is yellowish, fine, firm, and juicy, with a rich, sugary, and vinous flavor. It ripens in December, and keeps till March.—Diel.
An Italian dessert apple, much cultivated in Southern Germany. It is pearmain shaped; the skin is smooth, shining, and of a fine waxen yellow color, with pale red, and a few stripes on one side; the flesh is white, tender, and juicy, and of a rich, sugary, and vinous flavor. It ripens in December.—Diel.
One of the most beautiful, and really splendid September apples, very refreshing for dessert use, and as a cider fruit must be considered of the greatest value. Its form is frequently somewhat oblong, and also roundish and flattened. It is three inches and a quarter broad, and about a quarter of an inch less in height. The skin, is fine, somewhat unctuous when handled, at first of a pale clear yellow, which changes by keeping to a very beautiful pure waxen, and shining lemon-yellow, faintly washed with a clear, delightful red, on the exposed side only. Eye, half open, set in a wide and deep basin. Stalk, very short, sometimes only a small fleshy knob, inserted in a wide, deep, and funnel-shaped cavity, lined with russet. Flesh, beautiful white, fine, marrowy, and juicy, with a sweet, vinous, very agreeable, refreshing, somewhat aromatic flavor. Ripens in September, and is in greatest perfection in October.—Diel Kernobst. vii. 137.
A medium sized culinary apple, of second-rate quality; its shape is roundish-ovate, skin, yellow on the shaded side, and red towards the sun, in use from November till January.—H. S. C. p. 44.
A medium sized sweet cider apple; of roundish shape, yellow color; and in use in September.—H. S. C. p. 45.
A medium sized culinary apple, of second-rate quality; it is of a pearmain shape, yellow color, and in use from December till March.—H. S. C. n. 859.
A Scotch apple, grown in the Carse of Gowrie. It is a rare sort, large, and of fair quality.—M. C. H. S. iv. 473.
This is a middle sized long shaped apple, of a yellowish color. It is a good eating apple, and ripens in January.—Fors. Treat. 129.
This apple which ripens about the end of August, or beginning of September, was one of a large collection brought from Ireland, by the late Sir Evan Nepean, and was worked with others in the Fulham nursery. The fruit is rather under the middle size, the color light green, flesh, melting, juice, abundant, but not very rich. It may be called a good second-rate fruit; it is an excellent bearer, and well worth the attention of market-gardeners. Its stiff upright growth renders it eligible for the grass orchard, where it would rank as a second-rate tree.—Rog. Fr. Cult. 35.
A medium sized culinary apple, of pearmain shape, pale yellow color, and in use from January till April.—H. S. C. n. 860.
A Scotch apple, cultivated in the orchards of the Carse of Gowrie. The fruit is of a most excellent quality, especially the colored variety; keeps well; tree middle sized, with a large leaf; sometimes the points of the branches die; bears steadily fair crops, but not heavy loads.—M. C. H. S. iv. 471.
A large kitchen apple, round, and very much flattened, yellow on the shaded side, and red towards the sun.—H. S. C. p. 45.
This is a middle sized handsome apple, of a greenish-yellow color, with a little red towards the sun; the flavor is rather tart but agreeable. It is ripe in January.—Fors. Treat. 129.
A medium sized dessert apple, of first-rate quality; it is of a roundish shape; the skin pale green, covered with russet. In use in December. H. S. C. n. 488.
Fruit, large, about two inches and three quarters from the eye to the stalk, and three inches in its transverse diameter near the stalk; sides angular; color, a yellowish-green, intermixed with white, marked with light red to the sun, and russeted from it; stalk, short; eye, wrinkled; richly flavored, but apt to grow mealy when too ripe. In use during October and November.—Hort. Trans. iii. 454.
A large apple for culinary purposes; of an oblong shape; pale yellow color; of little value and ripe in September.—H. S. C. p. 45.
A small cider apple, of first-rate quality; it is of a roundish-shape; and pale yellow color.—H. S. C. n. 801.
A Scotch apple; the tree a good bearer.—M. C. H. S. iv. 473.
A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality; the shape is roundish; the skin greenish-yellow, on the shaded side, and red towards the sun; it is in use from January till May.—H. S. C. p. 12.
A medium sized apple of second-rate quality as a dessert apple, and suitable also for cider; the shape is oblate; skin, yellow; in use from November till January.—H. S. C. p. 45.
A large and handsome dessert apple, worthy of a place in every garden. It originated at Roxbury, near Boston, U.S., bears abundantly, and ripens from the last of July to the first of September.
Fruit, of medium size, oblong, and a little one-sided. Stalk, an inch long, slender, slightly sunk. Calyx, closed, in a narrow angular basin. Skin, very smooth, of a light red ground, but nearly covered with a fine dark red. Flesh, yellowish-white, and of a very mild and agreeable flavor.—Down. Fr. Amer. 79.
This is a conical-shaped apple, with a hollow eye, and short stalk, of a pale yellow color, with a little red next the sun; the flesh, is pale yellow, soft and tender. It bakes and roasts well, and will keep till Christmas.—Fors. Treat. 130.
This is a large handsome apple, red towards the sun, and green on the other side. It is a very fine baking apple, and of a good flavor. It is ripe in January.—Fors. Treat. 130.
A medium sized apple of second-rate quality, suitable for kitchen use; it is of an oblate shape, yellow color, and in use from November till December.—H. S. C. n. 867.
A medium sized cider apple, of an oblate shape, yellow color, and in use in December.—H. S. C. n. 868.
This is a middle sized, conical shaped apple, of a dark russet color, and sharp flavor, it keeps till the latter end of April.—Fors. Treat. 130.
A Scotch apple. Fruit, of good quality, and very handsome; tree bears well, and is of middle size.—M. C. H. S. iv. 472.
This is a pretty large, conical-shaped apple, of a dark green color, a little streaked with red, towards the sun. The coat is rather rough. It is a good baking apple, and keeps till January.—Fors. Treat. 130.
A Scotch apple. The tree bears well, but is not common—M.C.H.S. iv. 474.
A Scotch apple; tree a good bearer; fruit keeps well; not common.— M.C.H.S. iv. 473.
This variety is above the middle size, of a globular shape, plaited about the eye, which, as well as the stalk, is very little depressed; straw color, richly striped with scarlet. It is a good winter apple, of a pleasant sub-acid flavor.—Ron. Pyr. Mal. 59, pl. xxx. f. 3.
A medium sized apple, of second-rate quality; suitable for culinary purposes. It is of a roundish shape; skin, striped with red, and russety; in use from December till February.—H. S. C. p. 45.
A medium sized cider apple, of roundish shape, pale green color, and in use from October till November.—H. S. C. n. 881.
A very large Scotch apple.—M. C. H. S. iv. 472.
A medium sized apple, of second-rate quality, suitable for kitchen use, and also for the dessert; it is of a conical shape, yellow color, and in use from January till May.—H. S. C. n. 883.
This is a Salopian apple, great bearer, of a good size, and a little flatted. It is a good kitchen apple, and keeps till June. The tree is smaller in size than most other apple trees.—Fors. Treat. 131.
A medium sized culinary apple, of inferior quality, it is of oblate shape, yellow color, and in use from December till March.—H. S. C. p. 8.
The Yellow Belle-Fleur, is a large, handsome, and excellent winter apple, every where esteemed in the United States. It is most abundantly seen in the markets of Philadelphia, as it thrives well in the sandy soils of New Jersey. Coxe first described this fruit; the original tree of which grew in Burlington, New Jersey. We follow Thompson in calling it Belle-Fleur, from the beauty of the blossoms, with the class of French apples, to which it belongs.
Fruit, very large, oblong, a little irregular, tapering to the eye. Skin, smooth, pale lemon-yellow, often with a blush next the sun. Stalk, long, and slender, in a deep cavity. Calyx, closed, and set in a rather narrow, plaited basin. Seeds, in a large hollow capsule or core. Flesh, tender, juicy, crisp, with a sprightly sub-acid flavor; before fully ripe, it is considerably acid. November to March.
Wood, yellowish, and tree vigorous, with spreading, drooping branches. A regular and excellent bearer, and worthy of a place in every orchard—Down. Fr. Amer. 100.