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short and not scp.-iriitcil :it liasc, acute; basin narrow, al)-ui)t, wrinkled; 

 skin tou^'h, sniootli, yellow, Mnslied and mottled witli dull red and marked 

 with numerous narrow strijtes of deeper red; dots or Hecks conspicuous, 

 jjray or russet; ealyx-tube short, conical; stamens median; eore abaxile; 

 cells closed or partly ojjen; core-lines elaspin^^ the cylinder; carpels round- 

 cordate, concave, tufted; seeds numerous, dark, tlat, acute; Hesh yellow, 

 firm, coarse, very tender. Juicy, sweet; good to very good; October to 

 January. 



322. Jersey Sweet (Fig. 49). — There is mut-h in the fruit of 

 Jersey Sweet to eomnu'nd it for home use 

 and local markets. Its faults are: suscepti- 

 bility to the scab-fungus, early decay, and 

 failure to color well in most environments. 

 The quality is of the best, making a good 

 sweet apple for either dessert or cooking. 



Fig. 49r^eTsey 1'^i<^ tree characters are excellent. The 

 ^^'^^t. origin of the variety is unknown, but it has 



been listed in pomologies since 1845. 



Tree large, vigorous, upright or round-topped, open. Fruit medium size, 

 rourd-ovate, conic or oblate-conic, sides unequal; stem long, slender; cavity 

 acute, deep, medium in width, russeted ; calyx small, closed ; lobes long, 

 narrow, acute; basin small, shallow, narrow, abrupt, ribbed and wrinkled; 

 skin fine, tender, yellow washed and mottled with brownish-red and overlaid 

 with narrow stripes of carmine; dots inconspicuous, greenish, submerged; 

 calyx-tube narroAv, conical, often with tleshy pistil point projecting into 

 the base; stamens median; core large, axile; cells symmetrical, usually 

 closed ; core-lines clasping the funnel cylinder ; carpels elongated-ovate, 

 tufted; seeds large, acute; flesh yelloAv, firm, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, 

 sweet; good to very good; September to December. 



Section III. Late Apples 



Group 4. Yellow Apples 



323. Jacobs Sweet has many of the qualities which have 

 made Sweet Bough a universal favorite. The fruits are very 

 tender, crack easily, and are susceptible to the scab-fungus. 

 Add to these faults, unreliability in keeping and great variabil- 

 ity in season, and it may be seen why Sweet Bough is thought 

 to be the better apple. The variety is best known in New Eng- 



