THE NORTHERN SWEET APPLE, 



BY JONATHAN BATTEY, KEESEVILLE, N. Y. 



Among the new native apples presented to 

 the notice of the pomological meetings in 

 New- York, for two years past, there are 

 few that have been rated so highly as a fine 

 golden yellow sweet apple, from the valley of 

 Lake Champlain, presented by Mr. Battey, 

 of Keeseville, N. Y. Mr. B. has also, at 

 different times, furnished us with speci- 

 mens of this variety, which, as a siveet ap- 

 ple, is both very handsome and very good. 

 As the committee on seedling fruits, at the 

 last Pom. Congress, recommended this va- 

 riety as worthy of cultivation ; and as we 

 conceive it will prove especially valuable in 

 northern latitudes, we publish 

 the accompanying outline and 

 description, which we made 

 from the fruit, and also some 

 remarks on the history of the 

 variety, by Mr. Battey. 



It should also be remarked, 

 here, that this variety has been 

 hitherto known in northern 

 New- York, and the adjoining 

 portions of Vermont, as the 

 Golden Sweet, and the North- 

 ern Golden Sweet. It was 

 recommended, however, by 

 the seedling fruit committee 

 of the late Congress, that, in 

 accordance with the rules of 

 pomology, the fruit be here- 

 after known as the Northern 

 Sweet ; both for the sake of 

 brevity, and in order that it 

 might not in any way be confounded with 

 the Golden Sweet of New-England, — a 

 well known and very distinct variety. 



NORTHERN SWEET. 

 Synonym — Northern Golden Sweet. 



A handsome and highly saccharine ap- 

 ple, cultivated in northern New- York and 

 Vermont. " Tree vigorous, hardy and pro- 

 ductive, and bears while very young." 



Fruit rather large ; form roundish, and 

 in some specimens distinctly furrowed, or 

 ribbed, both at the eye and stalk. Skin 

 smooth, and even slightly oily to the touch ; 

 at maturity, deep golden yellow, and, in 

 fine specimens, with a blush on the sunny 

 side. Stalk an inch long, moderately stout, 

 generally enlarged or swollen at the base. 



Fig. 95. — Northern Sweet. 



and inserted in a shallow (filled-up) cavity. 

 Calyx woody, closed, set in a regular 

 plaited basin of moderate depth. Flesh 



