APPLES, PEAfl?, AND GRAPES, 



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JONATHAN. 



Synonyms : Philip Rick, King Pliilip. 



Fruit. — Size, medium ; form, roundish conical, regular; color, light yelloAV 

 ground, mostly overspread, streaked or stained with rich light red, and with a 

 few minute white dots ; stem, 

 rather long, slender ; cavi- 

 ty, open, wide ; calyx, small, 

 nearly closed ; basin, shallow, 

 elightly furrowed ; flesh, yel- 

 lowish white, tender, juicy, 

 slightly acid until fully ma- 

 tured, when it is sprightly sub- 

 acid ; core, medium ; seeds, 

 full, dark brown ; season, De- 

 cember to February. 



Tree. — Hardy, slender, 

 spreading slightly, pendulous 

 branches, productive. Origin- 

 ated at Kingston, New York. 

 As a dessert or market apple, 

 the Jonathan adapts itself 

 well to all soils, and is deserv- 

 edly popular wherever known. 



SWAAB. 



Fruit. — Size, me- 

 dium to large ; form, 

 roundish ; slightly 

 ribbed or unequal on 

 its surface, and of- 

 ten a little angular ; 

 color, greenish yel- 

 lowat first,becoming 

 a dull rich yellow, 

 dotted with distinct 

 brown specks, some- 

 times marbled with 

 gray russet on the 

 side and around the 

 stem, and often tin- 

 ged with dull red; 

 stem, slender ; cav- 

 ity, round, deep ; 

 calyx, small, half 

 closed ; basin, shal- 

 low, somewhat plait- 

 ed ; flesh, yellowish, 



fine-grained, juicy, tender; spicy aromatic perfume; core, small to medium; 

 eeeds, broad ovate ; season, January to March. 



Tree. — Moderate grower, spreading, healthy, adapted to warm, light, and 

 rich soil. Unsuited to cold, stiff clays ; regularly productive, and exceedingly 

 valuable either for the table or market. Originated on the banks of the 

 Hudson river. 



