28 Descriptions of Six Varieties of Apples. 



4. Rambo. Coxe's Vie^v, ^c. 



Striped Rambo, 



Romanite, \ 



Seek-No-Further, ( °^ ^^'^ J"«^y' according to the 



Bread and Cheese Apple, ) "^^"^'^^ «"^ ^^"^'^ ^'"^^^ of America. 



This is more generally cultivated than any other apple in 

 Ohio. Fruit of medium size, on rich land often large : the 

 form varies, sometimes oblong, oftener flat, always plump and 

 fair : color, when fully ripe, pale yellow in the shade, streaked 

 with red, the red predominating in the sun : the skin is thick, 

 and speckled with rough gray dots : stem, three eighths or 

 half an inch long : calyx, open, in a broad basin : flesh, very 



Rambo Apple. 



tender, juicy, with a rich, perfumed, subacid flavor : gets mel- 

 low in about two weeks after being gathered, and remains in 

 prime perfection for about two months ; it then becomes rather 

 mealy. Though properly a November apple, it is often kept 

 till March. The tree is a most thrifty and beautiful grower. 

 The wood is porous and brittle, lience often breaking down 

 with the weight of the fruit. It is exceedingly productive. 



