164: THE APPLE. 



perfect in form ; rich, pleasant, sweet flavor, and a general favorite where 

 known, but think it too small for general use. September and October. 



PINE APPLE RUSSET. 

 Hardingham's Eusset. 



Foreign. Fruit above medium ; roundish ovate, greenish yellow, over- 

 spread with thin russet; stem, long; calyx, small : basin, shallow, plaited; 

 flesh, yellowish white, juicy, crisp, spicy, sub-acid. October to November. 



PITTSBURG PIPPIN. 



Flat Pippin, I Swiss Apple, I William Tell. 

 Father Apple, | Switzer Apple, | 



Supposed origin, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tree, irregular grower, moderate 

 bearer. Fruit, large, roundish flattened ; pale yellow, with brown dots ; 

 stem, short ; cavity, deep, slightly russeted; calyx, nearly closed, segments 

 long ; flesh, whitish, sprightly sub-acid ; core, medium. December to 

 January. 



POWNAL SPITZENBERG. 



From Pownal, Vermont. Worthy more attention. Fruit, above me- 

 dium, roundish oblong ; yellow, striped and overspread with red in sun, 

 large russet specks ; flesh, yellowish, crisp, a little coarse ; " good." De- 

 cember to February. 



PRESS EWING. 



Origin, Kentucky. Tree, hardy, vigorous, and productive. Fruit, 

 medium, roundish, flattened at base and crown, angular, slightly oblique ; 

 skin, yellow, shaded and striped with crimson, and thickly covered with 

 dots, having a dark centre ; stalk, medium, inserted in a very deep, narrow 

 cavity ; calyx, closed, set in an uneven, abrupt, peculiar basin ; flesh, yel- 

 lowish, firm, juicy, crisp, tender, with a very agreeable sub-acid flavor, 

 aromatic. February till April. (Downing.) 



PROGRESS. 



Esquire, | Miller's Best Sort. 



From Connecticut. Tree, vigorous, productive. Fruit, large, yellow, 

 specked with greenish russet, blush in sun, conical ; flesh, tender. Keeps 

 till Spring. 



PUMPKIN RUSSET. 



Sweet Eusset, | York Eusset, | Flint Eusset 



Fruit, large, roundish, yellowish green, thinly russeted; stem, long; 

 cavity, wide, shallow ; basin, small ; flesh, dry, sweet ; " good." Septem- 

 ber to December. 



PUTNAM HARVEY. 



American. Origin, uncertain; first received by me from A. H. Ernst, 

 Esq., Cincinnati. Fruit, of size medium or above, roundish flattened, pale 

 green, with suffused white specks, patches of russet about the stem ; stem, 

 long and slender, with a strong knob at end where joined to the tree ; 

 cavity, narrow, rather deep; calyx, closed; segments long, connecting, re- 

 flexed ; basin, varying, sometimes moderately deep and regular, sometimes 

 slightly furrowed ; flesh, white, crisp, very tender, juicy, sub-acid, agree- 

 able ; core, medium, centre capsule open, seed capsules closed ; seeds, ovate 

 pointed. August and September 



