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CULTURE OP APPLES AT THE WEST. 



mens are fair, it being inclined to grow knotty; to- 

 gether with the fact that the apple worm relishes its 

 rich fine flavor, causing the fruit to fall prematurely, 

 and when we do get a good specimen, it ripens and 

 is gone by the first of December. I doubt whether 

 it will ever keep in perfection longer than January in 

 this region. It is due to say, however, that all the 

 samples which have been grown were on laid trees, 

 grafted from five to seven years since. A few more 

 years will determine its value as a Western fruit. One 

 of our neighbors has 500 trees of this variety in one 

 orchard. 



fFinesap. — Medium, conical, flattened at the base; 

 bright red, clouded, and splashed with very dark red, 

 almost black; flesh yellow, rich, tender, and crisp, 

 juicy, rather vinous than otherwise, with the richness 

 of the Esopus Spitzcnburgh, but more melting; one 

 of our most popular and valuable table apples ; 

 grows sprawling and slender, bears very early, and 

 abundant; succeeds well on all dry soils. 



fVestJUId Seel;-ii9-furthey'.^M.c(!tiam to largG, dark 

 bronze color when taken from the tree, with clouds 

 aijd stripes of dull red, becoming a bright, rich, yel- 

 lowish color at maturity; very rich, but rather diy 

 when grown on prairie soil; succeeds best on a loose, 

 porous, north hill side, when it is very fine; a moder- 

 ate grower; in use from November to January. 



Large YHlow Bough. — Medium to large, white 

 smooth, clear tkin, specked with numerous small ver- 

 milion and carmine specks, becoming a rich golden 

 yellow at maturity, which is about two weeks later 

 than Sweet Bough, with white flesh, tender, juicy, 

 sweet, and fine; keeps well for two and three weeks, 

 ripening gradually; is valuable as a market fruit; was 

 brought to this region from Virginia some twenty 

 years since, and has become generally disseminated; 

 bears regular, and very large crops; tree spreading 

 and open. 



Fameuse, {Snow Apple or Pomme de JVeige.) — 

 This exquisitely and beautiful desert fruit attains 

 fine perfection in our heavy soils; is much grown in 

 our neighboring county of La Porte, where it attains 

 the greatest perfection; grows fair in the nursery, 

 though not rapid; bears not large, but regular crops 

 of fine samples; better ones I have never seen than 

 have been on exhibition at their county Agricultural 

 Society's meetings, where much attention is given to 

 fruit growing; should be in every collection. 



Hubbardgton's JVonsxich. — Very large, bright red, 

 and yellow ground, clouded with deep red ; one of 

 the most beautiful apples grown, commanding the 

 first price in the market ; universally admired and 



esteemed by all who know the fruit; a very rapid an 

 fine grower ; bears large and uniform crops ; in goo; 

 keeping until March, when it is all that can be desirei 

 in point of flavor, being rich, aromatic, and fine, n 

 taining its freshness a long time. 



Herfordshire Pearmain. — Medium, flattened, dan 

 red with a ground work of russet and yellow; a vei 

 rich? yellow fleshed, and wry desirable fruit; grov 

 moderate and spreading ; regular bearer, and of tl 

 first quality. November to January. 



Gabriel. — Fruit medium, roundish, conical, stripe 

 and splashed with pale red ; a good bearer, apt ■ 

 overbear and fruit become small; the tree is a mo 

 erate grower, rather spreading. This fruit is of tl 

 first quality, resembling the Famouse in flavor av 

 sprightliness, but a richer fruit; flesh yellowish, juic 

 a mild sub-acid flavor. November to December. 



Rambo. — This old and well known variety attai 

 the greatest perfection here, and is much admu-ed I 

 all, and especially by those who do not like very ta 

 fruit; it 13 much grown as a market apple, and alwa, 

 sells; it overbears every alternate year, and becom 

 small; one of the best growers, forming a large ( 

 chard tree; most too upright a habit, and the body 

 often exposed to the sun, and decays on the soul 

 west side of the tree. November to January. 



Limber Twig. — A popular fruit and much groi 

 in Illinois, Indiana, and other Western States; is mu 

 admired as a long keeper, being in perfection frc 

 April to June, which together with its large fine appei 

 ance, make this one of our first class fruits; a har 

 tree; fruit large, roundish, sometimes conical, lig 

 yellow with stripes of light red, and patches of rusE 

 specks; flesh white, tender, sub-acid. 



Jersey Sweet. — Medium, roundish, tapfiring to t 

 eye, yellow, nearly covered with stripes of pale re 

 fine grained, juicy and sweet. October. This 

 nearly the only good sweet apple in our market 

 this season of the year; grows fair, and bears abu 

 dant crops ; succeeds on most Western soils. 



Jonathan. — This resembles very nearly the qua 

 ties of the Winesap, is a little larger, keeps longt 

 and is darker colored, often nearly black, but not 

 good a bearer, nor as juicy and rich as the former; 

 hardy tree and extensively grown in this region. 



Cloth of Gold. — I^arge, roundish, flattened, brigl 

 yellow, with small russet specks, often shaded ai 

 striped with pale red on the exposed side; veiy val 

 able as a market fruit from its large size and fine a 

 pearance, alwaj's sells; bears but moderately; is goc 

 second class; flesh yellowish white, sub-acid, tende 



