INGRAM 



JERSEY SWEET 



basin shallow, narrow, abrupt, smooth or wrinkled ; 

 skin thick, tough, smooth, greenish-yellow overspread 

 with brownish-red or dull red, splashed and striped with 

 carmine ; dots scattering, inconspicuous, usually sub- 

 merged, sometimes russet ; calyx-tube very short, wide, 

 truncate conical with fleshy pistil point projecting into 

 the base ; stamens marginal ; core of medium size, 

 abaxile ; cells wide open to closed ; core-lines meeting ; 

 carpels round ; seeds numerous, large, wide, long, plump, 

 acute ; flesh white or yellowish, firm, fine, tender, crisp, 

 very juicy, aromatic, mild subacid ; good to very good ; 

 October to January. 



INGRAM. Ingram Seedling. Ingram is re- 

 markable for two qualities late-blooming, and 

 late-keeping fruits. It is a seedling of Rails, 

 which it much resembles except for larger and 

 more brightly colored apples. The fruit is but 

 mediocre, and the variety has small value ex- 

 cept when a tree is wanted which blooms late 

 or an apple which keeps long. This variety 

 has attracted much attention in the Southwest, 

 especially in the Ozarks, but promises little in 

 other regions. Ingram originated in the or- 

 chard of Martin Ingram, Springfield, Missouri, 

 about 1850. 



Tree vigorous, upright, dense, with long, stout 

 branches. Fruit medium, sometimes large, round-conic 

 to round-oblate, symmetrical ; stem short, varying from 

 thick and swollen to slender ; cavity acuminate, from 

 medium in depth and width to deep and broad, some- 

 times partly russeted, obscurely furrowed ; calyx large, 

 open ; basin regular, deep, narrow, abrupt ; skin thick 

 and tough, smooth, pale yellow, washed, mottled and 

 striped with two shades of red and clouded with white 

 scarf-skin over the base ; dots numerous, white areolar 

 with russet center, conspicuous ; calyx-tube conical ; 

 stamens basal ; core small, axile ; cells symmetrical, 

 closed ; core-lines meeting ; carpels round, tufted ; seeds 

 wide, acute, tufted ; flesh yellow, firm, and hard but 

 becoming crisp and tender, juicy, very mild subacid, 

 aromatic ; good to very good ; February to June. 



IOWA BLUSH. This variety is briefly 

 described by nurserymen of Iowa and Ne- 

 braska, who speak of it in superlative terms. 

 It seems not to be known elsewhere. The 

 author has been unable to learn its history, 

 other than that it has been grown in the states 

 named for at least twelve years. The tree is 

 described as very vigorous and productive, but 

 only second-hardy, not thriving in the Da- 

 kotas and northern Minnesota. The fruit is 

 medium in size, round-conical, pale yellow 

 with a red cheek. The flesh is yellowish, 

 subacid or tart, rich and good. The season is 

 November to February. 



JACOBS SWEET. Jacobs Winter Sweet. 

 Jacobs Sweet has many of the qualities which 

 have made its more widely-known rival, Sweet 

 Bough, a universal favorite. The apples of the 

 two, in color, form, and texture are much alike. 

 The fruits of this variety are very tender, crack 

 easily, and are susceptible to the scab-fungus. 

 Add to these faults, unreliability in keeping 

 and great variability in season, and it may be 

 seen why Sweet Bough is generally thought 

 to be the better apple. The variety is best 

 known in New England, where it originated 

 at Medford, Massachusetts, about 1860. 



Tree medium to large, vigorous, spreading. Fruit 

 medium to large, round, inclined to conic, sometimes 

 oblate, symmetrical ; stem short ; cavity wide, deep, 

 acute, sometimes furrowed or compressed, seldom rus- 

 seted ; calyx closed or partly open ; basin often abrupt, 

 round, medium in width and depth ; skin tough, waxen, 



glossy, yellow with a bright blush ; dots obscure white 

 or russet ; calyx-tube cone-shape ; stamens median ; 

 core large, abaxile ; cells symmetrical, open or partly 

 closed ; core-lines clasping ; carpels large, round to 

 broad-obovate ; seeds numerous, acute ; flesh yellow, firm, 

 coarse, very tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic, very sweet ; 

 good ; October to April. 



JEFFERIS. Jefferis is one of the best fall 

 apples fruits tender, pleasantly acidulous, 

 rich, delicious. The trees, too, are satisfactory 

 in all respects. But the apples ripen unevenly, 

 are not attractive in color, and lack both size 

 and uniformity, qualities which condemn the 

 variety for any but the home orchard, where 

 it is most deserving of a place. Jefferis origi- 

 nated with Isaac Jefferis, Chester County, 

 Pennsylvania, and is first recorded in 1848. It 

 is grown in all of the eastern states. 



Tree of medium size, vigorous, upright, open. Fruit 

 small, uniform in size and shape, round-oblate, conic, 

 regular or obscurely ribbed ; stem of medium length, 

 thick ; cavity acute, medium in depth, broad, sym- 

 metrical ; calyx small, closed or open ; lobes short, broad, 

 acute ; basin shallow to deep, wide, abrupt, smooth, 

 symmetrical ; skin thin, tough, pale yellow, blushed and 

 mottled with dull red overlaid with narrow splashes and 

 stripes of carmine ; dots small, scattering, inconspicuous, 

 submerged or russet ; calyx-tube narrow, conical ; stamens 

 marginal ; core small, axile ; cells open ; core-lines clasp- 

 ing ; carpels elliptical, emarginate, sometimes tufted ; 

 seeds numerous, large, wide, long, flat, very irregular, 

 obtuse ; flesh yellowish-white, firm, fine, crisp, tender, 

 very juicy, mild, subacid ; very good ; September to 

 January. 



JERSEY SWEET. Fig. 27. American. In 

 spite of faults, there is much in the fruit of 

 Jersey Sweet to commend it for home use and 

 local markets. Its faults are: susceptibility to 

 the scab-fungus, early decay, and failure to 



27. Jersey Sweet. (X%) 



color well in most environments. To offset 

 the faults, the quality is of the best, making 

 a good sweet apple for either dessert or 

 cooking. The tree-characters are excellent. 

 The origin of the variety is unknown, but it 

 has been listed in pomologies since 1845. 



Tree large, vigorous, upright or round-topped, open ; 

 branches long, stout, filled with spurs. Fruit medium 

 size, round-ovate, conic or oblate-conic, sides unequal ; 

 stem long, slender ; cavity acute, deep, medium in width, 

 occasionally lipped, russeted ; calyx small, closed ; lobes 

 long, narrow, acute ; basin small, shallow, narrow, 

 abrupt, ribbed and wrinkled ; skin fine, tender, yellow 

 washed and mottled with brownish-red and overlaid with 

 narrow stripes of carmine ; dots inconspicuous, greenish, 

 submerged ; calyx-tube narrow, conical, often with fleshy 

 pistil point projecting into the base ; stamens median ; 

 core large, axile ; cells symmetrical, usually closed ; 

 core-lines clasping the funnel cylinder ; carpels elongated- 

 ovate, tufted ; seeds large, acute ; flesh yellow, firm, fine, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, sweet ; good to very good ; September 

 to December. 



