SWAZIE 



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slender ; cavity large, acute, deep, wide, often furrowed, 

 usually russeted and with broken outspreading russet ; 

 calyx small, closed or open ; lobes broad, obtuse, usually 

 connivent ; basin small, shallow, obtuse, wide, fur- 

 rowed and wrinkled ; skin tough, roughened with dots 

 and flecks of russet, yellow, often shaded with a bronze 

 blush ; dots numerous, green or russet ; prevailing effect 

 yellow ; calyx-tube cone-shape ; stamens median ; core 

 small, axile, with hollow cylinder in the axis ; cells 

 symmetrical, closed or partly open ; core-lines clasping ; 

 carpels thin, tender, broadly round, emarginate, mu- 

 cronate, sometimes tufted ; seeds numerous, broad, plump, 

 obtuse, light brown ; flesh yellow, firm, tender, fine- 

 grained, juicy, mild or very mild subacid, aromatic, 

 rich ; very good to best ; November to April. 



SWAZIE. Golden Gray. Swazie is very 

 similar in fruit and tree to Pomme Grise. 

 The fruits, however, in most respects are an 

 improvement. Thus, the golden russet color 

 makes them more attractive; they are, too, 

 more aromatic; a little more richly flavored; 

 of slightly larger size; and further distin- 

 guished by being more oblong. Unfortunately 

 the trees are not productive and but fairly 

 vigorous, though very hardy. The variety 

 originated on the Swazie farm, Niagara, Can- 

 ada, and was first described by Downing in 

 1872. Swazie is a comparatively rare variety 

 except in Ontario and Quebec. 



Tree vigorous, upright. Fruit small, oblate, conical or 

 round ; stem short, slender ; cavity narrow, acute, deep ; 

 calyx closed or partly open ; lobes broad, obtuse ; basin 

 narrow, medium in depth, furrowed gently, wrinkled ; 

 skin pale yellow with some cinnamon-russet ; dots nu- 

 merous, white ; calyx-tube elongated, cone-shape ; stamens 

 median ; core small, abaxile, often with hollow cylinder 

 in the axis ; cells symmetrical, closed or open ; core-lines 

 meeting ; carpels broadly round, truncate at the base, 

 narrowing toward the apex, mucronate ; seeds numerous, 

 small, narrow to broad, often angular, usually obtuse ; 

 flesh pale yellow, fine-grained, tender, crisp, juicy, highly 

 aromatic, sprightly, mild subacid, pleasant ; very good 

 to best ; December to March. 



SWEET BOUGH. Fig. 53. August Sweet. 

 Autumn Bough. Bough. Early Bough. Yellow 

 Bough. Sweet Bough is acknowledged by all 

 to be the best summer sweet apple. The 

 tender flesh and honied sweetness of the fruits 



53. Sweet Bough. (X%) 



as eaten from the hand remain in whatever 

 way the apple may be prepared for the table. 

 The fruits are large and handsome, and the 

 trees are all that could be desired, falling short 

 only in hardiness. The apples are too tender 

 for distant shipment, but they are ideal for 



home use or local market. Sweet Bough is 

 an old variety of American origin, described 

 first in 1817, and now well distributed through- 

 out the United States. 



Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, dense. Fruit medium 

 to large, uniform in size and shape, round-conic or 

 ovate, sometimes oblong-conic with broad and flat base, 

 regular, sides often unequal ; stem short, thick, usually 

 not exserted ; cavity acuminate, deep, broad, sometimes 

 furrowed, usually smooth ; calyx small, closed or partly 

 open ; lobes often leafy, sometimes separated at the base, 

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

 smooth or wrinkled ; skin thick, tough, smooth, pale 

 yellow, sometimes faintly blushed ; dots numerous, small, 

 light-colored and submerged, sometimes russet ; calyx- 

 tube long, wide at top, conical ; stamens median ; core 

 large, abaxile ; cells closed or open ; core-lines clasping ; 

 carpels round or cordate, emarginate, tufted ; seeds 

 light brown, small, plump, acute ; flesh white, firm, fine, 

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

 good ; August and early September. 



SWEET WINESAP. Fig. 54. Hendrick. 

 Hendrick Sweet. Sweet Pearmain. Under one 

 or another of its several names, Sweet Winesap 

 is cultivated as widely as any other sweet apple, 



54. Sweet Winesap. 



excepting Tolman and Pound Sweet. The 

 fruits are a handsome red, large, well-turned, 

 symmetrical, and uniform; excellent for dessert 

 or culinary uses; and sufficiently firm of flesh 

 and tough of skin to stand marketing and 

 storage. The trees are a little lacking in vigor 

 and hardiness, but are usually healthy, long- 

 lived, and productive, though they are some- 

 what tardy in coming in bearing. It is not 

 known where the variety originated, but it 

 seems to have been described first in 1854. 

 Though widely distributed, Sweet Winesap is 

 most commonly grown in New York and 

 Pennsylvania. 



Tree medium in size, vigorous, upright-spreading, 

 dense. Fruit medium to large, uniform in size and 

 shape, round-conic, wide and flattened at the base, 

 round-ovate or oblate-conic, regular or elliptical, sym- 

 metrical ; stem short, slender ; cavity acuminate, shallow, 

 wide, symmetrical or gently furrowed, sometimes partly 

 russeted ; calyx open ; lobes long, acuminate ; basin 

 large, often oblique, round, deep, wide, abrupt, some- 

 times furrowed ; skin tough, smooth, pale yellow over- 

 spread with bright red, plainly marked with long, narrow 

 carmine stripes, covered with a thin bloom and often 

 with thin, light gray scarf-skin producing a dull effect ; 

 dots small, scattering, white or russet ; prevailing effect 

 red or striped-red ; calyx-tube funnel-shape with broad, 

 yellow limb and narrow cylinder ; stamens median ; core 

 small, axile or sometimes abaxile ; cells symmetrical, 

 closed or partly open ; core-lines clasping ; carpels flat, 

 round to broadly elliptical, emarginate ; seeds small, 

 plump, obtuse ; flesh white, firm, fine, crisp, tender, 

 juicy, sweet ; good to very good ; November to March. 



