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BOWYER'S RUSSET APPLE. 



Bowyer's Russet. Hort. Cat. no. 979. 



A handsome and valuable Autumn table fruit, 

 ripening in the beginning of September. It will 

 keep pretty well for some time beyond this period, 

 but September is the month of its perfection. It is 

 amongst the earliest of the Russets. 



Cuttings of it were sent to the Horticultural 

 Society, in 1824, by Mr. Boult, of Hawthorn Hill, 

 Maidenhead. 



It is perfectly hardy, bearing abundantly upon 

 standards. 



Shoots vigorous, chestnut red, set with nume- 

 rous distinct, whitish spots. 



Leaves middle-sized, ovate, rather finely ser- 

 rated. Petioles moderately strong, scarcely an 

 inch in length on the young shoots. Stipules 

 lanceolate. 



Flowers middle-sized. Petals obtusely oval. 



Fruit below the middle size, broadest at the 

 base ; the outline tolerably round. Eye close, in a 

 small depression. Stalk about half an inch in 

 length, inserted in a middle-sized, evenly -formed 

 cavity. Skin covered all over with a fine golden 

 russet. Flesh greenish - white, with a tinge of 

 yellow, and having a sharp, rich, aromatic juice. 



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