524 DESCRIPTIONS OP APPLES. 



Flavor sub-acid, aromatic, rich, pear-like; Quality very 

 best ; Use, dessert ; Season, December and January, until 

 March. Like other russets disposed to wilt if too much 

 exposed to the air. 



Poughkeepsie Russet. 



ENGLISH RUSSET. 



Origin New York ; Tree tender, vigorous, upright, pro- 

 ductive ; Shoots brown, slender ; Foliage healthy. 



Fruit medium, conical or globular-conical, regular ; Sur- 

 face smooth, almost polished, dull yellowish-green, often 

 bronzed near the base, more or less covered with fine russet. 



Fig. 161. POUGHKEEPSIE RUSSET. 



Basin shallow, regular ; Eye large, closed. 



Cavity pointed, wavy ; Stem long. 



Core closed, not meeting the eye ; Seeds imperfect ; 

 Flesh greenish, firm, inclined to be tough ; Flavor acid, 

 poor ; Quality third rate ; Use, market and cooking only, 

 and valued because it keeps soundly for a long time; Sea- 

 son, December until June. 



Ross' Nonpareil. 



SPICE RUSSET ? OF OHIO. 



The delicious fruit about to be described is believed to 

 be the celebrated Irish apple mentioned by Thompson, 



