450 New Seedling Apple. 



Art. V. Description of a New Seedling Apple, called 

 Rough and Ready, with sotne Account of its History, and 

 an Engraving of the Fruit. By Chas. P. Cowles, Esq., 

 of Syracuse, N. Y. With a Note by the Editor. 



Dear Sir. — As you are at the head of all Horticultural 

 publications in New England, I thought you might wish 

 to see the fruit of a new apple grown in this vicinity. 

 Then, if you thought it worthy of circulation, through your 

 interesting Monthly Magazine, I would give a few notes, 

 with a description, that you may dispose of them as you like. 



As it is not known in this place, nor state, by the best 

 judges, I safely think it is a seedling. I found a few trees 

 in the Onondaga county, in a town of same name, which 

 had been circulated by grafts ; but nothing further could be 

 traced of its origin. It is much more esteemed than the 

 Early Harvest, with which it begins to ripen. 



The specimens sent are of medium size, owing to its great 

 productiveness ; of the quality and beauty you may judge for 

 yourself. I have taken a sketch and a few rough notes, 

 which are at your disposal. 



Fruit above medium size, oblong, largest at the base, grad- 

 ually narrowing to the eye. distinctly ribbed : Color, green, 

 when fully ripe of a beautiful straw color, tinged with a 

 bright blush on the sunny side : Flesh, tender and excellent, 

 fine grained, somewhat melting, of yellowish color, abundant 

 in juice, of an agreeable subacid flavor : Stalk, large and 

 stout, inclining to one side, from one to one and a half inches 

 in length, deeply inserted in an irregular cavity : Eye, small 

 and closed, segments reflexed, distinctly plaited. An abun- 

 dant bearer, with the remarkably good peculiarity of ripening 

 a long time, as wanted for use. 



It commences the first of August, and lasts till into Sep- 

 tember. Tiee of vigorous growth, making a fine head. Wood 

 of light brown color, resembling the Porter, of stocky growth, 

 like the Gravenstein, in the nursery. Leaves glabrous above, 

 quite downy beneath. Owing to its great productiveness it 



