APPLES. 



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Northwestern Greening. Tree a free grower, spreading ; fruit 

 large, oblate, inclined to conic ; skin pale yellow when ftilly 

 ripe ; flesh coarse, juicy, mild, good. Season December to April. 

 Wisconsin. 



Ortley.* (White Detroit, Ortley Pippin, Warren Pippin, White 

 Bellflower, Woolman's Long, Detroit, Jersey Greening, Detroit of 

 the West.) Large, roundish, somewhat oblong-ovate ; paleyellow, 

 slightly tinged with pink in the sun; stalk about an inch long; 

 sometimes short, but always slender; cavity deep and narrow; 

 basin rather deep, nearly even or slightly plaited ; flesh sub-acid, 

 crisp, sprightly, rich, fine. Shoots slender. This fine fruit has had 

 a high reputation in the Ohio Valley, but it is becoming much 

 affected with the black mildew or scab. Fig. 476. New Jersey. 



Pfck Pleasant.* Large, often quite large, roundish, sometimes 

 remotely oblong, often a little oblique, usually slightly flattened ; 

 smooth and regular; color light green, becoming yellow, with a 

 brown blush ; stalk very short, one-fourth to one-half an inch long, 

 thick, rarely longer and somewhat slender; calyx open, basin 

 abrupt, rather deep ; flesh compact, very tender, with a mild, rich, 

 fine, clear sub-acid, Newtown Pippin flavor. Early winter ; poor, 

 if too ripe. Growth rather erect. Shoots somewhat diverging. 

 A good bearer; fruit always fair. Fig. 473. R.L Tender far West. 



Fig. 472. 

 SwitzeT. 



Pig. 473. 

 Peck's Pleasant. 



FIG. 474. . 

 Green Mt. Pippin. 



Pittsburg Pippin. (Father Apple, William Tell.) Large, round- 

 ish-oblate ; pale yellow ; stalk small, cavity large ; basin broad- 

 furrowed ; flesh tender, with a mild sub-acid flavor. Early win- 

 ter. Valued in Pennsylvania. An irregular, spreading grower. 



Porame Gris.* (Gray Apple.) Rather small, roundish-oblate : a 

 gray russet- stalk slender, cavity wide, rather obtuse; calyx 

 small, basin round ; flesh very tender for a russet, and fine- 

 grained, rich, and high flavored. Canada. One o£ the best 

 dessert apples for the extreme north. 



Pound Royal. (Pomme Royale, erroneously.) Large, sometimes 

 furrowed, roundish, slightly oblong, a little uneven ; surface whit- 



