OF WINTER APPLES. 97 



165. SAM YOUNG. 



Fruit small, symmetrical. Color bright yellow, partly russeted or semi-russet. Flesh green- 

 ish, juicy, rich, fine flavor. Early winter. 



166. ACKLAM'S RUSSET. 



Fruit small, depressed ; circular. Color yellowish green russet, covered with a thin gray 

 russet. Stem equaling the base. Calyx sunk in a deep circular depression. Flesh 

 greenish white, firm, crisp, sugary, high vinous flavor. Keeps till February. 



167. PINE APPLE RUSSET. 



Fruit above the medium size, angular ; costal angles obtuse. Stem long, inserted in an 

 irregular depression. Calyx placed in a shallow basin. Flesh pale yellow, crisp, tender, 

 very juicy, saccharine. English. 



168. POWELL'S RUSSET. 



Fruit small, depressed, circular. Color pale yellowish, russet thin around the crown, tinged 

 brown on the shaded side. Flesh firm, clear, yellow, juicy, and tender. English. 



169. POMFRET RUSSET. Plate 43. 



Fruit nearly of the medium size ; subcircular, subsymmetrical. Color, the first year, green, 

 with greenish russet ; the second and third years, fawn, or of a soft yellowish tint, and 

 decidedly russet. Stem exsert, calyx small and plaited, both depressions moderate. 

 Flesh greenish or changing like the outside or skin ; firm, subacid, agreeable. 

 This apple is scarcely subject to rot, keeps at least two years, and for its keeping quality 

 is mainly valuable and interesting. Cultivated for a long time in Pomfret, Connecticut. 



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