Chapter 80
CLa.s.s III.--ROUND APPLES.
+ORDER I.--REGULAR.+
SECTION 2.--SOUR.
SUB-SECTION 3.--RUSSET.
=Beeler's Russet.=
[Ill.u.s.tration: Fig. 238.--BEELER'S RUSSET.]
Origin not known. Found in an old orchard on the banks of White River, in Marion County, Indiana, by my lamented young friend, Geo. M.
Beeler.
Fruit medium to small, round, truncated or cylindrical, inclined; Surface russeted; Dots minute, prominent.
Basin abrupt, uneven, green; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity regular; Stem long.
Core large, wide, heart-shaped, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular; Flesh yellow, crisp, fine-grained, tender, juicy; Flavor sub-acid to acid, aromatic, spicy, very agreeable; Quality best; Use, table, kitchen; Season, November, December.
A choice dessert apple.
=Columbian Russet.=
The origin of this fine, long-keeping russet is not known. Specimens were received from H.N. Gillett, Lawrence County, Ohio. If the tree be healthy and productive, this variety will be a valuable addition to our orchards.
Fruit medium to small, round, truncated, lop-sided; Surface smooth, russeted; Dots minute, scattered, prominent.
Basin medium, regular; Eye large, open.
Cavity acute, regular; Stem, long, slender.
Core medium, closed, pyriform, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, slender, angular, dark; Flesh very yellow, breaking, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor acid to sub-acid, rich, aromatic; Quality best; Use, table; Season, February to April.
Very like the _Golden Pearmain_, from J.S. Downer, which see; they may prove to be the same variety.
=Court of Wyck.=
This spicy English apple, which has so many synonyms as evidences of its popularity, has not
Fruit very small, round, truncated abruptly, much flattened, regular; Surface yellow, covered russet.
Basin wide, very shallow; Eye small, open; Segments reflexed.
Cavity rather wide; Stem long, slender.
Core small, ovate, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, large, brown; Flesh rich yellow, firm, juicy; Flavor acid, aromatic, rich, spicy, sharp; Quality good in its way; Use, "dessert;" Season, December, January.
=Crownest.=
[Ill.u.s.tration: Fig. 239.--CROWNEST.]
Originated at Kelley's Island, Ohio, in the orchard of Chas.
Carpenter.
Tree vigorous, thrifty, brushy, productive.
Fruit full medium, round, truncated or flattened, often unequal and inclined; Surface greenish yellow, thinly covered with russet.
Basin regular, wide; Eye large, open.
Cavity irregular, lipped; Stem short, curved, fleshy.
Core round, regular, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds long, pointed, angular; Flesh green, tender, breaking; Flavor sub-acid; Quality only good for culinary uses; Season, November to January.
=English Golden.=
RUSSET GOLDEN, of Barry.
[Ill.u.s.tration: Fig. 240.--ENGLISH GOLDEN.]
Among the russets there has been much confusion, which it is very difficult to clear up. The apple about to be described came to the West from the nurseries about Rochester; a very superior variety to many others that resemble it, and may be distinguished by the palate, or by the character of the twigs.
Tree thrifty, vigorous, spreading, productive, a rather early bearer; Shoots slender, olive, speckled.
Fruit medium, round, large ones are oblate, often cylindrical, sometimes inclined, regular; Surface greenish yellow, covered with thick russet; Dots minute, white, scattered.
Basin regular, deep, leather-cracked; Eye small, closed.
Cavity wide, regular, rough; Stem short.
Core wide, regular, closed, clasping; Seeds small, flat; Flesh greenish yellow, breaking, granular, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, rich; Quality good to best; Use, table, kitchen; Season, January, February.
A choice dessert fruit. Succeeds well in parts of Kentucky.
=English Russet.=