Report of the pomologist

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...medium to long, narrow, converging or reflexed; eye small, closed or partially open; skin thick; core small, conical, meeting the eye, opeu or nearly closed; seeds few, of medinm size, plump, brown; flesh yellowish, fine grained, tender, juicy; subacid, rich; very good. Season, winter. Sitailley, synonym Med Pippin (Prof. R. L. Watts, Knoxville, Tenn.).--Grown by D. C. Swadley, Johnson City, Tenn. Oblate; of medinm size; moderately smooth, with some leather cracking and rough russet dots; yellow, washed with red, splashed and striped with dark crimson; dots conspicuous, russet, many with dark centers; "bloom slight; cavity wide, deep, flaring, russet; stem short, of medium thickness; basin large, regular, deep, flaring, leather cracked; calyx segments of medium size, converging, points reflexed; eyo large, open or partially closed; skin thick, tough; core small, wide, clasping, nearly closed; seeds few, of medium size, moderately plump, dark brown; flesh yellow, moderately fine, tender, juicy; subacid, rich; very good. Season, autumn. Sweet Pen David (Prof. John T. Stinson, Fayetteville, Ark.).--Originated about 1870 on farm of Garrett Williams, in Madison County, Ark. The tree resembles Ben Davis in shape,-wood, and leaf, and is nearly as good a bearer. The fruit ripens about two weeks earlier than Ben Davis. Roundish, truncated, slightly oblique, slightly unequal; large; smooth, except for a few russet knobs; greonish yellow, washed with palo red, striped and splashed with crimson; dots numerous, brown; cavity large, regular, deep, abrupt, furrowed and russet netted; calyx segments short, wide, converging or slightly roflexed; eye large, partially open; skin thick, tough; core large, roundish, clasping, nearly closed; seeds numerous, large, angular, ...