Fruit, large, three inches and a half wide, and two inches and three quarters high; roundish and considerably flattened, almost oblate. Skin, of a fine grass-green, which changes as it ripens to yellowish-green, and marked with broad streaks of pale red, on the side next the sun, which is strewed with rather large russety freckles. Eye, small and open, with erect, acute segments, and placed in a rather deep, narrow, and undulating basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a round, funnel-shaped cavity, which is lined with pale brown russet. Flesh, white, tender, crisp, and juicy, with a brisk and pleasant flavor.
A first-rate culinary apple; in use from November till March.
The tree is a vigorous and healthy grower, and an abundant bearer.
181. HUBBARD’S PEARMAIN.—Lind.
- Identification.—Lind. in [Hort. Trans.] vol. iv. p. 68. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 546.
- Synonymes.—Hubbard’s, [Fors. Treat.] 108. Russet Pearmain, acc. [Fors. Treat.] Golden Vining, acc. [Pom. Mag.] Hammon’s Pearmain, acc. [Riv. Cat.]
- Figure.—[Pom. Mag.] t. 27.
Fruit, small; ovate, and regularly formed. Skin, covered with pale brown russet, and where any portion of the ground color is exposed, it is yellowish-green on the shaded side, and brownish-red next the sun; but sometimes it is almost free from russet, particularly in hot seasons, being then of an uniform yellowish-green, mottled with orange or pale red next the sun. Eye, small and closed, with short segments, and set in a shallow basin. Stalk, short, about half-an-inch long, inserted in a round and even cavity. Flesh, yellow, firm, not juicy, but very rich, sugary, and highly aromatic.
This is one of the richest flavored dessert apples; it is in use from November to April.
The tree is a small grower, but healthy, hardy, and an abundant bearer.