- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 736. [Down. Fr. Amer.] 133.
- Synonymes.—Roxbury Russeting, [Ken. Amer. Or.] 53. Shippen’s Russet, Acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] Putman’s Russet.
Fruit, medium sized, three inches and a quarter wide, and two inches and a half high; roundish, somewhat flattened, narrowing towards the apex, and slightly angular. Skin, covered entirely with brownish yellow russet intermixed with green, and sometimes with a faint tinge of redish brown next the sun. Eye, closed, set in a round and rather shallow basin. Stalk, long, slender, and inserted in a moderately deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, juicy, sugary, briskly, and richly flavored.
A very valuable dessert apple, of the first quality, in season from January to April, and will even keep till June. It partakes much of the flavor of the Ribston Pippin, and, as a late winter dessert apple, is not to be surpassed.
The tree is not large, but healthy, very hardy, and an immense bearer, and, when grafted on the paradise stock, is well suited for being grown either as a dwarf, or an espalier.
This is an old American variety, and one of the few introduced to this country which attains perfection in our climate. It is extensively grown in the neighbourhood of Boston, U.S., both for home consumption and exportation, and realizes a considerable, and profitable return to the growers.
40. BOWYER’S RUSSET.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, p. 38. [Lind. Guide], 87.
- Synonyme.—Bowyer’s Golden Pippin, Acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.]
- Figure.—[Pom. Mag.] t. 121.
Fruit, small, two inches high, and about two and a half broad at the base; roundish-ovate. Skin, entirely covered with fine yellow colored russet. Eye, small and closed, set in a small and slightly plaited basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a round cavity. Flesh, greenish white tinged with yellow, crisp, brisk, and aromatic.
A dessert apple of the first quality, in use during September and October.
The tree attains a good size, is an abundant bearer, very healthy, and not subject to canker.