105. EARLY HARVEST.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 228. [Down. Fr. Amer.] 72. [Gard. Chron.] 1845, p. 800.
- Synonymes.—Early French Reinette, [Coxe. View]. 101. July Pippin, Floy Lind. Prince’s Harvest, acc. Coxe. Prince’s Early Harvest, Prince Cat. Large Early, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] July Early Pippin, Ibid. Yellow Harvest, Ibid. Large White Juneating, acc. Down. Tart Bough, Ibid. Prince’s Yellow Harvest, acc. [Gard. Chron.] July Early Pippin, Ibid. Pomme d’Eté, of Canada, Ibid.
Fruit, of medium size, two inches and three quarters wide, and two inches and a quarter high; round. Skin, smooth, pale yellowish-green at first, but changing to clear pale yellow as it ripens, and set with embedded white specks, particularly round the eye. Eye, small and closed, set in a round and shallow basin. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a rather shallow cavity. Flesh, white, tender, crisp, and juicy, with a quick and pleasantly sub-acid flavor, and as is justly remarked by Mr. Thompson, “closely approximates that of the Newtown Pippin, of perfect American growth.”
An estimable and refreshing early dessert apple, of the first quality; ripe in the end of July and the beginning of August.
The tree is a healthy, and free, though not a vigorous grower, and an abundant bearer. It is well adapted for dwarf or espalier training when grown on the paradise stock, and ought to find a place in every collection however small.
Though of American origin this variety succeeds to perfection in this country; a qualification which few of the American apples possess.
106. EARLY JULIEN.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Trans.] vol. v. p. 267. [Lind. Guide], 4. [Rog. Fr. Cult.] 32.
Fruit, of medium size, two inches and three quarters wide, and two inches and a quarter high; roundish, slightly flattened, and prominently ribbed from the eye downwards to the base. Skin, smooth, pale yellow, with an orange tinge next the sun, strewed all over with minute dots and a few whitish specks. Eye, closed with broad segments, and set in a deep, irregular, and angular basin. Stalk, short, not extending beyond the base, and inserted in a deep and angular cavity. Flesh, yellowish-white, crisp, very juicy, and with a brisk, pleasant, and refreshing flavor.