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BOWYER’S RUSSET APPLE.
Bowyer’s Russet. Hor't. Cat. no. 979.
A handsome and valuable Autumn table fruit,
ripening in the beginning of September. It will
keep pretty well for some time beyond this period,
but September is the month of its perfection. It is
amongst the earliest of the Russets.
Cuttings of it were sent to the Horticultural
Society, in 1824, by Mr. Boult, of Hawthorn Hill,
Maidenhead.
It is perfectly hardy, bearing abundantly upon
standards.
S hoots vigorous, chestnut red, set with numerous
distinct, whitish spots.
L eaves middle-sized, ovate, rather finely serrated.
P etioles moderately strong, scarcely an
inch in length on the young shoots. S tipu les
lanceolate.
F lowers middle-sized. P etals obtusely oval.
F ruit below the middle size, broadest at the
base; the outline tolerably round. E ye close, in a
small depression. S talk about half an inch in
length, inserted in a middle-sized, evenly-formed
cavity. S k in covered all over with a fine golden
russet. F lesh greenish - white, with a tinge of
yellow, and having a sharp, rich, aromatic juice.
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