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Raritan Sweet

Apple

Raritan Sweet

Origin/History

From New Jersey.

Tree

Productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish ovate.

Skin: Dull yellow, tinged with red in sun, irregularly scattered brownish red spots.

Stem: Short.

Cavity: Deep, little russeted.

Calyx: Bold, stiff segments.

Basin: Deep, irregular, slightly wrinkled.

Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, sweet.

Core and Seeds: Medium core; seeds ovate pointed.

Season

October, November.

Uses

Valued for baking and stock.


Source: F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Raritan Sweet.

From New Jersey. Tree, productive; valued for baking and stock. Fruit, medium, roundish ovate, dull yellow, tinged with red in sun, irregularly scattered brownish red spots; stem, short; cavity, deep, little russeted; calyx, with bold, stiff segments; basin, deep, irregular, slightly wrinkled; core, medium; seeds, ovate pointed; flesh, white, tender, sweet. October, November.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)