NO. 6. SUMMER ROSE.

This is an apple of singular beauty and excellence, both for eating and stewing: the size is moderate, the form flat, the skin smooth, of a beautiful yellow resembling wax, blended with red in streaks and blotches; the flesh is sweet, sprightly and juicy; it does not become fully ripe till August, but is an excellent stewing apple in July, and is brought to market for that purpose, under the name of the Harvest apple: the tree is of a spreading form, giving a good exposure to the sun, and is very fruitful.

— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

Summer Rose.

Origin New Jersey. Tree vigorous, healthy, spreading, productive, early bearer; Shoots stout; Foliage large, glaucous.

Fruit small, roundish, flattened, regular; Surface smooth, polished, very pale yellow, striped and splashed distinctly bright red and carmine; Dots minute.

Basin abrupt, wide, regular; Eye small, closed.

Cavity acute, regular; Stem medium.

Core large, regular, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, short, plump; Flesh white, crisp, fine grained, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, agreeable, not rich; Quality, one of the best early apples; Use, family, table and kitchen; Season, June to August — ripening gradually.

— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)

Summer Rose.

Woodman's Harvest. Lippincott's Early.

A very pretty and very excellent Apple, highly esteemed as a dessert fruit. Tree moderately vigorous, productive.

Summer Rose.

Fruit scarcely of medium size, roundish, smooth, rich waxen yellow, streaked and blotched with a little red on the sunny side. Stalk rather short and slender. Calyx closed, set in an even basin. Flesh tender, abounding with sprightly juice. Very good or best. Ripens early in August.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

SUMMER ROSE.

REFERENCES.

1. M'Mahon, Amer. Gard. Cal., 1806:584. 2. Coxe, 1817:103. fig. 3. Buel, N. Y. Bd. Agr. Mem., 1826:476. 4. Wilson, 1828:136. 5. Fessenden, 1828:131. 6. Kenrick, 1832:29. 7. Manning, 1838:47. 8. Downing, 1845:77. 9. Horticulturist, 2:483. 1848. 10. N. Y. Agr. Soc. Trans., 1848:277. fig. 11. Thomas, 1849:141. fig. 12. Cole, 1849:101. fig. 13. Waring, 1851:31. 14. Barry, 1851:282. 15. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1852. 16. Elliott, 1854:107. fig. 17. Gregg, 1857:39. 18. Hooper, 1857:87. 19. Horticulturist, 14:425. 1859. 20. Warder, 1867:616. 21. Fitz, 1872:143, 160. 22. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1875:112. 23. Downing, 1881:11 index, app. 24. Van Deman, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1887:630. col. pl. 25. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:298. 26. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:250. 27. Alwood, Va. Sta. Bul., 130:122. 1901. 28. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:309. 1901. 29. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bul., 205:46. 1903. 30. Budd-Hansen, 1903:183. fig.

SYNONYMS. French Reinette (10). Harvest Apple (2, 3, 6). Lippincott (10, 13, 16). Lodge's Early (23). SUMMER ROSE (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30). Wolman's Harvest (16). Woolman's Early (11, 14, 17). WOOLMAN'S HARVEST (1). Woolman's Harvest (8, 10, 16). Woolman's Striped Harvest (11).

A little dessert apple. Thomas rated it better in quality for the table than Early Harvest but less productive and too small for general value (11). The tree is a moderately vigorous or slow grower but is hardy, comes into bearing young and is productive. Suitable for culinary use in July, ripe in August.

Historical. This is an old New Jersey apple which Coxe described as of singular beauty and excellent for both eating and stewing; the size is moderate, the form flat, the skin smooth, of a beautiful yellow resembling wax, blended with red in streaks and blotches (2). It is still occasionally listed by nurserymen (26) but is now seldom or never planted in New York.

FRUIT (8, 11, 16, 20, 23, 30). Fruit small to nearly medium. Form roundish, somewhat oblate. Stem rather short to medium, varying from stout to slender. Cavity shallow, acute, regular. Calyx small, closed or partly open. Basin regular, wide, abrupt, slightly furrowed. Skin smooth, waxen, very pale yellow, striped and splashed distinctly with bright red and carmine on the exposed cheek. Dots minute. Core medium to large; cells closed; core lines meeting. Seeds ovate, numerous, short, plump. Flesh white, fine-grained, crisp, very tender, sprightly, juicy, subacid, agreeable but not rich, suitable for either culinary or dessert use.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Summer Rose: size not reported; form round; skin color yellow-red; quality best; use family; season summer. Reported by 5 stations in the Northern Division (variety also reported in more than one division), 20 stations in the Central Division (variety also reported in more than one division), and 3 stations in the Southern Division (variety also reported in more than one division).

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

SUMMER ROSE.

Wolman's Harvest, Woolman's Harvest, Lippincott.

This variety is not valuable for market purposes, but its juicy, sprightly, sub-acid character makes it very desirable for the dessert. Tree, a slow grower, diverging — shoots downy ; requires rich, strong soil, lime and phosphate to perfect the fruit, or keep the tree healthy. Moderate, regular bearer.

Fruit, medium, or rather small ; form, roundish, sometimes flattened ; color, rich glossy yellow, blotched and streaked with red ; stem, varying from stout to slender, short ; cavity, shallow; calyx, partially closed ; basin, round, slightly furrowed ; flesh, white, tender, crisp, juicy, sprightly ; core, medium ; seeds, ovate. Last of July and August.

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

Summer Rose.* (Woolman's Early, Lippincott's Early, Woolman's Striped Harvest.) Medium or rather small, roundish-oblate; yellowish, blotched, and streaked with red; stalk rather short; basin round, slightly plaited; flesh very tender, slightly crisp, texture fine, mild sub-acid, juicy, excellent. Begins to ripen with wheat harvest, and continues a month. Tree a slow grower but productive. Too small for market but good for home use. New Jersey. Fig. 365.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Summer Rose. — Origin, New Jersey; tree vigorous, spreading, productive, an early bearer.

Fruit rather small, roundish oblate, regular; surface smooth, polished, clear rich pale waxen yellow, with distinct bright red and crimson stripes and splashes on sunny side; dots minute; cavity regular, acute; stem rather short, slender; basin abrupt, wide, nearly smooth; calyx small, closed. Core large, closed, meeting; seeds many, short, plump; flesh white, very tender, fine-grained, very juicy, sprightly subacid, excellent. June to early August, ripening in succession.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)