_Synonyms_: Large Yellow Bough, Early Sweet Bough, August Sweet, Sweet
Harvest, Bough, and Washington.
A native apple, ripening in harvest time, and one of the first quality,
only second as a dessert fruit to the Early Harvest. It is not so much
esteemed for the kitchen as the latter, as it is too sweet for pies and
sauce, but it is generally much admired for the table, and is worthy of
a place in every collection. Fruit above the middle size, and oblong
ovate in form. Skin smooth, pale greenish yellow. Stalk rather long, and
the eye narrow and deep. Flesh white, very tender and crisp when fully
ripe, and with a rich, sweet, sprightly flavor. Ripens from the middle
of July to the 10th of August. Tree moderately vigorous, bears
abundantly, and forms a round head. Young shoots grayish brown, very
slightly downy.