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Tree of medium size, vigorous, upright becoming spreading, dense, with 

 short, stout, crooked branches filled with short spurs. Fruit sometimes 

 large, uniform in shape and size, round-oval, round-conic or oblate-conic, 

 ribbed, sides unequal; stem long, thick; cavity acute, deep, narrow, some- 

 times lipped, russeted; calyx closed; lobes broad; basin shallow, narrow, 

 abrupt, furrowed and wrinkled; skin thin, tender, smooth, waxy, pale 

 yellow changing to yellowish-white; dots numerous, light colored, often sub- 

 merged; calyx-tube conical; stamens marginal; core medium in size; cells 

 partly open to wide open ; core-lines clasping ; carpels broadly ovate ; seeds 

 wide, flat, obtuse; flesh white, firm, fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy, 

 sprightly subacid, with a pleasant but not high flavor; good, July and 

 August. 



331. Early Harvest (Fig. 54). — As the earliest summer 

 apple, Early Harvest should hold a welcome 

 place in every home collection. Much of the 

 fruit is too small to be marketable, and the 

 apples bruise badly in handling, so that the 

 variety is suitable only for nearby markets. 

 The trees are above the average in vigor, pro- 

 ductiveness, hardiness, and healthfulness. 

 Early Harvest was described as long ago as Fig. 54. Early 

 1806, and is probably of American origin. 



Tree medium size, moderately vigorous, upright-spreading or roundish, 

 open. Fruit medium, uniform in size and shape, nearly round, regular or 

 slightly angular; sides unequal; stem thick; cavity acuminate, shallow, 

 narrow to broad, russeted, with outspreading broken russet rays; calyx 

 small, closed; lobes long, narrow; basin shallow, wide, obtuse, Avrinkled; 

 skin thin, tender, smooth, clear pale waxen-yellow, with deeper yellow on 

 exposed cheek, sometimes slightly blushed; dots numerous, large and small, 

 submerged or russet; calyx-tube short, funnel-shape; stamens median; core 

 medium, abaxile; cells closed or slightly open; core-lines clasping; carpels 

 obovate; seeds small to large, narrow, long, plump, acute; flesh white, fine, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, at first briskly subacid but becoming mild; good to 

 very good; late July and August. 



332. Parry White. — The fruit of Parry White is unique in 

 the coloring of both skin and flesh, the former being pale yellow 

 or waxen and the latter pure white. The crop ripens early, 

 following Yellow Transparent closely. It is supposed to have 

 originated in Pennsylvania about the close of the Civil War, 

 and its cultivation is confined to that state, New Jersey, and 

 Delaware. 



