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yellowish white, fine-grained, juicy, sugary, vinou?, " rery good,'' if not 

 " best." October. 



WiLHELMINE. 



Wilhelmiiia. 



Foreign. Fruit medium, roundish obovate, greenish yellow, gray 

 specks, faint red in sun; stem rather long ; calyx large, open; flesh yel- 

 lowish white, buttery, sugary, juicy, " good." February. 



Wharton's Early. 



Origin unknoAvn. This variety we found growing in the grounds of Prof. 

 Kirtland, who received grafts from tiie south centre of Ohio, under this name. 

 We at first thought it Catinka, but it ripens too soon. Tree a vigorous, 

 strong grower, wood yellowish brown, large foliage. Fruit above me- 



