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SYNONYMS. Early French Reinette (2, 8, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 23, 30, 34). 

 EARLY HARVEST (i, 7, 8, 10, n, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 

 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 3, 39, 40). ar/y Harvest (9, 

 23). Earfy /wfy Pippin (24). .Earfy /MW*> (23). HARVEST (23). Harvest 

 (21). /w/y Early Pippin (15, 21, 30). JULY PIPPIN (9). July Pippin (13, 

 15, 18, 19, 21, 23, 30, 34). Larg? Earfy (15, 21, 30). Larg^ Ear/y Harvest 

 (15, 21 ). LARGE EARLY HARVEST (3). Large White Juneating (13, 15, 19, 

 21, 23, 30). Maralandica (29). Oafo incorrectly (29). Pomme d'Ete of 

 Canada (30). Prince's Early Harvest (8, 30). PRINCE'S HARVEST (2, 4, 

 5, 6). Prince's Harvest (8, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 30, 34). Prince's 

 Yellow Harvest (30). Tart Bough (13, 15, 19, 21, 30). Yellow Harvest 

 (13, 15, 1 6, 1 8, 19, 21, 23, 24, 30, 34). Yellow Juneating (23). 



Fruit medium, pale yellow, sometimes with a faint blush, tender, 

 sprightly subacid, and very good in quality. It is a desirable variety 

 for the home orchard because it is one of the earliest of the sum- 

 mer apples, and is excellent for either dessert or culinary uses. 

 It is not a desirable commercial variety because there is a compara- 

 tively large percentage of undersized or otherwise unmarketable 

 fruit, the color is such that it shows bruises very readily and it 

 keeps but a short time. The tree is a fairly good grower, mod- 

 erately long-lived, comes into bearing rather early, is a biennial or 

 almost annual cropper and moderately productive. 



Historical. Early Harvest has been known in cultivation for more than a 

 hundred years. Its origin is unknown but it is supposed to have originated 

 in America. At one time it was quite extensively cultivated for local market 

 in some localities but it is now seldom or never planted except for home use. 



TREE. 



Tree medium size, moderately vigorous. Form upright spreading or 

 roundish, open. Twigs moderately long, curved, rather stout; internodes 

 short. Bark dark brown. with some olive-green, lightly streaked with scarf- 

 skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, round, not raised. Buds 

 medium size, plump, obtuse, free, slightly pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit usually medium or below but sometimes rather large, uniform in 

 size and shape. Form oblate to nearly round, regular or slightly angular; 

 sides slightly unequal. Stem medium in length, moderately thick. Cavity 

 nearly acuminate, shallow, rather narrow to moderately broad, russeted and 

 with outspreading, broken russet rays. Calyx small to medium, closed ; 

 lobes .(long, narrow. Basin shallow, moderately wide, obtuse, slightly 

 wrinkled. 



