242 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



England as December to April (9). Lyon gives its season in Michigan 

 as October to January (10). 



Historical. This is an old European variety which has long been culti- 

 vated in Spain, France and England (i, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9). It was early imported 

 into this country and is perhaps the parent of our Fall Pippin and Holland 

 Pippin (6). According to Lyon (10) it is seldom seen under its own name. 

 It appears to be but little cultivated in New York having been superseded by 

 other varieties. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit very large. Form roundish oblate or inclined to oblong, angular, 

 uneven at the crown where it is nearly as broad as at the base (3, 6, 9). 

 Stem short. Cavity narrow, rather small, regular. Calyx large, open. 

 Basin deep, broadly angular, irregular, oblique. 



Skin smooth, waxy, yellowish-green, with orange tinge and brownish-red 

 blush on the exposed cheek. 



Calyx tube conical. Stamens marginal. Cells open, obovate. 



Flesh yellowish-white, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, very good for either 

 dessert or culinary purposes. 



Season October to January or February. 



WILLIAMS. 



REFERENCES, i. Kenrick, 1832 129. 2. Manning, 1838 149. 3. Ib., Mag- 

 Hort., 7:51. 1841. 4. Downing, 1845:79. 5. Hovey, Mag. Hort., 14:118. 

 1848. fig. 6. Goodrich, 1849:51. 7. Cole, 1849:100. fig. 8. Thomas, 1849: 

 142. fig. 9. Waring, 1851:32. fig. 10. Barry, 1851:282. n. Emmons, 

 Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:12. 1851. 12. Elliott, 1854:163. 13. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 

 1854. 14. Hooper, 1857:100. 15. Warder, 1867:618, 736. 16. Fitz, 1872:161. 

 17. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1879:26. 18. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:507. 



19. Hogg. 1884:243. 20. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:300. 21. Bailey, 

 An. Hort., 1892 :252. 22. Hoskins, Rural N. Y., 53 :248. 1894. 23. Beach, 

 N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:255. 1895. 24. Card, and For., 8:248. 1895. 2 5- 

 Can. Hort.., 20:183. 1897. 26. Bunyard, Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc., 1898:357. 

 27. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:312. 1901. 28. Budd-Hansen, 1903:203. 

 fig- 



SYNONYMS. Lady's Apple (5). Queen (5). WILLIAMS (i, 5, 6, 7, 12, 



20, 26, 27). Williams (7, 8). Williams Early (5, 12, 15, 19). Williams Early 

 Red (7, 12). WILLIAMS FAVORITE (3, 8, 9, 10, n, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 

 22, 23, 24, 25). Williams Favorite (5, 7, 12, 27). Williams Favorite Red 

 (5, 8, 12). WILLIAMS Favorite (28). WILLIAMS FAVOURITE RED (2). WIL- 

 LIAMS FAVOURITE (4, 19). Williams Red (8, 12, 19). 



Williams is a very beautiful, bright red apple of mild agreeable 

 flavor, good for dessert but not suitable for culinary uses. It is a 

 favorite in Boston and other eastern markets, and is grown to a 

 limited extent for commercial purposes in some portions of Eastern 

 New York. It does not stand shipping very well, the skin being 



