THE WILLIAMS APPLE 



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SYNONYMS. 



Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 



Williams' Favorite, . . , ^ . , ^ . . . 



JJowning s Iruits oi America. 



Williams' Red, Magaziiie of Horticulture. 



Williams' Favorite Red, ) 



Williams' Early Red, . > of some Collections. 



Williams' Early, .... \ 



CHARACTERS. 



Form. — Oblong, slightly pyramidal, calyx not in the centre, or one sided. 



Caly.x. — Closed, in a narrow angular depression. 



Stem. — Slender, in a small depression. 



Color. — Fine lake, sunny side very dark. 



Skin. — Very smooth, susceptible of a high polish.'] 



Flesh. — Yellowish white, tender, moderately juicy ; sometimes suffused with the 

 color of the skin. 



Maturity and Use. — August and September — Dessert ; not fit for cooking. 



Flavor. — Mild and agreeable. 



Size. — Average diameter from calyx to stem 3^ to 3% inches. 

 Do. do. across 2^ to S)^ do. 



Wood. — Smooth, reddish brown, becoming greenish grey with age. 



Leaf. — Ovate, oblong, acuminate, simply serrate. 



Bud and Blossom. — Buds oblong, 5 to 7 in a cluster ; tint purplish rose ; lax ; flowers, 

 when fully open, white tinged with rosy pink. 



HISTORY AND CULTIVATION. 



Mr. A. D. Williams has favored the Society with the following account 

 of this fruit. The parent tree of this apple originated in that part of 

 Roxbury, Massachusetts, called Canterbury. The land on which it grew 

 was purchased by Mr. Isaac Williams in the year 1765. Whether the 

 tree was then in a bearing state is not known. It remained on the spot 

 for more than thirty years after the purchase, and was only cut down 

 after the wind had partially prostrated it. 



