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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Early Joe. Origin, Ontario Co., New York; tree of slow growth, 

 productive, requires high cultivation. The poor growth of this 

 variety in nursery makes it undesirable for the nurseryman. 



Early Joe. 



Fruit below medium, regular, oblate; surface smooth, greenish 

 yellow, thinly shaded, stripes and splashes of dark and light red ; dots 

 obscure, minute, gray, and some conspicuous greenish white specks; 

 cavity large, wide, regular obtuse, with stellate russet, occasionally 

 lipped; stem medium to long, stout; basin narrow, abrupt, smooth; 

 calyx closed; segments connivent, leaf-like. Core closed; cells round, 

 slit; tube conical; stamens marginal; seeds numerous, short, plump, 

 pyriform; flesh yellowish, very tender, juicy, fine-grained, spicy 

 subacid, vinous, best. Early August to middle of September. 



Early Pennock. Of American origin; tree hardy, an early and 

 abundant bearer; a favorite, showy market apple in parts of the West. 



Fruit large, roundish conical, tapering sharply, ribbed, sometimes 

 inclined; surface golden yellow mostly covered with bright red, 

 striped, splashed, and mottled with rosy crimson, a handsome fruit; 

 dots obscure, many, minute, white; cavity deep, regular, narrow, 

 acuminate, with a little stellate russet ; stem short or medium ; basin 

 very shallow, narrow, slightly wrinkled; calyx closed; segments erect 

 convergent. Core open, long, tapering to both ends; cells elliptical; 

 tube conical; stamens median; seeds large, many, plump; flesh 

 yellow, coarse grained, subacid, scarcely good. July and August. 



Early Ripe. Supposed origin, Pennsylvania; tree a free grower 

 and productive. 



