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white, tender, fine-grained, rich, spicy, pleasant subacid, very good 

 or best. October, February. 



Wetmore. Originated in Rhea Co., Tennesse. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oblong; skin of medium thickness, 

 tenacious; surface moderately smooth, some patches of russet, 

 greenish yellow, washed dull red and indistinctly striped crimson; 

 dots medium, conspicuous, light gray; cavity regular, medium size, 

 deep, abrupt slope, russet markings; stem medium length, rather 

 slender; basin large, regular, deep, abrupt slope, marked with russet; 

 calyx large, open; segments small, reflected against basin. Core 

 conical, medium size, closed; seeds numerous, medium size, plump, 

 brown; flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, flavor 

 subacid, quality good. Season, winter. (R. L. Watts, Tenn. Exp. 

 Sta. Bui., Vol. IX, No. 1. May, 1896.) 



Whinery (Whinery's Late Winter). Origin, on the farm of Joshua 

 Whinery, near Winona, Ohio ; tree a very regular, early, and heavy 

 bearer. Fruit has often been kept two years, and retains its crispness 

 and good flavor until apples come again. 



Fruit medium, roundish, nearly regular; skin tenacious; surface 

 smooth, greenish yellow mostly covered with shaded lively dark red, 

 obscurely splashed and striped with crimson; dots distinct, minute, 

 russet, numerous; cavity regular, medium, abrupt, often russeted; 

 stem medium, stout; basin abrupt, medium, slightly wrinkled and 

 furrowed with golden russet netting; calyx closed or half open; seg- 

 ments erect convergent. Core closed, oval, clasping; cells elliptical, 

 slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds plump, small, 

 some imperfect; flesh yellow, fine-grained, tender, juicy, rich, pleasant 

 subacid, good to very good. January to July and later. 



White Juneating (Yellow May). According to Downing this is an 

 old English variety, mentioned by Evelyn in 1660 and described by 

 Ray in 1688; tree a moderate grower, with roundish, upright, spread- 

 ing head, productive. 



Fruit small, round to roundish oblate, very regular; surface 

 smooth, polished, pale yellow, sometimes with faint blush; cavity 

 wide, shallow, lined with thin russet; stem rather long, slender; 

 basin very shallow, slightly corrugated; calyx small, closed. Core 

 closed; cells obovate, or roundish obovate, axile; tube funnel- 

 shaped; stamens marginal or median; flesh white, crisp, tender, 



