THE APPLE. 



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juicy, subacid, good but soon becomes mealy. Among the very 

 earliest during the last of June and first of July. 



White Pearmain (White Winter Pear-main). Origin unknown, 

 supposed to be an old eastern variety the name of which was lost in 



White Pearmain. 



coming to the West, where it is most popular. Tree vigorous, spread- 

 ing, productive. 



Tree above medium to large, roundish oblong conic, somewhat 

 oblique and ribbed toward the base; surface clear pale yellow, with 

 faint bronze blush or warm cheek; dots distinct, numerous, minute, 

 russet; cavity deep, regular, obtuse, with faint trace of russet; stem 

 medium to long, often fleshy or knobbed at branch end; basin 

 shallow, uneven, or ribbed; calyx open; segments long, divergent. 

 Core closed; cells round, slit; tube funnel-shaped: stamens median; 

 seeds plump; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, crisp, spicy, very pleasant 

 subacid, excellent to best. December to April. 



The cut is of a fine specimen from the Pacific slope, in Washington, 

 shown at the Pan- American Exposition, 1901. 



