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blush, before maturity the surface toward the base often shaded with 

 pink or purple, with obscure wavy streaks or stripes of white; dots 

 very minute, few, brown, with green bases; cavity wide, deep, wavy, 

 lined with green and russet; stem short; basin deep, abrupt, fur- 

 rowed; calyx small, nearly closed. Core small, closed, clasping; 



White Pippin. 



seeds many, angular, light brown, pointed; flesh yellowish white, 

 tender, crisp, juicy, rich subacid to acid, very good. December to 

 March. 



Williams Favorite. Origin, Roxbury, Massachusetts; tree pro- 

 ductive, requires a strong rich soil; an excellent market variety. 



Fruit above medium, roundish oblong conic, slightly unequal; 

 surface very smooth, yellow, almost or wholly covered with light and 

 very dark purplish red, with numerous brilliant dark crimson stripes 

 and splashes, a beautiful fruit; dots few, very minute; cavity wide, 

 shallow, slightly russeted; stem medium to long, slender; basin 

 shallow, wide, abrupt, corrugated; calyx closed; segments large, 

 connivent. Core closed, barely clasping; cells round, slit; tube 

 funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds, not many, pointed, rather 

 long; flesh yellowish white, often stained with red, tender, moderately 

 juicy, mild, agreeable, aromatic subacid, good. July, August. 



