142 SUMMER APPLES. 



WILLIAMS' FAVORITE. (Syn. Williams, Williams' Red. 

 Williams' Favorite Red.) Size medium, sometimes raihei 

 large ; oblong-ovate, remotely conical, very smooth ; color, 

 mostly fine dark crimson stripes ; stalk three-quarters to 

 one inch long, enlarged at insertion, cavity shallow ; ba- 

 sin small and shallow, even or somewhat ribbed; flesh 

 yellowish white, moderately juicy, with sometimes a tinge 

 of red near the surface, mild, agreeable, fine. Ripens for 

 several weeks late in summer. Its handsome appearance 

 has partly contributed to its high reputation. Origin, 

 Roxbury, Mass. Fig. 108. 



Section II. Not Striped. 



Buffington's Early. Medium or rather small ; oblate, slight- 

 ly ribbed ; surface smooth yellowish white, with a faint 

 blush; cavity wide, deep; basin shallow, slightly furrowed ; 

 flesh very tender and delicate, with a rich, sub-acid, ex- 

 cellent flavor. Two weeks later than Yellow Harvest. 

 Equalled in quality by few summer apples, but a mode- 

 rate bearer. Origin unknown. 



EARLY HARVEST. (Syn. Yellow Harvest, Prince's Har- 

 vest, Early French Reinette, July Pippin.) Size medi- 

 um, roundish, usually more or less oblate, smooth; bright 

 straw color, when ripe ; stalk rather short and slender ; 

 calyx moderately sunk ; flesh nearly white, flavor rather 

 acid, fine. Ripens at wheat harvest, and for three weeks 

 afterwards. Shoots erect, slightly diverging, straight, 

 often forked. Very productive. Needs rich cultivation 

 to be fine. Good throughout the northern states. 110. 



The Tart Bough is similar, but two weeks later, and infe- 

 rior in quality ; the growth more vigorous and. upright. 



July Branch, of Virginia. Size medium; bright yellow, 

 very handsome ; flesh yellow, flavor sprightly. Bears al- 

 ternate years, and moderately in ~the intermediate years. 

 Growth luxuriant. Ripens in southern Virginia at mid- 

 summer. 



Lymarfs Large Summer. Large, roundish, flattened at 

 ends; pale yellow; sub-acid, high flavored, rather fine in 



