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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



color greenish white. Flesh sweet, tender, juicy, mild acid, good to 

 very good. Is quite extensively grown, but generally needs spraying 

 for mildew. England. 



\Vhite Eagle. Whitesmith. 



Whitesmith. Medium to large, nearly round, smooth; color pale 

 yellowish green. This has given the most profitable crops in the 

 relatively dry air of Colorado and Utah, but it is grown widely by 

 spraying. European. 



THE CRANBERRY. 



Section 280 of Part I gives an outline of cranberry culture in the 

 States. Although a native wild fruit, it may be said that it has 

 become as much of a staple in every grocery of the States as the 

 apple or orange. The large cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpori) is 

 now cultivated on thousands of acres of sandy swampy land, not 



