UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 179 



WHEELER'S SWEET. 



American. Introduced by W. C. Hampton, 0. Fruit, large, conical, 

 flattened at ends ; color, rich lemon yellow, with reddish cheek in sun and 

 russet marblings at blossom end; surface, uneven or ribbed; stern, short; 

 cavity, deep, russeted at bottom ; calyx, nearly closed ; basin, deep, uneven, 

 slighly corrugated; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, tender, sweet, pleasant. 

 October. 



WHITE. 



Medium to large, regular, slightly conical ; calyx, in a hollow basin ; 

 color, lemon yellow, with spots and splashes made darker by minute black 

 specks on a greenish ground ; flesh, crisp, tender, juicy. Keeps until January. 

 Rather acid for the table, but fine for cooking. 



WHITE BEAUTY. 



Ashtabula Co., 0. Medium, globular, smooth, even surface, dull 

 greenish, grayish specks ; stem, medium ; cavity, shallow ; calyx, in a 

 broad, open basin ; flesh very white, tender, juicy, sprightly, sub-acid ; 

 negative character. September to December. Good grower; wood, red- 

 dish, with gray specks. 



WHITE DOCTOR. 



Origin, Pennsylvania. Tree, vigorous and productive. Fruit, large? 

 roundish oblate ; skin, greenish yellow ; stem, short, set in an acute cavity ; 

 calyx, closed ; basin, shallow and furrowed ; flesh, white, tender, acid, 

 sprightly but not rich. September, October. 



WHITE JUNEATING. 



Juneating, 1 Owens' Golden Beauty, 1 Carolina, of some. 

 Caroline, | Early May, 



Foreign. Its early maturity its chief merit. Tree, fair upright growth, 

 moderately productive. Fruit, small ; pale green, marbled slightly with a 

 darker shade, small russet dots ; stem, medium ; cavity, shallow ; calyx, 

 closed ; broad basin ; seeds, dark brown ; flesh, white, tender, juicy, sub- 

 acid. Last of June, early July. 



WHITE SPANISH REINETTE. 



Reinette Blanche d'Espagne, I D'Espagne, 



De Eatteau, | Concombre Ancien. 



Foreign. Probably the parent of Fall Pippin. Fruit, large, roundish 

 oblong, sometimes ribbed ; calyx, large, open ; basin, deep, irregular ; 

 stem, half inch long ; cavity, even ; color, yellowish green ; flesh, yellow- 

 ish white crisp, sharp sub-acid ; valued for cooking. November to Feb. 

 ruary. 



WHITE WINTER. 



Origin, farm of Mr. Cacklin. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Tree. 

 moderately vigorous, very productive. Fruit, small, nearly globular ; 

 skin, light yellow, with a dull crimson cheek; stem, medium, in an acute 

 cavity ; calyx, firmly closed, a little sunk, in a very small basin ; flesh, 

 whitish, juicy, almost buttery, with a mild, sub-acid, but not a rich flavor. 

 January to May. 



