VIRGINIA BEAUTY 



WASHINGTON STRAWBERRY 65 



size, abaxile ; cells closed or partly open ; core-lines 

 clasping the cylinder ; carpels round-cordate, concave, 

 tufted ; seeds numerous, dark, flat, acute ; flesh yellow, 

 firm, coarse, very tender, juicy, sweet; good to very 

 good ; October to January. 



VIRGINIA BEAUTY. Virginia Beauty is 

 offered by several nurserymen from Virginia 

 and North Carolina, the variety being popular 

 in southwest Virginia and the neighboring 

 parts of North Carolina. The fruit-character 

 of especial merit is that of long-keeping, al- 

 though the apples are attractive in appearance 

 and of very good quality. Nurserymen de- 

 scribe the trees as being large, vigorous, 

 healthy, and very productive. The apples are 

 described as large, conical, red, with yellow 

 flesh which is rich and aromatic. The variety 

 is said to have been grown for over fifty years 

 and is still highly prized. The season is from 

 late fall to April. 



WAGENER. Fig. 59. Wagener is most 

 remarkable for precociousness in bearing, 

 which makes it a general favorite for planting 

 as a filler between permanent trees. Its merits 

 and its faults are chiefly those of the tree. 

 To name the merits first: besides coming in 



59. Wagener. (X%) 



bearing early, the trees bear annually and 

 heavily and are hardy. The several faults are 

 that the trees overload, are short-lived, subject 

 to blight, and, vigorous at first, become very 

 weak in growth with advancing age. The 

 apples are attractive in appearance because of 

 their bright red color. The quality is much 

 above the average either for dessert or cookery 

 some rank it excellent. Wagener came from 

 seed planted in 1791, near Penn Yan, New 

 York. It has been widely planted in all north- 

 ern apple regions. 



Tree dwarf, at first vigorous but soon dwarfing, round 

 to spreading, open ; branches short, stout and filled with 

 spurs. Fruit medium to large, oblate or round-oblate, 

 broadly ribbed or irregularly elliptical, sides often un- 

 equal ; stem short to long, slender ; cavity variable, 

 acute, deep, broad or sometimes compressed and narrow, 

 often angular or furrowed, thinly russeted ; calyx small, 

 closed or partly open ; lobes small, short, acute, con- 

 nivent, reflexed ; basin medium in width and depth, 

 abrupt, furrowed ; skin thin, tough, smooth, glossy, 

 bright red striped with carmine and mottled and 

 streaked with thin scarf-skin over a clear, pale yellow 

 background ; dots numerous, white or russet, sometimes 

 mingled with light russet flecks ; prevailing color bright 

 red ; calyx-tube long, narrow, funnel-form, often elongated 

 and extending to the core ; stamens median ; core large, 

 abaxile with hollow cylinder in the axis, or nearly 

 axile ; cells symmetrical, closed or open ; core-lines 



clasping the cylinder ; carpels broadly round or ellipti- 

 cal, but slightly emarginate if at all, smooth, mucronate ; 

 seeds numerous, small, short, wide, obtuse, light brown, 

 often abortive ; flesh firm, fine-grained, crisp, tender, 

 very juicy, subacid, aromatic, sprightly ; very good to 

 best ; October to February. 



WALBRIDGE. Edgar. Red Streak. Ken- 

 tucky Red Streak. Several good characters 

 have enabled Walbridge to gain a foothold in 

 the states of the North Mississippi Valley. 

 Its merits are chiefly in the trees, which are 

 hardy, healthy, vigorous, come into bearing 

 young, and yield full crops biennially. Some 

 of the popularity of Walbridge is due to its 

 very satisfactory growth in the nursery, because 

 of which it is a favorite with nurserymen. The 

 apples, while not remarkable in appearance, are 

 attractive when well grown, but often much of 

 the crop is undersized and malformed. It is 

 a culinary fruit which keeps in ordinary storage 

 until February. The variety originated with 

 Joseph Curtis, Paris, Illinois, in 1818. 



Tree medium in size, vigorous, upright-spreading, open. 

 Fruit medium in size, round-conic, flattened at the base, 

 or round to oblate-conic, often one-sided ; stem short ; 

 cavity acute, deep, narrow, symmetrical, furrowed gently, 

 sometimes partly covered with fine russet ; calyx small, 

 usually closed, pubescent ; basin small, shallow or scarcely 

 depressed, often oblique, furrowed and wrinkled ; skin 

 thin, tough, smooth, pale yellow washed with red, con- 

 spicuously mottled and striped with carmine and over- 

 spread with thin bloom ; dots numerous, often sub- 

 merged, conspicuous, white or a few russet ; prevailing 

 effect striped-red ; calyx-tube long, narrow, cone-shape 

 with fleshy pistil point projecting into base ; stamens 

 median ; core small, abaxile, with a wide, hollow cylinder 

 in the axis, sometimes axile ; cells symmetrical, closed 

 or partly open ; core-lines clasping ; carpels broadly 

 round, emarginate, mucronate ; seeds few, tinged with 

 yellow, firm, fine to coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly, 

 mild subacid, aromatic ; fair to good ; November to 

 February. 



WASHINGTON ROYAL. Palmer Green- 

 ing. Under the name here given and also that 

 of Palmer Greening, this variety is held in 

 high regard in parts of New England. It 

 seems to have few outstanding characters of 

 either tree or fruit to recommend it. The 

 apples are of very good flavor, which, however, 

 is too mild for most tastes. Numerous and 

 conspicuous areolar dots with russet centers 

 on a waxy, yellow skin, sometimes blushed, 

 are characteristics of the fruit. The variety 

 originated in Sterling, Massachusetts, and was 

 brought to notice in 1855. 



Tree vigorous, upright-spreading. Fruit medium to 

 large, oblate, often ribbed, irregular ; stem short ; cavity 

 medium to large, acuminate, narrow, often furrowed, 

 usually smooth and green ; calyx small, partly open, 

 sometimes closed ; lobes erect ; basin shallow, narrow, 

 abrupt, often furrowed, wrinkled ; skin thin, tender, 

 waxy, greenish-yellow, usually with thin dull orange 

 blush which sometimes deepens to red ; dots numerous, 

 white or areolar with russet center, characteristic and 

 conspicuous ; prevailing effect greenish-yellow ; calyx- 

 tube conical ; stamens median ; core large, abaxile ; cells 

 closed or partly open ; core-lines clasping the funnel 

 cylinder ; carpels concave, broadly round, emarginate ; 

 seeds dark, wide, plump, obtuse ; flesh white, firm, fine, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid, aromatic ; good 

 to very good ; November to April. 



WASHINGTON STRAWBERRY. Ju- 



niata. At its best, Washington Strawberry is 

 a fine dessert and culinary apple. Unfortu- 

 nately, the fruits are extremely variable in 



