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William Penn. 



A native of Columbia, Pennsylvania. Rather large, roundish oblate, 

 elightly conical ; color, grayish, delicately mottled, and striped with red on 

 a greenish yellow ground, with numerous white specks, in the centre of 

 which is a minute russet dot ', stem, short, not very stout, sometimes fleshy, 

 inserted in an open, rather deep, russeted cavity ; basin, sometimes wide 

 and shallow, usually narrow, rather deep and furrowed ; flesh, greenish 

 yellow, juicy, with a delicious Spitzenberg aroma; quality, "very good,'^ 

 if not "best:" represented as being an abundant bearer. (W. D. B.) 



WiNSLOW. 



From Virginia. Fruit, large, globular, flattened at base, rounded towards 

 calyx ; dark and light red, somewhat streaked, little russet near calyx, light 

 brown specks, and dark flakes; calyx, open, segments, short; basin, 

 expanded; stem, short, slender; cavity, narrow, rather deep; core, small, 

 compact ; seeds, plump, dark brown ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy, 

 sub-acid. Fall and early Winter. (A. H. Ernst's MS.) 



Winn's Russet. 



Origin, Sweden, Maine. Tree, of slow growth, hardy and productive. 

 Fruit, large; cavity, deep ; basin, broad and shallow; color, dark russet, 

 with obscure stripes of red, covered with whitish spots; flesh, fine grained, 

 sub-acid ; keeps till May. (Me. P. S. Rept.) 



