UNTESTED YARIETIES, ETC. 415 



Fruit, of medium size, pale yellow, wiih tracings and sometimes large 

 patches of russet, often with a bright red cheek next the sun ; flesh, melt- 

 ing and juicy; '' good," but not high flavored. Middle of August to middle 

 of September. (Robert Manning.) 



Westcott. 



American. Native of Cranston, R. I. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, 

 pale green to light orange yellow, dots and blotches of russet ; stem, slender, 

 fleshy at base ; calyx, large, open ; basin, plaited ; flesh, white, juicy, coarse, 

 melting, sugary ; "good." September. 



WiEDOW. 

 "Wredow. 

 Foreign. Tree, moderately vigorous; wood, yellowish. Fruit, medium, 

 oblong obovate, acute pyriform, greenish yellow; stem, medium, obliquely 

 planted with lip one side ; calyx, small : flesh, white, juicy, vinous, per- 

 fumed ; " very good." October. 



Wilbur. 



American, Native of Somerset. Mass, Tree, a moderate grower, with 

 reddish brown shoots, productive and hardy. Fruit, medium, oval obovate, 

 dull yellowish green, much russet; stem, medium; calyx, open; core, 

 large : flesh, whitish, rather coarse, a little variable, juicy ; " good." 

 September. 



William's Early. 



American. Native of Roxbury, Mass. Tree, moderate grower, reddish 

 brown wood. Fruit, below medium, ovate obovate, light yellow, red cheek, 

 little russet at base of stem, and a few greenish specks ; stem, medium, a 

 little fleshy at base ; calyx, large, open : core, large ; flesh, yellowish white, 

 coarse, juicy, sweet ; " very good." September. 



Williamson, 



American. From the South side of Long Island, Fruit, medium, obo- 

 vate rounded, obtuse at stem, yellow, with russet dots and specks, and rus- 

 set at stem and crown ; stem, short, stout, narrow irregular cavity ; calyx, 

 none ; basin, deep, narrow, russeted ; seeds, small, flattened ; flesh, yel- 

 lowish white, fine grained, juicy, sugary, vinous ; " very good," if not 

 " best." October. 



Willermoz. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, pyriform : stem, short ; calyx, open : skin, smooth, 

 pale green, yellowish, tinged with red in sun; flesh, white, melting, juicy, 

 sugary, musky. October, November. 



Wilkinson. 



American. From Cumberland, R. I. Tree, thrifty, hardy, productive^. 

 " good " in its own locality, elsewhere poor. Fruit, medium, oval obovate, 

 yellow, with brown dots and specks ; stem, rather long and stout ; calyx, 

 small, open; flesh, white, juicy, sweet. October to December. 



