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THE APPLE. 



WHITE PIPPIN. 



This variety we have heretofore considered identical with Canada Rei- 

 nette ; probably it is distinct. It is much grown in the Southwestern sec- 

 tions : proves hardy as a tree, productive, and is a good keeper. Tree 

 strong, upright, vigorous grower. Fruitj large; /orm, rcundish oblong, 

 smooth ; color, greenish yellow, with dark green specks and light green 

 surrounding and suffused beneath skin, when fully ripe, yellowish green ; 

 stem, varying ; calyx, medium ; segments, long ; flesh, yellowish white, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly, sub-acid ; core, small, compact ; seeds, dark. 

 January to May ; December to March at South. 



WHITE WINTER PEAR-IAIN . 



This variety is extensively grown and much esteemed throughout the 

 Southwest, and in Oregon it is one of the most desirable of apples. In our 

 first edition we made it a synonym of Michael Henry Pippin, from the fact 

 that all the specimens we gathered from various places were identical with 

 that variety. Having since tested it on our own grounds, we are confident of 

 its distinctness. It is undoubtedly an old variety, but what we are unable to 

 determine, therefore retain it under the name by which it is generally 

 known. Tree, thrifty, not rampant grower, young wood, dark speckled, buds, 

 prominent. Fruit, above medium, oblong conical, angular or oblique ; 

 pale yellow, with slight blush cheek and minute brown dots ; stem, short ; 

 cavity, deep ; calyx, nearly closed ; basin, uneven, surrounded by five prom- 

 inences, continued in obscure angles along its sides ; flesh, yellowish, ten- 

 der, crisp, juicy, pleasant, very mild sub-acid j " very good." January to 

 April. 



WILLOW TWIG. 



Willow, | Willow Leaf? 



Under these names we have examined specimens, and although there i 



