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because of its earliness and very handsome and fair appearance, 

 by the vigor and productiveness of the tree, and its excellent 

 culinary qualities, is now in general cultivation. It should be 

 picked a few days before fully mature. Hardy far West. Rus- 

 sian. Fig. 367. 



Sine Qua Non. Size medium, roundish, inclining to conical; 

 smooth, pale greenish yellow, shaded with reddish brown to the 

 sun ; stalk quite slender, nearly an inch long ; basin smooth or 

 very slightly plaited ; flesh greenish white, fine grained, delicate, 

 very tender, moderately juicy, of a fine, agreeable, sub-acid 

 flavor. Shoots greenish yellow, growth slow. Ripens two weeks 

 after Early Harvest. Origin, Long Island. 



Starr. Large, roundish oblate, regular, smooth ; pale green, often 

 with blush on sunny side; flesh yellowish, firm, sub-acid, good. 

 Summer. New Jersey. Fig. 368. 



FIG. 369. Broadwell. FIG. 370. Munson's Sweet. 



FIG. 371. Porter. FIG. 372. Hawley. FIG. 373. Pomeroy. 



Summer Pippin. (Sour Bough.) Rather large, oblong, oval, irreg- 

 ular ; skin pale yellow, with greenish dots and a crimson blush ; 

 stalk variable, deep set; basin abrupt, furrowed; flesh white, 

 tender, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. End of summer. A 

 regular, handsome grower and good bearer. Westchester County, 



Trenton Early. Size medium, roundish-oblate, ribbed; color yel- 

 lowish, somewhat marked with green ; surface smooth, cavity 

 wide, basin furrowed ; flesh light, tender, with a pleasant sub- 

 acid flavor. Late summer. Valued at the West. 



White Juneating. (Ye/low May.) Small, round, sometimes 

 slightly oblate, smooth, very regular ; pale greenish yellow, or light 

 yellow ; very thin russet round the stalk ; stalk slender, three- 

 quarters of an inch long, set shallow ; basin very shallow ; ten- 

 der, sub-acid, not rich, becoming dry. Ripens a little before 

 Yellow Harvest. Growth upright, rather stout. Productive. 

 For cooking only. Old English sort. 



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