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T.HE APPLE. 



WHITE WINTER. 



Origin, farm of Mr. Cacklin, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania. 

 Tree moderately vigorous; very productive. Fruit small, near- 

 ly globular. Skin light yellow, with a dull crimson cheek. 

 Stem medium in an acute cavity. Calyx firmly closed, a little 

 sunk in a very small basin. Flesh whitish, juicy, almost buttery, 

 with a mild, sub-acid, but not rich flavour. January to May. 



WHITE JUNEATING. Ray. Thomp. Lind. 



Owen's Golden Beauty, ac. Thomp. 

 Juneating. Coxe. 



This is an old variety mentioned by Evelyn in 1660, and 

 described by Ray in 1688, and is a very tolerable little apple, 

 ripening among the very 

 earliest, during the last 

 of June and the first of 

 July. It is very distinct 

 from the Early Harvest, 

 sometimes called by this 

 name. Fruit small, 

 round, a little flattened. / 

 Calyx closed in a wrin-/ 

 kled basin, moderately 

 sunk. Stalk rather long! 

 and slender, three fourths ' 

 of an inch in length, 

 slightly inserted in a 

 shallow depression. 



Skin smooth, pale green, 

 at first light yellow, with 

 sometimes a faint blush White Juneating. 



on the sunny side. Flesh crisp and of a pleasant flavour, but 

 soon becomes dry. Tree straight, and forms an upright head. 

 Early May of the South may be this. 



WHITE DOCTOR. 



Origin, Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit 

 large, roundish, oblate. Skin greenish yellow. Stem short, set 

 in an acute cavity. Calyx closed. Basin shallow and furrow- 

 ed. Flesh white, tender, acid, sprightly but not rich. Septem- 

 ber, October. 



WHITE SPITZENBERG. 



Origin, Northampton Co., Pa. 

 Fruit medium, roundish, oblong. 



Skin yellow, interspersed 



