202 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



White Pigeon. Origin, Russia. There is a spurious white Pigeon 

 (No. 317) which appears identical with Anis. As recognized in 

 Minnesota the White Pigeon is a very handsomely colored apple with 

 a long stem. 



White Pigeon. 



Fruit below medium, roundish, unequal, angular, ribbed; surface 

 light yellow, striped and splashed with bright crimson, the coloring 

 is characteristic in that the stripes are distinct and sharply defined, 

 slightly marbled on sunny side, a handsome fruit; cavity acute; 

 stem very long; basin abrupt, wavy, corrugated; calyx closed. 

 Core open, meeting; tube small, narrow, conical; stamens marginal; 

 seeds about fourteen, short, plump, dark brown; flesh white, stained 

 with red (a marked characteristic), juicy, mild subacid, with sweet 

 after-taste, good. Fall. 



White Pippin. Of unknown origin, popular at the West and 

 Southwest. Of the Newtown Pippin class, and distinct from the 

 Canada Reinette. Tree vigorous, upright, productive. 



Fruit large, variable in form, roundish oblate, angular, slightly 

 oblique, sometimes roundish oblong, flattened at ends; surface 

 greenish white to pale yellow when ripe, waxen, sometimes with dull 



