THE APPLE. 407 



Fruit small, roundish conical, flattened at base, yellow, tinged 

 and shaded with red, patches and specks of russet. Flesh greenish 

 yellow, tender, crisp, juicy, high flavored. October to December. 



WIER SWEET. 



Origin unknown. Tree moderately vigorous, forming a round, 

 regular head, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, greenish yellow or yellow, often with a shade 

 of bronze in the sun, moderately sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk 

 slender. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant, 

 rather rich sweet. Good. Core medium or rather small. December 

 to March. 



WlLFONG. 



From North Carolina. Tree vigorous, spreading. 



Fruit below medium, oblate, depressed, greenish yellow, shaded with 

 dark purplish red, indistinct splashes and stripes, light dots. Stalk 

 short, stout. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, rather firm, moderately 

 juicy, tender, pleasant subacid. Good. Core small. December to 

 March. 



WILLIAM PENN. 



From Columbia, Pa. Tree vigorous, upright spreading. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, inclining to conie, yellow, shaded, 

 splashed, striped, and mottled with bright red, many light dots. Stalk 

 very short. Cavity considerably russeted. Calyx closed. Basin large, 

 deep, slightly corrugated. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, pleasant sub- 

 acid, slightly aromatic. Good to very good. Core small. December 

 to March. 



WILLIAM'S FAVORITE. 

 William's Early. William's Red . 



A large and handsome dessert Apple. It originated at Boxbury, 

 near Boston, Mass., bears abundantly, and ripens from the last of July to 

 the first of September. An excellent market variety. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish oblong conic, and a little one-sided. 

 Stalk an inch long, slender, slightly sunk. Calyx closed, in a furrowed 

 basin. Skin very smooth, of a light red ground, but nearly covered 

 with a fine dark red. Flesh yellowish white, and of a very mild and 

 agreeable flavor. Good. Bequires a strong, rich soil. 



WILLIAM'S PIPPIN. 



Fruit below medium, somewhat conical, pale yellow, mottled with 

 pale red in the sun. Flesh pale yellow, soft, pleasant subacid. Good 

 to eat from the tree, and for baking and roasting. October, December. 

 (Lindley.) 



WILLIAM'S WHITE. 



Origin, supposed Cumberland Co., Pa. 



Fruit medium or below, oblate, slightly conic, whitish yellow, sprin- 



