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from October to January, but will keep till April. Tlie tree is 

 a moderate bearer. 



Walpole. 



Origin, Walpole, Mass. Fruit medium, roundish. Skin yel- 

 low, shaded and striped with bright red. Stalk short, cavity 

 large. Calyx closed ; basin shallow. Flesh yellowish, tender, 

 juicy, with a sprightly sub-acid flavour. Last of August and 

 first of September. 



Washington Koyal. 



Origin farm of Joseph P. Hayward, Sterling, Mass. Fruit 

 above medium size, flattish, round, yellowish green, with nume- 

 rous small grey dots, and a clear red in the skin. Calyx in a 

 broad basin. Stem slender, half an inch long. Flesh crisp, 

 juicy, and fine flavoured, keeping till July. (N. E. Farm.) 



Waxen of Coxe. 



Origin supposed to be Virginia. Tree thrifty, young wood 

 dark. Fruit medium, roundish, slightly oblate. Skin pale 

 yellow, oily, sprinkled with a few dots. Stalk slender, in a deep 

 cavity. Calyx closed ; basin shallow. Flesh whitish yellow, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly, mild, sub-acid. November, De- 

 cember. 



Wellford's Yellow. 



Origin, Essex Co., Virginia. Introduced by H. K. Robey, of 

 Fredericksburgh, Va. A rapid grower, and a great bearer. 



Fruit rather small, roundish, flattened. Skin pale yellow, with 

 faint red streaks on one side. Flesh yellow, fine grained, very 

 juicy, wuth a rich aromatic flavour. Keeps well until June, 

 retaining its flavour. (H. R. Robey MS.) 



Weston. 



Origin, farm of Major Weston, Lincoln, Mass. 



Fruit medium, roundish, conical. Skin light yellow, striped 

 and splashed with red. Flesh white, moderately juicy, mild, 

 pleasant flavour. October. 



Western Spy. 



Origin, farm of John Mansfield, Jeff'erson Co., Ohio. Tree a 

 moderate grower, but very productive. 



Fruit rather large, irregular, angular, considerably depressed. 

 Skin yellow, often much shaded with crimson. Stem short and 

 stout, inserted in a large cavity. Calyx closed, set in an abrupt 

 basin. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, pleasant, sub-acid. Ex- 

 cellent for cooking. October to June. 



