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913. WHITE LEAF. 



A large kitchen apple, round, and very much flattened, yellow on the 

 shaded side, and red towards the sun. — H. S. C. p. 45. 



914. WHITE MUST. 



This is a middle sized handsome apple, of a greenish-yellow color, 

 with a little red towards the sun ; the flavor is rather tart but agreeable, 

 It is ripe in January. — Fors. Treat. 129. 



915. WHITE NONPAREIL. 



A medium sized dessert apple, of first-rate quality ; it is of a roundish 

 shape ; the skin pale green, covered with russet. In use in December. 

 H. S. C. n. 488. 



916. WHITE RUSSET. 



Fruit, large, about two inches and three quarters from the eye to the 

 stalk, and three inches in its transverse diameter near the stalk ; sides 

 angular ; color, a yellowish-green, intermixed with white, marked with 

 light red to the sun, and russeted from it ; stalk, short ; eye, wrinkled ; 

 richly flavored, but apt to grow mealy when too ripe. In use during 

 October and November. — ITort. Trans, iii. 454. 



917. WHITE SEAL. 



A large apple for culinary purposes ; of an oblong shape ; pale yellow 

 color ; of little value and ripe in September. — IT. S. C. p. 45. 



918. WHITE STYRE. 



A small cider apple, of first-rate quality ; it is of a roundish-shape ; 

 and pale yellow color. — II. S. C. n. 801. 



919. WHITE WINE. 

 A Scotch apple ; the tree a good bearer. — M. C. H. S. iv. 473. 



920. WICKHAM'S DEUX ANS. 



A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality ; the shape is 

 roundish ; the skin greenish-yellow, on the shaded side, and red towards 

 the sun ; it is in use from January till May. — II. S. C. p. 12. 



921. WILLIAM. 



A medium sized apple of second-rate quality as a dessert apple, and 

 suitable also for cider ; the shape is oblate ; skin, yellow ; in use from 

 November till January. — H. S. C. p. 45. 



