202 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



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

 (Xo. 317) which appears identical with Anis. As recognized in 

 Minnesota tlie White Pigeon is a ver}^ handsomely colored apple with 

 a long stem. 



White Pigeon, 



Fruit Ix'low medium, roimrlisli, 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 al)rupt, wavy, corrugated; calyx closed, 

 t'orc open, meeting; tube small, narrow, conical; stamens marginal; 

 seeds about fourteen, short, ]ilumii, dark brown; llesh white, stained 

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

 after-taste, good. Fall. 



White Pippin. — Of unknown origin, ]iopular :it the "West and 

 Southwest. C)t' the Newtown Pi|)pin class, and distinct from the 

 Canada lieinette. Tri'c vigorous, u]iright, productive. 



Fi'uit hirge, variable in fo:"\ roimdish oblate, angular, slightly 

 ol)li(|iie, sometimes roiuidi>h oMiing, flattened at ends; surface 

 o-reeuisli white to jiale yellow when ripe, «"a\en, sometimes with dull 



