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Willow Tu-ig. — Supposed oria;in, ^'iii^iniu; tree :i poor grower in 

 nursery, in orcliard vigorous, siircuding, with slender drooping shoots, 

 prod\ictive: bliglits in some localities; prolitalile for mark(.'t in parts 

 of the West. 



Fruit large, roundish, regular, flattened at ends, soniewliaf cylin- 

 drical; surface smooth, somewhat polished, dull light greenisli yellow, 

 ol)seurely marbled, striped and mottled with dull red; dots many, 

 minute, gray and russet; cavity narrow, acute, sometimes lipj)ed; 

 stem medium to rather long, slender; l)asin wide, deep, aljrupt, with 

 obtuse rim, somewhat corrugated; calyx closed or half open. Core 

 medium, closed, meeting; seeds many, i)lump; flesh yellowish green, 

 firm, juicy, pleasant subacid, good only. Late winter and spring. 



Windsor (Wiiidsar Chief). — Origin, Wisconsin; tre(> very pro- 

 ductive and an early bearer. One of tlie hardiest of the Wisconsin 

 winter seedlings. Fruit hangs well to the tree in high winds. 



Win.Isnr. 



Fruit medium, oljlate, .slightly conical and angular; surface some- 

 what unctuous, smootli, light greenish yellow, mostly covered \^-itli 

 mixed and marbled dull red, indistinctly splashed, rarely striiicd, 

 with crimson; dots many, large, gray, coalescent, some surrounded 

 with russet; cavity wide, obtuse, regular, russeted, sometimes rather 

 shallow; stt'm medium to long, slender; liasia abrui.t, rather narrow. 



