CLASS U. CONICAL AFFLBS. IL II. 1. 531 



except that it was one of Silas Wharton's varieties, and 

 that It has been a great favorite wherever known. It was 

 introduced to the notice of the Ohio Pomological Society, 

 1852, by R. W. Steele, Esq., of Dayton, Ohio, with the 

 following notes : " A large, white apple, of excellent flav- 

 or, and is highly esteemed both for eating and cooking. 

 It ripens in August. The tree is a vigorous grower and 

 an abundant bearer. It was introduced here many years 

 ago by Silas Wharton, of Warren County, to whom this 

 portion of the Miami Valley is largely indebted for the in- 

 troduction of many excellent varieties of apples and pears." 



Fruit large, conical, angular ; Surface smooth, very pale 

 yellow or white ; Dots rare, minute. 



Basin narrow, folded ; Eye medium or small, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular, brown ; Stem medium. 



Core large, rather open; Seeds numerous, angular; 

 Flesh white, very tender, juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, pleasant ; 

 Quality very good ; Use, dessert and kitchen ; Season, 

 August, September. 



CLASS n.— CONICAL APPLES. 

 ORDER II.— ANGULAR. 



SECTION 2.— SOUR. 

 StJB-SBCnON 2.— STBIPED. 



BackiDgrham. 



btkb'b red— rAiiii QTTEEN (of Bome) — BI.AOEB0RN (erroneously.) 



This favorite southern apple, from Louisa County, Vir- 

 ginia, has worked its way northward into public favor at 

 rapid rate, under the influence of railways and Pomologi- 

 cal Societies. It was first presented to the American So- 

 ciety at the Philadelphia meeting, in 1860, when it was 

 figured and reported on by the Committee on Native 

 Fruits, to some of whom, as to thousands of others in the 

 West, it was familiar as household words. This fruit was 

 brought by settlers to SoutheiTi Illinois, and thence dis- 

 tributed, by taking up the sprouts that formed about the 

 . base of the stocks, and settmg them out for an orchard. 

 I have some of these growing, and they make nice plants. 

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