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THE APPLE. 



kled with a few brown dots. Stalk short. Calyx small, closed. Flesh 

 light yellow, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. Augijst, September. 



Willis's Eusset. 



Origin, farm of Mr. VTillis, Sudbuiy, Mass. Tree hai'dy, vigorous, 

 and an abundant bearer. 



Fruit small, oblate conic, msset on a yellow gi^ound, and occa- 

 sionally a sunny cheek. Stalk long, slender, cuiwed, set in a lai'ge 

 cavity. Calyx closed. Basin shallow. Flesh tender, juicy, with a lich 

 pear-like flavor. Very good. December, January. 



Willis Sweet. 



Pear Lot. Pear-Tree Lot 



Origin on the farm of Edward Willis, Oyster Bay, Long Island. 

 Tree a vigorous, spreading grower, productive. Young shoots lich, 

 warm brown, slightly gi^ayish. 



"VTillis Sweet. 



Fruit rather large, roundish, whitish, somewhat shaded with a thin 

 light red, and blotched with crimson, few brown dots. >"^Ta:k ?li.:iT and 

 stout. Calyx small, closed. Basin abrupt, furrowed. Flc^h v.-i^irisL, 

 crisp, juicy, tender, sweet, and rich. Very good. Core lai^ge. August, 

 September. Valuable for table, market, and culinaiy purposes. 



