. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 50 PARRY WHITE PENNOCK The variety thrives only in regions where Winesap grows well, and is for most purposes inferior to the older j^ort. Paragon originated on the farm of Major Rankin Toole, Fayette- ville, Tennessee, from a seed planted about 42. Paragon. (XVz) Tree vigorous, round-spreading, inclined to droop, dense, with short, stout, twisted branches. Leaves broad. Fruit medium or large, uniform in size and shape, round or sometimes oblate, slightly conic, rounding toward stem and calyx, sides often unequal ; stem medium in lengt
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 50 PARRY WHITE PENNOCK The variety thrives only in regions where Winesap grows well, and is for most purposes inferior to the older j^ort. Paragon originated on the farm of Major Rankin Toole, Fayette- ville, Tennessee, from a seed planted about 42. Paragon. (XVz) Tree vigorous, round-spreading, inclined to droop, dense, with short, stout, twisted branches. Leaves broad. Fruit medium or large, uniform in size and shape, round or sometimes oblate, slightly conic, rounding toward stem and calyx, sides often unequal ; stem medium in length and thickness; cavity obtuse, shallow to wide and deep, symmetrical, often furrowed or compressed, occasionally lipped, russet and with outspreading russet ra,vs; calyx small, closed; basin shallow, obtuse, often fui rowed and wrinkled; skin tough, smooth, yellow, covered with dull red and indistinctly striped w'ith darker red; dots gray or white, small, sometimes con- spicuous ; prevailing effect dark red; calyx-tube small, conical ; stamens median ; core small ; cells partly open ; core-lines clasping; carpels concave, round varying to cordate, cmarginate; seeds large, long, acute, dark, often abortive; flesh yellow, firm, coarse, tender, juicy, mild subacid, aromatic; good to very good ; January to May. PARRY WHITE. Imperial White. Su- perior White. White Apple. The fruit of Parry White is unique in the coloring of both skin and flesh, the former being pale yellow or waxen and the latter pure white. The crop ripens early, following Yellow Transparent closely. The variety does not come up to the mark now set for apples, and will probably never be largely grown. It is supposed to have originated in Pennsylvania about the close of the Civil War, and its culture is confined to that state. New Jersey, and Delaware. It was first described by Downing in 1872. Tree of medium size and vigor, upright-spreading, somewhat drooping, dense. Fruit medium to large, uniform in size and sha
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