. American horticultural manual .. . White Pippin. seeds many, angular, light brown, pointed; flesh yellowisli white,tender, crisp, juicy, rich .subacid to acid, very good. December toJIarch. WiUiams Fiivontc.—Origin, Roxburv, ^fassaclni etts; tree jiro-ductive, rcciuires a strong Iich soil; an excellent market variety. Fruit above medium, roundish ol)long conic, slightly imequal;surface very smooth, yello«, almost or \\holly covered \vH\i liglit andvery dark purplish red, with numerr)us brilliant dark ciimson stripesand splashes, a beautiful fruit; dots few, very minute; cavity wide,shallow,
. American horticultural manual .. . White Pippin. seeds many, angular, light brown, pointed; flesh yellowisli white,tender, crisp, juicy, rich .subacid to acid, very good. December toJIarch. WiUiams Fiivontc.—Origin, Roxburv, ^fassaclni etts; tree jiro-ductive, rcciuires a strong Iich soil; an excellent market variety. Fruit above medium, roundish ol)long conic, slightly imequal;surface very smooth, yello«, almost or \\holly covered \vH\i liglit andvery dark purplish red, with numerr)us brilliant dark ciimson stripesand splashes, a beautiful fruit; dots few, very minute; cavity wide,shallow, slightly russeted; stem medium to long, slender; basinshallow, wide, abrupt, corrugated; cahx closed; segmeiils laiue,conn!veiit. (Vjre closed, barely clas[)ing: cells round, .slit; tulicfunnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds, not niany, ]iointed, i;illierlong; flr;li yellowish white, often stained with red, tendei-, moiler;ite!yjuicy inihl, agreeable, ar(jmatic subacid, good. July, .\\igus;, 204 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. Willow Twig. THE APPLK. 205 Willow Tu-ig.—Supposed oria;in, ^iii^iniu; tree :i poor grower innursery, in orcliard vigorous, siircuding, with slender drooping shoots,prod\ictive: bliglits in some localities; prolitalile for mark(.t in partsof 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, withobtuse rim, somewhat corrugated; calyx closed or half open. Coremedium, 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 Wisconsinwinter seedlings. Fruit hangs well to the tree in high
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