Fig. 144.—VIRGINIA JUNE.
Presented by W.P. Putnam, of Ohio, as brought from Adams County, Mississippi.
Fruit medium to large, oblate-conical, regular; Surface greenish-yellow; Dots scattered, prominent.
Basin medium, regular, abrupt; Eye medium, open.
Cavity very wide, regular, brown; Stem very short.
Core heart-shaped, regular, meeting the eye, closed; Seeds numerous, pointed; Flesh yellow; Flavor rich, sweet; Quality good; September to October, in Ohio.
This may prove to be some known variety, but it has not yet been recognized.
The Virginia June, grown in Kentucky and Indiana, is quite different, being round, striped and sub-acid. It is esteemed, where known, as a household apple, but becomes rather dry.