Parry's White.

Imperial White. Superior White. White Apple.

Of unknown origin, supposed to be Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, upright, compact head, a regular bearer, and very productive; use, table, cooking, and market.

Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, slightly conic; skin smooth, whitish, sometimes a slight tinge of red in the sun; stalk short, small; cavity large, deep; calyx closed; basin rather shallow, a little uneven; flesh fine, white, crisp, very tender, juicy, subacid; good. August.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

PARRY WHITE.

REFERENCES. 1. Downing, 1872:25 app. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:246. 3. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:263. 1895. 4. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:137. 1904.

SYNONYMS. Imperial White (1). PARRY WHITE (1, 2, 3, 4). Superior White (1). White Apple (1).

Fruit pale yellow or whitish, waxen, of medium size; quite attractive in appearance for an apple of its class. The flesh is white, juicy, subacid, good in quality for either dessert or culinary use. It follows Yellow Transparent in season, beginning to ripen late in August or early in September and continuing in use into or through October (4). The tree comes into bearing young and is an annual cropper, yielding good to very heavy crops. In spite of its remarkable productiveness it makes a pretty good growth. It is worthy of trial where an apple of its type is desired.

Historical. Origin unknown. It is supposed to be a Pennsylvania apple. It is occasionally listed by nurserymen (2). It has not yet become known to any considerable extent in New York.

TREE.

Tree of medium size and moderately vigorous. Form at first upright spreading but after bearing full crops it becomes roundish and somewhat drooping; dense. Twigs short, curved, stout with large terminal buds; internodes short. Bark brown tinged with olive-green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent near tips. Lenticels quite numerous, rather conspicuous, medium size, round, not raised. Buds medium to large, plump, obtuse, free, pubescent.

FRUIT.

Fruit usually medium but varies according to the abundance of the crop from below medium to rather large; quite uniform in size and shape. Form nearly globular varying to somewhat oblate or slightly inclined to ovate, quite regular. Stem above medium to rather short, slender. Cavity slightly acuminate, medium to shallow, medium in width, smooth, symmetrical. Calyx small, closed; lobes medium in length, narrow, acute. Basin very shallow, moderately narrow to rather broad, obtuse, smooth or slightly wrinkled, symmetrical. Skin moderately thick, rather tough, waxen yellowish-white or greenish, occasionally blushed. Dots medium size to very small, pale or brown, numerous, depressed. Calyx tube short, narrow, funnel-shape. Stamens marginal to median. Core medium to small, abaxile; cells open; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels round, emarginate. Seeds medium or above, acute or inclined to obtuse, light brown. Flesh white, quite firm, rather fine, tender, juicy, subacid, good. Season very late August into or through October.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

PARRY WHITE. Imperial White. Superior 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 shape, globular, oblate or ovate, regular; stem short, slender; cavity acuminate, medium in depth and width, smooth, symmetrical; calyx small, closed; lobes narrow, acute; basin very shallow, narrow to broad, obtuse, smooth or wrinkled, symmetrical; skin thick, tough, pale waxen-yellow, occasionally blushed; dots small, pale, numerous, depressed; calyx-tube short, narrow, funnel-shape; stamens marginal; core small, abaxile; cells open; core-lines meeting or clasping; carpels round, emarginate; seeds acute, light brown; flesh white, firm, fine, tender, juicy, subacid; good; late August through October.

— U.P. Hedrick, Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1922)