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red on the shaded side ; but bright red on the side next the sun, and 

 marked with patches and specks of russet round the eye. Eye, large 

 and open, with long acuminate segments, reflexed, and set in a round, 

 even, and plaited basin. Stalk, half-an-inch long, fleshy, inserted with- 

 out any depression. Flesh, greenish-yellow, tender, crisp, juicy, sugary, 

 and highly flavored. 



An excellent dessert apple ; in use from October to December. It 

 was raised by a Mr. Wickham, of Wick, near Winchester. In the 

 catalogue of the London Horticultural Society, it is called " Wick 

 Pearmain," but as the name I have adopted is that by which it is best 

 known in Hampshire, I prefer retaining it. 



387. WINTER CODLIN.— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 170. 



Fruit, very large, three inches and an eighth wide at the middle, and 

 three inches and a half high ; conical, generally flve-sided, with prom- 

 inent ribs on the sides, which extend to the apex, forming considerable 

 ridges round the eye. Skin, smooth, yellowish-green, and marked with 

 dark dots. Eye, large and open, set in a deep and very angular basin. 

 Stalk, half-an-inch long, inserted in a deep, smooth, and angular cavity. 

 Flesh, greenish- white, tender, juicy, sweet, and sub-acid. 



A fine old culinary apple of first-rate quality ; in use from September 

 to February. 



The tree is a strong, vigorous, and healthy grower, and an excellent 

 bearer. 



388. WINTER COLMAN.— Lind. 



Identification. — Lind. in Hort. Trans, vol. iv. p. 66. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 875 

 Hog. Fr. Cult. 58. 



Synonymes. — Norfolk Colman, Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. i. 683. Norfolk Storing, Fors. 

 Treat. 117. 



Figures. — Brook. Pom. Brit. pi. xcii. f. 5. Ron. Pyr. Mai. pi. xxxiii. 



Fruit, above medium size ; roundish and flattened. Skin, pale yellow, 

 mottled with red on the shaded side, but deep red on the side next the 

 sun. Eye, open, set in a rather shallow and plaited basin. Stalk, 

 short, thick, and deeply inserted. Flesh, firm, crisp, and briskly acid. 



A culinary apple of first-rate quality; in use from November to April. 



The tree is a very strong and vigorous grower, so much so, that in its 

 young state, it is not a great bearer ; but when grafted on the paradise 

 stock, it produces abundantly. 



389. WINTER GREENING.— Aber. 



Identification. — Aber. Gard. Diet. 



Synonymes— Freneh Crab, Fors. Treat. 102. Easter Pippin, Lind. Guide, 45. 

 Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 233. Down. Fr. Amer. 109. Claremont Pippin, ace. 

 Hort. Soc. Cat. Ironstone Pippin, Ibid. Young's Long Keeping, Ibid. John 

 Apple, Rag. Fr. Cult. 



Figures. — Brook. Pom. Brit., pi. xciii, f. 1. Ron. Pyr. Mai. pi. xlii. f. 3. 



