380 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



The following account of Winter St. Lawrence is given by Macoun. " Im- 

 ported in 1833 from Manchester, England, under the name of Mank's Codling, 

 by the late Wm. Lunn, of Montreal. Named Winter St. Lawrence by the 

 Montreal Horticultural Society about 1873. Fruit medium to large, roundish, 

 slightly conical ; skin greenish yellow well covered with deep red through 

 which are dark purple splashes and streaks; clots fairly numerous, pale, dis- 

 tinct; cavity rather deep and medium in width; stem short, slender; basin 

 narrow, almost smooth, of medium depth ; calyx partly open, sometimes closed. 

 Flesh white, rather soft, melting, moderately juicy, subacid, good flavour; 

 core small ; quality good ; season, early winter. Tree a moderately spreading, 

 strong grower and apparently very hardy. A shy but annual bearer at 

 Ottawa." 



This variety is but little known among New York fruit growers. 



WINTER SWEET PARADISE. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1845:124. 2. Cole, 1849:130. 3. Emmons, Nat. 

 Hist. N. Y., 3:85. 1851. 4. Elliott, 1854:150. fig. 5. Hooper, 1857:102. 6. 

 Mag. Hort., 27:99. 1861. 7. Kirtland, Ib., 33:53. 1867. 8. Warder, 1867:737. 

 9. Fitz, 1872 :i43, 156. 10. Downing, 1872 :io index, app. n. Thomas, 1875 :2i2. 

 12. Barry. 1883:357. 13. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:253. 14. ///. Sta: Bui, 45: 

 346. 1896. 



SYNONYMS. Honey Sweet of some (4). Paradise Winter (8). PARADISE 

 WINTER SWEET (4). White Robinson (14). Wine Sweet (10). 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, dull green with brownish-red blush, fine- 

 grained, juicy, sweet; in season during early winter and midwinter. Tree a 

 vigorous, upright grower and productive, but it is not an early bearer (12). 



Historical. In 1845 Downing made the following observation concerning 

 this variety. " We received it some years ago along with the Summer Sweet 

 Paradise from Mr. Garber of Columbia, Pa., and consider it a native fruit" 

 (i). From Pennsylvania it was carried into Ohio and later its cultivation was 

 extended into other portions of the Middle West. Although an old variety 

 it is but little known in New York. It is still propagated to a considerable 

 extent by nurserymen. 



WISMER. 



REFERENCES, i. Amer. Card., 18:142. 1897. fig. 2. Can. Hort., 20:78. 1897. 

 3. Rural N. Y., 56:54. 1897. 4. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 56:341. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. WISMER'S DESSERT (i, 2, 3). Wismer's Dessert (4). Wisner's 

 Dessert (4). 



This is an apple of Canadian origin introduced in 1897 by J. H. Wismer, 

 Port Elgin, Ontario. In color it is said to resemble Esopus Spitzenburg (3). 

 The tree is said to be very hardy, vigorous and productive and the fruit 

 medium to large, yellow shaded and' striped with bright red ; the flesh mild 

 subacid, of excellent flavor and exceedingly fine, tender texture. We are not 

 acquainted with this apple. It has not yet been tested sufficiently in this state 

 to indicate whether it has any value for this region, 



