232 DESCRIPTION OF APPLES AND PEARS. 



long in the future. Its great beauty, even and uni- 

 form size and coloring will make it a hard compet. 

 itor to crowd off the market. 



Winesap. Tree spreading and moderately vig- 

 orous, very dark brown shoots and bark, somewhat 

 irregular. Hardiness 6. Fruit medium to small. 

 As grown in the north it is below medium. Round- 

 ovate, and sometimes flat. Color red to deep red. 

 Quality very good for table and baking, poor for 

 pastry. Flesh firm, and breaking when mellow. 

 Rich acid flavor. Is considered a valuable cider 

 apple in the southwest where it is much grown, 

 and is among the most valuable of the market 

 apples. 



Willow Twig. Tree spreading, shoots slender 

 with drooping habit; foliage and bark light yellow. 

 Hardiness 5. Has the reputation of blighting and 

 liability to injury from sun scald. Trunk should 

 be protected if high, and where planted on high 

 well-drained land there will be little trouble with 

 blight. 



Fruit large, round, yellow, faintly blushed and 

 striped with light red. Quality poor. Will do 

 for cooking late in spring, which is its use, except 

 for market where its long keeping quality, and fine 

 size and beauty will always find for it a good mar- 

 ket. A fair but not heavy bearer. 



Jonathan. Tree not a very strong grower. 

 Shoots slender, grayish, with rather sparce light 

 foliage. Buds small. Hardiness 6. Fruit, as 

 grown in the north, medium or below. In the 



