234 DESCRIPTION OF APPLES AND PEARS. 



striped and mixed light and dull red. Quality, 

 good. Use, market. Flesh yellow, coarse grained, 

 sub-acid and lacks tone. Very popular market 

 apple in the south west. Season late winter. 



Northwestern Greening. This apple is of Wis- 

 consin origin, where it is being sought after on 

 account of its fine appearance and reputed hardiness, 

 although the latter is doubted by some who have 

 grown it. However, it is worthy of trial. Size, 

 large, 3 to 3^ inches, shape nearly round, very 

 regular, surface very smooth, often green, but yel- 

 low when fully ripe, resembles Lowell. Dots scat- 

 tering, mostly dark with some very light; basin 

 wide, shallow a little folded or gathered; eye, rather 

 large, open; cavity, mediiim, regular, a little russet 

 in bottom; stem medium, rather slender; core, large, 

 nearly closed; seeds, small plump, grayish brown; 

 flesh, yellow, rather coarse, juicy; flavor sub acid; 

 quality, good. Season, December to February in 

 Wisconsin. (Report of U. S. Pomologists 1886.) 



Scotts Winter. We have here a variety that is 

 a seedling brought to notice by Dr. T. H. Hoskins 

 of Newport, Vt. It originated near that place and 

 seems to be esteemed in that locality and in some 

 of the northwestern states for the hardiness of the 

 tree and its brilliantly colored fruit. Although it 

 is a little too tart for dessert purposes, it is liked for 

 cooking. It is called one of our native ironclads. 

 My specimens were from Vermont; size, small, 

 about 2% inches; flat, conical, irregular, surface 

 smooth, light yellow, almost hidden by bright red, 



