244 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Winter Broading. See Broad-end. 



WINTER COD LIN. Fruit, very large, three inches and an eighth 

 wide at the middle, and three inches and a half high ; conical, gene- 

 rally five-sided, with prominent ribs on the sides, which extend to the 

 apex, forming considerable ridges round the eye. Skin, smooth, yel- 

 lowish green, and marked with dark dots. Eye, large and open, set in 

 a deep and very angular basin. Stamens, basal ; tube, large, wide, 

 funnel-shaped. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a deep, smooth, 

 and angular cavity. Flesh, greenish white, tender, juicy, sweet, and 

 sub-acid. Cells, elliptical ; abaxile. 



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

 to February. It has a good deal of resemblance to Catshead. 



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

 bearer. 



WINTER COLMAN (Black Jack; Norfolk Colman ; Norfolk 

 Storing]. Fruit, above medium size, three inches wide, and two inches 

 and a quarter high ; roundish and flattened, obtusely angular on the 

 side, and ribbed at the crown. Skin, yellowish green, with a tinge of 

 dull red, on the shaded side, but deep dull mahogany brown on the side 

 next the sun, which becomes clearer and more red as it attains maturity. 

 Eye, with broad, erect, convergent segments, set in a rather shallow 

 and plaited basin. Stamens, median, inclining to basal ; tube, conical. 

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

 acid. Cells, round ; axile, closed. 



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 para- 

 dise stock it produces abundantly. 



WINTER GREENING (Claremont Pippin ; French Crab ; Easter 

 Pippin ; Ironstone Pippin ; John Apple ; Young's Long Keeping ; 

 Robin ; Yorkshire Robin). Fruit, medium sized, two inches and 

 three-quarters wide, and two inches and a quarter high ; roundish, 

 widest at the middle, and narrowing towards the crown, round which 

 are a few small ridges. Skin, smooth and shining, of a dark lively 

 green, strewed with minute russety dots, and with a blush of dull red 

 where exposed to the sun. Eye, small and closed, set in a shallow and 

 plaited basin. Stamens, median ; tube, short, funnel-shaped. Stalk, half 

 an inch long, inserted in a round cavity, which is lined with russet. 

 Flesh, greenish, very close in texture, brittle and juicy, with a very 

 sharp and pleasant acid. Cells, obovate ; axile, slit. 



A culinary apple of first-rate quality, which comes into use in 

 November, and has been known to last under favourable circumstances 

 for two years. Dry sand is a good article to preserve it in. 



The -tree is very hardy, a free and good grower, and an abundant 

 bearer. 



