WINTER APPLES. 



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Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a slightly uneven surface 

 and sometimes an obscure furrow on one side. Skin pale yel- 

 lowish-white, rarely with a faint blush, and marked when ripe 

 with a few large ruddy or dark specks. Stalk an inch and a 

 quarter long, slender, rather deeply inserted. Calyx set in a 

 furrowed, irregular basin. Flesh very tender, breaking, fine 

 grained, with a mild, agreeable, sprightly flavour. Seeds en- 

 closed in a hollow chamber. In use from December to April. 

 This is distinct from the Dyer. 



Fig. 49. Pomme Royale. 



135. PENNOCK'S RED WINTER. Thomp. 

 Pennock. Core. 



This is a Pennsylvania fruit, of good quality for the table, and 

 an excellent baking apple. Unfortunately it is, of late, so liable 

 to the bitter- rot, that it is scarcely worth cultivation. 



Fruit quite large, angular or one-sided, generally flat, 

 but occasionally roundish-oblong. Skin fine deep red, with 

 faint, indistinct streaks of yellow, and a few black specks. 

 Stalk short. Flesh yellow, tender and juicy, with a pleasant, 

 sweet flavour. The tree is large, makes a firm, spreading 

 head, and is a regular bearer. November to March. 



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