WINTER APPLES. 143 



The Ortley has, hitherto, always been thought an American 

 variety, and we regret that it is so little cultivated here. 



Fruit of medium size, oblong or oval, otherwise somewhat re- 

 sembles the Yellow Newtown Pippin. Skin lively yellow, in 

 the shade, with a scarlet blush, sprinkled with white specks and 

 gray russet patches in the sun. Stalk slender, inserted in an 

 even, smooth depression. Calyx large, set in a plaited, rather 

 shallow basin. Flesh nearly white, crisp, and rather firm, 

 breaking, with an excellent, sprightly, perfumed flavour. An 

 abundant bearer, and will, no doubt, prove a most valuable sort. 

 November to April. 



172. WINE APPLE. Coxe. 



Hay's Winter. 



The Wine Apple is a very handsome, and an admirable 

 winter fruit, a most abundant bearer, and a hardy tree ; all of 

 which qualities render it a very popular orchard and market 

 fruit. It is a native of Delaware, but is now very largely cul- 

 tivated, also in Western New- York. The tree has small leaves, 

 grows thriftily, and makes a fine, spreading head. 



Fruit rather above medium size in rich soils large ; form 

 regular, nearly round, a little flattened at the ends. Skin 

 smooth, of a lively deep red, over a yellow ground, or, more 

 frequently, with a few indistinct stripes of yellow. Stalk short, 

 inserted in a round, smooth cavity, with a little russet around it. 

 Flesh yellowish-white, juicy and crisp, with a rather vinous, 

 rich, and pleasant flavour. This apple is not only fine for the 

 table, but is also excellent for cooking and cider. October to 

 March. 



173. WINESAP. Coxe. 



Wine Sop ? Thomp. 



This is not only a good apple for the table, but it is also one 

 of the very finest cider fruits, and its fruitfulness renders it a 

 great favourite with orchardists. The tree grows rather irregu- 

 larly, and does not form a handsome head, but it bears early, 

 and the apples have the good quality of hanging late upon the 

 trees, without injury, while the tree thrives well on sandy light 

 soils. 



Fruit of medium size, rather oblong. Skin smooth, of a fine 

 dark red, with a few streaks, and a little yellow ground, appear- 

 ing on the shady side. Stalk nearly an inch long, slender, set 

 in an irregular cavity. Calyx small, placed in a regular basin, 

 with fine plaits. Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, with a rich, high 

 flavour. November to May. 



