WINTER APPLES. 173 



Spitzenburgh, Flushing. Rather large, round-conical, red 

 on greenish yellow ; calyx small, basin even ; flesh white, 

 nearly sweet, pleasant, good second rate. Early \vinter. 

 Growth strong. 



Spitzenburgh Kaighrfs. Rather large, oblong-ovate ; some- 

 what conical ; striped with red on yellow ; stalk slender 

 one inch long, cavity small, acuminate ; basin rather 

 deep ; rather coarse. Proves to be a good second-rate 

 fruit at Cincinnati, but north and east is unworthy of cul- 

 tivation. Keeps through winter. Growth irregular. Ori- 

 gin, New-Jersey. 



Spitzenburgh, Newtown. Medium size, roundish-oblate, 

 smooth; a fine red cheek, with a few streaks of deeper 

 red, on clear yellow ; stalk short ; basin wide, even ; fles* 

 yellowish, firm, flavor mild, agreeable. Origin, Newtowr. 

 Long Island. 



VANDEVERE. Medium in size, round-oblate, regular ; color 

 light red in indistinct streaks on yellow ground, often a 

 high red where exposed ; dots numerous ; stalk nniform- 

 ly about half an inch long, cavity and basin wide; flesh 

 light yellow, with a rich, mild, sub-acid, excellent flavor. 

 Early winter. Not always fair succeeds best on light 

 soils. Shoots spotted; leaves doubly serrate-crenate. 

 Origin, Wilmington, Del. 



WAGENER. Medium or rather large, oblate, obscurely 



ribbed, shaded and indistinctly striped with pale red, and a 

 full, deep red in the sun, on warm yellow ground ; often 

 streaked with russet ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, 

 cavity wide, rather obtuse ; basin even, rather large ; flesh 

 yellowish, very fine grained, tender, compact, mild, sub- 

 acid, very aromatic, excellent. Ripens through winter. 

 A native of Penn Yan, N. Y. New. 



Watson's Dumpling. Very large, nearly ronnd, regular ; 

 yellowish green, faintly striped; stalk short; flesh juicy, 

 pleasant, sub-acid. For cooking. Early winter. English. 



Wells Apple. Rather large, roundish-conical, slightly ob- 

 late ; bright yellowish green and red ; basin shallow ; 



