APPLE VARIETIES 251 



With us in Indiana it ripens late in August, 

 but farther north it is almost a winter apple. 

 It is one of the best commercial sorts of its 

 season and is both a reliable producer and of 

 high quality. On old trees the fruit has a 

 tendency toward smallness, but this can be 

 avoided by careful thinning. The trees bear 

 at an early age and are sometimes planted as 

 fillers. 



Winesap 



In 1817 Coxe wrote that the Winesap was 

 the "most favored cider fruit in West 

 Jersey." From this we know that it is a very 

 old sort. Also we realize that a hundred years 

 ago apples were more used as a drink than a 

 food. Winesaps still make good cider and 

 they are still popular for almost every pur- 

 pose for which apples can be used. The tree 

 bears at a very early age and produces 

 reliable crops. The fruit keeps as well or bet- 

 ter than any other kind we have and is of high 

 quality too. The apples are not usually of 

 large size, but they make up in flavor and 

 sprightliness what they lack in circumference. 

 In our own orchards the variety shares first 

 place with the Stayman and Delicious. 



Yellow Newtown 



The Yellow Newtown was one of the first 

 apples to be cultivated in Colonial times. I 



