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wrinkled ; flesh dull yellow, or greenish yellow, tender, 

 with a pleasant, sub-acid, lemon flavor. Does not freeze 

 easily. Fig. 126 



Winter Queen, {^yn. Winter Queening.) Medium size 

 conical, base broad ; deep crimson in the sun, a lively 

 pale red in the shade. Stalk slender, three-fourths of an 

 inch long, cavity wide; flesh yellowish, mild sub-acid, 

 rather pleasant. Productive. Early winter. N. J. 



Yorkshire Greening. Rather large, oblate, slightly ribbed; 

 dull, dark green, slightly tinged and striped with muddy 

 brown ^nd dull red ; stalk short, thick ; cavity and 

 plaited basin, shallow; flesli fi m, greenish white, juicy 

 acid. Through winter. A fine English culinary apple. 



Section II. — Not striked. 



A.LBEMARLE PippiN. Size, medium or rather large, nearly 

 round ; yellow with brown specks ; flesh pale yellow, 

 sub-acid, with a very fine flavor. Keeps well. Cul- 

 tivated chiefly in Virginia, and in great abundance in 

 Albemarle County, at the foot of the Blue Ridge, and is 

 sent to the Richmond market. 



Alfriston. Large, roundish, a little ribbed, slightly conical, 

 pale greenish yellow, slightly russeted, stalk short, ten- 

 der, rather acid, third rate. 



Bedfordshire Foundling. Large, roundish, green, stalk 

 short, calyx open, flesh yellowish, pleasant acid, cooking. 

 Early winter. Handsome. 



Belmont. (St/?z. Gate, Waxen of Coxe ?) Rather large, 

 roundish conical or ovate-conical, apex usually narrow, 

 but sometimes quite obtuse ; faintly ribbed, smooth ; color 

 clear pale yellow, with sometimes a light vermillion 

 blush; and rarely with large thinly scattered carmine 

 dots ; stalk varying from half an inch long and stout, to 

 an inch or more long and slender ; basin in conical 

 specimens, narrow and shallow; in obtuse specimens, 

 narrow and deep, with an obtusely ribbed rim ; flesh 

 yellowish white, compact, crisp, becoming quite tender, 

 with a mild, rich, sub-acid, fine flavor, Leaves crenate 



