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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Tewksbury Winter 



This long-keeping variety was described by Coxe as 

 having its origin in New Jersey. It has already been 

 named in connection with the Fink, which resembles it 

 very closely, and, like it, the chief excellence of this vari- 

 ety consists in its superior keeping qualities. 



The tree is vigorous, upright, productive, and holds the 

 apples well. 



Fruit small, regular, flat ; Surface smooth, yellow, blush- 

 ed ; Flesh yellow, breaking, juicy, well flavored, and retains 

 its characters for a long: time. 



Virginia. 



This apple is supposed from its name to have originated 

 in Virginia. It is cultivated chiefly in the Southern 



Fig. 80. VIRGINIA GREENING. 



States, and in those parts of the Northwest to which 

 Southerners have migrated. Its chief merit is its long 

 keeping. Tree large, spreading, productive. 



