CLASS I. FLAT APPLES. 1. II. II. 



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ular, juicy, heavy ; Flavor rich, acid ; Quality poor for ta- 

 ble, excellent for cooking ; Season December. Does not 

 keep well, rather subject to bitter rot, but a great favor- 

 ite with house-keepers, and a useful shade tree near the 

 kitchen door. 



Winter. 



This Kentucky variety was sent to me by my friend J. 

 S. Downer, of Fairview, Kentucky, with several other new 

 southern apples of merit. Tree vigorous, hardy and pro- 

 ductive, bearing fruit early. 



Fruit medium, regular, round-oblate ; Surface smooth, 



Fig. 115. VATJGHAN'S WINTER. 



greenish-yellow, mixed and splashed with bright red and 

 splashes of carmine ; Dots small, gray and yellow. 



Basin regular, abrupt, medium, and leather-cracked; 

 Eye large, open ; Segments reflexed. 



Cavity medium, yellow and brown ; Stem short. 



Core small, regular, closed, meeting the eye ; Seeds few, 

 large, brown ; Flesh yellow, breaking, fine-grained, juicy ; 

 Flavor sub-acid, good ; December. 



