200 THE APPLE. 



Fruit large, oblate, approaching conic. Skin yellow, flaked 

 all over with reil, striped on the sunny side, and covered with 

 rough brown dots. Stem short, inserted in a broad deep cavity, 

 often russeted. Calyx partially closed, set in a nioderate basin. 

 Flesh greenish, crisp, with a brisk sub-acid flavour. September 

 to February. Valuable for cooking and drying, popular at the 

 West. 



Vaughan's Winter. 



Origin, Kentucky. Tree hardy, vigorous, and productive. 

 Introduced by J. S. Downer of Elkton, Ky. Fruit medium, ob- 

 late, oblique, angular. Skin whitish, waxen yellow, shaded with 

 crimson and lilac, and sometimes obscurely striped, and thickly 

 covered with conspicuous light dots. Stalk small and short, in- 

 serted in a deep uneven cavity, surrounded by very thin green 

 russet. Calyx open or partially closed ; basin deep, abrupt, 

 open, slightly coiTugated. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, with 

 a brisk, very agreeable vinous flavour. January to March. 



Virginia Greening. 



Fruit large, oblate. Skin yellowish, thinly covered with large 

 brown dots. Stalk large, rather long, in a very large cavity. 

 Calyx open ; basin large, abrupt, rather uneven. Flesh yellow, 

 coarse, with a rather pleasant sub-acid flavour. Esteemed at the 

 south as a late keeper and a good market apple. 



Walker's Yellow. 



This noble apple is a native of Pulaski Co., Georgia, and in- 

 troduced by George Walker. Fruit large, conic, fine golden 

 yellow, with a faint blush on the sunny side. Stalk of moderate 

 length, in a deep acute cavity ; basin small. Flesh white, juicy, 

 rather too acid for a dessert fruit. November to April. 



ViCTUAis AND Drink. 

 Big Sweet. Pompey. 



This is a large and delicious sweet apple, highly esteemed in 

 the neighbourhood of Newark, New Jersey, where it originated, 

 about 1750. It was first introduced to notice by Mr. J. W. 

 Hayes, of Newark, from whom we first received trees and spe- 

 cimens of the fruit. The fruit is very light. 



Fruit large, oblong, rather irregular, and varies a good deal 

 in size. Skin thin, but rough, dull yellow, marbled with russet, 

 with a faint russet blush on the sunny side. Stalk moderately 

 long and slender, deeply inserted in an irregular cavity. Calyx 

 small, set in a rather shallow basin. Flesh yellowish, tender, 

 breaking, with a rich, sprightly, sweet flavour. In perfection 



