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Stalk, from a quarter to half an inch long, woody and slender, inserted 

 in an open and moderately deep cavity. Flesh, greenish white, very 

 firm and crisp, but not juicy, with a brisk, somewhat sweet, and agree- 

 ably perfumed flavour. 



An excellent kitchen apple, which bakes well, and makes good sauce ; 

 in use from Christmas tSl the end of February, and does not shrivel 

 like most of the russets. 



I received this from Mr. G. S. Wintle, of Gloucester, and it is 

 generally met with in the orchards of that neighbourhood. 



"WINTER STEAWBERBY.— Fruit, medium sized, round. Skin, 

 yellow, striped with red. Eye, prominent, surrounded with plaits. 

 Stalk, about an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish, 

 crisp, juicy, briskly acid, and with a pleasant aroma. 



A culinary or dessert apple ; in use from December to March. 



Wollaton Pippin. See Court PendA Plat. 

 Wood's Huntingdon. See Court of Wick. 



WOODCOCK. — ^Pruit, medium sized ; of an oval shape, tapering a 

 little towards the crown, which is narrow. Eye, flat, with broad seg- 

 ments of the calyx. Stalk, three quarters of an inch long, thick and 

 fleshy, and curved inwards towards the fruit. Skin, yellow, nearly 

 covered with a soft red, and much deeper colour on the simny side. 



Specific gravity of the juice, 1073 (Lindley). 



This is one of the oldest cider apples, and is highly commended by 

 the writers of the serventeenth century ; but according to Mr. Knight 

 it has long ceased to deserve the attention of the planter. It is said 

 that the name of this apple is derived from an imagined resemblance 

 in the form of the fruit and fruit-stalk, in some instances, to the head 

 and beak of a woodcock ; but Mr. Knight thinks it probable that it 

 was raised by a person of that name. 



Woodcock. See Green Woodcock, 



Woodpecker. See Baldwin. 



Woodstock Pippin. See Blenheim Pippin. 



WOOLMAN'S LONG (Ortley ; Van Dyne).— Fruit, medium sized; 

 oblong. Skin, clear deep yellow on the shaded side, but bright scarlet 

 on the side next the sun, sprinkled with imbedded pearly specks and 

 russety dots. Eye, large, set in a moderately deep and plaited basin. 

 Stalk, slender, inserted in a rather deep and even cavity. Flesh, 

 yellowish, crisp, brittle, juicy, with a rich, brisk, and perfumed flavour. 



An excellent apple of first-rate quality, suitable either for culinary 

 or dessert use ; it is in season from December to AprU. 



This is an American apple, and originated in the State of New Jersey, U.S. 



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