418 DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Basin not deep, slightly folded ; Eye small, closed. 

 Cavity wide, shallow ; Stem long, slender. 

 Flesh breaking, whitish, juicy till over-ripe, when it is 

 dry ; Flavor sub-acid ; Use table and market ; Season June. 



■Winter Pippin. 



WINTER rrPPIN OF GENEVA. 



This very handsome fruit was received from T. T. Lyon, 

 I of Plymouth, Michigan, marked as having been received 

 '.from Western New York. The same fruit was a very 

 strong competitor for the Greeley prize before the Commit- 

 tee of the American Institute, and is believed to be the 

 same as that described by Downing as the Winter I^ippin 

 of Geneva. 



Tree thrifty, branches spreading ; Said to be productive. 



Fruit large, oblate, regular, or slightly unequal ; Surface 

 smooth, pale yellow, with a bright crimson cheek ; Dots 

 numerous, minute. 



Basin wide, wavy, or plaited ; Eye medilim, closed. 



Cavity regular, green, rather deep ; Stem long. 



Core medium, regular, closed, clasping the eye ; Seeds 

 numerous, plump; Flesh yellowish-white, fine grained, 

 ' juicy, sub-acid ; Season January until May, A limited 

 acquaintance does not justify me in giving such high 

 praises as those bestowed upon this fruit by Mr. Downing. 



Velioiir Foster. 



This apple is a fevorite with that worthy pioneer Po- 

 mologist of Southern Ohio, II. N". Gillett,- of Lawrence 

 County, to whom I am under obligations for this and many 

 other varieties. 



Fruit medium to large, regular, oblate ; Surface smooth, 

 greenish-yellow ; Dots scattered, minute green. 



Basin of medifim depth and size, regular ; Eye small, 

 closed. " . 



Cavity acute, regular; Stem of medium size and length. 



Core medium, wide, closedj not meeting the eye ; Seeds 

 not numerous, medium ; Flesh yellow, fine grained, tender, 

 juicy; Flavor sub-acid and aromatic; Of first quality for 

 table ; During October. 



