CLASS 1. — FLAT APPLES. — 1. II. IL 



463 



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

 ble, excellent for cooking ; Season December. Does not 

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

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

 kitchen door. 



Vaug^hsin's '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 ajid pro- 

 ductive, bearing fruit early. 



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



Fig. 115. — vauohan's winteb. 



greenish-yellow, mixed and splashed witli 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, fins-grained, juicy ; 

 Flavor sub-acid, good ; December. 



