WINTER APPLES. 177 



wrinkled ; flesh dull yellow, or greenish yellow, tender, 

 with a pleasant, sub-acid, lemon flavor. Does not freeze 

 easily. Fig. 126 



Winter Queen. (Syn. Winter Queening.) Medium size, 

 conical, base broad ; deep crimson in the sun, a lively 

 pale red in the shade. Stalk slender, three-fourths of an 

 inch long, cavity wide ; flesh yellowish, mild sub-acid, 

 rather pleasant. Productive. Early winter. N. J. 



Yorkshire Greening. Rather large, oblate, slightly ribbed ; 

 dull, dark green, slightly tinged and striped with muddy 

 brown and dull red ; stalk short, thick ; cavity and 

 plaited basin, shallow ; flesh firm, greenish white, juicy 

 acid. Through winter. A fine English culinary apple. 



Section II. — Not striped. 



Albemarle Pippin. Size, medium or rather large, nearly 

 round ; yellow with brown specks ; flesh pale yellow, 

 sub-acid, with a very fine flavor. Keeps well. Cul- 

 tivated chiefly in Virginia, and in great abundance in 

 Albemarle County, at the foot of the Blue Ridge, and is 

 sent to the Richmond market. 



Alfriston. Large, roundish, a little ribbed, slightly conical, 

 pale greenish yellow, slightly russeted, stalk short, ten- 

 der, rather acid, third rate. 



Bedfordshire Foundling. Large, roundish, green, stalk 

 short, calyx open, flesh yellowish, pleasant acid, cooking. 

 Early winter. Handsome. 



Belmont. (Spi. Gate, Waxen of Coxe?) Rather large, 

 roundish conical or ovate-conical, apex usually narrow, 

 but sometimes quite obtuse ; faintly ribbed, smooth ; color 

 clear pale yellow, with sometimes a light vermillion 

 blush; and rarely with large thinly scattered carmine 

 dots ; stalk varying from half an inch long and stout, to 

 an inch or more long and slender; basin in conical 

 specimens, narrow and shallow; in obtuse specimens, 

 narrow and deep, with an obtusely ribbed rim ; flesh 

 yellowish white, compact, crisp, becoming quite tender, 

 with a mild, rich, sub-acid, fine flavor. Leaves crenate , 



