200 THE APPLE, 
Fruit large, oblate, approaching conic. Skin yellow, flaked 
all over with red, 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 moderate basin. 
Flesh greenish, crisp, with a brisk sub-acid flavour. September 
to Febsvary. Valuable for cooking and drying, popular at-the 
West. ; be Neve 
Vauenan’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 corrugated. 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.. 
Watxer’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 
leugth, in a deep acute cavity; basin small. Flesh white, juicy, 
rather too acid for a dessert fruit, November to April. 
Vicrvais anp 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 
