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DESCRIPTIONS 



41. APPLE OF THE WELL, OR WELLS APPLE. 



Fruit of the m'edium size, depressed 

 but tapering from the middle to 

 the crown; unsymmetrical. Stem 

 equals the base. Calyx rather 

 large and surrounded by a very 

 low crown. Color bright yel- 

 lowish green, blazed on the sun- 

 ny side with red. Flesh white, 

 tender, juicy ; taste subacid, with 

 a sprightly flavor. Excellent for 

 baking, and when gathered early 

 keeps till March. 

 Tree has a spreading top, and 



grows vigorously and bears every 



year. 



42. DOMINE, OR WILLIAMSON APPLE 



Fruit of the medium size; color red 



striped yellow, and sparsely striped 



on two-thirds of the surface. Stem 



rather slender, equalling the. base. 



Depressions deep. Flesh yellow, 



lively, tender, spicy. The fruit is 



fine for eating, and the tree a steady 



bearer. 



The figure was taken from an un- 

 dersized specimen. It has been known 

 in some of the southern counties under 

 the name of Williamson apple, and 

 was exhibited as a seedling at the ag- 

 ricultural rooms in 1849. 



Fie. 11, 



Fig. 42. 



43. WINE SAP. 

 Fruit of the medium size, sligliily elongated, fair skin predominant. Color fine red. Stem 

 slender; depression small towards the apex. Calyx small, plaited. Flesh yellowish, 

 firm, crisp, with a subacid and slightly vinous taste. 



