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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 February. Valuable for cooking and drying, popular at the 
West. 
Vaughan’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. 
Walker’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 
length, in a deep acute cavity ; basin small. Flesh white, juicy, 
rather too acid for a dessert fruit. November to April. 
Victuals and Drink. 
Big Sweet. Pompey. 
This is a large and delicious sweet apple, highly esteemed m 
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 
