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DESCRIPTIONS 
41. APPLE OF THE WELL, OR WELLS APPLE. 
Fruit of the medium 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. 
Fist. 41. 
42. DOMINE, OR WILLIAMSON APPLE. Fig. 42. 
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. 
43. WINE SAP. 
Fruit of the medium size, slightly 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. 
