Archive image from page 91 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhar00hedr Year: 1922 61. Windsor. (XV2) coarse, but is; juicy, aromatic, and rather well flavored, though possibly a little too neutral to be called very good. The variety was first described in 1889. Fruit above medium, round-conic varying to oblate, broad, flat at the base, often one-sided and faintly ribbed ; stem medium to long, slender; cavity large, obtuse to acute, wide, deep or sometimes shallow, russeted and with coarse, outspreading russet rays ; calyx small, closed or partly open
Archive image from page 91 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhar00hedr Year: 1922 61. Windsor. (XV2) coarse, but is; juicy, aromatic, and rather well flavored, though possibly a little too neutral to be called very good. The variety was first described in 1889. Fruit above medium, round-conic varying to oblate, broad, flat at the base, often one-sided and faintly ribbed ; stem medium to long, slender; cavity large, obtuse to acute, wide, deep or sometimes shallow, russeted and with coarse, outspreading russet rays ; calyx small, closed or partly open ; lobes small, connivent, acute, pubescent; basin abrupt, shallow to deep, wide, furrowed, wrinkled ; skin thick, smooth, waxy, pale yellow or greenish, blushed with thin, dull red or in highly-colored speci- mens predominantly deep red, obscurely striped with dull carmine; dots characteristically large, dull, pale, often areolar with russet center, .sometimes mingled with flecks of russet; calyx-tube funnel-form ; stamens median or below; core small, axile; cells closed; core-lines clasping the funnel cylinder; carpels broad, narrowing toward base and apex, tufted ; seeds variable, narrow to wide, obtuse or approaching acute, tufted, light brown ; flesh white, tinged with green or yellow, firm, fine- grained, juicy, aromatic, mild subacid becoming nearly sweet; good to very good ; October to March. WINESAP. Fig. 62. Holland's Red Win ter. Royal Red. Texan Red. Wine Sop. Winesap is one of the most widely distributed and best known American apples. Though it iias its local attachments, it may be found 62. Winesap. (XVs) thriving on both the Atlantic and Pacific sea- boards and in most of the apple regions that he between. No doubt its adaptability to various soils and climates is the chief asset of the variety, but it has excellent qualities of fruit and tree besides. The prevading color of the apple is bright deep red, striped and blotched with dark purple, the ground color
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