. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. WINTERSTEIN YELLOW BELLFLOWER 69 nisseted; calyx small, partly open or sometimes closed; lobes convergent or connivent, short, obtuse; basin small, often oblique, shallow, narrow or sometimes wide, obtuse, furrowed and wrinkled; skin smooth, thick, tough, waxy, pale yellow, often with a blush which in well- colored specimens deepens to dark red; often a suture line extends from the basin to the cavity ; dots numerous, white and submerged or with fine russet point ; pre- vailing effect yellow ; calyx-tube wide above, short, cone- shape ; stame
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. WINTERSTEIN YELLOW BELLFLOWER 69 nisseted; calyx small, partly open or sometimes closed; lobes convergent or connivent, short, obtuse; basin small, often oblique, shallow, narrow or sometimes wide, obtuse, furrowed and wrinkled; skin smooth, thick, tough, waxy, pale yellow, often with a blush which in well- colored specimens deepens to dark red; often a suture line extends from the basin to the cavity ; dots numerous, white and submerged or with fine russet point ; pre- vailing effect yellow ; calyx-tube wide above, short, cone- shape ; stamens median; core small, abaxile; cells not uniformly developed, usually symmetrical and open, sometimes closed; core-lines clasping; carpels elongated- ovate, narrow, emarginate, tufted ; seeds often abortive, small to large and more or less irregular, obtuse, dull, dark' brown, sometimes tufted; flesh pale yellow, firm, coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid, aromatic; good to very good; October to March. WINTERSTEIN. Winterstein is a seed- ling of Gravenstein, which it resembles in fruit and tree, but the fruit keeps much long- er—as long as that of Baldwin. The variety is favorably spoken of in the Pacific states, but seems to be little grown east of the Rocky MountainB. Winterstein originated with Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, about 1898. Tree upright, vigorous, hardy, fairly productive, bear- ing every year in the West. Fruit medium to large, not uniform, oblate or round-oblate, slightly ribbed, sides unequal ; stem long, slender; cavity obtuse, narrow, smooth, compressed ; calyx open, medium size; basin medium, narrow, obtuse, furrowed; skin greenish-yellow overlaid with dull red stripes and splashes of deeper red ; dots medium in size, scattered and russet; core medium size, closed, axile; core-lines meeting; calyx-tube sliort, wide, conical; flesh yellowish-white, firm, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, sprightly ; good for culinary purposes ; November
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