387. WINTER CODLIN.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 170.
Fruit, very large, three inches and an eighth wide at the middle, and three inches and a half high; conical, generally five-sided, with prominent ribs on the sides, which extend to the apex, forming considerable ridges round the eye. Skin, smooth, yellowish-green, and marked with dark dots. Eye, large and open, set in a deep and very angular basin. Stalk, half-an-inch long, inserted in a deep, smooth, and angular cavity. Flesh, greenish-white, tender, juicy, sweet, and sub-acid.
A fine old culinary apple of first-rate quality; in use from September to February.
The tree is a strong, vigorous, and healthy grower, and an excellent bearer.
388. WINTER COLMAN.—Lind.
- Identification.—Lind. in [Hort. Trans.] vol. iv. p. 66. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 875 [Rog. Fr. Cult.] 58.
- Synonymes.—Norfolk Colman, [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. i. 683. Norfolk Storing, [Fors. Treat.] 117.
- Figures.—[Brook. Pom. Brit.] pl. xcii. f. 5. [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. xxxiii.
Fruit, above medium size; roundish and flattened. Skin, pale yellow, mottled with red on the shaded side, but deep red on the side next the sun. Eye, open, set in a rather shallow and plaited basin. Stalk, short, thick, and deeply inserted. Flesh, firm, crisp, and briskly acid.
A culinary apple of first-rate quality; in use from November to April.
The tree is a very strong and vigorous grower, so much so, that in its young state, it is not a great bearer; but when grafted on the paradise stock, it produces abundantly.