SCOTT.

REFERENCES. 1. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1877. (cited by 24). 2. Budd, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1880:524. 3. Thomas, 1885:523. 4. Van Deman, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1886:271. fig. 5. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1886-87:9, 94. 6. Rural N. Y., 47:249, 646. 1888. 7. Can. Hort., 13:174, 187, 216. 1890. 8. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:249. 9. Can. Hort., 15:159. 1892. col. pl. 10. Ib., 16:204. 1893. 11. Heiges, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1894:22. 12. Craig, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1894:125. 13. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assn. An. Rpt., 26:16, 75. 1894. 14. Card, and For., 8:200. 1895. 15. Craig, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1895:93. figs. 16. Budd, Ia. Sta. Bul., 31:333. 1895. 17. Waugh, Vt. Sta. Bul., 61:32. 1897. 18. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1897:14. 19. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:308. 1901. 20. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:98. 1902. fig. 21. Budd-Hansen, 1903:173. fig. 22. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bul., 48:55, 1903. 23. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:144. 1904. 24. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bul., 56:277. 1905.

SYNONYMS. Scott's Red Winter (8, 22). SCOTT WINTER (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24). Scott's Winter (11, 19, 23, 24). Wilcox's Winter (24).

Fruit medium to rather small, of pretty good form and attractive color. It is especially suitable for culinary purposes in the spring because it retains a good degree of acidity later than most varieties of its season. Toward the close of its season its acidity is somewhat subdued and it then becomes an acceptable dessert fruit although it is not of high quality. The tree is very hardy, healthy, comes into bearing young and is a reliable cropper, yielding moderate to rather heavy crops biennially or in some cases annually. The fruit hangs well to the tree but it is apt to be uneven in size and unless proper preventive treatment is given is liable to be injured by scab so that, on the whole, there is often considerable loss in undersized or otherwise unmarketable fruit. In ordinary storage it is in season from December to May with March as its commercial limit (23). Scott is valuable for regions where the climate is too severe to permit varieties of the grade of hardiness of Northern Spy and Rhode Island Greening to be grown profitably. It should not be grown in sod because the fruit is naturally small and becomes unprofitably so unless the orchard is heavily manured and given thorough tillage (12, 15). In some localities in this state it is grown with profit for local market, and in portions of New England and Canada it is classed among the commercial varieties.

Historical. Originated about 1864 on the Scott Farm at Newport, Vermont, and brought to notice by Dr. T. H. Hoskins of that place. It is not generally known among New York fruit growers. It has been sparingly disseminated in various portions of this state but has not been planted extensively in any locality.

TREE.

Tree medium to rather large, vigorous. Form upright, becoming roundish or spreading, rather dense. Twigs medium to long, stout to somewhat slender; internodes medium to long. Bark dull reddish-brown mingled with olive-green, irregularly streaked with scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticels scattering, small to medium, roundish, slightly raised. Buds medium or below medium in size, broad, plump, obtuse to somewhat acute, free or nearly so, slightly pubescent.

FRUIT.

Fruit below medium or sometimes medium. Form roundish conic to roundish oblate, often irregularly elliptical, broadly but obscurely ribbed. Stem short to very short. Cavity above medium to rather small, acuminate, deep, narrow to rather wide, sometimes gently furrowed, usually russeted and often with outspreading russet rays. Calyx small, closed or nearly so; lobes medium in length, converging and usually reflexed, rather narrow, acute. Basin below medium to rather small, abrupt, usually deep and rather narrow, slightly furrowed, often pubescent. Skin smooth, rather thin, moderately tough, pale yellow or greenish mostly covered with a bright deep red mottled and striped with darker red. Highly colored specimens have a very dark and almost purplish-red cheek. Dots scattering, obscure, pale yellow or russet. General appearance good red or striped red. Calyx tube rather long, cone-shape or approaching funnel-form, sometimes extending into the core. Stamens median to marginal. Core rather small to moderately large; axile or somewhat abaxile with hollow central cylinder; cells pretty uniformly developed, symmetrical, closed or partly open; core lines meeting or somewhat clasping. Carpels broadly roundish, varying from nearly elliptical to nearly cordate, slightly emarginate, mucronate, smooth or nearly so. Seeds numerous, above medium to rather small, rather narrow to moderately wide, acute to acuminate, plump, dark, sometimes a little tufted. Flesh slightly tinged with yellow, sometimes stained with red, firm, crisp, a little coarse, tender, very juicy, briskly subacid, eventually becoming rather mild subacid, aromatic, good.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)

Scott Winter is a medium-sized apple of roundish conical form. The skin is striped or splashed (red). Quality is good. Primary use is market. Season is winter.

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Planted Spring 1890. Tree a vigorous grower, and an early and constant bearer. Fruit below medium size, oblate, tapering to the eye. Skin green, almost covered with two shades of red. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, sprightly, pleasantly acid, quality good to very good. Season January to February.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)

Scott Winter—Origin, Vermont; introduced by Dr. T. H. Hoskins. Tree a strong, upright grower; an annual and good bearer. Promising at the north—Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, conical, somewhat angular; surface a rich yellow, heavily washed with red, with indistinct dark stripes and splashes and some open russet net-veining, giving the fruit a peculiar marbled, dark orange red color; cavity regular, deep, obtuse, with stellate russet; stem short; basin narrow, very abrupt, slightly wrinkled or wavy; calyx closed, segments erect convergent. Core closed, clasping; cells round; tube conical; stamens median; seeds eight to ten, short, plump; flesh yellow, fine grained, juicy, crisp, pleasant sprightly acid, good; use chiefly culinary. Late winter.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Scott's Winter. Medium, round, deep red, rather acid, good. Is very hardy and a long keeper, and a good substitute at the North for Roxbury Russet.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Scott Winter.—Origin, Vermont; introduced by Dr. T. H. Hoskins. Tree a strong, upright grower; an annual and good bearer. Promising at the North.

Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, conical, somewhat angular; surface a rich yellow, heavily washed with red, with indistinct dark stripes and splashes and some open russet net-veining, giving the fruit a peculiar marbled, dark orange-red color; cavity regular, deep, obtuse with stellate russet; stem short; basin narrow very abrupt, slightly wrinkled or wavy; calyx closed; segments erect convergent. Core closed, clasping; cells round; tube conical; stamens median; seeds eight to ten, short, plump; flesh yellow, fine-grained, juicy, crisp, pleasant, sprightly acid, good; use chiefly culinary. Late winter.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)

SCOTT WINTER. Scott's Red Winter. Scott. This variety at one time played an important part as a commercial apple in New England, but seems now to be passing from cultivation. It came into prominence because of the hardiness, healthfulness, and reliability of the trees, and the long-keeping qualities of the apples. It is being superseded by better kinds, because the apples are small, uneven in shape and size, susceptible to scab, and with coarse flesh and austere flavor. The apple is now grown with profit only in a few parts of New England and Canada. It originated on the Scott farm, Newport, Vermont, about 1864.

— U.P. Hedrick, Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1922)