Winter St. Lawrence
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
WINTER ST. LAWRENCE
Origin/History
Imported in 1833 from Manchester, England under the name of Mank's Codling by Wm. Lunn of Montreal. Named Winter St. Lawrence by the Montreal Horticultural Society about 1873.
Tree
Moderately spreading growth habit. Strong grower. Apparently very hardy. Shy but annual bearer at Ottawa.
Fruit
Size and Form
Medium to large, roundish, slightly conical.
Stem
Short, slender.
Cavity
Rather deep and medium in width.
Skin
Greenish yellow well covered with deep red through which are dark purple splashes and streaks. Dots fairly numerous, pale, distinct.
Basin
Narrow, almost smooth, of medium depth.
Calyx
Partly open, sometimes closed.
Flesh and Flavor
White, rather soft, melting, moderately juicy, subacid, good flavor.
Core
Small.
Quality
Good.
Season
Early winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
This variety is but little known among New York fruit growers.
Source: S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905). Account by Macoun.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)WINTER ST. LAWRENCE.
References. 1. Shepherd, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1885:17. fig. 2. Ib., 1886-87:9, 99. 3. Can. Hort., 11:7, 145. 1888. col. pl. and fig. 4. Woolverton, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1889:155. 5. Hoskins, Rural N. Y., 48:88. 1889. 6. Burnet, Can. Hort., 12:337. 1889. 7. Budd, Ib., 13:24. 1890. 8. Hoskins, Amer. Gard., 15:288. 1894. 9. Craig, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1896:135. figs. 10. Waugh, Vt. Sta. Bul., 61:32. 1897. 11. Can. Hort., 25:49. 1902. 12. Budd-Hansen, 1903:206.
Synonyms. Monk's Codling (9). Rambour Barré (9).
The following account of Winter St. Lawrence is given by Macoun. "Imported in 1833 from Manchester, England, under the name of Mank's Codling, by the late Wm. Lunn, of Montreal. Named Winter St. Lawrence by the Montreal Horticultural Society about 1873. Fruit medium to large, roundish, slightly conical; skin greenish yellow well covered with deep red through which are dark purple splashes and streaks; dots fairly numerous, pale, distinct; cavity rather deep and medium in width; stem short, slender; basin narrow, almost smooth, of medium depth; calyx partly open, sometimes closed. Flesh white, rather soft, melting, moderately juicy, subacid, good flavour; core small; quality good; season, early winter. Tree a moderately spreading, strong grower and apparently very hardy. A shy but annual bearer at Ottawa."
This variety is but little known among New York fruit growers.