In all probability the word Thorle is a corruption of Whorle, which is no doubt the correct name of this apple. The name is supposed to be derived from its resemblance to the _whorle_, which was the propelling power, or rather impetus of the spindle, when the distaff and spindle was so much in use. 386. WICKHAM’S PEARMAIN.--H. SYNONYMES.--Wick Pearmain, _Hort. Soc. Cat._ ed. 3, p. 31. Fruit, small, two inches wide, and about two inches high; pearmain-shaped, and quite flat at the base. Skin, yellow, tinged and dotted with red on the shaded side; but bright red on the side next the sun, and marked with patches and specks of russet round the eye. Eye, large and open, with long acuminate segments, reflexed, and set in a round, even, and plaited basin. Stalk, half-an-inch long, fleshy, inserted without any depression. Flesh, greenish-yellow, tender, crisp, juicy, sugary, and highly flavored. An excellent dessert apple; in use from October to December. It was raised by a Mr. Wickham, of Wick, near Winchester. In the catalogue of the London Horticultural Society, it is called “Wick Pearmain,” but as the name I have adopted is that by which it is best known in Hampshire, I prefer retaining it. 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. 389. WINTER GREENING.--Aber. IDENTIFICATION.--Aber. Gard. Dict.