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characters. The variety was very popular in Philadelphia as 

 long ago as 1S17. It is j)robably as widely disseminated in 

 America as any other ap})le. 



Tree vij^orous, s{)readinfi, open. Fruit niediuin, sometimes large, oblate, 

 sometimes conic, symmetrical; stem short, slender; cavity large, acute, 

 medium to wide, shallow; sometimes russeted ; calyx closed; lobes sepa- 

 rated at base, broad, acute; basin shallow, medium to wide, obtuse, regu- 

 lar, smooth or furrowed, symmetrical; skin thin, tough, smooth, pale waxen- 

 yellow with crimson blush ; dots numerous, white, submerged or areolar ; 

 calyx-tube small, narrow, conical; stamens median; core of medium size, 

 axile or somewhat abaxile, broad-elliptical; cells closed or slightly open; 

 core-lines meeting or clasping; carpels broad-ovate; seeds brown, wide, 

 long, plump, acute; flesh white or with yellow tinge, fine, crisp, tender, 

 very juicy, subacid; good; September to December. 



350. Holland Pippin is often confused with Holland Winter 

 and Fall Pippin. The following dilferences distinguish it from 

 these two : Holland Pippin is a fall apple, while Holland Win- 

 ter is in season in winter. Holland Pippin is a culinary fruit, 

 while Fall Pippin is a choice dessert apple. Holland Pippin is 

 the earlier, going out of season soon after Fall Pippin begins to 

 ripen. Holland Pippin is the greener fruit of the two, Fall 

 Pippin being fit to use only when it is a golden-yelloAV in color. 

 The stalk of Holland Pippin is short and set in a wide cavity, 

 w^liile that of Fall Pippin is long and in a narrow cavity. 

 Holland Pippin has been grown in America over a century, 

 its cultivation extending from the Atlantic westward to ^lichi- 

 gan and Indiana. 



Tree large, vigorous, spreading or round-topped. Fruit large or very 

 large, oblate-conic, obscurely ribbed ; stem short, slender ; cavity acute, 

 shallow, usually covered with thick outspreading russet; calyx pubescent, 

 small, partly open; lobes long, acute; basin deep, narrow, obtuse, ridged 

 and wrinkled; skin thin, tough, smooth, pale yellow with brownish-red 

 blush which is marked with large irregular areolar dots; dots numerous, 

 large and small, often submerged; calyx-tube wide, broadly conical; 

 stamens median; core large, abaxile; cells unsymmetrical, open; core-lines 

 meeting or clasping ; carpels broad, narrowing toward base and apex, 

 emarginate, tufted; seeds narrow, acute; flesh white, coarse-grained, crisp, 

 tender, very juicy, brisk subacid; good to very good; September to October. 



351. Hawley. — Few apples surpass Hawley. The fruits in 

 quality become quite preeminent, being characterized by tender- 

 ness, crispness, juiciness and fineness of flesh, and richness of 

 flavor. The apples cannot be kept long; are frequently water- 



