78 The Apples of New York. 



THE GOLDEN PIPPINS, 



The name Golden Pippin has been apphed to several distinct 

 varieties, the most important of which are mentioned below. 



The Golden Pippin of England is a small, yellowish apple with 

 shade of red, which is in season from November to March. This 

 has already been described in Volume I, page 141. 



The Golden Pippin of Westchester County, also known under 

 the name of American Golden Pippin and by various other 

 synonyms, is described as Golding, page 82, which is the name 

 now accepted for this variety by pomologists. In addition to the 

 varieties described below under the name Golden Pippin there are 

 several other sorts which have been known under this name. 



(I) GOLDEN PIPPIN, 



References, i. Downing, 1869:195. 2. Thomas, 1875:500. 3. Bailey. An. 

 Hort., 1892:240.. .4. Ragan, U. S. B. P. /. Bui, 56:123. IQOS- 5- I^-, 56:347- 



1905- 



Synonyms. Butter Pipt^in (i). Golden Pippin (i, 2, 3, 4, 5). Large 

 Golden Pippin (i). Mammoth (i, 2). Pound Royal (2, of some i). York 

 Pippin (i, 5). 



This variety belongs in the Fall Pippin group of apples. In 

 Central and Western New York it is often called York Pippin. 

 The fruit is large, coarse-grained, with a very pleasant flavor, and 

 is suitable for either dessert or culinary uses. As compared with 

 Fall Pippin the fruit is harder, keeps longer and stands shipping 

 better in hot weather. In Western New York its season in ordi- 

 nary storage extends from about September 20 to January i. It 

 holds its flavor and quality well for a late fall and early winter 

 sort. It frequently brings better prices than Fall Pippin, and we 

 are informed it is sometimes exported. The tree is more spreading 

 than that of Fall Pippin, and is perhaps somewhat hardier. It is 

 generally healthy, vigorous, quite long-lived, and when full grown 

 becomes a pretty large tree. It is a reliable cropper, bearing good 

 to heavy crops biennially or sometimes annually. There is apt to 

 be considerable loss by premature dropping of the fruit, and unless 

 proper preventive measures are taken the crop may be seriously 

 injured by apple scab and codling moth, but with proper treatment 



