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THE APPLE. 



Size^ small to medium ; form, roundish, ovate, tapering much' to- 

 ward the eye ; color^ generally rich golden yellow, overspread with 

 soft russet, and in sun, a marbling of red ; stem, slender ; cavitj/, 

 narrow, regular ; calyx^ small, closed ; basin, shallow, sometimes 

 furrowed ; fiesh^ yellowish, tender, juicy, almost buttery, delicate, 

 sprightly ; core, large for size of fruit ; seeds^ full, ovate, pyramidal. 

 Season, December to March. 



Canada Pippin. 



Canada Reinette, 



Canadian Reinette, 



Pomme de Caen, 



Reinette Grosse du Canada, 



De Bretagne, 



Januarea, 



German Green, 



Reinette du Canada, 



Grosse Reinette d'Angleterre, 



Reinette du Canada Blanche, 



Reinette du Canada a'Cortes, 



Portugal, 



Wahr Reinette, 



White Pippin, 



Yellow Newiown Pippin, erroneously. 



Foreign. Tree, strong, vigorous, upright, spreading, productive, 

 very hardy. Size, large ; form, roundish, flattened, irregularly an- 

 gular, much ribbed, sometimes almost oblong and smooth; color, 

 light greenish-yellow, a blush in sun, and small dark green specks, 

 surrounded with light green sufHised beneath the skin ; stem, short ; 

 cavity, narrow, slightly russeted ; calyx, large ; basiv, deep, angu- 

 ler, with prominent ribs ; fesh, yellowish white, crisp, tender, juicy, 

 sub-acid, sprightly ; core, small, compact ; seeds, dark, almost black. 

 Season, January to May. 



