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GOLDEN MEDAL. 



REFERENCES, i. Goff, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 7:90. 1888. 2. Beach, N. Y. 

 Sta. An. Rpt., 15:280. 1896. 3. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 48:42. 

 1903. 4. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:121. 1904. 5. Ragan, U. S. B. 

 P. I. Bui., 56:124. 1905. 



SYNONYM. GOLD MEDAL (3, 5). 



Fruit attractive for a green or yellow apple and a remarkably good keeper. 

 The tree comes into bearing moderately early, is an annual bearer, bears 

 regularly and is satisfactorily productive. It is worthy of planting for trial 

 where a late keeping sweet apple is desired (4). 



Historical. Received here for testing from J. R. and A. Murdock, Pitts- 

 burg, Pa., 1888. 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous. Form upright. Twigs short to medium, of average thick- 

 ness, bowed and irregular ; rather pubescent. Bark brownish-red overlaid 

 with rather thin scarf-skin; internodes medium. Lenticels inconspicuous, 

 rather scattering, small, round. Buds medium, roundish, pubescent, adhering 

 to bark. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to large. Form roundish to roundish oblate, somewhat 

 ribbed. Stem rather short. Cavity acute, deep, rather broad, usually dis- 

 tinctly furrowed, sometimes compressed, sometimes slightly russeted. Calyx 

 small, sometimes medium, usually closed. Basin often somewhat oblique, 

 round, shallow and narrow varying to rather wide and moderately deep, 

 usually rather abrupt, obscurely furrowed, wrinkled. 



Skin thin, tough, smooth, attractive pale yellow marbled with green, or 

 greenish, sometimes faintly blushed. Dots numerous, conspicuous, whitish or 

 sometimes with russet point. 



Calyx tube funnel-shape. 



Core rather large ; cells open or partly closed ; core lines clasping. Carpels 

 roundish obcordate, somewhat tufted. Seeds numerous, large to very large, 

 wide, obtuse, somewhat tufted, dark. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, slightly astringent, firm, moderately fine, some- 

 what crisp, tender, moderately juicy, sweet, fair to good. 



Season December to May or June. 



GOLDEN PIPPIN. 



REFERENCES, i. Forsyth, 1803:52. 2. Coxe, 1817:138. fig. 3. Thacher, 

 1822:125. 4. N. Y. Ed. Agr. Mem., 1826:477. 5. Floy-Lindley, 1833:12. 6. 

 Mag. Hort., 1:265. 1835- 7- Downing, 1845:112. fig. 8. Thomas, 1849:181, 

 189. fig. g. Cole, 1849:128. 10. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:82. 1851. n. 

 Hooper, 1857:41. 12. Elliott, 1858:171. 13. Warder, 1867:720. 14. Leroy, 

 1873:510. 15. Hogg, 1884:91. 16. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:240. 



SYNONYMS. D'OR D'ANGLETERRE (14). ENGLISH GOLDEN PIPPIN (8). Eng- 

 lish Golden Pippin (7, 12, 14). Old Golden Pippin (7, 12, 14). Pepin d'Or 

 (5, 7). 



A rather small, smooth, white or yellowish apple with a shade \ of red 

 towards the base. In season from November to March. In England it has 



