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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 ; cavity, 

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

 furrowed ; flesh, 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, 



Jannarea, 



German Green, 



Reinette du Canada, 



Grosse Reinette d Angleterre, 



Reinette du Canada Blanche, 



Reinette du Canada a Corles, 



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 suffused beneath the skin ; stem, short ; 

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

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

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

 Season, January to May. 



