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New York Greening.) Form variable, oblate, globular or conic, 

 ribbed ; skin golden yellow ;. stalk short, deeply set ; basin irre- 

 gular ; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, with a rich, refreshing, aromatic 

 flavor. Early winter. Tree spreading very productive. 



GOLDEN RUSSET. (Golden Russet of Western New York.) Size 

 medium, roundish, usually a little oblong, sometimes slightly flat- 

 tened, nearly regular ; surface sometimes wholly a thick russet, 

 and at others a thin broken russet on a greenish yellow skin ; 

 stem slender, from half an inch to an inch long, being longest on 

 oblate specimens ; flesh fine grained, firm, crisp, with a rich, aro- 

 matic flavor. Shoots speckled ; tree rather irregular. Keeps 

 through winter. This is distinct from the English Russet, of 

 straight upright growth, and a very long keeper, and from the 

 American Golden Russet or Bullock's Pippin. 



Green Seek-no-further. Large, often quite large, roundish, slightly 

 approaching oblong obtuse conical ; greenish yellow becoming 

 yellow, specks large and conspicuous ; stalk very short ; calyx 

 large, basin slightly ribbed, deep ; flesh rather coarse, sub-acid, of 

 good flavor. 



Grimes' Golden Pippin. Above medium, roundish, slightly oblong, 

 regular ; skin yellow, with large russet dots ; stalk slender, in a 

 deep cavity ; basin deep, slightly wrinkled ; flesh of yellowish- 

 white, with a mild, sub-acid, agreeable, very good flavor. Nov. 

 Virginia and Ohio Valley. 



Hughes. Large, roundish ; skin greenish yellow, with a blush ; 

 stalk slender ; calyx large, open ; basin w'ide, deep ; flesh fine 

 grained, tender, with an excellent, agreeable, aromatic flavor. 

 Berks co., Pa. 



LADY APPLE. (Pomme d'Api.) Quite small, regular, flat ; a bril- 

 liant deep red cheek on light clear yellow, stalk and calyx deep 

 set ; flesh tender, delicate, sub-acid, flavor good. A fancy apple. 

 Winter and spring. Shoots small, dark, erect. Productive. Tree 

 rather tender. 



Loudon Pippin. Large or very large, roundish, slightly flattened, 

 obtuse-conical ; greenish yellow ; stalk very short ; calyx large, in 

 a smooth even basin ; flesh sub-acid, of a good second-rate flavor. 

 Early winter. Much cultivated in Northern Virginia ; and from 

 its large size and handsome appearance sells well in the Washing- 

 ton market. Productive. 



MICHAEL HENRY PIPPIN. Size medium, roundish-ovate, apex nar- 

 row ; yellowish green ; stalk short, rather thick ; basin narrow ; 

 flesh yellow, tender, juicy. Growth upright. Through winter. 

 Origin, Monmouth co., N. J. 



MONMOUTH PIPPIN. (Red-cheeked Pippin.) Rather large, round- 

 ish-oblate, light greenish yellow, with a fine red cheek ; flesh crisp, 

 juicy, mild sub-acid, with a good rich flavor. Keeps through winter. 



