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Skin rather thick, tough, smooth, waxy, entirely red or yellow nearly 

 covered with a rich dark red, mottled and irregularly striped and splashed 

 with deeper red. Dots minute, grayish. 



Calyx tube short, moderately wide, conical or approaching funnel-shape, 

 with fleshy pistil point projecting into the base. Stamens median. 



Core large, axile or somewhat abaxile ; cells usually open, sometimes 

 partly closed ; core lines nearly meeting. Carpels broadly roundish to ellip- 

 tical, much concave, emarginate. Seeds medium or above, wide, plump, 

 obtuse, dark brown. 



Flesh whitish-yellow often with streaks of red, moderately coarse, crisp, 

 moderately tender, juicy, subacid, aromatic, sprightly, very good. 



Season August. 



EGG TOP. 



REFERENCES, i. Mag. Hort., 10:210. 1844. 2. Elliott, 1854:169. 3. 

 Hooper, 1857:34. 4. Warder, 1867:717. 5. Downing, 1869:159. 6. Thomas, 

 1875 : 4 98. 



SYNONYMS. Early June (3). EGG TOP (i, 2, 4, 5, 6). Eggtop (3). EVE 

 APPLE (3). Eve (2, 5). Round Top (2, 5). Sheepnose (2, 5). Wine of 

 some (2, 5). 



Fruit similar in shape to Black Gilliflower but not so large, somewhat 

 streaked and shaded with red, pleasant flavored but not high in quality; 

 good for dessert but not for cooking. Tree large, moderately vigorous and 

 a regular and abundant bearer. In season from late fall to midwinter. 



Historical. An old variety of uncertain origin. A few trees of it are 

 occasionally found in the oldest orchards but it is now nearly obsolete. 



ELGIN PIPPIN. 



REFERENCES, i. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:238. 2. Clayton, Ala. Sta. Bui, 

 47:6. 1893. 3. Thomas, 1897:634. 4. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui., 

 248:118. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. None. 



Fruit of good size and attractive appearance for a yellow apple. It evi- 

 dently belongs to the Fall Pippin class but it does not closely resemble that 

 variety and is not superior to it. Although it has much merit it does not 

 excel other varieties of its season and is not recommended for planting in 

 New York. The tree is a strong grower and productive. 



Historical. Origin Alabama (2, 3). Downing questions whether it is 

 identical with the White Spanish Reinette but it appears to be distinct from 

 that variety. 1 Warder describes another variety under the name Elgin 

 Pippin which we have not seen. 2 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous, upright; branches long, moderately stout. Form very 

 much spreading and somewhat drooping, rather dense. Twigs medium in 



1 Downing, 1869 1404. 



2 Warder, 1867:; 17. 



