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FALL PIPPIN. 



Synonyms. York Pippin, Pound Pippin, Episcopal, Golden Pippin, Cat Head, 

 Philadelphia Pippin, and Pound Royal. This is a superb variety. The trees, 

 when growing on good land, yield bountiful crops. This is really an autumn va- 

 riety, while there are apples called Fall Pippins which are winter sorts. The fruit 

 is usually large, roundish-oWonrj, somewhat angular, with broad ribs on its sides, 

 terminating in an uneven crown, where it is nearly as broad as at the base. Calyx 

 large, open, deeply sunk in a broad-angled, oblique, irregular basin. Stalk half 

 an inch long, set in a rather small, even cavity. Skin smooth, yellowish-green on 

 the shaded side, orange, tinged with brownish-red next the sun, and sprinkled 

 with blackish dots ; it is often covered with a bloom like that on a plum. Flesh 

 yellowish-white, crisp, tender, with a sugary juice. 



If sliced fine, the juice can not be forced out except by 

 means of a powerful hydraulic press. When the apples are 

 squeezed, as it is termed, without first being ground in a 

 power-press, the cider is thin and light-colored, and of a 

 very inferior quality ; fit for nothing except for making al- 

 coholic beverages. In order to make pleasant and aromatic 



