156 AUTUMN APPLES. 



Mostly a moderate bearer fruit sometimes water-cored 

 Excellent for cooking. Fine in nearly all localities. 



Franklin's Golden Pippin. Medium in size, oval or ovate ; 

 deep yellow, specks dark, numerous; stalk short, slender; 

 flesh tender, crisp, rich, aromatic. Growth vigorous, 

 upright. Ripens mid-autumn. 



Golden Noble. Large, roundish-oblate, very regular, yellow, 

 stalk short, cavity and basin very shallow ; rather acid, 

 rich, good ; always fair. From England, by R. Manning. 



,HAWLEY. (Syn. Dowse.) Quite large, roundish, slightly 

 conical, sometimes nearly round, with a broad obtuse 

 apex, and slightly flattened ; smooth, slightly oily when 

 kept within doors ; pale green becoming yellow, some- 

 times a very faint orange cheek ; stalk one-half to one 

 inch long, slender; cavity wide, deep, acute, sometimes 



. slightly obtuse ; basin deep, slightly furrowed ; flesh yel- 

 lowish white, fine-grained, quite tender, with a mild, rich, 

 sub-acid, fine flavor. Ripens at mid-autumn. A very val- 

 uable apple. Shoots of rather slow growth. Origin, Co- 

 lumbia Co., N. Y., and cultivated 'chiefly in western N. Y 



Hawthornden. (Syn. White Hawthornden.) Rather large, 

 roundish, oblate-conical ; whitish yellow, a blush on the 

 sunnyside ; stalk rather stout ; calyx in a regular, plaited 

 basin; flesh juicy, sub-acid, pleasant, not rich. Fair, pro- 

 ductive ; for cooking only. Tree spreading. 



Holland Pippin. Very large", roundish, somewhat oblong, 

 and flattened at the ends, sometimes slightly oblate; 

 greenish yellow, becoming pale yellow or whitish yellow, 

 with a brownish red cheek; stalk variable in length, 

 usually short, cavity wide, acute ; basin slightly plaited ; 

 flesh nearly white, rather acid, with a second rate flavor. 

 Ripens early and mid-autumn, but is a good cooking 

 apple some weeks previously. Wholly distinct from the 

 Fall Pippin. Fig. 129. 



Keswick Codlin. Rather large, somewhat conical, obscure- 

 ly ribbed ; greenish yellow, becoming light yellow ; stalk 

 short, deep set ; calyx rather large ; juicy, pleasant acid; 

 second-rate. Fine for cooking ; very productive 



