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way. As its name indicates, ttie Green 

 Newtown is not so deep a yellow as the 

 Yellow Newtown, especially at the time of 

 picking, but later it takes on a rather 

 deep yellow. It is impossible with the in- 

 formation we have to tell which was the 

 original. Beach says: "It is now believed 

 that Albemarle Pippin is Yellow New- 

 town, and Brooke Pippin is identical with 

 Green Newtown." Both varieties differ 

 greatly in size, color and quality in dif- 

 ferent locations. The Yellow Newtown 

 has been most successful in the Piedmont 

 section. Virginia, in the high lands of 

 California. Rogue River, Oregon, Hood 

 River, Oregon, and Yakima and Wenatchee 

 valleys, Washington. There are doubt- 

 less other sections where it can be as 

 successfully grown as in the places 

 named, but in these se"tions it has been 

 tested and proven commercially very suc- 

 cessful. 



Tree rather a slow grower. Form 

 spreading or roundish, rather dense. 

 Twigs medium in length and thickness, 

 pubescent near the tips. Bark clear, dark, 

 brownish red, lightl.v streaks 1 with scarf 

 skin. Fruit medium to very large, pretty 

 uniform in size but rather variable in 

 coloring. This rule, however, does not 

 apply in the Pacific Northwest where the 

 coloring is more uniform. Form of fruit 

 roundish oblate and more or less angular. 

 Skin rather tough, smooth, yellowish at 

 harvest with a tendency to a pink blush 

 on the sunny side. Season from February 

 to May. 



Yellow Transparent 



This is one of the best early apples, 

 ripening in July and August, depending 

 on the latitude in which it is grown. It 

 is very good for culinary purposes and 

 acceptable for dessert. It is a good bearer, 

 and the tree a vigorous grower, but on 

 account of its delicate color and tender 

 skin, it is not a good shipper. It is gen- 

 erally believed that this tree, more than 

 most other varieties, is subject to 

 "blight," "fire blight" or "pear blight." 



Historical. This variety was imported 

 from Russia by the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture In 1870. It first 

 became popular by the attention given it 

 by Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vermont, 

 and has been more or less propagated in 

 all the apple growing regions of the 

 United States. 



The fruit is medium or above medium, 

 sometimes large, and generally uniform 

 in shape. Form roundish ovate to round- 

 ish conic or oblate, conic, slightly ribbed, 

 sides unequal. Stem medium to long, 

 rather thick. Cavity acute or approach- 

 ing obtuse, medium to deep, rather nar- 

 row, somewhat abrupt, furrowed and 

 slightly wrinkled. Skin thin, tender, 

 smooth, waxy, pale greenish yellow, 

 changing to an attractive yellowish 

 white as it approaches the ripening period. 

 Dots moderately numerous, greenish and 

 light colored, often submerged. Calyx 

 tubes conical. Stamens marginal. Core 

 medium to small. Flesh white, moder- 

 ately firm, fine .grained, crisp, tender. 



Yollow Transparent. 



Roxbury Russet. 



Alaxted Photo. 



