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THE APPLE. 



Fruit, large ; form, round, varying to roundish, flattened and roundish 

 ovate ; color, pale yellowish green, dull red cheek, dotted with a few small 

 irregular-shaped russet dots, suffused or surrounded with a shade of light 



green, presenting, at first glance, appearance as of white specks ; stem, short . 

 cavity, open, generally regular ; calyx, small, closed ; basin, shallow, open, 

 broad, often slightly furrowed ; flesh, yellowish white, rather coarse texture, 

 tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid ; core, medium, somewhat open ; seeds, ovate 

 pointed. December to May. 



FALL PIPPIN. 

 Philadelphia Pippin. 



This is, unquestionably, an American seedling, and probably from the 

 11 White Spanish Reinette," which it closely resembles in all but its period 

 of ripening. Great confusion exists among growers respecting it, as the 

 Holland Pippin is often grown under this name, as well as its parent. It 

 is extensively grown at the West and in the Eastern States, and universally 

 succeeds well ; but, where the soil is of a clayey nature, on the alluvial 

 bottoms and deep prairies, it does not answer as well. Tree, of growth 

 vigorous ; shoots, dark ; diverging or spreading ; becomes large ; not always 

 productive; proves tender on prairie soils. 



Size, large ; form, roundish, conical, flattened at ends ; color, greenish 

 yellow until fully ripe, then rich yellow with a faint blush, when grown in 

 good soil and exposed to sun ; stem, long, moderately stout ; cavity, deep, 

 round ; calyx, above medium, with segments in divisions ; basin, deep, wide, 



