1868. 



NEW ENGLAND FARIVIER. 



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THE FALL PIPPIN APPLE. 



The beautiful apple from which the above 

 engraving was made grew on one of twenty- 

 five varieties of trees which we set near our 

 dwelling In Concord, Mass., in the autumn of 

 1848. It is said to have originated in Spain, 

 where it i^ known by the name of Cameusar, 

 and may be regarded as the national apple of 

 that country. In England it has various 

 names, such as White Spanish Reinette, D'Es- 

 pagne, Fall Pippin, Large Fall Pippin, Cob- 

 bett's Fall Pippin, &c. Mr. Downing says, 

 notwithstanding that Thompson and other Eng- 

 lish authorities consider this apple the same as 

 our Fall Pippin, we are yet strongly of opin- 

 ion that it is different. The true Fall Pippin 

 is only an autumn variety, while this is a win- 

 ter sort, keeping till mid- winter here, and in 

 England till March. It is quite probable that 



the White Spanish Relnette is the parent of 

 both the Fall and Holland Pippins. The fruit 

 of the present variety is rather more oblong 

 than that of the Fall Pippin. 



Fruit very large, roundish-o?>^on^, somewhat 

 angular, with broad ribs on its sides, termi- 

 nating in an uneven crown, where it is nearly 

 as broad as at the base. Calyx large, open, 

 very 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. Flesh, yellow- 

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

 Noisette (Jar din Fruitier) adds, "the skin is 

 covered with a bloom, like that on a plum, 

 which distinguishes this variety from all those 



