HOOPER'S 



WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



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ALEXANDEE, synonymous with, or called by some 

 Emperor Alexander^ Russian Emperor, and Aporta ; color, 

 streaked with bright red on greenish yellow ; form, some- 

 times slightly conical ; base, somewhat flattened ; size, 1 j 

 nse, chiefly kitchen ; quality, 2 ; season, August to 

 December. 



Eemarks. — Yery large and handsome. A moderate 

 bearer. Eather coarse, but very beautiful in color, shape, 

 and has a fine bloom. Succeeds well in the Western 

 States. A good grower. "Large and beautiful." — Transac' 

 tions OJiio Pomological Socieiy. 



Alfriston, Newtown Pippin of some in England ; color, 

 greenish yellow ; form, roundish ; size, 1 ; use, kitchen ; 

 quality, nearly 3 ; season, September to December. 



Eemarks. — Foreign. No Similarit}^ to Newtown Pippin 

 in America, as thought by some in England. 



AMEEICAN GOLDEN EUSSET, or called by some 

 Bulloch's Pippin, Sheepnosc, Golden Russet, and Little Pear- 

 main^ sometimes, erroneously. Fall Wincsap) ; color, gen- 

 erally rich golden yellow, overspread with soft russet, 



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