APPLES. 



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the Pie Apple. In my opinion it is a very fine apple, and 

 decidedly of American origin. 



218. Fall Pippin. Fniif ]sirge, somewhat pyramidal 

 in form, a little higher on one side than the other. Eye ra- 

 ther deeply sunk in an even hasin. Stalk short and thick, 

 the fruit sitting close to the branch. Skin of a yellowish 

 green, with a tinge of blush, or rather brownish cast, on the 

 sunny side. Flesh tender, white and juicy, of a rich aro- 

 matic flavour. Ripe in Nov ember. 



This is one of our finest fall apples ; and when in full 

 perfection is not surpassed by any, either for the dessert 

 when ripe, or for culinary purposes a month earlier ; it how- 

 ever does not keep long. In my note on the White Spanish 

 Reinette, No. 159, I observed, that some mistake must have 

 occurred in supposing it to be a synonym of our Fall Pip- 

 pin, as that apple is said to keep till March. There can be 

 no doubt that the Fall Pippin is of American origin, but we 

 have no direct testimony, that I know of, to prove that fact. 

 The growth of the tree, size of the leat^, &c., has led me to 

 the belief that it originated from the Holland Pippin, to 

 which it bears a close resemblance. 



219. Vandevere. 



Fruit of a medium size, the form flat. Eye sunk in a 

 wide basin. Stalk rather thick, inserted in a small cavity. 

 Skin of a pale red, with rough yellowish blotches interspersed 

 with a light yellow when ripe. Flesh yellow and tender, 

 the juice plentiful, rich and sprightly. 



A fine apple for culinary purposes or the dessert ; in use 

 from September to November, and will keep well till Janua- 

 ry or Februaiy. 



220. SwAAR Apple. 



Fruit large, of a roundish regular shape, a little flattened 

 at the ends. Skin of a greenish colour, with a little blush 

 on the sunny side. Flesh of a yellowish cast, crisp and 

 juicy, of a rich and fine aromatic flavour ; little inferior to 

 the Spitzeniberg, and lor a keeping apple superior, as it will 

 keep till March. 



This is a winter apple cultivated by the Dutch settlers, 

 from whom it derived the name swaar (or heavy.) 



It is an excellent apple, of undoubted American origin, 

 and should have a place in every good collection. 



