156 AUTUMN APPLES. 



Mostly a moderate bearer — fruit sometimes water-cored 

 Excellent for cooking. Fine in nearly all localities. 



Fraiikliji's Golden Pippin. Medium in size, oval or ovate 

 deep yellow, specks dark, numerous; stalk short, slender, 

 flesh tender, crisp, rich, aromatic. Growth vigorous, 

 upright. Ripens mid-autumn. 



Golden Noble. Large, roundish-oblate, very regular, yellow, 

 stalk short, cavity and basin very shallow; rather acid, 

 rich, good ; always fair. From England, by R. Manning. 



Hawley. {Sijn. Dowse.) Quite large, roundish, slis^htly 

 conical, sometimes nearly round, with a broad obtiirie 

 apex, and slightly flattened; smooth, slightly oily when 

 kept within doors ; pale green becoming yellow, some- 

 times a very faint orange cheek ; stalk one-half to one 

 inch long, slender; cavity wide, deep, acute, sometimes 

 slightly obtuse ; basin deep, slightly furrowed ; flesh yel- 

 lowish white, fine-grained, quite tender, with a mild, rich, 

 sub-acid, fine flavor. Ripens at mid-autumn. A very val- 

 uable apple. Shoots of rather slow growth. Oriq;in, Co- 

 lumbia Co., N. Y., and cultivated chiefly in western N. Y 



Hawthornden. (Syn. White Hawthornden.) Rather large, 

 roundish, oblate-conical ; whitish yellow, a blush on the 

 sunny side ; stalk rather stout ; calyx in a regular, plaited 

 basin; flesh juicy, sub-acid, pleasant, not rich. Fair, pro- 

 ductive ; for cooking only. Tree spreading. 



[loUand Pippin. Very large', roundish, somewhat oblong, 

 and flattened at the ends, sometimes slightly oblaie ; 

 greenish yellow, becoming pale yellow or whitish yellow, 

 with a brownish red cheek ; stalk variable in length, 

 usually short, cavity wide, acute ; basin slightly plaited ; 

 flesh nearly white, rather acid, with a second rate flavor. 

 Ripens early and mid-autumn, but is a good cooking 

 n.:>p]e some weeks previously. AV holly distinct from the 

 Fall Pippin. Fig. 129. 



Keswick Codlin. Rather large, somewhat conical, obscure- 

 ly ribbed; greenish yellow, becoming light yellow; stalk 

 short, deep set : calyx rather large ; juicy, pleasant acid; 

 second-rate. Fine for cooking ; very productive 



