OF AUTUMN APPLES. 



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72. PHILADELPHIA PIPPIN. (Lond. Cat.) 



Fruit lallier ahove tlie inL'diinii sizt-, flattened at llie crown. Calyx small ; stem sliori ; 



depression deep. Color yillowi^li gray, enlivened witli a faint l)l:i.sh on the sunny side. 



Flesh white ; llavor brisk and lively. Fruit sinsfJe ; perfect. 



This is of American origin, but was first made known about seventy-five years ago, in 

 England. It is only designed for the kitchen. 



73. WYKEN PIPPIN. (Loudon's Gard. Magazine.) 



Fruit below the mediiun size, llattened at the ends, or depressed. Color green, and only 

 slightly tinged brownish on the sunny side. Skin dotted with gray specks. Flesh yel- 

 lowish green, crisp, and firm. Sugary. Flavor a musky perfume. 

 Regarded as neat dessert apple, from October (o December, in England, especially in 

 the county of Warwick. 



74. COOPER'S REDLING. Plate 77. 



Fig. U. 



Fruit full medium size ; form 

 symmetrical, circular, and 

 wide. Color yellow and fair, 

 ornamented with a dark crim- 

 son, which spreads over one- 

 half the apple. Skin smooth, 

 sparsely dotted ; ends sub- 

 equal; both depressions wide. 

 Stem equalling the base, and 

 scarcely exsert. Calyx tube 

 nearly closed ; core small. 

 Flesh white, firm, juicy. 

 Excellent, allied to the Mai- 

 den's blush, but later in ripen- 

 ing. N. Y. Exhibition, 1848. 



