7C 



THE APPLE. 



closed. Segments medium, slightly recurved. Basin medium, uneven. 

 Flesh yellowish, rather compact, tender, juicy, rich mild, subucid, aro- 

 matic. Core small. Very good. December to April. 



AMERICAN GOLDEN PIPPIN. 



Golden Pippin. New York Greening. 



Ribbed Pippin. Newtown Greening. 



Golding. Golden Apple. 



This old Apple is one of our finest American fruits, and seems not 

 to be generally known. It has been cultivated more than fifty years, 

 and is considered one of the most profitable for orchard culture and mar- 

 keting; it is also a superior Apple for family use. Growth strong, 

 similar to R. I. Greening, but less drooping, making a round, spreading 

 head ; does not bear young, but very productive when a little advanced, 

 and a popular fruit where known. Wood dark reddish, downy, with pro- 

 minent flattened buds. 



Fruit medium to large; form roundish oblate, inclining to conic, 

 obscurely ribbed ; color yellow, sometimes a brownish blush in sun, thinly 



American Golden Pippin. 



sprinkled with gray dots, often slightly netted with thin russet. Stalk 

 short, moderately stout. Cavity large, deep. Calyx closed. Segments 

 pointed, slightly recurved. Basin broad, open, slightly corrugated. Flesh 

 yellowish, breaking juicy, rather coarse, rich, aromatic, subacid. Core 

 rather large. Very good. November to February. 



AMERICAN GOLDEN RUSSET. 



Golden Russet. 

 Sheep Nose. 



The American Golden Russet is one of the most delicious and tender 



Bullock's Pippin. 

 Little Pearmain. 



