Varieties of Apples 439 



Fall Pippin. 



The origin of the Fall Pippin is unknown, but it is cer- 

 tain that the variety has been cultivated for many genera- 

 tions since there are trees in New York orchards which are 

 now over one hundred years old. Although a good variety 

 for the home orchard, the Fall Pippin is not widely grown 

 or recommended outside of the Hudson Valley and certain 

 limited areas. 



The fruit is very large, tends to ripen unevenly, but 

 when fully ripened has an attractive yellow color and a 

 peculiar flavor. The flesh is tender, rich, and of fine 

 quality, being excellent both for dessert and culinary pur- 

 poses. The apple is desired by the export and by fancy 

 trade, particularly in the vicinity of New York. Its sea- 

 son is from September to January. The tree is large, 

 vigorous, hardy, and very long lived, but the fruit and foli- 

 age are especially subject to attacks of apple-scab fungus 

 and thorough preventive measures are necessary in order 

 to grow the Fall Pippin successfully. While not recom- 

 mended for general planting, this variety would doubtless 

 prove profitable in the more northern regions where there 

 is a local or fancy trade demand. 



All the foregoing varieties are grown commercially to 

 a greater or less extent. There are other sorts such as 

 Early Harvest, Smith's Cider, Smokehouse, Fallawater, 

 Swarr, Sweet Bough, Westfield, and a great many others 

 which are well known to the home orchardist, and widely 

 listed in nursery catalogues, but which are not important 

 commercially in anv part of the country, and for this 

 reason are not described in this discussion. It might be 

 well to mention that such varieties as Lowry, Virginia 



