342 APPLES. 



Michael Henry Pippin.* Size medium, roundish-ovate, apex nar- 

 row ; yellowish green ; stalk short, rather thick ; basin narrow , 

 flesh yellow, tender, juicy. Growth upright. Through winter. 

 Origin, Monmouth County, N. J. Fig. 467. 



Monmouth Pippin.* (Red-cheeked Pippin.) Rather large, round- 

 ish-oblate, light greenish yellow, with a fine red cheek ; flesh crisp, 

 juicy, mild sub-acid, with a good rich flavor. Keeps through 

 winter. Fig. 402. New Jersey. 



Monstrous Pippin. (Gloria Mundi, Ox Apple, Baltimore.) Very 

 large, roundish, somewhat flattened at the ends, slightly angular or 

 ribbed; skin smooth whitish green, becoming whitish yellow ; stalk 

 stout, short; calyx large; basin wide, deep, somewhat ribbed, with 

 an obtuse rim ; flesh white, tender, rather coarse, sub-acid, not 

 rich. Late autumn and early winter. A good cooking apple. 



Fig. 467.— Michael Henry Pippin. FIG. 468.— Lawver. 



Fig. 469.— Wealthy. Pig. 470. Fig. 471.— White Pippin. 



White Winter Pearmain. 



Newtown Pippin.* (Pippin, Green Newtown Pippin.) Medium or 

 rather large, roundish, oblique, slightly irregular, remotely conical 

 or else a little flattened ; dull green becoming yellowish green, 

 often with a dull brownish blush ; stalk short, deep set, and sur- 

 rounded by thin, dull, whitish russet rays ; basin narrow, shallow ; 

 flesh greenish white, juicy, crisp, fine-grained, with a high, fine 

 flavor. Keeps through spring, and retains remarkably its fresh- 

 ness. Tree of rather slow growth, with a rough bark. The fruit 

 is very liable to black spots or scabs, unless under high, rich, and 

 constant cultivation. One of the best fruits for foreign markets. 

 A native of Newtown, Long Island. Extensively grown in Vir- 

 ginia and California. 



Newark Pippin. (French Pippin, of some.) Rather large, rouud- 

 oblong, regular ; greenish yellow, becoming yellow ; stalk and 

 calyx deep set ; flesh tender, rich, and high flavored. Growth 

 crooked, irregular. Early winter. 



