HOOPBE'S 



WESTERN ERUIT BOOK. 



.A.I>I»I>LES. 



Alexander, synonymous with, and called by some, Em- 

 peror Alexander, Russian Emperor, and Aporta ; color, 

 streaked with bright red on greenish yellow ; form, some- 

 times slightly conical ; base, somewhat flattened ; size, 1 ; 

 usfe, chiefly kitchen ; quality, 2 ; season, August to Novem- 

 ber. 



Kemabks. — ^Very large and handsome. A moderate 

 bearer. Eather coarse, but very beautiful in color, shape- 

 and has a flne bloom. Succeeds well in the Western 

 States. A good grower. "Large and beautiful." — Trans- 

 actions Ohio- Pomological Society. (See Appendix, 1.) 



AliFEiSTON, Newtown Pippin of some in England; color, 

 greenish yellow; form, roundish; size, 1; use, kitchen; 

 quality, nearly 3 ; season, September to December. 



Eemakks. — Foreign. No similarity to Newtown Pippin 

 of America, as thought by some in England. 



AMBEICAN GOLDEN EUSSBT, or called by some 

 Bullock's Pippin, Sheepnose, Golden Russet, and Little Pear- 

 main, sometimes, erroneously, Fall Winesap ; color, gen- 

 erally, rich golden yellow, overspread with soft russet, 



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