182 WINTER APPLES. 



Lady Apple, black. Eesembles the preceding in form, bu 

 nearly black, and destitute of good flavor. Cultivated 

 only as a curiosity, from its almost inky blackness. 



Loudon Pippin. Large or very large, roundish, slightly 

 flattened, obtuse-conical; greenish yellow; stalk very 

 short ; calyx large, in a smooth even basin ; flesh sub- 

 acid, of a good second rate flavor. Early winter. Much 

 cultivated in northern Virginia ; and from its large size 

 and handsome appearance sells in the Washington market 

 for about twice as much as any other sort. Productive. 



Male Carle. {Syn. Mela Carla, Pomme de Charles.) Me- 

 dium size, regular, slightly conical ; smooth, clear pale 

 waxen yellow, with a brilliant crimson cheek ; stalk one 

 inch long, slender ; basin rather narrow and deep ; flesh 

 tender, moderately juicy, with a delicate flavor. A 

 native of Italy; succeeds in the middle States, unsuccess- 

 ful in New York and New England. Early winter. 



Michael Henry Pippin. Size, medium ; roundish-ovate, 

 apex narrow ; yellowish green ; stalk short, rather thick ; 

 basin narrow ; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, high flavored. 

 Growth upright. Through winter. Origin, Monmouth 

 Co., N. J. 



Monstrous Pippin. (Syn. Gloria Mundi, Ox Apple, Balti- 

 more.) 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, with a 

 sub-acid, not rich, second or third rate flavor. Late 

 autumn and early winter. 



Mouse. (Syn. Moose.) Large, rounish-oblong or slightly 

 ovate conical ; pale green becoming greenish yellow 

 with a brownish blush; stalk three-fourths of an inch 

 long, rather slender; basin narrow, slightly plaited ; flesh 

 white, fine-grained, sponjjy, delicate, mild, sub-acid. A 

 native of Ulster Co., N. Y. Through winter. 



NEWTOWN PIPPIN. (Syn. Pippin, Green Newtown Pip- 

 pin.) Medium or rather large, roundish, oblique, slightly 



