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way. As its name indicates, the Green 
Newtown is not so deep a yellow as the 
Yellow Newtown, especially at the time of 
picking, but later it takes on a rather 
deep yellow. It is impossible with the in- 
formation we have to tell which was the 
original. Beach says: “It is now believed 
that Albemarle Pippin is Yellow New- 
town, and Brooke Pippin is identical with 
Green Newtown.” Both varieties differ 
greatly in size, color and quality in dif- 
ferent locations. The Yellow Newtown 
has been most successful in the Piedmont 
section, Virginia, in the high lands of 
California, Rogue River, Oregon, Hood 
River, Oregon, and Yakima and Wenatchee 
valleys, Washington. There are doubt- 
less other sections where it can be as 
successfully grown as in the _ places 
named, but in these sections it has been 
tested and proven commercially very suc- 
cessful. 
Tree rather a slow grower. Form 
spreading or roundish, rather’ dense. 
Twigs medium in length and thickness, 
pubescent near the tips. Bark clear, dark, 
brownish red, lightly streaked with scarf 
skin. Fruit medium to very large, pretty 
' uniform in size but rather variable in 
coloring. This rule, however, does not 
apply in the Pacific Northwest, where the 
coloring is more uniform. Form of fruit 
roundish oblate and more or less angular. 
Skin rather tough, smooth, yellowish at 
harvest with a tendency to a pink blush 
on the sunny side. Season from February 
to May. 
Yellow Transparent. 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
Yellow Transparent 
This is one of the best early apples, 
ripening in July and August, depending 
on the latitude in which it is grown. It 
is very good for culinary purposes and 
acceptable for dessert. It is a good bearer, 
and the tree a vigorous grower, but on 
account of its delicate color and tender 
skin, it is not a good shipper. It is gen- 
erally believed that this tree, more than 
most other varieties, is subject to 
“blight,” “fire blight” or “pear blight.” 
Historical. This variety was imported 
from Russia by the United States De- 
partment of Agriculture in 1870. It first 
became popular by the attention given it 
by Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vermont, 
and has been more or less propagated in 
all the apple growing regions of the 
United States. : 
The fruit is medium or above medium, 
sometimes large, and generally uniform 
in shape. Form roundish ovate to round- 
ish conic or oblate, conic, slightly ribbed, 
sides unequal. Stem medium to long, 
rather thick. Cavity acute or approach- 
ing obtuse, medium to deep, rather nar- 
row, somewhat abrupt, furrowed and 
slightly wrinkled. Skin thin, tender, 
smooth, waxy, pale greenish yellow, 
changing to an_ attractive yellowish 
white as it approaches the ripening period. 
Dots moderately numerous, greenish and 
light colored, often submerged. Calyx 
tubes conical. Stamens marginal. Core 
medium to small. Flesh white, moder- 
ately firm, fine grained, crisp, tender, 
Roxbury Russet. 
Masxted Photo. 
