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The Apples of New York. 



the skin is quite green, but the Fall Pippin, not until it turns quite 

 }ellow. Finally, the stalk of the Holland Pippin is short, and set 

 in a wide cavity, while that of the Fall Pippin is large, and set in a 

 cavity often narrow, and comparatively shallow. With these points 

 of difference, these two apples ought not to be confounded." 



Holland Pippin is grown to a limited extent for market. It 

 iippears to be more valued for this purpose in certain portions of 

 the Hudson valley than in other sections of the state. The fruit 

 is large and when kept free from scab its general appearance is 

 good for a green apple. The crop ripens unevenly. Some of the 

 apples ripen early and are correspondingly short-lived while others 

 ripen later and keep correspondingly later. It varies greatly in 

 keeping qualities in different seasons, some years keeping well till 

 late fall or early winter (i6). The tree is a good grower, hardy 

 or nearly so, healthy, pretty long-lived and generally quite pro- 

 ductive yielding moderate to heavy crops biennially or sometimes 

 annually. 



Historical. Origin unknown. It is an old variety which has long been in 

 cultivation in this and adjoining states. It is still listed by nurserymen but 

 it is not being planted to any considerable extent. 



Tree. 



Tree large or moderately large, vigorous. Form spreading or roundish. 

 Twigs medium to long, curved, stout ; internodes medium. Bark dark 

 brown, heavily coated with gray scarf-skin ; pubescent. Lenticels scattering, 

 small to medium, oval, not raised. Buds medium size, plump, obtuse, free, 

 pubescent. 



Fruit, 



Fruit usually large or very large, sometimes medium, pretty uniform in 

 size and shape. Form roundish often decidedly flattened at the end varying 

 to oblate conic, obscurely ribbed. Stem medium to short, usually rather 

 slender. Cavity acute or sometimes acuminate, medium in width to broad, 

 moderately shallow to deep, usually covered with thick outspreading russet. 

 Calyx pubescent, medium to small, closed or partly open ; lobes rather long, 

 acute. Basin usually rather shallow but varying to moderately deep, medium 

 in width to rather narrow, abrupt to somewhat obtuse, ridged and wrinkled. 



Skin thin, tough, nearly smooth, rather pale yellow or greenish with more 

 or less of a brownish-red blush which is conspicuously marked with large, 

 irregular, areolar dots. Dots numerous, large and small, often submerged 

 and greenish. 



