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THE APPLE. 



Fruit small, greenish, nearly covered with bright red, perfect in form, 

 rich, pleasant, sweet. Good. September, October. 



Pinner. 



Carrell's Seedling. Pianer Seedling. 



Origin, Middlesex, England. 



Fruit medium, roundish, ribbed slightly, yellowish brown russet, be- 

 coming reddish bro^vn in the sun. Flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, brisk 

 subacid. December, February. 



Pioneer. 



From Pennsylvania. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate conic, yellow, shaded with light red, 

 and splashed and striped with dark red, many small light and gray dots. 

 Stalk rather short. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish yellow, tender, juicy, 

 pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic. Good. Core small. October, No- 

 vember. 



Pitmaston Golden Pippin. 



Fruit small, round, rough, pale yellowish brown russet. Flesh deep 

 yellow, crisp, tender, juicy, sweet. December. (Hogg.) 



Pitmaston Nonpareil. 

 St. John's Nonpareil. Pitmaston. Eusset Nonpareil. 



Origin, near Worcester, England. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, dull green, with russet and faint red 

 in the sun. Flesh greenish yellow, firm, rich, aromatic subacid. No- 

 vember, December. (Lind.) 



Pitmaston Pine-Apple. 



Fruit small, conical, yellowish brown russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, 

 crisp, sugary. December, January. (Hogg.) 



Pittsburgh Pippin. 



Flat Pippin. Swiss Pippin, Swiss Apple. 



Father Apple. AVilliam Tell. Schwitzer Apple. 



Greasy Back. Pippin. Wythe. 



Origin, supposed to be Pittsburgh, Pa. An irregular grower, some- 

 what drooping in habit, and generally a good bearer. Young shoots 

 dull reddish brown, downy. 



Fruit large, oblate, obscurely ribbed, pale yellow, rarely with a blush, 

 sparsely sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk short and small, in a large 

 cavity, sometimes a little russeted. Calyx nearly closed. Basin broad 

 and corrugated. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, sprightly subacid. Good 

 to very good. November to April. 



Platt's Sweet. 



Origin, Addison Co., Yt. Tree a strong grower, and productive. 



