PLATE XXXVII. 
3. FRANKLIN’S GOLDEN PIPPIN. 
[Syn : Sudlows Fall Pippin, j 
An American Apple, introduced into England, by John Sudlow, Esq., of Thames Ditton. 
It was first exhibited at the London Horticultural Society in 1819, and grafts were then distributed 
from this Society. It had been growing in England many years before this date. Dr. Diel 
describes it in his great work, and says that he received it from England from the Messrs. Loddiges, 
and this must have been earlier than 1806. Scott says “There were two old trees growing in 
Claremont Gardens, Surrey, in 1833. They were at least 30 feet high, stunted and knarled, and 
must have been at least 60 years old.” From these facts it seems very probable that this variety 
is of English origin. It is figured by Lindley, PI. 137; and by Ronalds, PI. xviii., fig. 3. 
Description .—Fruit : medium sized, oblato-ovate, even and regularly formed. Skin : of 
an uniform deep yellow, covered all over with dark spots, interspersed with fine russet, particularly 
round the apex. Eye : small, with long, narrow segments, overlapping each other, partially open 
and set in a wide and deep basin. Stalk : short and slender, about half an inch long, inserted in a 
round narrow and smooth cavity. Flesh : yellow, tender and crisp, very juicy, vinous and aromatic. 
A dessert Apple of first quality, in season from October to December. 
The tree is vigorous, healthy and hardy. It does not attain a large size, but is an excellent 
bearer. Succeeds well on the paradise stock, and is well suited for dwarf or espalier growth. 
