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3. LEMON PIPPIN. 
[Syn : Kirke s Lemon Pippin ; Quince ; Englischer Winterqtiittcmapfel .] 
It is uncertain at what period this Apple was first brought into notice. Rogers calls it the 
Quince Apple , and if it is what has always been known under this name, it must be of considerable 
antiquity, since Rea, Worlidge, Ray, and almost all the early writers mention it; but the first 
instance wherein it is called Lemon Pippin is in Ellis’ “ Modern HusbandmanQ 1744. tie says, 
“ It is esteemed so good an apple for all uses, that many plant this tree preferable to all others.” 
It is supposed to have been introduced into England from the continent. It was grown very much 
in Normandy at the end of last century, and still maintains its place there. 
Its characteristic figure is well given by Lindley, PI. 37 ; and by Ronalds, PI. x., fig. 4. 
Description. —Fruit: medium sized ; oval, with a large fleshy elongation covering the stalk, 
which gives it the form of a lemon. Skin : pale yellow tinged with green, changing to a lemon 
yellow as it attains maturity, strewed with russety freckles and patches of thin delicate russet. Eye : 
small and partially open, with short segments, and set in an irregular basin, which is frequently 
higher on one side than the other. Stalk: short, entirely covered with the fleshy elongation of the 
fruit. Flesh : firm, crisp, and briskly flavoured. 
A very good Apple for culinary or dessert use, and Forsyth says, “ It is excellent for drying.” 
It is in season from October to April. It is perhaps the most characteristic apple we have, being 
so much like a lemon at first sight as to be taken for that fruit. 
The tree does not attain a large size, but it is healthy, hardy, and a good bearer. 
