PLATE LXVII. 
2. LONDON PIPPIN. 
[Syn : Five-crowned Pippin ; New London Pippini\ 
This very old English apple seems to have escaped the notice of all pomological authors 
before Mr. Lindley. In an ancient note book of the Trevelyans, of Nettlecombe, Somersetshire, so 
early as 1580, this “Lounden Peppen ” is mentioned among the “names of apples which I had their 
graffes from Brentmarch, from one Mr. Pace.” 
Description .—Fruit : medium sized, two inches and three quarters broad, and two inches and 
a quarter high ; roundish and flattened, with a few ribs on the sides, which increase in size towards 
the crown, where they terminate in five prominent equal ridges. Skin : at first pale yellowish 
green, changing to pale yellow, or lemon colour, with brownish red on the side next the sun. Eye : 
small and closed, set in a rather shallow basin. Stalk : half an inch long, slender, and deeply 
inserted. Flesh : yellowish white, firm, crisp, tender and juicy, with a brisk pleasant flavour. 
An excellent culinary apple, in season from November to April, when it still keeps sound 
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and free from shrivelling. It is also useful for the dessert table. 
The tree is not a strong grower, but attains about the middle size. It is however quite 
hardy, and bears freely. 
