Plate X. 
[Syn: Baltimore; Belle Dubois ; Mammoth; Monstrous Pippin; Ox Apple. \ 
This Apple is believed to be of American origin, but some doubts exist as to where it was 
first raised, that honour being claimed by several different localities. The general opinion however 
is, that it originated in the garden of a Mr. Smith in the neighbourhood of Baltimore. It was 
introduced from America into France by Comte Lelieur, in 1804, and was brought over to this 
country by Captain George Hudson, of the ship Belvidere, of Baltimore, in 1817. 
There is, however, some doubt as to whether it is a native of America. In the volume of 
the “ Allgemeines Teutsches Gartenmagazin ” for 1805, it is said to have been raised by Herr 
Kunstgartner Maizman, of Hanover. If this account is correct, the apple must have been taken 
to America by some of the Hanoverian emigrants, which would account, moreover, for the claim of 
its origin by different localities there. Dittrich, vol. Ill, p. 41, has confounded the synonyms of the 
Gloria Mundi with Golden Mundi , which he has described under the head of Monstows Pepping. 
Description. —Fruit, immensely large, sometimes measuring four inches and a half in 
diameter; of a roundish shape, inclining to be angular on the sides, and flattened both at the base 
and apex. Skin, smooth, pale yellowish green, interspersed with white dots, and patches of thin 
delicate russet, and tinged sometimes with a faint blush of red next the sun. Eye, large, open, and 
deeply set in a wide and slightly furrowed basin. Stalk, short and stout, inserted in a deep 
and open cavity, which is lined with rough russet. Flesh, white, tender, and juicy, but not highly 
flavoured. 
It is an excellent culinary apple, in season from October to December. 
The tree grows freely, and bears abundantly. It was introduced into Herefordshire, some 
