Plate XVI. 
2. COX’S ORANGE PIPPIN. 
This excellent apple is said to have been produced in 1830 from a pip of the Ribstone Pippin, 
by Mr. Cox, at Colnbrook Lawns, near Slough, Buckinghamshire. 
Description .—Fruit: medium sized; roundish-ovate, even and regular in outline; Skin: 
greenish yellow and streaked with red in the shade, but dark red where exposed to the sun, and this 
colour extends over three fourths of the whole surface. Over the coloured parts are patches and 
traces of ash-grey russet forming a smooth and firm crust. Eye : small and open, filled with 
stamens and with short erect segments, set in a somewhat shallow saucer-like basin which is entirely 
lined with russet. Stalk : half an inch long, somewhat fleshy, set in a moderately deep cavity, which 
has a slight swelling on one side, and is covered with russet extending over the base. Flesh : 
yellowish, very tender in the grain, crisp, juicy and sweet, with a fine perfume. 
This beautiful apple is the best modern addition to the dessert table ; excellent in flavour, and 
very handsome. It is in season from October to February. 
The tree is not vigourous in growth and for this reason is admirably adapted for dwarfs and 
pyramids. It succeeds best on the paradise stock when it bears freely. It should take its place in 
every garden, however small, it ranks in excellence with the Ribstone Pippin , Golden Harvey , and 
Nonpareil, and is more beautiful than any of them. 
