ascribed to this variety, is more likely to have been
some misnomer. It is remarkable for its beauty,
and for the rich agreeable acid of its juice. It bears
freely as a standard.
W ood strong, downy; where naked, of a clear
chestnut colour, speckled with small spots.
L e a v e s broadly ovate, acuminate, somewhat
concave, or more frequently flat, sharply serrated ;
P E T IOL E S of middling length; s t i p u l e s linear-
lanceolate, sometimes as long as the petiole.
F lowers middle-sized. P etals roundish, cordate
at the base, much imbricated.
F ruit middle -s iz ed, oval, rather broadest at
the base. E ye slightly sunk in an even hollow,
surrounded by very minute plaits, generally closed
by the segments of the calyx. S talk short, in a
deep cavity. S kin deep yellow, with a tinge of
green, sprinkled with numerous well-defined deep
brown spots. F lesh yellowish, breaking, juicy,
with a rich agreeable acidity.
This must not be confounded with the true
Fall Pippin, which is a very different variety.
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