This is the true Fall Pippin of the American orchards, and a very different variety from the Fall Pippin of this country, which is known by the names of Cobbett’s Fall Pippin, and Reinette Blanche d’Espagne.
5. AMERICAN SUMMER PEARMAIN.—Ken.
- Identification.—[Ken. Amer. Or.] 1. [Hort Soc. Cat.] ed. 3. [Down. Fr. Amer.] 70.
- Synonyme.—Early Summer Pearmain, [Coxe. View], 104.
Fruit, medium sized; oblong, regularly and handsomely shaped. Skin, yellow, covered with patches and streaks of light red, on the shaded side; and streaked with fine bright red, interspersed with markings of yellow on the side next the sun. Eye, set in a wide and deep basin. Stalk, slender, inserted in a round and deep cavity. Flesh, yellow, very tender, rich, and pleasantly flavored.
An excellent early apple, either for dessert or kitchen use. It is ripe in the end of August, and will keep till the end of September.
The tree is a healthy grower, a prolific bearer, and succeeds well on light soils.
6. API.—Duh.
- Identification.—[Duh. Arb. Fr.] I. 309. [Quint. Traité], 1, 202.
- Synonymes.—Lady Apple, [Coxe. View], 117. [Down. Fr. Amer.] 115. Pomme d’Apict, [Inst. Arb. Fr.] 154. Pomme Appease, [Worl. Vin.] 165. L’Api, [Bret. Ecole.] II. 478. Pomme d’Apis, [Knoop. Pom.] 68, t. xii. Api Rouge, [Poit. Pom. Franç.] t. 113. Pomme d’Api, [Fors. Treat.] 121. Petit Api Rouge, [Nois. Jard. Fr.] ed. 2, pl. 105. Api Petit, [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 11. Pomme Rose, Acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.]erroneously. Pomme Dieu and Long Bois, in some provinces of France. Kleine Api Apfel, [Christ. Handb.] ed. 2, n. 145. Der Jungfernapfel, [Christ Handworter], 17. Der Einfache, der Welsche Api, Ibid. Bollen oder Traubenapfel, Ibid. Api Roesje, Ibid. Appius Claudius, [Evelyn. Fr. Gard.] 124. Malus Apiosa, [Hort. Par.]
- Figures.—[Duh. Arb. Fr.] I. pl. ix. [Brook. Pom. Brit.] pl. lxxxvii. f. 1. [Jard. fruit], ed. 2, pl. 105. [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. xxxii. f. 1.
Fruit, small; oblate. Skin, thick, smooth, and shining, yellowish green in the shade, changing to pale yellow as it attains maturity; and deep glossy red, approaching to crimson, on the side next the sun. Eye, small, set in a rather deep and plaited basin. Stalk, short, and deeply inserted. Flesh, white, crisp, tender, sweet, very juicy, and slightly perfumed.