_Synonym_: Canada Pippin.
This apple is much cultivated at the West, but of unknown origin. It is
of the Newtown Pippin class, distinct from Canada Reinette. Tree
thrifty, upright, a regular and good bearer. Young shoots dark, clear,
reddish brown, downy. Fruit large, form variable, roundish, oblate,
slightly oblique, greenish white, waxen, sprinkled with green dots, and
becoming pale yellow at maturity, sometimes having a dull blush and a
few brown dots. Stalk short, inserted in a large cavity, surrounded by
green russet. Calyx small, nearly closed, set in an abrupt-furrowed
basin. Flesh white, tender, crisp, juicy, fine, rich subacid. Very good
to best. Core small. January to March.