SCARLET PIPPIN.

REFERENCES. 1. Jones, Ont. Fr. Gr. Assn. An. Rpt., 27:13. 1895. 2. Craig, Can. Hort., 19:381. 1896. fig. 3. Ib., 19:117. 1896. fig. 4. Ib., Amer. Gard., 20:27. 1899. figs. 5. Waugh, Vt. Sta. Bul., 83:91. 1900. 6. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Bul., 37:41. 1901. 7. Abbott, Can. Hort., 24:18, 123. 1901. 8. Budd-Hansen, 1903:172.

SYNONYMS. CRIMSON BEAUTY (3). Crimson Pippin (2). Crimson Scarlet Pippin (2). Leeds Beauty (4, 5, 6, 8). SCARLET PIPPIN (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).

An apple of the Fameuse group which quite closely resembles McIntosh (2), but is firmer in flesh and slightly more acid. "A very attractive looking apple said to sell better than Fameuse, which it does not equal in quality. Tree a strong, upright grower and said to be a heavy bearer" (6). Season about the same as Wealthy or earlier (1). It appears to be worthy of testing in New York especially in those regions of the state where Fameuse and McIntosh succeed best.

Historical. Originated about 1860 at Lynn, Leeds county, Ontario, near Brockville, where it has been locally grown for some years (4, 7). Mr. Harold Jones, Maitland, Ont., Experimenter for Ontario for apples in the St. Lawrence river district, has had most to do with bringing this variety to notice as an autumn dessert fruit of value (6), but the report that the variety originated with him is incorrect (7).

TREE. Tree vigorous. Form upright. Twigs long, straight, stout; internodes short. Bark dark brown or reddish-brown, lightly streaked with scarf-skin, pubescent near tips. Lenticels numerous, very conspicuous, medium size, oval, slightly raised. Buds medium size, flat, obtuse, appressed, pubescent.

FRUIT (4, 6). Fruit medium size. Form roundish inclined to oblate, regular. Stem short, stout to slender. Cavity acute, shallow to deep, moderately wide to wide, sometimes lipped. Calyx closed or open. Basin narrow, shallow, slightly wrinkled or almost wanting. Core small. Flesh white, firm, crisp, tender, melting, juicy, mild subacid with a pleasant but not high flavor, very good. Season fall and early winter.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Scarlet Pippin (Leeds Beauty). — Originated at Lyn, Leeds Co., Ontario, near Brockville. A choice variety of the Fameuse type recently introduced. Tree of strong, upright growth, productive. Fruit medium, regular, oblate to roundish oblate; surface smooth, waxen, yellow, almost wholly covered with brilliant bright and dark crimson, washed and splashed, coloring solid on sunny side, with thin, light bloom; a beautiful fruit; dots distinct, many, minute, white; cavity deep, regular, wide, obtuse with trace of stellate russet; stem short; basin nearly flat, smooth; calyx open; segments divergent. Core closed, small, meeting; tube conical; stamens median; seeds plump, short, few; flesh very white, slightly stained with pink, fine-grained, crisp, melting, tender, juicy, subacid, very good. Early winter.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)

SCARLET PIPPIN. Crimson Beauty. Crimson Pippin.

This is a Canadian apple of the Fameuse type; the fruits are somewhat similar to those of the well-known McIntosh, but differ in being firmer in flesh, more acid and not so good in quality. Scarlet Pippin originated about 1860 near Brockville, Ontario. Its culture is confined to Canada, New England, and nearby states.

Tree vigorous, upright. Fruit of medium size, round-oblate, regular; stem short, stout; cavity acute, shallow, wide, sometimes lipped; calyx closed or open; basin narrow, shallow, wrinkled; core small; flesh white, firm, crisp, tender, melting, juicy, mild subacid with a pleasant flavor; very good; fall and early winter.

— U.P. Hedrick, Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1922)