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NEW FRUITS.— THE 



The annexed woodcut represents in out- 

 line the new apple, " Stamford Pippin," 

 which has now established itself as a first- 

 rate variety, having twice received the 

 commendations of the Pomological Society. 

 The fortunate producer Mr. John Lax- 

 ton, jun., F.H.S., who furnishes us with 

 the outline, informs us that it was raised 



STAMFORD PIPPIN. 



and larger size of leaf evinced by it over all 

 its fellows. The fruit is supposed to be the 

 offspring of the Orange Pippin crossed with 

 the Ribston ; it is chiefly remarkable for its 

 rich vinous flavour, its firm, yet digestible 

 flesh, and the highly prolific quality of the 

 tree. The fruit is a large size, ripens about 

 the last week in October, and will keep well 



at Stamford in 1840, and is the result 

 of a natural crop. — He states that, out of a 

 considerable number of seedlings trans- 

 planted from a flower-pot, the subject of our 

 engraving was the only one after three 

 years' growth selected for preservation ; this 

 preference being shown to the " Stamford " 

 from the much stronger habit of growth, 



until the months of February and March 

 following. In colour, it is a fine yellow, 

 with a slight orange tinge on one side, and 

 the surface is here and there a little russetted. 

 The stock, we understand, is in the hands of 

 Messrs. Wood and Ingram, of Huntingdon, 

 who intend letting it out in the ensuing 

 autumn at a cheap rate. 



