THE APPLE 



-ITS VARIETIES. 



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lined with linear marks of rough russet. Stalk, about half-aa-inch long, 



somewhat oblique- 

 ly inserted by the 

 side of a fleshy 

 swelling, which is 

 more or less pro- 

 minent. Flesh, 

 greenish-white, 

 tender, crisp, and 

 brittle, abounding 

 in a profusion of 

 rich, brisk, sugary, 

 and vinous juice, 

 with a finely per- 

 fumed and refresh- 

 ing flavor. 



An excellent ap- 

 ple, of first-rate 

 quality, and well 

 deserving of more 

 general cultiva- 

 tion ; It is in use 

 from January to 



May, and keeps well. 



Some thirty years ago, Ord's apple was brought into public notice as 

 a variety which was worthy of universal cultivation ; and was considered 

 of such importance as to form the subject of a paper in the Horticultural 

 Society's Transactions, by A. Salisbury Esq. At that time it was receiv- 

 ed into all the collections in the London nurseries, and was very gener- 

 ally grown ; but in the course of years it was again lost sight of, and I 

 believe there are now very few places where it is to be met with. I shall 

 be glad, however, if this notice should direct the attention of some lover 

 of a good apple, to rescue this excellent variety from the oblivion into 

 which it is likely to fall, and to restore it to the position it ouce occupied 

 as one of our finest dessert apples. 



This excellent variety originated at Purser's Cross, near Fulhara, 

 Middlesex. It was raised in the garden of John Ord, Esq. by his sister- 

 in-law, Mrs. Anne Simpson, from seed of a Newtown Pippin imported 

 in 1777. There is another variety called Simpson's Seedling, raised from 

 the seed of Ord's apple, to which it is very similar ; but being much in- 

 ferior in quality, its cultivation has been in a great measure discontinued. 



252. OSLIN.— Hort. 



Identification.— Hort. See. Cat. ed. 3, n. 511. Fors. Treat. 119. Lind. Guide, 5. 

 Down. Fr. Amer, 75. Gard. Chron. 1845, 784. Rog. Fr. Cult. 33. 



Synonymes.— White Oslin, ace. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed, 2. Scotch OsHn. Orglon, 

 Gibs. Fr. Gard. 353. Orgeline or Orjeline, Fors. Treat, ed. 5, 119. Arbroath 

 Pippin, ace. Fors. Treat, ed. 7. Original Pippin, Nicol Villa Gard. 28. Mother 

 Apple, ace. Caled. Hort. Mem. i. 237. Golden Apple, Ibid. 238. Bur-Knot, 

 Ibid. Summer Oslin, Ron. Pyr. Mai. 11. 



Figures. — Pom. Mag. t. 5. Ron. Pyr. Mai. pi. vi. f. 2, 



