MODERN VARIETIES OF APPLES. 27 



Many valuable additions have also been made of late years, 

 although the history of their appearance and their distribution in 

 the Orchards cannot be clearly ascertained. Devonshire adds 

 Kingston Blacky Golden Bittersweet, Netherton Late Bloiver, Alford, 

 Szveet Buckland, Devonshire Redstreak and many others. Somerset- 

 shire has added to her list, Horner, ox Hangdoiun ; Northwood Bitter- 

 stveet ; Soger ; Red Cluster ; Treniletfs Bitter ; Lopen Neverblight ; 

 Jersey, Chisel 2ir\d. Flenier ; Farmer Hearland ; Langtvorthy's Sour 

 and Siveet A^atural ; Morgan^ s Stveet ; and various local varieties 

 Gloucestershire rejoices in Neiv Bro?nley ; Red Royal; Ansell ; 

 Rusty Coat; Maggie; Alo) ris^ Pippin ; Grittleton, Red and Yellotv ; 

 and others. Worcestershire adds Yellotv Styre ; Cider Brandy 

 Apple ; Golden Worcester ; Ramping Taurus ; Red Splash ; and 

 many local varieties. Herefordshire also presents many novelties 

 of value, such as Eggletofi Styi'e ; Royal Wilding; South Queening ; 

 Cider Ladies Finger; Green Wilding; Black Wilding ; Pym 

 Square ; Mumi^s Red; Yellotv, Spreadijig, and Upright, Redstreaks ; 

 Wilding B itter stveet ; Bran Rose; Red Styre; Cook's Kernel ; 

 Reynolds' Crab ; Knotted Kernel ; Carrion ; Golden Moyle ; Red 

 Bud ; Black Bud ; Tanner's Red ; Pin Apple ; and many others, 

 which for the most part have but little merit. 



Several of the most valuable apples introduced into our 

 Orchards during the present century, have not been alluded to in 

 this list, they are the so-called " Norman " apples. A great doubt 

 has been felt for some years, as to whether these "Norman" apples 

 were really varieties from Normandy, and every effort has been 

 made to ascertain their history and origin. 



Marshall in his book on "Rural Economy" (1789), in the 

 chapter on " Herefordshire Orchards," first notices the fact, of the 

 name " Norman " have been given to a Wilding growing in a 

 hedgerow near Ledbury. He very properly points out the error ; 

 but from that time, notwithstanding, the custom seems to have 

 prevailed more and more, until of late years, all seedlings, or 

 other unknown fruits, especially if they are " Bittersweets," have 

 had the name " Norman " attached to them. The absurdity is 

 very glaring, when the varieties are named after Englishmen, as 

 Barnetfs Norman, Hatvkins Norman, Phillips Norman, 6^^. ; or 



