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Merits of tKe Ne^wto^wn Pippin 



The apple-glowers of the Pajaro 

 Valley have under discussion the com- 

 parative merits of a green Newtown 

 and a yellow Newtown, there being 

 difference of opinion as to classifica- 

 tion. 



Going back to 1876. says Leonard 

 Coates in the Fruit World, I remem- 

 ber that in the orchards planted by the 

 late W. H. Nash in the Napa Valley the 

 two varieties were planted separately 

 and were considered distinct. The 

 growth of the "green" variety wa.s 

 slightly more upright than that of 

 the yellow, and in the fruit there was 

 a marked difference. There is no 

 doubt that many of the Pajaro Valley 

 orchards were grown in Napa nurser- 

 ies and propagated from these trees, 

 hence these remarks will be of inter- 

 est. Mr. Nash was one of California's 

 pioneer orchardists, and nurserymen, 

 and after he retired from farm labors 

 he was long l^nown amongst the com- 

 mission men of San Francisco in the 

 well known firm, Evetech-Nash Com- 

 pany. 



"Yellow" Newton pippin should 

 always have been known only as Al- 

 bemarle pippin, and the "Green" 

 simply as Newtown pippin. According 

 to the rules of the American Pomolog- 

 ical Society, both "Pippin" and 

 "Green" or "Yellow" should be elimi- 

 nated, Albemarle, (synonym of the 

 yellow variety) and Newtown being 

 their correct appellations. 



Downing gives the history and de- 

 scription as follows: 



Green Newtown Pippin. 



"The Newtown pippin stands at the 

 head of all apples and is, when in per- 

 fection, acknowledged to be unrivaled 

 in all the qualities which constitute 

 a high flavored dessert apple, to which 

 it combines the quality of long keep- 

 mg without the least shrivelling, re- 

 taining its high flavor to the last. 

 It commands the highest price in 

 Covent Garden Market. London. This 

 variety is a native of Newtown. Long 

 Island, and it requires a pretty strong, 

 deep, warm soil to attain its full per- 

 fection, and in the orchard it should 

 be well matured every two or three 

 years. The tree is of rather slender 

 and slow growth, and even while 

 young is always remarkable for its 

 rough bark. Fruit of medium size, 

 roundish, a little irregular in its out- 

 line, caused by two or three obscure 

 ribs in the sides — and broadest at the 

 base, next to the stalk: about three 

 inches in diameter, and two and a 

 half deep. Color deep green, becom- 

 ing olive when ripe, with a faint, dull, 

 brownish blush on one side, dotted 

 wiui small gray specks, and with 

 delicate russet rags around the stalk. 

 Calyx quite small and closed, set in 

 a narrow and shallow basin. Stalk 

 half an inch long .rather slender, 

 deeply sunk in a wide, funnel shaped 

 cavity. Flesh greenish-white, very 

 juicy, crisp, with a fine aroma, and an 

 exceedingly high and delicious flavor. 

 Best. When the fruit is not grown 

 on healthy trees. It is liable to bo 

 spotted with black spots. This Is one 

 of the flnest kocping apjilea. and Is 



in eating from December to May, but 

 is in the finest perfection in March. 



This is entirely distinct from "Yellow 

 Newtown pippin." 



Yellow Newtown Pippin or Aiben^arle. 



"The Yellow Newtown Pippin is 

 handsomer in appearance, and has a 

 higher perfume than the Green or 

 Newtov,'n pippin, and its flesh is rather 

 firmer, and equally high-flavored, while 

 the Green is more juicy, crisp and 

 tender. The Yellow Newtown Pippin 

 is rather flatter, measuring only about 

 two inches deep, and it is always quite 

 oblique — projecting more on one side 

 of the stalk than the other. When 

 fully ripe it is yellow, sometimes with 

 a rather lively red cheek, and a smooth 

 skin, few or none of the spots as on 

 the Green variety, but with the same 

 russet marks at the stalk. It is also 

 more highly-fr.agrant before and after 

 it is cut than the Green. The flesh 

 is firm, crisp, juicy, and with a very 

 rich and high flavor. Both the New- 

 town Pippins grow alike, and they are 

 both excellent bearers. This variety 

 i;5 rather hardier and succeeds best. 

 February to May." 



The Best General Purpose Apple. 



With the desire to produce a good 

 shipping red apple, the Rhode Island 

 Greening that standard variety of 

 most high excellence in every point, 

 is being largely neglected. As a 

 cooking apple it has a few superiors. 

 As a desert fruit it is highly prized. 

 As a free grower in the orchard and 

 as a regular and abundant bearer it 

 ranks among the best. As a fruit 

 universally in demand in our home and 

 foreign markets is attested by the ex- 

 cellent prices it steadily commands.This 

 grand old standard variety, carrying 

 perhaps more good general qualities 

 than any other, should be more exten- 

 sively planted to the exclusion of other 

 and lower grade varieties. — American 

 Agriculturist. 



The Management of Raspberries and 

 Blackberries. 



A correspondent asks the Maine Ex- 

 periment Station for information as 

 to the time for pruning and trans- 

 planting raspberries and bl.ackberries. 

 In reply the following suggestions were 

 made: 



"The ideal treatment for raspber- 

 ries and blackberries is to pinch them 

 back at intervals during the summer 



and thus secure strong, sturdy bushes 

 three and one-half to four feet high, 

 with laterals one to one and one-half 

 feet long, rather than to practice se- 

 vere heading back after the plants have 

 become long and 'leggy.' If, however, 

 as is frequently the case even In the 

 best managed gardens, the plants are 

 at this season making vigorous growth 

 which may not mature, they should at 

 once be cut back to the desired height 

 and the canes will harden before cold 

 weather. Many prefer to cut back the 

 bushes in the spring. Thinning the 

 canes, which should always be prac- 

 ticed, rnay be done at any time during 

 the season. In general one-half, or 

 more, of the young canes w'hich ap- 

 pear should be cut out. 



"Blackberry and raspberry bushes 

 may be transplanted in the fall but 

 better results are usually obtained 

 from spring planting. Currants, on 

 the other hand, have given rather 

 better results from fall setting. 



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