118 APPLES. 



119. MURPHY. Man. Ken. 



This is an agreeable, Pearmain flavoured apple, strongly re. 

 sembling, indeed, the Blue Pearmain. It is a seedling, raised by 

 Mr. D. Murphy, of Salem, Mass. Fruit pretty large, roundish, 

 oblong. Skin pale red, streaked with darker red, and marked 

 with blotches of the same colour. Calyx set in a narrow basin. 

 Flesh white, tender, with an agreeable, rather rich flavour. 

 November to February. 



120. MICHAEL HENRY PIPPIN. Coxe. Thomp. 



A New-Jersey fruit, a native of Monmouth county, first 

 described by Coxe, and highly esteemed in many parts of the 

 Middle States. Fruit of medium size, roundish, oblong or 

 ovate, narrowing to the eye, smooth, and when first picked, of 

 a dull green, resembling slightly the Newtown Pippin. Skin 

 when ripe, of a lively yellowish green. Stalk short and rather 

 thick. Calyx set in a narrow basin. Flesh yellow, very tender, 

 juicy, and high flavoured. The tree forms a very upright head, 

 with pretty strong shoots. November to March. 



121. NEWTOWN PIPPIN. Coxe. Thomp. 



Green Newtown Pippin. 

 Green Winter Pippin. 

 American Newtown Pippin. 

 Petersbargh Pippin. 



The Newtown Pippin stands at the head of all apples, and is, 

 when in perfection, acknowledged to be unrivalled in all the 

 qualities which constitute a high flavoured dessert apple, to 

 which it combines the quality of long keeping without the 

 least shrivelling, retaining its high flavour to the last. It is 

 very largely raised in New-York and New-Jersey for expor- 

 tation, and 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 perfection, and in the orchard it should be well 

 manured every two or three years. For this reason, while it 

 is planted by acres in orchards in New- York and the Middle 

 States, it is rarely raised in large quantities or with much suc- 

 cess in New-England. On the Hudson, thousands of barrels 

 of the fairest and richest Newtown pippins are constantly pro- 

 duced. 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 on the sides and 



