60 FRUIT-GARDENING. 



MONSTROUS PIPPIN, Baltimore, Gloria Mundi, Ox Apple. 

 Fruit of enormous size, often weighing twenty five ounces or 

 more ; of a pale yellowish-grean and bluish color, with white 

 spots ; and of a sprightly flavor, excellent for cooking : ripens in 

 October, and continues fit for use till January. 



MURPHY. This apple in appearance resembles the Blue 

 Pearmain ; the shape is more oblong, the size not so large ; the 

 skin pale red, streaked or blotched with darker red, and covered 

 with blue bloom ; flesh white, tender, and good. Raised from 

 seed by Mr. Murphy, and introduced to notice by Mr. Manning. 



NEWTOWN PIPPIN, American Newtown Pippin, Yellow New- 

 town Pippin. This variety, when perfectly matured, is consider- 

 ed by some the finest apple in our country ; its skin is green, 

 changing to an olive yellow at maturity f having a thin russet 

 covering the greatest part of the base ; flesh pale-yellow and 

 firm ; juice saccharine, and possessing a rich and highly aroma- 

 tic flavor ; from December to April. 



NEWTOWN SPITZENBERG, Matchless. A beautiful apple of 

 medium size ; skin streaked, and tinged with red and yellow ; 

 flesh yellow, rich, and highly flavored : from October to 

 February. 



NORFOLK BEAUFIN. Fruit middling size, flattish, of a deep 

 red and pale green color ; the flesh is firm and savory ; the 

 tree hardy, npright, and a good bearer ; fruit excellent for use 

 in the kitchen, and highly esteemed for the dessert. It ripens 

 in November, and is frequently to be obtained in England in 

 July following. 



ORTLEY PIPPIN, Ortley Apple, Vandyne, Woodman's Song 

 of Prince. A fruit very much resembling the Yellow Newtown 

 Pippin, but a little more oval ; skin olive yellow at maturity ; 

 partially covered with pink and russet ; flesh yellow, crisp, and 

 breaking ; very juicy, with the same pine-apple flavor which 

 distinguishes the Newtown Pippin : good from November to 

 April. 



PENNOCK'S RED WINTER, Pelican. Fruit very large and 

 compressed ; of deep red color, streaked with yellow ; flesh 



