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FOUS ; of a regular and beautiful form, and very pro- 

 ductive. It is much cultivated in the lower coun- 

 ties of Virginia ; from whence I procured it, as an 

 apple of high reputation." (Coxe.) 



22. Golden pippin. " Keeps from October to 

 January ; slightly acid ; yellow on one side, and red 

 on the other : it is a good apple, according to Mr. 

 Riley, and was brought from England by William 

 Penn. It succeeds best on a sandy soil." 



23. Golden rennet. " A beautiful and excellent 

 apple, of a bright yellow tint, marked on the south 

 side with faint red streaks, and yellow brown dots; 

 its flesh is remarkably tender, and of a glossy white ; 

 the juice has the taste and flavour peculiar to pine 

 apples, and which is also found in the golden pip- 

 pin : when stored, it ripens in December, but attains 

 to perfection only in February. The tree has a 

 healthy appearance, and is of a middling size." 



24. Green everlasting. " Light green colour ; 

 skin remarkably smooth and fair. This apple keeps 

 well, until late in the summer, and some have kept 

 perfectly sound more than a year from the time 

 they were gathered." (Mease.) 



25. Green Newton pippin, c. "It is of a flattish 

 form, and green colour, when first gathered, turning 

 yellow in the spring, and is justly esteemed the best 

 table apple in America. It is supposed to have 

 come originally from Holland, but Mr. Prince says, 

 it originated in the town of Newton, Queen's coun- 

 ty, Long Island, state of New York. In general, 

 apples, kept till the spring, lose their flavour, and 

 become mealy, but the Newton pippin may be kept 

 till June, without losing either its juice or flavour. 

 It is an excellent apple for cider, either alone, or 

 mixed with others. Many varieties are raised from 

 the seed of it, of a large size, but different in form 

 and colour. Mr. Riley, of Marcus Hook, says, there 

 are two varieties raised at Newton, in Chester coun- 

 ty. The flat sort is much the best, and the great- 





