1856. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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ers have found their way to our books. At the 

 date of this paper they were anticipating "A Fair," 

 and the following is one of the calls to the people : 



Let all then who desire this society to flourish, 

 and to increase in usefulness, rally at once, and 

 contribute to render the coming exhibition one 

 that will be both creditable and encouraging. 



Give us of the produce of your fields, and of 

 your brains. The fruits of your farms to grace our 



tables, and the fruits of your experience to grace 

 our reports. Let this exhibition be but a fair dis- 

 play of what these islands really can produce, and 

 not only the stranger but the resident will be de- 

 lighted and surprised. 



The native society holds its first exhibition on 

 the same day with the other association. Let us 

 wake up iioio, or we shall be handsomely beaten, 

 and not only rub our eyes open in time to see our- 

 selws distanced by our infant competitor. 



THE FALL PIPPIN APPLE. 



Reinette Blanche d'Espagne. Thomp. Nois. 



White Spanish Reinette. 

 D'Espagne. 

 Fall I'ippin. 

 Large Fall Pippin. 

 Cobbett's Fall Pippin. 



Pcnj. Mag. Lind. 



Of some 

 English 

 gardens. 



A very celebrated old Spanish variety, which is 

 said to be the national apple of Spain, where it is 

 called Cameusar. Notwithstanding that Thomp- 

 son and other English authorities consider this ap- 

 ple the same as our Fall Pippin, we are yet stroni;;- 

 ly of opinion that it is different. The true Fall 

 Pippin is only an autumn variety, while this is a 

 winter sort, keeping till mid-winter here, and in 



England till March. It is quite probable that the 

 White Spanish Reinette is the parent of both the 

 Fall and Holland Pippins. The fruit of the pres- 

 ent variety is rather more oblong than that of the 

 Fall Pippin. 



Fruit very large, roundish-o?'?ong', somewhat an- 

 gular, with broad ribs on its sides, terminating in 

 an uneven crown, where it is nearly as broad as at 

 the base. Calyx large, open, very deply sunk in a 

 broad-angled, oblique, irregular basin. Stalk half 

 an inch long, set in a rather small even cavity. 

 Skin smooth, yellowish-green on the shaded side, 

 orange, tinged with brownish-red next the sun, 



