rnmrnt Sulllon \tAr«hjll Kinf I r<>nT ft< 



fourth anion^' the stales in appk--pr«>\viii^'. 'I'lic t> ■ >l N> 



Virginia, both in the Piedmont section and in the \ alley, an- 



suited for apple-grow inp, fruit of finest fla\<>rand shi[ipine ».; 



produced. \\ ithin recent years apple-culture has attained larL'e ci-nirn'T- 



cial proportions in this section. To its jusil\ -famed pippin \ 



is, in large measure, indebted for the reputation enj<\ved bv it- 



Si.xty years ago Hon. .Andrew Stevenson of .Albemarle, then i; 



this country to Great Britain, presented a barrel ui .Albemarle } -, ., 



lo Queen \ ictoria, and since that time this apple has been said to be 



the favorite in the British Royal iiouschold. Its fame lias spread th*- * 



out Europe, and large shipments are a "' made to the marrv - i 



the Continent as well as to England. (Jk.u. lists are by no meanscon- 

 fined to the production of the pippin, many other well-known varieties 

 being grown commercially. 



