412 APPENDIX. 



of medium size, round and flat at the ends. The skin of 

 a fine yellow russett, often mixed with a dull red. The 

 flesh white. It bears well, and can be brought to market 

 later than any other. 



151. Ortley. See page bl. 



By some strange blunder, this, which is beyond contro- 

 versy, an American apple and fully equal in every respect 

 if not superior to the Newtown pippin, has been supposed by 

 Thompson to be a synonym of what he calls — Woolman's 

 long. Downing, we perceive, has followed him, and des- 

 cribes a very different fruit. The description given by 

 Lindley, taken from the transactions of the Hort. Soc. of 

 London, is correct. It was made from fruit sent by us in a 

 box to the society, and for which we had the honor to 

 receive their medal in 1825. What " Woolman^s long'* 

 may be, we know not. The true " Ortley," a name which 

 we do not intend to give up, is not long ; but resembles in 

 shape the Newtown pippin, a little more inclined to oval. 

 We are willing to supply cultivators with grafts of this 

 most superior apple, which we suppose has by some means 

 been confounded by our recent authors on Pomology with 

 a very different and inferior fruit. 



218. Fall Pippin 



Wb allude to this here, merely to re-affirm our opinion 

 that it is of American origin. See the description p 85. 



PEARS. 



Having given our sentiments on the controversy relative 

 to the absurd theory first advocated in England by Knight, 

 (see page 377) it is unnecessary to enter upon it again. 

 We cannot refrain, however, from expressing our gratifica- 

 tion at the bold stand taken by Mr. Downing, and entirely 

 coincide with him in opinion. Many of the old varieties 

 which, according to the theory, had run out and become 

 extinct, have re-appeared with new names ; and, doubtless, 

 by proper attention and suitable cultivation, all that are 



