42 THE CONNECTICUT POMOEOGICAL SOCIETY. 



mercial point of view, to fill the measure of your discontent 

 and bring you to us in a body. 



I want to say here, before I proceed any further, if any 

 gentleman in the audience desires to ask any questions during 

 the progress of this talk, I should be very glad to have him 

 do so. I think it is sometimes better, when a question comes 

 into one's mind, to ask it then and obtain the information, 

 which perhaps may be of value, rather than to hold it back 

 until the conclusion of the address. Then it may be forgotten 

 and not asked at all. So in the progress of the paper I should 

 be glad to answer any question at any time. 



The oldest orchard of which I have knowledge in Vir- 

 ginia was planted in 1814, in Nelson County, the varieties 

 consisting of the old Newtown Pippin, Spitzenberg and vari- 

 eties of that kind. The trees were bought on Long Island, 

 and for a great many years the Spitzenburgs raised in that 

 orchard were famous throughout the whole country for their 

 fine flavor and quality. Not very long ago I visited one of 

 the largest trees in that orchard, which is in an immense 

 forest, and it is still in a thrifty condition. 



In . 1835 my grandfather planted the first commercial 

 apple orchard in the valley of \ irginia, not thinking, at the 

 time, of shipping fruit for general consumption in the 

 markets of the country, but only planning to cater to local 

 consumption. The varieties that he planted were very much 

 the same, some of which are gone, but I remember very well 

 ttiat there were quite a few Newtown Pippins among them. 

 Since I have been with you to-day, some inquiry has been 

 made of me concerning the famous Albemarle Pippin, and 

 I am pleased to say this to you now, that we have the Albe- 

 marle Pippin, but it is in reality the old Newtown Pippin, 

 just the same as you have here in Connecticut, and in New 

 York and Maine, but growing under diflrerent conditions of 

 soil and climate. 



The President: Is that what they call the Yellow New- 

 town ? 



^Ir. Lupton :' I do not think there is any difiference. I 

 think the one which you have here would become yellow if 

 Sfrown with us. Personally, I like the flavor of the Green 



