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CHOICE VARIETIES OF APPLES. 
CHOICE VARIETIES OF APPLES. 
Newtown Pippin. —This most celebrated and unquestionably best variety of apple in the world, ig 
Delieved to have been the spontaneous production from a seed, more than a century and a half ago 
in Newtown on Long Island, near New York, and is well known by the name of “Newtown Pippin.” 
The original tree stood on the estate owned at present by Mr. John J. Moore, of that town, and for a 
long time its fruit was called the “ Gershom Moore Pippin,” in honor of his grandfather, its former 
proprietor. After enduring for more than one hundred years, it died, in about the year 1805, from 
excessive cutting and exhaustion. Its scions were in great request by all the principal amateurs and 
orchardists of the day, and engrafted trees of it are still to be met with in the neighboring towns, which 
have stood beyond the memory of man. On the estate of Mr. Gardner G. Howland, at Flushing there 
are several trees of this variety, which bear abundantly every other year, and are supposed to be at 
least one hundred years old. 
The Newtown pippin varies much in quality 
with soil, aspect, cultivation, climate, and age. 
The two most noted sorts are the “ Green” and 
the “Yellow,” the former of which is most es¬ 
teemed for its properties of long keeping and 
retaining its freshness of flavor during distant 
voyages at sea. The form of both varieties is 
rather flat, the size somewhat large, the skin 
more or less yellow, at extreme maturity, often 
with blackish clouds or patches, and frequently 
marked with spots or blotches of red. It is of 
the green variety of this fruit that the celebrat¬ 
ed orchards at “ Pelham Farm,” in the county 
of Ulster, are principally composed. The pro¬ 
prietor, Mr. R. L. Pell, informs us that his trees 
continue under his superior process of manur¬ 
ing and working the orchard grounds to bear 
vigorously every year; and, that during the past 
autumn, he put up for shipping, several thousand 
barrels. His apples command extraordinary 
prices in the English markets, and doubtless 
will soon be known in every quarter of the globe. 
Yellow Belle Fleur. —From its excellence 
and great beauty, this variety, according to Lan- 
dreth, is the most popular apple in the Philadel¬ 
phia market. Its size is remarkably large ; is 
of a pale, but bright and fair yellow color, 
with the cheek next to 
the sun, sometimes 
wearing a blush, 
though more frequent¬ 
ly is without any red. 
The form is oblong, 
somewhat pointed at 
the blossom end, and 
deeply indented at both 
ends. Its seeds are 
uncommonly larsre, and 
are lodged in cavities 
of unusual size. The 
flesh is rich, juicy, 
tender, and sprightly, 
and if carefully picked 
before they are too 
ripe, these apples will 
keep in high perlection 
through the winter, till 
late in the spring, es¬ 
pecially when they be¬ 
come slightly shriv¬ 
elled or wilted. The 
tree grows very large 
and spreading, and 
should be trained high, 
oithe limbs will bend to 
the ground when hea* 
yily laden with fruit. 
