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Glendale— This beautiful, large apple is furnished by J. W. Smith, Glen - 

 dale, Hardin county, Kentucky. Mr. Smith informs me that it has never 

 been propagated except from sprouts. He set an orchard of sprouts, taken 

 from fourteen trees, and about two hundred fruited in 1882: all true to the 

 original type. Origin unknown. Many years ago some sprouts were brought 

 from Virginia to Hardin county and planted. Others have been planted in 

 the neighborhood and produced the very same fruit. This is certainly a very 

 great acquisition, and must be a valuable market sort, rivaling the Ben 

 Davis, which it resembles in its large size and beautiful appearance, being a 

 better keeper, and does not speck on the tree. Tree, a comimct, upright, 

 thrifty grower: wood, hard; young shoots, very dark; leaves, very large- 

 dark green ; fruit, large, conical, or roundi.sh conical ; color, yellow, shaded 

 all over with red and sprinkled with light dots; stalk, short, slender : cavity, 

 medium ; calyx, open. Specimens are here for inspection. 



McCawley's Favori-te— I quote from A. J. Trout, an extensive fruit grower 

 in Trimble county, Kentucky, well posted and good authority. He says of 

 it: "A new Seedling of the Bellfiower, is a fac-simile of it in appearance, 

 but far better flavored. Tree, thrifty, bears young, and more regularly than 

 any apple I know ; hangs on well, and keeps longer than Ben Davis or 

 Rome Beauty; should be named Perfection." This is different from the ap- 

 ple of the same name in the books. We have some seedlings of merit in 

 Western Kentucky. 



Picket — A seedling of rare value, from Ballard county, Kentucky. Being 

 of good, uniform size and fine appearance ; red striped; excellent in quality : 

 keeps well ; a thrifty, erect grower, and good bearer; having all the requi- 

 sites necessary to make it popular with the amateur or market man during 

 its season, which is until March. Described in Downing's revised work. 



Watwood — Also a seedling from Ballard county, Kentucky. The great 

 value of this variety is its uniform good crops and long keeping ; size, me- 

 dium ; color, dull red. Orchards are grown here from sprouts taken from 

 the original tree, which is a thrifty grower. I have specimens for inspec- 

 tion. 



Pobles — Another Ballard county variety; unsightly; color, green; size, me- 

 dium, but the best keeper I have found; combining as many good qualities, 

 perhaps, as Brother Galusha's Salome, except in appearance. Specimens 

 here for inspection. 



The last three mentioned are not fruiting, except in Western Kentucky. 

 I introduced them after having them examined by some of our best fruit 

 men. The first described being very highly commended by the Hon. 

 Charles Downing; also having taken the first premium at the great St. Louis 

 Fair. 



Although entirely out of place, I can not refrain from calling attention to 

 the red crab. It is certainly the most valuable of all crabs for cider. Cider 

 for testing, and specimens are here for inspection. 



As far as my limited knowledge extends, I have in this report endeav- 



