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known as a valuable hardy winter apple. It is yielding well in 

 the Station orchard and is hardy in Perham. Its color is not 

 equal to Baldwin, but for family use it is excellent and when 

 known will find a ready market. 



York Imperial. Many inquiries have been received concern- 

 ing the York Imperial. As top-worked upon a Russian variety 

 in the Station orchard the tree is hardy, upright, of very vigorous 

 habit, but has only just begun to bear. The few specimens pro- 

 duced the past season have kept well and are of good quality, but 

 the high color for which Maine growers usually look is wanting. 



SOME MAINE SEEDLINGS. 



The most valuable fruits for any difficult climate are usually 

 those of local origin or those from regions having similar climatic 

 conditions. While the Russian varieties have wrought a revo- 

 lution in the possibilities *oi fruit production in the northwest, we 

 have already seen that comparatively few of them are of special 

 value in Maine. There are, however, many seedlings of local 

 reputation which are worthy the attention of our fruit growers — 

 particularly those who are located in the rich agricultural section 

 of northern Maine. A few of the most important of these are 

 mentioned below and a complete list of Maine seedlings is at 

 present being worked up. 



Aroostook. "A sweet golden russet of medium size which 

 keeps without any trouble until July I." 



The tree originated about thirty years ago on the farm of Silas 

 S. Stiles, Mapleton, Aroostook county. It has a good local 

 reputation and is worthy of wider dissemination. Its parent was 

 "some kind of a Greening raised in Cumberland county." 



Dudley. (Dudley's Winter, North Star). A seedling of 

 Oldenburg, grown by J. W. Dudley, Castle Hill, Aroostook 

 county. 



Tree very vigorous, spreading, hardy and productive, with 

 large, roundish-oblong, greenish-yellow fruit, washed and 

 splashed with crimson. Stem medium, inserted in a deep cavity ; 

 calyx partly open, basin large. Flesh yellowish, crisp, breaking, 

 rather coarse, brisk sub-acid. Good. September to January — 

 later in Aroostook county. 



This variety is, perhaps, more widely known than any other of 

 the newer sorts originating in New England. It is being dis- 



