108 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



pears. Four or five sot upon each spur, and as they grow they 

 crowd one another off, until only one, or sometimes none, is left. 

 The fruit is from small to large medium in size, being very uneven 

 in this particular. It is of a straw 3ellow color with faint pinkish 

 stripes, and sometimes a blush upon the sunny side. Flesh firm, 

 even when full}' ripe, with a mild, pleasant, sub-acid flavor. Would 

 be desirable were it not for dropping the fruit and the uneven size. 

 Owing to its slow growth this A'arietj' may be planted quite close, 

 but should have a rich soil. Succeeds best in the garden. The 

 dropped fruit is good for sauce or pies. Season, the last half of 

 August. 



Yellow Transparent. — Tree a free, rather upright grower. Fruit 

 abundant in alternate years, with but few in the intermediate sea- 

 sons ; light straw yellow in color, with a waxy delicacy of tint. 

 Flesh tender and melting, with much perfume but not a very high 

 flavor, and but little acidit}'. It resem])les the well-known Early 

 Harvest, but is not quite so good. Will mature well if picked green, 

 which makes it a good shipping apple. Season, the first half of 

 August. 



St. Peters. — This is a small apple of the same season as Tetofsk}'. 

 It resembles the earl}- Joe. The tree is a free, slender grower, and 

 though upright at first it becomes drooping after reaching bearing 

 age. The fruit is about two inches in diameter, mostly of a dull 

 red, and of excellent flavor. This is a good apple for home use, but 

 too small for market. Season, August. This and the Yellow Trans- 

 parent were among the Russian varieties imported bj' the U. S. 

 Department in 1870. The Tetofsk}' is also a Russian, but of an 

 earlier importation. Another of these, almost identical in tree and 

 fruit with the Yellow Transparent, is called the Grand Sultan. It 

 is a little larger and a little higher flavored than tlie Yellow Trans- 

 parent, and sometimes has a faint red cheek. The tree is, however, 

 a poorer grower and less hardy. 



Fall Apples. 



Duchess of Oldenhurgh. — This A'ariety, (which has been dissem- 

 inated in Aroostook under the name of New Brunswickor,) is a 

 general favorite in all cold localities. The thrift and hardiness of 

 the tree, its early and profuse productiveness, large size and fine 

 color, are considered full compensation for its onl}^ moderate quail t}'. 



