3 50 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Bottle Greening. — A handsome apple of good quality. Large, greenish -yellow, shaded 

 with dull crimson; rather tender for market, but a fine dessert fruit. 



Bradford. — A peculiarly marked dark red apple of medium size and firm texture. 

 Quality, rather low. December to March. 



Buckingham. — Tree upright, slightly spreading, vigorous and productive. Fruit, large, 

 oblate, conical; color, greenish-yellow, shaded and splashed with two shades of red; 

 quality, fair to good. November to February. 



Canada Baldwin. — A richly colored apple of medium size and very good quality. 

 Resembles Snow in appearance and flavor. Of Canadian origin. Said to be a valuable 

 u inter apple in the locality from which it comes. December to April. 



Chenango. — A well-known dessert apple, ripening in late August and early September. 

 Fruit, medium to large, oblong, conical; color, whitish-yellow, washed and striped Avith 

 bright red. 



Colton. — Resembles Primate somewhat in flavor and ripens in same season. Fruit, 

 medium, ovate, conical; color, greenish-white, usually with russet patches; quality, good. 

 A good grower and an abundant bearer. 



Dyer. — A medium to large fall apple of good quality. Flavor sprightly, pleasant, very 

 good for dessert purposes. Tree spreading, moderately vigorous, usually quite productive. 



Early Joe. — A fine dessert apple ripening in late August and early September. Pale 

 yellow shaded and striped with red and dotted with greenish spots. 



Fameuse Sucre. — Fruit, medium, roundish oblate; color, dark red; flavor, sweet. 

 pleasant; quality, very good. This variety has the white tender flesh of the Snow or 

 Fameuse. October. 



Fanny. — A very handsome dessert fruit, ripening in September. Size, medium, 

 roundish oblate, tapering a little towards the eye; color, pale yellow, almost entirely 

 overlaid with light red. Quality very good. 



Flushing. — A very attractive apple of the Spitzenburg type. Tree upright, spreading : 

 slow in coming into bearing and thus far only moderately productive. Fruit, roundish 

 conical, light yellow well covered with red and dotted with many large fawn-colored dots; 

 flavor, mild, almost sweet; texture, juicy, crisp, tender; quality, very good. 



Gideon. — Tree upright, slightly spreading, vigorous and productive. Fruit, medium to 

 large, roundish, slightly conical; color, clear light yellow, occasionally with a light red 

 cheek; flavor, brisk, sub-acid. Desirable for culinary purposes. Tree resembles Duchess 

 in habit of growth. September and early October. 



Gloege. — A yellow, roundish, conical apple with a peculiar sub-acid flavor. An 

 abundant bearer, but the fruit is not attractive enough for market and is almost too 

 poor in quality for home use. 



< ; olden Russet. — A fine winter russet; grows well and bears well here. Tree a spread- 

 ing, vigorous grower. Desirable for home use. 



Hawley. — A very large, tender apple of good quality. Subject to water core. Not 

 very desirable here. 



Towa Keeper. — Tree upright, vigorous and quite productive. Fruit, red-cheeked, hard- 

 fleshed, of medium size and fair quality. Keeps in perfect condition for some time after 

 other varieties are gone in the spring. 



JefTeris. — A fine early dessert apple ripening in September. Size, medium, roundish, 

 oblate; color, yellow, striped with dark, rich red; quality, best. Valuable for home 

 planting. 



Kinnaird. — Tree is a spreading grower, with roundish head. Fruit, large, roundish, 

 oblate; color, yellow, well shaded with dark red; flavor, mild, rich, aromatic; quality, 

 ood. December to March. 



Longfield. — Size, medium, roundish, conical ; color, pale yellow, with a brownish-red 

 cheek, slightly russeted. Flavor, sub-acid, sprightly. Tree a spreading, moderately 

 vigorous giower and a very heavy bearer. September to October. 



Louise. — A Canadian apple supposed to be a Snow seedling. Size about medium, 

 roundish: color greenish-white with reddish-brown cheek: quality very good; flesh 

 while and tender, like that of Snow. November to January. 



Magog. — An attractive yellow, red striped apple of fair to good quality. Eleven year 

 obi trees are unproductive as yet and the variety does not seem likely to prove very 

 valuable. November to March. 



Morris Red. — Tree a good grower, but rather slow in coming into bearing. Fruit 

 medium to large, of firm texture, attractive appearance and good quality. November 

 to February. 



Nansemond. — A medium to large, showy, red, winter apple of good quality. Has 

 fruited sparingly as yet and requires further trial. November to March. 



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