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Jonathan, although not to our apprehension of superior flavor, is exceed- 

 ingly beautiful, with great delicacy of texture and abundantly juicy. We 

 fancy its quality frequently suffers from its excessive productiveness. 



Westfield Seeknofurther seems to be waning in popularity, possihly from 

 lack of productiveness. Whetever the cause maybe this is to he regretted, 

 since its rich, mild flavor and satisfactory general qualities render it highly 

 valuable as a home dessert fruit. 



Northern Spy is the king of the orchard, so far as the tree is concerned, and 

 if by any fatality we were compelled to choose a single variety for the supply 

 of our own wants it would beyond doubt be this. Its chief drawback in our 

 climate is its excessive tardiness in coming into bearing. 



Lady Apple (Pomme tV Api) has long stood high in eastern cities as a fancy 

 apple, commanding very high prices. Its success in Michigan, so far as profit 

 is concerned, may be doubtful, but we would not be content without a tree or 

 two for the supply of our own table, as, for the special purpose to which it is 

 adapted, there seems to be in reality no proper substitute. 



Pomme Gris only needs to be known to be appreciated. For the amateur it 

 has no superior, if indeed we have its equal in all respects. 



Esopus Spitzenburgh cannot well be spared. Although comparatively unprof- 

 itable, every lover of the apple should give it a favored spot and strive to win 

 from it a supply for his own table. 



Wagener is good enough to eat, if well grown, and the tree not permitted to 

 overbear, but both size and quality are usually injured from the excessive pro- 

 ductiveness of the tree. 



Swaar is another of the older eastern varieties which will only succeed with us 

 in favorable soils and with good cultivation. When well grown it is so excel- 

 lent that its needs should be studied and provided for. No other variety, 

 whether old or new, can fully supply its place. 



Lady's Sweet has no superior as a long keeping winter sweet apple. 



Paw Paw (Rubicon) when successful is really excellent, and where it does 

 well we consider it well worthy of being planted on a scale adequate at least to 

 the home want, as it keeps very late in spring. It seems to require a rich, 

 warm, quick soil. 



Red Canada cannot be called a rich apple ; but its mild, pleasant flavor, 

 with its abundant juice and fine aroma; as well as its ability to retain its 

 qualities till very late in spring, render it indispensable to the amateur. 



Golden Russet has all the good qualities of the foregoing, except that it, 

 in common with all russets, rapidly shrivels upon exposure to the air, but, if 

 put up in close packages, it retains its freshness. It has few equals in richness 

 of flavor, when properly kept. Few, if any others, equal it as a long keeper. 



Prof. Holmes — I notice that an old favorite of mine is left out of Mr. Lyon's 

 list; a variety that one can eat of all day long with no injury and still have a 

 keen relish for more. I refer to the Snow apple. 



Mr. Lyon — Prof. Holmes may have noted that I spoke of the Shiawassee 

 Beauty, which has all of the good points of the Snow apple, and is not as yet 

 attacked with the black fungus that is so liable to disfigure the Snow. 



J. D. Adams — We have too many varieties of apples for our own good. If a 

 list of ten varieties were made, we could afford to lose the rest. Our orchards 

 are lumbered up with useless varieties, that are neither good to eat nor to sell. 



A number of gentlemen urged in reply that we could afford to have our 

 family apples indefinitely extended in numbers, but market sorts were to be 

 placed upon a different footing — the fewer the better. 



