FRUIT CATALOGUE. 

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Remarks. 



Vigorous, spreading. Little growa in this State. 



Vigorous, hardy, spreading, irregular, productive. A desirable sweet apple. 



Little grown here. More popular farther south. 



A desirable dessert apple. Not as generally known as it deserves to be. 



Good grower, early bearer, productive. But little known. 



Tree vigorous; tender; thin bearer; drops badly. Poor quality. Subject to 



bitter rot. 

 An old and often excellent apple; but now little called for. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. Fruit of very delicate texture. Popular 



wherever known. 

 Tree vigorous, upright, very productive. A desirable market apple. 



The tree and fruit are both satisfactory, whether for the home or market. 



Upright, spreading, productive. A desirable family fruit with a quince aroma. 



Tree vigorous, hardy, prolific. Fruit large, showy, but not of high quality. 



Popular with the masses. Sells well in market. 

 Tree very vigorous, upright, spreading. Fruit even sized, very attractive. 



Hardy, vigorous, upright, productive. Profitable. 



Vigorous, productive. A desirable fruit for general purposes. 



Tree a good grower, productive. Fruit much like the Maiden's Blush. Even 



iQore beautiful. Worthless at the extreme north. 

 Tree a good grower and great bearer. Its color and season are against it for 



the market. 

 Strong grower and very productive. Deserves more attention. 



Unproductive, showy, valueless. This is probable the Detroit Red of Downing. 



There are probable several varieties grown under this name. None of them 



valuable. 

 Tree has long, stout, spreading branches, which are very liable to be broken 



by the heavy crops of fruit. Scabs on old trees. 

 Tree straggling, moderate grower, unproductive. Very little known. 



One of the very finest desert apple. A poor grower. Unprofitable as a market 



fruit. 

 Tardy, irregular bearer. Fruit often imperfect. Valued mainly for its earli- 



ness. Fails on old trees. 

 For the garden. With high culture the fruit is beautiful and excellent. 



One of the most attractive dessert apples of its season. Ripens in succession. 



by some considered profitable. 

 Strong, upright, very productive, tender. Fruit very even sized, often small. 



Keeps easily a year. Poor quality. 

 Tree lacks vigor. Fruit much called for in the market, but rarely offered. 



Best on rich, warm soils. 

 Grows and produces well. Too poor in quality. Size its chief recommenda- 

 tion. Always sells well. 

 Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. Its season and color detract from its 



value. 

 The apple grown in this State under this name proves to be the one grown as 



"Newell" in Hillsdale county. 

 Tree strong, spreading, productive; liable to scab. Often keeps till spring. 



In central district lacks productiveness. 

 Grows and bears well. Fruit often scabby. Not extensively grown. 



Fruit scabby and imperfect on old trees. Best on new, rich soils. Good at 



the north. Profitable where it succeeds. 

 Very productive, fruit alwars fair; otherwise not desirable. 



