FRUIT CATALOGUE. 

 SECTION I.— APPLES— Continued. 



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Remarks. 



Good bearer alternate years. Fruit small, very beautiful, and good. 



Popular. 

 Tree vigorous, straggling, productive. Old. Now little grown. 



Cooks well, even when but half grown. Very early bearer. Very hardy 



and prolific. 

 Downing commends it as a promising market apple. This remains to be 



shown. 

 A beautiful little fancy apple. Brings large prices in market in eastern 



cities. Little known west. Sometimes scabs. 

 A fair baking apple. Desirable as a long keeper. Retains its juice and flavor. 



Regular, early bearer. Chenango is often grown under this name. 



Vigorous, productive, regular bearer. But little known. 



Popular west and south as a long keeper. Distinct from Willow Twig. 



Little known, with little to specially recommend it. 



Strong grower, bears heavily in alternate years. Popular. Profitable. 



Generally fair. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. Not largely planted. 



Annual bearer. But little known, and not likely to command special atten- 

 tion. 



Spreading, vigorous, prolific. The most popular early autumn market apple. 

 Rather acid for dessert. 



Hardy, upright, annual bearer. Not much disseminated. A long keeper. 



Vigorous, productive. Fruit excellent. Worthy of increased attention. 



Moderate grower. A beautiful and excellent fruit. Unproductive. 



Vigorous. Known in Eastern Michigan as Romanite. Only valued as a long 



keeper. 

 An old Southern variety. Not widely disseminated in Michigan. Unworthy. 



Thrifty, upright, productive. An excellent variety for home and market. 



Bears alternate years. 

 One of the very best dessert apples. Tree hardy, with short, wiry shoots. Very 



productive alternate years. 

 Moderate grower, hardy, productive. One of the finest of dessert apples. 



A hardy and somewhat popular apple farther west. Not common in Michigan. 



Vigorous, productive. A promising fruit for market and general purposes. 



Moderately vigorous, very productive. Not widely disseminated. 



Vigorous, upright, productive. Is a good market variety. 



Vigorous, stocky ; leaves large. Buds prominent. May be an old variety. Also 



known in Fulton Co., Ohio. 

 Productive. An excellent dessert apple. Deserves more attention. 



Tree spreading, vigorous, prolific. Fruit very perfect, even sized, and beau- 

 tiful. 



Requires warm soils. Sometimes scabs or cracks. One of the best apples 

 when perfect. 



A southern variety. Hardy, vigorous. Not profitable in this latitude. 



Strong, upright, hardy. Tardy bearer. Fruit sometimes uneven and imper- 

 fect. Requires good culture and careful handling. 

 Popular in Oakland county. Less disseminated elsewhere. 



A vigorous, hardy, southern apple. Does well in eastern Michigan. 



Very vigorous, productive. One of the most valuable late autumn apples. 



Hardy, vigorous, very productive. Of little value except for cooking and 

 market. Sells well ; but soon decays. . 



