FRUIT CATALOGUE. 

 SECTION I.— APPLES— Continued. 



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Eemarke. 



Tree vigorous, hardy, productive. Fruit good enough to sell. Valued as a 



market fruit. 

 Tree upright, productive. Little known. Not desirable compared with others 



in season. 

 Tree very vigorous, productive. Highly and justly valued. Sometimes cracks 



and scabs. 

 Known at Adrian as Fall or Striped Gilliflower. Large and showy, but not 



profitable or valuable. 

 Vigorous, productive. An old and useful culinary variety. 



Slow grower, hardy. Fruit, when perfect, mild, rich, excellent. Very beauti- 

 ful. 

 Tree vigorous; forms a round head, productive.! fA valuable variety. 



Very vigorous. Productive. A profitable market apple for its season. 



Liable to scab. One of the best cooking apples. Popular. 



A large, vigorous tree, moderately productive. Rarely plsmted. Profitable- 

 ness doubtful. 



Tree similar to Rambo. Also the fruit a similar tendency to overbear. 

 Superior flavor. 



Tree moderately vigorous, productive. One of the finest dessert fruits of its 

 season. 



Tree spreaying, drooping, moderate regular bearer. Very desirable among 

 sweet apples. 



Can only be recommended as an amateur fruit. Tree lacks hardiness. Fruit 

 often imperfect. Requires rich, warm, dry soil. 



Tree a little tender and lacks productiveness. The moat popular early sweet 

 apple. 



Recommended as successful and profitable at Lawtoa and in Wayne county. 



Tree vigorous, upright, a tardy bearer. Little known. Of doubtful value here. 



Tree a crooked grower, productive. Not disseminated. Too many competitors. 



Best winter baking apple. The most popular and profitable sweet market 



apple. 

 Of little value, except where great hardiness is required. 



Tree vigorous, upright, productive. A fine, long-keeping table fruit. 



Apt to blow down. A good early winter dessert fruit. Improves at the north. 



Tree vigorous, upright, moderately productive. A showy, attractive, and 



profitable market fruit. 

 Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, productive. Little known ; almost " very 



good." 

 Tree moderately vigorous, productive, hardy. A fine, profitable, orchard fruit. 



Fruit sometimes imperfect in Lenawee county. Very profitable for market 



Distinct from N. Y. Vandevere. This variety is widely planted. Valuable. 



Very early bearer; ruining the tree unless thinned and highly cultivated. Fine 



dessert apple. Sells well in market. 

 Tree of moderate vigor. Comes in the season of the summer fruits. Hence 



less valued. 

 Tree vigorous, prolific. Fruit quite variable in size. 



Tree vigorous. Bears early and abundantly. A valuable variety for general 



purposes. 

 Tree vigorous, upright. Blooms late. A fine, mild dessert apple. Not widely 



known. 

 Originated with Peter M. Gideon. Valuable at the north. Very hardy. 



Popular old variety for home use. Somewhat lacking in productiveness, and 



hence unprofitable. 

 Introduced into Wayne county as Honey Sweet. 



