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shallow and is considerably wrinkled. The flavor is a pleasant sub- 

 acid; texture firm. Season from December to March. The tree is 

 moderately productive and comes into bearing quite early. 



Newton Wonder. An irregular, oblate apple with a broad, flat basin 

 and a small cavity. Being very flat at the stem end, the apple has a 

 very flat appearance. Color a crimson red blush on a brownish yel- 

 low ground. In general it is an odd appearing apple. Flavor mild, 

 sub-acid, vei^ pleasant. Texture very firm and the flesh juicy and 

 crisp. Appears to be a good keeper. Ripe early in October. Comes 

 in bearing moderately early. 



Star. Roundish oblate, somewhat lop-sided. Basin moderately 

 deep, abrupt and wrinkled. Color yellowish green, with a brick-red 

 cheek. Stem moderately thick and sometimes fleshy. Russets 

 slightly from spraying. Flavor mild and pleasant. Good dessert 

 quality. Flesh firm and juicy. Ripens during the last week in Sep- 

 tember. 



Spencer. Roundish, irregular, conical., Handsome dark red, 

 splashed and dashed on a handsome yellow ground. Flavor mild, sub- 

 acid and very pleasant, making it a very good dessert apple. Flesh 

 firm, crisp and juicy. Ripens about the twentieth of September. Thus 

 far only moderately productive. Should it prove productive, it will be 

 valuable as a fancy market apple. Must not be confounded with 

 the Spencer Seedless Apple of recent notoriety. 



Traveler. Received from Stark Brothers, and is supposed to come 

 from New Zealand. Color greenish-yellow with a light brick-red 

 cheek. Flavor sub-acid. Texture veiy firm and the variety has the 

 appearance of being a very good keeper. From irregular, roundish ob- 

 late, often lop-sided. The basin is rather small and shallow and is 

 generally russeted. Cavity quite narrow and deep. Stem short and 

 slender. Flesh firm and crisp. Season November to April. Quite 

 productive and starts bearing young. Tree not a large grower. 



Wells. Sometimes called English Red Streak. A medium large, 

 roundish oblate apple, striped and splashed with bright red on yel- 

 lowish green ground. Flavor sub-acid and of fairly good quality. 

 Texture firm, crisp and juicy. Fruit russets from spraying, espec- 

 ially at stem end, and has numerous russet spots. Ripens early in 

 October. 



Wall No. 1. Rather small, smooth, oblong conic. Color clear yel- 

 low with a bright red blush. Flavor mild sub-acid, somewhat watery. 

 Basin deeip and abrupt. Cavity small and narrow. Season Decem- 

 ber to March. Tree small, altho vigorous. 



The following varieties have been well tested and are recommended 

 for setting: 



For market: Yellow Transparent, shows bruises, but brings high 

 prices when carefully handled; Duchess; Chenango Strawberry; 

 Strawberry Pippin, Sheepnose shape, very tender and needs thinning 

 for good fruit, ripens unevenly, productive; Alexander and Wolf 

 River are both of the same type, large handsome but of poor qual- 

 ity; Maiden Blush; Mcintosh, a fancy variety; Wealthy, drops easily, 

 comes into bearing early; Bailey Sweet, one of the best sweets; Wag- 

 oner, prolific and comes into bearing early; R. I. Greening, very good 



