186 State Horticultural Society. 



logues. The tree is a slow, stocky grower. Fruit rather conical, 

 greenish-yellow with faint blush sometimes on one side. \'ery tender 

 and juicy, pleasant sub-acid. This is as early as any and continues 

 ripening over a long period. 



^Iclntosh Red, this is an old variety that is now catalogued but 

 by few western nurseries. It is one of the best for the family orchard. 

 The tree in growth, form and vigor is all that could be desired. The 

 fruit is large dark purplish red and simply superb. Ripens in Septem- 

 ber and October. I should add that this variet}' is rather disposed to 

 scab. Several years ago my father bought a number of new varieties 

 for this section, from an Ohio nursery, among which was Whimery's 

 Red and Bentley. They are both good keeping winter varieties. The 

 trees have borne two crops and thus for I am highly pleased with 

 them and believe they will be valuable acquisitions to our winter list. 

 It was my intention to bring a sample of these varieties to the winter 

 meeting, had I been able to attend. They are not listed by any nursery , 

 West of Ohio so far as I know. 



In conclusion I would say be sure you are planting what you 

 think you are. Dealing directly with a responsible nurseryman and 

 then take his written guarantee as to genuineness of the variety. Any 

 honest man will be willing to guarantee his trees true to name to the 

 extent that he will replace free or refund money if they prove other- 

 wise. Further than this we could not ask the nurseryman to go. Of 

 ^course this does not absolutely insure the planter against loss, but it 

 has a tendency to make the nurseryman very careful. Again, do not 

 ■depend wholly on the advice of any fruit book, catalogue, or agricul- 

 tural or horticultural journal in the matter of varieties, especially if you 

 are intending to plant a commercial orchard, and above all things do not 

 listen to the persuasive voice of the tree peddler, but take time to look 

 through your neighbors orchards and see what is doing well and mak- 

 ing money for them, and it matters not if they are old, well known 

 kinds my advice is to plant them and have an abundance of fruit for 

 your family and get rich selling ''big red apples." 



PROFITABLE APPLES FOR NORTH MISSOURI. 



(By J. A. Durkes, Weston, Mo.) 



By the term most profitable, we mean such varieties that have 

 iDeen for a long number of years prolific bearers of choice fruit, and can 

 be relied on for hardiness in tree, as well as fruitfulness, over a large 

 territory. With these standard sorts we could include others, that 



