24 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



have the Simon pure Duchess. They are Annisette, Arabian, 

 Glass Green and AVhite Krim. Mr. Tuttle has tested them all, 

 and has selected the best, which he is now propagating in his 

 nursery and disseminating. 



The White Transparent (or Yellow, which is the same) is an 

 apple of good size and a handsome fruit. I understand Mr. 

 Patterson, of Missouri, has several hundred trees of this variety 

 in his orchard. The season is summer, and while it is no doubt 

 of value, I should set it sparingly for market. In a family or- 

 charctit will no doubt prove desirable. 



Early Champagne Mr. Tuttle speaks of in high terms. The 

 fruit is not large, and would regard its value to consist in 

 its extreme earliness. 



Hibernal, he claims, is a better bearer than Duchess and a 

 better cooking apple. The fruit is large, and season early win- 

 ter. Very hardy and free from blight. 



Longtield is very hardy, and Mr. Tuttle thinks will take the 

 place in Wisconsin of the Snow, as it is about the same season. 



Eed Wine is a very handsome summer apple, of medium size, 

 and presents a beautiful appearance on the tree. Wortlry a 

 place, on account of its beauty in an amateur orchard. Good 

 for market. 



Juicy AVhite, summer, has borne eight successive crops of 

 fruit. Quality, cooking. 



Borsdorf, late winter. Generally free of blight. Fruit 



rather small, similar to Gilpin. Quality, fair 



Enormous, he thinks, will take the place of Fall Pippin. 



Romensko. Large size. Winter. Only fair bearer. 



Winter Oporto. Large, not a prolific bearer. Fruit clings 

 well to the tree. 



Beautiful Arcade is a sweet apple, of good size. Season, 

 summer. Good bearer. Said to be the best sweet apple of 

 that season of the year. 



Charlamoff , a full bearer. 



The Annis family of Russian apples are all small and of value 

 only for northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Would be of no 

 value here. 



Of the old varieties, the early Joe is regarded highly by Mr. 

 Tuttle. 



I was surprised to see so many fine appearing apples among 

 the Russian varieties, and to note what prolific bearers some of 

 them are, but was also disappointed to see so many varieties 

 subject to blight and so poor in quality of fruit. The Alexander 

 family were especially subject to blight. In the notes made as 

 to quality of tree, etc., that could not be observed at the time. 

 The opinions expressed are those of Mr. Tuttle. 



Most of the varieties were summer and fall, and the winter 



