418 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Frienp Taylor. I would like to inquire what success attends 

 the Spitzenburgin this State ? 



Col. Swett. It wa,s grafted extensively in Oxford county thirty 

 years ago by men who came round to graft and brought scions 

 with them from New York. The fruit is of very superior quality, 

 no better winter apple, but the trees are not of vigorous growth, 

 nor very productive. I would not recommend it to be planted for 

 market purposes as others are much more profitable. We keep 

 what we raise for our own use and sell our Baldwins. 



Mother. Sec. Goodale. The specimens on the table fairly rep- 

 resent this fruit. Few apples surpass it in excellence, and it 

 keeps till mid-winter. I have grown it for thirty years or more. 

 In my s»il the trees are not so healthy or long-lived as I have seen 

 it in better soils for orchard purposes. It originated in Bolton, 

 Mass., has a yellow flesh, is tender and juicy with a rich aromatic 

 flavor. 



Milding. Splendid specimens of this large, handsome and ex- 

 cellent fruit were sent by Mr. Copp, including clusters of three 

 or four each. No one present could speak of it from personal 

 experience. Mr. Copp's note says : 



" This apple has long been supposed to be a native of Alton, N. 

 H. It is not much known excepting in this town and the neigh- 

 boring one of Farmiogton, and there it is esteemed more highly 

 than any other winter apple. The tree surpasses all other varieties 

 I have ever cultivated, in its strong and rugged growth, and is 

 very productive. It will not keep quite as long as the Baldwin. 

 A gentleman of Farmington sent specimens of the apple to Bos- 

 ton, where some oue pronounced them the Beauty of Kent. If it 

 is that variety it seems a little singular that an apple so little 

 known even now, should find its way, seventy years ago or more, 

 back into so obscure a locality, and at a time when grafting trees 

 was scarcely thought of. It is probably a native fruit, and I am 

 confident it will prove a very great acquisition." 



Smokehouse. Friend Taylor. I have eaten the fruit and have 

 it growing, but not yet in bearing. It is highly esteemed where 

 known. 



Sec Goodale. It originated in Lancaster county, Penn., near a 

 smokehouse ; hence its name. I have found it a very regular 

 and abundant bearer for a dozen years or more. The tree is hardy, 

 of very spreading habit, which arises in part from heavy bearing 

 in connection with fruiting at the ends of the preceding year's 



