DISCUSSION OP VARIETIES. 4JQ 



twigs.- The fruit is somewhat flattened, yellow, with some crimson 

 splashes; flesh yellowish, rather firm, crisp, juicy and rich, with 

 a mild acid and somewhat peculiar flavor ; greatly prized by some, 

 and less acceptable to others. Season from October to March. I 

 value it very highly, both for eating and cooking. 



King, (of Tompkins county.) Sec. Goodale. This is a fruit 

 which is being extensively introduced info the State, and for 

 various reasons it is very desirable that we learn as much as we 

 can in regard to its value for our uses. No tree can be more 

 cheaply and easily grown to good size and of handsome appearance 

 in the nursery ; hence nurserymen are ready to furnish as many as 

 buyers will take. I have grown it perhaps as long as any one in 

 this State, but have not been able to arrive at satisfactory conclu- 

 sions concerning its value in Maine. Sometimes it has suffered 

 apparently from severity of winters, young trees more than those 

 grafted in limbs, but even those sometimes show injury in the 

 heartwood. The samples before us show its size and fine ap- 

 pearance. In quality it is good enough to sell well, and if the 

 tree is hardy enough and sufficiently productive, and its keeping 

 qualities satisfactory, it will prove a great acquisition, but on 

 these points some doubts exist in my mind. 



Mr. Varney. It is a splendid growing tree, both in the nursery 

 and orchard. I ate my last apple of it so late as the fourth of 

 July. It is not first-rate, but very good, and its bearing quality 

 about medium. They are usually in eating in January and 

 February ; but with care, I have kept them later. It is an excel- 

 lent tree to transplant. 



Mr. A. Moore of Anson. My own experience with this variety 

 has not been satisfactory ; the trees show disease, and the heart- 

 wood becomes rotten ; but others not far from me have had pretty 

 good success with it. It is so peculiar in its requirements, failing 

 with some and succeeding with others, that I would be glad to 

 learn what are the necessary conditions of success. 



Friend Taylor. The King ( of Tompkins county,) was so highly 

 recommended to me by a friend in Western New York, where it 

 was greatly prized, that I have grafted about a hundred trees with 

 it, and some have come to bearing so that I raised a few barrels 

 this year. It is a fair eating apple, but will not keep so well as 

 the Baldwin or Greening, and should be marketed by the first of 

 February. It is liable to rot before coming to full maturity. It is 

 a very thrifty grower, and productive. I know of several trees 



