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APPLES. 



Summer — Duchess of Oldenburg, Early Harvest, Golden Sweet, 

 King Sweet * Large Yellow Bough, (sweet), Red Astrachan* Bus- 

 sell, Tetofsky, Williams Favorite.* 



Autumn — Alexander, Deane, Fameuse,* Garden Royal, Graven- 

 stein,* ^MunsonlSioeet, Porter, Pound Sweet,* Wealthy. 

 For trial, Montreal Peach, Somerset, Gloria Mundi. 



Winter — Baldwin,* Granite Beaut}-, Harvey Greening, Hub- 

 hardslon Nonsuch, Jewett's Fine Red, King Tompkins, Milding, 

 Rhode Island \Greeniyig,* Rolfe, Stark, Talman's Sweet,* Yellow 

 Bellflower. 



For trial, Mcintosh Red, Minister, Sweet. 



Late Winter — American Golden Russet, Northern /Spr/,* Rox- 

 bury Russet.* 



Aroostook County — From reports received there are several 

 apples that]thrive here, among which are Red Astrachau, Duchess 

 of Oldenburg, Fameuse, Alexander, Wealthy, Yellow Transparent. 

 The Dudley, a variety originating in Castle Hill, is also recommended 

 by those who have tested it. Several others of New Brunswick and 

 local origin are also mentioned. 



DESCRIPTION OF FRUITS. 

 Many of the older varieties have already been described in previ- 

 ous volumes of the society's transactions. In connection with the 

 fruit list some of the newer varieties are described. There may be 

 found also under the "Reports on New Fruits," more or less regard- 

 ing recent fruits of various kinds. The descriptions are taken from 

 various authorities, and so far as possible made to apply to the fruit 

 as''grown in Maine. 



Rolfe — We are indebted to Mrs C. J. Herring of Foxcroft, for 

 the following sketch of this Maine variety, which is certainly gaining 

 in popularity among fruit growers : 



The Rolfe Applk is a seedling from the variety known as Blue Pearmain. A lady 

 in the town of Abbot sowed the seeds in a nursery on her farm Some time after- 

 wards a man known throughout the vicinity as ''Uncle Rolfe" purchased the place. 

 When the trees from those seeds were large enough for transplanting "Uncle Rolfo" 

 gave Rev. Thomas Macomber — the first minister in the town of Guilford — twelve of 

 them. The Elder set eleven on the place he occupied at the time, giving the twelfth 



