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Apple of Montreal," though hrought from France, is pronounced by 

 Prof. Biuld of the Iowa Agricultural College (who has made the 

 subject a study) to be a " stray Russian." It is certainly entireh' 

 unlike any other Canadian apple. 



Maine lias quite a list of winter apples hardier than the Baldwin, 

 and some of them possess merits which entitle them to more atten- 

 tion than they have yet received. One of these is the Rockwood 

 aiople, recommended and sent to me some 14 years ago by the late 

 John Nelson of Hallowell, ])ut originating in Belgrade. It is not 

 strictly "iron clad," but Itelongs in the same list with the Red 

 Astrachan, Talman Sweet and Faraeuse. Where these do well the 

 Rockwood may be planted with success. It is a thrifty grower, a 

 free bearer, and the fruit is of good size, color and qualitj', but in 

 flavor it belongs to the class of "neutrals," being neither sweet uor 

 sour. It is good for dessert and for baking, but not tart enough 

 for pies. 



Undoubtedly the hardiest winter apple that has ever been made 

 widely known in this country- was produced in Minnesota from a 

 Maine apple seed, or rather crab-apple seed, sent from Bangor to 

 the grower of the original tree in Minnesota. And this, I believe, is 

 indicative of the source from which we may expect many hardy 

 apples — Sil)erian crab-apple seed from fruit of trees growing among 

 our best apples, and fertilized in the bloom b}' their pollen. We 

 have already' a fine seedling of this kind in Vermont, grown from a 

 seed of the common yellow Siberian crab, but of good size, great 

 beauty and excellent quality — the Northfield Beauty, grown by 

 Leonard D. Cad^- of Northfield, Vt., and sometimes called "Cad3''s 

 Crab." It is an early winter fruit, the tree not perfectly " iron clad," 

 notwithstanding its origin, j-et hardy enough for most places. 



The Minnesota seedling referred to, the "Wealthy," grown by 

 Peter M. Gideon of Excelsior, Minn., is becoming tolerably well 

 known in INIaine, and as it bears very young and very full, Avill soon 

 become abundant where planted. It is apparently as hard\' as 

 Duchess of Oldenburgh, and is much like that variety in tree and 

 habit of growth and fruiting. It is not as valuable for market, or 

 for all uses of the household as the lialdwin, and grown where the 

 Baldwin grows is not nearly as good a keeper. But grown where it 

 belongs, far north, it keeps well all winter in a good cellar. It is 

 soft fleshed and well flavored, but lacks acidity for a pie fruit, 

 though not so decidedly as the Rockwood, being more like the 



