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have not been properly heralded. Some of these all but lost vari- 

 eties when resurrected and given a second period of probation prove 

 most worthy. Again, the defectives and unmanageables of a 

 generation ago may, under modern methods, prove tractable and 

 profitable. These are the " noteworthies " of the title — old sorts 

 never tried, or not well tried, or one-time " unmanageables " which 

 after a more careful test or with a better show, deserve the attention 

 of fruit-growers. 



APPLES. 



Deacon Jones. — This apple is attracting much attention in 

 western New York. It is of large size and when well colored is 

 handsome, the yellow ground color being overlaid with an attractive 

 red relieved with numerous prominent dots. In shape, the apple 

 resembles Bellflower. The tree in nursery and in orchard is most 

 thrifty, comes into bearing young, and is very productive and an 

 annual bearer. The fruit hangs exceptionally well to the tree and 

 there is almost no waste from windfalls and culls. On the grounds 

 of this Station, Deacon Jones came into bearing at the age of four 

 and for fifteen years it has not missed bearing a crop. The flesh 

 is rather coarse; the flavor is mild and the quality, while good, 

 unfortunately is not high. Its tough skin and firm texture make 

 it a good shipper. Deacon Jones is well worth trial as a general 

 purpose market apple. 



The variety originated in Pennsylvania as a chance seedling on 

 the farm of " Deacon " Jones. In the fall of 1890, cions were sent 

 to a Mr. Freeman of Rochester, New York, who first propagated 

 the variety. 



Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, dense, very productive; branches long, slender, 

 drooping. Fruit uniformly large to very large, often variable in shape, roundish- 

 conic to oblong-conic, ribbed; stem short, thick; cavity shallow, narrow, obtuse to 

 acute, usually smooth, very prominently lipped; calyx of medium size, partly open, 

 often leafy, with lobes separated at the base; basin moderately deep, narrow, dis- 

 tinctly furrowed and wrinkled; skin thick, tough, slightly rough, waxen yellow, 

 mottled and blushed with red, with irregular splashes of carmine, in highly colored 

 specimens being almost completely covered with a handsome deep red, considerable 

 light bloom; dots conspicuous, small and large, whitish, many areolar with russet 

 point, numerous toward basin; core very large, very open; seeds numerous, medium 

 in size; flesh yellowish-white, firm, coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid, slightly 

 aromatic, not high in quality but good; season November to March. 



Delicious. — Delicious has created the sensation of the times in 

 fruit-growing circles. Probably no new apple has been more widely 

 talked about, more generally planted or better received by con- 

 sumers J and growers alike. Introduced in 1895, in the short time 

 that has intervened, its culture has spread throughout the apple 

 districts of the United States. In the orchards of the West and 

 Northwest, it has been extensively planted, and according to all 

 reports is proving a great commercial success. Delicious, as grown 



