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key to abbreviations that is given at the top of the pages. It should be 

 said that the months under " Season " mark the beginning of edibility of 

 the variety and the end of its season in ordinary storage. Those vari- 

 eties are included that have been grown and selected at the Station 

 as a result of its apple-breeding work. These are recommended for 

 testing. 



New York State. 



i, irregular; o, oblate; ob, oblong; ov, ovate; r, roundish. Color. — b, blush; c, carmine; d, dark; g, green; 

 sa, subacid. Quality.— b, best; g, good; f, fair; p, poor; v, very. Use. — ■ d, dessert; k, kitchen. 



REMARKS. 



A beautiful apple of good quality. 



Trees good. Fruit large, beautiful, of fair quality. 



Worthy of testing. 



Worthy of trial in northern New York. 



Ranks among our best sweet apples. 



Standard winter apple of New York. 



Valuable in northern New York. 



Hardy, healthy, vigorous, productive. Lacks quality. 

 Blue Pearmain type. Valuable in northeastern New York. 

 Tree hardy, healthy; bears young and productive. Fruit attrac- 

 tive but inferior in quality. 

 Ben Davis type, and of value. 

 An old but still valuable variety. 

 Widely planted as a filler, but not very desirable. 

 Attractive, good quality, easily bruised; excellent. 



Tree and fruit characters good. Subject to blight. A market sort 



desirable as a filler. 

 Recommended by U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

 Desirable for the home orchard. 

 An attractive market fruit. Heavy bearer. 

 Well worth testing in New York. 

 Valuable only as an early dessert apple. 

 Of value for the home orchard only. High quality. 

 Lacks vigor. Unproductive. Best quality. 

 A standard variety. Recommended. 

 Hardy, productive. Fruit scabs badly, tender, small. 

 Vigorous, productive. Fruit bright red, good, small. 

 Worth planting in certain localities. 

 Valuable where Ben Davis thrives. 

 Hardy, vigorous, productive. Small, late, excellent. 

 Bears early, productive, vigorous. Attractive, excellent. 

 Standard in quality. Succeeds in certain localities only. 

 Beautiful and of high quality. Not always reliable. 

 Handsome and delicious, but poor tree characters. 

 Unattractive, but excellent. 



Bears early, productive. Fruit handsome and good. 

 Excellent for the home orchard. 

 One of the best sweet apples for home use. 

 One of the best in quality of the Blue Pearmain type. 

 Excellent but small in New York. 

 Appears promising as a commercial sort. 

 A beautiful fancy apple suitable for special trade. 

 One of the most desirable of the sweet apples. 

 Not fully tested. Attractive and appears promising. 

 New and recommended for home orchards. 



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