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contend with in i-cconiniending new varieties, and AVbat I have to say 

 along this line will l)e sinii ly suggestive and not at all authoritative. 

 You can be your own autlioriiy as to what you plant, but I will suggest 

 five varieties that I think are worth, as far as I liave observed, a 

 pretty general cultivation. 



The Longtield is ciiie of tlie varieties. Tiiis apple was introduced 

 from Russia several years ago. I find from several years' trial that 

 it is perfectly hardy; it is an annual bearer: to some extent it bears 

 very full every other year: it comes into fruiting quite early and ripens 

 at this time or the last of July and up to the middle of August, and 

 is a most excellent cooki-r. It is medium to small in si/.e. of a whitish 

 color, with a blush on the sunny side when fully exposed to the sun: 

 is quite tender and cooks as soon as heated through. It is a very excel- 

 lent apple. I have a few sn^Ul specimens in my pocket that I gathered 

 this morning. They are smaller than usual this year on account of 

 this being the ofT year: but they are seldom smaller than this sample, 

 but if you will thin tlie fruit they will be mncli larger. When fully 

 ripe the apple is a yellowish white. 



Another good apple is the Wolf River. Tliis has been raised in 

 different parts of the State, and as far as I know is giving good satis- 

 faction; at least I have ne\er heard any very serious ob.iection to it; 

 none have developed thus far to my knowledge. Tliis apple originated 

 on Wolf River in Wisconsin, some years ago. It is perfectly hardy 

 both as to cold and to heat and dry summers. It is a reasonably early 

 bearer, and has an extremely highly coloreil aiip^fU'^^nf^e. The tie.sli 

 is rather coarse, and is not rich, but it is an excellent cooker, and is a 

 most tempting apple in appearance on account of its size and beautiful 

 color. I am inclined to think that it will be extensively raised, from 

 the present indications. I have with me a specimen of the Wolf River. 

 You can't tell very luuch about this specimen as this is not its season; 

 ii is a lat6r apple. Those of you who attend the State Fair will re- 

 member of seeing a large collection of them presented by Mr. Zion. 

 who I see is in the room, and perhaps he can say a good word for 

 the Wolf River. 



The next apple I (ind is not well knowu in tlie central -or nortli. 

 but is well known in the South. In recent years this apple is coming 

 to the front. 'J'he apple (o which I refer is known as the Indian. This 

 apple is rather large -about the size of a Ben Davis as a rule. It is 

 not quite as highly colored, but is striped very much the same, and 

 is somewhat like it in shape. It is conical. It bears more heavily every 

 other year. I (iud thai tiK> trees in our part of the country are pretty 

 well filled this year, in fact they are the only variety in our part of 

 the country that has anything like a full crop this yi-ar. Tliis variety 

 originated on the old Indian Camping Grounds on I.ost River in Orange 

 County, about forty years ago. I was talking with a gentleman from 



