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Mr. Burton: I live iioar the origin of the ludian apple. It is not 

 jtoiiorally cultivated in our coiintry. t will relate this inoident in regard 

 to it. One clay a farmer asked nie to ;;» and look at soule pigs, as 

 he wanted to sell some and I wanted to buy souie. We went oUt 

 to the pig-pens back of the house and there 1 saw the pig troughs 

 full of big red apples. I said to flie man: ""What in the world have 

 you got tliose apples in the pig trough forV" He said, "Oh, they are 

 just Indians." That was the opinion of the man in regard to the Indian 

 apple, and the pigs apparently coincided with him as they had not 

 bothered tliem. For winter apples our popular varieties are the Rome 

 Beauty, tlie Wine Sap and the Ben Davis. We at our house do grow 

 an apple that is not generally grown. I liave no doubt whatever that 

 lliis is the best of all summer apples. Mr. Hobbs will second what 

 I say about it I am sure. 'J his apple is the Bononi. It stands probably 

 as the apple with the fewest faults of any known. I know of only 

 one fault that it has and that is that it is probably a little under 

 size. From what I have heard of the Longfleld it is probably as large 

 as it with none of its other faults, and comes at nearly the same season, 

 probably a few days sooner. I do not care to mention varieties further 

 unless you care to ask me about them. 



Mr. Hobbs: I would like to corroborate what has been said about 

 the Benoni. This (showing apple) is the average size of the apple. 

 It sometimes gets a great deal- larger, but this is the average size; it runs 

 a great deal like that. It takes on quite a bit of coloring, and when 

 fully ripe the Avhite ground is changed to yellow, and then you have 

 an apple that is fit for a king. I know of nothiug finer in quality 

 than Benoni out of hand or cooked. It bears heavily every other year, 

 though not so full every year. It makes a handsome tree in the yard. 

 If you are only going to plant one summer apple, plant the Benoni. I am 

 sure that I am safe on this point; I may be wild on some otliers l^ub 

 I know I am right on this. 



Now abotit the Northwestern Greening. It is not a winter apple 

 Lere. It is a Avinter api)lc in the North, but here it is a fall apple 

 and ripens a little later than the Gideon, but I think it is a better apple 

 than the Gideon. It is a little larger and I tliink probably a little 

 l)etter in qtiality. 



Mr. Burton: I Avish to say another word here in regard to tlu; keep- 

 ing qualities of the Benoni. Wliilo it is a summer apple it is a re- 

 markable keeper. We have kept them until after (Christmas. .\ few 

 days ago we sent to Mr. Keach a box of Benonis that' we expect, but 

 do not know, will be in good condition for the World's Fair next May. 

 This apple is certainly an excellent keeper. 



Prof. Troop: The Gideon that has been mentiQued is the Gideon 



