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remain healthy, and the apples will remain on the tree until the mid- 

 dle of October, and will keep till mid-winter in an ordinary cellar. 

 It should, however, be planted on moderately high, well-drained 

 ground. When planted on low ground near the water level, even 

 if well drained, the fruit lacks color and keeping qualities. 



Baer or Hiester\ — A medium sized, red striped apple, grovra to 

 some extent in Berks county. It is a heavy bearer and good keeper. 

 A very pleasant eating apple and sells well in local markets. 



Belmont or Gate. — A native of Lancaster county. Is a light yel- 

 low, early winter apple, of excellent quality; tree is vigorous and 

 healthy and very productive. Apple sells well in the markets of 

 Mercer county, where it has been grown to some extent. 



Dominie, — A red-striped winter apple of good size and excellent 

 quality. The tree is vigorous and productive, and the apple is a good 

 keeper. It has been grown for some years in York and Cumberland 

 counties with profit, and it seems to have all the qualities needed for 

 export. 



Ewalt or Bulloch Pippin. — A native of Bedford county; should be 

 more generally planted for the local market. It is a handsome apple, 

 of excellent quality, a good keeper, and the tree is a vigorous grower 

 and a good bearer. 



Grimes Golden while a native of Virginia, succeeds well in many 

 counties of Pennsylvania. A leading fruit grower of Blair county 

 says of it. ''Grime's Golden is par excellence the apple for Pennsyl- 

 vania local market; the tree is a slow, compact and spreading grower, 

 and it is a regular, heavy bearer; one of the best early winter varie- 

 ties." In some places it has proved short lived, like King and Falla- 

 water. It would probably be advisable to top work it on some hard- 

 ier sort. It does equally well on high or low land, but requires a 

 sandy or gravelly soil; does not do well on clay or limestone. 



Greisfs Fine Winter. — A native of York county. Yellow-striped, 

 with light red, in shape and size resembling Ben Davis. Tree is a 

 vigorous grower and regular bearer; fruit keeps all winter in an 

 ordinary cellar; is crisp, juicy and of sprightly flavor; has been found 

 quite profitable in Lancaster county, as it does well on a limestone 

 soil; considered worthy of trial for export. 



Krauaer. — A native of Berks county, where it is held in high 

 esteem. The tree is a vigorous and handsome grower, and an abund- 

 ant and regular bearer. It is a very good, red apple and keeps well. 

 It has been grown to some extent in Perry county. It sells well in 

 every market where it hag been offered, and should be more gener- 

 ally cultivated and should be added to the list of Pennsylvania ap- 

 ples grown for export. 



Langford^n^ Nero are both long keepers and worthy of trial In 



