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Red Astraclian, Rome lieaiity, Smokehouse, Stay man Winesap, 

 Wealthy, Winesap, YeHow Transparent, and York Imperial — four- 

 teen varieties. But Adams county is very near the border line between 

 two of the districts detined bv the AnuM-ican romolo";ical Societv. 

 As the boundary limits of these districts are more or less arbitrary 

 it may be of interest to note the highly recommended varieties in 

 the adjoining district. In addition to the above named sorts, they are 

 as follows: Arkansas (Mammoth lihick Twig), lien Davis, Bough 

 (Sweet Bough), Buncombe, Chenango, (iauo, Golden Sweet, Horse, 

 Ingram, Jeft'eris, Jonathan, Limbertwig, Missoiiri, Oldenburg 

 (Duchess of Oldenburg), Ralls, Rambo, Red June, Red Stripe, White 

 Pippin. This increases the list by nineteen varieties — a total of 

 thirty-three varieties combining the two lists. 



Of the well tested commercial varieties this combined list contains 

 some of the most valuable sorts suitable for planting in the middle 

 latitudes — material for some very choice selections. 



And added comment about the more important of these varieties 

 M'ill serve to indicate their predominant characteristics. Benoni 

 is a beautiful little apple of high quality ripening in this section 

 the latter part of August; too small for Commercial purposes but 

 excellent for home use. Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Maiden 

 Blush and Gravensteiu are standard early sorts probably too well 

 known to require comment. Red Astrachan has a lot of faults 

 but as an early variety, red in color, I know of nothing to take 

 its place. For a tirst early variety Y^ellow Transparent has attain- 

 ed front rank pretty nearly all over the country. The tree some- 

 times blights but it is very valuable for all of that. Smokehouse 

 and Wealthy are eaily fall — probably September varieties here — of 

 much intrinsic merit and for their season it is doubtful if there are 

 any better for this section. Grime and Jonathan are used as 

 "running mates" in many sections and are of first importance. 

 There are few varieties grown commercially that are so high in 

 dessert quality as these. Excellent sorts they are, one which to 

 make a reputatio'n that will be a distinct market asset. Grimes 

 scalds in storage too badly to be very satisfactory for that purpose, 

 but as a fall sort it has few equals. 



Jonathan, normally of about the same season as Grimes is an 

 excellent storage variety and in some sections it is one of the three 

 or four most important commercial varieties. It has a wide range of 

 adaptability and is being extensively planted. Whije it might be un- 

 wise to plant it extensively in Adams county without more prelimi- 

 nary tests, I am impressed with the probability of its value. I think 

 there can be little doubt about the value of Grimes for your C(m- 

 ditions when properly handled. 



Looking at the exhibits here and talking as I have with your 

 people, makes me more firmly convinced that Rome Beauty and 

 Stayman Winesap are two of the most important varieties that can 

 be grow here, unless they develop some faults here which I know 

 nothing about. Stayman sometimes lacks a little in color especially 

 on young trees but as they obtain a little age, this difficulty largely 

 disappears. Rome Beauty may have some defects peculiar to this 

 section which I do not know about but a short time ago one of 

 the "finest specimens of this variety that I have seen in a long tiiue 

 reached our offiCe in Washington from Biglerville, this county. 



