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variety at present that will take its place. And if I could handle 

 to advanatge more mid-season sorts I should want to add Jefferis 

 and Summer Kambo because of their merit. 



Sutton Beauty would be a consideration to add to the winter 

 season. I do not know of this variety anj'where in this state but 

 in New York it has been planted more or less in recent years and 

 it is apparently growing in popularity in that state. It of course 

 does not follow that it would be of value in this section but its 

 possibilities are worth consideration. 



Lankford, a Delaware seedling that originated nearly 70 years 

 ago has become (luite widely disseminated though it is not exten- 

 sively grown. It nmy have some possibilities as a winter variety 

 for this section. 



With these other winter varieties I have mentioned, if I could 

 find evidence that they were Avell adapted to my location, 1 should 

 be inclined to drop York Imperial from my list as it isn't quite good 

 enough in quality to conform to my standards and add one or more 

 of these other sorts. I know that is a good deal like throwing a 

 bomb and I may be slandering your most profitable variety. The 

 fact still remaius, however, that it does not rank very high in quality. 



We might go on in this way almost indefinitely but time forbids 

 anj^thing further than to enumerate some of the varieties that are 

 now attracting attention which have unknown possibilities for this 

 section but which are worth testing. Perhaps in such an enumera- 

 tion Delicious should head the list because of its widely advertised 

 qualities and its recognized merit under suitable conditions. King 

 David is its counterjjart. Oliver Ked under the name Senator has 

 also been considerably advertised and planted but the tree is too 

 susceptible to disease to recommend it. Likewise Collins Red has 

 been disseminated widely under the name Champion and while this 

 is productive and beautiful in appearance, it is too poor in quality 

 to commend it to discriminating planters. The last three sorts 

 mentioned are chance seedlings from northwest Arkansas. 



Adding still others to this category, there is Akin from Illinois, 

 Bloomfield from Maryland, Doctor included in the first list of 

 ''apples most commonly cultivated" that was published in this coun- 

 try, though still unknown to most fruit growers, Virginia, Beauty 

 from southwestern 'S'irginia; Carson from northern Ohio; the Mag- 

 nate which originated apparently from the same collection of Wine- 

 sap seeds that produced Stayman Winesap from eastern Kansas; 

 Eusee from southern Ohio ; Florence, an apple somewhat similar to 

 Jonathan having a fine vigorous tree but less desirable in dessert 

 quality than Jonathan from northwest Arkansas; Mother perhaps 

 now a century old, coming oiiginally from Massachusetts, but still 

 largely unknown ; Coflfman an early sort of much promise from 

 Tennessee; Celestia, another sort from Ohio; Ramsdell (Ramsdell 

 Sweet) referred doubtfully to Connecticut for its origin; Adams, a 

 long keeping variety of the Kambo type and of good quality from 

 Blair county. Pa. All these, and almost an endless number besides 

 are worthy of some very definite consideration by those of you who 

 are seeking a reputation for the production of apples of strictly 

 high grade as to quality and beauty of appearance. 



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