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Bottle Greening. — Tree vigorous, fairly productive. Fruit large and 

 of good quality; rather tender for market, but a fine dessert fruit. Sea- 

 son November to February. 



Bnekingham. — Of large size; color greenish yellow, shaded with light 

 and dark red; quality fair. November to March. 



Canada Baldwin. — Size medium; color yellow, striped and splashed 

 with rich light and dark red; quality good. Tree vigorous, but has prov- 

 en to be unproductive so far. Season December to April. 



Carloiigh. — Above medium in size and of good quality, but too light in 

 color to make a good market variety. If productive, will be valuable for 

 home use as a long keeper. Season December to April. 



Chenango. — Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit of large size, oblong 

 conical; color yellow, striped and splashed with red; quality best. Valu- 

 able for home use and near-by markets. Season last of August. 



Colton. — An early and abundant bearer. Size medium; color greenish- 

 yellow. Valuable for home use as an early-ripening variety. Last of 

 July. 



Cornell. — Of medium size; color yellow, shaded and striped with light 

 red; tender, fine-grained, with mild sub-acid flavor; quality good. Tree 

 lacks vigor and j)roductiveness as yet. Ripe early September. 



CuUin. — Size medium to large, of good quality and a long keeper. 

 Rather too light in color for a good market sort. Tree not vigorous, but 

 fairly productive. 



Duchess Seedling. — Large, smooth, attractive, of fair quality. Some- 

 what resembles Oldenburg in tree and fruit; ripens a few days earlier. 

 Promising. 



Early Joe. — Below medium in size; of excellent quality. Good for 

 home use. Late August and September. 



Fameuse. — An old, well-known variety, and at one time very popular. 

 Of the finest quality, and valuable for the garden collection. Ripened 

 fruit for the first this season, on twelve-year-old trees. 



Fanny. — Of medium size and attractive appearance; color dark, rich 

 red; quality best. Promising for both home and market. 



Flushing (Spitzenburg). — A medium-sized dark, rich red winter ay^ple, 

 of good quality. Tree fairly vigorous, but late in coming into bearing. 

 Season November to March. 



Garden Royal. — Of the finest quality, but valuable for home planting 

 only. 



Gideon. — Tree hardy, vigorous and very productive; size medium to 

 large; color yellow, with pale red cheek; very handsome; flavor brisk 

 sub-acid. Valuable for home use, or market where an early fall apple 

 is desirable. 



Grimes (Golden). — Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit smooth, me- 

 dium-sized, yellow, of excellent quality. Valuable for home use or mar- 

 ket. 



Haas. — Size medium to large; color yellow, red-striped; quality fair to 

 good. Has no distinctive qualities to make it valuable here. Season 

 October and November. 



Hagenkopt. — Large, roundish, conical; color yellow, striped with light 

 red; quality low. Not valuable. September. 



Hubbardston. — Of large size and attractive appearance; quality very 

 good. Tree fairly vigorous and an abundant bearer. Valuable for home 

 or market. Season November to February. 

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