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It is to be regretted that so poor an apple as the "Ben. 

 Davis" has been so extensively planted, the quality is way 

 below what our standard should be. It is a good tree and had 

 better be top-grafted with some good variety. 



The "Wealthy " may be a good variety for elevated 

 regions where the old standards will not grow, but it is not 

 worthy of a place in our Champlain Valley orchards. It is a 

 very good fall apple here, but has the fatal defect of dropping 

 its fruit just before maturing. The " Fameuse " is of such 

 good quality both in tree and fruit, with the one defect of its 

 liability to scab, that good orchardists will continue to raise it 

 in commercial quantities. "When neglected it is of no value. 

 Only men who are willing to give the best of care and spray 

 thoroughly will succeed with it. Clean, well grown fruit will 

 always be in demand at fancy prices. 



The " Steel Red," of the " Baldwin " type, not as prolific, 

 better quality, good tree, profitable. The old " Black Gille- 

 flower " is often called for ; one of the best trees, good bearer 

 of very uniform, perfect fruit, good keepers, one of the best 

 shippers, and the best apple for the Southern market. The 

 " Roxbury Russet " is the best of the russets ; a good tree, 

 good annual bearer of good sized fruit, one of the best keepers 

 when properly handled. The " Wolf River " is a strong 

 growing, hardy tree; a very large red apple of high quality, 

 keeps until January. The "Arctic" and "Sutton Beauty" 

 are new, handsome red apples of great promise, but not tested 

 fully. The "Jonathan," "Grimes' Golden," "Canada Red," 

 "PomeGriss," "Lawyer," " Limber Ling, " "Shockly," 

 " English Russet " and " Jewet's Red," are all too small for 

 profit. The " Tolman Sweet " is the best sweet winter apple, 

 but of late years has been so infested with the railroad worm 

 as to be useless. 



There are many fall apples of high quality, but growing 

 them for profit has not been a success. 



