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favor of the former. In its home it is a good annual bearer of 

 large, high-colored, winter-keeping fruit. I have two or three 

 top-worked trees of this variety that should fruit next season, 

 and I can then report on its behavior in this section of Ver- 

 mont. I know of but few varieties that will grow a stronger, 

 better tree in the nursery than this. It is being largely planted 

 in New England and Western New York and with much prom- 

 ise of being a valuable addition to our commercial orchards. 



Foundling. — I have fruited this both in the eastern and 

 western sections of the State and find it a valuable apple for 

 home use and market. The tree is a good, strong, grower, and 

 hardy in exposed locations and it is an early and free bearer of 

 large, handsome fruit ; very similar in size, shape and color to 

 Gravenstine and of about the same acidity. This apple was 

 first grown in Orange county, this State, where it was brought 

 from its Massachusetts home (Groton) by Mr. George Nutting, 

 who did much to make the merits of this fruit known in the 

 section about him. 



Shiawassie — I am much pleased with this apple. It is 

 larger, later, and handles better than Fameuse, and as yet it is 

 free from the black, scabby spots that often spoil Fameuse and 

 Mcintosh. 



Scanlet Pippin — Another one of the Fameuse family that 

 come to my notice a few years ago as Leed's Beauty. It is a 

 high colored fruit, closely resembling Mcintosh in color and 

 shape, but with flesh that is firmer and with more acidity, tree 

 a rapid grower and I think more productive than Mcintosh, 

 which is lacking in that respect. Its high color and good 

 quality ought to make this apple a valuable addition to our late 

 fall and early winter kinds. 



Stump. — This variety originated many years ago in Monroe 

 County, New York, and has been distributed to some extent 

 under the name of Red Porter. It is of the true Porter shape and 

 ripens at same time, but here all resemblance ends. Tree, rapid, 

 upright grower, bearing its fruit on short spurs, its bright red 

 color combined with excellent quality for dessert or cooking, make 

 it a quick seller ; it is also very productive. 



Jewell's Fine Red. (Syn. Nod head.) — A New Hampshire 

 apple of the finest quality ; season late, autumn into winter ; tree 

 moderate grower and fairly productive and may be classed as an 

 annual bearer ; it requires good cultivation and a sunny location 

 to be at its best ; it will give fruit then that for eating out of hand 

 can hardly be equaled. 



Walter Pease. — A Connecticut apple of recent introduction . 

 season from October to January. Tree a very rapid grower and 

 comes into bearing early ; fruit large size, brilliant red in color, 



