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the market. Next in order would come the Baldwin, then 

 the Rhode Island Greening, and close the succession with 

 the Northern Spy. This last is a fine variety, retaining its 

 fine flavor to the last, but is very tender skinned [and must 

 be handled with extreme care or it will soon decay. The 

 tree requires considerable age before coming into bearing. 



A good supply of sweet apples is also desirable. The 

 following varieties will make a succession, viz : Sweet 

 Bough, Golden Sweet, Bemis Sweet, Pound Sweet, Sweet 

 Russet, Tolman Sweeting and Ladies' Sweet. 



The foregoing list gives a good succession of both sweet 

 and som' apples, but can be varied to suit the locality or the 

 taste of the fruit grower. 



As a late keeper some might recommend the Roxbury 

 Russet in place of the Northern Spy, but the Ivusset is a 

 very shy bearer and lacks quality, the flavor, I should 

 judge, being something like that of dried pumpkin soaked 

 in poor vinegar. 



The Yellow Belleflower is an excellent variety, but in 

 many localities utterly refuses to make itself profitable, and 

 so of very many of the best flavored varieties. 



