CATALOGUE OF 1S79. 



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SECTION I.~APPLES— CONTINUKD. 



11 E M A R K S 



Vigorous, hardy, prolific. Is but little knoAvn. 



rrollfic. One of the richest early sweet apples. Tree tender in central 



district. 

 Tree spreading. Does not keep long enough for profit. Little known. 



Moderate grower. Downing says— requires high culture. Little known. 



Good hearer, alternate years. Fruit small, very heaiitiful, and good. 



Growing in popularity. 

 Tree vigorous, straggling, productive. Old. Now little grown. 



Cooks well, even when hut half groAvn. Very early hearer. Very hardy 



and prolific. 

 Too large for market. Not a long keeper. Not good enough for dessert. 



Improves in quality at the north. 

 Downing commends it as a promising market apple. This remains to be 



shoAvn. 

 An old variety. Not of decided value. Rarely seen in Michigan. 



A beautiful little fancy apple. Brings large prices in market in eastern 



cities. Little known west. 

 A fair baking apple. Desirable as a long keeper. Retains its juice and 



flavor. 

 Tree a little tender, and lacks productiveness. The most popular early 



sweet apple. 

 Regular, early bearer. Chenango Strawberry is often grown under this 



name. 

 Vigorous, productive, regular bearer. But little known. 



Popular west and south as a long keeper. Distinct from Willow Twig. 



Little known, with little to specially recommend it. 



Sti-ong grower; bears heavily in alternate years. Popular. Profitable. 



Generally fair. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. Not largely planted. 



Annual bearer. But little known, and not likely to command special 



attention. 

 Spreading, vigoi-ous, ijrolilic. The most popular early autumn market 



apple. 

 Hardy, upright, annual bearer. Not much disseminated. Promising. 



Vigorous, productive. Fruit excellent. Worthy of increased attention. 



Moderate grower. A beautiful and excellent fruit. 



Vigorous. Known in Eastern Michigan as Romanite. Unfit to be eaten. 



An old variety. Not Avidely disseminated in Michigan. 



Thrifty, upright pi-oductive. A very promising variety for home and 



market. Bears alternate years. 

 One of the very best dessert apples. Tree hardy, with short wiry shoots. 



Very productive alternate j'ears. 

 Moderate vigor. Spreading. Little disseminated. Not likely to become 



popular. 

 Moderate grower, hardy, productive. One of the finest of dessert apples. 



A hardy and somewhat popular apple farther west. Not common in 



Michigan. 

 Vigorous, productive. A promising fruit for market and general pur. 



poses. 

 Moderately vigorous; very productive. Not widely disseminated. 



Vigorous, upright, productive. Will prove to be a good market variety. 



Productive. An excellent dessert apple. Deserves more attention. 



Tree spreading, vigorous, prolific. Fruit very perfect, even sized, and 

 beautiful. 



