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SECTION I.— APPLES.— Continued. 





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Strong, upright, very productive, tender. Fruit very even sized, often 

 small. Keeps easily a year. Poor quality. 



Tree lacks vigor. Fruit much called for ia the market, but rarely offered. 

 Best on rich, warm, soils. 



Grows and produces well. Too poor in quality. Size its chief recommen- 

 dation. Always sells well. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. Its season and color detract from 

 its value. 



The apple grown in this State under this name proves to be the one known 

 as " Newell " in Hillsdale county. 



Tree strong, spreading, productive; liable to scab. Often keeps till spring. 

 In central district lacks productiveness. 



Grows and bears well. Fruit often scabby. Not extensively grown. 



Fruit scabby and imperfect on old trees. Best on new, rich soils. Good at 

 the north. Profitable where it succeeds. 



Strong, reddish brown shoots. Very productive. Sometimes scabby. Not 

 esteemed valuable, except perhaps at the north. 



Moderate grower. Upright, roundish. Best dessert apple of its season. 



Vigorous, upright, spreading. Very promising. 



Strong, vigorous. The showy fruit is the chief atttraction. 



A good cider apple, and passable for the table. 



Vigorous; not productive. Size its only attraction. Worthless every where. 



Hardy, vigorous. Shoots slender. Very productive. Brings a high price 

 in late spring, if wintered in close packages. 



A hardy, spreading, prolific tree. Very popular in its season. Tree tender 

 at the extreme north. Often fed to stock. 



An old sort; superior to many better known. 



A promising Russian sort. 



A line culinary fruit. Tree a fine grower and hardy; lacks productiveness. 

 Bears better at the north. 



A weak, slender grower. Fails generally at the west. Unprofitable. Best 

 on "opening " soils. 



Tree vigorous, productive. Desirable. More than one variety grown un- 

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Tree spreading, vigorous, hardy, prolific. Fruit beautiful. Flavor fine, 

 peculiar. 



Moderate grower, hardy, productive. A good baking sweet apple. 



Vigorous, productive. One of the finest of sweet apples. 



Annual bearer. Fruit beautiful and good, but soon decays. A dessert 

 fruit. A better keeper north. 



Tree vigorous, spreading. Productive alternate years. A beautiful culin- 

 ary market fruit. 



Tree upright, vigorous. Very productive. Fruit very beautiful and good. 



Should be in every orchard. A very good market variety. Of the highest 

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A very productive and desirable dessert fruit for early autumn. 

 Prolific. One of the richest early sweet apples. Tree tender in cen. districts. 

 Good bearer alternate years. FruitsmaU,very beautiful and good. Popular. 

 Cooks well, even when but half grown. Very early bearer. Very hardy 



and prolific. 

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



cities. Little known west. Sometimes scabs. 

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

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

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

 A very handsome variety lor either dessert or cookinz. 

 Strong grower, bears heavily in alternate years. Popular. Profitable. 

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

 Spreading, vigorous, prolific. The most popular early autumn market 



apple. Rather acid for dessert. 

 Hardy, upright, annual bearer. Not much disseminated. A long keeper. 

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

 Thrifty, upright, productive. An excellent variety for home and market. 



Bears alternate years. 



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



Very productive alternate years. 

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

 Vigorous, productive. A promising fruit for market and.'general purposes. 

 Moderately vigorous, very productive. Not widely disseminated. 



