FRUIT CATALOGUE. 



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SECTION I.— APPLES.— Concluded. 



Locality. 



Remarks. 



Promising for home use and market. 



Can only be recommended as an amateur fruit. Tree lacks hardiness. 



F"ruit often imperfect. Requires rich, warm, dry soil. 

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



sweet apple. ^, , , ^ , ^ 



Best winter baking apple. The most popular and profitable sweet market 



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Of little value, except where great hardmess is required. 

 Tree vigorous, upright, productive. A fine, long-keeping table fruit. 

 One of the best early Russian sorts. 



Apt to blow down. A good early winter dessert fruit. Improves at the north. 

 A promising Russian variety. 

 Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, productive. Little known; almost 



" very good." 

 Tree moderately vigorous, productive, hardy. A fine, profitable, orchard 



Fruit sometimes imperfect in Lenawee county. Very profitable for market. 



Distinct from N. Y. Vandevere. This variety is widely planted. Valuable. 



Very early bearer; ruining the tree unless thinned and highly cultivated. 

 Fine dessert apple Sells well in market. 



A large and handsome dessert variety. Trees Tery productive. 



Tree vigorous. Bears early and abundantly. A valuable variety for 

 general purposes. _ 



Originated with Peter M. Gideon. Valuable at the north. Very hardy. 



Popular old variety for home use. Somewhat lacking in productiveness, 

 and hence unprofitable. 



A desirable variety for home use or market. 



Tree vigorous, upright, productive. Fruit of the Newtown Pippin class. 

 Popular south. 



Tree a good grower; productive. Valued by some as a market variety. 



Hardy, vigorous, productive. Fruits vary greatly in size. Keep and sell 

 well. 



Hardy, prolific. A fine, though little known, winter fruit. 



Irregular grower; good, early bearer. Good for dessert, market or cider- 

 Downing. Valuable in Lenawee county. 



Needs dry, warm soils. High, rich flavor. Uneven in size. Often un- 

 productive. Not successful at the north. Fruit much in demand. 



Tree and fruit like the Green Newtown. Some doubt their distinctness. 



One of the best of the early summer sorts for cooking purposes. 



