FRUIT CATALOGUE, 

 SECTION I— APPLES— Continued. 



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Remarks. 



An annual bearer. Good for either dessert or market. 



Moderately vigorous, upright, productive. Fruit frequently scabby and 

 worthless. 



Hardy, moderate grower, regular bearer. Must have suitable soil and 

 good culture. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. A beautiful and desirable sweet 

 apple. 



Habit of tree like R. I. Greening, but less vigorous. Generally and deserv- 

 edly popular. Fruit beautiful and excellent. 



Sometimes profitable to ship south. Poor flavor. Very subject to bitter 

 rot. 



Distinct from Golden Russet. An early, abundant bearer. More than one 

 variety is probably grown under this name. 



Spreading. Very productive. A very promising variety. But little known. 



Moderate, upright grower. Good early bearer. An exceeding fine dessert 



apple. Less successful ou light soils. 

 Usually very fair. Valuable for market as well as dessert. 



Spreading grower. Must have high culture. Little known. 



One of the best dessert apples. Subject to water core and other defects. 



Ripens in succession. 

 Tree strong, upright, spreading. Fruit often water cored. Culinary. 



Tree spreading, productive. Flavor fine, but fruit often imperfect or 



scabby ; beautiful. 

 A vigorous but tender tree. Overbear^ and produces small fruit. A very 



common farmer's apple. 

 Ver J' vigorous, and productive. B 'St sweet apple of its season for cooTiing 



and market. 

 Hardy, vigorous, spreading. Better farther south. Blossoms late. 



Upright, spreading, productive. A nice dessert apple. Little known here. 



Strong grower ; early bearer; hardy. Fruit beautiful ; showy ; profitable; 



too sour for dessert. 

 Very popular for market where fully proved. Tree not vigorous. Should 



be top-grafted in all cases. Best on strong soils. 

 Tree much like Baldwin. The same true of fruit except the russet, and 



higher flavor. 

 Tree a good grower, productive. High, sharp flavor. Succeeds at the north. 



Tree spreading, vigorous; generally productive on strong soils ; best at lake 



shore. One of the old favorites. 

 Comes in with the summer and autumu fruits. Little known. 



Moderately vigorous, spreading. Very productive. Not very much known 



in this State. 

 Moderate grower, productive. Inclined to overbaar on old trees. 



Tree spreading, productive. Desirable when fair. Often scabby and 

 worthless. 



Very liable to attacks of the coddling moth. Tr«e strong, spreading, pro- 

 ductive, tender. Not profitable on light soils. 



Jloderate grower. One of the finest and most beautiful dessert apples of 

 its season. 



Tree hardy, vigorous, upright, spreading, productive. Like Fameuse, but 

 superior to it. 



Slow grower. Prolific. A desirable dessert apple. Always perfect and 

 even sized. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. Little known. Not especially desir- 

 able. 



Very productive, vigorous, straggling. Valued for market purposes. 



Vigorous, spreading, productive. Culinary, market. 



Tree vigorous, upright, productive. Widely disseminated, but not valu- 

 able. 

 Fruit generally scabby. Going out of cultivation. 



