FRUIT CATALOGUE. 



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SECTION I.— APPLES— Continued. 



Remarks. 



Tree vigoi-ous, hard j', productive. Fruit good enough to sell. Valued as a 



market fruit. 

 Tree upright, productive. Little known. Not desirable compared with 



others in season. 

 Tree very vigorous, productive. Highly and justly valued.' Sometimes 



cracks and scabs. 

 Known at Adrian as Fall or Striped Gilliflower. Large and showy but not 



profitable or valuable. 

 Vigorous, productive. An old and useful culinary variety. 



Tree vigorous ; forms a round head, productive. A valuable variety. 



Very vigorous. Productive. A profitable market apple for its season 



Liable to scab. One of the best cooking apples. Popular. 



A large, vigorous tree, moderately productive. Rarely planted. Profit- 

 ableness doubtful. 



Tree similar to Rambo. Also the fruit with similar tendency to overbear. 

 Superior flavor. 



Tree moderately vigorous, productive. One of the finest dessert fruits of 

 its season. 



Tree spreading, drooping, moderate, regular bearer. Very desirable among 

 sweet apples. 



Much ribbed ; the ribs sub-acid, the hollows sweetish. A curiosity. 



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



Fruit often imperfect. Requires rich, warm, dry soil. 

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



sweet apple. 

 Recommended as successful and profitable at Lawton and in Wayne Co. 



Tree vigorous, upright, a tardy bearer. Little known. Of doubtful value 

 here. 



Tree a crooked grower, productive. Not disseminated. Too many com- 

 petitors. 



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

 apple. 



Of little value, except where great hardiness is required. 



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



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



north. 

 Tree vigorous, upright, moderately productive. A showy, attractive, and 



profitable market fruit. 

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



" very good." 

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



fruit. 

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



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



Very early bearer ; ruming the tree unless thjnned and highly cultivated. 



Fine dessert apple. Sells well in market. 

 Tree of moderate vigor. Comes in the season of the snmmer fruits. Hence 



less valued. 

 Tree vigorous, prolific. Fruit quite variable in size. 



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

 eral purposes. 



Tree vigorous, upright. Blooms late. A fine, mild, dessert apple. Not 

 widelj' known. ' 



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



Tree rather vigorous ; productive. Wood soft, spongy. Of very doubtful 



value. 

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



and hence unprofitable. 

 Introduced into Wayne county as Honey Sweet. 



