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SECTION I.— APPLES— Continued. 



REMARKS. 



Vigorous, hardy, proliflc. Is but little known. 



Proliflc. 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 bearer, alternate years. Fruit small, very beautiful, and good. 



Growing in popularity. 

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



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



and prolilic. 

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



Improves in quality at ihe north. 

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



shown. 

 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 ai)ple. 

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



name. 

 Vigorous, productive, regular bearer. Cut little known. 



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



Little known, with little to speciallj' recommend it. 



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



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



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



attention. 

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



apple. Rather acid for dessert. 

 Ilanly, 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 widely disseminated in Michigan. 



Thrifty, upright, productive. A very promising variety for home and 



market. Bears alternate years. 

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



Very prorluciive alternate years. 

 :Moderaie vigor. Spreading. Little disseminated. Not likely to become 



pn])ular. 

 Moderate grower, hardy, productive. Oneof 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. 



Vigorous, stocky, leaves large. Buds prominent. May be an old variety. 



Also known in Fulton Co., Ohio. 

 Productive. An excellent dessert apple. Deserves more attention. 



