FKUIT CATALOGUE FOR 1SS2. 

 SECTION 1.— APPLES— Continued. 



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REMARKS. 



Tree spreafling, vigorous, prolific. Fruit very perfect, even sized, and 



beautiful. 

 Tree crooked, irregular, drooping. An amateur variety. Unprofitable. 



Requires warm soils. Sometimes scabs or cracks. One of the best 



apples when perfect. 

 A southern variety. Hardy, vigorous. Not profitable in this latitude. 



Strong, upright, hardy. Tardy bearer. Fruit sometimes uneven and 

 imperfect. Requires good culture and careful handling. 



A poor grower. Much like Munson, which excels it in this respect. 

 Little known. 



Popular in Oakland Co. Less disseminated elsewhere. 



A vigorous, hardy, southern apple. Does well in eastern Michigan. 



Very vigorous, productive. One of the most valuable late autumn 



apples. 

 Moderately vigorous, upright, productive. Fruit frequently scabby 



and worthless. 

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



good culture. 

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



ai)ple. 

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



deservedly popular. Fruit beautiful and excellent. 

 Sometimes profitable to ship South. No person cares to taste it the 



second time. 

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



one variety is probably grown under this name. 

 Spreafling. Very productive. A very promising variety. But little 



known. 

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



dessert apple. Less successful on light soils. 

 Usually very fair. Valuable for market or home use, 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. 

 Moderate grower, early and prolific bearer. Very little disseminated. 



Large spreading tree. Only useful for cooking and for feeding. Sweet. 



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



A vigorous, but tender tree. Overbears and produces small fruit. A 



very common farmer's apple. 

 Hardy, vigorous, spreading. Better farther south. 



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



here. 

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



able; too sour for dessert. 

 V^ery 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. 



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 autumn fruits. Little known. 



Slow grower; productive. An excellent, high flavored culinary fruit. 



Moderately vigorous, spreading. Very productive. Not very much 



known in this State. 

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



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

 worthless. 



