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SECTION I.— APPLES— Continued. 



R E ai A U K S . 



Very liable to attacks of the codling moth. Tree strong, spreading, 



productive, tender. Not profitable on light soils. 

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



of its season. 

 Tree hardy, vigorous, upright, spreading, productive. Like Famense, 



but superior to it. 

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



even sized. 

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



desirable. 

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



Vigorous, spreading, productive. Culinary, market. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. A fine family fruit. Deserving 

 of more attention. 



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

 uable. 



Fruit generally scabby. Going out of cultivation. 



Tree vigorous, hardy, 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, upright, productive. Not quite good enough. Little known. 



Upright, productive. Esteemed in parts of Oakland county. Not much 



known. 

 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 Ram bo. Also the fruit, with similar tendency to over- 

 bear. 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. 



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



Fruit often imperfect. 

 Tree very vigorous, upright, spreading productive. 



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. 



Reported only from the southern district. Little known. 



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



market apple. 

 Of doubtful value, except for its great hardiness and vigor. 



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



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



and profitable market fruit. 

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



" very goofl." 



