FRUIT CATALOGUE FOK 1SS2. 



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SECTION L— APPLES— Continued. 



REM ARKS. 



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

 fruit. 



Fruit sometimes imperfect in Lenawee county. Verj' profitable for 

 market. 



Probably an old unrecognized fruit; bears in pairs, hence the local 

 name. Profitable. 



Distinct from N. Y. Vandevere. This variety is widely planted. Val- 

 uable. 



Very early bearer; ruining the tree unless thinned and highly culti- 

 vated. Fine dessert apple. Sells well in market. 



Tree of moderate vigior. Comes in the season of the summer fruits. 

 Hence less valued. 



Tree vigorous, prolific. Promising, but may prove too variable in size. 



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

 general purposes. 



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

 widely known. 



Origin Wayne Co. Requires good culture. An excellent, mild, dessert 

 apple. 



Tree rather vigorous; productive. "Wood soft, spongy, Of very doubt- 

 ful value. 



Popular old variety for home use. Somewhat lacking in productive- 

 ness, and hence unprofitable. 



Introduced into Wayne county as Honey Sweet. 



Tree strong and prolific. A showy and profitable culinary and market 



fruit. Little known. 

 Of very poor quality. Short lived. Desirable for its extreme earliness 



only. 

 Tree vigorous, upright, productive. Fruit of the Newtown Pippin 



class. Popular south. 

 Tree and fruit much like Fall Pippin, but keeps longer. Seldom seen 



under its own name. 

 True a good grower; productive. Valued by some as a market variety. 



Hardy, vigorous, productive. Fruits vary greatly in size. Keep and 



sell well. 

 Hardy, prolific. A fine, though little known winter fruit. 



Irregular grower; good, early bearer. Good for dessert, market, or 

 cider.— Downing. 



Strong, upright grower; slender shoots. Profitable. Probably an un- 

 recognized eastern sort. 



Tree hardy, upright, vigorous; a tardy bearer. Productive. Little 

 grown. 



Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. A large showy fruit. Little grown. 



Needs dry, warm soils. High, rich flavor. Uneven in size. Often un- 

 productive. Not successful at the north. Fruit much in demand. 

 Tree and fruit like the Green N. P. Some doubt their distinctness. 



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