478 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



season. Fruit, medium-sized, smooth, regular. Color pale yellow, overlaid and 

 splashed with dark red; flesh yellowish, very firm, juicy, fine-grained, with mild, 

 pleasant flavor, not rich. Season January to April. 



Summer Pegatch: — Large, handsomely striped and of good quality. Ripens 

 the middle of September. 



Sweet Orange: — This is an especially long-keeping sweet apple. Received in 

 1890 from the Division of Pomology. Matured a heavy crop of fine fruit. Trees 

 vigorous, upright, spreading growers. The fruit is large, roundish, inclining to 

 conic. Color dull yellow; flesh yellowish, very firm, moderately juicy, fine- 

 grained. Flavor, sweet, not rich. Season January to May. 



Yellow Bellflower: — An old variety, at one time largely planted, but is now 

 seldom seen except in old orchards; very productive, of good quality, and a 

 fairly good keeper, but inclined to scab badly. 



The varieties below have shown themselves especially adapted for the home 

 collection and commercial purposes: 



Arnold: — A very desirable kind for home planting, and has given good results 

 here for market. Trees very productive. Fruit, medium-sized, with a very at- 

 tractive, yellow color, slightly blushed; quality very good. Season late fall or 

 early winter. 



Bailey (Sweet): — A large-sized, red. Autumn sweet apple. Very productive. 

 Valuable for market. 



Bough (Sweet): — A well-known sweet apple, ripening in August. Of large 

 size and fairly productive; valuable for home planting and in a small way for 

 market. 



Buckingham: — Of some promise as a market sort. Trees moderately vigorous 

 and productive. Fruit large, striped and splashed with red, making attractive 

 looking fruit. Quality fair to good. Season November to February. 



Chenango: — Ripens in late August; very productive; handsomely striped and 

 tender, juicy, fine for eating. It is too tender for long shipping, but it is planted 

 to some extent for market purposes. 



Early Harvest: — A well-known, early-ripening, yellow apple of good quality, 

 which was at one time a very popular family and early market variety, but 

 has been replaced by other varieties. 



Early Joe — A small, handsome, red apple, of best quality, ripening about the 

 middle of August. Desirable for home use. 



Fameuse Sucre (or Sweet Snow) : — This fine apple should be in every collec- 

 tion. It is one of the best dessert fruits. Received in 1894 from F. H. Hoskins, 

 Newport, Vt. Origin France. The trees are upright, open growers, only mod- 

 erately productive as yet. Fruit medium size, roundish-oblate, regular; color 

 dark, handsome red; flesh white with red streaks, crisp, tender, juicy, sweet, 

 with the distinct Snow flavor. Ripens in October. Not subject to scab. 



Fanny: — This variety seems to be productive and promises to occupy a place 

 in the commercial orchard as an autumn variety. The trees are strong growers. 

 Fruit, above medium; color yellow, overlaid, striped and splashed with two 

 shades of red, making it very attractive in appearance. Quality best. 



Gideon: — One of the hardiest and most productive varieties. Trees very 

 strong, healthy; fruit medium to large, yellow with pink cheek, very smooth, 

 quality fair. Desirable for market. Season middle of September. 



Gravenstein: — Of large size, attractive appearance, good quality, productive, 

 and a good variety for market. Season September. 



Grimes: — One of the most satisfactory winter apples. The trees are productive 

 and come into bearing early. Fruit of the highest quality and commands a high 

 market price. Season November to March. 



Hubbardston: — Of large size, good appearance, good quality and very produc- 

 tive. A standard winter variety. 



Jefferis: — Small to medium in size, very productive. Ripens in late August, 

 of the highest quality, and should be in every collection. 



Jonathan: — Bears early, is very productive, handsomely colored and very high 

 In quality. Brings the highest market price. Inclined to run small and re- 

 quires the best of care to develop largo size and good color in Michigan. 



Lowell (Greasy Pippin): — A well-known variety. Large, yellow, fine eating. 

 Ripens in September. Valuable for family use. 



Mason Orange: — Of yellow Bellflower type but more highly colored, and of 

 better quality; very productive. Season November to February. 



Mcintosh. — As a late fall and early winter variety, this has no superior. Trees 



