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The tree in a large proportion of the orchards in these sections where it is found 

 is a weak grower and more or less subject to certain diseases. The fruit, when well 

 grown, is large; under color yellow, heavily washed over most of the siirface with 

 crimson and rather indistinctly striped; subacid, very pleasant; good to very good. 

 In these sections its season begins early in September, but continues for several weeks 

 so that it may be considered an early fall rather than a summer variety. 



It is of doubtful value in the Virginia and North Carolina sections of this region. 

 Even in the orchards where the trees are in good condition the fruit does not matiu-e 

 well and is apt to rot, indicating a lack of adaptability to these conditions. As the 

 variety is well adapted to the conditions existing in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge 

 regions of Virginia and North Carolina where the altitude is higher than in the Coastal 

 Plain, it is possible that it would do relatively better in the northern portion of this 

 region than it does in the southern. 



Celestia. 



This variety originated in Miami County, Ohio. The original tree is said to have 

 been a seedling of Stillwater. It has been in cultivation for forty years or more 

 though it has never come into general cultivation. It has been found in only two or 

 three orchards in this region and in the adjacent areas. These are in Delaware and 

 Virginia. 



The tree is a fine, thrifty, upright grower and a prolific, nearly annual, bearer. Fruit 

 large; roundish conical; pale yellow, moderately sprinkled with gray or brown dots; 

 flavor rich, mild, subacid, very pleasant; quality very good. It reaches edible 

 matiu"ity in the Virginia location about the first of September and is slightly later 

 farther north in the Chesapeake peninsula. 



Though the trial of this variety in this region has not been sufficient to warrant 

 definite conclusions, it is promising for its season and highly prized by the few growers 

 who have had experience with it. 

 Champlain. Synonyms: Nyack, Nyack Pippin. 



In this region this variety is known as Nyack or Nyack Pippin. It is supposed to 

 have originated in Vermont or New York, but historical data are lacking. It is grown 

 to a limited extent in some sections of the North, but is not generally known to fruit 

 growers. It is in quite a large number of orchards in New Jersey and Delaware, but 

 as in the North very many of the growers are unacquainted with it. 



The tree is a fairly vigorous, somewhat upright grower, apparently long lived. It 

 is generally productive, bearing nearly annual crops in some orchards. The fruit 

 is medium to large; greenish yellow, sometimes with blush on exposed side when 

 fully ripe; pleasant subacid flavor. It is usually shipped from these sections during 

 the last week or ten days of July and early August. The fruit holds to the tree fairly 

 well, so that it may be handled dm-ing a rather long period of tune. 



While of minor importance, relatively, in the sections of this region where it is grown, 

 it is usually considered a desirable commercial variety, though perhaps less profitable 

 than some other sorts. 

 Chenango. Synonyms: Chenango Strawberry, Strawberry, Sherwood's Favorite. 



This variety probably originated in New York, though some accounts suggest Con- 

 necticut. It is grown sparingly in many sections of the North; in this region it is not 

 being grown commercially and is to be found in but very few orchards. 



The tree is fairly satisfactory in its habit of growth. Fruit is oblong, conic, above 

 medium size; whitish yellow, striped and splashed with crimson; pleasant subacid; 

 very good. In the New Jersey section the season begins about the first of August. 



The locations where the variety has been reported are on light, sandy soil. It does 

 not appear to be well adapted to this region. At one place in central New Jersey, imder 

 rather indifferent cultural conditions, the fruit is said to decay usually before it ripens, 



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