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characteristics, namely, productiveness, uniformness of type, color 

 and quality? 



In noting results that have been obtained by the planting of 

 Wealthy seed I can't go into this subject in a general way, but 

 must confine myself to home experience. 



The "Perfect," one of the transplanted Wealthy seedlings in the L,yman orchard. 



In 1876 my father planted the seeds of Wealthy apples that 

 grew on Siberian crab trees that were top-worked to Wealthy 

 and stood somewhat by themselves. The apples thus originated 

 are remarkable for being apples of standard size, there being but 

 few crabs in the lot. Their parent, the Wealthy, has trans- 

 mitted the four characteristics named to a marked degree. These 

 new -varieties are productive, growing fine crops of apples from 



