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dessert use. But we do not find very much difference in the size, quality 

 or bearing habits of the five varieties of this family we have fruited and 

 distributed. This will be the great market variety for culinary use dur- 

 ing the months of November, December and January at the North. For 

 culinary use no variety known is superior to the varieties of this family. 



Ktjrsk Eeij^ette (20 M). — Of the Longfield family with the same 

 habit of early and continuous bearing. Fruit more oblong than Long- 

 field and of about the same color. Flesh fine-grained, tender and sweet. 

 As a baking and boiling apple and for dessert use, this will be prized over 

 a large part of our country. Season, November. 



Aport Orient. — This is selected as one of the best of the numerous 

 varieties of the Alexander family. But, of this we are notyet certain, as 

 our attention is continually called to hardy, blight-proof members of this 

 numerous family, which bear fine crops of remarkably handsome and sala- 

 ble fruit. The fruit of Aport Orient is very large, gorgeously colored, 

 and of excellent quality for an apple of its size. Season, late fall in north 

 Iowa. 



Bergamot (No. 424). — This is a member of the Antonovka family- 

 As with the Hibernal family, we have a number of valuable varieties 

 nearly identical with Antonovka, some of which are about as free from 

 blight as Duchess. Nos. 105, 224, 324 and Yilne Antonovka are of this 

 family. Perhaps the latter one will prove the latest keeper and the most 

 valuable of the list. But No. 424 has been longer known, and is very 

 valuable. At its north limit of growth, it keeps well into the winter. 



Pointed Pippin (No. 361).— A true iron-clad and perfect tree on varied 

 soils. Fruit large, conical, c<)ming to a point at the narrow basin. Skin 

 yellow, covered with stripes and splashes of crimson with much bloom. 

 Flesh Jne-grained, sub-acid and very good. Season, early winter in north 

 district. 



Longfield. — This is well known, and I only wish to advise its top- 

 working on Hibernal stocks in the north district. When root-grafted it 

 is such an immoderate bearer that the fruit runs small and soon exhausts 

 the vitality of the tree. On Hibernal the fruit averages much larger, 

 keeps later and is in every way more valuable. The tree also will prove 

 more durable. Our present opinion is that No. 387 of our importation 

 from St. Petersburg is not the true Good Peasant, as it was named, but it 

 is a better tree than Longfield; the fruit averages larger and will keejJ 

 longer. 



ZuzoFF (No. 585).— This variety has been supposed to rank with the 

 Wealthy in hardiness; but root-grafted trees are doing well, and bearing 

 heavy crops on dry soil in north Iowa. Yet we advise top-working it on 

 some members of the Hibernal family. It is one of the most certain 

 annual bearers of the whole Russian list, for the reason that it blossoms 

 fully as late in the spring as Rawle's Janet. When all other Russian 

 varieties are in full leaf, this variety has its winter expression. Fruit 

 very large, remarkably handsome in coloring and with much bloom. Flesh 

 fine-grained, juicy, sub-acid, and about as good as Northern Spy in qual- 

 ity. Season in the north district, mid-winter, and with early picking and 

 systematic storing it may be kept till June. Special attention is directed 

 to this variety, as it will have very great value for northern growing for 

 home use and market. The Department No. 585 is not true to name, as 

 sent out by Mr. Tuttle and others. 



