308 ANNUAL REPORT. 



Mr. A. G. Tuttle, of Baraboo, Wisconsin, is experimenting 

 largely with the Russians, and says that since he has fruited this 

 he has no further use for the Tetofski. The Yellow Transparent 

 does well so far in Minnesota, and I would recommend it there for 

 general trial, though possibly we may want a hardier Russian for 

 the north part of the State. 



This red undersized apple is the best of all the crabs — the Whit- 

 ney No. 20. It is good for hand eating, and almost as good as the 

 peach for canning, and is pronounced by experts as the best apple 

 to sell to the driers yet known, as it needs no paring, has just the 

 right proportions of acid and sugar and the right texture, and onl}' 

 needs to be cored and cut in two to prepare it for use. The tree is- 

 a perfect beauty; stem straight as a gun barrel, top of a peculiar 

 curved upright growth, unlike anything else in our orchard list. 

 When you see a tree of Whitney No. 20, you always recognize it 

 at a glance from the clear individuality of its expression. It was 

 originated by A. R. Whitney, of Franklin Grove, Illinois. It& 

 parentage is unknown to me, but Professor Budd classes it, by its 

 habits of growth and its thick pubescent leaves, with the Russian 

 Astrachanicas. I do not know but that on his theory of adaptation^ 

 he will yet prove all of our successful sorts in the Northwest to be 

 of that class. 



We have other very interesting varieties of the apple, but as 

 these are the best of the newer ones that have been well and gen- 

 erally tested, I will not take up your time further. 



CRAB APPLES. 



J. A. Root, of New York. People have just begun to appreciate 

 the different varieties oi the Crab. They are rich in flavor, excel- 

 lent for jelly or pickling, canning, for making apple butter, and, for 

 evaporating, if simply cut once in two and dried, they make a third 

 more pounds of evaporated fruit. They bring double the price of 

 ordinary evaporated chopped apples. The trees are very hardy and 

 prolific. This year the crabs have produced a good, full crop, while 

 all other varieties of apples are very scarce. 



Whitney No. 20. J. W. Manning of Massachusetts. This is a 

 very handsome grower; a most desirable variety, and a substitute 

 for all others in its season. 



