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station, Malinda, Newell’s Winter, Haas, Plumb Cider, Peerless; all 
making perfect unions and in every case more fruitful than the 
Hibernal. 
CHARLAMOF.—One tree of this variety, set ten years, has proved 
almost as healthy as the Hibernal. Its fault seems to bea tendency 
to blight, but it has never, in our worst seasons, been injured 
seriously; always ripens its wood perfectly and is today the picture 
of health. It has been a regular and very early bearer of apples 
that would ordinarily be taken for the Oldenburg, ripening at the 
same time; they are, however, more conical in form, firmer in flesh, 
of a peculiar, rich, vinous flavor and hang to the tree with great 
persistence. We do not find that the fruit keeps better than the 
Duchess, and it quickly loses its choice flavor when put in cold 
storage. It should be stated that our Charlamof is of spreading 
habit and light colored bark, the same as that reported by Andrew 
Peterson, M. Pearce, C. G. Patten and others, and quite different from 
that had by J. B. Mitchell, Wm. Somerville and A. G. Tuttle. 
LONGFIELD.—Set eight years. This variety appears to be fully as 
hardy as the Wealthy and less subject to blight and sunscald. Its 
low spreading habit would of itself tend to prevent the latter. It has 
been the earliest and most prolific and persistent bearer of all on 
trial, one of the trees having borne a barrel of apples seven years 
from setting. The fruit will average somewhat below medium, but 
the quality is choice, and it keeps its flavor in the cellar rather 
longer than the Wealthy. Italso,at the close of the season, hangs bet- 
ter to the tree,so that the entire crop may be gatheredat once. Seems 
likely to be a valuable home and market apple for our section. 
REPKA MALENKA (No. 418).—Set eight years. This variety is, at 
least, as hardy as Wealthy and blights butlittle. Treevery upright 
in habit and splits down rather easily in the forks. It seems likely 
to be a good bearer, but not particularly early. Have not, as yet, 
had more than a peck from a single tree. Fruit decidedly below 
medium in size, fairly well colored and by far the best keeper of 
all we have fruited. In quality, while possessed of no particularly 
fine flavor, it is a fairly agreeable, mild acid, eating apple in the lat- 
ter part of the winter and avery excellent cooking apple at any time. 
We think this deserving a general trial as an all winter keeper for 
the home orchard. 
RUSSIAN GREEN (NO. 382).—Set ten years. This tree is of the Anis 
family, and there is none hardier in our orchard. It is almost free 
from blight, although at two different periods trees within four rods 
of it have been killed to the ground by blight. Although trimmed 
quite high, it has never shown sunscald. It has borne a few apples 
for the past five years and would, we think, have been well loaded 
the present season had it not been injured by the freeze of May. 
The fruit is below the medium size, rather prettily colored and ofa 
very refreshing, pleasant flavor, especially when kept in cold stor- 
age. Inthe cellar it keeps about a month longer than the Olden- 
burg. If this tree provesa good bearer, it will be very valuable on 
account of its ability to resist cold. 
ANTONOVKA.—Set ten years. We lost two of the three original 
trees and are not able to say just what was the cause of their death, 
