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The remaining tree has always been reasonably healthy, although 
somewhat subject to blight. Its first fruiting was about a peck of 
magnificent apples, which it bore last season. Fruit large yellow, of 
refreshing,brisk,acid flavor and will keep a month or so longer than 
the Oldenburg. If the tree was free from blight, it would doubtless 
be of great value, as the fruit would sell on sight and would not dis- 
appoint the buyer. 
YELLOW SWEET (NO. 167).—Set eight years. A very hardy and per- 
fect tree, has never been injured by cold or blight. Has bornea 
few specimen apples for several years, but set its first real crop th® 
present season, which was largely destroyed by the freeze. This is 
a fine large, sweet, apple, of the choicest quality, that ripens nearly 
with the Tetofsky, but keeps far better. These who enjoy a good 
sweet apple as wellas the writer will prize this variety highly, even 
if it does not bear as well as could be desired. There seems little 
room for doubt of its adaptation to a large share of our state. The 
fruit is in color light green with a bronze cheek. 
SUMMER LOWLAND (No. 579).—Set eight years. A fine, vigorous tree 
with particularly handsome foliage. Appears to be as hardy as the 
Wealthy and very free from blight. So far a shy bearer. Fruit 
about medium in size, very handsomely colored, mild acid, fine 
quality. Keeps some better than Oldenburg. Of doubtful value. 
WHITE TRANSPARENT.—Set eight years. A tree of medium hardi- 
ness that is very subject to blight. Hasso far proved a shy bearer, 
and for this reason and because it ripens much later than Tetofsky, 
we think this may not be the true name of the trees we have. Fruit 
of fine quality, size and appearance. 
CZAR’S THORN.—Set ten years. Fairly hardy, of slow growth and 
somewhat subject to blight. An early and good bearer. Fruit 
medium size, sweet, rather dry and insipid in quality and ripens be- 
fore the Oldenburg. 
OSTREKOF (4 M).—One treeset nine years. A vigorous hardy tree 
and seems to be much subject to blight. For some reason this tree 
did not start into good growth until about three years after it was 
set,so that, although it appears to be an early bearer, it has never 
blossomed freely before the present season. It has only bornea 
single specimen, enough however to prove that it is» the true 
Osterkof. 
PATTEN’S GREENING.—Set five years. This variety is of vigorous 
growth, seems to be very free from blight and gives promise of 
being an early and good bearer. Judging from the color of the 
wood after the past few winters, we should place the variety as 
decidedly less hardy than Duchess or Hibernal and, perhaps, not 
hardier than Wealthy. Fruit of fine size, green when picked but 
turning to a fine yellow in the cellar. Quality very fair as an eating 
apple and particularly choice for cooking. Keeps till Thanksgiving 
or later. 
PEERLESS.—Set four years. This variety is of vigorous growth 
and remarkably free from blight, but judging from its failure to 
properly ripen its wood and tendency to make a late fall growth, we 
are inclined to place it as far less hardy than the Wealthy and 
decidedly inferior to all our best varieties. 
