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DISCUSSION ON APPLES. 409 
in a most unfavorable position. The roots are right in the wa- 
ter. Our trees do not get as much water as they want. 
Mr. Wedge: What is the most reliable indication of hard- 
iness that we can get in regard to those new varieties with 
these rather mild winters? 
Mr. Philips: I like to see them have good solid wood. I 
have not found anything that hasas good wood as the Domin- 
ion Wonder from Canada. 
Mr. Wedge: If one tree ripen up its wood more thoroughly 
than another the indications would be strong that it was hard- 
ier? 
Mr. Philips: Yes, that would be my idea. 
Mr. Harris: Have you seen a tree called ‘‘Murphy’s Green- 
ing?” 
Mr. Philips: Yes; it stands near the Murphy’s Blush. It is 
not as good an apple as the Blush. Mr. Chappell thinks a 
good deal of it, but the tree does not look as well as the Blush. 
Mr. Harris: It is a good apple, but not as good as the Blush. 
Mr. Philips: I shall topwork the Murphy’s Greening. The 
Patten’s Greening has looked very well with me; I think it 
looks very fine. 
Mr. Wedge: Would you grade it for hardiness with the 
Oldenburg or the Wealthy? 
Mr. Philips: I don’t know that I would. 
Mr. Wedge: Would it grade about with the Wealthy? 
Mr: Philips: Yes, nearer than with the Oldenburg. 
Mr. Wedge: The Wealthy is much the better apple; if it is 
not hardy, we have no use for it. 
Mr. Philips: It blights a little. I discard everything that 
blights. Those varieties that are bad blighters I discard. As 
much as I have seen of the Repka, it grows very small. 
Mr. Somerville: I find the Repka the hardiest of everything 
I have, hardier than the Duchess. 
Mr. Ferris (lowa): Mr. Tuttle recommended it to me as the 
best thing he had. 
Mr. Philips: He has recommended that and a good many 
other things that he thought well of. He told me at one time 
that the Russet Red was the coming winter apple for Wiscon- 
sin and Minnesota. He said it was going ahead of anything 
there was in existence. I bought all of the trees, because I 
thought it was a good thing. I have since grubbed them all 
out. Any man that will show it at a fair ought to be prosecu- 
ted. Mr. Tuttle does not grow any. 
