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13. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:235. 14. Woolvcrton, Out. Fr. Gr. Assn., 26:170. 

 1894. 15. Woolverton, Out. Fr. Stas. An. Rpt., 3:4. 1896. fig. 16. Watts, 

 Tcnn. Sta. Bui, 1896:7. 17. Anu-r. Card., 18:746. 1897. 18. Waugh, Vt. 

 Sta. Bui., 61:30. 1897. 19. Taylor, U. S. Dir. Pom. Bid., 7:351. 1898. 20. 

 Woolverton, Ont. Fr. Slas. An. Rft., 6:36. 1899. 21. Waugh, Gardening, 

 7:278. 1899. 22. Alwood, Va. Sta. Bui., 130:130. 1901. fig. of tree. 23. 

 Waugh, J't. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:288. 1901. 24. Hansen, 5". D. Sta. BuL, 76:29. 

 1902. fig. 25. Stinson, Mo. State Fruit Sta. BuL, 3:24. 1902. 26. Ont. Fr. Gr. 

 Assn. An. Rpt., 34:108. 1902. 27. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. /. Bui, 

 48:38. 1903. 28. Budd-Hansen, 1903:45. fig. 29. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. 

 BuL, 248:112. 1904. 



Synonyms. Baltimore Pippin (8, 9). Baltimore Red (8, 9). Baltimore 

 Red Streak (8,9). Carolina Red Streak (8,9, 11). Fiinkhoiiser (8). I\cn- 

 tucky Pippin (8). Kentucky Streak (11). New York Pippin (3, 4, 5). 

 Nezi' York Pippin (6, 8, 8, 9, 10. 11). Pepin de New-York (9). Red Pippin 

 (8). J'ictoria Pippin (8, 9). Victoria Red (S, 11). 



The Ben Davis reigns over a mncli greater extent of country than 

 does the Baldwin. It is unquestionably the leading commercial sort 

 and the most popular apple grown south of the Baldwin region. 

 Generally speaking, it is the most important variety known in the 

 apple districts of the vast territory which stretches from the Atlantic 

 to the Pacific between parallels 32 and 42. It is preeminently suc- 

 cessful in the \ irginias, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, 

 Arkansas and portions of adjoining states. 



In the more elevated and more northern portions of New York 

 it is not usually regarded with favor, but in Southeastern New York 

 the planting of it for commercial purposes has extended until, in 

 many sections, it now ranks in importance next to Baldwin and 

 Rhode Island Greening. It is grown to a considerable extent in 

 various other parts of the state, but in many cases less successfully 

 because too often the seasons are less favorable to the best develop- 

 ment of the fruit. Some find it acceptable for home use after the 

 Baldwin season has closed, but here it is generally regarded as not 

 good enough in quality for home use. It is often criticised dis- 

 paragingly on the point of quality. When grown in the South or 

 Southwest, at its best it is but of second rate quality, and 

 unquestionably in most portions of New York state the seasons are 

 usually too short to mature the variety properly. When grown in 

 the South, the period when it is at its best is comparatively short. 

 As fruited in New York, it ripens later and keeps later than when 



