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more brilliant. A very careful comparison of the fruit of Olympia 

 with that of Baldwin discloses no constant differences in structural 

 characters. For a technical description of the fruit aside from size 

 and color, the reader is therefore referred to the description of Bald- 

 win on page 59. 



Olympia is best known in the vicinity of Olympia and is there 

 regarded as a valuable acquisition. It is attracting favorable atten- 

 tion also throughout the apple-growing districts of the state of 

 Washington. The fact that it is regarded so highly in a region 

 where the Baldwin succeeds well is a good indication that it may 

 succeed equally well in the Baldwin districts of New York. It is 

 therefore recommended as worthy of extended trial by New York 

 fruit growers. 



Historical. The following account of this strain of the Baldwin apple has 

 been obtained from correspondence with W. W. Whidden, George Langridge 

 and William Shincke of Olympia, Washington. The original tree from which 

 'Olympia was propagated was set forty years or more ago on the place of 

 William .Shincke, Sr., in Olympia, Washington. It was evidently planted for 

 a Baldwin as it stood with other Baldwin trees. The fruit was at first sold 

 as Baldwin but Mr. Shincke noticed that it was larger and better colored than 

 that of the common Baldwin. Mr. George Langridge was supplied with scions 

 from this tree and when this stock came into bearing with Mr. Langridge it 

 was found that the fruit from these trees, like that of the original tree from 

 which the scions were taken, was larger and better colored than the fruit of 

 the ordinary Baldwin. About 1890 it was first propagated for sale but under 

 different names. Finally the County Horticultural Society named it Olympia. 



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References, i. Horticulturist, 1874:312. (cited by 22). 2. Downing, 1876: 

 61 app. fig. 3. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1880:100. 4. Brown, Can. Hart., 13: 

 114, 351. 1890. 5. lb., 14:138. 1891. 6. Nicol, Can. Hort., 15:117- 1892. 7. 

 Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:245. 8. Brown, Amer. Card., 14:426. 1893. 9. Ont. 

 Fr. Gr. Assn. An. Rpt., 1:65. 1894. 10. Dempsey, Ont. Fr. Stas. An. Rpt., 

 1:24. 1S94. II- Edwards, Can. Hort., 17:212. 1894. 12. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 

 1895:78. 13. Woolverton, Ont. Fr. Stas. An. Rpt., 3:11. 1896. figs. 14. Am. 

 Pom. Soc. Cat., 1897. 15. Can. Hort., 23:231. 1900. 16. Beach, E. N. Y. 

 Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1900:43. 17. lb., W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1900:36. 18. 

 Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Bui, 37:45. 1901. 19. Budd-Hansen, 1903:143. 20. 

 Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:51. 1903. 21. Beach and Clark, 

 A''. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:136. 1904. 22. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:220. 1905. 



Fruit in many respects intermediate in character between its 

 parents. Northern Spy and Wagener. Like Wagener. it is oblate 

 and ribbed; like the Spy, it has a large, deep cavity and its color 



