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ferred some thrive best in one locality and others in another, so that it would be impossible 

 to name such as are best adapted to all sections. Indeed every State, and certain localities 

 in every State, will generally be found to have special fine varieties peculiarly adapted to it, 

 and which might not thrive equally well in other sections. It is the common mistake of 

 farmers, in establishing market orchards, to plant too many ill-adapted varieties. Of what 

 ever varieties chosen, it is better to have but a few of the choicest that are best adapted to 

 the locality. The quality of any variety is largely modified by the soil and climate, and 

 hence the necessity of obtaining those that are suited to the location. Some of the finest 

 varieties known to the Northern States would be almost worthless when grown at the South, 

 and a few kinds that succeed well at the North are of but little value in the Middle States. 

 The farther south the apple tree is taken, the earlier it will ripen ; hence the choicest kinds of 

 winter apples grown at the North would not be of much value at the South. It would be 

 impossible, in a work like this, to describe all of the leading varieties of apples of different 

 localities; in fact, such a description would require quite a volume in itself. We will, there 

 fore, mention some of the leading varieties adapted to the localities designated. For the 

 extreme North, such as Northern New England and Canada, the most hardy varieties should 

 be cultivated, such as, for summer fruit, the TETOFSKY, a large, yellow, tart apple that ripens 

 in August; the LARGE EARLY BOUGH, a fruit above medium size, pale, greenish yellow in 

 color, flesh white, sweet, sprightly flavor, which ripens from the middle of July to the second 

 week of August; YELLOW TRANSPARENT, a good and productive kind for summer market; 

 and DUCHESS OF OLDENBURGH, a sub-acid variety, of good quality, very hardy and prolific. 

 Among the winter varieties adapted to the extreme Northern section are the WEALTHY, very 

 hardy, sub-acid, tender, juicy, and with excellent keeping qualities; MAGOG RED STREAK, 

 acid, good quality, hardy, thrifty, and an excellent bearer; SCOTT S WINTER, an excellent 

 keeping apple, being equal to the Roxbury Russet, and replaces it in very cold climates. It 

 remains hard until April, and when properly stored will keep until July in a fresh, crisp 

 condition. The MEANDER S WINTER, TRANSCENDENT, LADY ELGIN, ALEXANDER, CLARK S 

 ORANGE, and SIBERIAN CRAB are also remarkably adapted to a cold climate, being very hardy; 

 they are also each of good quality of fruit. 



Among the varieties that are nearly, although not quite as hardy as the above-mentioned 

 varieties, and are adapted to Northern sections, although not to the extreme cold climate, are 

 the RED ASTRACHAN, a large, red, acid apple, ripening the last of August; SUMMER HARVEY, 

 resembling the Rhode Island Greening in flavor and color, ripening the last of August; 

 WILLIAM S EARLY, of medium size, red, mild flavored, ripening the last of July to the first of 

 September; PAMEUSE, RIBSTON PIPPIN, EARLY JOE, PRINGLE S SWEET, PORTER, HOLDEN PIPPIN 

 OR FALL ORANGE, MAIDEN S BLUSH, and EARLY HARVEST, all of which are either summer or 

 autumn ripening varieties; while the winter varieties of equal hardiness are the ST. 

 LAWRENCE, BEN. DAVIS, NORTHERN SPY, JONATHAN, and TALLMAN SWEETING. For sections 

 between the very extreme Northern and the Southern States numerous varieties are adapted, 

 such as the BALDWIN, RHODE ISLAND GREENING, ROXBURY RUSSET, SEEK-NO-FURTHEK, 

 NORTHERN SPY, GREEN NEWTOWN PIPPIN, STEEL S RED WINTER, GILLIFLOWER, SPITZENBURG, 

 WAGENER, CANADA RED, WHITE WINTER PIPPIN, YELLOW BELLFLOWER, NONESUCH, PUMPKIN 

 SWEET, GOLDEN SWEET, HUBBARDSTON, GRAVENSTEIN, FALL ORANGE, FALL PIPPIN, CANADA 

 REINETTE, etc. The Roxbury Russet is one of the best keeping apples known. 



The varieties that have been the most highly recommended for the Southern and South 

 western localities by leading authorities are the EARLY HARVEST, NEWTOWN PIPPIN, FALL 

 PIPPIN, TETOFSKY, RED ASTRACHAN, GRAVENSTEIN, BELLFLOWER, SHOCKLEY, GOLDEN RUSSET, 

 RED LIMBERTWIG, SMITH S CIDER, RAWLE S JANET, STEVENSON S WINTER, ENSINGEE S NONE 

 SUCH, and SWEET RUSSET, etc. 



Every farmer should have several of the best varieties of apples for home use that ripen 



