226 DESCRIPTION OF APPLES AND PEARS. 



Benoni. Very upright grower, shoots light, 

 brown color, fair grower, succeeds best on strong 

 soils. Productive in the west, does well in eastern 

 Iowa and western Illinois. Hardiness 5. Fruit, 

 medium to small, round conical, yellow and striped 

 and sometimes splashed red. Quality very good to 

 best, season September. 



Day. Originated in Maine, where it is much 

 grown. (Description by R. N. Day.) Strong, 

 upright grower, and. needs but little pruning. 

 Hardiness 2. (?) Size medium to large; flat, slightly 

 inclined to be conical; color when fully ripe, a 

 greenish yellow. Better than Wealthy in quality, 

 being mildly sub-acid, sprightly, tender in the high- 

 est degree, and very agreeable in flavor. Season, 

 from September 10 to middle of October. 



Dyer (Pomme Royal). Tree spreading, moder- 

 ately vigorous, not very productive in the west. 

 Hardiness 7. Fruit, large round, frequently uneven 

 and angular, surface rough like Swaar, and vein 

 russeted, dull yellow, not attractive, but of best 

 quality. Flesh yellowish, juicy and rich, very 

 tender and fine grained. It is among the best des- 

 sert apples grown. It is well to try this in the 

 north, top-worked on some of the hardy stocks. 



Maiden Bhish. Tree vigorous spreading, early 

 bearer and productive, is among the most profitable 

 apples grown where it succeeds. Hardiness 10 in 

 nursery and 6 in orchard. If introduced in the north 

 it should be procured from the south, far enough to 

 insure a sound tree, and the tree should be four 



