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ties for local reasons profitable, but when the fruit has gone out of 

 the State, those whose names are followed by a star (*) have brought 

 the most liberal returns. The experience of our best orchardists 

 therefore recommends those which bring in the most money, and 

 their experience so far as contained in the list may be rej^arded as a 

 safe guide by the inquirers. Those printed in italic are considered 

 the best in quality. 



APPLES. 



Summer — Duchess of Oldenburg, Early Harvest, Golden Sweet, 

 King Sweet* Large Yellow Bough (sweet), Red Astrachan,* Bus- 

 sell, Tetofsky, William's Favorite.* 



Autumn — Alexander, Deane, Fameuse,* Garden Royal, Graoen- 

 stein,* Munson Sweet, Porter, Pound Sweet,* Wealthy. 

 For trial, Montreal Peach, Somerset, Gloria Mundi. 



Winter — Baldwin,* Granite Beauty, Harvey Greening, Hub- 

 bardston No7isuch, Jewett's Fine Red, King Tompkins,* Milding, 

 Rhode Island Greening,* Bolfe, Stark, Talman's Sioeet,* Yellow 

 Bellflower, American Golden Russet. 



For trial, Mcintosh Red, Minister. 



Late Winter — Northern Spy,* Roxbury Russet * 



In the above list it should be borne in mind that the seasons, so 

 far as used with reference to the maturity of the fruit is necessarily 

 somewhat indefinite, since the same variet}' grown in different parts 

 of the State or on different sites in the same locality' actually has 

 different times of maturity. As an illustration of this at this time 

 (May 15th) from a farmer's cellar in Franklin county we received 

 perfect specimens, just in their maturity, of Baldwins. In most 

 localities in the State this variety was past maturity several weeks 

 earlier. 



Aroostook County — From reports received there are several 

 apples that thrive here, among which are Red Astrachan, Duchess 

 of Oldenburg, Fameuse, Alexander, Wealthy, Yellow Transparent. 

 The Dudle}' is also recommended by those who have tested it. 



descriptions of fruit. 



Newtown Pippin — As there is a general desire for information 

 concerning this variety of apples, which thus tar leads all American 

 apples in the foreign markets, we publish below full descriptions 



