THE APPLE 221 



winter varieties as to reproduce their own quali- 

 ties as to time of bearing. 



Sweet apples are quite often produced from 

 the seeds of sour ones and vice versa. 



The Yellow Bellflower produces a large pro- 

 portion of seedlings good in most respects, and 

 this is true also of the Newtown Pippin, Hub- 

 bardston, the Rhode Island Greening, Roxbury 

 Russet, Haas Queen, William's Favorite, 

 Sw r aar, Rambo, Fajneuse, Ly scorn, Alexander, 

 Palmer, and Wagener. Especially fine seedlings 

 have been obtained from the Garden Royal, Fa- 

 meuse, Golden Russet, Wagener, and in particu- 

 lar the Gravenstein and the Newtown Pippin. 

 Usually the weak point in Northern Spy seed- 

 lings is poor quality, notwithstanding its own 

 exquisite quality. 



One can be almost certain of producing some 

 early bearing seedlings which will yield fruit of 

 good quality, though lacking in size, from the 

 Golden Russet, Garden Royal, or the Fameuse, 

 and without raising a great number of seedlings. 



Apple seeds, like all other fruit seeds, germi- 

 nate more readily if not dried too thoroughly. 

 The best method is to place them when fresh 

 after thorough cleaning, in a box of slightly 

 moist sawdust or coarse sand, moist enough to 

 keep the seeds from drying, but not moist enough 



