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closely resembles the American Golden Russet, but is easily 

 distinguished from that by its inferior quality. The variety is 

 not being propagated at the present time. 



In response to a request for a sample of this variety I received 



the following letter: 



Charleston, November 4, 1896. 

 Z. A. Gilbert, 



Dear Sir: — Yours of 30th ult. received asking for sample of 

 English Russet apple. Mr. Place of whom you speak was my 

 brother-in-law. He grafted that variety extensively in this 

 vicinity, and especially in this or my vicinity, very much to our 

 damage. I have grafted over many of the trees of that variety 

 in my orchard and am thinking of grafting all of them next 

 spring. Some of them are quite large. 



Mr. E. G. Lord, Mr. Place's son-in-law, says he shall graft 

 all of his English Russet trees next spring, mostly to the Stark. 



The Russets must go, for there is no sale for them when taken 

 from the trees, and in a very short time they wither badly. 

 • Respectfully yours, 



A. W. King. 



GOLDEN RUSSET (OF WESTERN NEW YORK). 



This apple closely resembles in shape and general appearance, 

 as seen at our autumn exhibitions, the English Russet just under 

 consideration, and is very frequently confounded with it. It 

 has been extensively introduced in this State through New 

 York nursery stock. Thomas describes it as follows: "Size 

 medium, roundish and usually a little oblong, sometimes slightly 

 flattened, nearly regular; surface sometimes wholly a thick 

 russet, and at others a thin broken russet on a greenish yellow 

 skin; stem slender, from half an inch to an inch long; being 

 longest on the oblate specimens; flesh fine grained, firm, crisp, 

 with a rich aromatic flavor. Shoots speckled; tree rather 

 irregular. Keeps through winter. "This,'' he adds, "is distinct 

 from the English Russet of straight upright growth and a very 

 long keeper." 



The twigs of this tree are long, slender and prudent, the 

 lower branches when loaded with fruit frequently droop to the 

 ground. The slender drooping twigs generally hold an apple 

 grown from the terminal bud. 



Another feature giving a slight distinction of this variety from 



the English Russet is that the stem is shorter and the cavitv 

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