STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 85 



RED RUSSET. 



A Study of this variety of the russet family of apples may be 

 found in the transactions of our society for 1887-8, page 89, 

 prepared by the writer of this paper. (Which see.) It is not 

 therefore necessary to give any detailed description of the 

 variety in this connection. (See cut.) I have been growing the 

 apple for several years and believe that much can be said in its 

 praise. The tree is as good a grower as the Baldwin and bears 

 as bountifully as that variety. The fruit is a deep red in color 

 all over, dotted or splashed with russet, and sometimes with 

 little or no russet appearing. In texture it is "solid as a rock," 

 and will therefore bear the necessary handling in shipping with- 

 out the slightest effect on its appearance. I believe this variety 

 is worthy of attention among fruit growers. 



FLETCHER RUSSET. 



This is comparatively a late arrival. It originated in Acton, 

 Mass., and is described in Downing's supplement, and was 

 referred to in the letter from Mr. Wood before given. So far 

 as I can learn this has never been introduced into this State, 

 hence I pass it by with the mentioning. 



The russets I have thus far enumerated are all of the named 

 varieties of any special value that are grown to any extent in the 

 State. This record might stop here were it not that the first 

 step toward correcting the name of a fruit is to ascertain the 

 fact that it is passing under an incorrect name. 



There are several different kinds of russets grown in the State 

 to a limited extent which appear from time to time, sometimes 

 "name wanted" but more generally given the name of some of 

 the familiar kinds. 



KENNEBEC RUSSET. 



Is a name found in the Transactions of the old Pomological 

 Society. None of our fruit growers now know anything about 

 it, and we never find the name at our exhibitions. I have no 

 doubt that this apple is one of those stray varieties popping up 

 at our exhibitions occasionally, usually labelled "Golden 

 Russet" because it is tinted with yellow and nobody knows any 



