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England markets. This is the apple which would have prov- 

 en the strongest rival, in our markets had the fence been 

 broken down between United States and Canada. The 

 main crop of Gravenstein comes in from Nova Scotia usual- 

 ly rather after the local crop. 



This apple is too well known by every one to require 

 description. The merits are fine quality, a superior cooking 

 apple, and valuable eating sort, beautiful in appearance and 

 has a long season of ripening for a fall variety. 



Faults are ; tree late in coming into bearing, a rather bi- 

 ennial bearer a shy bearer and fruit inclined to drop badly, 

 and there are also many under colored strains on the mar- 

 \et. It is an extremely old variety being mentioned as ear- 

 ly as 1750. We picked our first market fruit August 24th, 

 the past season. 



WEALTHY 



This is a variety which has been heavily planted espec- 

 ially in Northern New England, and it is well, as the variety 

 is very hardy. 



Originated with Peter Gideon in Excelsior, Minn., and 

 .is very valuable in the Northwest and Canada. It is a beau- 

 tiful apple and useful either for dessert or culinary purpos- 

 es. The season is long, from September to early Winter. 

 This variety needs heavy thinning and also, ripening unev- 

 enly, will need succession picking. The tree is open and 

 spreading and is a thrifty grower while young, but soon in- 

 •clines to become a slow grower. It is an admirable filler. 



First fruit picked September 6th, in 1911. 



ALEXANDER AND WOLF RIVER 

 These apples, together with Constantine, Bismarck, and 

 others, belong to the Aport Group. They are all character- 

 ized as being rather large and showy, but of from poor to 

 very poor in quality. 



The two under consideration are being planted commer- 

 cially and have value in culinary ways. Alexander has 

 probably rather the better quality of the two, and is being 

 planted more than Wolf River in some sections, notably 

 Western New York, while perhaps this is reversed in Ver- 

 mont. 



These are show or decorative apples. The trees are ra- 

 ther ideal in shape and seem to be extremely hardy. 



