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of the stock on the scion or whether it is merely that the 

 "variety Hubbardston is ready to break up in this particular 

 character. Whether it would have any bearing upon the fruit 

 T cannot say. We have not yet proceeded far enough to 

 determine this feature. In the case of the Northern Spy 

 we notice considerable difference in the trees, a certain Spy 

 produces wood, which is light-brown in color, extremely 

 thin and willowly and in such cases the trees do not seem to 

 make as much growth as in others. Another type of Sp^-- 

 which is much stronger in growth has reddish-brown wood. 

 Now, whether these things can be correlated with productiv- 

 ity or not I cannot say; we have not proceede4 far enough 

 to determine any such conditions, but there is no question 

 so far as furnishing wood is concerned that the reddish- 

 brown tree which we find in our own orchard is the one from 

 which we ought to work; the light-brown tree gives a much 

 smaller growth and would not be as acceptable to the aver- 

 age purchaser ; whether it will be as acceptable later to the 

 orchardist I cannot say, perhaps it may be, perhaps not. I 

 may say that the Spys sent out by Mr. R. L. Hemenway of 

 Bridport, Vt., have the light-brown colored wood and his 

 Spys have sold as high as $14.00 per barrel; a number of 

 them have this character and make a relatively short growth 

 in the orchard. It would seem to me that there is execellent 

 opportunity for the selection of types of Northern Spy. in 

 fact, there are so many strains that we can practically find 

 varieties in this variety. It is also a possibility that we 

 shall find that certain strains are better adapted to certain 

 districts than others. Of course, there is no apple in which 

 Koil has a greater influence than the Spy. If planted on 

 >ery heavy land it grows a close-bunched tree, shooting up- 

 v\'ard straight and thick and bushy, fruit being greasy and 

 lacking in color and quality. On the other hand when 

 grown on shaly land, especially limestone shale and soil not 

 too rich, we shall find the tree making a much more spread- 

 ing growth and higher color resulting. There is not the 

 same necessity to prune, although the man who prunes in the 



