THE APPLE. . 83 



because it requires abundant nutriment, and in the 

 absence of water this cannot be obtained. Neither 

 does this fruit flourish in a soil which contains 

 water in excess. The favorite earth of the apple is 

 one which is deep, loamy, and calcareous. In those 

 regions where the substratum is limestone, we ex- 

 pect and find the most beautiful fruits of this species. 

 Marly earths are therefore adapted to it, because 

 they contain carbonate of lime. Loamy clays are 

 also often well adapted to the apple. A table is 

 suffixed containing, as far as possible, the soils best 

 suited to the leading varieties of this fruit. We do 

 not assert that a certain variety will not grow upon 

 those soils which are here left blank, but that they 

 generally succeed better upon those indicated. 



Name of Variety. Lime. Loamy Clay. Loamy Sand. 



American Pearmain, well, tolerably, 



Baldwin, " well, tolerably. 



Belmont, " 



Early Joe, " well, well. 



Fameuse, " " " 



Fall Pippin, " " 



Golden Sweet, " " well. 



Green Sweet, " " 



Gravcnstein, " " tolerably. 



Jersey Sweet, " " well. 



Ladies' Sweet, " " " 



Newtown Pippin, " 



Northern Spy, " well, well. 



Peck's Pleasant, " " 



Porter, " " tolerably. 



Rambo, " " 



Red Astrachan, " " tolerably. 



Rhode Island Greening, " " well. 



Roxbury Russet, " " 



