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healthy under high cuhivation, but it will not stand neglect. It 

 is very doubtful if this variety can ever supplant Baldwin as a 

 popular favorite, where the latter can be grown. 



Arctic is one of the most robust of the newer varieties and is 

 widely planted in a central part of the State. This is somewhat 

 of the Baldwin type, though much larger, hardier, and of more 

 vigorous habit. The variety may be described as follows: 

 Tree very vigorous, spreading. Fruit medium, roundish- 

 conical; greenish yellow, heavily overlaid with crimson on the 

 sunny side, with splashes of a deeper shade and numerous lighter 

 dots; flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, brisk, sub-acid. Good 

 December to March. 



Among the more valuable of the recently introduced hardy 

 apples is the Northwestern Greening. This apple is being 

 widely disseminated in Aroostook and Northern Penobscot 

 counties and seems worthy of planting. The variety originated 

 in Waupaca county, Wisconsin, on the farm of Mr. J. J. Hatch, 

 from seed planted about 1862, and was first propagated by 

 E. W. Daniels of Aurorahville, Wis. It was first exhibited at 

 a horticultural meeting in 1875, ^^d at once met with favor, so 

 that it is now widely spread over Wisconsin, Iowa and 

 Minnesota. 



The fruit is large, regular, conical, pale green in color; 

 remrakably uniform in size, color, form and freedom from 

 disease and insect attack. The stem is rather long, in a deep, 

 moderately wide, flaring, but regular cavity; basin medium, 

 calyx closed. Flesh firm, juicy, fine grained, white, a little tough 

 and consequently keeps well. Good. Season December to 

 March. 



Collins is an apple which comes to notice from Cherryfield, 

 and was brought to the writer's attention by Mr. David W. 

 Campbell. The tree is vigorous, spreading, productive. Fruit 

 large, roundish-conical, yellowish-green, washed and splashed 

 on sunny side with deep crimson ; stem medium, stout, inserted 

 in a moderately deep, flaring, regular cavity; basin small, 

 irregular, calyx closed ; flesh greenish white ; fine grained, crisp, 

 tender, mildly acid. Good. November to February. 



SMALIv FRUITS. 



The progress made in the culture of small fruits during the 

 past twenty years has been rapid and substantial, but even at the 



