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Esopus Spitzenberg, Northern Spy and Newtown 

 Pippin are generally regarded as the standards of qual- 

 ity. Certain other varieties reach a very high, probably 

 an equally high, standard of quality in special circum- 

 stances. Of these are Mother and Pomme Royal. 

 Certain men also have a special fancy for particular 

 varieties, so that good judges may express an honest 

 preference for Jeffris, Fameuse or King. 



The Russets are now seldom planted and seem to be 

 profitable only in Nova Scotia for shipping to British 

 markets. Roxbury generally takes the lead, though 

 inferior in quality to Golden Russet. 



VARIETIES FOR VARIOUS DISTRICTS 



The varieties which succeed best in each locality 

 can be easily pointed out, and this is worth doing if 

 people will not be misled by it. There are exceptions 

 to all rules, and to these generalizations most of all. 



The following lists are carefully made up from many 

 sources, but chiefly from the direct testimony of the 

 largest and most successful commercial apple growers 

 in each locality. The intention has been to name only 

 the leading commercial varieties or such as have an 

 established reputation. 



Nova Scotia. Baldwin, Roxbury (Nonpareil), Ben 

 Davis, Wagener. 



Quebec. Fameuse, Mclntosh, Rosseau (Pomme de 

 fer), Alexander, Duchess, Wolf River. 



Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Baldwin, 

 Spy, Ben Davis, Rhode Island Greening, Wealthy, 

 Mclntosh, Gravenstein. In the northern counties of 

 these three states the Quebec list would be preferred. 



Massachusetts. Baldwin above all others. Wealthy 



