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CATALOG OF VARIETIES 



THERE are several books which give at length the 

 descriptions of varieties of apples. One who aspires to 

 be an expert pomologist must own a considerable library 

 of such books. Most of these books are large ones, 

 showing that the subject is burdened with endless 

 details, the methodical study of which forms the science 

 of systematic pomology.* Obviously a modest hand 

 book of practical apple culture cannot undertake to 

 include full descriptions of all varieties. In place of 

 this we shall give only a moderate list of the best known 

 varieties with greatly condensed descriptions. 



The fruit grower may confront himself as mostly he 

 does with the knowledge that he is not required to 

 know or identify many varieties. If he is a strictly up- 

 to-date grower he will cultivate only half a dozen varie- 

 ties, or even less. These he must know perfectly. He 

 must know all their smallest points their ins and outs 

 their weaknesses and idiosyncrasies their diseases and 

 their preferences as he knows the members of his own 

 family. But other varieties have only a general and 

 distant interest for him. 



Following is the variety list: 

 Alexander. Large, conic, red, coarse fleshed, good, early fall. A 



showy apple, but not usually profitable. 

 Anisim. Small, conic, yellow red, good, medium. 

 Arctic. Large, conic, red, very good, late. Tree hardy and a good 



grower. 



Arkansas. Large, oblate, red, good, late. 

 Autumn Bough. Medium, conic, greenish yellow, sweet, fair, 



medium dessert. 



* Consult Waugh's Systematic Pomology, Orange Judd Co., New York. 

 For extended descriptions of apples consult Beach, The Apples of New York ; 

 Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of North America; Thomas. Fruit Culturist: 

 Warder, American Pomology; Budd-Hansen, American Pomology. 



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