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buds to a man by the name of Chase, in the vicinity of 

 Geneva, N. Y., and probably that was among the first of 

 the introduction of this apple into that section. 



I think, taking all in all, the productive habit of the tree, 

 the color and the aroma of the fruit and its keeping proper- 

 ties, it will stand well as an orchard fruit for pretty liberal 

 cultivation. The fact is, the tree is one that should be well 

 fed if you want to have good fruit. It bears so much that if 

 the tree is not well fed the fruit will be too small for sale. 

 This year the trees bore well. I have a box in my cellar 

 to-day. I would put in a pretty liberal proportion of Sut- 

 ton Beauty if I were planting an orchard to-day. I believe 

 it to be one of the best varieties, taking all things into con- 

 sideration. 



Another apple also originated in Worcester County, about 

 twelve miles north of Worcester, called the Palmer. I re- 

 gard it as one of the finest apples ever produced in the State. 

 Those who know it will give nearly twice as much for it as 

 for the Baldwin. Among forty or more varieties that I 

 have grown (I grow more varieties than I should) I regard 

 the Palmer as the apple par excellence for the season from 

 December to May, both for cooking and for eating. The 

 tree is slender, and you get fruit from it every season. If 

 the tree were as vigorous as the Sutton Beauty or the Bald- 

 win and the more vigorous kinds, I should consider that the 

 Palmer would take the front rank as an orchard tree. 



H. D. Dana (of Amherst). The Wealthy apple has been 

 spoken of, and we have had very little experience with it. 

 I have seventeen young trees of that variety ; ten came into 

 bearing in 1891. I had some eight barrels in all, and they 

 are a fine looking apple and a fine selling apple ; but I 

 noticed the same trouble that Mr. Willard spoke of, and that 

 is that they drop to the ground. 



F. J. Smith (of Amherst). Some of us would like to 

 hear Professor Maynard on this subject of the Sutton Beauty. 



Prof. S. T. Maynard. It is one of the most beautiful 

 apples we have, and it is in that line that we must work. 

 The New England market is the best market in the world, 

 and the thing that we must do is to produce a nice article, 

 whatever variety we are growing, and then we are pretty sure 



