12 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



The varieties of apples tested here and in many other 

 sections, that stand out prominently as possessing those 

 qualities that will enable them to successfully compete with 

 the winter varieties shipped to our markets from other 

 States, are the Sutton Beauty, Palmer, Macintosh Red, 

 Wealthy and Gano. 



Sutton Beauty. — Much superior in quality to the Bald- 

 win ; is of similar color, perhaps not quite as large unless 

 thinned, and has not shown the dry-rot spots so common 

 in the latter variety. The tree is vigorous and compact 

 in growth, generally with strong, healthy foliage, and so 

 prolific as to require thinning. For local trade it is one 

 of the best. 



Palmer. — An apple of medium to large size, of a golden- 

 yellow color when grown on trees in the full exposure of 

 sunlight, but of a green color if grown on closely planted 

 trees. It is of the best quality, tender, crisp and rich. 

 Being an apple of light color and tender flesh, it should be 

 handled very carefully when gathered, and sold in bushel 

 boxes, in which it will not be subjected to much pressure or 

 jolting. 



Macintosh Red. — This is one of the most beautiful of 

 late fall and early winter apples, and, as far as it has been 

 tested in Massachusetts, has done well, and promises to 

 secure much of the trade for fancy apples that demands 

 such varieties as the Fameuse, or Snow apple, which is not 

 successfully grown in this State. 



Wealthy. — Generally this variety has proved very satis- 

 factory, but has only been grown on young trees. Its 

 season of ripening is when there is an abundance of fall 

 apples, but it often keeps into early winter. It colors up 

 early, and its beauty, together with its fine quality and 

 somewhat elastic texture, not easily bruised, makes it a 

 good market variety, and should make it valuable as an early 

 shipping apple with which to open the fall trade in European 

 markets, which in the past has been greatly injured by 

 shipping half-ripe and poorly colored Baldwins, and other 

 varieties not as well colored or matured as the latter variety. 

 It has thus far proved prolific, an early bearer and free from 

 disease, but will be greatly improved by thinning. 



