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unsuitable for "efficient large-scale production". These varieties virere usually 

 lacking in more than one of the following attributas considered by commercial 

 growers to be more important than good quality; (l) productiveness, (2) attract- 

 iveness, (3) ease of handling, (u) disease resistance, and ($) good keeping and 

 shipping quality* 



" Why Old Favorites Fade Away" 



Black GilliflOTfer (Sheepnose) - Unattractive dark dull color contributed to 

 its failure to gain commercial acceptance, 



Chenanpjo - Extremely susceptible to bruising and has poor keeping quality. 



Early Harvest - Small size, \ineven ripening, bruises easily and has very 

 short storage life, 



F^opus Spitzenberg - Trees lack vigor, are unproductive and fruit attains 

 top quality only under certain conditions of soil and locality. 



Fame use (Snow Apple) - Popular before the Mcintosh era but soon became apparent 

 that the Mcintosh vras superior in most respects, particularly in size and production. 



Lady - Very small in size, 



— Maiden Blus h - Uneven ripening, short storage life and pc^r dessert quality. 



Mother - subject to winter injury, only fair production and tendency to be 

 biennial bearing. 



Porter - Uneven ripening and has tender flesh, very attractive to apple maggot. 



Pumpkin S\feet (Pound Sv:eet ) - Trees are not too hardy and are subject to 

 sun-scald. The fruit is too large and coarse for dessert purposes, 



Roxbury Russet - Unattractive color, 



St, Lawrence - Not very high in quality, susceptible to scab and to premature 

 dropping , 



Seek-no-further - Frequently mediocre quality in some localities, 



Tolman Svfee t - Small size and not too attractive in addition to limited uses 

 for svfeet apples, 



Tompkins King - Trees unproductive, 



Wagener - Trees lack vigor as they reach maturity and are short-lived. Also, 

 the fruits run small. 



Yellow Mevftown - Trees fail to thrive in most of regions in the Northeast. 



Mi, J, Lord 



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