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is colored early and, although not mature, may be put upon the 

 market between the first and middle of August. Unless it devel- 

 opes some failing not at present known, it will prove a valuable 

 market apple. 



Winter. 



Baldwin, E. I. Greening and Huhhardston retain their place of supre- 

 macy as the best varieties well known in the market for both home 

 use and shipping. It was generally reported during the past 

 winter that, for some unknown cause, the second variety kept bet- 

 ter than the Baldwin. 



King. In sections where the soil is heavy and rich, this apple proves 

 valuable, but does not generally yield the quantity obtained from 

 the above mentioned three varieties, 



Fameuse. This beautiful apple has failed in many localities to 

 fulfil the expectations of its growers. Unless the soil and loca- 

 tion are very favorable, it is very irregular and imperfect. It also 

 has the fault of being attacked by the apple maggot which renders 

 the fruit useless. 



Roxbury Russet. On heavy, rich soil it has done admirably for the 

 past few .years, but shows the effect of neglect more than rhany 

 other varieties. 



N. Spy. Generally not profitable in New England. 



Red Russet. This variety is gaining favor where known on account of 

 its vigor, productiveness, beauty and long keeping qualities. The 

 tree is as vigorous as the Baldwin, the fruit nearly as large and 

 keeps about as long as the Roxbury Russet. 



Fallawater. Large, showy, of good keeping qualities, mild subacid 

 flavor and very productive. The skin is tough and less injured in 

 shipping than almost any green or yellow apple. For table use it 

 will be valuable, but is not quite acid enough for cooking. 



Sutton Beauty. This valuable apple has been a long time in making its 

 good quahties known. Its principal fault is its medium size, but 

 its many good qualities of flavor, beauty and productiveness are 

 being recognized. With so popular a variety as the Baldwin oc- 

 cupying the field, it wiU be only by persistent effort on the part of 

 those who appeciate its merits that it will be largely planted. 



Pewaukee. A seedling of Oldenburg which possesses the great vigor 

 and productiveness of that variety. The fruit is of good size, 

 striped and splashed with red and covered with a deep bloom. It 

 is a late keeper, of fair quality and may prove valuable as a mar- 

 ket fruit. It has borne heavily annually on young trees in the col- 

 lege orchard. 



