APPLES 



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Florida and to the Delta of the Missis- 

 sippi. Tropical species are only recom- 

 mended for that portion of Florida lying 

 south of latitude 27 degrees. 



.Vpples 



Highly reco.mmkxded — Dessert and mar- 

 ket: Red June, Carolina. 



Recommended — Kitchen and market: 

 Oldenburg, Duchess of. Dessert and mar- 

 ket: Shockley. Dessert and kitchen: 

 Yopp. Dessert: Watson. Carolina. Kitch- 

 en: Taunton. 



Recommexded for tri.vl — Kitchen and 

 market: Red Astrachan. Market: Nicka- 

 jack. 



Apples, Crab 



Recommended — Dessert, kitchen and 

 market: Whitney. Kitchen and market: 

 Hyslop; Transcendent. 



DISTRICT >0. 7 



Florida west of the Chattahoochee river 

 and above 100 feet elevation: Alabama. 

 Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, 

 above 100 and below 50u feet elevation: 

 and Texas south of the Red river and 

 with an elevation from 100 to 1,000 feet. 

 This may be denominated the Valley dis- 

 trict. It embraces portions of the Chatta- 

 hoochee. Alabama, Pearl, Mississippi, Ar- 

 kansas, Red, Sabine. Colorado (of Texas), 

 and Rio Grande valleys. The climate in 

 the eastern and larger portion is warm 

 and moist: in the extreme west more dry 

 and tending toward aridity. A wide range 

 of the more tender varieties and species 

 is adapted to culture in this district. 



-Vpples 



Highly recomme:nded — Kitchen and 

 market: Arkansas (Mammoth Black 

 Twig): Buckingham (Fall Queen): Old- 

 enburg. Duchess of: Red Astrachan; Sum- 

 mer Queen. Dessert and market: Red 

 June, Carolina; Shockley. Dessert and 

 kitchen: Kinnard; Yellow June; Yopp. 

 Cider and market: Horse. Market: 

 Gano; Yates. Dessert: Summer Pear- 

 main: Watson, Carolina. Kitchen: Taun- 

 ton. 



Recommenued — Dessert, kitchen and 

 market: Bryan, Mrs.; Jonathan; Rome 

 Beauty; Winesap; Yellow Bellflower. 

 Kitchen and market: Bledsoe: Early 



Pennock; Green Cheese: Maiden Blush; 

 Maverack; Ohio Pippin (Shannon); Tren- 

 ton Early; Wetsel; Yellow Transparent. 

 Dessert and market: Bradford (Kentucky 

 Redstreak); Buncombe (Red Winter Pear- 

 main) : Champlain (Ni/ack Pippin): 

 Clark Pearmain: Early Strawberry; Far- 

 rar (Robinson Superb): Lawver; Town- 

 send: York Imperial (Johnson's Fine 

 Winter). Dessert and kitchen: Broad- 

 well; Early Harvest. Market: Ben Davis; 

 Cullasaga; Domine; Doyle; Early Cooper; 

 English Russet; Fanny. Dessert: Beno- 

 ni; Bonum; Bough, Sweet: Carter Blue; 

 Cornell Fancy; Early Joe; Esopus Spitz- 

 enburg; Hall; Jefferis; Jewett Red (Nod- 

 head) : Margaret, Early Red. Kitchen: 

 Cracking: Garrettson; Smokehouse. 



Recommended for trial — Dessert, kitch- 

 en and market: Wealthy. 



Apples, Crab 



Recommended — Dessert, kitchen and 

 market: Whitney. Kitchen and market: 

 Hyslop; Transcendent. 



DISTRICT JfO. 8 



Illinois north of the 500-foot contour 

 line as it crosses the state between .38 

 degrees and 39 degrees latitude; a small 

 portion of Southwest Wisconsin: Iowa 

 south of latitude 42 degrees 30 minutes; 

 the Missouri river valley portion of South- 

 eastern South Dakota; Nebraska and Kan- 

 sas below 2,000 feet elevation, and Mis- 

 souri north of a line drawn from near 

 St. Louis and along the elevation of 1,000 

 feet to the southeast corner of Kansas. 

 The Missouri and Mississippi valley sec- 

 tions of the district are its dominant 

 features. The hardy deciduous fruits suc- 

 ceed in most portions, and commercial 

 fruit growing has recently become a very 

 important Industry. 



Apples 



Highly recommended — Dessert, kitchen 

 and market: Jonathan; Rome Beauty; 

 Wealthy; Winesap. Kitchen and market: 

 Hoover; Lowell; Maiden Blush; Olden- 

 burg, Duchess of; Ramsdell Sweet; Red 

 Stripe; Summer Queen; Trenton Early; 

 Yellow Transparent. Dessert and mar- 

 ket: Bradford (Kentucky Redstreak): 

 Cannon Pearmain: Chenango Strawberry; 



