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prevail. In the llol•lllwe!^lel■ll belt the winters are too severe 

 and the trees winter-kill ; while sonth of this region the summers 

 are so warm that the variety ripens prematni-ely and is apt to 

 rot and drop. These same remarks will apply to many other 

 varieties of the Baldwin belt, most of them being too tender to 

 withstand the winters west of Lake ]\liehigan. The Wealthy, 

 which is very well adapted to the Baldwin belt, is an exception 

 to this, and grows to perfection in both regions. We have ob- 

 served the Baldwin for several years in an orchard growing on 

 the higher elevations of the Green Mountains. Here it occa- 

 sionally matures pretty well. In other years it is small, dull 



Fig. 11. 



green and red in color, and of acid, astringent flavor, indicat- 

 ing that the variety has not had sufficient heat to mature prop- 

 erly. In the Champlain valley, while a standard market apple, 

 it in most seasons fails to reach the size, color and quality that 

 it does in western ^ew York and south central New England. 

 The same applies to its growth in Maine. One may observe in 

 traveling northward through that State increasing signs of im- 

 maturity. In Massachusetts 1,000 to 1,200 feet is about the 

 limit of certain full maturity. 



Winesap. — The Winesap is a variety that has been known 

 for a lonff time and has been tested over a wide area. It be- 



