Summary of the Work 



■OF THE- 



HORTICULTURAL DIVISION FOR 1896. 



8. T. Maynard, J. H. Putnam and S. W. Fletcher. 



Variety Tests of Fruits. 



Ajyples. 



A majority of the varieLies in the station orchard |fruited heavily 

 the past season and afforded an excellent opportunity for compari- 

 son. Of the older and standard varieties, the following] produced 

 excellent crops, and sustained the position which has been accorded 

 to them in the commercial orchard. 



Smnmer. — F^arly Harvest, Red Astrachan, Sweet'Bough, Williams. 



Autumn. — Chenango, Fameuse, Fall Pippin, Gravenstein, Hurl- 

 but, Maiden's Blush, Oldenburg, Porter. 



Winter. — Baldwin, Ben Davis, Lady Apple, Mother, King, Red 

 Russet, Rhode Island Greening, Roxbury Russet, Swaar, Westfield. 

 Of these the Hurlbut, Ben Davis, Swaar and Roxbury Russet were 

 exceptionally fine. Of the other varieties either new or less gener- 

 ally known which have fruited the past season are the following ; 

 Alexander, Arabskoe, Benoni, Dutch Codlin, English Codlin, 

 Haas, Shiawasse, Stump, Summer Pippin (Nyack Pippin), Sutton 

 Beauty, Tetofsky, Walbridge, Carlough, Lawver (Delaware Winter), 

 Palmer Greening, Gam, Gen. Lyon, Indian Cion, Lankford, Orange 

 Pippin, Ord Beni, Salome, Switzer, Scarlet Cranberry, Wealthy, 

 Titovka, Whinnery's Late, etc. Those showing ^especial merit in 

 this list are : 



Wealthy. The fruit is large, perfect in form and color and of fine 

 quality. The tree is vigorous and productive and free from disease. 



