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but long lived, large, very spreading; needs extra space; when well 

 handled almost an annual cropper. Needs interior thinning of branches 

 to admit light. 



SUTTON. Beautiful red, fine flavored dessert fruit. Follows Hubbardston- 

 Trees vigorous, usually biennial croppers. Reported remarkably 

 healthy in some sections but susceptible to fungous diseases in others. 



SWAAR. Specially delicious home variety. Trees often attacked by root 

 and trunk troubles. In some sections shy biennial bearer; in others 

 heavy croppers annually. They require deep, rich sandy loam to pro- 

 duce best. Damp and cold soils are unsuitable. 



SWAZIE. Equal if not superior to Pomme Grise, from which it differs 

 in being more elongated and yellower. Trees not very vigorous. 



WINTER BANANA. Large, yellow blushed, aromatic dessert. Too mild 

 for cookery. Tree fair grower, bears young and almost annually; 

 crops usually fair to large. Resembles Maiden's Blush but larger. 



YELLOW BELLFLOWER. Large when well grown; often small otherwise. 

 Tart but popular for dessert. Excellent for cooking. Scabs and bruises 

 badly, hence the need of thorough spraying and careful handling. Tree 

 sturdy, fairly hardy, healthy and long lived, but only moderate cropper. 

 Thrives best on warm, well-drained soils. 



MIDWINTER 



GOLDEN RUSSET. Famous for long keeping till mid or late Spring. 

 Medium size. Fruit hangs well on trees till loosened by frost. Hard 

 to pick because borne largely on branch tips. Excellent for dessert and 

 cooking. Nearly an annual cropper. 



NEWT o WN (Albermarle Pippin). Two forms, Yellow and Green. Superlative 

 quality. Trees bear young but usually biennially. Fruit hangs well 

 on tree. Susceptible to scab, especially on clay soils. Unless well 

 cultivated and sprayed, likely to be wormy and small. 



ROXBURY (Russet). Very popular Russet in Northern and cold sections. 

 Varies greatly in size and appearance in different sections. Wonderful 

 keeper till late Spring or early Summer. On rich soil the tree bears 

 full crops biennially; on poor ones it is unsatisfactory. 



STARK. A very productive, hardy, healthy, thrifty, reliable bearer of 

 smooth red though often poorly colored fruit that keeps well till late 

 Spring. Though not of highest quality, superior to Baldwin, which it 

 surpasses as a keeper. Succeeds well where Baldwin thrives. 



WINESAP. One of the most popular American Apples, especially in the 

 Alleghanys from Pennsylvania southward to North Carolina. Usually 

 small, dark red, very firm and fine grained. Midwinter to early 

 Summer. Tree vigorous but not rank, bears young and practically 

 every year. Succeeds best on deep, light, rich soils, not on heavy or 

 damp ones. 



CRAB APPLES 



EXCELSIOR. Large for a Crab, beautiful red; excellent for dessert or 

 cooking. Season early Fall. Tree sturdy, healthy, precocious biennial, 

 heavy cropper. 



FLORENCE. Medium sized, pink and yellow fruit of good quality. More 

 prolific and attractive, but not superior in quality to Martha. Trees 

 bear young and abundantly, usually in alternate years. 



