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sometimes misses the calendar by a few days 

 but it is certainly always red. The variety 

 originated some place in Carolina and has been 

 widely planted over the southern part of the 

 apple belt. It does not do well in New York, 

 but farther south it is a splendid sort and well 

 worth a place in both home and commerical 

 orchards. It is probably our best summer 

 apple and always brings a good price on the 

 market. The fruit does not ripen uniformly 

 and must be picked several times to secure the 

 best results, but this is true of nearly all sum- 

 mer apples. 



Rome 



The Rome Beauty, as it was formerly called, 

 originated in Lawrence County, Ohio, about 

 seventy years ago. A monument has recently 

 been erected to the memory of the original tree. 

 In southern Ohio and in parts of Indiana and 

 Illinois it is one of the standard sorts, and 

 growers have made fortunes from this variety. 

 While the apple is not of high quality it has 

 certain characteristics that make it a very 

 desirable market sort. In the first place it 

 produces tremendous crops of large-sized 

 apples. These sell well, particularly to the 

 hotel trade as they are especially adapted for 

 baking. It is perhaps the most popular apple 

 in the Central West for this purpose. The 

 trees bloom late and for this reason sometimes 



