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APPLES. 



Summer — Duchess of Oldenburg, Early Harvest, Golden Sweet, 

 King Sweet,* Large Yellow Bough, (sweet), Bed Astrachan.* Rus- 

 sell, Tetofsky, Williams Favorite.* 



Autumn — Alexander, Deane, Fameuse,* Garden Royal, Graven- 

 stein,* ^MunsonlSweet, Porter, Pound Sweet,* Wealthy. 



For trial, Montreal Peach, Somerset, Gloria Mundi. 



Winter — Baldwin,* Granite Beauty, Harvey Greening, Hub- 

 bardston Nonsuch, Jewetfs Fine Red, King Tompkins, Milding^ 

 Rhode Island ^Gi'ee7iing,* Rolfe, Stark, Talraan's Sweet,*^reZZoi(; 

 Bellflower. 



For trial, Mcintosh Red, Minister, Sweet. 



Late Winter — American Golden Russet, Northern Spy,"* Rox- 

 bury Russet.* 



Aroostook County — From reports received there are several 

 apples that]thrive here, among which are Red»Astrachan, Duchess 

 of Oldenburg, Fameuse, Alexander, Wealtliy, Yellow Transparent. 

 The Dudley, a variety originating in Castle Hill, is also recommended 

 by those who have tested it. Several others of New Brunswick and 

 local origin are also mentioned. 



DESCRIPTION OF FRUITS. 



Many of the older varieties have already been described in previ- 

 ous volumes of the society's transactions. In connection with the 

 fruit list some of the newer varieties are described. There may be 

 found also under the "Reports on New Fruits," more or less regard- 

 ing recent fruits of various kinds. The descriptions are taken from 

 various authorities, and so far as possible made to appl}- to the fruit 

 as''grown in Maine. 



Rolfe — We are indebted to Mrs C. J. Herring of Foxcroft, for 

 the following sketch of this Maine variety, which is certainly gaining 

 in popularity among fruit growers : 



The RoLPE Apple is a seedling from the variety known as Blue Pearmain. A lady 

 in the town of Abbot sowed the seeds in a nursery on her farm Some time after- 

 wards a man known throughout the vicinity as "Uncle Rolfo" purchased the place. 

 When the trees from those seeds were large enough for transplanting "Uncle Rolfo" 

 gave Rev. Thomas Macomber — the first minister in the town of Guilford — twelve of 

 them. The Elder set eleven on the place he occupied at the time, giving the twelfth 



