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good for rooking, although it i« also an excellent dessert 

 fruit. 



Harvey (Fall Harvey) is an old Massachusetts apple, now 

 most popular in Maine, but one well worth growing in many 

 parts of this State also. It is a medium large, oblate-conic, 

 rich yellow fruit, with a blush in the sun. It ripens in Oc- 

 tober, and is i>ood for eatinof or for cookino-. 



Fall Pippin, in the localities where it succeeds, is one of 

 the best of all autumn fruit. It is not highly colored and 

 does not ship well, so that it is not a popular market variety ; 

 but when nicely grown and eaten at home it cannot be sur- 

 l)assed. It is one of the best of all apples for baking. 



King (King of Tompkins County) is generally recognized 

 as one of the standard market varieties, althouoh not one of 

 the leaders ; still, it is a good variety for home use. Its fine 

 color and aroma and its high (quality recommend it to all 

 fruit lovers. The tree is not very thrifty, and the variety 

 does better if top-grafted on Spy, Ben Davis or Tolman. 



Washington Royal (Palmer Greening) : This variety is 

 justly a favorite in many parts of its own State, — Massa- 

 chusetts. In many localities it very properly supplants the 

 better-known Rhode Island Greening. It is read}^ for use 

 from the latter part of November till the middle of January, 

 altliough with good storage it can be kept considerably 

 longer. The tree is thrift}^ and vigorous, hardy and prolific. 



Rhode Island Greenino- : This old favorite is losing; oround 

 not only in Massachusetts l)ut in the home State as well. It 

 is still extensively grown for market in certain especially 

 favorable localities. It can be cultivated with success in the 

 higher altitudes of Worcester, Berkshire and Franklin coun- 

 ties, but cannot usually be relied on elsewhere. 



Sutton (Sutton Beauty) is another Massachusetts apple 

 enjoying a deserved popularity. The tree is fine, thrifty, 

 vigorous and upright, and bears early. When it comes into 

 bearing the tree spreads and forms a round top somewhat like 

 King. The fruit is highly colored and of good quality. 



Baldwin : This is the old stand-by in Massachusetts, and 

 requires no comment. The man who does not know all about 

 Baldwin had better emiiirate to Texas. 



