54 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



fruit is greenish in color, or yellowish when fully ripe, and 

 usually has a distinct blush on the sunny side, making it a 

 decidedly attractive apple to any one who is not wedded to a 

 red variety. There is an indication of quality to a good 

 Palmer Greening that is very attractive, particularly to one 

 who has ever eaten it. It is especially valuable as a dessert 

 apple, as its quality ranks from good to best. Professor 

 Dickens of Kansas wrote recently of some Palmer Greenings 

 which had been sent him for his class in pomology : " Two out 

 of eight in my senior class pronounced it the best apple they 

 had ever eaten, and they know Grimes Golden and Jonathan 

 pretty well." It will keep till December, or even till March, 

 in good storage, and its medium size and very uniform shape 

 and size make it an ideal box apple. In my opinion, it ought 

 to be grown more extensively in Massachusetts. 



Palmer Greening. 



Good points : — 



1. Extra quality. 



2. Attractive appearance. 



3. Size and shape. 



4. Fairly early bearer. 



Bad points : — 



1. Not well known. 



2. Biennial bearer. 



3. Rather a poor tree. 



(10) Sutton {Beauty). — The Sutton is supposed to be a 

 seedling of the Hubbardston, and originated in Sutton, Mass. 

 The tree is vigorous and healthy, and very upright in growth. 

 One who had become familiar wdth the Sutton tree would 

 always be able to pick it out. It has a nuirked tendency to 

 bear biennially, which is an objection. While as yet not at 

 all well known as a market variety, I believe it is one of the 

 coming market varieties. Beach says of it : " In color, tex- 

 ture, quality and season the Sutton is intermediate between 

 the Baldwin and the Hubbardston." It is very uniform in 

 l)oth size and shape, being rather above medium in size, and 

 of a fine conic shape. It is excellent in quality, and of fine 

 red color. It seems specially suited to the fancy box trade, 

 but its flesh is a little too tender for the general market, 

 though it is all right in barrels if handled carefully. I believe 

 it is the type of apple which ought to be grown here in IMassa- 



