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VARIETIES OF APPLES. 



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fruit is a very liaiidsonie, clear vcUow, but both the flesh aiul 

 skill are tender, and it therefore bruises easily and shows the 

 marks of careless handling. It is a fine cooking apple, and 

 good specimens are not by any means bad eating. Wherc^ 

 early fruit commands a good price, and for near-by markets, 

 it will prove a profitable variety. 



Yellow Transparent. 



Good points : — 



1. Very hardy tree. 



2. Handsomely colored fruit. 



3. Early bearer. 



Bad points : — 



1. Easily bruised. 



2. Does not stand up well in 



transit. 



{17) Blue Pearmaiu. — This is a fine old variety, but is 

 not very generally grown, and it is not recommended here 

 except for the family orchard, or in' a limited way in commer- 

 cial plantings. To one who knows and likes the good old- 

 fashioned sorts the Blue Pearmaiu is always very acceptable. 

 The tree is a good, strong grower, and long-lived. The fruit 

 is mild in flavor, but aromatic and fine, with a rich appear- 

 ance in well-grown specimens which is attractive. The skin 

 is a little rough and rather thick. The color is deep orange- 

 yellow, splashed and striped and shaded with very dark red, 

 and the heavy w^hite bloom over this gives a bluish appearance. 

 The flesh is firm, yellowish, moderately juicy and aromatic. 



Good points : — 



1. Health}', vigorous tree 



2. Handsome fruit. 



3. Good quality. 



Blue Pearmain. 



Bad points : — 

 1. Not genei'ally known. 



Mr. Drake. Do I understand that there is some method of 

 making the Baldwin bear every year and of making the King- 

 bear more freely ? 



Professor Sears. 'No; the trouble with the Baldwin is 

 overbearing one year and not bearing at all the next. The 

 theory is that if you thin and reduce the amount of fruit one 

 year you increase the probability of getting a large crop the 

 next year. The trouble with the King is that it has a tendency 



