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England; they are well adapted to different soils, and are more 

 largely produced than all other winter apples put together. 

 No new variety can be expected to excel them. It has been 

 said by on(! who has traveled largely in Europe as well as in 

 our own country, that the Baldwin apples were the best apples 

 in the world, which is a strong expression, but we think it may 

 be strictly true. The Roxbury Russets are of superior quality, 

 and it is an old variety said to have originated in Roxbury. It 

 will keep better than the Baldwin and retains its life and vital- 

 ity better but is not a good bearer. We have during the past 

 year ourselves tried to get what information we could in regard 

 to their productive qualities in different localities, when com- 

 pared with the Baldwin. As they originated near the sea 

 shore they seem better adapted to that locality than to the in- 

 terior. One person living near the sea shore thinks they will 

 produce nearly as much as the Baldwin, as they would usually 

 bear every year which the Baldwin does not. Another person 

 not far distant thinks he could produce two barrels of Baldwins 

 to one of Russets ; another further in the interior thinks he 

 could produce three barrels of Baldwins to one of Russets ; 

 another five, and another had cut his trees down they were so 

 unproductive 



From our own experience and observation we think the above 

 is a fair representation of the general experience. What is now 

 wanted is a variety that will keep a few weeks longer than the 

 Baldwin, and be its equal in quality and productiveness. Such 

 apples could be carried to more distant markets and be in 

 greatly increased demand. There are various kinds of late 

 keeping apples produced such as the Russet, the Runnels, the 

 Orange Pippin, the McCarty, Red Russet, and many others, but 

 none of them seem to meet the wants of the people like the 

 Baldwin in their season. 



The Red Russet appears to have originated from a cross of 

 the Baldwin and Roxbury Russet, as described in our report 

 published in the Essex transactions for 1880. It is of good 

 parentage, and we cannot see why their good progeny should 



