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Wealthij. — The Wealthy is a fall apple of rather wide dis- 

 tribution. It is growing in favor, especially as a tiller in new 

 orchards, and its territory of cultivation is spreading. It orig- 

 inated in Minnesota, and finds its highest favor in the north- 

 western belt. It also succeeds perfectly over a greater part at 

 least of the north central belt. It is cultivated somewhat in 

 New Jersey, but does not find favor south of there. It will 

 mature a little farther north than the Baldwin, and is not sub- 

 ject to winter-killing as is the Baldwin in severe winter temper- 



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Fig. 7. 



atures. It ia found in greatest perfection through southern 

 New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and along a line passing 

 Avest just south of Lake Ontario and through the Province of 

 Ontario, south central Michigan and southern Wisconsin, 



Wolf liircr. — The Wolf Biver is reputed to be a seedling 

 of the Alexander, one of the Russian varieties, and it may serve 

 as a type of this class of apples. It is of Wisconsin origin and 

 has attained high favor in that State. It appears to succeed 

 best in the central and northern parts of the northwestern belt, 

 in the northern part of the north central belt and the southern 

 part of the northern belt. When grown too far south it does not 

 keep well, is a|)t to become mealy and tasteless and is of general 



