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It will be seen that the Maiden's Blush belongs to the central 

 belt and the northern part of the south central belt. 



Fameiise. — The Fameuse is one of the most northern of 

 commercial apples. It is grown in most parts of the northern 

 belt, also in northern Indiana and Illinois and in southern 

 ]\Iichigan, though in these regions the variety does not attain 

 the quality of the St. Lawrence and Champlain valleys. It 

 becomes a fall apple, and is of poor color and inferior flavor. 

 Specimens received from Prince Edward Island were dull 

 red and green, and small in size, while those from southern 

 Quebec w^ere very good spcciuiens of the variety. 



Fig. 9. 



Mclntosli. — The Mcintosh is similar to the Fameuse and 

 succeeds in similar territory. It does well further south, how- 

 ever, being at its best in south central New England and western 

 New York. While it has been known a long time, it has not 

 attained great favor as a commercial variety until recently, prob- 

 ably on account of its susceptibility to the apple scab, which has 

 heretofore been difficult to control in a satisfactory manner. 

 It is now gaining rapidly in popularity, and the territory of its 

 culture is spreading. It is not grown to any extent west of 

 Michigan, excepting in the far northwest. Throughout the 

 Baldwin l)elt it is a fall apple, and south of this it becomes a 



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