212 EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



the south and more acid, the latter being a quality that is 

 appreciated by some, inasmuch as in the south the variety has 

 a mild subacid flavor. Gould says : — 



An orchard twelve to fifteen years old in Bedford County, Va., on 

 Porters clay, at 1,500 feet elevation, with southeast exposure, j^roduces 

 fruit of uiuisual excellence, notable for its good size, fine yellow color, 

 crispness of texture, and rich, spicy flavor. This orchard has had 

 hardly fair care. The fruit of this variety from it reaches edible 

 maturity early in October, but y>ossesses good keeping qualities for the 

 variety. On the same farm, at a point having somewhat lower eleva- 

 tion and a looser type of soil, it matures considerably earlier, and is not 

 of such excellent flavor as from the location above mentioned. Produced 

 at elevations of 2,000 feet in the upper sections of the Blue Eidge 

 region, it may be kept under fairly favorable conditions until early 

 winter. ... At ]>oints south of Virginia, at the elevations of the Pied- 

 mont region, it is inclined to drop prematurely, but when grown at 

 points having not less than 1,500 feet altitude it is highly prized in its 

 season. One grower in the southwestern part of North Carolina has this 

 variety at 2,500 to 2,800 feet elevation, and also at an altitude 400 to 

 600 feet higher. It is his experience that the fruit grown at the latter 

 elevation will kee]) two months longer than that from the lower level. 

 The fruit is also finer in appearance and more satisfactory in every way 

 at the greater elevation. For best keeping qualities it should not be 

 allowed to become too mature before j^icking.^ 



Favorable reports on it have been received from certain 

 localities in l^ew York, but in general as grown in this State 

 it does not develop in size, color or quality as well as it docs 

 in more southern latitudes, and there is a high percentage of 

 loss from drops and cnlls.- 



Tompl'ins King. — The King is a variety found over a 

 limited portion of the north central belt. It is a standard 

 apple in western Ncav York, and is grown in southern Ontai-io 

 and to some extent in Michigan. It is also a favorite variety 

 in Annapolis valley in ]^ova Scotia, where it succeeds to a 

 high degree. The tree is weak, and requires high cultivation 

 and good care. It is scarcely known west of Lake Michigan, 

 and is met with scatteringly ns far ns Virginia, where it is 

 found in the higher levels of the Blue Ridge. The tree is 



1 Bureau of Plant Industry, Rulletin 135, p. 36. 



2 Beach, Apples of New York, Vol. 1, p. 154. 



