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eorrespoiuling relationship between altitiule and latitude in their influ- 

 ence upon the behavior of tliis variety.^ 



Rome Beauiy. — The Rome Beauty is an apple grown prin- 

 cipally in sonthern Ohio, althongh it is found quite generally 

 over the entire middle portion of the central belt. It is men- 

 tioned as a valuable commercial apple for Maryland, Delaware, 

 sonthern Ohio, southern Indiana and southern Illinois, Speci- 

 mens from Arkansas were of poor quality, but were of good size 

 and color. 



In Virginia, on Cecil sandy loam, at 900 feet, it is especially satisfac- 

 tory, particularly in view of the fact that these conditions are unfavor- 

 able to most varieties. So grown, it is said to keep until the holidays. 

 Cecil clay and Porters clay at elevations of 1,000 to 1,500 feet, in the 

 northern Piedmont and Blue Ridge regions, usually combine conditions 

 which ai-e favorable to this varietj'. At 1,500 feet altitude on Porters 

 clay it becomes an early winter variety of very fine appearance and 

 good dessert quality. As a rule, it is considered especially well adapted 

 io sandy soil. On Porters black loam, at 2.300 feet, it is considered of 

 more than usual value. It is highly prized in western North Carolina, 

 where it occurs at an altitude of 3,000 feet, on a deep porous mountain 

 loam. It is, however, somewhat inclined to dro}?." 



Yorh Imperial. — While the York Imperial is believed to 

 liave originated fully one hundred years ago, its period of com- 

 mercial development extends over a much shorter time. It 

 came from southeastern Pennsylvania, and there it has attained 

 its greatest commercial value. It has spread, however, over 

 nearly the whole of the south central belt. It is recommended 

 as a valuable commercial variety in l^ew Jersey, through 

 southern Ohio to sonthern Iowa and Nebraska. To the south 

 it is much valued as far as North Carolina on the higher ele- 

 vations and w^est through Missouri and eastern Kansas. Its 

 distribution is therefore very similar to the Ben Davis, although 

 it has not spread into northern localities as has that variety, 

 nor does it extend quite as far west. As to its behavior in the 

 southern Appalachian Mountains Gould says: — 



It appears to be less influenced by soil conditions than by elevation. 

 In the Piedmont orchards having less than 1,000 to 1,200 feet elevation 



• Bureau of Plant Industry, Bulletin 135, p. 46. 



2 Gould, Bureau of Plant Industry, Bulletin 135, p. 43. 



