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(.'oimncrcial sttuidiiig is in ihc Hudson Valley and l^ong Island, 

 and in the Upper Piedmont and l]lne llidge sections of \h-- 

 ginia and North Carolina. It has also attained favor in certain 

 sections of the Pacific northwest. It is therefore an apple of 

 the central belt. The climatic conditions, particularly the 

 mean summer temperature, of the several regions where this 

 variety is cultivated are even more alike than is indicated by 

 the temperature maj). The tree makes a slow growth and is 

 rather late in coming into bearing. The variety requires better 

 care than do many of the leading commercial sorts. The tree 

 is evidently unable to withstand the conditions of the western 

 plains, and apparently does not succeed west of Indiana. We 

 are confident, however, that if given good care it will do well 

 in many places in Pennsylvania and central Ohio, provided, 

 also, that the soil conditions are right. Gould devotes consid- 

 erable s})ace to a discussion of the behavior of this variety in 

 the southern' Appalachians, mostly with reference to its soil 

 preferences. He concludes that it requires a soil or high fertil- 

 ity and of a loose, friable texture; and a subsoil comparatively 

 open and porous. Bearing on climatic conditions he says: — 



This apple is found i^rineipally in the mountains, at various altitudes 

 and in coves where Porters black loam abounds, often at elevations not 

 exceeding the general level of the Piedmont. Even these lower jjoiuts, 

 where the drainage is good, are favorable places for this variety, though 

 the higher altitudes are to be preferred.^ 



In Nelson County, Va., the slopes of the mountains and hills 

 at elevations of 1,000 to 1,500 feet are considered desirable 

 locations. In northeastern Georgia premature dropping was 

 ol)s('rvod. In Fig. 13 the solid line shows where the variety i'^ 

 generally recommended, and the dotted line includes additional 

 territory where we believe it would do well in favorable loca- 

 tions and with good care. 



Ben Davis. — This variety has been quite fully dealt Avith in 

 a previous publication.^ We have little to add to the statements 

 made at that time. Many other samples of the variety have 



I Bureau of Plant Industry, Bulletin 135, p. 48. 



> Massachusetts Experiment Station Report, 1910, p. 107. 



