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In late varieties of apples the Baldwin ranks high in 

 several essentials. It produces large crops and is a good 

 keeper. Ben Davis, another good keeper, is the prettiest 

 apple we have, according to many judges, and the quality 

 is fairly good on a light soil. Newton Pippin still holds 

 the lead, as a high quality late keeper, but Rhode Island 

 greening is the best keeping green apple to date. Rox- 

 bury Rust is the best russet apple, and keeps late. 

 Twenty Ounce is one of the extra large apples which is 

 not lacking in quality. 



Yellow Transparent is classified as an excellent apple 

 in Cincinnati, and by some of the dealers in Indianapolis 

 and Louisville it is regarded as very good. 



Duchess is regarded as excellent in Buffalo, Chicago, 

 Louisville, Pittsburg, Columbus, Indianapolis, Philadel- 

 phia, Toledo and St. Paul. 



Wealthy is generally a good apple in reputation. The 

 only market classifying it as poor or fair is Mobile. 



Alexander is generally fairly well spoken of ; it is re- 

 garded as poor by part of the trade in Boston and as a 

 fair apple by part of the trade in Buffalo, Indianapolis, 

 Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, New Orleans, Nor- 

 folk, Richmond and St. Louis. 



Maiden Blush is an apple with a good reputation ; it is 

 excellent in Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, 

 Louisville, New Orleans, Pittsburg, and sells well in other 

 markets. 



Pound Sweet is ranked as excellent by some dealers in 

 Boston, Buffalo, Chicago and Detroit. 



Tolman Sweet is ranked as excellent in Boston and De- 

 troit and as good by part of the trade in other cities. 



Holland Pippin is regarded as very good by Columbus, 

 New York, Philadelphia and Toledo. 



York Pippin is regarded as good by Columbus, Mem- 

 phis, New York, Philadelphia and Toledo. 



Snow is a poor apple to send to Kansas City, Louis- 



