CHAPTER X 

 THE POMES APPLES, PEARS, AND QUINCES 



Apples. --The apple is the most important American 

 fruit. The wide variation in the time of maturity of the 

 several varieties and the long storage season of the fruit 

 make the apple available throughout the greater portion 

 of the year. Its easy transportation makes it the most 

 widely known and most widely used of all fruits, while the 

 productiveness and longevity of the trees make the apple 

 a most profitable fruit to grow. 



Fig. 161. An apple tree that has produced twelve barrels of fruit in one year. 



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