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get some of the insecticide into the calyx before it closes up tight, or 

 the fruit turns downward. 



Another spraying is necessary for fungous growth on the fruit. 

 This should be done with arsenate of lead as soon as possible after the 

 woolly down begins to come off the young fruit. No particular time 

 can be stated, as in different localities the season varies, but by taking 

 notice of the condition of the fruit, no mistake can be made. If 

 green or black aphis appear on the growth of the young trees, spraying 

 with what is known as " Black Leaf 40 " is the best remedy. It is a 

 preparation of nicotine in a concentrated form, and should be used 

 according to directions supplied with each can. 



Apples are seldom propagated 'except in nurseries, where large 

 quantities are raised from seed and the many varieties in demand 

 are then grafted on these seedlings while they are quite small. Graft- 

 ing is sometimes practised in gardens for introducing a new variety 

 on an old or objectionable kind. 



In giving a list of varieties, due attention has been paid to sorts 

 designed to keep the family supplied for a greater part of the year: 

 EARLY HARVEST. Fruit pale yellow, tender and good. Bears early. 



Late July and August. 

 RED ASTRACHAN. Fruit largely covered with light and dark red. A 



good early, and bears young. August and September. 

 SWEET BOUGH. Fruit greenish yellow. The best early culinary 



variety. August and September. 

 YELLOW TRANSPARENT. Fruit clear yellow; tender, juicy, with a 



pleasant flavor. July and August. 

 DUCHESS OF OLDENEURGH. Fruit red striped, crisp, tender, juicy, 



aromatic. A good culinary variety. Late August and September. 

 GRAVENSTEIN. Fruit yellow striped, good size, attractive appear- 

 ance, excellent quality. September to November. 

 TOLMAN'S SWEETING. Fruit pale yellow, decidedly sweet. A good 



dessert Apple. November to January. 

 MAIDEN'S BLUSH. Fruit lemon yellow with crimson cheek; very 



attractive. September to November. 

 SUTTON BEAUTY. Fruit attractive, red, fine grained, crisp. A good 



dessert Apple. November to March. 

 RHODE ISLAND GREENING. Fruit green. The very best culinary 



Apple. October to March. 



BALDWIN. Fruit red. The well-known Winter Apple. October to May. 

 NORTHERN SPY. Fruit splashed with red; very crisp; of fine flavor. 



December to June. 



WAGENER. Fruit red, large, subacid. An Apple of superior excel- 

 lence. October to March. 



