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Appended Remarks. 



lu regard to the Baldwin, Mr. Alfred Smith of Monmouth, 

 writes : " I have left the Baldwins out in the cold. It is too 

 tender for Maine; will not bear high, persistent culture, save on 

 our highest ridges. We deem it a failure in northern Maine, also 

 near lakes and streams or on flatish land." The Roxbury Russet, 

 Mr. Smith says, "is an annual bearer, will bear high culture in 

 southern and central Maine, but is liable to fail in the northern 

 parts of the State. It is a late keeper in summer, and has no 

 competitor in the market at that season, hence will always com- 

 mand the highest price. The Northern Spy, Rhode Island Green- 

 ing, Yellow Bellflower, and Talman's Sweet, are hardy yearly 

 bearers." 



Hon. Washington Gilbert of Bath, says : " The Rhode Island 

 Greening and Talman's Sweet in my opinion are the standards, 

 although it is very desirable to find a larger sweet apple of equal 

 quality. The Roxbury Russet under no culture is a poor thing, 

 but does well in certain districts under good culture, and is to 

 be regarded in any case only as tolerated for want of something 

 better in its season. If the Northern Spy proves satisfactory on 

 full trial, the Russet ought to be wholly discarded with us. The 

 Hubbardston Nonsuch I commend for extensive culture, and see 

 no reason why it is not an excellent apple in this State for ship- 

 ment to foreign markets. In some parts of Lincoln county, the 

 Hurlbut proves an acquisition ; strong and hardy in wood, an 

 early and enormous bearer every j^ear ; fruit fair second rate. As 

 this apple bears migration to Maine without difficulty, I see no 

 reason why it may not do well throughout the apple growing 

 regions of the State. My view is that the requisites for a good 

 market variety are, vigor and hardiness of wood, early, constant 

 and abundant bearing under good culture and selling qualities of 

 fruit. It is not so much a matter of importance to the farmer 

 whether the quality is absolutely good, as whether the apple sells 

 well. He cannot afford to educate the taste of the people. lie 

 must adapt his wares to the demands of the market. Very few 

 buyers know what is a flrst-rate apple ; and if the farmer offers 

 them an apple of the finest quality, very likely they would pay 

 somebody else a higher price for a poorer apple, costing the pro- 

 ducer but half as much as the apple of finer quality. If, therefore, 

 the Hurlbut is not equal iu quality to the Rhode Island Greening, 



