VARIETIES 473 



Quality very good to best. Size large. Season medium late. Use : dessert, 

 cooking, and market. 



Williams (Williams' Favorite). Originated in Massachusetts. Form 

 roundish-oblong-conical. Color dark red. Flavor subacid. Quality very good. 

 Size medium to large. Season medium early. Use : market. 



Winesap (Winter Winesap). Originated in New Jersey. Form roundish- 

 oblong-conical. Color dark-red striped. Flavor mild subacid. Quality very 

 good. Size medium. Season very late. Use : dessert, market, and cider. 



Wolf River. Originated in Wisconsin. Form roundish-oblate-conical. 

 Color greenish-yellow striped with red. Flavor subacid. Quality good. Size 

 very large. Season medium late. Use : cooking and market. 



Yellow Newtown (Albemarle, Newtown Pippin). Originated in New York. 

 Form roundish-oblong. Color greenish-yellow. Flavor brisk acid. Quality 

 very good to best. Size medium to large. Season very late. Use : dessert, 

 cooking, and market. 



Yellow Transparent (White Transparent). Originated in Russia. Form 

 roundish-oblate-conical. Color pale yellow. Flavor subacid. Quality good to 

 very good. Size medium. Season medium early. Use : dessert, cooking, and 

 market. 



York Imperial (Johnson's Fine Winter). Originated in Pennsylvania. 

 Form roundish-oblate. Color white striped with crimson. Flavor subacid. 

 Quality good to very good. Size medium to large. Season medium late. 

 Use : cooking and market. 



The best varieties for the small home lot. The most suitable 

 varieties for planting in the small home orchard are not the same 

 for all parts of the country. The following is a list of the six best 

 varieties for this purpose, grouped by sections. In each case the 

 first two varieties in the first column of each group are the best. 



For southern Canada ami the colder parts of eastern United States : 



Mcintosh Yellow Transparent 



Spy Duchess 



King Gravenstein 



For New England: 



< rravenstein Yellow Transparent 



Baldwin Rhode Island (keening 



Red Astrachan Roxbury Russet 



For the central Atlantic district ; 



Bough Maiden Blush 



York Imperial Red Astrachan 



Crimes Stayman Winesap 



