Varieties of Apples 391 



of several varieties, in order that he may have a continuous 

 home supply during the late summer, fall and winter 

 months. The average commercial grower does well to 

 select three or at most four varieties. This choice should 

 not be difficult. Certain regions are adapted to well- 

 known varieties. The consuming public is familiar with 

 the i name and quality of these and has come to demand 

 them. Were one to plant an orchard in western New 

 York, the varieties should be largely Baldwin and Green- 

 ing, with possibly some Twenty Ounce, Duchess or 

 Wealthy. Delicious, King David and others may prove 

 profitable, but Baldwin and Rhode Island Greening have 

 stood the test of trial. Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, 

 Ben Davis, Northern Spy and Mclntosh are successfully 

 grown in the Hudson Valley, although proximity to New 

 York City might warrant planting one or two varieties of 

 summer apples, such as Oldenburg, Gravenstein or Will- 

 iams. In the Champlain district of northern New York 

 and Vermont, the Fameuse, Mclntosh and Northern Spy 

 are suited to these northern latitudes. Across in New 

 England the Baldwin, Northern Spy and Rhode Island 

 Greening predominate, with Mclntosh, Fameuse, Wealthy 

 and others following in importance. 



In Virginia, the commercial crop virtually consists of 

 six varieties, Albemarle Pippin (Yellow Newtown), Ben 

 Davis, York Imperial, Winesap, Stayman and Delicious. 

 In the Ohio Valley, Rome Beauty and Ben Davis lead; 

 in Michigan, the leading varieties are Northern Spy and 

 Baldwin. In the Ozark region Ben Davis, Gano and 

 Jonathan predominate. Western states have a somewhat 

 larger list of leading kinds. Each district has a host of 

 other varieties, but geographic distribution of the really 



