Varieties of Apples 419 



fruit has a good color, but is second rate in quality and re- 

 quires considerable thinning to bring it up to good market 

 quality. It is in season from October to April. This va- 

 riety is not grown throughout the East and is not now rec- 

 ommended for commercial planting in any part of the 

 country. 



Northwestern Greening. 



The Northwestern Greening originated in Waupaca 

 County, Wisconsin, and was first introduced by E. W. 

 Daniels in 1872. It is widely disseminated through the 

 north central states and is one of the leading varieties in 

 many sections. It is also planted to a considerable extent 

 in some of the larger orchards of the Shenandoah-Cumber- 

 land district and some of the irrigated sections of the 

 Northwest where it finds little favor, however. It is 

 not grown commercially in New York or the New Eng- 

 land states. 



The Northwestern Greening is a large green apple, 

 highly attractive in color, but lacking uniformity. It is 

 especially adapted to planting in cool regions since the tree 

 is very hardy. The fruit has rather poor culinary quality, 

 but rather high market qualities. In the Shenandoah- 

 Cumberland region, this variety yields well, goes on the 

 market early and brings high prices. The tree is hardy, 

 vigorous and productive. It is recommended for planting 

 in a limited way commercially in the north central states 

 and parts of the East. 



Rambo. 



The Rambo is an old variety, the origin of which is 

 unknown. As long ago as 1817, however, it was much 



