Varieties of Apples 481 



cropper and the fruit is rather easily bruised and tender. 

 It is especially valuable for dessert use. 



Red Canada. 



This is a red winter apple, belonging to the same group 

 as Baldwin and Esopus. It is thought to have originated 

 in New England and was described by pomologists about 

 one hundred years ago. The principal commercial plant- 

 ings of this variety occur in Michigan where it is known 

 as Steel's Eed. It is well adapted to general and special 

 markets and brings high prices. It should be grown on 

 fertile or sandy soils, where it develops high flavor, color, 

 and market quality. It is not adapted to the South. In 

 ordinary storage, it will keep until January or April. The 

 principal disadvantages of this variety are that it is a 

 rather shy bearer, lacks hardiness and is but a moderate 

 grower. It is not recommended for commercial planting 

 and will not prove as profitable as more standard and 

 heavier cropping varieties. 



Monmouth. 



Monmouth reaches considerable commercial importance 

 only in the irrigated districts of Washington, particularly 

 the Yakima Valley where it is known in the markets by 

 the name of Red Cheek Pippin. It is a native of Mon- 

 mouth County, New Jersey, and has long been in general 

 cultivation throughout the East and Central West. It is 

 grown principally only in the home orchards, there being 

 few commercial plantings outside of the Northwest. 



In season it ripens in common storage by November, 

 while in cold storage its season may extend to January. 

 The tree is hardy, long lived, comes into bearing moder- 



