Varieties of Apples 423 



quarters of a century. It is not grown commercially 

 except in western New York and more northern localities. 

 The fruit is large to very large. Well colored specimens 

 become very yellow and sometimes are faintly bronzed on 

 the exposed cheeks, but are never marked with red. 



Pumpkin Sweet is esteemed as one of the best sweet 

 apples for baking, canning, and stewing with quinces, and 

 is prized by some for dessert on account of its peculiar 

 flavor. It usually sells well in special markets and there 

 is a limited general demand for it. The fruit is in season 

 from October to January, but does not keep well in com- 

 mon storage. The tree is a strong grower, long lived, 

 hardy and productive. It thrives particularly well in 

 gravelly or sandy loam, with well drained subsoil. There 

 is often considerable loss from water-core and from wind- 

 falls, although other than this the loss from culls or under- 

 sized apples is usually small. The variety is recommended 

 only where the market demands a sweet apple. 



Wolf River. 



Wolf River is a variety of the Aport group, resembling 

 the Alexander in form and color, although averaging larger 

 in size. It has largely superseded the Alexander in the 

 north central states, although both apples are popular in 

 these regions on account of their extreme hardiness. The 

 variety originated near Wolf River, Fremont County, Wis- 

 consin, and was entered in the American Pomological 

 Society lists in 1881. The tree is very hardy, a good 

 grower, but a light cropper. The fruit is very large and 

 often somewhat irregular in form. Flesh is coarse, tender, 

 juicy, but low in quality. Wolf River apples sometimes 

 sell well on local markets because of their attractive appear- 



