ORCHARD NOTES. 75 



College, Professor Budd refers to No. 277 as Swinsovka, a mem- 

 ber of the Lead Apple family but not identical with 3M, the true 

 Lead. Further study is evidently necessary. 



LongHeld {161), 36 — Vigorous and very productive. Growth 

 two feet. Fruit of medium size, conical, yellow with red cheek. 

 Good for cooking and for dessert. Season September to Janu- 

 ary. In common with most of the Russian varieties, it drops 

 badly and must be harvested early. Valuable. 



Losovka (4 Orel), 1 — Tree in rather a low situation, badly 

 broken by snow and careless workmen in 1892. Recovered 

 and making a vigorous growth at the present time. Foliage 

 thick and leathery. Of vigorous spreading habit. Growth the 

 present season two feet. No fruit. 



Mallett, 14 — Upright, compact, vigorous with few branches. 

 Growth two and one-half feet. No fruit. 



October, 81 — One of Gideon's Seedlings. Moderately vigor- 

 ous, spreading; few branches; very productive (one and one- 

 half bushels in 1896). Wood well matured: Growth one foot. 

 Fruit small, conical, yellow, washed and splashed with carmine. 

 Flesh white, crisp, acid. A handsome fruit, good for cooking. 



Orel No. 7, 3 — Very vigorous, spreading. Foliage thick, 

 heavy, resembling Losovka in this respect. Growth two feet. 

 No fruit. 



Ostrakoff (4 M), 24 and 33 — 24, vigorous, upright, spreading, 

 with few stout branches and heavy dark foliage. No fruit. 33, 

 young tree set in 1896. 



Peter, 79 — One of Gideon's Seedlings. Moderately vigorous, 

 spreading; very productive. The habit of the tree as well as 

 the character of the fruit shows the crab parentage. Wood well 

 matured. Growth one foot. Bore a full crop of fruit in 1895 

 and 1896. 



Red Queen (316), 45 — Upright, sturdy, compact, with few 

 branches. Bore a few specimen fruits in 1896. These were 

 conical, greenish-yellow with blush cheek. Season winter. It 

 is questionable whether this is rightly named. 



Repka Aport {261), 40 — Resembles Alexander. Produced a 

 full crop of fruit which checked the growth to a certain extent. 

 Growth one foot. 



Repka, 5 — Young tree set in 1896. Growth six inches. 



