ORCHARD NOTES. 



79 



MR. MERRITT'S NOTES ON RUSSIAN APPLES. 



Habit of growth. 



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Ph o 



S3 



c 



3 



7 



1st, 



9 



1st, 



4 



3d, 



5 



2d, 



4 



2d, 



9 



1st, 



5 



2d, 



8 



1st, 



5 



3d, 



6 



3d, 



6 



2d, 



g 



1st, 



6 



1st, 



10 



1st, 



8 



1st, 



7 



1st, 



7 



3d, 



7 



2d, 



9 



1st, 



5 



3d, 



Anisim 



Anthony 



Aport 



Aport Seedling. . . 



Aport Virent 



Arabskoe 



Blackwood 



Golden Reinette . 

 Golden White .... 



Hibernal.. 



Koursk 



Koursk Reinette . 



Lead 



Longfield 



No. 5 Orel 



Ostrakoff 



Silken 



Switzer 



Titovka 



Vargulek 



1890 

 1891 

 1S90 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 188S 

 1890 

 1SSS 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1S90 

 1S90 

 1890 

 1890 

 1888 

 1888 

 1890 



Very vigorous 



Good 



Very vigorous 

 Poor 



Upright 



Vigorous, upright . 



Medium, upright , 



Vigorous , 



Good 



Vigorous — 



Good 



Good 



Vigorous 



Very vigorous 



Good 



Vigorous, spreading — 

 Very vigorous, upright 

 Good 



1896 

 1896 

 1896 

 1896 

 1896 

 1895 

 1895 

 1896 

 1895 

 1895 

 1896 

 1895 

 1896 

 1895 

 1896 

 1896 

 1895 

 1895 

 1894 

 1S96 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Very 

 Good 

 Very 

 Good 

 Good 



L. W. 

 L. W. 

 E. W. 

 E.SW. 

 E. W. 

 L. W. 

 Fall. 

 L. W. 

 L. F. 

 L. W. 

 L. W. 

 E. W. 

 L. W. 

 L. W. 

 L. W. 

 W. 



E.W. 

 Fall. 

 Fall. 

 E.W. 



* Quality in this table is but relative. Those ranked as first quality are but 

 second when compared with standard sorts. Abbreviations: F— fall; W— winter; 

 E— early; L— late. 



Concerning the above list Mr. Merritt writes: "I do not con- 

 sider any worth propagating unless the tree ranks seven in pro- 

 ductiveness and the fruit one in quality. The quantity is indi- 

 cated more particularly with reference to use for dessert pur- 

 poses. The trees mentioned in the table are all hardy, and good 

 growers, but some of the trees sent have not come into bearing 

 and are poor growers. Some seemed determined not to grow 

 and have been replaced with trees of approved varieties." 



