APPENDIX. 



Bulletins Issued in 1894. 



BULLETIN Xo. 6. 



FRUIT CULTURE— YAEEETIES. 



By far the most important branch of fruit growing in this State 

 is that of orchard culture. Soil and climate seem especially adapted 

 to producing apples of the highest quality and appearance, while 

 rocky hillsides, unfit for the general operations of agriculture, are 

 often found to produce the finest fruit. Pears and plums receive 

 but little attention except in isolated localities, while cherries are 

 still more neglected. 



The rapidly increasing number of visitors to our State during 

 the summer months, with the consequent increased demand for 

 fresh fruits and vegetables opens a home market for horticultural 

 products which is very encouraging. It therefore seems advisable 

 that the Experiment Station should obtain and disseminate such 

 information as shall be most helpful in buildmg up the several 

 branches of horticultural work. 



As is well known, Maine apples have a world wide reputation 

 for quality and beauty. It remains for us to plant such varieties 

 as are likely to prove most valuable ; to give the best possible 

 culture to our orchards ; to prevent, so far as possible, the attacks 

 of diseases and insect enemies ; and to sort and pack our fruit 

 honestly. 



Plum growing, which formerly received considerable attention, 

 especially in the Penobscot valley, is again being undertaken in 

 certain sections of the State. It is a remarkable fact, however, 



