122 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1907. 



slightly corrugated; flesh white, fine grained, tender, juicy, with a 

 sprightly vinous or sub-acid flavor. September and October. 



One of the best of its season, and highly prized where known. In 

 1889 the Deane was listed by Shurtleff * in the transactions of the Maine 

 Pomological Society as "One of the most profitable, and one of the best 

 autumn apples." Like other varieties of this season, however, it is 

 subject to the ravages of the trypeta. 



Dudley (Dudley's Winter, North Star). — A seedling of Oldenburg, 

 grown by John W. Dudley, Mapleton, Aroostook county, Me., in 1875. 

 "The original tree bore its first apples in 1880, and has borne a full 

 crop every year since." f 



Tree very vigorous, spreading, hardy and productive, with large, luxu- 

 riant foliage. 



Fruit large, roundish oblong, greenish yellow, washed and splashed 

 with crimson; stem medium, inserted in a deep cavity; calyx partly 

 open, basin large; flesh yellowish, crisp, breaking, rather coarse, brisk 

 sub-acid. Good to very good. September to January — later in Aroos- 

 took county. 



This variety is, perhaps more widely grown than any other of the 

 newer sorts originating in northern New England. It is being dissem- 

 inated by a New York nursery firm under the name North Star — an 

 unfortunate circumstance, as there is another and very different variety 

 bearing that name by right of priority. It is a valuable acquisition as a 

 winter fruit for the northern parts of the State, where it is extensively 

 planted, but as grown at Orono it is decidedly a fall variety. 



Emery (Emery Sweet). — Described by Maine Pomological Society, 

 1849, as follows : "Fruit medium, globular, russet, washed and streaked 

 with red; Stalk slender, set in a narrow, moderately deep cavity; calyx 

 small ; flesh white, fine-grained, rich, sweet. Keeps till May. 



"This apple was brought to notice by Judge Emery of Paris, Me., who 

 obtained the cions from Stephen Chase of Fryeburg. It seems never to 

 have been widely disseminated, however." t 



Fairbanks. — Origin, farm of Elijah Fairbanks, Winthrop, Me., during 

 the revolution. 



Tree vigorous, hardy, upright, productive. 



Fruit medium, light yellow, obscurely striped, with patches of russet; 

 stem medium ; cavity broad, moderately deep ; flesh yellowish, fine 

 grained, juicy, sub-acid. Good. September to December. The original 

 tree was planted the day that Castine was captured by the British. 



Not generally planted at present. 



Franklin SwEET. — Origin, Franklin county, Maine. ( ?) 

 Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. 



* Maine Pomological Society, 1SS9, p. 135. 



t Personal letter from the originator, Jan. 25, 1907. 



J: Trans. Me. Pom. Soc'y, in Agr. of Maine, 1S53, p. 403. 



