126 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I907. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, hardy. 



Fruit large, oblong, yellow, washed and splashed with scarlet ; stem 

 short, stout, inserted in a broad, shallow, slightly russet cavity ; calyx 

 open, basin shallow, slightly irregular; core large; flesh yellowish, 

 coarse grained, sweet. Good. September to January. 



This variety, brought to the writer's attention by John Nickels, Sears- 

 port, is perfectly hardy and vigorous as far north as Caribou. Its color 

 is not bright enough to make it a valuable market sort, however. 



King SwEET (King Sweeting; Summer Sweet; Sidney Sweet; (incor- 

 rectly) Hightop Sweet). — Origin, farm of Ichabod Thomas, Sidney, Me., 

 about one hundred years ago. 



Tree hardy, vigorous, upright, compact, very productive on alternate 

 years. 



Fruit small to medium, roundish, conical, or frequently oblong-conical 

 and nearly truncate ; apple yellow, with a delicate blush on sunny side ; 

 stem short, small, inserted in a medium cavity ; calyx closed, basin rather 

 deep; flesh white, fine grained, tender, juicy, rich, very sweet; core 

 small. Very good. September and October. 



This variety is often confused with Hightop, which is a native of 

 Massachusetts, and an entirely different apple. The true Hightop is 

 roundish, or roundish conical, greenish yellow with numerous green dots, 

 and is without the blush cheek. It also has a medium stalk, inserted in 

 a narrow russeted cavity ; while the basin is shallow and slightly fur- 

 rowed. It likewise matures 2 or 3 weeks earlier than the King Sweet. 

 Wherever known this variety is highly prized, but like all early sweet 

 apples it is subject to trypeta attack. 



LEGACE. — Seedling raised by Jules Legace, Van Buren, Aroostook 

 county, Me. Parentage uncertain, apparently Oldenburg. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, very productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, washed with red, and with splashes of 

 deeper crimson. Stem 1 inch, inserted in a rather deep, somewhat 

 russeted cavity ; basin wide, rather shallow, slightly corrugated ; calyx 

 closed; flesh white, tender, juicy, pleasant sub-acid. Good, September 

 and October; later at the north. 



For southern Maine possesses no superior merit ; apparently good for 

 northern localities. 



Litchfield Pippin. — A seedling raised by William Hutchings, Litch- 

 field, Me., introduced to public notice by Dr. Ford. (See Transactions 

 of Maine Pomological Society, Agriculture of Maine, 1853, page 406). 



The fruit is described as large, oval, somewhat irregular, yellow, with 

 a deep blush on the sunny side ; stem short ; cavity narrow, shallow ; 

 basin broad, rather deep, somewhat corrugated ; flesh white, sub-acid. 



This variety seems to have disappeared from public notice. 



Marlboro. — Origin, farm of S. H. Remick, Marlboro, Me. 

 Fruit medium, oblate-spherical, yellowish green overlaid with rich 

 crimson on the sunny side, with numerous small dark dots ; cavity 



