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Nutting (Bumpus). — Seedling of Oldenburg, originated by the late 

 James Nutting, Perham, Aroostook county, Me. 



Tree hardy, vigorous, very productive, highly prized by the originator. 



Fruit large, smooth, regular, uniform, roundish-conical, yellowish 

 green with faint washing or penciling of dull red on sunny side; stem 

 long, slender, inserted in a deep, regular cavity ; basin medium, rather 

 large, closed; flesh greenish white, tender, juicy, mild acid. Good. 

 September to December. 



In general appearance and quality this apple somewhat resembles 

 Northwestern Greening, except for the^ blush. It is a much earlier apple, 

 however. Its principal value is that it is "ironclad." 



Quince (Cole's Quince). — Origin, Cornish, Maine, on farm of Captain 

 Henry Cole, about 60 years ago. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, hardy, productive and comes into bearing 

 early. 



Fruit large, oblate conical, ribbed, bright yellow or occasionally 

 brownish in the sun ; stem short, in a narrow, deep basin ; flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, aromatic, pleasant sub-acid. Very good. August said 

 September. 



A very good variety for home use. Not extensively grown for com- 

 mercial purposes, because of its season of maturity. 



First described in a meeting of Oxford county (Me.) Agricultural 

 Society in 1849.* 



Rolfe, (Macomber). — Originated in the town of Guilford about 1820. 



Fruit medium to large, oblate, often angular, yellowish, shaded and 

 str'ped with red; stalk short, inserted in a large cavity; calyx large, 

 closed, in a rather large, regular basin ; flesh white, fine-grained, tender, 

 juicy, sub-acid; core small. Good to very good. November to January. 



Though comparatively an old variety, the Rolfe is not as widely 

 known as it should be. The variety originated on high land in the town 

 of Guilford, about a mile from the Piscataquis river. The seed from 

 which it sprang was brought from Western Maine to that place by a 

 Mr. Rolfe. t About 1820 the original tree, together with several other 

 young seedlings, was given to Rev. Thomas Macomber — hence the 

 name, Macomber, applied to this variety by Downing. A sprout from 

 the original tree is still standing on the Macomber farm, and produces- 

 annual crops of fruit. The late H. L. Leland of East Sangerville had 

 more than a hundred trees of this variety in his orchard, and in a per- 

 sonal letter to the writer said : "The Rolfe, in our local markets, sells 

 better and at bigger prices than any other variety that we grow. It 

 sells well as a shipping apple, though not much known." The variety 

 is hardy in sheltered localities as far north as Presque Isle, and it is 



* Agriculture of Maine, lSf.O, p. 319. 



f Some claim that seeds of Blue Pearmain were planted on the farm afterwards 

 purchased by Mr. Rolfe. See Trans. Me. Pom. Soc'y 1888. p. 120. 



