ORCHARD NOTF,S. 149 



Astrachan, I, 13-17. — Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., 1891. 

 Reference: Annual Report, 1898, p. 69. 



Three-year trees, permanently set May, 1891 ; first bloom 1895; first 

 crop fruit, 1896. All trees of this variety have borne freely since 1896. 

 Good condition, 1907. 



Boiken, I, 46; III, 27 and 47.— S. D. Willard, Geneva, N. Y., 1901. 

 Reference: Bulletin 82, p. 89. 



Top worked on Russian varieties (13 M., and Hibernal). Hardy, 

 productive. In good condition, 1907. Not of high quality, but a promis- 

 ing sort. 



Chenango, II, 6. — Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., 1889. Refer- 

 ence: Annual Report, 1896, p. 69. 



Nursery row 2 years; permanently set May, 1891. First fruit 1896 

 (few, poorly colored) ; full crop 1898. Always bore well, but tree 

 never thrived. Nearly killed by winter of 1906-07. 



Crimson Beauty, I, 64; III, 54. — George L. McCabe, North Bangor, 

 Me., 1904. 



Top worked on a Russian sort, No. 50 Voronesch, (III, 54), the 

 variety has made a vigorous growth. Fruited in 1907. A promising 

 early, hardy sort; largely grown in Aroostook county and in New 

 Brunswick. Of good quality and high color; early as Yellow Trans- 

 parent. 



Dartmouth, I, 9, 10. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1891. 



Three-year tree, set 1891. First fruited 1898, and has borne nearly 

 every year since. Hardy, vigorous, productive. Good condition, 1907. 



Doctor, III, 6; I, 28.— U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1896. Refer- 

 ence: Bulletin 82, p. 89. 



Top-worked into Alexander and into Haas. A vigorous grower and 

 heavy annual bearer. Killed by winter of 1906-07. 



Falla water, I, 57. Ellwanger & Barry, 1893. Reference: Annual 

 Report 1896, p. 69. 



Set May, 1893. First fruit, 1902. Not a vigorous tree, (growing in 

 sod, because of encroachment of lawn, since 1895) ', bore full crop fruit 

 1906. Killed by winter, 1906-07. 



FamEuse, I, 18-22, II, 2. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1889. Reference: 

 Annual Report 1896, p. 69. 



Permanently set May, 1891. First fruit, small crop, 1898. Hardy, 

 vigorous, productive. Subject to attack of apple scab. Good condition, 

 1907. 



Florence, II, 14. Peter M. Gideon, Excelsior, Minn., 1889. 



Permanently set, May, 1891. The tree is very productive and as a 

 result is small and deformed ; having been broken by weight of fruit. 

 One of Gideon's seedlings. A handsome early crab. 



Gideon, II, 8.— Peter M. Gideon, 1890. Reference: Bulletin 82, p. 83. 



Tree killed by mice 1892. Replaced 1896. Tree vigorous, hardy, pro- 

 ductive. Fruit beautiful in appearance, but drops badly and is of no 

 special value. Good condition, 1907. 



