150 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1908. 



Golden Russet (of Western New York) I, 76; III, 61.— Ellwanger & 

 Barry, 1890. 



Permanently set May, 1891. First bloom 1896; first fruit, 1897. 

 Hardy, vigorous, productive. Good condition, 1907. 



Haas, I, 26-30. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1890. Reference: Annual 

 Report 1896, pp. 69, 70. 



Permanently set, May, 1891. First bloom 1894; first fruit 1896. Bore 

 freely every year after 1896 until top-grafted to other sorts, 1901, and 

 1902. Hardy, vigorous, and very productive. The fruit does not keep 

 well, however. 



Hurlbut, II, 10. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1889. References: Annual 

 Report, 1898, p. 69; Bulletin 82, p. 89. 



Permanently set, May, 1891. First fruit 1898. Prolific, annual 

 bearer. Nearly killed by winter of 1906-07. 



Hyslop (crab), I, 3, 4. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1891. 



Three-year old trees, set permanently May, 1891. Small amount of 

 fruit 1893 ; full crop 1896, and nearly every year since. Good condition, 

 1907. 



Jonathan, I, 27. — George T. Powell, Ghent, N. Y., 1902. 



Top-grafted on bearing trees of Haas. Made strong growth every 

 year. Killed by winter of 1906-07. 



Mann, I, 82. Ellwanger & Barry, 1890. Reference: Annual Report, 

 1896, p. 69. 



Transferred from orchard III, to fill vacancy, in 1895. Vigorous 

 grower and very productive, but fruit of poor quality. Tree died, 

 1903-04, after a full crop. 



Marengo (crab), I, 5. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1891. 



Three-year tree, set May, 1891. Bore a few fruits, 1896, but no full 

 crop till 1900. Hardy, vigorous ; good condition, 1907. 



McClellan, I, 29. — J. J. Towle, South Carthage, Maine, 1902. 



Top-graft inserted in Haas, 11 years old, April, 1902. Vigorous, 

 healthy, promising. Good condition, 1907. 



Milding, I, 43-47.— R. G. Chase & Co., Geneva, N. Y., 1891. Refer- 

 ences: Annual Report, 1896, pp. 69, 71 ; Bulletin 82, p. 89. 



Permanently set, May, 1891. First fruited 1899; full bearing 1903. 

 Somewhat injured, 1906-07, after a full crop. 



Montreal Beauty, I, 7, 8. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1891. 



Three-year tree set permanently, May, 1891. First fruit, small crop, 

 1896. Vigorous, hardy. Good condition, 1907. 



Munson Sweet, III, 62. — Ellwanger & Barry 1890. Reference: Bul- 

 letin 82, p. 89. 



First fruited 1895. Vigorous, hardy, a free bearer of excellent fruit. 

 Died from canker at base of tree, 1904. 



Northern Spy, III, 65; I, 78.— J. E. Bennoch, Orono, Maine, 1906. 



Number 65, top-grafted into bearing tree of the Russian variety 

 Arabka ; Number 78 grafted on young seedling stock. All cions made a 



