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Rolfe, III, 34. — H. L. Leland, Sangerville, Me., 1902. References: 

 Annual Report 1896, pp. 69, 71, 81; Bulletin 82, p. 90; Bulletin 143, pp. 

 114, 130.' 



Very strong grower and gave good crop of fine fruit in 1906 ; but was 

 nearly destroyed by the winter following. This destruction must have 

 been due to immaturity of season's growth, as the variety is largely 

 grown at much more northerly points. 



Shiawassee, II, 5- — Ellwanger & Barry, 1889. References: Annual 

 • Report, 1896, pp. 69, 72; Bulletin 82, pp. 84, 90. 



Permanently set, May, 1891. First fruit 1896; full crop 1897. Vigor- 

 ous, productive, hardy. 



Stark, I, 58-62. — R. G. Chase & Co., Geneva, N. Y., 1891. Reference: 

 Annual Report, 1896, p. 69. 



First bloom 1896; first fruit 1898. Owing to encroachments of build- 

 ings and lawn, these trees have not been cultivated since 1895. Hardy, 

 productive. 



Sutton, III, 17, 38.— S. D. Willard, Geneva, N. Y., 1898. 



Top-grafted into Russian varieties, these cions grew very vigorously 

 and produced fruit freely in 1904, 1905 and 1906. No. 17 began to fail 

 in 1905, died 1906-07. No. 38 was badly injured by cold of 1906-07. 

 Top-grafts in Porter (Orchard I, No. 31, cio.ns from George T. Powell, 

 Ghent, N. Y.) grew vigorously but were badly checked by the winter 

 of 1906-07. A young tree from the Station nursery, set (I, 87) in 1904, 

 was also killed by the winter of 1906-07. 



Thompson Seedlings. — Jewell Nursery Co., Lake City, Minn., 1892. 

 Reference: Annual Report 1896 p. 69. 



Thompson seedlings Nos. 24, 26, 29, 42, and 43, under trial by request, 

 proved to be hardy, vigorous and productive, but only of moderately 

 good quality, and of no special value for New England. They would 

 be classed with the Russian and other "iron-clad" varieties. 



Transcendent (crab) I, 1, 2. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1891. 



Three-year trees, set 1891. Full crop 1894, and almost every year 

 since. Like the other crabs, is perfectly hardy and vigorous. 



Van Wyck (crab), I, 6. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1894. 



Three-year trees, set 1891. Full crop 1894, and almost every year 

 year since. Hardy, productive. 



Walbridge, I, 79. — Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Mo., 1889. Reference: 

 Annual Report, 1896, p. 69. 



Grown in nursery row until 1892. First fruit 1896. Tree broken by 

 weight of fruit, in 1903, and removed. Very vigorous and productive, 

 but of poor quality. 



Wealthy, I, 11, 12, 23-25, III, 68. — Ellwanger & Barry, 1890. Refer- 

 ences: Annual Report, 1896, p. 69, 77; Bulletin 82, p. 85, 90. 



Permanently set, May, 1891. First full crop, 1896. Hardy, vigorous, 

 and very productive. Trees liable to overbear and break under weight 

 of fruit. 



Westfield, I, 69. Ellwanger & Barry, 1891. References: Annual 

 Report, 1896, p. 69; Bulletin 82, p. 90. 



