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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1902. 



have been grown for purposes of study and for dissemination if 

 thought desirable. The present report is based upon the obser- 

 vations made in the several localities. 



HARDY APPLES IN MAINE. 



As above noted, the Experiment Station has since 1890 had 

 under observation several apples of Russian origin, and other 

 varieties originating either in the colder parts of Maine or in the 

 northwest. All of these varieties are hardy and most of them 

 are productive. Very few of them, however, are worthy of 

 general dissemination in those parts of Maine where the well 

 known varieties of English and American origin will thrive. In 

 the northern part of the State some of them are valuable and 

 some are worthy of culture under any conditions. The accom- 

 panying table gives a concise description and estimate of the 

 value of the several varieties tested, both for the northern coun- 

 ties and for the general apple growing sections of the State. 

 The most promising sorts are treated more in detad. 



The widely varying conditions existing in different parts of 

 Maine render a general statement as to the value of any given 

 variety only approximately correct. Some varieties which are 

 considered specially valuable in Aroostook county are unknown 

 in the southern counties ; while others, which are of merit for the 

 south, are not sufficiently hardy for the northern portion. In the 

 accompanying list separate columns are assigned for the value of 

 each variety in the northern and southern parts of the State. 

 The first column marked "north" includes Aroostook, and the 

 northern parts of Piscataquis, Somerset, Penobscot and Wash- 

 ington counties. The column marked "south" includes Oxford, 

 Kennebec, Waldo and all of the southern counties. The num- 

 bers in parentheses are the importation numbers of Prof. Budd. 



The value of any given variety is indicated thus : Two stars 

 (**) indicate a variety of special merit, one to be recommended 

 for general culture. One star (*) shows that the variety is 

 worthy of cultivation, though not of superior merit. A dagger 

 (f) indicates a variety not fully tested in the region designated. 

 A dash ( — ) shows that the variety has been tried and is not con- 

 sidered worthy. 



The abbreviations used in characterizing the several varieties 

 are fully explained below. As an example of tneir interpretation 



