ORCHARD NOTES. 



83 



take the Alexander. As will be seen, the variety is described as 

 a large, striped apple of roundish-conical form and moderately 

 good quality in season during the autumn. It is of Russian 

 origin and is worthy of general planting. 



CATALOGUE OF THE HARDIEST APPLES. 



Abbreviations used. — Size— 1, large; m, medium; s, small. Form— c, conical; ob 

 oblate; r, roundish. Color— g, green ; r, red ; gy, greenish-yellow; y r, yellow and 

 red; r s, red striped; rus, russetted. Flavor— a, acid; s a, sub-acid; s, sweet. 

 Flesh— b, breaking; d, dry; i, juicy; c, crisp; t, tough. Season— E A, early 

 autumn; LA, late autumn.; W, winter. 



Variety. 







Description. 





Value. 













A 









A 



S 



c 



> 





O 



"So 



— 



a 



a 



c 







S3 



O 



od 













CO 



U 



u 



bq 



'*i- 



CO 



O 



'A 



CO 



Remarks. 



Alexander 



Anisim (18m) . . . 



Aport (252) 



Arabka (257) 



Arctic 



Arthur 



Bethel 



Borsdorf (356) ... 



Cross (413) 



Daisy 



Duchess So. 8 ... 



Dudley 



Early Scarlet — 

 Early Sweet . . 



Excelsior 



Gideon , 



Gideon No. 6 



Golden Reinette 



Green Crimean 



(3! 

 Harry Kaump. . 



Hayford Sweet. 

 Hibernal (378).. 



r c 



g i- 



a 



J 



c 



r 



a 



1 



c 



g'' 



a 



J 



r c 



g r 



a 



(1 



r c 



y r 



s a 



c.i 



r c 



gi- 



a 



j 



r 



r !< 



a 



c j 



r ob 



y 



s a 



•c 



r c 



r> 



a 



j 



r c 



y 1 



a 



cj 



1" c 



rs 



a 



cj 



r ob 



r y 



a 



bj 



r c 



i 



a 



cj 



c 



y 



J 



s 



ob e 



i'§ 



a 



cj 



r ob 



y ' 



a 





c 



y '■ 



a 



cj 



c 



y )• 



a 



j 



c 

 r ob 



y 



a 



a 



j 

 d 



c 



K r 



s 



c 



ob c 



r s 



a 



cj 



A 

 A 



A 

 W 



vv 

 vv 

 vv 

 w 



A 

 LA 

 L\ 



EVV 



Ei 



EA 



A 



A 



A 



Rus. 

 Rus. 



Rus. 

 Rus. 



N. Y. 



N. Y. 

 Vt. 



Rus. 



Rus. 



Rus. 



Minn, 



Me. 



Can 



Rus 



Minn 



Minn 



Minn 



Rus 



Rus 

 Eu 



Me 

 Rus 



A popular market 

 sort. 



Of the Jonathan 

 type, very pro- 

 ductive. 



Of Alexander type. 



Dry, insipid, but 

 very handsome, 

 resembling Blue 

 Pearmain. 



"A hardy Bald- 

 win." 



Very hardy, prom- 

 ising north. 



Promising for the 

 north. 



Small but hardy, 

 productive, and 

 keeps well. 



Good for cooking. 



Handsome, promis- 

 ing. 



Promising seed- 

 ling of Olden- 

 burg. 



Widely planted in 

 northern Maine. 



Good. Of Astra- 

 chan type. 



Scabs badly. 

 Rots at core. 



A large handsome 

 crab; seedling of 

 Gideon. 



Promising. 



Good for cooking. 

 Small, hardy, good 



keeper. 

 "The best sweet 



apple for thd 



north." 

 Good for cooking. 



