CLASS I. — FLAT APPLES. — ^I. U. H. 421 



This celebrated apple of New England has been widely- 

 distributed over the countrj-, but has not met with uni- 

 versal favor in the West and South ; first, because it is 

 apt to become a lall or early winter fruit, instead of a keep- 

 ing apple ; and secondly, because it is not well adapted to 

 our palates ; moreover, the tree has been considered tender, 

 having suffered extensively during the cold winters ; this 

 is especially true in the nursery. Its productiveness and 

 fair quality will, however, always make the Baldwin a 

 favorite over a large portion of our country, and the New 

 England settlers must have this variety. 



Fig. 83. — BALDWIN. 



Tree robust, spreading, very productive ; Foliage large, 

 dark, on shoots that are stout and have a rich brown bark. 



Fruit large, frequently round, and sometimes almost 

 conical, but generally inclined to be flattened, so as to be 

 classed by measurement as oblate; large specimens in 

 southern latitudes are very apt to be unequal, and to have 



