Varieties of Apples 401 



The Rome Beauty, a native of the Ohio River Valley, 

 was first planted on the farm of Alanson Gillette at Proc- 

 torville, Ohio, in 1817, and was known as Gillett's Seed- 

 ling until 1832. It has sprung to great prominence in 

 southern Ohio and in the irrigated districts of the Pacific 

 Northwest. The tree is vigorous, bears early, is suscept- 

 ible to few diseases and insect pests, seldom breaks with 

 a heavy load, and yields heavily in the Northwest. 



The Rome Beauty, although not of the highest quality, 

 ranks as a good commercial variety in its proper regions. 

 It is especially desired for baking. The fruit stands up 

 exceptionally well in storage, keeping as late as May. It 

 is occasionally criticized for lack of color at maturity, but 

 seldom lacks good size. Extensive plantings are not found 

 outside of the Pacific Northwest and the Ohio Valley, but 

 in these regions it has proved very profitable. 



Northern Spy. 



The Northern Spy originated at East Bloomfield, New 

 York, in a seedling orchard planted by Herman Chapin 

 about 1800 and was recognized by the Amerfcan Pomolog- 

 ical Society in 1852. It has a rather wide distribution 

 throughout the northeastern part of the United States, but 

 is declining in importance as a commercial variety. Mich- 

 igan has as large a percentage of Northern Spys as any 

 state, unless it should be Vermont, although production in 

 the former state is many times that of the latter. The 

 " Spy " is generally grown throughout New York, and 

 is a farm orchard variety in many districts. It is adapted 

 to the northermost counties of the latter state and is widely 



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