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atchee and Yakima valleys, Washington, and in Hood 

 River and Rogue River valleys, Oregon. Aside from dis- 

 tribution in western irrigated sections, it is grown in quan- 

 tity in the Hudson and Mohawk valleys of New York, and 

 in a more limited way in western New York. 



The Spitzenburg rivals the Newtown in the Hood River 

 Valley and ranks among the leading varieties in Wenatchee 

 and Yakima. Fire-blight has exacted heavy tolls from the 

 Spitzenburg plantings, in both the Yakima Valley and the 

 Rogue Valley, Oregon, and for this reason the variety has 

 grown into disfavor. The fruit is excellent from the stand- 

 point of dessert, cooking and keeping qualities. The tree 

 is inclined to shy bearing, however, and must be protected 

 carefully from disease and insect infestation. It is more 

 susceptible to fire-blight than any other commercity vari- 

 ety. Except in the Hood River Valley and possibly one 

 or two other districts, it is not generally looked on by com- 

 mercial growers as very profitable. One of the most notice- 

 able characteristics of the Esopus is its peculiar habit of 

 tree growth, in the form of long pole-like branches which 

 are difficult to control in pruning. 



Grimes Golden. 



Originating in West Virginia, and mentioned as a com- 

 mercial variety as early as 1800, the Grimes Golden has 

 rather wide distribution throughout the state of its origin, 

 Virginia, Maryland, Ohio Valley, middle west and western 

 states. Important commercial quantities are produced in 

 Washington, West Virginia, Maryland, the Ozarks, south- 

 ern Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri River region. 

 The fruit is unsurpassed in quality, regular in its cylin- 

 drical form, and uniformly a rich golden yellow. The 



