Varieties of Apples 407 



variety when generally planted outside of demonstrated 

 irrigated regions remains to be seen. Performance records 

 of full bearing commercial orchards will be the only safe 

 guide. High quality apples are very often fastidious in 

 their requirements for commercial success, but this variety 

 is certainly worthy of a thorough trial. 



Gano and Black Ben. 



Gano was first brought to notice in Missouri about 1880. 

 In nearly every respect the Gano is so closely identified 

 with the Ben Davis in its distribution and general charac- 

 teristics that brief treatment is sufficient. The fruit is 

 somewhat smaller and more highly colored than the Ben 

 Davis. The Black Ben, given as a separate variety, is con- 

 sidered by many as essentially the same as Gano, although 

 it may differ slightly in some respects. Gano and Black 

 Ben are now given preference in planting over Ben Davis 

 in most regions. 



Yellow Bellflower. 



Yellow Bellflower, if not declining, has at lea9t experi- 

 enced very little increased production in recent years. It 

 is a leading variety in the Pajaro Valley, or Watsonville 

 district of California, where it ranks next to the Yellow 

 Newtown in importance. It' is here that a very consider- 

 able proportion of the total commercial crop of this variety 

 in the United States is grown, 800,000 boxes being packed 

 out in 1919, and an equal amount dried. 



The Yellow Bellflower is an old Variety. In 1817 Coxe 

 reported that the original tree which was very old at that 

 time, was still standing at Crosswicks, Burlington County, 

 New Jersey. Scattered plantings are still found in the 



