apple districts. Likewise most of the apples of the South are 

 not suited to Northern sections. 



The Northern Spy, Baldwin, and Rhode Island Greening, 

 (the best standard Winter varieties in New York and New Eng- 

 land), are Fall varieties in Virginia and other Southern States, 

 ripening out of season and not developing their inherent fine 

 flavor and keeping quality. 



The Newtown Pippin is particularly excellent when grown 

 in the Hudson River Valley, on Long Island, and in the Pied- 

 mont Section of Virginia. While this variety grows to a large 

 size and is beautiful in appearance as grown in the Pacific coast 

 territory, it does not have the fine, uniform, high flavor of those 

 grown in these more favored sections of the East. Apples 

 grown in a dry atmosphere have longer keeping qualities than 

 those grown in a more humid climate, but the future demand 

 will be for high flavor rather than for long keeping. 



The York Imperial and Winesap are particularly fine and of 

 high quality, grown in Southern Pennsylvania, Western Mary- 

 land, and Virginia, but these varieties should not be attempted 

 in a New England climate. 



The Spy is not suited to all sections and soils of the North. 

 It is much finer when grown on a light loam or shaley-soil, and 

 on high elevations, where its flavor and color will be of the 

 highest. When grown on lower levels in a heavy clay soil, the 

 apples will be large, coarse, and of poor color, while the trees 

 will not begin to bear much fruit in from fifteen to twenty years. 

 In the right soil and elevation they will bear in six or seven years. 



For New England the Baldwin is the most valuable commer- 

 cial variety. It is firm, juicy, of high color, moderately large in 

 size and of excellent flavor. It is in universal demand in home 

 markets, while for the export trade it has no equal. 



The Rhode Island Greening is a standard variety of the 

 highest value for New York and New England. 



So general has become the use of apples, that Summer and 

 Fall varieties are now very desirable products, as they are 

 increasing in demand, even during the season when peaches 

 and other fruits are in most plentiful use. Autumn apples should 

 therefore be planted in moderate quantity, where long-distance 

 shipping to market is not required. 



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