APPLES 197 
Florida and to the Delta of the Missis- 
sippi. Tropical species are only recom- 
mended for that portion of Florida lying 
south of latitude 27 degrees 
Apples 
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED—Dessert and mar- 
ket: Red June, Carolina. 
RECOMMENDED — Aitchen and market: 
Oldenburg, Duchess of. Dessert and mar- 
ket: Shockley. Dessert and kitchen: 
Yopp. Dessert: Watson, Carolina. Kitch- 
en: Taunton. 
RECOMMENDED YOR TRIAL—Kitchen and 
market: Red Astrachan. Market: Nicka- 
jack. 
Apples, Crab 
RECOMMENDED — Dessert, kitchen and 
market: Whitney. Kitchen and market: 
Hyslop; Transcendent. 
DISTRICT NO. 7 
Florida west of the Chattahoochee river 
and above 100 feet elevation; Alabama, 
Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, 
above 100 and below 50u feet elevation; 
and Texas south of the Red river and 
with an elevation from 100 to 1,000 feet. 
This may be denominated the Valley dis- 
trict. It embraces portions of the Chatta- 
hoochee, Alabama, Pearl, Mississippi, Ar- 
kansas, Red, Sabine, Colorado (of Texas), 
and Rio Grande valleys. The climate in 
the eastern and larger portion is warm 
and moist; in the extreme west more dry 
and tending toward aridity. A wide range 
of the more tender varieties and species 
is adapted to culture in this district. 
Apples 
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED — Kitchen and 
market: Arkansas (Mammoth Black 
Twig): Buckingham (Fall Queen); Old- 
enburg, Duchess of; Red Astrachan; Sum- 
mer Queen. Dessert and market: Red 
June, Carolina; Shockley. Dessert and 
kitchen: Kinnard; Yellow June; Yopp. 
Cider and market: Horse. Market: 
Gano; Yates. Dessert: Summer Pear- 
main; Watson, Carolina. Kitchen: Taun- 
ton. 
RECOMMENDED — Dessert, kitchen and 
market: Bryan, Mrs.; Jonathan; Rome 
Beauty; Winesap; Yellow Bellflower. 
Kitchen and market: Bledsoe; Early 
Pennock; Green Cheese; Maiden Blush; 
Maverack; Ohio Pippin (Shannon); Tren- 
ton Early; Wetsel; Yellow Transparent. 
Dessert and market: Bradford (Kentucky 
Redstreak); Buncombe (Red Winter Pear- 
main); Champlain (Nyack Pippin); 
Clark Pearmain; Early Strawberry; Far- 
rar (Robinson Superb); Lawver: Town- 
send; York Imperial (Johnson’s Fine 
Winter). Dessert and kitchen: Broad- 
well; Early Harvest. Market: Ben Davis: 
Cullasaga; Domine; Doyle; Early Cooper; 
English Russet; Fanny. Dessert: Beno- 
ni; Bonum; Bough, Sweet; Carter Blue; 
Cornell Fancy; Early Joe; Esopus Spitz- 
enburg; Hall; Jefferis; Jewett Red (Nod- 
head); Margaret, Early Red. Kitchen: 
Cracking; Garrettson; Smokehouse. 
RECOMMENDED FOR TRIAL-—Dessert, kitch- 
en and market: Wealthy. 
Apples, Crab 
RECOMMENDED — Dessert, kitchen and 
market: Whitney. Kitchen and market: 
Hyslop; Transcendent. 
DISTRICT NO. 8 
Illinois north of the 500-foot contour 
line as it crosses the state between 38 
degrees and 39 degrees latitude; a small 
portion of Southwest Wisconsin; Iowa 
south of latitude 42 degrees 30 minutes; 
the Missouri river valley portion of South- 
eastern South Dakota; Nebraska and Kan- 
sas below 2,000 feet elevation, and Mis- 
souri north of a line drawn from near 
St. Louis and along the elevation of 1,000 
feet to the southeast corner of Kansas. 
The Missouri and Mississippi valley sec- 
tions of the district are its dominant 
features. The hardy deciduous fruits suc- 
ceed in most portions, and commercial 
fruit growing has recently become a very 
important industry. 
Apples 
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED—Dessert, kitchen 
and market: Jonathan; Rome Beauty; 
Wealthy; Winesap. Kitchen and market: 
Hoover; Lowell; Maiden Blush; Olden- 
burg, Duchess of; Ramsdell Sweet; Red 
Stripe; Summer Queen; Trenton Early; 
Yellow Transparent. Dessert and mar- 
ket: Bradford (Kentucky Redstreak) ; 
Cannon Pearmain; Chenango Strawberry; 
