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quality is fully up to its appearance. The white, 

 crisp-breaking flesh, most aromatic, deliciously sub- 

 acid, makes it ideal for eating. A neighbor of mine 

 sold $406 worth of fruit from twenty trees to one 

 dealer. For such a splendid apple Mcintosh is re- 

 markably hardy and vigorous, succeeding over a 

 very wide territory, and climate severe enough to 

 kill many of the other newer varieties. The 

 Fameiise (widely known as the Snow) is an ex- 

 cellent variety for northern sections. It resembles 

 the Mcintosh, which some claim to be derived from 

 it. Fall Pippin, Pound Sweet and Twenty Ounce, 

 are other popular late autumns. 



In the winter section, Baldwin, which is too well 

 known to need describing, is the leading commer- 

 cial variety in many apple districts, and it is a good 

 variety for home growing on account of its hardi- 

 ness and good cooking and keeping qualities; but 

 for the home orchard, it is far surpassed in quality 

 by several others. In northern sections, down to 

 the corn line, Northern Spy is a great favorite. It 

 is a large, roundish apple, with thin, tender, glossy 

 skin, light to deep carmine over light yellow, and 

 an excellent keeper. In sections to which it is 

 adapted it is a particularly vigorous, compact, up- 

 right grower. Jonathan is another splendid sort, 

 with a wider range of conditions favorable for 

 growth. It is, however, not a strong-growing tree 



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