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the location where grown, but might do better at lower 

 altitudes and in warmer situations in the state. Never- 

 theless, the quality is not good enough to recommend the 

 variety for dessert, and it is to be hoped that it will not be 

 planted extensively in the northwest. The keeping qual- 

 ity was excellent. 



Arkansas Black.— This variety of the Winesap group 

 attains a deeper color than the Winesap and equals that 

 variety in size and quality. The specimens examined 

 were not especially well colored though, it is known to 

 color well in the irrigated valleys. It seems to be better 

 adapted to the conditions of the state than the Arkansas. 

 In keeping quality it was among the best. 



Baldwin. — The Baldwin attains its- highest perfection 

 in New York and New England, where it is a great favor- 

 ite in the markets and is produced more largely than any 

 other variety. As grown in this state the fruit is smaller 

 and more elongated than the eastern product and has a 

 more deeply furrowed basin. As grown at Pullman the 

 color lacks intensity, though the fruit, is well covered. In 

 the western part of the state the fruit is well colored, 

 especially in the northern part of the Puget Sound Basin. 

 The lots from White Salmon show a good many poorly 

 colored fruits mixed with those of better color, while the 

 quality is rather better than in those examined from other 

 parts of the state. It is, however, inferior to the eastern- 

 grown Baldwin and is evidently poorly adapted to the 

 conditions of the northwest. All of the Washington- 

 grown fruit displayed a tendency to wilt in storage and 

 some of the lots from the western part of the state rotted 

 seriously as a result of fungous infections not apparent on 

 the fruit at the time of storage. 



Ben Davis. — Though displaying considerable lack of 

 balance in the adaptation of the different characters to 

 conditions in certain parts of the state, this variety seems 

 on the whole to reach a good degree of development in the 

 warmer valleys. In quality the lot from Missouri was 

 superior to those from any part of Washington, though 



