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west. At Pullman the elevation is too great for the best 

 development of the variety, but the Spokane Valley pro- 

 duces Mclntoshes of a high degree of excellence. There 

 is good reason to believe that the valley of the northern 

 and northeastern sections of the state can rival the Bitter 

 Root valley of Montana in the production of this variety. 

 The fruit stored wilted badly l>y midwinter and lost much 

 of its flavor soon after. 



Xorthcrn Spy. — Of all the varieties examined the 

 Northern Spy seems least adapted to the conditions of 

 growth in this state. As produced in New York and New 

 England this fruit is a dessert apple of the highest quality 

 when well grown and properly colored. In Washington 

 east of the Cascades the color fails to develop and the 

 quality is much inferior to that of the eastern-grown fruit. 

 In the western part of the state the color develops as well 

 as in the eastern states, but the quality is no better than 

 elsewhere in the state. The unsurpassed cooking quality 

 of this variety seems to be largely retained, however, 

 which is its only redeeming feature. It may be worth 

 planting to a limited extent as a culinary fruit for home 

 use, but can not compete in the markets with the eastern- 

 grown Northern Spys. The specimens from the western 

 part of the state were largely infected with fungi, result- 

 ing in much decay early in the season. Those from Pull- 

 man and Clarkston kept fairly well, though the former 

 wilted badly late in the season. 



Rhode Island Greening. — This variety, together with 

 Baldwin and Northern Spy, constitutes the most promi- 

 nent and successful apples in the orchards of New York 

 and New England. They are also anung the varieties least 

 adapted to the conditions found in this state. Their per- 

 fect balance of adaptation to eastern conditions is prob- 

 ably to a large degree responsible for their popularity in 

 the east and may also account for the lack of balance 

 which they display in the northwest. As grown at White 

 Salmon and at Pullman the Greening reached a good size, 

 but was decidedly inferior in quality to the specimens 



