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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[April, 
Reports on Apples. 
Tlie reports below are a part of those re¬ 
ceived at the office of the American Agriculturist, 
in response to the request on page 49. We shall 
continue to publish further reports in the order 
received. These tables will furnish valuable 
indications as to what varieties of apples seem 
to be best adapted to different sections of the 
country. It will be seen that some kinds run 
nearly through the whole country—We shall 
be glad to hear not only from individuals, but 
especially from Horticultural Societies, I armors 
Clubs, etc. 
In the following list the several varieties are 
placed in the order of their excellence, according 
to the estimation of those sending the reports. 
Summer. | Autumn. | Winter. 
1. Providence Co, K. I.-Voted by Farmers’ Club, Foster. 
IK. I. Greening. 
Baldwin. 
Koxbury Russet. 
Ilubbardston Non¬ 
such. 
Coegswell Pearm’n. 
s. Ladie9 Sweeting. 
Eariy Harvest. 
Ked Astrachan. 
Cole’s Quince. 
8. Early Yellow 
iPorter. 
Fall Greening 
Gravenstein. 
Golden Pippin. 
Bough. 3. Fenner sweeting. 
2. Chittenden Co., Vt.—Farmers' Club, Shclburn. 
Famensc. R. I. Greening. 
Porter. Baldwin. 
Lowell. Swaar. 
Champlain. Golden Russet. 
8. Northern Sweet. EsopusSpitzenburg 
s. Ladies Sweeting, 
Red Astrachan. 
Early Harvest. 
Sops of Wine. 
s. Yellow Boug.t 
3. Windsor to., Vt—Report from Geo. A. Weston. 
Summer Harvey. 
Early Harvest. 
Red Astrachan. 
s. Yellow Bough 
Porter. 
Jewett's Red. 
Maiden's Blush. 
Gravenstein. 
a. Northern Sweet. 
Baldwin. 
It. I. Greening. 
Yellow Bellflower. 
Northern Spy. 
Koxbury Russet. 
8. Ladies Sweeting. 
4. Winds*. Co, Vt.—Report from H. Stearns. 
Primate. Porter. iDextcr 
‘ ’ Holland Pippin. 
Wyman Pippin. 
8. Northern Sweet, 
Ked Astraohan. 
Summer Harvey. 
8. Golden Sweet. 
.Baldwin. 
Jewett’s Red. 
Is. Orange Russet. 
5. New-! *rk.—Report from Peter B. Mead. 
Snramer Rose. 
Early Harvest. 
American Summer 
Pearmain. 
I. Yellow Bough. 
Fall Pippin. 
Gravenstein. 
Porter. 
Hawley. 
s. Autumn Bough. 
■ Baldwin. 
Northern Spy. 
Esopus Spitzenburg 
Swaar. 
living Tompkins Co. 
Is. Ladies Sweeting. 
6. Westchester Co, N. Y.—Report from Wm. S. Carpenter. 
Early Joe. 
Early Harvest. 
Ked Astrachan. 
s. Yellow Bough. 
Gravenstein, 
Hawley. 
Fall Pippin. 
Porter. 
8. Jersey Sweeting. 
R. I. Greening. 
King Tompkins Co. 
Monmouth Pippin. 
Hub. Nonsuch. 
English Russet. 
8. Talman Sweeting 
7, Westchester Co, N. Y.—Report from V. M. Hodgson 
Ked Astrachan. 'Fall Pippin. 
Early Harvest. Jersey Sweeting. 
8. Yellow Bough. (Bellflower. 
R. I. Greening. 
Newtown Pippin. 
Vandervere. 
. Baldwin. 
Koxbury Russet. 
8. Niagara Co, N. Y.—Report from A. E. Raymond. 
Twenty Ounce. Baldwin. 
Fall Pippin. K. I. Greening. 
Gravenstein. Koxbury Kussct. 
Porter. Spitzenburg. 
8. Jersey Sweeting. Northern Spy. 
s. Talman Sweeting 
9. Madison Co, N. Y.—Report from Geo. W. Baker. 
Early Harvest. 
Primate. 
Ked Astrachan. 
8. Yellow Bough. 
Early Harvest. 
Early White. 
Red Astrachan. 
s. Yellow Bough. 
Late Strawberry. 
Fall Pippin. 
Gravenstein. 
Beauty of Kent, 
s. September Sweet. 
K. I. Greening. 
Baldwin. 
Esopus Spitzenburg 
King Tompkins Co. 
Koxbury Russet. 
8. Talman Sweeting 
10. Mercer Co, N. J.—Report from Ira J. Blackwell. 
Harrison. 
Townsend. 
Summer Hagloe. 
8. Yellow Bough. 
Malden’s Blush. 
Porter. 
Cornell’s Fancy. 
Summer Bellflower. 
8. Autumn Bough. 
Smith’s Cider. 
English Kusset. 
Ridge Pippin. 
Cooper’s Market. 
Baldwin. 
8. Ladies Sweeting. 
11. Salem Co, N. J.—Report from Samuel S. Thompson. 
ITurn-ofF Lane. 
I’o'keepsie Russet, 
It. I. G- 
Early Lippcncott. 
Early Harvest. 
American Summer 
Pearmain. 
8. Yellow Bough. 
12. Montgomery Co, Pa—Report from S. W. Noble. 
Maldon’s Blush. 
Summer Pearmain. 
Ked Astrachan. 
». Yellow Bough. 
IS. Armstrong Co, Pa.—Report from John Donaldson. 
14. Alleghany Co, Pa.—Report from Adam Ammon. 
Maiden’s Blush. 
Fall Pippin. 
Baldwin. II. I. Greening. 
Cumberland Spice. Ridge Pippin. 
8. Paradise. Smith's Cider. 
Is. Ladies Sweeting. 
Early Harvest. 
Ked Astrachan. 
8. Green Sweet. 
Maiden’s Blush. 
Holland Pippin. 
Kambo. 
8. Jersey Sweeting. 
Northern Spy. 
Baldwin. 
Koxbury Russet. 
Fornwalder. 
R. I. Greening. 
8. Talman Sweeting 
15. Mercer Co, Pa.—Report from J. A. Nelson. 
Early Harvest. ILowell. 
Am. Summer Pear- Rambo. 
main. Smokehouse. 
Golden Sweet. Maiden's Blush, 
s. Yellow Bough. s. Haskell’s Sweet. 
King Tompkins Co. 
Mammoth Pippin. 
Spitzenburg, 1 lush- 
Baldwin. [ing. 
Hub. Nonsuch, 
s. Pumpkin Sweet. 
16. Jackson Co, Va.—Report from A. Flesher. 
White Jnniatlng. 
Harvest Sweeting. 
Quaker. 
8. High Top. 
Rambo. 
Kingsbury Russet. 
White Pippin. 
Pearmain Blue, 
s. Pumpkin Kusset. 
Koxbury Russet. 
Rome Beauty. 
Roman Knight’s. 
Winter Sweeting. 
Baldwin. 
8. Golden Sweet. 
17. Winchester, Tcnn.—Report from F. W. Houghton. 
Early Harvest. Poplar Black. Turner’s Greening. 
Carolina Ked June. Fall Pippin. Limber Twig. 
Summer Queen. Esopus Spitzenburg Raule’s Janet, 
s. Golden Sweet. Gravenstein. Wine Sap. 
8. Sweet Mary, (seed- Pryor’s Red. 
ling.) s. Paradise W.Sweet 
18. Boone Co, Ky.—Report from John S. Matsen. 
Red Astrachan. 
Benoui. 
Early Harvest. 
s. Yellow Bough. 
ICooper. 
Porter. 
Fall Pippin. 
iFornwafder. 
s. Munson Sweet. 
Rome Beauty. 
Smith's Cider. 
Raule’s Janet. 
Pryor’s Red. 
Bellflower, 
s. Komanite. 
19. Holmes Co, Ohio—Report from A. McClelland. 
Early Harvest. 
Summer Rose, 
s. Jersey Sweeting 
Green Rambo. 
Fall Pippin. 
Hub. Nonsuch. 
Butter Apple. 
R. I. Greening. 
Red Rambo. 
Belmont. 
Newtown Pippin. 
Westfield Seek-no- 
lurther. 
20. Richland Co, Ohio.—Report from F. K. Palmer. 
Red Astrachan. 
Summer Queen. 
William's Favorite, 
8. Golden Sweet. 
Rambo. 
Maiden's Blush. 
Autumn Strawberry 
Fall Pippin. 
8. Green Sweet. 
Swaar. 
Red Canada. 
Peck's Pleasant. 
Raule’s Janet. 
Jonathan. 
8. Talman Sweeting 
21. Hancock Co, Ohio.—Report from G. W. Powell. 
Early Harvest. 
Golden Sweet, 
s. Yellow Bough. 
| Fall Pippin. 
Fall Kambo. 
Gravenstein. 
iBelmont. 
Rambo. 
Yellow Bellflower. 
Fornwalder. 
Is. Broadwell. 
22. Fairfield Co, Ohio.—Report from R, J. Black. 
Early Joe. 
Early Harvest. 
Early Strawberry. 
8. High Top Sweet. 
Rambo. 
Fall Wine. 
Fail Pippin. 
Cooper. 
s. Jersey Sweeting. 
Belmont. 
Yellow Bellflower. 
Kaule’s Janet. 
W. Seek-no-furthcr. 
R. I. Greening, 
s. Talman Sweeting 
23. Cheviot nills, near Cincinnati. O.—Report from G. Cott. 
Early Harvest. 
Benoni. 
Summer Queen, 
s. Golden Sweet. 
Maiden’s Blush. 
Fall Wine. 
Porter. 
Kambo. 
8. Campfleld. 
White Pippin. 
Yellow Bellflower. 
Wine Sap. 
Smith’s Cider. 
Rome Beauty, 
s. Ladies Sweeting. 
24. Hamilton Co, Ohio.—Report from W. F. Bowen. 
Benoni. 
Early Harvest. 
Carolina Red June, 
s. Golden Sweet. 
IMaiden’s Blush. 
Rambo. 
Porter. 
Ashmore, 
s. Bailey’s Sweet. 
Smith’s Cidor. 
Wine Sap. 
Rome Beauty. 
White Pippin. 
8. Broadwell. 
25. Fountain Co, Ind.—Report from Chester Clark. 
Early Harvest. 
Am. Summer Pear¬ 
main. 
Red Astrachan. 
8. Y'ellow Bough. 
Fall Wine. 
Rambo. 
Fall Pippin. 
Gravenstein. 
s. Jersey Sweeting 
Yellow Bellflower. 
Kusset, Am. Golden 
Newtown Pippin. 
Ortley. 
W. Seek-no-further, 
s. Golden Sweet. 
26. Spencer Co, Ind.—Report from John Hackley. 
Early Cotland. 
Early Strawberry. 
Benoni. 
s. Yellow Bough. 
Maiden's Blush. 
Fall Pippin. 
Kambo. 
Fall Queen. 
8. High Top. 
Rome Beauty. 
Smith’s Cider. 
New-York Pippin. 
Limber Twig. 
Carolina Red. 
s. Broadwell. 
27. Mason Co, Ill.—Report from Amos Heater. 
Trenton Early. 
Early Harvest. 
8. High Top. 
Maiden’s Blush. 
Fall Wine. 
Fall Pippin. 
Rambo. 
Wine Sap. 
Limber Twig. 
Yellow Bellflower. 
Raule’s Janet. 
W. Seek-no-furthcr. 
s. Talman Sweeting 
28. Schuyler Co, Ill.—Report from Riley M. Horklnson. 
Early Harvest. 
Ked Astrachan. 
Early Strawberry. 
«. Yellow Bough. 
Porter. 
Fall Pippin. 
Lowell. 
Autumnal Swnar. 
8, Jersey Sweeting. 
Baldwin. 
It. I. Greening. 
King Tompkins Co. 
Koxbury Russet. 
Northern Spy. 
8. Talman Sweeting 
Early Harvest. 
Keswick Codlin. 
Carolina Ked June. 
8. High Top. 
Rambo. Wine Sap. 
Fall Pippin. Ranle's Janet. 
AutumnStrawberry EsopusSpitzenburg 
Pryor’s Red. 
Fulton Strawberry, 
s. Pumpkin Sweet. 
Kambo. 
8. Talman Sweeting 
Cornell’s Fnncy. 
Gravenstein. 
Smith's Cider. 
Kaule's Janet. 
Early Harvest. 
Red Astrachan. 
Cooper’s Early 
White. 
Porter. 
Fornwalder. 
Benoni. 
Maiden’s Blush. 
White Doctor. 
Princely. 
Coopers Market. 
8. Ridge Pippin. 
8. Spice Sweet. 
Rambo. 
Fameuse. 
8. Golden Sweet. 
29. Champaign Co, Ill.—Report from H. J. Dunlop. 
Wine Sap. 
Stanard. 
Fulton. 
Yellow Bellflower. 
Iiaulc's Janc^ 
*. Winter Bough. 
80. Burlington Co, Iowa.—Report from Henry Anry, 
Carolina Red Juno. 
Klrkbrldge White. 
Red Astrachan. 
I. High Top. 
Malden’s Blush. 
Lowell. 
ltambo. 
McLellan. 
s. Pumpkin Sweet. 
Raule’s Janet. 
White W'r Pcnrm’n 
Roman Stone. 
White Pippin. 
Wine Sap. 
8. Sweet Komanite. 
81. Winnebago Co, Wis.—Report from John Willcox 
Early Harvest. 
Keswick Codlin. 
Summer Queen, 
s. Golden Sweet. 
Autumn Swnar. 
Lowell. 
Duchess of Olden- 
burgh. 
8. Pumpkin Sweet. 
Golden Russet.N.Y. 
Fameuse. 
W. Seek-no-further. 
Yellow Bellflower. 
Perry Russet. 
8. Talman Sweeting 
82. Sank Co, Wis -Report from M. C. Waite. 
Red Astrachan. 
Early Joe. 
Keswick Codlin. 
8. High Top. 
Fameuse. 
AutumnStrawberry 
Duchess of Olden- 
burgh. 
Fall Orange. 
8. Munson Sweeting 
Golden Russet. 
King Tompkins Co. 
W. Seek-no-further. 
Yellow Bellflower. 
Lady Apple. 
s.Talman Sweeting. 
Keeping Quality of Apples—Notes on 
Apples in Virginia. 
Mr. Win. H. Ruffner, Rockingham Co., Va., 
in a letter to the American Agriculturist, referring 
to the fact that the same varieties of apples 
differ greatly in their tune of ripening and their 
durability, when grown in different locations; 
and to the danger of relying too much upon 
fruit books, says: 
In our State we have been wofully deceived 
in the Northern Winter apples. Many of them 
become simply Fall fruit, and scarcely any of 
them will keep through the Winter. An ex¬ 
perienced apple-grower in East Virginia, who 
has tried all the best varieties of Northern 
apples, has declared to me, that, with the excep¬ 
tion of the Northern Spy, not one of them can 
be kept till Christmas. We, in this Great Val¬ 
ley, are elevated 1200 feet above tide water, 
and might be expected to have a climate about 
like that of Philadelphia, and our soil is equal 
to any for fruit, and is geologically the same as 
that of the best parts of Pennsylvania and New- 
York; yet it is not safe for us to rely upon 
any description of apples, made out from Penn¬ 
sylvania or New-York experience, as to durabil¬ 
ity. This is a vital point with all who plant 
for a distant market. Those who live more 
than 12 hours from market, must rely chiefly 
upon the long keepers, which may be shipped 
after the freezing weather has passed. 
As an illustration of what I have said, I give 
below a table showing the difference in the 
keeping property of a few leading Northern va¬ 
rieties, as proved in the Valley of Virginia, com¬ 
pared with Downing’s statement as to the time 
they may be kept in their native habitats: 
Name. Time North. TimeinValley o/Va. 
Baldwin.March.J anuary. 
Rhode Island Greening...March.November. 
Fallawater.February.December. 
Pryor’s Red.March .January. 
Dutch Mignone.February.December. 
Sweet Vandevere.March.January. 
Bellflower.March.January. 
Winter Sweet Paradise..March.February. 
Newtown Pippin.May.April. 
Domine.April.March. 
Such differences, as those indicated above, 
might occasion an entire failure in the special 
object of an orchard. A few varieties, such as 
the Northern Spy, Lady Apple, Grindstone, 
Swaar, and Winesap, keep nearly as well with 
us, as with you, and probably these could be 
relied upon in West Virginia generally, and to 
these may perhaps be added the Milam, Roxbury 
Russet, Carthouse (Gilpin), Limber Twig, Broad¬ 
well, and Tewksbury Winter Blush. The Raule’s 
Jannet, which originated in this State, is one of 
our best keepers.—But our experience, will not 
answer as a guide for East Virginia. Of those 
mentioned above, the Northern Spy, Janet, 
Limbcrtwig, Carthouse, and Winesap are the 
only ones that I have been able to hear of as 
keeping till Spring, east of the Blue Ridge. 
Their main dependence in that part of the State 
is on fruit of Southern origin. Halliday’s Seed¬ 
ling, Abram, Brooke’s Pippin, Ogleby, Strawn’s 
Seedling, Wellford’s Yellow, Culasaga, Nicker- 
jack, and Waugh’s Crab are among their best 
long keepers, although it is difficult to keep 
I them later than April in the tide water regioa. 
