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Testimonials 
Lexington, Ky., Sept. 15, 1919. 
Professor Mathews left specimens of your new 
apple, the Polly Eades, with me the other day 
in order that I might sample it. The apple has 
a beautiful appearance apd as it is evidently very 
early should have a place in our market. 1 want 
to thank you for the opportunity of sampling it. 
Yours very truly, 
THOMAS COOPER, 
Dean and Director, 
College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky. 
A. A. SCHENCK, GROWER OF APPLES, 
Hood River, Ore.; Omaha, Neb. 
Omaha, Aug. 19, 1919. 
My Dear Sir:—I thank you very much for the 
two beautiful specimens of Polly Eades apple. ' I 
did not know that there was so handsome a sum¬ 
mer apple of that color. 
Can I not obtain from you on the enclosed, in¬ 
formation about tree. 
Very truly, 
A. A. SCHENCK. 
The very attractive package of apples of the 
Polly Eades variety, which you sent me last week 
was received in good condition and were distrib¬ 
uted to Dean Cooper, and Professors Garman, Kin¬ 
ney, Niswonger, Olney and others in accordance 
with your instructions. 
I have been much interested in this apnle since 
I first saAv it several years ago. and from all 
appearances if the fruit is an index of the char¬ 
acter of the tree, it seems like a valuable summer 
variety. The specimens you sent, two months 
after ripening though still good, have naturally lost 
something of their original liveliness of flavor, but 
I would judge its quality at maturity to be ex¬ 
cellent. It is certainly a very handsome apple, and 
from the good reports of it through your section, I 
believe you have an apple that is worthy of much 
wider dissemination than it has yet secured. 
Thanking you for the opportunity of examining 
and sampling these apples, I remain 
Yours verv truly. 
C. W. MATHEWS, 
Head of Department of Horticulture. 
University of Kentucky. 
P. S.‘: Am enclosing a photo I took of some 
samples of Polly Eades, several years ago (re¬ 
duced in size). C. W. M. 
Anchorage, Kentucky. 
Dear Sir:—At the State Fair last week I saw 
the plate of ‘‘Polly Eades” apples exhibited by 
you. They were, to my mind, about the best fruit 
shown. 
JOHN F. JOLINE, Jr. 
Henderson, Ivy., March 26, 1920. 
Gentlemen:—I am enclosing herewith check for 
$40 covering your account for 100 trees shipped 
on the 23rd. I have not yet seen the trees though 
we sent them out this morning, and they are 
probably being put in the ground today. I have 
no doubt, however, that they will be highly satis¬ 
factory as all of the stock I have heretofore gotten 
from you has been. 
Yours very truly, 
WM. H. STITES, 
Cashier, Ohio Valley Banking & Trust Co. 
HENDERSON COUNTY FRUIT GROWERS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
To Whom it May Concern:— 
We, the committee appointed by the Henderson 
County Fruit Growers’ Association, take pleasure 
in recommending the Polly Eades as being one of 
the finest summer apples yet introduced. Those in 
search of a commercial summer variety will make 
no mistake in using the Polly Eades. Its beautiful 
appearance and splendid qualities commends it to 
a place in every home or commercial orchard. We 
believe the fruit growers will be helped by the in¬ 
troduction of this splendid apple. This variety 
has been successfully grown in this section for 
years and deserves a wider dissemination, and the 
originator, Mr. Sandefur, is making no extrava¬ 
gant claims for it. 
C. F. KLEIDERER, 
Committee: W. F. AGNEW, 
W. H. STITES. 
C. L. TAYLOR, Sec’y. 
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION OF 
STATE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. 
OFFICE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 
Lexington, Ky., Sept. 20, 1912. 
Mr. W. A. Sandefur, Robards, Kentucky. 
Dear Sir: If you have any good specimens of 
the Polly Eades apple to spare, I should esteem 
it a favor if you could wrap carefully and send 
me in a small box, so that I can have a photo¬ 
graph made. I have been pleased with its appear¬ 
ance when exhibited at several of our fairs and 
would like to give it a notice in some of our agri¬ 
cultural papers. 
Yours very truly, 
H. GARMAN, State Entomologist. 
KENTUCKY STATE HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 
After years of experience the Polly Eades apple 
is undoubtedly entitled to ‘‘top place” for the pe¬ 
riod at which it ripens. It has good size, splendid 
appearance and an apple that meets all the require¬ 
ments of culinary uses. 
Polly Eades is remarkable in one respect over 
any apple I have ever seen, namely in its improve¬ 
ment in looks after harvesting. No apple of sum¬ 
mer, fall or winter variety carries as beautiful 
waxy a finish after harvesting, and as a conse¬ 
quence, improves in appearance rather than loses, 
as most apples do. In addition to these qualities, 
Polly Eades comes into production as early as the 
best, and is a splendid polinizer, consequently is 
highly desirable for interplanting with such varie¬ 
ties as Winesap, Stayman Winesap, Black Twig and 
other varieties not self fertile. 
I have no hesitancy in stating that it is my opin¬ 
ion no grower makes a mistake in planting some 
Polly Eades. 
BEN E. NILES, 
Sec’y, Kentucky State Horticultural Society. 
