Variety Tests of Apples. 

The varieties of apples thus far received at this Station for 
testing have, with few exceptions, been topworked on young 
bearing trees of Baldwin or Rhode Island Greening.. In a few 
cases they were topworked on some other variety and in several 
instances root-grafted or budded trees of the variety to be tested 
were planted. Many old varieties have been admitted to the 
orchards for the sake of comparison with the newer sorts. 
This topworking of varieties received at the Station for testing 
was begun in 1883, and since then has been continued at intervals, 
till at the present time there are four hundred and nine kinds o. 
apples and twenty-seven kinds of crab apples growing in the 
Station orchards, making a total of four hundred and thirty-six 
varieties. 
Many of the kinds first introduced are now bearing from a 
few fruits to three or four bushels per tree. One hundred and 
fifty-two kinds of apples and fifteen kinds of crab apples 
were fruited here in 1894, making the total number of 
varieties fruited one hundred and sixty-seven. Notes on 
a few of these varieties are given below. It should be 
remembered that this report does not pretend to make a final 
statement as to the merits of these varieties, but simply shows 
their record thus far at this Station. Undoubtedly in some | 
localities some of them will do better than they have done here; 
in other places they may not do so well as they have done here. 
As the trees become older, it will be possible to make more 
extended reports and to include new features that may be 
brought out by the data constantly accumulating in the Station’s 
annual records. 
Synonyms and temporary names of unnamed seedlings in the 
following pages are printed in italics. . 


