Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-07
LEADING AMERICAN APPLES.
T. II. Hoskins' Opinions us Expressed In
Garden and Forest.

| - b' hosH1ns opinions as Expressed IN
| Garden and Forest.
American apples take the lead in every
market where they have appeared; and
they stand at the head of the list, with
| few local exceptions, wherever sold,
| Each section of the Union Except, per-
haps, the Pacific Coast and Rocky Noun
tain regions) has produced its own varie-
ties, having merits and adaptation which
| give them more or less preference near
| the place of their origin. To the older
sections, where fruit growing has been
| longest pursued, belong the best known
varieties for the general market: yet the
south and southwest have many apples
| Of all seasons, native to the SOIL the COM
mercial merits Of which have only TO be
| made known in order to be acknowledged.
1t Is only among the summer and fall
| apples that any foreign sorts find accept
ance with our fruit growers, and the list
of these hardly extends beyond five
named varieties-Yellow Transparent.
Red Astrachan, Oldenburgh, Alexander
and Gravenstein. The Astrachan is
most remarkable fruit, in the fact that it
is equally at home, valued and produc-
the Atlantic TO the Pacific.
In the northeastern and middle Allan
tic states the four leading native early
market apples of American origin are
Sweet BoUgh, Early Harvest Williams
favorite and Summer Pippin. Some
would replace the Williams Favorite
with American Summer Pearmain,
which is popular also southwark along
the Atlantic slope, with the Early Har-
vest, the Summer Queen and Summer
Rose. Farther south Carolina Red June
comes into this list. For home use Pri-
mate and Early Joe must be added:
while, south and westward, Early Red
Margaret is popular. 1t is not certain,
however, that this is an American va
riety.
The fall apples are numerous; and, as
the latitude varies, many sorts among
them Will rank as summer fruit. In the
north and east Fall Pippin. Porter, Mum
son Sweet and Maiden's Blush are most
commonly seen. Westward, and in Can
ada, st. Lawrence is added while, as we
20 south, we note in addition Bucking-
ham, Fallawater and Rambo. IN the
northwest Fall Wine, Haas and Saxton
appear
The early winter apples of the north
east are numerous. Fameuse lin south
ern New England a late fall applet,
Jewett's red, Belllower and Uubbards-
ton are abundant. Southwark the Bald
win falls into this list, with the striped
winter Pearmain, Smokehouse and
Smiths cider. In the northwest the
Wealthy is becoming the leading early
winter apple Northern Spy is not a
long keeper in the Ohio valley. Wage
ner is popular in the milder parts of the
northwest.
Late winter apples in the northeast in
ciude Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening.
Northern Spy and RcXburv russell among
the most prominent and profitable; but
there is long list Of others well known
and salable, especially in the smaller
local markets. The King of Tompkins
must be included for New York, while
westward Timber Twig and Golden rus
set, of western New York. are promi-
nent. though Ben Davis leads all of this
class in the Mississippi valley. from Iowa
and Illinois southwark. OF winter sweet
apples, Talnan easily leads in market
value. In the south and southwest, aside
from Ben Davis, Pryor's red. McAfee
and Nickajsck are probably the most
widely known.