English: Leading varieties of commercial apples: On table at right, Ben Davis; On tray at right, Baldwin; At left, Rhode Island Greening Identifier: cyclopediaofamer00bail (find matches) Title: Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom Year: 1906 (1900s) Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed Miller, Wilhelm, 1869- joint ed Subjects: Gardening -- Dictionaries Plants -- North America encyclopedias Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Page & Company Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: UMass Amherst Libraries View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ng-stemmed. The leaves are deep-cut and oftenthree-lobed. There are no improved varieties of thiseastern species, and no authentic hybrids between it andthe common Apples. The fruit is sometimes used by set-tlers, but it has little comestible value. Pyrus loensishas produced a number of promising hybrids with thecommon Apple, and this mongrel race is known as PyrusSoulardi. The Soulard crab is the best known of these.Its value lies only in its extreme hardiness. The pomo-logical value of the native crabs is prospective. Fora completer account of the native Apples, see BaileyEvolution of our Native Fruits. The most perfect Apple region of this country— considering nroductiveness, quality, long-keeping attributes,longevity of tree —is that which begins with Nova Scotiaand extends to the west and southwest to Lake Michigan.Other important regions are the Piedmont country ofVirginia and the highlands of adjacent states, the Plainsregions, the Ozark and Arkansas region, and the Pacific Text Appearing After Image: APPLE APPLE 77 region, the last comprising the foothills in California andthe country to the northward. All parts of the UnitedStates north of Florida and the Gulf horders, and exclud-ing the warm-temperate parts of the Southwest and thePacific coast, are adapted to the Apple in greater or lesserdegree. North America is the leading Apple-growingcountry of the world. A full crop for the United Statesand Canada, of all kinds and grades, is prohably not lessthan 100,000,000 barrels. The Apple is a cosmopolitanfruit ; and since it thrives almost anywhere, it is com-monly neglected. The plants which are most difficult tocultivate are the ones which are best cultivated. The Apple was early introduced into this country. Inthe early days it was prized chiefly for cider. It is anancient and commonnotion that any Apple is good enoughfor cider ; and this is one reason forthe neglect in whichthe Apple plantation is commonly allowed to stand. Thebest results in Apple-growing are to be expected whe Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.