American Pomology Part 99

L. Hampton's list[53] for a succession through the year:

Bentley Sweet, Bough, Broadwell, Fall Sweet, Federal Sweet, Golden Sweet, Hightop Sweet, Honey Greening, Kentucky Sweet, Paradise Winter, Scarlet Sweet, Simpson's, Smith's Sweet, Sweet Favorite, Winter Sweet.

For Illinois, by W. Cutter, in _Prairie Farmer_:

Broadwell, Golden Sweet, Paradise Winter, Ramsdell Sweet, Sweet June, Sweet Nonesuch.

Sweet apples arranged in succession for stock. Those marked _T._ are also fine for the dessert; those marked _B._ are superior for baking:

Hightop, _B._ Bough, _T._ Golden Sweeting, _B._ Victuals and Drink, _B._ _T._ Jersey Sweet, Lyman's Pumpkin, _B._ Bailey Sweet, _B._ _T._ Ramsdell's, _B._ Mote's Sweet, _B._ _T._ Stillwater Sweeting, _B._ Higby Sweet, _B._ Dr. Watson, _T._ Mola.s.ses, Fall Queen, _B._ _T._ Buckingham, Baltimore, Fallawater, Michael Henry, Broadwell, _T._ _B._ Sweet Bellflower, Sweet Janet, _B._ London Sweet, _B._ Winter Sweet Paradise, _T._ _B._ Jersey Black, Ladies' Sweeting, _T._ _B._ Tallman's, B.

Holton's, Moore's Sweeting, Gilpin, Campfield, Sweet Vandervere, Red Winter Pearmain, Swaar, Black Gilliflower.

In giving selections of Cider Apples I will begin with the veteran _c.o.xe's list_:

American Pippin, Campfield, Cooper's Russeting, Gloucester White, Golden Reinette, Hagloe Crab, Harrison, Hewes' Crab, House, or Gray-House, Red Streak, Roane's White Crab, Ruckman's Pearmain, Styre, Winesap.

A select list of Cider Apples that may be found in many collections, all good bearers:

Campfield, Gilpin, Harrison, Hewes' Crab, Newtown Pippin, Priestley, Rawle's Janet, Waugh's Crab, Winesap.

FOOTNOTES:

[52] See Reports of _American Pomological Society_.

[53] Ohio Cultivator, vol. VI, page 269.