American Fruit Varieties Abroad

Abstract

It is quite in character, I believe, for the older generation, of which I am one, to lament over the inevitable changes brought about through the passage of time. Although the average individual is not much concerned with horticultural lore and nomenclature, it is a most interesting commentary to note how many laymen of my generation recall and mourn over the passing of those goodies so reminiscent of their childhood days. When speaking of apple varieties in particular, it is not at all uncommon to hear people speak with great eloquence and reverence of the old Russet. I have often seen folks quite poetic, if not downright sentimental, in recalling those barrels of Baldwin, Fameuse and Willow Twig apples, which have since become obsolete.