Growing up in Luray, I knew about Milam apples.  

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> On Dec 21, 2014, at 10:47 AM, Wm <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> The Milam Apple was discovered as a seedling tree in the late 18th or early 19th centuries in the Piedmont of Virginia - in Madison County according to legends.
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> In 1867 Dr. John A. Warder of Ohio wrote in his book, American Pomology : “This is another little Southern favorite to be found by almost every cabin in parts of the West (then OH, IN, IL, WI) . Whole orchards have been planted with sprouts of the mother trees, among the people to whom the art of grafting was an unheard of mystery.” Over the course of the nineteenth century, the Milam Apple became wildly popular in parts of our Mid-West and spread from coast to coast. In 1888 and 1893, I found it for sale in the Rancho Chico Nursery’s catalogs from just north of Sacramento, CA. 
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> How did the Milam Apple, smaller than average in size, become so popular and spread so far?  
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> Once again I would like to thank the staff of the Library of Virginia for their assistance, especially the very knowledgeable staff of the Special Collections Room.
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> If you would like to read more, please click on the link below.
> <http://www.milaminvirginia.com/milam_apple.html> http://www.milaminvirginia.com/milam_apple.html 
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> Watercolors paintings of the Milam Apple from the USDA’s National Watercolor Library may be viewed at this link:   http://usdawatercolors.nal.usda.gov/pom/home.xhtml   
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> William Milam, MD
> <http://www.milaminvirginia.com> www.milaminvirginia.com 
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