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Cullin. — A firm-fleshod. long-kcepinji winter ai)i)lc. l^-xUipr lijilit in color to do well in 

 market. The tree is somewhat lacking in vigor. Received from A. II. Griesa, Law- 

 rence, Kansas. 



Duchess Seedling. — Large, smooth, attractive, of fair to good quality. Somewhat 

 resembles Oldenburg in fruit and liabit of tree, l)ut the foliage is quite different. 

 Ripens several days earlier. 



Early Joe. — Pale yellow shaded and striped with red and dotted with greenish 

 spots. A fine dessert apple. August and September. 



Early Ripe. — Of medium size, oblate, somewhat ribbed: color greenish yellow; 

 texture' ciisp and dry; quality fair; season August. Not considered promising. 



Early Strawberry." — Size small; color red; quality very good. \'aluable for dessert 

 I)urposes. August. 



Eameuse Sucre. — Size medium, roundish oblate: color dark red: quality very good. 

 Resembles Shiawassee in general appearance and like that variety has the white 

 tender flesh of the Snow or Fameuse type. October. 



Fanny. — Size medium, roundisli oblate, tapering a little towards the eye; color i>ale 

 yellow "well overlaid with light red; quality very good. A handsome apple and a tine 

 dessert fruit. September. 



Fink. — A small, hard llesh, Ijrownish red winter apple of only fair quality. Not 

 considered valuable here. 



Garden Royal. — Small, roundish oblate; color greenish yellow, striped and splashed 

 with rich red; quality best; season late August and early September. Valuable for 

 home planting. 



Gideon. --This variety bears the name of its originator, the late Peter M. Gideon, 

 of Excelsior, Minn. Size medium to large. Roundish, slightly conical: color clear 

 light yellow, occasionally with a light red cheek; flavor brisk sub-acid. The tree 

 resembles Duchess in habit of growth, and like that variety is an abundant bearer. 

 September and early October. 



Gill. — A large red winter apple of only fair quality. Ratlier \niproductive as yet. 



Gloege. — Medium to large, ovate inclining to conic: color yellow, slightly russeted, 

 quality fair only. An abundant bearer but not attractive enough for market and 

 almost too poor in quality for liome use. 



Golden Sweet. — A good early sweet dessert apple somewhat resembling Sweet 

 Bough. Late August and early September. 



Grimes. — A roundish oblate, yellow, smooth-skinned apple of very good quality. 

 The tree is vigorous and a profuse bearer. A gootl dessert and market variety. 



Grosh. — A medium to large red. striped, fall apple of fair to good quality. The 

 trees are young and have fruited sparsely as yet. 



Haas.— ]\Iedium to large, ol)late, slightly conical: color greenish yellow shaded 

 Avith light and dark red; flavor brisk sub-acid; season September and October. 



IIagcnko])t. — Large, roundish conical ; color yellow washed and striped with light red; 

 flavor sprightly sub-acid; season Sei)t ember. Inclined to be unproductive. 



Hargrove. — Small, yellow, of poor quality. Not valuable. November to March, 



Hawley. — Very large, yellow, tender, of good quality. Subject to water core. 



Hubbardston. — A medium large apple, well colored and of very good quality. The 

 tree is a good grower and an abiuidaut bearer. A profitable market variety and 

 deserving of a pjace in every home orchard. November to February. 



Iowa Keeper. — A red-cheeked, hard-lleshed a])ple of medium size and fair quality. 

 The tree is upright, vigorous and quite ]iroductive. The fruit keeps in perfect condi- 

 tion for some time after nearly all r)ther varieties are gone in the spring. 



Jefferis. — Size medium, roundish oblate; color yellow, striped with dark, rich red: 

 quality best, ^'aluable for home planting. September. 



Jersey Sweet. — A very prolific, early sweet apple of good quality. Color yellow 

 striped with red. 



Jonathan. — Size medium, roundish conical, eolor clear light yellow, beautifully 

 shaded with rich dark red: qiuility best, ^■aluable for dessert and market purposes. 

 ^Vell known. November to ^larch. 



Keswick. — Size medium, roundish, inclining to ovate: color greenish yellow, some- 

 times with a faint blush: llavor a(i<l. \'aliiable for culinary piirposes. August and 

 September. 



Kinnaird. — Si/.e large: roundisli oblate, inclining to conic: c<dor yellow, well shaded 

 with dark red; Havor mild, rieli, aromatic; (piality good. The tree is a spreading 

 grower with a roundish head. December to starch. 



