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Shannon. — A popular apple in Arkansas, -where it originated. Large, roundish 

 oblate, inclining to conic: color greenish yellow, sometimes with a faint blush; 

 quality good. Seven-year-.old trees bore their first fruit this season. Requires further 

 trial. N'ovcmber to JIarch. 



Sheriil'. — Size medium, roundish; color greenish with a dull red cheek; quality good. 

 Quite productive. Promising for market. 



Sliiawassee Beauty. — Very similar to Snow except in shape, being somewhat flattened. 

 Bears well and is considered somewhat superior to the Snow apple. October to 

 January. 



Stark. — A large greenish yellow apple with a brownish red cheek. The tree is a 

 very vigorous grower and an abundant bearer. A long keeping variety valued to 

 some extent for market. 



Stuart. — Light color and rather small size are somewhat against this variety for 

 market, but for home use it is desirable because of its pleasant flavor and good 

 keeping qualities. November to March. 



Summer Lievland. — Does not appear very desirable. Small, roundish oblate, greenish 

 yellow splashed with light red on the sunny side, of fair to good quality. ^Middle of 

 August. 



Summer Pearmain. — A valuable dessert apple ripening in September. Size medium, 

 oblong, slightly conical; color yellow, shaded and streaked with red; qualitj' best. The 

 tree is vigorous and bears young. 



Summer Rose. — A handsome little dessert apple ripening in August. Color greenish 

 white shaded with bright red. Valuable for home planting. 



Titovka. — A very large, beautifully colored apple ripening in August and keeping 

 until about the middle of September. The tree is rather a poor grower and doubtless 

 the variety would succeed best top-worked on some strong growing kind. Promising 

 for market. 



Walker. — A medium to large greenish yellow apple, splashed and washed with red 

 on the sunny side. Of very firm texture and a long keeper. An old variety from 

 Georgia. Decemlier to April. 



Watermelon.— A peculiar, spreading, crooked growing tree, with a very open top 

 and large leathery leaves. The fruit is rather soft and only fair quality. Color 

 greenish white, washed and striped with light red on the sunny side. Of doubtful 

 value. August. 



Wealthy. — Tree moderately vigorous, with a roundish head ; an early and abundant 

 bearer. Fruit large, roundish oblate; color pale yellow mostly overspread with dark 

 red. A valuable fall market variety. Ripe in September and keeps several weeks. 



Whinery. — A winter apple of medium size and good quality. Color light yellow 

 shaded with red. Trees young and unproductive as yet. December to April. 



Winter Streifling. — A large fall apple, whitish yellow in color, with splashes and 

 stripes of red. The tree is vigorous and bears heaxy crops annually. SeiJteniber. 



Yellow Transparent. — An early Russian variety valuable for home planting. Size 

 medium, roundisli, remotely conical; color clear light yellow; texture tender, juicy; 

 quality good. August. 



Zolotoreff. — An open grower with fruit well exposed to view, fairly vigorous. Fruit 

 large, roundish; color pale yellow, shaded, splashed and striped with light and dark 

 red; quality fair. August. 



CRAB APPLES. 



August. — Size very large for a crab apple; color yellow, washed and striped with 

 red: texture crisp: tender: quality fair. The tree is a fairly vigorous grower with 

 roundisli licad. Not considered valuable. 



Dartmouth. — Size medium, oblate: color bright dark red; texture crisp; quality 

 very good. Does not equal Hyslop, which variety it somowliat resembles. 



Excelsior. — Above medium in size, handsomely colored, of good ([uality. Should 

 take well in market, but is a trille tender and re<|uires careful hauilliug. The tree is 

 an upright vigorous grower and an abundant bearer. 



Florence. — Received from Stark Bros. The tree is an upright spreading grower of 

 moderate vigor and enormously jjroductive. Fruit small, oblate; color clear yellow, 

 stripetl with light red, good quality. Inclined to overbear and uukIi of the fruit is 

 undersized and imperfect as a restilt of this tendency. 



