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crisp and tender, but rather acid for table use. The 

 tree is vigorous, upright, with large foliage, hardy and 

 productive. To be most profitable this variety and 

 Early Williams must be allowed to ripen on the tree, 

 and be picked from time to time as it colors, or hay 

 may be spread under the branches for the fruit to 

 urop upon. 



Williams A favorite table apple wherever known. 

 Large, oblong, conical, brilliantly colored when ripened 

 on the tree, but if picked before colored it fails to take 

 on the beautiful colors which make it so attractive 

 in the market. Quality good, of a mild sub-acid flavor. 



AUTUMN VARIETIES 



Oldenburg Of Eussian origin; fruit large, round, 

 yellow striped with red, of a mild acid flavor and valu- 

 able for cooking and table use. Tree productive and 

 comes into bearing early; needs thinning to produce 

 fruit of the best size. 



Gravenstein Perhaps the most valuable of all 

 fall apples, and one that by means of cold storage can 

 be put on the market for two months. It succeeds best 

 on a deep, sandy loam, but on a strong clay or clayey 

 loam soil is liable to be injured by the action of frost 

 upon the bark of the trunk. The tree is remarkable 

 for its vigorous growth and is a good bearer. 



Wealthy ISTo new apple has attracted so much 

 interest as this. It promises to fill a long felt need 

 for a showy apple of good quality for shipping to 

 European markets. It is in perfect condition in Sep- 

 tember, but will keep for a month or more with ordi- 

 nary care and much longer in cold storage. Its great 

 beauty, fine texture and fine quality will make a market 

 for it anywhere, and its firmness in texture will insure 

 its exporting in good condition. The fruit is medium 

 to large in size and of the most brilliant color. The 



