ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Delicious 



Maiden Blush. — Medium size, smooth, 

 beautifully flushed with red on creamy- 

 yellow; flesh tender, of pleasant but not 

 hig-h flavor. A good market sort because 

 of attractive appearance and all-round 

 utility. Tree a fair grower and productive. 

 September-October, 



Rambo — Medium size; oblate; smooth, 

 streaked and marbled with dull yellowish 

 ground; dots large, whitish; flesh tender 

 rich, mild, sub-acid. An old variety; good 

 for cooking or eating. Tree a great grower 

 and very productive. Most popular in the 

 west. October-December. 



Wealthy — Medium size; roundish; smooth 

 nearly covered with dark red; very good; 

 dessert; very profitable as a market sort. 

 Tree good grower and productive. October- 

 January. 



Winter Varieties 



Baldwin — Medium size; conical; bright 

 red; flesh crisp, juicy, sub-acid; rich flavor; 

 great market variety of eastern states for 

 cooking, dessert and market. Tree vigorous. 

 Open head. Abundant crops, but does not 

 bear young. November-March. 



Banana — Medium size; smooth; easily 

 polished; deep yellow; slight blush; flesh 

 solid, juicy; mild sub-acid; has delicate 

 banana perfume and flavor; very popular 

 for dessert and market. 



Delicious — Flourishes well in every state 

 of the Union. Bears annually; great yield- 

 er; hangs well on trees. Trees very thrifty, 

 long lived and extremely hardy. Fruit very 

 large, nearly covered with brilliant, dark 

 red; flesh fine grained, crisp, juicy, melting 

 and delicious; splendid keeper and shipper; 

 should be in every orchard. 



Gano (Black Ben) — Large; conical; 

 smooth; very deep red and attractive; flesh 

 pale yellow fine grained; mild sub-acid. A 

 good shipper and keeper for market. Tree 

 healthy; vigorous and hardy; annual bearer. 

 February to May. 



Grimes Golden — Medium size, regular; 

 rich, golden yellow; flesh yellow, firm, 

 crisp, aromatic, rich: quality very best. 

 Top-notcher in market. Tree hardy and 

 productive; bears early; blossoms late in 

 spring frost seldom catches them. One of 

 the best sorts. November to January. 



Jonathan (New Spitzenberg) — Medium 

 size; roundish; yellow, nearly covered with 

 red; flesh white, fine grained, juicy, tender 

 and mild; a delicious and strictly dessert 

 apple that always demands highest market 

 prices. Seedling of Spitzenberg. Is a much 

 better tree; vigorous and prod-uctive. No- 

 vember to April. 



Mcintosh (Mcintosh Red) — Medium 

 large; polished; smooth; yellow, nearly cov- 

 ered with brilliant crimson; beautiful; flesh 

 snow white, crisp, very tender, aromatic 

 sub-acid; very good quality. Resembles 

 Fameuse type, but is larger and more 

 hardy. Tree vigorous with spreading head; 

 a good annual bearer; popular in northwest. 

 November to February. 



Northern Spy — Large; roundish; slightly 

 conical; striped, with sunny side purplish- 

 red; flesh white and tender, with mild, rich, 

 spicy flavor. An old favorite and one of 

 the best all-round apples grown. Tree is 

 a strong, upright grower, head very com- 

 pact and should be opened up by pruning to 

 admit air and light. December-June, 



Northwestern Greening — Large; round 

 green, turning to yellowish-green when 

 ripe; flesh yellow, fine grained and firm; 

 good flavor, smooth and attractive; mar- 

 ket sort bringing high prices. Tree one of 

 best growers in the west; extremely hardy 

 and bears young. Blossoms early. 



Rhode Island Greening — Large greenish- 

 yellow, tender, juicy, rather acid but highly 

 flavored; very popular; extra good cooker. 

 An old standard sort. Tree vigorous and 

 spreading; a heavy and constant bearer. 

 December-March. 



Rome Beauty — Large; round; mottled and 

 striped in different shades of red; flesh yel- 

 lowish, tender; juicy; sub-acid; recommend- 

 ed as a dessert and market variety. Good 

 grower, blooms late, productive; especially 

 recommended in eastern state. November- 

 February. 



