FRUIT DEPARTMENT 



Stayman's Winesap — Medium size, round- 

 ish; greenish-yellow, red striped; flesh yel- 

 low, firm, fine grained, crisp, juicy, aro- 

 matic; recommended for cooking- and eat- 

 ing. Tree quick and vigorous grower, 

 adapts itself readily tc different soils and 

 situations. November to February. 



iTompking King* (King Tompkins County) 

 — Very large; attracts attention by size; 

 red; flesh yellowish, crisp and tender, sub- 

 acid of best quality; always in demand on 

 market. Tree vigorous grower, good bear- 

 er and hardy. November-January. 



Tolman Sweet — Medium size; pale yel- 

 low; flesh fine grained, white, firm, moder- 

 ately juicy and very sweet; quality ex- 

 cellent. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading 

 and very productive; one of the old eastern 

 varieties. December-March. 



Wagrener — Bright red apple, strongly 

 contrasting yellow background color; med- 

 ium to large; whitish flesh, tinged light yel- 

 low, firm fine-grained, juicy, very good 

 quality. Tree is straight, vigorous, upright 

 grower; enormously productive, usually 

 bears third or fourth year. 



Wolf River — Very large; handsome; red 

 on greenish-yellow skin; flesh whitish, 

 tinged with yellow, very firm, tender, juicy 

 and of good quality, rather acid; market 

 sort. Tree very hardy and productive. 



Yellow Bellflower — Very large; some- 

 times angular; pale yellow, often with a 

 blush; flesh white, very tender when ripe, 

 fine grained, crisp and juicy, acid, becoming 

 sub-acid later; an old and highly recom- 

 mended variety. Tree rather upright. No- 

 vember-February. 



Jonathan 



York Imperial — Medium large; often ob- 

 long; greenish-yellow, covered with bright 

 red; flesh crisp and juicy when mellow. A 

 great variety for cold storage market and 

 raised in immense quantities in Pennsyl- 

 vania section. Tree vigorous and produc- 

 tive, almost equalling Ben Davis. 



m CRAB APPLES Ng 



Crab apples are especially desirable in the colder sections as only a few varie- 

 ties of apples can be successfully grown; but they succeed well in all climates and 

 their fruit is very popular for preserves, jelly and some sorts are excellent for eating:. 



Transcendent Crab 



Hyslop — Large, round, conical; yellow, 

 with heavy shadings of deep crimson and 

 splashes of maroon with heavy blue bloom; 

 flesh fine, firm, yellow, astringent; its high 

 color always commands a fancy market 

 price. Tree very vigorous and hardy; 

 blights in some localities; bears abundantly 

 In clusters, which make them exceedingly 

 ornamental. September-October. 



Transcendent — Medium large, oblate; 

 golden yellow, with blush; flesh firm crisp 

 yellowish, fine grained, very juicy and acid; 

 when ripe is edible. It is generally grown 

 all over the United States and is very pop- 



ular for cider as well as jelly and pre- 

 serves. Tree grows rapid and irregular; a 

 great bearer; subject to blight and should 

 not be planted near other apple trees. Sept. 



Whitney — Large, averaging one and one- 

 half to two inches; round, conical; smooth, 

 glossy yellow, with red stripes; flesh firm 

 Juicy and rich; almost sweet; especially 

 bred for wine and cider. Tree hardy, hand- 

 some and very productive. August. 



Yellow Siberian — Small, round; yellow; 

 flesh yellowish and acid; popular on mar- 

 ket for jellies. Tree vigorous and hardy. 



