We Present “THE FRUIT WORLD” of...... 
“The Apple’ 
“KING OF FRUITS” 
ARE YOU PLANTING THE BEST ? 
Our Listings of New Varieties and Selected Types of Older Varieties Lead 
The Way To Greater Production and Greater Profits To The Grower. 
Modernize Your Orchards: Remove Those Slacker Trees and Varieties 
Let Us Help You to Plan and Plant For Future Production and Profit 
RECENT INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW OUTSTANDING VARIETIES 
WRIXPARENT 
(U. S. PLANT PATENT No. 388) 
America’s Earliest Apple—Ripening 2 Weeks Before Yellow Transparent! 
EARLY APPLES CONTINUE TO BE OUTSTANDING MONEY MAKERS IN 1943 
Plant To Maintain Your Early Apple Production. Lead the Season With Wrixparent and Lodi. 
BRIEF FACTS ABOUT THE WRIXPARENT 
1. EARLINESS—Ripens 10 to 15 days before Yellow 
Transparent. 
2. ANNUAL BEARER—Normal to heavy crops each 
year. 
3. LARGE SIZE—Apples under normal conditions 
pack out 24%” and 214” size and up. 
4. QUALITY—Unexcelled as an early cooking apple. 
5. SHIPPING ABILITY—Does not show bruises, 
will carry to distant markets, and will keep for weeks. 
6. TREE IS VIGOROUS, SEMI - SPREADING IN 
GROWTH HABITS, BLIGHT RESISTANT, COMES 
INTO BEARING EARLY. 
Found as a chance seedling in the Yellow Transparent 
orchard of Mr. Wrixham Mcllvain near Magnolia, Del- 
aware about 1920. 
Mr. Mellvain after several years observation deter- 
mined the variety to be superior in every way to the 
Transparent and grafted over his Transparent orchard 
to this variety. This 2nd generation orchard now 1) 
years of age has been producing heavy crops for 15 
years. A 8rd generation orchard was planted in 1935 
and began bearing at 4 years of age. The tree is more 
Spreading than Transparent, vigorous and hardy in 
wood not being subject to blight and other fungus 
diseases. The fruit averages large in size being a little 
more flat in shape than Transparent and packing out 
commercial sizes of 2%’’ and 214” at picking time. The 
Wrixparent ripens from 10 to 15 days before the Yellow 
Transparent and ripens its fruit evenly so that the en- 
tire crop may be harvested in two pickings if desired. 
It is an attractive light green color without markings; 
the flesh is white, crisp, sprightly, very fine in texture 
and does not bruise readily or turn dark after bruis- 
ing. Sub-acid in flavor and unsurpassed as a cooking 
apple. The fruit keeps well ard can be held for 10 to 
15 days after picking without stetage. The Wrixparent 
is an annual bearer and continues to bear large fruits 
on the older trees. 
“WRIXPARENT AND ITS COMPETITORS” 
Photograph showing relative size of Wrixparent over 
its two nearest competitors. Left, Transparent; center, 
Wrixparent; right, Lodi. Note size. All picked the 
same day, June 19th, 1941. 
NOTE—See a color reproduction of the WRIXPAR- 
ENT from natural Color Photograph on the cover page 
of this catalogue. The picture was taken June 18, 1939, 
at Magnolia, Delaware. 
This Is A New Bountiful Ridge Introduction and 
Cannot be Purchased From Any Other Nursery 
WARNING—Wrixparent and Colora Red York are 
patented varieties and cannot be propagated for any 
purpose by anyone, other than Bountiful Ridge Nur- 
series. 
