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RIXPARENT 
U. S. PLANT PATENT NO. 388 
America’s Earliest Apple — Ripening 2 Weeks Before Yellow Transparent! 
EARLY APPLES ARE CONSISTENT MONEY-MAKERS 
Plant To Maintain Your Early Apple Production—Lead the Season With Wrixparent and Lodi. 
BRIEF FACTS ABOUT THE WRIXPARENT 
1. KARLINESS—Ripens 10 to 15 days before Yellow 
Transparent. 
2. ANNUAL BEARER—Normal to heavy crops each 
year. 
5. LARGE SIZE—Apples under 
pack out 24%” and 2144” size and up. 
4. QUALITY—Unexcelled as an early cooking apple. 
+. 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 Mellvain near Magnolia, Dela- 
ware about 1920. 
Mr. Mellvain after several years’ observation, de- 
termined the variety to be sunerior in every every way 
to the Transparent and grafted over his Transparent 
orchard to this variety. The 2nd generation orchard 
now 25 years of age has been producing heavy crops 
for 20 years. A third 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 24” and 2%” at picking time. 
The Wrixparent ripens from 10 to 15 days before Yel- 
low Transparent and ripens its fruit evenly so that 
the entire crop may be harvested in two pickings if 
desired. It is an attractive light green color without 
markings; its flesh is white, crisp, sprightly, very fine 
in texture and does not bruise readily or turn dark 
after bruising. Sub-acid in flavor and unsurpassed as 
a cooking apple. The fruit keeps well and can be held 
for 10 to 15 days after picking without storage. The 
Wrixparent is an annual bearer and continues. to bear 
large fruits on the older trees. 
normal conditions 
“WRIXPARENT AND ITS COMPETITORS” 
Photograph showing relative size of Wrixparent over 
its two nearest competitors. Left, Transparent; center, 
Wrixparent; right, Lodi. Note size. All fruits shown 
were picked same day in a Delaware orchard. 
NOTE—See a color reproduction of the WRIX- 
PARENT 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. 
BOUNTIFUL STRAIN 
IMPROVED WINESAP 
SCORES AGAIN WITH 22nd CONSECUTIVE CROP FROM ORIGINAL TREE 
A Reeord Never Before Equalled By The Old Winesap Type Apple. 
A. Glorified Bud Selected Strain of the Famous Winesap Now Comes To The Planter With 
the Same Beautiful Color—Same Quality—Same Keeping Ability. 
INCLUDE A LIBERAL QUANTITY IN YOUR NEXT PLANTING 
“Seek and ye shall find’’ is the motto at Bountiful 
Ridge in their search for New and Better fruits. For 
years fruit growers from many sections have clamored 
for a LARGE WINESAP APPLE. Many types have 
come to our observation and when traced down were 
found wanting until Mr. Harry W. Miller, President of 
The Consolidated Orchard Co., Paw Paw, W. Va., told 
us of this type they have producing in their well 
known Martins Mountain orchard and which when 
investigated proved to be more than he claimed and 
without question the finest type of Winesap apple ever 
to come under our observation. 
_ The original tree stands in a block of the Regular 
Staymans Winesap and has not failed to produce a 
heavy crop now for 22 consecutive years, producing 36 
bu. in 1941, the fruits being as large or larger some 
years than the regular Stayman on adjoining trees. 
The fruit has every characteristic of the Old Wine- 
sap in shape, color. quality and growth habits and at 
harvest time, Mr. Miller has been able to pack most 
of the applies in the 234” up size, the balance going 
into the 2144" grade. The tree is a typical Winesap 
tree in growth, having the exact leaf marking of the 
old Winesap. The Miller Bros. are better known as 
the “Pioneer Orchardists of West Virginia’? and are 
producing more apples than any other individual or 
family group in the State today. We are proud that 
approximately 70% of their producing orchards are trees 
we grew for them. They are known almost nationally 
as authorities on fruit production and varieties. It is 
fitting indeed that an improved type of the Famous 
and Nationally known Winesap apple should originate 
in their orchard. We know this will revive planting 
interest in this great apple. We can supply both one 
and two year trees of this IMPROVED WINESAP 
this year and WE ARE SELLING THESE TREES AT 
NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE PLANTER. 
Prices of Improved Winesap same as other standard 
varieties. Prices on Page 5. See outside back cover 
for color illustration. 
PLANT BOUNTIFUL STRAIN IMPROVED WINESAP FOR FUTURE PRODUCTION 
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