ttauntiful l^id 



Are Famous For Adaptability, Rapid Growth and Productivity 



WRIXPARENT 



U. S. PLANT PATENT NO. 388 



America's Earliest Apple — Ripening 2 Weeks Before Yellow Transparent! 

 EARLY APPLES OUTSTANDING MONEY-MAKERS DURING '46 SEASON 



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 2%" and 21/2" 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 Y'ellow Transparent 

 orchard of Mr. Wrixham Mcllvain near Magnolia, Del- 

 aware about 1920. 



Mr. Mcllvain 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 nov 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 2%" and 2i/^" 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 ; 

 its 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 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. 



"WRIXPARENT AND ITS COMPETITORS" 



Photograph showing relative size of Wrixparent over 

 its two nearest competitors. Lieft, Transparent; center, 

 Wrixparent; right, L,odi. Note size. All piclied the 

 same day, June 19, 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 .Tune 18, 1939. 

 at Magnolia, Delaware. 



This Is A New Bountiful Ridge Introduction and 

 Cannot be Purchased From Any Otlier Nursery 



WARNING — Wrixparent and Colora Red York are 



patented varieties and cannot be propogated for any 

 purpose by anyone, other than Bountiful Ridge Nur- 

 series. 



BOUNTIFUL STRAIN 



IMPROVED WINESAP 



SCORES AGAIN WITH 19th CONSECUTIVE CROP FROM ORIGINAL TREE 



A Record 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 ques- 

 tion 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 19 consecutive years, producing 36 

 bu. in 1941, the fruits being as large or larger some 

 years than the regular Staymans on adjoining trees. 



The fruit has every characteristic of the Old Winesap 

 in shape, color, quality and growth habits and at har- 

 vest time Mr. jNliller has been able to pack most of the 



apples in the 2%" up size, the balance going into the 

 21/^" grade. The tree is a typical Winesap tree in 

 growth, having the exact leaf marking of the old Wine- 

 sap. The Miller Bros, are better known as the "Pion- 

 eer Orchardists of West Virginia" and are producing 

 more apples than any other individual or family groiii) 

 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 author- 

 ities on fruit production and varieties. It is fitting 

 indeed that an improved type of the Famous and Na- 

 tionally known Winesap apple should originate in their 

 orchard. We know this will revive planting interest 

 in this great apple. We can only offer one year trees 

 of this IMPROVED WINESAP this year and WE ARE 

 SEI.LING THESE TREES AT NO ADDITIONAL COST 

 TO THE PLANTER. 



Prices of Improved Winesap same as other standard 

 varieties. Prices on pag:e 5. 



PLANT BOUNTIFUL STRAIN IMPROVED WINESAP FOR FUTURE PRODUCTION 



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