bountiful Ria,, 



.Ire Famous For Adaptability, Rapid Growtii and Productivity 



WRIXPARENT 



U. S. PL-ANT PATENT NO. 



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

 EARLY APPLES ARE CONSISTENT MONEY - MAKERS 



Plant To ?«Iaintain lour Early Apple Production— Lead the Season Witli Wrixparent a^id Lodi. 



BRIEF FACTS ABOUT THE WRIXPARENT 



1. EARLINESS— Ripens 10 to 15 days before Yellow Trans- 

 parent. 



2. ANNUAL BEARER— Normal to heavy crops each year. 

 ; 3. LARGE SIZE — Apples under normal conditions pack out 

 2^" and 2%" size and up. 



4. QUALITY — Unexcelled as an early coolung apple. 



5. SHIPPING ABILITY— Does not show bruises, will car- 

 ry 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 or- 

 chard of Mr. Wrixham Mcllvain neai Magnolia, Delaware 

 about 1920. 



Mr. Mcllvain after several years' observation, determined 

 the variety to be superior in 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 or- 

 chard 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 2i,4" and 21/2" at picking time. The 

 Wrixparent ripens from 10 to 15 days before Yellow Trans- 

 parent and ripens its fruit evenly so that the entire crop 

 may be harvested in two pickings if des-ired. It is an at- 

 tractive 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 I'O to 15 days after picking with- 

 out storage. The Wrixparent is an annual bearer and con- 

 tinues to bear large fruits on the older trees. 



Tills Is A New Bountiful Ridge Introduction aind 

 Cannot Be Purchased From Any Other Nurserj'. 



WARNING — Wrixparent and Colora Red York are patented 

 vtsrieties and cannot be propagated for any purpose by any- 

 one, other than Bountiful Ridge Nurseries. 



NOTE — See a color reproduction of the WRIXPARENT 

 from natural Color Photograph on the cover page of this 

 catalogue. The picture was taken June 18, 1939, at Magnolia, 

 Delaware. 



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A view of our one year apple block taken July 1st, 1951. 

 A favorable growing season is producing fine heavy trees. 



BOUNTIFUL STRAIN 



IMPROVED WINESAP 



BEARS 24th CONSECUTIVE CHOP ON ORIGINAL THEE 



A Record Never Before Equalled By The Old Wiiiesap Type Apple. 



A Glorified Bud Selected Strain of the Famous Winesap Now Comes To The Plantar Vl^ith The 

 Some Beautiful Color — Same Quality — Some 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 obser- 

 vation 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 pro- 

 ducing in their well knoAvn 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 Stay- 

 mans Winesap and has not failed to produce a heavy crop 

 now for 24 consecutive years, producing 36 bu. in 1941, the 

 fruits being as large or larger some years than in regular 

 Stayman on adjoining trees. 



The fruit has every characteristic of the Old Winesap in 

 shape, color, quality and growth habits and at harvest time, 

 Mr. Miller has been able to pack most of the apples in the 



2%" up size, the balance going into the 



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 ap- 

 proximately 70% of their producing orchards are trees we 

 grew for them. They are known almost nationally as au- 

 thorities on fruit production and varieties. It is fitting in- 

 deed 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 vear trees of this IM- 

 PROVED WINESAP this year and WE ARE SEELING 

 THESE TREES AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE 

 PLANTER. 



PRICES OF IMPROVED WINESAP SAME AS OTHER 

 STANDARD VARIETIES. PRICES OX PAGE 0. SEE IN- 

 SIDE FRONT COVER FOR COLOR ILLUSTRATION. 



PLANT BOUNTIFUL STRAIN IMPROVED WINESAP FOR FUTURE PRODUCTION 



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