Are Famous For Adaptability, Rapid Growth and Productivity 



WRIXPARENT AND ITS COMPETITORS" 



WRIXPARENT 



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. EARLINESS— Ripens 10 to 15 days before Yellow 

 Transparent. 



2. ANNUAL BEARER — Normal to heavy crops eacli 

 year. 



'•>. LARGE SIZE — Apples under normal condtions 

 pack out 2%" and 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 keen for weeks. 



c. TREE IS VIGOROUS. SETVfT-SPREADING IN 

 GROWTH HABITS. BLIGHT RESISTANT, COMES 

 INTO BEARING EARLY. 



Found as a chance seedling in the Yellow Transparent 

 orchard of Mr. Wrixham McIIvain near Magnolia, Dela- 

 ware about 1920. 



Mr. McIIvain after several years' observation, de- 

 termined 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 orchard was planted 

 in 19.35 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 o? 2^4" and 2Y2''' 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 flne 

 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. 



Photogrraph showing relative size of Wrixparent over 

 it's two nearest competitors. Left, Transparent: center, 

 Wrixparent; rigrht. Lodi. Note size. All picked the 

 same day, June 19, 19-11. 



NOTE— See a color reproduction of the WRIX- 

 PARENT from natural Color Photograph on the cover 

 page of this catalogue. The nicture was taken June 18. 

 1939, at Magnolia, Delaware. 



This Is A New Bountiful Ridge Introduction a)nd 

 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 21st CONSECUTIVE CROP FROM ORIGINAL TREE 



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



A Gloriiied Bud Selected Strain of the Famous Winesap Now Comes To The Planter With 

 the Some Beautiful Color — Same Quality — Sam« 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. Ya., 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 21 consecutive years, producing 3() 

 bu. in 1!)41, 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 apples in the 2%" up size, the balance going 

 into the 2%" 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 vear 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 Pag:e 5. See outside back cover 

 for color illustration. 



PLANT BOUNTIFUL STRAIN IMPROVED WINESAP FOR FUTURE PRODUCTION 



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