CRAB APPLES 
Brier; tree vigorous and hardy, comes 
into bearing young, skin pale yellow, 
washed with a lively red. 
Cherry; fruit medium to large, skin 
pale yellow, nearly covered with bright 
red. 
Coral; fruit of good size, brilliant color, 
sprightly subacid in flavor, season October 
to February. The tree is a good bearer, 
and comes into bearing early. 
Currant; fruit small, borne in clusters, 
of no commercial value. 
Dartmouth; fruit large, brilliantly col- 
ored, good in flavor and quality. The tree 
is not a vigorous grower but comes into 
bearing early and yields full crops in al- 
ternate years. 
Excelsior; fruit very large, nearly as 
large as the medium sized apple; very at- 
tractive in appearance and excellent in 
quality for either dessert or culinary uses. 
Tree a good strong grower, hardy, healthy 
and comes into bearing early, yields crops 
on alternate years. Skin smooth, yellow, 
shaded and splashed with red. 
Florence; tree bears young, is a reliable 
cropper, prolific, fruit of good Size, very 
attractive in appearance, of good quality, 
mostly overspread with a brilliant pinkish 
red. 
Gibb; fruit large, yellow blushed with 
dull red, highly esteemed for canning, 
season last half of September. Tree well 
adapted to northern sections, slow grower 
but very productive. 
Hyslop; fruit large, very brilliantly col- 
ored, dark red or purplish, overspread 
with thick blue bloom; borne in clusters. 
The tree is a good grower, very hardy, 
and a reliable cropper, heavy crops every 
second year, sometimes annually. 
Large Red Siberian; fruit of medium 
size for the Siberian, being larger than 
the Red Siberian, but smaller than the 
Transcendent or Hyslop. Tree is a vig- 
orous grower, hardy, healthy, and a heavy 
cropper, bears biennially, sometimes an- 
nually. 
Large Yellow Siberian; fruit large, 
clear pale yellow with a shade of red. 
Tree medium in size, moderately vigorous, 
very hardy, healthy, comes into bearing 
young, is very productive. Is generally 
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superseded in the markets by the larger 
varieties. 
Marengo; very good variety for home 
use, where late keeping is required, but 
larger and more attractive varieties are 
generally preferred. 
Martha; fruit large, very handsome 
clear yellow, more or less overspread with 
a bright red; excellent in flavor and qual- 
ity. Tree medium size, very hardy, comes 
into bearing young, yields good crops an- 
nually. Season from September to late 
fall. 
Minnesota; fruit very large for its 
class, skin pale yellow blushed or mottled 
on the sunny side, flesh white, firm, crisp, 
season from September to October. 
Montreal Beauty; a very beautiful 
fruit, tree less hardy than the Transcend- 
ent, does not come into bearing early, but 
bears heavily. Fruit large, for its class, 
yellowish green mostly covered with red. 
Oblong; fruit medium size, medium all 
around and not generally recommended. 
Orange; regarded by some as a desir- 
able variety for both home use and mar- 
ket, but no distinctive characteristics that 
make it particularly desirable. 
Paul Imperial; fruit small to medium, 
somewhat irregular in shape, of very good 
appearance but less attractive in size and 
color than the Hyslop, and inferior to the 
Martha in quality. Tree below medium in 
size, comes into bearing young and is an 
annual cropper. 
Picta Striata; fruit handsome, rather 
mild in flavor, but is hardly large enough 
for a good commercial variety. 
Quaker; a late ripening variety only 
fair in quality, size medium to large; 
color yellow with red cheek, tree hand- 
some but not very productive. 
Queen Choice; fruit medium or above in 
size, of a beautiful crimson color, showy 
and attractive, tree vigorous, very prolific. 
Red Siberian; fruit small, decidedly or- 
namental, borne in clusters. Skin smooth, 
pale yellow, striped and blushed with a 
lively red overspread with a bluish bloom. 
September; a very handsome fruit of 
good quality; ripens a few days later than 
the Transcendent, in September. Tree a 
