RED ROME BEAUTY 



An improved Rome Beauty, 

 identical in vigor and produc- 

 tion. Color of fruit much 

 darker and solid red. Produces 

 much higher percentage of 

 fancy apples and also superior 

 in quality than the ordinary 

 strain of Rome Beauty. Red 

 Rome Beauty is renowned for 

 bearing at a very young age, 

 producing bumper crops. The 

 tree being a vigorous, strong 

 grower, exceedingly hardy. 



Harrisons' strain of Red 

 Rome Beauty is the best of all 

 Rome Beauty types and be- 

 cause of its improved and 

 early high red color character- 

 istics, will eventually replace 

 the Rome Beauty. Already the 

 Red Rome Beauty is a star 

 among the leading commercial 

 varieties of winter apples. 



We strongly recommend your 

 planting Harrisons' Superior 

 Strain of Red Rome Beauty. 

 (1-year trees only.) 



Red Rome Beauty — Best red strain of all Rome types, 

 ideal commercial variety 



Roxbury Russet. Large, firm, moderately ten- 

 der, juicy, sub-acid, good flavor. Skin al- 

 most smooth, but covered with greenish to 

 yellowish brown russet; long keeper. Most 

 popular russet apple, tree hardy, strong 

 grower, and a prolific bearer. 



RHODE ISLAND GREENING. Large, greenish 

 yellow, flesh crisp, juicy, quite acid, firm, 

 fine grained, tender, and of very fine flavor 

 and quality. This large and superior North- 

 ern winter apple is famous and is highly 

 prized for eating and cooking; also valuable 

 commercial variety, an excellent keeper, 

 and a popular barrel apple; always brings 

 good prices. Generally planted in New Eng- 

 land, New York, Michigan and Canada, but 

 not advisable to plant south of the Mason- 

 Dixon line. (1-year trees only.) 



STARK. Long keeper and a reliable commer- 

 cial sort. Fruit large, round, greenish yellow, 

 with red stripes; flesh yellow, crisp and 

 mildly acid ; valuable as a keeper. Excellent 

 baking apple and always sought by the 

 larger baking concerns and hotels; brings 

 premium prices. A good variety for the 

 commercial orchard because the tree is 

 hardy, thrifty, healthy, one of the strongest 

 growers, a regular bearer; very productive. 

 Desirable trees to top work other sorts on. 



Turley. A seedling of the Winesap which it 

 somewhat resembles. Fruit rounded conical 

 in shape, much larger than the Winesap, 

 smoother skinned and deeper and richer in 

 color; juicy and rich flavor. Tree very 

 hardy and comes into bearing early. (Small 

 1 year trees only.) 



Twenty Ounce. Very large, yellow striped with 

 red; fine quality; good keeper. (Small 1 

 year trees only.) 



Wolf River. Exceedingly large, handsome, 

 bright yellow, skin mottled and blushed with 

 deep red and broad stripes of bright car- 

 mine, fair quality, long keeper and excellent 

 for cooking. (Small 1 year trees only.) 



Winter Rambo. Medium size, greenish yellow 

 color; thick skin. (Small 1 year trees only.) 



Wagener. A superior large apple of beautiful 

 bright red; fine texture, high flavor and 

 excellent quality. Tree bears early, and is 

 a reliable cropper. 



Winter Banana. Extra large, golaen yellow, 

 and beautifully shaded with bright crimson 

 red; firm, fine grained, rich, sub-acid. The 

 name suggests the high flavor. Tree thrives 

 nearly everywhere. Should be packed in 

 bushels or boxes and sold soon after picking. 



Yellow BelMower. Large, yellow, good flavor. 



CRAB APPLES 



Hyslop. Deep crimson, large size, sub-acid and 

 of good quality. Fine for all kinds of pre- 

 serving, canning, etc., and good to eat fresh. 

 Tree handsome. 



Transcendent. Yellow striped with red; good 

 for eating fresh and fine for preserving. 

 Best of all crab apples. Tree large; quick 

 grower. 



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