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Stayman Winesap 



Whiter. Dark red ski7u tinged ivith yelloir. Flesh yellow. 

 Medium to large 



It really doesn't seem necessary to describe this variety, as the 

 Winesap is known favorably wherever apples are sold. You can 

 find people in every locality who will buy nothing else. Stayman 

 Winesap is larger than the original Winesap and somewhat later. 

 It is also more prolific. 



One of the most desirable points about this tree is that it does 

 not require rich soil ; in fact, it seems to do best on land that is 

 dry and hard. Many apples will do well on ordinarily good soil, 

 but there are only a few varieties of winter apples which show 



A REAL PREFERENCE FOR POOR SOIL 



If you have a patch of land which does not produce according 

 to your expectations, and if your land suffers from dry spells 

 which do not permit grain and vegetables to mature, try an acre 

 of Stayman Winesaps. They will convince you that your land 

 has a decided value — but it must be planted to the right crop. 



EASTERN GROWERS PLANT IT LARGELY 



in the new orchards, and they are men who know what tree value 

 is. They realize that this apple will produce as good results as 

 many others, and do it on poorer ground. Naturally, not so much 

 capital is required for the investment. 



With the old Winesap, the fruit tends to decrease in size as the 

 tree ages ; with the Stayman it is generally as large and attrac- 

 tive as ever. It is a strong grower, comes into bearing early, and 

 is reasonably certain to produce good crops every year. 



STAYMAN WINESAP IS ALWAYS DEPENDABLE 



Many varieties of apple trees have a good year and an "off 

 year;" that is, they will give a large crop one year and next sea- 

 son produce very little. While conduct of this sort cannot always 

 be blamed upon the variety, since climate, temperature and other 

 causes enter into the question, yet Stayman Winesap seems to 

 ripen a more uniform crop than many of the others, and letters 

 from our customers inform us that the regularity of crop is re- 

 maukable. This is naturally a valuable qualification, and, in 

 part, accounts for the choice of many Eastern orchardists. The 

 taste and appearance tell the rest of the story. 



