Stayman Winesap — The ieader — Best red apple 



grown. Superior strain Is a brighf red Type, almost 



!00% attractive Red color when properly grown. 



A huge ncney r.-.aker 



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 alvv ays 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 reg- 

 ular bearer; very productive. Desirable trees 

 to top work other sorts on. 



STAYMAN WINESAP (Stayman). Medium 

 large to large; green and yellow, almost 

 hidden by deep dark red strides; flesh yel- 

 low, not in the least mealy; plenty of juice; 

 firm, tender rich, sub-acid, aromatic, quality 

 the best and finest. SDlendid late keeper, 

 but mellows for use in the fall. Tree a quick 

 and large grower; bears young, often pro- 

 ducing a barrel to a tree when five years 

 old. Necessary to plant Grim.es Golden 

 along with Stayman for proper cross-pollen- 

 ization; bears every year; 

 crops uniformly heavy. Stay- 

 m^an is now planted in nearly 

 all the new orchards In the 

 East, to a large extent. One of 

 the most popular apples grown 

 and demand far exceeds the 

 supply, always bringing high- 

 est prices on the large m.ar- 

 kets; also popular roadside 

 market variety, 



Turley. A seedling of the Wine- 

 sap v.'hich it som.ev\-hat re- 

 sembles. Fruit rounded conical 

 in shape, much larger than the 

 Winesap, smoother skinned 

 and deeper and richer in col- 

 or; juicy and rich flavor. Tree 

 very hardy and comes into V/inesap— Besf Known infemationa! variefy, 

 bearing early, maker 



Twenty Ounce. Very large, yel- 

 low striped with red; fine qual- 

 ity; good keeper. 



Wolf River. Exceedingly large, 

 -^ handsome, bright yellow, skin 



■'^*, mottled and blushed with deep 



' ^ red and broad stripes of bright 



^ carmine, fair quality, long keep- 



er and excellent for cooking. 



Winter Rambo. Medium size, 

 greenish yellov/ color; thick 

 skin. 



Wagener. A superior large apple 

 of beautiful bright red; fine 

 texture, high flavor and excel- 

 lent quality. Tree bears early, 

 and is a reliable cropper. 



Winter Banana. Extra large, 

 golden 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. 

 WINESAP. Sometimes called Old 

 Winesap and Virginia Winesap; 

 medium size, oblong, smooth, and a fine 

 dark red — one of the best red colored ap- 

 ples grown; flesh yellow, crisp, tender, very 

 juicy, aromatic, firm and excellent fl.avor. 

 Very long keeper and considered the best 

 cold storage variety, keeping until July. A 

 strong grower; combes into bearing early and 

 is remarkable for its regular and abundant 

 crops. Grimes should be planted with Wine- 

 sap for proper pollenization. Winesap has 

 the reputation, being a leader for many 

 years; the name is familiar to everyone. Best 

 box apple grown, which has made it famous 

 in Oregon and Washington ; also a wonderful 

 bushel and barrel apple, being extensively 

 grown in Virginia for export and domestic 

 trade. Supply of Winesap is always limited, 

 vv'ith heavy demand from the fancy markets, 

 causing Winesap to be one of the highest 

 average priced apples commercially grown. 



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