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APPLES — Continued. 



McIXTOSH RED. Fall, but an early winter variety in 

 rse-v^- York. Michigan and Ne^v England States. An exceed- 

 ingly valuable, hardy, attractive apple; medium large size; 

 nearly covered with red. Flesh white, fine, tender, juicy, 

 sub-acid and refreshing, and generally considered as the 

 highest and best flavored apple grown; splendid appear- 

 an'ce, which sells it on sight. Demand always exceeds the 

 supply of Mcintosh Red. and commands the highest prices 

 of any apple on the leading American markets. The best 

 box and bushel apple grown, and a good shipper. Mcintosh 

 Red is a Canadian apple, keeps long, but is mellow and 

 good to use from the time it is picked and if kept in cold 

 storage until the next crop comes. Tree is exceedingly hardy, 

 vigorous, a ver\- prolific bearer, consistent bumper crop pro- 

 ducer, a sure annual cropper — comes into fruiting early. 

 This splendid apple can be gro-vsTi from Xova Scotia to North 

 Carolina. Growers in New York, New England, Michigan 

 and Canada have long grown Mcintosh Red for big profits. 

 Ask any experienced apple grower, if you are not acquainted 

 with the Mcintosh Red, and he wiU praise it as highly as 

 we do. Visit our own bearing commercial orchards of Mc- 

 intosh Red at Berlin. Plant this variety- for the big gold 

 profits. 



Maiden's Blustu Early fall, one of the most beautiful; pale 

 lemon with crimson cheek; flesh white, tender and crisp. 

 Tree vigorous and good bearer. 



MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG (Paragon). ^Tinter, 

 extra large in size and round; skin smooth, yellowish, cov- 

 ered with deep red. the general effect being dark red; flesh 

 tender, tinged with yellow, crisp, sub-acid, aromatic, fine 

 flavor, of excellent quality in ever}' way. \ en." long keeper 

 of great value. An important commercial variety in the East 

 and a good money maker. Tree is vigorous and healthy, 

 yields big crops every year, but it is necessary to plant De- 

 licious or Jonathan as a pollinizer. 



XERO. Winter: here is an apple possessing great merit 

 which has received far too little attention from planters of 

 Eastern orchards. Deep red. with handsome shading; me- 

 dium large size; of good quality- and excellent flavor; one 

 of the longest keepers, one of the best cold storage apples. 

 Apples are graded and packed easily; do not show bruises 

 and hold up well in storage, sell for good prices on the 

 markets. Trees are hardy, extra strong growers, healthy and 

 very productive, as well as sure croppers. 



XORTHERX SPY. Winter. Large, bright scarlet-red, 

 with yellow markings. Flesh juicy, rich, crisp, tender, aro- 

 matic and highly flavored. Tree a strong, erect grower, verv" 

 healthy, extremely hardy, and free producer. Blossoms are 

 produced late in the spring, thus escaping frosts. Trees are 

 slow in coming into bearing, but the quality of the fruit 



Rome Beauty. 



largely overbalances this dimculty. Popular old commercial 

 variety in the Northern States, and brings good prices on 

 the Eastern markets. Should not be planted South of South- 

 ern PennsA-lvania. Northern Spy is one of the best varieties 

 on which to top bud or top graft certain weaker growing 

 varieties. 



Xorthwestem Greening. Fall, Large, round, greenish 

 yellow; juicy, firm, good quality:; splendid keeper; ships 

 well. Attractive apple when packed in bushels, demands 

 good prices, excellent baking apple. Should not he planted 

 extensively, because crops are not so certain, due to blos- 

 soming early. Trees are extremely hardy, vigorous, bear 

 verj' young. 



Paragon. For description see Mammoth Black Twig. 



Red Peamiain. Winter, medium size, yellowish striped 

 with light and dark red, sub-acid, good flavor. 



Red Gi*avenstein. Fall. This red sport is more attractive 

 than Gravenstein. It differs from Gravenstein only in the 

 solid dark red fruit. 



Red Astrachan. Summer. Medium size, yeUow -with dark 

 red patches; flesh decidedly acid and juicy; excellent for 

 cooking, satisfacton" for home plantings, but on account of 

 its poor shipping qualities and irregular bearing not ad- 

 visable for commercial orchards. Tree ver\' hardy, vigorous 

 and a very hea-vy bearer ever\- other year. 



RED R03IE BEAUTT. An improved Rome Beautv-, iden- 

 tical in vigor and production, color of fruit much darker and 

 solid red, producing a higher percentage of fancy apples 

 than the ordinan,- strain of Rome Beauty. This strain will 

 eventually replace the ordinary Rome Beauty, because of its 

 improved coloring characteristics. We advise commercial 

 plantings. 



RO^IE BEArXY. Winter. Large, round; mottled and 

 striped in different shades of red; flavor and quality way 

 above the average; appearance and size are its valuable 

 points; always in strong demand and brings highest prices. 

 Keeps in good condition till May and June. With an estab- 

 lished reputation due to real merit, Rome Beautv- is a va- 

 riety Eastern orchardists should plant largely. Good, hardy, 

 strong grower; blooms late; bears heavily every year; is 

 adapted to a wide range of soils, elevations and conditions. 

 Reliability, due to being frost-proof, strong growing, sure 

 bearing, unusual demand, with high prices on the leading 

 markets, especially from the chain stores, make it a favorite 

 with the grower. Fine quality and long keeping for use and 

 for handling make it popular with consumers and dealers. 

 Most attractive when packed in boxes and bushels. 



