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E. W. TOWNSEND SONS • SALISBURY • MARYLAND 



APPLE 



Varieties Listed In Order of Ripening 



The late winter apples are usually classed as 

 varieties coming into bearing after autumn 

 and early winter varieties are about through 

 fruiting. They are usually much better keepers 

 than the other seasonal varieties. For the 

 home plantings some of the winter apples 

 should be included. Commercial planters al- 

 ways select at least two-thirds of their planting 

 of the winter varieties. 



• JONATHAN (Xtra-Red Strain).This bright rich 



scarlet colored apple can be put on the market long before 

 the old Strain of Jonathan as it is a perfect red on the trees 

 before the old strain starts to color. For the commercial 

 orchardist this enables him to pick his crop of fruit before 

 dropping starts and while fruit is still harl and solid. It 

 has the same characteristics as the Regular Jonathan in size, 

 shape, and flavor. Its advantage is in its color, earlier 

 maturity, and keeps longer. If Growers prefer the Regular 

 Jonathan Variety we have a nice lot of trees to offer them. 



• NORTHERN SPY (Xtra-Red Strain) This strain 



has the characteristics of the True Northern Spy with the 

 exception of its added deep rich red color, quality is good, 

 and we can recommend it as being superior to the old strain, 

 being more attractive and brings better prices on the market. 



• COKlLAWD. A cross of Mcintosh and Ben Davis 

 which resembles Mcintosh, but is better, larger, and 

 brighter in color. It hangs to the tree well, and is a 

 good keeper. Be sure to add this variety to your list as 

 a real money maker. All our trees are propagated from 

 selected bearing trees and produce only the best fruit 

 each year. 



• DELICIOUS. A widely planted variety that has 

 proven a big money-maker. The tree is hardy, a vigorous 

 grower, very productive, fruit medium to large roundish 

 conic, flesh yellowish, firm, tender, and juicy. Pleasant 

 flavor of mildly sub-acid, very good. For commercial 

 orchards, we recommend of course, the "XTRA-RED 

 DELICIOUS" which is solid red in color. 



TOWNSEND'S STRAIN OF STAYMAN 

 ARE RICH RED 



e XTRA RED DELICIOUS • 



(DOUBLE RED DELICIOUS) 



This grand variety is a sport of the Delicious and 

 has given to the apple planters a delicious, 

 highly colored, red apple, much deeper red than 

 the Delicious, which was introduced some years 

 ago. This grand variety comes into bearing earlier 

 than the Delicious, producing heavy crops year 

 after year of the choicest fruit. It is an extra- 

 large apple and produces fruit that is solid red 

 all over, having the usual characteristics of the 

 Delicious type of apples and shape. Its flavor is 

 spicy, juicy, and of the highest quality, a flavor 

 richer than any other known apple. 



In season of ripening it's two weeks or more in 

 advance of the regular Delicious, and being a 

 solid red apple it has its advantages in the mar- 

 keting of this variety over the ordinary Delicious 

 as it can be picked while still green and makes 

 a beautiful package, as the fruit itself will be 

 fully colored long before they are ripe. This va- 

 riety is not mealy and keeps well in storage. 

 TOWNSENDS' strain of XTRA-RED DELICIOUS 

 comes from bud selections made from some of 

 the finest true red trees in the country. 



You can feel assured that when ordering this 

 XTRA-RED DELICIOUS variety from us you will 

 be getting one of the most highly prized strains 

 known by the fruit growers of this country. 



• YELLOW DELICIOUS, a goWen color apple that 

 has become popular in all sections of the country, it is truly 

 a delicious apple in every respect. Size is large to extra large, 

 with a rich golden yellow color, it is considered to be the best 

 flavored apple now on the market. Our Trees of Yellow 

 Delicious are propagated from buds selected from one of the 

 most famous Earlybearing Yellow Delicious Orchards in the 

 East which has made a record for producing every year big 

 crops of the very best quality fruit. 



• STAYMAN (Xtra-Red Strain), a handsome large 



scarlet apple that is full red several weeks before the old 

 fashion Stayman Strain. Like Extra Red Delicious it has 

 become popular with growers throughout the country. In 

 quality and looks it is considered to be one of the very best 

 varieties on our list. Can be put on the market from two to 

 three weeks earlier than the regular Stayman Strain. We 

 have a nice Block of Regular Stayman for any of our cus- 

 tomers who wish to order this variety. 



