GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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Fallawater (Fornwalder, Tulpehocken, Pound, &c.) — A very large and handsome apple ; quality good. 

 Tree vigorous, bears young and abundantly. November to March. 



Golden Russet — Medium size, dull russet, with a tinge of red on the exposed side ; flesh greenish, crisp, 

 juicy, and high flavored. Tree a vigorous grower, with light-colored speckled shoots, by which it is 

 easily known ; hardy, bears well ; popular and extensively grown in Western New York and Wiscon- 

 sin. November to April. 



Grimes' Golden (Grimes' Golden Pippin) — Medium to large size; skin golden yellow, sprinkled with 

 gray dots; flesh crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly, very good to best. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; 

 grown in the South and Southwest. January to April. 



Hubbardston ( Hubbardston Nonsuch) — Large; striped yellow and red; tender, juicy, and fine; a free 

 grower and great bearer. One of the best. November to January. 



Jonathan — Medium size ; red and yellow ; flesh tender, juicy, and rich ; a moderate grower ; shoots light- 

 colored, slender and spreading; very productive. One of the best varieties either for table or market. 

 November to March. 50c. 



King — See Tompkins King. 



Lady Apple (Pomme d'Api) — A beautiful little dessert fruit , flat, pale yellow with a brilliant red cheek; 

 flesh crisp, juicy, and pleasant. The tree is a moderate grower, forms a dense, erect head, and bears 

 large crops of fruit in clusters ; the fruit sells for the highest price in New York and Philadelphia. 

 November to May. 50c. 



Lady's Sweet — Large, roundish, green and red ; nearly quite red in the sun ; sweet, sprightly, and perfumed ; 



shoots slender, but erect ; a moderate grower and good bearer. One of the best winter sweet apples. 



Keeps well. November to May. 50c. 

 Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet (Pound Sweet) — A very large, round, greenish apple, excellent for baking. 



Tree a free grower and productive. October to December. 



Mann — Medium to large, deep yellow, often with a shade of brownish red where exposed ; juicy, mild, 

 pleasant, sub-acid. Tree hardy and an upright grower ; an early and annual bearer, and a late keeper. 

 January to April. 



Mcintosh Red — Large, roundish, skin mostly covered with bright red ; flesh white, tender, sub-acid, 

 sprightly, very good. A handsome apple of fine quality. Tree vigorous and hardy. November to 

 February. 50c. 



Mother — Large, red ; flesh very tender, rich, and aromatic. Tree a moderate grower and good bearer. Sue" 

 ceeds well in the North. One of the best dessert apples. November to January. 50c. 



Newtown Pippin — One of the most celebrated of American apples, on account of its long keeping and 

 excellent qualities, and the high price it commands abroad ; but its success is confined to certain 

 districts and soils. It attains its greatest perfection on Long Island and the Hudson. In Western 

 New York and New England it rarely succeeds well. It requires rich and high culture, and it makes 

 such a slow, feeble growth, that it has to be top grafted upon a strong growing variety. November to 

 June. 50c. 



New York Pippin — See Ben Davis. 



Northern Spy — Large, striped, and quite covered on the sunny side with dark crimson, and delicately coated 

 with bloom. Flesh juicy, rich, highly aromatic, retaining its freshness of appearance and flavor till 

 July. The tree is a remarkably rapid, erect grower, and a great bearer. Like all trees of the same 

 habit, it requires good culture and occasional thinning out of the branches to admit the sun and air fully to 

 the fruit. Both leaf and blossom buds open a week later than other varieties. One of the finest late 

 keeping apples. 



Peck's Pleasant — Large ; pale yellow, with brown cheek ; very smooth and fair ; flesh firm and rich, 



approaching the flavor of a Newtown Pippin. Keeps well. Tree a moderate, erect grower and good 



bearer. November to April. 50c. 

 Pewaukee — Origin, Pewaukee, Wis. Raised from the seed of Oldenburg. Fruit medium to large, roundish, 



oblate ; skin bright yellow, striped and splashed with dark red ; flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-acid. 



Esteemed especially for cold climates, on account of its hardiness. Tree vigorous. January to May. 



Pomme Grise — Small, grayish russet ; very rich and highly flavored. Tree a moderate grower and good 



bearer ; very valuable in the North. November to. April. 50c. 

 Rambo — Medium size ; streaked and mottled yellow and red ; tender, juicy, mild flavored. Tree a vigorous 



grower and good bearer. A widely cultivated and esteemed old variety. Autumn in the South. 



October to January in the North. 

 Rawle's Genet (Rawle's Janet, Never Fail, Etc.) — Medium to large size; yellow striped with red; 



crisp, juicy, rich ; a free grower, prolific bearer. One of the most popular winter apples in the South 



and Southwest. January to March in the North. 50c. 

 Red Canada (Old Nonsuch of Massachusetts, Steele's Red Winter) — Medium size; red with 



white dots ; flesh rich, sub-acid, and delicious. Tree a moderate, slender grower. A superior fruit for 



table or market. November to May. 50c. 

 Red Russet — Fruit large, roundish, conic, shaded with dull red in the sun, and with light russet on most of 



the surface ; flesh yellow, solid, crisp, tender, with a fine, rich, sub-acid flavor. Tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. A great keeper. January to April. 50c. 



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