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Oen. L.yon— A seedling of Bfc»;. Davis; fruit ■ ^Northern Spy— Large, roundish, striped red, 

 medium hard and Arm; skin thick, yellow splashed j rich, mild, extra ; good keeper ; tardy but abundant 

 with red; flesh greenish yellow, solid through to the 1 bearer. 



core, juicy, pleasant, sub-acid. Merchaixtable from P* Pennock: or Pelican— Large, roundish, 

 V October to July. | slightly oblong, deep dull red ; flesh coarse, dry, 



^ Golden Russet— Medium size, roundish ; dull pleasant and lacking in flavor ; superior keeper, very 



russet with a slightly reddish cheek ; flesh fine j profitable for market. 



grained, greenish, crisp, juicy and sprightly. Pro- fvj Pewaukee— Esteemed for its Ironclad hardi- 



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ductive. December to April. 



Oreening, Rbode Island— Large, round- 

 ing, yellowish green ; tender, rich, good ; produc- 

 tive, popular. Medium. 



Grimes' Golden— Medium, rich golden yel- 

 low ; crisp, tender juicy, good ; excellent keeper ; 

 productive, reliable. 



Hubbardston Nonsuch— Large, roundish 

 yellow striped and splashed red, sweet, very rich 

 extra ; reliable, valuable, profitable, early. 



King (of Tompkins Co.)— Large, yellow striped 

 red ; tender, excellent ; popular, profitable, valuable. 



I<ady — Small, yellow with brilliant vermilion 

 cheek ; very beautiful ; crisp, good, unproductive. 



Lady Sweet -Large, roundish ; green and 

 red, nearly or quite red in the sun ; sweet, sprightly 

 and perfumed. A moderate grower and good bearer ; 

 one of the best winter sweet apples. Keeps well. 



Lankford Seedling— An invaluable apple 

 especially for the Middle, Southern and Southwestern ^ 

 States, owing to its fine appearance, good quality, y 

 productiveness, etc., and its superior keeping qiinli- \ „ 

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ness. Medium, roundish, bright yellow, splashed 

 and striped with dull red, covered with gray bloom, 

 and overspread with whitish dots; fiesh yellowish 

 white, juicy, subacid, aromatic. A strong grower. 

 J December to March. 



p Roxbury Russet (Boston Russet)— Largest 

 j of all the russets ; sub-acid, extra quality ; produc- 

 I tive, profitable, very desirable. Mid-winter. 



Smitli's Cider (Salisbury)— Medium, greenish 

 I white, striped, red, fair fiavor; extra keeper; very pro- 

 lific, very reliable. Profitable and most popular win- 

 ter apple throughout N. J. and Pa. 

 ' Sniokelio use— Large ; yellow shaded with 

 brilliant red ; firm, juicy, fine grained, crisp and 

 rich ; a rapid but crooked grower. December t# 

 February. 



\ Stark— Large, striped, coarse, mild, sub-acid, 

 good. Very good keeper. 



Talman's Sweet— Medium, light yellow ; rich, 

 excellent, desirable, productive, profitable. Novem- 

 ber to April. 



Wagener— Medium, dark red : tender, sub-acid. 



cellent. 



an annualhearer 



superb ; productive, valuable. December to March. 

 Medium to large, yellow, striped and nearly ^ Walbridge-Medium sized, handsomely striped 

 covered with red; flesh firm, juicy, tender and ex- | Quality good. Tree a free grower, an early 

 A remarkably strong, upright grower and : ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ the hardiest of the iron- 



^^..........mlhcarcr Kclad apples. March to June. 



Liawver— Largrf, bright red ; flesh solid, mild j Weallliy — Medium, roundish ; brilliant light 

 acid. One of the best keepers and shippers, selling j red, flesh tender, juicy, sub-acid, extra. A free 

 quickly and at high prices. A flne dessert apple. | grower, very productive and of iron-clad hardiness. 



Mann— Large, similar to greening; skin deep j Being one of the handsomest of apples, and one of 

 yellow when fully ripe ; flesh yellow, juicy, mild, j the best in quality— the tree one of the most produc- 

 sub-acid, good to very good. Tree a good grower, tive and hardy- it is one of the most profitable and 

 making a large tree. An abundant bearer and very | ^jest of its season for any purpose. November and 

 hardy. One of the best and hardiest late apples. lyDecember. 



' ' McIntosU Red— Medium to large, pale yellow i Willow Twig— Large, roundish, slightly coni- 



fiesh wh\te, juicy, ex- 

 A good annual bearer. 



nearly covered with crimson 

 cellent; hardy and vigorous. 

 November to February. 



monmoutli Pippin (Red Cheek Pippin)— 

 Large, greenish yellow vnth red cheek ; juicy, crisp, 

 tender, extra ; superior keeper ; productive, reliable-S,. 

 \ Nero— Large, roundish, deep red, pretty : sub- j 

 acid, good ; extra keeper, very productive ; valuable, 

 profitable. 



Newtown Pi ppi n lb6mar7,ePtppfn)— Medi- 

 um, greenish, extra quality, extra keeper; poor 

 grower ; not reliable. 



cal ; greenish yellow, striped with dull red ; sub-acid 

 and of inferior quality. A long keeper. Profitable. 

 ^ Wine Say— Medium, oblong, dark red; flesh 

 yellow, flrm, crisp, extra ; productive, desirable, 

 profitable. Late. 



' York Imperial (Johnson^s Fine Winter)— 

 Justly esteemed for the productiveness of the tree 

 and flne quality of the late keeping fruit ; medium 

 to large ; white, heavily shaded with dark crimson, 

 flesh flrm, crisp, juicy and sub-acid. Of greatest 

 value for New Jersey, Maryland and other loow^ions 

 of the same latitude. 



CRAB APPLES. 



Prices : First class, each, '15 cents ; dozen, $2.50, except as noted. 



VHyslop — Large, roundish, deep red with blue 

 bloom, very pretty ; flesh yellowish ; excellent for 

 vcider and jelly ; popular ; late. 



I^ady lElgin- Similar to the T<ady apple in size 

 and appearance, hence] of unusual beauty ; flesh 

 tender, juicy and good; tree an upright, vigorous 

 grower— an early and very prolific bearer ; very valu- 



Vable. September and October. 

 Red Siberian— Small, yellow and scarlet, 

 handsome ; tree an erect full grower and an early 

 bearer. ^ 



Transcendant— Large, yellow, mostly isovered 



with red ; tree very vigorous and productive. Popu- 

 , lar and desirable. September and October. 

 ^Whitney's No. 20— Large, striped, almost 

 red ; flesh yellowish white, very juicy, sub-acid, ex- 

 cellent; very valuable. August. 

 H Yellow Siberian (Golden Beautu)— Similar 

 to Red Siberian except in fruit, which is of golden 

 yellow. September. 



V Paul's Imperial— A hybrid between Red As- 

 trachan apple and Red Siberian crab. Fruit roundish, 

 yellow, almost covered with bright red ; yellowish, 

 flrm, tender, quite juicy and good. New and highly 

 recommended by those who have fruited it. First 

 /^lass, ea., 40 cts.; doz. $4.00. 



