Apples 



Varieties for G 



Baldwin — Standard fruit for American and ex- 

 port markets. Early winter; dark red; high quahty. 



Banana (Winter Banana) — Large waxen-yellow 

 apple of good flavor and fine appearance. Late fall. 



Ben Davis — The standard export and fruit 

 stand apple of excellent appearance but poor flavor. 

 Fine keeper and heavy annual bearer. Dark red, 

 winter. 



Delicious — An early and profuse bearer. Fruit 

 large, dark red over a yellow ground, flavor of the 

 finest . 



Duchess (Oldenburg) — Very hardy early fall 

 variety; yellow, streaked with red; spicy flavor; 

 very productive. 



Early Harvest — Earliest of all summer apples; 

 July- August; most useful for home growing and 

 nearby markets. 



English Coddling — Fine, large green apple for 

 cooking. Takes well in markets; Mid- August- 

 September. 



Gravenstein — Large, yellow nearly covered 

 with red. Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, highly flavored. 

 Recommended for home gardens or nearby mar- 

 kets. September. 



Grimes' Golden — Golden fruit, famous for its 

 superb flavor. Early winter. 



Jonathan — Bright red, fine flesh, and flavor, 

 medium size, bears while young, and is often used 

 as orchard fillers. Early winter. 



King — Rather coarse fleshed, but crisp, tender, 

 juicy and aromatic in flavor. Winter. 



Maidenblush — Popular crimson-cheeked, 

 lemon-yellow variety for home markets. Excellent 

 cooking apple. Fall. 



Mcintosh — A deep red apple of large size; flavor 

 extra good. Considered ideal by many. Fall. 



Delicious in name and fact 



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jneral Planting 



Paragon — The ideal Winesap, deep red, prohfic 

 and regular bearer; one of best late winter varieties. 



Red Astrachan — Large crimson summer va- 

 riety with white flesh and rich acid flavor. 



Rhode Island Greening — Greenish, yellow 

 when ripe; excellent cooker, and keeps weH in 

 storage; winter. 



Rome Beauty — Dependable, young bearing 

 red-striped winter apple; reliable; excellent keeper. 

 Winter. 



Stayman's Winesap — One of very best money- 

 making winter apples; quality of best, prolific. 

 Deep purple red. 



Sweet Bough — Large handsome pale yellow 

 apples; sweet and juicy; late August-September. 



Tolman's Sweet — Valuable yellow commercial 

 apple; rich and sweet; winter. 



Twenty- Ounce — Standard fall apple of the 

 East; large, and handsome with stripes and splashes 

 of red on yellow. 



Wealthy — Popular fall apple; bright red-striped 

 on yellow; fine quality; vigorous, hardy tree. 



William's Early Red — Large bright crimson 

 fruit, one of best eating summer apples. (Excellent 

 for roadside stands). Late August-September. 



Yellow Transparent — Very early yellow sum- 

 mer apple; tart and pleasant flavor; roadside or 

 nearby market favorite. July. 



York Imperial — Medium to large, often odd- 

 shaped, late winter ripening apple. Shaded and 

 striped red on yellow; firm and juicy when ripe. 



Dwarf Apples 



Dwarf apples are especiafly adapted to the small 

 yards of the present day. Bear earlier than stand- 

 ards, but of course not such large quantities since 

 trees are smaller. 



Baldwin, Delicious, Duchess, Grime's 

 Golden, Mcintosh, Red Astrachan, Rhode 

 Island Greening, Rome Beauty, Stayman's 

 Winesap, Wealthy and Yellow Transparent, 

 varieties are so offered. Splendid, symmetrical 

 trees, all two years old, each, $1.50; dozen, 

 $15.00. 



Crab Apples 



Hyslop's — large, deep crimson. 



Transcendent — Red and yellow. 



Season, September-October, very ornamental in 

 fruit and flower. First-class trees, each, $1.00; 

 dozen, $10.00. 



Prices and Planting 



Plant apples 30 feet apart each way which re- 

 quires 48 trees to the acre. 



Price, except as noted, first-class, extra- 

 selected trees, each $1.00; dozen, $10.00; 100, 

 $50.00. 



Peaches 



Peach Trees are not recommended for Fall 

 Planting, because they often suffer from winter 

 injury. For this reason, we do not offer them in this 

 catalogue, recommending them for spring planting 

 exclusively. Our spring shipments will amount to 

 some 100,000 trees, and your orders will be booked 

 now if you wish. If you are not sure of the varieties, 

 send for our catalogue No. 120. 



