J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



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APPLES. 



Plant 30 feet apaj-t each way — 48 trees per acre. First-class, 5^ to 7 ft., each, 25c.; doz., $2.50 ; 100, 

 110.00. 



SUMMER. MISSING LINK APPLE. 



E^ly Hairvest ' Yellow Harvest, Sour Bough). — 

 Medium size ; bright straw color. Fine for table 

 or cooking. August. 



Red Astrachain. — Large ; deep crimson ; flesh 

 white, of a rich acid flavor ; very productive. 

 August. 



Sweet Bough {Early Bough, Sueet Harz'est). — 

 Large ; pale yellow ; tender and sweet ; a ver^- 

 profitable variety. September. 



Yellow Traaisparent. — Medium ; pale, creamy- 

 yellow ; smooth waxen skin ; excellent quality ; 

 ver}- productive. August. 



AUTUMN. 



Duchess of Oldenburg.— A beautiful Russian 

 Apple. Large; A ellow-streaked with red; ven,'pro- 

 ductive. September. 



Fall Pippin. — Large; yellowish-green; tender and 

 mellow; ver\' high qualit}-. October. 



Gravenstein. — Large; yellow, nearly covered with 

 dull red. rich, crisp, sub-acid; profitable. Septem- 

 ber and October. 



Medden's Blush. — Large; waxen-yellow, with 

 bright carmine cheek; flesh white and tender; a 

 very productive variety. October. 



WINTER. 



Baldwin.— Large, roundish; dark red, sub-acid, 

 good. A popular and profitable variety. Decem- 

 ber to April. 



Ben Davis {New York Pippin). — Large; nearly 

 all red; rather poor quality; extra good keeper, 

 prolific. December to March. 



Fa>.llawater ( Tulpehocke?t. Pound, etc. ) — \^ery 

 large; dull red; of good quality; productive, good 

 bearer. December to March. 



Jonathan. — Fruit medium or small, roundish, 

 skin yellow, nearly covered with a lively red; fine- 

 grained; very tender and of fine flavor. Novem- 

 ber to April. 



King (0/ Tompkins County). — Large; yellow- 

 striped and splashed bright read; juicy, with a fine 

 rich flavor. November to March. 



Newtown Pippin. — Celebrated for its excellent 

 quality and long keeping; requires high culture for 

 the best results. November to June. 



Northern Spy. — Large; greenish-yellow, striped 

 red; rich, superior quality; a good' keeper. No- 

 vember to Februar>'. 



Rome Beauty. — Large; yellow, shaded with 

 bright red; very profitable. November to April. 



Rhode Island Greening. — Large; yellowish-green; 

 tender, juicy and rich; an abundant bearer. No- 

 vember to March. 



Roxbury Russet. — Medium to large; greenish- 

 russet; productive; valuable for its long keeping. 

 January to June. 



WeeJthy. — A variety from Minnesota; healthy, 

 hardy and very productive; skin smooth, shaded 

 with red in the sun; flesh white, fine, tender and 

 juicy. November to Januar)-. 



Winesap. — Medium; dark red, crisp, juicy ; extra 

 good; productive, profitable. December to May. 



York Imperial f Johnson' s Fine Winter). — Medium 

 to large; greenish-yellow, nearly covered with 

 bright red; flesh firm and juicy; vigorous grower 

 and very productive. November to March. 



A Wonderful Keeper. 



There is and always has been a great need of an 

 apple that is pre-eminently a long keeper and at 

 the same time attractive and of good quality. 

 Apples from cold storage are not popular; ihey 

 lose flavor and soon rot when exposed to the outer 

 air. Ben Davis and its class are too coarse in flesh 

 and poor in flavor to give satisfaction. This apple, 

 which has been named Missing Link, possesses the 

 desired qualifications in a remarkable degree and 



Half Natural Size. 



by its extraordinary- long-keeping properties links 

 one year with another. The fruit is large, oblong, 

 flattened at ends, rich, golden yellow with crimson 

 cheek; and so smooth and beautiful as to appear to 

 be made of wax; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, 

 aromatic; improving with age. Will keep twelve 

 months in perfect condition i7i a?iy ordinary cellar; 

 keeping in good conditioji longer, better and with 

 less care than potatoes. The tree is a rapid, vigor- 

 ous grower of symmetrical form; an early and 

 regular bearer, fruiting freely at four years from 

 planting. Its branches are so well shouldered that 

 it does not break down or split in wind storms. 

 An apple that will keep so I'jng in good condition 

 and of such good quality, with a vigorous tree of 

 such early bearing propensity, is surely the variety 

 so much desired. At each of the annual meetings 

 for the years 1897, 1^<98, and 1899, the Illinois State 

 Horticultural Society awarded First Premium to 

 the Missing Link as the best new apple; a body 

 composed of the most progressive horticulturists 

 and fruit growers of the State. First class, each, 

 50c.; doz., $5.00. 



CRAB-APPLES. 



First class, each, 25c.; doz., $2.50. 

 Generzd Grant. — Fruit large, round, very dark 

 red; flesh white and tender; excellent for dessert 

 October. 



Hyslop. — Large, roundish, deep red, with blue 

 bloom; flesh yellowish, tender, excellent; very 

 popular. November. 



Transcendent. — Large, yellow, nearly covered 

 with red; fine quality and ver>' productive. October. 



Hancock Co., Me., May 5, 1903. 



My order from your nursery came on last Saturday in fine 

 condition. I thank you for sending such very desirable plants. 



Mary C. Austin. 



Clark Co., Ky., May 8, 1^3. 



Your plants came all right. Large and nice ones. Many 

 thanks. Mrs. Lizzik H. Gay. 



