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APPLES, continued 



GRAVENSTEIN. Fall. This variety is considered among the leading twenty 

 sorts, and is one of the best cooking Apples of its season. Always commands 

 high prices in market. The fruit is perfect in form and handsome in coloring 

 — orange-yellow overlaid with broken stripes of light and dark red; flesh is 

 yellowish, firm, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, in quality one of the finest. 

 Tree is extra vigorous in growth, comes into bearing rather early, and bears 

 profuse crop regularly. 



GRIMES. Fall. Usually rated (at the 40th parallel) as a fall Apple. Good in 

 September, but later on it is even better, and the best markets usually have 

 Grimes during December and January and even February. Keeps without 

 losing anj- of its crispness or rich fiavor. It is medium sized, golden yellow, 

 tender, rich, aromatic, spicy like a peach, subacid, delicious. Few Apples are 

 more profitable commercially. Quality is too good for any but the best 

 trade, and will justify packing with all care in boxes. Tree is very hardy and 

 productive, and one of the best fillers, as it comes into bearing very early. 

 Blossoms come late in the spring; frost seldom catches them. 



Hagloe. Summer. Red. 



Hubbardston. Winter. Red. 



JONATHAN. Winter. Medium to large; brilliant red; ver\' highly flavored, 

 juicy, fine-grained, tender, mild, subacid. Will keep well without special 

 care, and also stand much handling. Tree long-lived, but comes into bearing 

 ver\- young and produces big crops every year. Jonathan is often the kind 

 to plant in higher Appalachian country. Southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, 

 and all states to the west having similar conditions, produce fine Jonathans. 

 Farther north it ripens a little small, but everj-Avhere is of best quality. 



July (Fourth of July). Summer. Red. 



Lowry. Winter. Red. 



Maiden Blush. Fall. Yellow with blush. 



McINTOSH. Fall. The Apple that has made the Bitter Root Valley famous. 

 The color is bright, deep red; flesh white, with pinkish tinge; juicy, with 

 slight acid flavor. The fruit will keep a long time, but is mellow and good to 

 use almost from the time it is picked till the next crop comes. Requires no 

 special storage to be kept like fresh. In New England, New York and 

 Michigan its high quality and attractive appearance put it in the lead. It 

 is extra good for all the higher and colder sections. Trees bear in three and 

 four years, and make fine fillers. Quick and spreading grower; long-lived; 

 bears big crops. 



Missouri. Winter. Red. 



Nero. Winter. Red. 



NORTHERN SPY. Winter. Old standby sort from West Virginia north. 

 Large; bright light red and yellow; flesh juicy, crisp, rich, tender, aromatic. 

 of good flavor. Tree very healthy, strong-growing, rugged. Blossoms very 

 late, escaping frosts. Slow coming into bearing, which is the only thing that 

 keeps the Northern Spy from ranking with the most important commercial 

 varieties. Its large size, handsome appearance and superfine quality give it 

 first rank for fancy trade, and when well grown and properly packed, it 

 sells for higher prices than any other winter Apple. It retains its crispness 

 and high flavor well to the end of its season. In the right sections no more 

 valuable Apple can be grown. 



Northwestern (Northwestern Greening). Fall. Greenish yellow. 



OLDENBURG (Duchess of Oldenburg). Summer. One of the important 

 varieties for all sections north of the Mason and Dixon Line. Thrives and 

 yields abundantly of high-grade fruit at all elevations in Maryland, Pennsyl- 

 vania, New York, Ohio and other northern states. The fruit is medium sized, 

 red-striped; flesh white, juicy and of excellent flavor. Trees are naturally 

 dwarf growers and make fine fillers; require small root and branch space. 

 Tree among the hardiest and one of the few that will stand the climate of 

 Iowa, Minnesota, Montana and other cold locations. You can depend on 

 Duchess to yield Apples you can sell for good prices. 



Opalescent. Winter. Red. 



THE VARIETIES IN THIS BOOK ARE THOROUGHLY RELIABLE 



