I. CATALOGUE OF FRUITS 



APPLES. 



Price, 25 Cents Each ; $18 to $20 per 100. 



The Apple is decidedly the staple fruit of this country. Our soil and climate seem so congen- 

 to it, that in no other country does it attain such perfection. American Apples are the first 

 ;he world. Its importance to the American Husbandman is every year increasing, in conse- 

 ■nce of its value as an article of doraestiopookery ; also, for feeding and fattening farm stock, 

 r- 1 for sale and exportation as an article c#commerce. 



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The fine new^ improved varieties, now so easily obtained, leaves no excuse for poor orchards. 



sry cultivator should see that his varieties are the most valuable to be had, that his labor, care, 

 to i capital, may be advantageously expended. ^ 



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1; 50IL.— The Apple prefers a deep, heavy loam ; on such a soil it is generally most productive, 



as I attains the greatest perfection ; but it accommodates itself to almost every soil. Hence we 



J. ,[ it bearing fine crops on neglected gravelly spots and dry sands. And we often find good or- 



J ! rds on steep hill-sides, and rocky places, unfit for general culture. 



i^pisTANCE. — Thirty feet apart, in orchards, as a general thing, is sufficient. Where the 

 '' junds are deep and rich, and the trees likely to attain a large size, forty feet is the proper 



; |i;ance. 



^' jl^'he following list comprises the most esteemed varieties, known or cultivated : 



UBREViATioNS. ColoT. — J. , browR ; d., dark ; g., green; p., pale ; ?•., red ; rus., russet ; st. 

 gped.; jr., yellow. l/se.—T., Table ; if., Kitchen or Cooking ; P., Preserves ; T. K., both 

 ' )le and Cooking. 



American ^Summer, .... 



Astracan, White, 



Astracan,' Red, 



Autumn Pe'armain, 



Belle et Bonne, 



Baldwin, 



Beauty of the West, .... 

 Bellflower, Yellow, .... 



Bellflower, White, 



Benoni, 



Belmont, 



Beauty of Kent, 



Bourassa, 



^ough, Large Sweet-,. . . 



Bough, German, 



Blenheim Pippin, 



jCalville Blanche'd'est, or 

 White Summer Calville, 



i4h: 



Color. 



r. y. 



w. r. 



r. 



r.y.str. 



r.y.str. 



r. 



r. y- 



y- 



p- y- 



r. 



y- 



str. 



rus., r. 



P- y- 



y- 



r.y.str. 



p- y. 



Form. 



oblong, 

 roundish, 

 roundish, 

 oblong, 

 roundish, 

 roundish, 

 oblate, 

 oblong, 

 oblate, 

 round, 

 round, 

 roundish, 

 conical, 

 roundish^ 

 roundish, 

 roundish, 



flat. T. K. 



Use. 



T. 



T. 



T. 

 T. K. 

 T.K. 

 T.K. 



K. 

 T.K. 

 T.K. 



T. 



T. 



K. 



T. 

 T.K. 

 T.K. 

 T.K. 



Season. 



Aug. Sept. 



August. 

 July, Aug. 

 September. 



October. 

 Nov. Apl. 

 Oct. Dec. 

 Nov. Mar. 

 Nov. Feb. 

 August. 

 Dec. Feb. 

 Oct. Nov. 

 Oct. Apl. 

 July, Aug, 

 August. 

 Oct. Dec. 



Aug. Sep. 



§,ich, tender, and fine flavored. 

 Tender & fine flavor; productive 

 Large, handsome, and very fine. 

 Rich and high flavored. 

 Large, juicy, and good. [some. 

 Highly esteemed; large & hand- 

 Large, productive; sweet& juicy 

 Large, productive; fine flavored. 

 Large, productive, and good. 

 Good bearer; high & fine flavor. 

 Esteemed in Ohio. 

 Very large ; good for cooking. 

 Esteemed ; fine Canada variety. 

 Excellent sweet variety. 

 Fine flavored and productive. 

 Large, productive, and sweet. 



Fine for cooking. 



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