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Grimes' Golden Apple 



APPLES, continued 



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40th parallel) as a fall 



Apple. Good in September, but later on it is 

 even better, and the best markets usually have 

 Grimes' Golden through December and January, 

 and even February. Keeps without losing any of 

 its crispness or rich flavor. It is medium-sized, 

 golden yellow, tender, rich, aromatic, spicy like 

 a peach, subacid, delicious. No better sort exists 

 for eating raw or for cooking, and 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. Blos- 

 soms come late in the spring; frost seldom catches 

 them. A quality Apple in every way, a quality 

 orchard tree in growth, health and all char- 

 acteristics, Grimes' Golden is one of our few best 

 sorts. We have thousands of bearing trees in our 

 own orchards, showing what we think of it. 



Harrison Russet. Winter. Large; golden russet. 



Hubbardston Nonsuch. Winter. Large, round, 

 solid; pale red; mild, rich, crisp, tender, not dry. 

 Not a long keeper. Strong grower; bears well 

 every year; comes into bearing early. At the 

 higher elevations in northern Pennsylvania and 

 in New York is a very fine orchard tree and yields 

 splendid fruit. 



Jonathan. Winter. Very late keeper, which 



does not attain its lull flavor until 



January. Medium to large; brilliant red; very 

 highly flavored, juicy, fine-grained, tender, mild, 

 subacid. Quality is fine for home use and for 

 marketing in large or small quantities. Will keep 

 well without special care, and also stand much 

 handling. Tree long-lived, but comes into bearing 

 very 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 everywhere is 

 of best quality. Always bring highest prices. 



Jefferis. Fall. Medium-sized; splashed with 

 bright red. 



King (of Tompkins County). Fall. Late 

 keeper under good conditions, but gets 

 mellow and good in October. Very red, 

 with just a tint of yellow. Flesh yellow, 

 crisp and juicy; subacid. One of the largest 

 Apples, and at the same time of the best 

 quality. Tree is a slow grower, subject to 

 disease and breakage, and not a big pro- 

 ducer, or it would be our leading high- 

 priced Apple. For certain sections King 

 is beyond doubt one of the best Apples 

 which can be planted for making money. 



King David. Fall. A beautiful Apple, 

 resembling Jonathan, although it is some- 

 what larger and of a deeper red, with 

 markings of dark rich red; good quality; 

 good keeper. Tree bears early and full. 



Lankford. Fall. A dull red Apple of good size. 



Lawver. Winter. Bright red; fine for market. 



Limbertwig. Fall. Handsome, large, deep red. 



Liveland Raspberry. Summer. A Russian 

 Apple of large size, waxy white, marbled 

 with crimson ; flesh white, stained with red, 

 tender and subacid. Tree vigorous, early bearer. 

 Longfield. Fall. Waxen yellow, with bright blush. 



Mammoth Black Twig. <£ ara 8° n -) 



, 2. Winter. Very 



long keeper of great value. Extra large in size 

 and round; skin smooth, yellowish, covered with 

 deep red, the general effect being dark red; flesh 

 tender, tinged with yellow, crisp, subacid, aro- 

 matic, of excellent quality in every way. Tree is 

 vigorous and healthy, comes into bearing early 

 and yields big crops every year. Dependable and 

 valuable, and would be classed among the best 

 half-dozen. In the East many times will be about 

 the best commercial sort. Seems to prefer the 

 lower elevations, that is, an altitude of 400 to 

 1,000 feet in Maryland, and higher or lower, as 

 you are north or south. A most dependable sort 

 under these conditions, and it can be kept in fine 

 condition until the summer Apples come. 



Mammoth Black Twig Apple tree, twelve years old, in 

 Harrison Orchards. This tree bore twenty-five bushels of 

 fruit when eleven years old. 



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