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Missouri Pippin — Large, oblongr, bright red witl 

 darker red stripes ; very handsome, fair quality , a gocxi 

 jrrower and an early and immense bearer, valuable for 

 market. December to April. 



Mllam— Small— Red— Slender and Tall Grower.— 

 Not so much in demand as of old, other better and 

 larger apples have superseded it ; still it is quite pro- 

 ductive in some sections. Keeps well. 



Mann — An upright grower, forming a round head, 

 fruit medium to large, roundish, oblate, skin deep 

 yellow when fully ripe, with sometimes a shade of 

 brownish red where exposed, flesh yellowish, juicy, 

 mild, pleasant, sub-acid, good to very good; vigorous. 

 April and May. 



Nortliern Spy— Large, striped, flesh white, mild 

 and tender and slightly sub-acid, with a rich, delicious 

 flavor. Tree is a good grower, but we cannot advise 

 its planting south of Pennsylvania, except in moun- 

 tainous regions. November to February. 



Nortliwestern Greening— A Wisconsin seedling 

 of great value; has stood the most trying tests, and 

 found to be equal to Wealthy in point of hardiness, 

 but superior in fruit and keeping qualities ; fruit large, 

 smooth, greenish yellow; flesh fine grained, juicy, 

 firm, good quality, thoroughly tested. January to 

 April. 



Newtown Pippin—One of the very best appks m 

 to quality; tree a light grower while yotmg; verj 

 juicy, crisp and highly delicious flavor; fiae keepes 

 Does not succeed in all sections. December to May. 



Nero — A seedling of the Romanite, which it excefe 

 in every way. A valuable winter apple, long keeper, 

 large and beautiful ; none better for Middle and South 

 em States. December to Ar^ril. 



Paradise Winter Sweet— Large, regularly formed, 



roundish; skin fair and smooth, dull green when 

 picked, with a brownish blush; flesh white, fine 

 £:rained, juicy, sweet, sprightly and good; productive; 

 an excellent apple and well worthy a place in the 

 orchard. November tc February. 



Pewaul«ee — Medium to large, roundish, somewhat 

 flattened, bright yellow, streaked and spotted with 

 dark red; flesh white, tender, juicy and sub-acid; a 

 seedling from Duchess, and it inherits its quality of 

 extreme hardiness, which makes it a most reliable 

 kind in cold climates, December and January. 



Peck's Pleasant — Medium to large; waxen yel- 

 low, with blush cheek; resembles the Newtown Pip- 

 pin; flesh yellow, fine grained, crisp and brittle. We 

 regard it as the best flavored apple. December to 

 March. 



Pound Sweet— A late fall and early winter apple, 

 highly prized for eating out of hand or for baking, 

 known by some as Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet. Fruit 

 of large size, greenish yellow, uniformly fair, smooth, 

 and marketable. 



Rambo — Size medium, oblate, skin smooth, yellow- 

 ish white in the shade, streaked and marbled with pale 

 yellow and red in the sun and spreckled with large, 

 rough dots; very tender, rich, mild, sub-acid, very 

 good. Tree vigorous, tender in some localities. 



Rome Beauty— Large, yellow, striped and mixed 

 with light red; flesh yellow, juicy, crisp and sub-acid. 

 Valuable for market on account of its productiveness, 

 size and beauty, as well as for its certain bearing. 

 November to January. 



Baldwin— One of the best and most popular apples in cultivation on account of its flavor 

 and good shipping qualities. Fruit is large, roundish, narrowing a little to the eye, the 

 skin deep red, while the flesh is white, rich, crisp, juic\^ highly flavored but somewhat sub- 

 acid, and is a handsome fruit. Tree is a vigorous grower and bears abundantly. Succeeds 

 well in Western Maryland, New York, Ontario and the mountains of Virginia, but drops 

 its fruit a little too earlv in and near the tidewater section. October to February. 



