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Mcintosh is one of the best for box-packing on account of size and color 



APPLES, continued 



JONATHAN Winter. Medium to large; brilliant red; very highly 



jvyiirnnnii. 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 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 the fruit is a little small. 



July Fourth of July,. Summer. Red. 



King David. Winter. Rich red skin and yellowish flesh. In size it varies 

 from medium to large. The trees are hardy, vigorous, and bear heavy crops. 



Lowry. Winter. Red. 



Maiden Blush. Fall. Yellow with blush. 



F.all. The Apple that has made the Bitter 

 Root Valley famous. The color is bright, 



McINTOSH. 



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 grower; long lived; big cropper. 

 Nero. Winter. Red. 



Sells 

 for higher 

 prices than 

 most win- 

 ter Apples 



