APPLES. 
Our principal stock of Apples consists of the following varieties, which have heen well 
proved, and can be recommended as the best now in cultivation. 
The list may appear short, but we believe it comprises about all of the kinds that are 
really worth planting. It is a great mistake to plant too many varieties. 
The period of ripening given, unless otherwise noted, is the time they mature in West- 
ern New York, and will be found to vary North and South. Following the descriptions 
we give lists of those most valuable for particular sections. 
SUMMER VARIETIES. 
Early Harvest.— Medium size, roundish; skin light yellow; flesh -white, tender, 
juicy; pleasant sub-acid. Tree slow and upright grower and good bearer, but in some 
localities the fruit is liable to spot and crack. July and August. 
Early Ripe — A large, handsome, yellow apple, ripening with or immediately after 
the Early Harvest; a good grower and productive; a popular and valuable market fruit. 
Early Strawberry — Medium, striped with deep red; tender, sub-acid and excel- 
lent ; erect grower and productive ; good for both garden and orchard. August. 
Golden Sweet — Large, round, light straw color, medium quality; tree in the nursery 
a crooked grower. August and September. 
Keswick Codiin — Large size, conical, tender, very juicy and rich, with a sub-acid 
flavor; excellent for cooking, and may be gathered for that purpose long before it is ripe, 
and continues a long time in season. September. 
Primate — Medium size, pale greenish yellow, with a slight crimson blush when 
fully exposed to the sun; very tender, with a mild, sprightly, sub-acid flavor; tree a 
stocky grower, abundant bearer. Ripens gradually through August. 
Red Astrachan — Large, roundish; nearly covered -with deep crimson, with a pale 
white bloom, very beautiful; flesh white, crisp, moderately juicy, with an acid flavor; good 
for cooking; tree vigorous, hardy, and a good bearer. August. 
Sweet Bough— Large, oblong; skin pale yellow; flesh white, tender and crisp when 
fully ripe, with a rich, sweet and sprightly flavor; tree upright in its growth; bears a fair 
crop every year. August and September. 
Tetof sky — The tree is an upright grower ; comes into bearing extremely early, usually 
the second year after transplanting ; hardy as a crab ; fruit fair size, nearly round, yellow 
beautifully striped with red ; flesh white, j uicy, pleasant acid. July and August. ' Should 
h6 highly cultivated. 
v Yellow Transparent — A new Russian variety, imported in 1870 by the Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, Washington. "The earliest ripening variety known." Tree a good 
grower, hardy and an unusually early bearer. Fruit pale yellow, roundish ovate, good 
size and good quality ; skin clear white at first, becominga beautiful pale yellow when fully 
matured. Ripens from ten days to two weeks before Early Harvest. We consider it the 
most valuable early applo ever introduced. 
