FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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WINTER VARIETIES. 
Arkansas Red. Size large ; color beautiful light crimson in the shade, 
darker in the sun, with indistinct splashes and stripes over whole surface of dark 
crimson ; flesh fine grained, whitish, tinged with red and yellow ; flavor rich sub- 
acid. Tree an enormous bearer. Quality very good to best. A commanding market 
apple. January to April. 
Babbitt. The tree is a very strong, large grower; leaves large and tough. Fruit 
large, roundish, deep red ; flesh fine grained, juicy, crisp, rich, fine acid. In season 
from January until March. 
Baldwin. Large, roundish ; bright red, with a little ruf5set about the stalk ; 
flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, sub-acid. Tree very vigorous, upright, and productive. 
Not reliable West and South, and not hardy enough for the extreme North. 
Belle de Boskoop. Of Russian origin. Tree vigorous and spreading in habit ; 
conies into bearing early and produces abundant crops. Fruit good size ; skin yellow, 
shaded with light and dark red over nearly the whole snrftwje ; flesh crisp, tender, and 
juicy ; flavor brisk sub-acid, rich, and of very good quality. January to March. 
Ben Davis. Originated in Kentucky. Tree remarkably healthy, vigorous, and 
an abundant bearer ; fruit large, handsome, striped ; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, sub- 
acid ; a very profitable market variety. Keeps till midwinter or later. 
Clayton. A valuable late-keeping market apple. Tree vigorous and a good 
bearer. Fruit large, nearly covered with red ; juicy, mild, good. January to May. 
Cooper's Market. A popular New Jersey apple. Medium size, fair quality ; 
valuable on account of its great productiveness, long-keeping qualities, and handsome 
appearance. Tree a slim grower in the nursery. January to April. 
Dickinson. Large, ovate, inclined to conical ; yellow, almost covered with 
streaks of deep red ; mild sub-acid, very juicy. A prolific and annual bearer. Origin- 
ated in Chester County, Pa., from seed of the Yellow BeMower. January. 
Fallawater. I.Kirge, roundish, slightly conical, smooth ; skin yellowish green, 
with a dull red cheek ; flesh greenish white, with a mild, slightly sub-acid flavor ; tree 
a strong grower and good bearer. November to January. 
Gideon. Tree as hardy as a crab, vigorous, and an early and prolific bearer. 
Fruit medium to large ; color a rich golden yellow with a clear and handsome blush 
on the sunny side ; flesh fine, juicy, sub-acid. In form and general appearance 
resembles somewhat the Yellow Bellflower. November to January. 
Golden Russet. Medium size; yellowish, nearly covered with russet, with 
sometimes a little red on the sunny side ; flesh firm, sometimes a little tough, but with 
a very pleasant, scarcely acid flavor. January to June. 
Grimes' Golden. Good size, ronnd or slightly conical ; rich, golden yellow, 
sprinkled with light gray dots, sometimes slightly russeted ; flesh yellow, crisp, tender, 
rich, and juicy, with a sprightly sub-acid flavor. December to February. 
Hubbardston Nonesuch. Large, a little oblong ; yellowish ground, nearly 
covered with bright red stripes and dots. One of the best. November to .Tanuary. 
King (Tompkins County). Lai^ and handsome ; striped red and yellow. Tree 
vigorous. November to March. 
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