FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
7 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
America. Originated in Rappahannock County, Virginia. One of the best and 
most popular apples brought to the Washington markets. Fruit large, round, uni- 
form, and perfect ; deep red, pleasantly sub-acid. Tree hardy and an annual 
bearer. Season, in Virginia, November to March. 
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. Januar>' to April. 
Baldwin. Large, roundish ; bright red, with a little russet 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. 
Boiken. A thick-leaved, half Russian variety, thriving on the plains of Silesia, 
Hungary, and Poland. It is also a favorite in Eastern France and in interior Ger- 
many. The fruit is medium to large, with snow-white, fine-grained flesh. The 
blossoms are remarkably large in all their parts, and open so late in the spring 
that they are rarely caught by frost, even on the frosty flat prairies of Northern 
Silesia. Color a light yellow delicately shaded with red, often as high colored as 
Maiden's Blush. The exhibition of the Boiken at the Columbian Exposition at- 
tracted much attention. The test there demonstrated that it is one of the best, if 
not the best and latest keeping apple grown. 
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-keepiug 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 ; val- 
uable on account of its great productiveness, long-keeping qualities, and hand- 
some appearance. Tree a slim grower in the nursery. Januaiy to April. 
Fallawater. Large, 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 re- 
sembles somewhat the Yellow Bellflower. November to January. 
Golden Russet. Medium size ; yellowish, nearly covered with russet, with some- 
times 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, round or slightiy conical ; rich, golden yellow, 
sprinkled with light gray dots, sometimes slightiy russeted ; flesh yellow, crisp, 
tender, rich, and juicy, with a sprightiy sub-acid flavor. December to February' 
Hubbardston Nonesuch. Large, a littie oblong ; yellowi.sh ground, nearly cov- 
ered with bright red stripes and dots. One of the best. November to January. 
