"PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH." 
Yellow Transparent 
•'THE EARLIEST RIPENING APPLE GROWN." 
This is a new Rnssian apple, the scions of which were imported in the winter 
of 1869-70. The one scion, grafted on a one year old seedling in the spring of 
1870, came into bearing the third season — 1873, and the fifth season— 1875, bore 
a little over four bushels of fine fruit. The tree, notwithstanding its great pro 
ductiveness, has proved a free and upright grower. It bears its fruit on short 
spurs close to the main branches, enabling it to carry an immense crop without 
breaking down. Many of the two year buds in the nursery row showed fine 
specimens of fruit the past season. 
The fruit is of full medium size; color, a rich transparent lemon yellow, with 
a faint flush on the sunny side; flesh melting, juicy, pleasant, sub-acid. It ripens 
at least ten days earlier than Early Harvest, and is the earliest ripening apple as 
yet introduced. If it is gathered as soon as it colors, the fruit can easily be kept 
a week or ten days, thus standing transportation remarkably well. 
CoNSiDBR THE Threb PoiTSTS— early bearing, productiveness, and early 
ripening, and you will at once realize the great value of Yellow Transparent 
for both home use and the market. 
Duchess of Oldenburgh. 
Of Russian origin. Size, large to very large. Comes into bearing very 
young, usually the second or third season after transplanting, and bears heavy 
crops every year. For the extreme North it is the standard for hardiness. For 
the Middle and Southern States it is by far the most profitable apple of its season. 
It attains its full size by the time the Red Astrachan is ripe, and can be marketed 
then or held until the Astrachan has passed away. Whether marketed green or 
ripe, it commands an extra price in all markets. 
We do not present the Dutchess as a new apple, but it stands so far ahead of 
any other apple of its season for ripening, adapting itself to every kind of soil, 
thriving under neglect and abuse, and in every case yielding a good supply of 
fruit, never disappointing the planter, we feel justiflea in keeping it prominently 
before the public. 
Red Bietigheimer. 
This apple was introduced fVom Germany a few years ago, and has taken 
front rank as a valuable and pi-ofitable early apple. Size large, color light yel. 
low, nearly covered with red, making it a most attractive market variety. It 
ripens a week- or ten days later than Duchess of Oldenbui-g. The tree is a good 
grower, spreading in habit, bears young and abundantly. 
