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THE CHASE NURSERIES. 
Hendrick Sweet (Sweet Winesap). Trees of moderate, upright growth, productive. 
Fruit medium to large, roundish ovate ; color red, splashed with crimson ; flesli 
tender, juicy, very sweet, rich. Originated in Pennsylvania, where it is held in 
high esteem. November to March. 
King (Tompkins County). Large and handsome ; striped red and yellow. Tree vig- 
orous. November to March. 
Longfield. Tree a free, upright grower and an early and abundant bearer. Fruit 
medium, conical ; color a yellowish green thickly covered with red stripes, and a 
decided blush on the sunny side ; flavor a rich, sprightly sub-acid. December to 
March. 
Mcintosh Red. Originated in Canada. Tree very hardy, vigorous, with a spread- 
ing head ; a good annual bearer of fair, handsome fruit of excellent quality. Fruit 
above medium size ; skin whitish yellow, nearly covered with dark rich red or 
crimson ; flesh white, very tender, juicy, mild sub-acid. November to January. 
Milding. Fruit large ; skin smooth, whitish yellow, splashed with bright, rich red 
nearly over the whole surface ; flesh brittle, tender, juicy, sprightly sub-acid, 
aromatic. Tree a strong, vigorous, upright grower. One of the very hardiest in 
cultivation, and exceedingly productive. December to February. 
Mann. Fruit large, roundish, oblate, nearly regular ; skin deep yellow when fully 
ripe, with a shade of brownish red where exposed to the sun ; flesh yellowish, half 
tender, juicy, mild sub-acid ; good. March to June. 
Northern Spy. Large, roundish, slightly conical, somewhat ribbed ; striped, with 
the sunny side nearly covered with purplish red ; flesh white and tender, with a 
mild, sub-acid, rich, and delicious flavor. In perfection in January ; keeps till 
May. 
Paragon (Mammoth Black Twig). Tree a strong grower, bears early and abun- 
dantly, holding its load well. The fruit resembles Winesap, but is larger and 
superior in flavor and a better keeper ; color bright red, texture fine. 
Pewaukee. Metlium to large, round ; yellow, splashed and striped with dull red, 
covered with a gray bloom and overspread with whitish dots ; flesh yellowish 
white, juicy, sub-acid, with a rich aromatic flavor. Tree a strong grower and very 
hardy ; adapted to the extreme North. December to March. 
Rhode Island Greening. Fruit large, roundish, regularly formed ; skin smooth, 
green, becoming a greenish yellow, with a dull blush when ripe ; flesh yellow, 
fine grained, tender, with a rich, rather acid flavor. Tree vigorous, spreading, 
and very productive. Young trees in the nursery more or less crooked. Novem- 
ber to March. 
Roxbury Russet. Fruit large size, roundish, a little flattened ; skin dull green, 
nearly covered with russet, with sometimes a dull blush; flesh moderately j uicy 
with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. Tree vigorou-s but rather crooked. January to 
June. 
Seek-no-Purther. Fruit medium size, smooth, conical ; skin a dull red, striped 
and russeted ; flesh white and fine grained, with a rich flavor. November to Feb- 
ruary. 
