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THE CHASE NURSERIES, GENEVA, NEW YORK 
APPLES, SPECIAL LIST NO. 2, continued 
value. The following varieties of Apples will give satisfaction in these localities. It will be noted 
that we include in this list the extra-hardy varieties which are equally valuable for all sections. 
Yellow Transparent. Last of July. 
Red Astrachan. August. 
Golden Sweet. August and September. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. September. 
Fameuse. November and December. 
Mcintosh Red. November to January. 
Grimes' Golden. December to February. 
Gano. December to March. 
Peerless. December to March. 
Pewaukee. December to March. 
Tolman Sweet. December to April. 
Wolf River. January and February. 
Northern Spy. January to May. 
Golden Russet. January to June. 
Stark. January to May. 
Ben Davis. December to March. 
SPECIAL LIST NO. 3 
Southern Winter Apples. Southern planters find that in making up their list of winter Ap- 
ples the selection of varieties is of supreme importance. A great disappointment will invariably 
result from planting kinds of northern origin, as Baldwin, Greening and King. In the warmer cli- 
mate and longer seasons these have proved to be fall Apples. As a result, there is an erroneous 
impression that the ripening of these sorts in the fall is due to the trees having been grown in 
northern nurseries. The particular spot where an Apple tree was propagated has nothing to do 
with the season of ripening its fruit. The place of the origin of the variety has everything to do 
with such season, however, and this point is of great and vital importance in selecting Apples for 
southern culture. A tree of the King Apple from a nursery in Georgia and another from a nursery 
in New England, planted side by side in Delaware, both will produce Apples ripening in October. 
Plant the same trees in western New York, and the product will be a good winter ."Kpple. South- 
ern planters should select varieties of winter Apples that have had their origin in the South. 
The southern states have pro- 
duced a few valuable winter kinds, 
and growers in that section are not 
dependent on unsuitable varieties. 
Below is the list of varieties which 
have proved late keepers in the 
South, where most of them origina- 
ted. The season of ripening given is 
when these kinds mature in southern 
Pennsylvania and Maryland and in 
similar localities. 
America. November to February. 
Grimes' Golden. December. 
York Imperial. Dec. to Feb. 
Ben Davis. Decerriber to March. 
Gano. December to March. 
Peerless. December to iVIarch. 
Winter Banana. Dec. to March. 
Arkansas Red. January to March. 
Mann. January to April. 
Stark. January to May. 
Winesap. January to April. 
Paragon. March and April. 
Spitzenburg Apple Stayman's Winesap. Mb. and Apr. 
CRAB APPLES 
Excelsior. A new variety, raised from seed Transcendent 
of Wealthy; perfectly hardy, vigorous and pro- 
ductive. Ripens in September and October. 
Martha. One of the largest of the Crab 
Apples; bright glossy yellow, shaded light red; 
flavor mild, clear tart; fruit showy and beau- 
tiful; size small. October and November. 
A beautiful variety of the 
Siberian Crab; red and yellow; fruit very 
large; excellent for sauce and pies and the best 
of its class for cider. Flavor is unusually agree- 
able. Skin yellow, striped with red. 'I'ree re- 
markably vigorous, growing to a good size and 
immensely productive. September to October. 
