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THE CHASE NURSERIES, GENEVA, NEW YORK 
SUMMER APPLES, continued 
Early Strawberry. Medium; striped with 
deep red; tender, flavor very pleasing. Tree 
moderate grower, compact, bearing freely. 
Middle to end of August. 
Golden Sweet. Large; fine yellow; very 
sweet. Tree an abundant grower, spreading, 
irregular; highly productive. August and Sep- 
tember. 
Red Astrachan. Fruit, medium size, and 
handsome color; almost covered with deep 
crimson; juicy and somewhat acid; excellent 
Gano Apple 
for cooking. Tree very hardy; rapid grower, 
with large foliage; a good bearer. August. 
Sweet Bough. Large; light greenish yellow; 
sweet, crisp and juicy. Tree a moderate grower, 
close and compact, bearing freely. August. 
Yellow Transparent. Pale yellow; fruit of 
medium size, roundish, ovate; tender, juicy; 
of very good quality. Tree free-growing, hardy, 
bearing unusually early. Especially recom- 
mended for the South, where manv varieties 
are not satisfactory. August. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES 
Fall Pippin. Unusually large, roundish, ob- 
long; yellow; flesh, juicy, rich and delicious. 
Tree a free and spreading grower; fine bearer; 
excellent for table use and widely known as a 
market Apple. October to December. 
Fameuse. Medium size; deep crimson; flesh 
pure white, tender and melting. Fruit very 
handsome and sells well. Tree hardy and vigor- 
ous; succeeding well in the North. Commonly 
known as the Snow Apple and one of the finest 
dessert fruits. November to January. 
Gravenstein. Large, roundish, greenish yel- 
low, striped with red; flesh tender, juicy and 
crisp, with slightly aromatic flavor. Tree vig- 
orous and erect in growth; matures rapidly; 
is very productive, and a 
regular bearer. Considered 
by reliable growers as one 
of the finest of the fall 
Apples. September and 
October. 
Maiden Blush. Large, 
flat; pale yellow, with a red 
cheek; tender and pleasant, 
but not highly flavored. 
Tree free-growing, erect and 
a good bearer. An old, well- 
known sort, and a favorite 
in some localities. Septem- 
ber and October. 
Rambo. Medium; yel- 
lowish white, mottled with 
red; flesh tender, juicy and 
mild-flavored. Tree vigor- 
ous in growth and a profuse 
bearer. A widely known 
variety, that has proved 
profitable to the owners. 
The fruit is used in many 
localities for drying, the 
whiteness of the product 
making it very attractive 
when offered in the market. 
October and November. 
Smokehouse. Large; yellow, splashed with 
bright red; firm, juicy, crisp and rich. Tree a 
a very crooked grower, but vigorous. October 
and November. 
Wealthy. Medium, skin smooth, mostly 
covered with dark red; flesh white, juicy, sub- 
acid and of pleasant flavor. Tree very hardy, 
free-growing and productive. Oct. and Nov. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
America. Large, round, uniform and per- 
fect; deep red; pleasantly subacid. Tree hardy; 
an annual bearer. December to March. 
Arkansas Red. Large; light crimson, shad- 
ing to medium red, with indistinct splashes in 
stripes; flesh fine-grained, whitish, touched with 
red and yellow. January to March. 
