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THE CHASE NURSERIES. 
We include iti the list the " Extra Hardy " varieties, which are equally valu- 
able for all sections : — 
Wentworth's Early July. I 
Yellow Sweet July. | 
Yellow Transparent, . Last of July. 
Red Astrachan, August. 
Golden Sweet, . . August and Sept. 
Duchess of Oldenburg, . . September. 
Surprise, September. 
Fameuse, Nov. and Dec. 
Gideon, Nov. to Jan. 
Mcintosh Red Nov. to Jan. 
Grimes' Golden Dec. to Feb. 
Pewaukee, Dec. to March. 
Talman Sweet Dec. to April. 
Wolf River Jan. and Feb. 
Longfield Jan. to March. 
Northern Spy, Jan. to May. 
Golden Russet Jan. to June. 
Mann, March to June. 
Stark, Jan. to May. 
Boiken, . March to June, 
SOUTHERN WINTER APPLES. 
The selection of varieties is a matter of paramount importance, particu- 
larly so with Southern planters, in making up their list of winter apples. 
Great disappointment has resulted from planting varieties of Northern origin, 
like Baldwin, King, and Greening, which in their warmer climate and longer 
seasons have'proved to be fall apples. The result is an impresssion in the 
public mind that the cau.se of these sorts ripening in the fall is in consequence 
of the trees having been grown in Northern nurseries, and herein lies the great 
and vital importance of selecting the proper varieties. 
The particular spot where the tree may happen to have been propagated 
has nothing to do with its season of ripening, but the place of origin of the 
variety has everything to do with it. For example, take a tree of the King 
apple from a nursery in Georgia, and another from a nursery in New England; 
plant the two trees side by side in Delaware, and both will produce apples 
ripening in October. Plant the same trees in Western New York, and the pro- 
duct will be a good winter apple. Hence the importance and necessity of 
Southern planters selecting for their winter apples varieties of Southern origin. 
The Soutli has already produced a few valuable winter apples, and is no longer 
dependent on the varieties that have so signally failed there. 
The following varieties are those that have proved themselves late keepers 
in the South, most of them having originated there. The season of ripening 
given is when they mature in Southern Pennsylvania and Maryland : — 
Mann Jan. to April. 
Stark, Jan. to May. 
Winesap Jan. to April. 
Paragon March and April. 
Stay man 's Winesap, March and April. 
.\merica Nov. to Feb. 
Smith's Cider Nov. to Feb. 
Grimes' Golden, December. 
York Imperial Dec. to Feb. 
Ben Davis, Dec. to March. 
Arkansas Red, . . . . Jan. to March. 
CRAB APPLES. 
Excelsior. A new variety raised from seed of Wealthy, and in quality 
equals that apple ; ripens in September and October. Tree as hardy as 
any of the Crabs. 
Martha. Tree a rapid, stiff grower, a perfect pyramid ; a great bearer of 
beautiful, .showv fruit, below medium in size, color bright, glos.sy yellow, 
shaded with light, bright red ; Qavor mild, clear, tart. Season October 
and November. 
Transcendent. Fruit very large; can be used early in the season, when half 
grown. One of the best for canning. September. 
