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Standard Varieties of Apples. 
Straight and Handsome Trees, with extra-flne Boots. 
6 to 7 feet higli, 30 cts. each, $3.00 per doz., S25 per 100. 
5 to 7 " 25 cts. " $2. 50 " $20 
7 to 8 " 50 cts. " $5.00 " 
Prices of smaller trees furnished on application. 
Suiuuier. 
Early Harvest. Meditiin si/e, yellow, mild acid. July. 
Astrachan. Crimson, juicy, tart, productive. Aug. 
Sweet Bough. Large, yellow, tender, sweet, excellent. 
.August. 
Golden Sweet. Medium and very productive ; good cook- 
ing Apple. — — -~ 
Sops of Wine. Medium, striped crimson, dry, spicy, good 
bearer. 
William's Favorite. Large, oblong, deep crimson, showy; 
mild flavor. 
Yellow Transparent. An early Apple of the largest size, 
white or pale yellow ; bears young, and promises to be one of 
the best, especially for gardens. "The fruit is uniformly 
fair." 50 cts. 
Autumn. 
Porter. Large, oblong, yellow, mild, excellent. Sept. 
Gravenstein. Large, sprightly, juicy ; striped red. 
Garden Royal. Fruit medium, roundish, slightly flattened; 
yellow, nearly covered with red and russet. Flesh exceed- 
ingly tender and fine grained, juicy, rich, mild, aromatic, sub- 
acid. Very productive, and the fruit is purchased by people 
who know its excellent quality, at high prices. Barry says it 
is the best flavored Apple grown. September. Does well in 
Maine. The trees are not as large as ordinary Apple trees, 
and for this reason are well adapted to gardens. Trees 5 to 
6 feet high, 50 cts. ; larger size, $1. 
Oldenburg. Large, round, striped, tart ; very productive. 
Tall Pippin. Very large, mild, tender and rich. Septem- 
ber and October. 
Chenango Strawberry. Large, oblong, mild, pleasant 
flavor ; show}'. 
Congress. Large, dull striped, juicy ; great bearer. Oct. 
Bed Bietlgheimer. A handsome German Apple ; fruit 
large to very large ; skin yellow, shaded with red ; flesh white, 
juicy, with a brisk subacid flavor. September. 50 cts. 
Orchards on cheap lands. An eUierly farmer in one of the hill 
towns, who was harvesting his Apples and shipphij< them all to one 
firm in Boston, said to the writer: " My nei^;lil>ors U-cep Jersey cows 
and make a scanty living. These lands which \'ou see lietween my 
house and the village can be bought forS[o an acre. If planted and 
cultivated as orchar<ls they would in 10 years he worlli S500 an acre." 
J. J. Thomas, one of the most reliable writers on pomology, estimates 
the best orchards at from $500 to $600 per acre. Such investments are 
tied up, it mav be, for a few years, though they really add immediately 
more than their cost to the value of the farm. 
