FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
APPLES. 
Our principal stock of Apples consists of the following varieties, which have been 
well proved, and can be recommended as the best now in cultivation. 
The period of ripening given, unless otherwise noted, is the time they mature in 
Western New York, and will be found to vary North and South. Following the des- 
criptions we give lists of those most valuable for particular sections. 
SUMMER VARIETIES. 
Early Harvest. — Medium size, roundish; skin light yellow; flesh white, tender, 
juicy ; pleasant sub-acid. Tree slow and upright grower and good bearer, but in some 
localities the fruit is liable to spot and crack. July and August. 
Early Strawberry. — Medium, striped with deep red; tender, sub-acid and excel- 
lent; erect grower and productive ; good for both garden and orchard. August. 
Golden Sweet. — Large, round, light straw color, medium quality ; tree in the 
nursery a crooked grower. August and September. 
Keswick Codlin. — Large size, conical, tender, very juicy and rich, with a sub- 
acid flavor ; excellent for cooking, and may be gathered for that purpose long before it 
is ripe, and continues a long time in season. September. 
Primate. — Medium size, pale greenish yellow, with a slight crimson blush when 
fully exposed to the sun; very tender, with a mild, sprightly, sub-acid flavor; tree a 
stocky grower, abundant bearer. Eipens gradually through August. 
Red Astrachan. — Large, roundish; nearly covered with deep crimson, with a 
pale white bloom, very beautiful; flesh white, crisp, moderately juicy, with an acid 
flavor ; good for cooking ; tree vigorous, hardy, and a good bearer. August. 
Sweet Boiig-h. — Large, oblong; skin pale yellow; flesh white, tender and crisp 
when fully ripe, with a rich, sweet and sprightly flavor; tree upright in its growth; 
bears a fair crop every year. August and September. 
Tetofsky. — The tree is an upright grower; comes into bearing extremely early, 
usually the second year after transplanting; haruy as a crab; fruit fair size, nearly 
round, yellow, beautifully striped with red; flesh white, juicy, pleasant acid. July 
and August. Should be highly cultivated. 
Yellow Transparent. — A new Russian variety, imported in 1870 by the Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, Washington. "The earliest ripening variety known." Tree a 
good grower, and an unusually early bearer. We consider it the most valuable early 
apple ever introduced. Fruit good size and good quality; skin clear white at first, 
becoming a beautiful pale yellow when fully matured Ripens from ten days to two 
weeks before Early Harvest. 
