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R. G. CHASE & CO., GENEVA, X. Y. 
Seek-no-Fiirtber.— Fruit medium size, smooth, conical; sliin dull red, and striped 
and russeted; flesh white and fine grained, with a rich flavor. Tree a good grower and 
productive of fair fruit. November to February. 
Spitzenburg-, JEsopus.— Medium size, deep red, covered with gray dots; flesh 
yellow, rather firm, crisp and juicy, with a delicious flavor. The tree is a poor grower 
in the nursery. December to March. 
Smith's Cider.— Medium to large; greenish white, striped with red ; tender and 
crisp, with a mild and pleasant flavor. Bears abundant crops. A very popular apple 
in Pennsylvania. Grows slowly in the nursery. November to March. 
Stark. — Grown in Ohio, and valued as a long keeper and profitable market fruit. 
Fruit large, roundish, inclined to conic, sometimes a little elongated; skin greenish yel- 
low, shaded, sprinkled and striped with light and dark red nearly over the whole surface, 
and thinly sprinkled with light and brown dots. Flesh yellowish, moderately juicy, 
mild sub-acid. An early and abundant bearer. January to May. 
Sutton Beauty. — Origin Worcester, Mass. Fruit large, roundish; skin waxen 
yellow, striped with crimson; flesh tender, sub-acid, good. Tree a free grower and 
productive ; a valuable new apple. January and February. 
Talman's Sweet. — Medium size, pale whitish yellow, with a soft blush on one 
side, and generally a line running from stem to calyx; flesh quite white, rather firm, 
fine grained, with a rich, sweet flavor. A very popular and profitable orchard sort from 
the hardihood of the tree and its great productiveness. December to April. 
Winesap. — A valuable Southern apple. Fruit medium size, rather oblong; skin 
smooth, of a fine dark red, with a few streaks, and a little yellow ground appearing on 
the shady side; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, with a rich, high flavor. December to April. 
Wagener.— Fruit medium to large size, flattened; skin light yellow, shaded with 
red; flesh firm, sub-acid, with an excellent flavor. Tree thrifty, very upright, and an 
early bearer. Fruit improved by thining. December to April. 
"Wolf River — A new and beautiful fruit of the very largest size. Originated near 
. Wolf River, Wisconsin, and may justly be classed among the iron dads. Skin greenish 
yellow, shaded with crimson; flesh white, juicy, tender, with a peculiar, pleasant, mild 
sub-acid flavor. Tree a strong, stout grower, and a great bearer. January to February. 
Walbridge. — Medium size, handsome, striped with red; quality good Tree a vigor- 
ous grower and productive; hardy. March to June. 
Wealthy.- Fruit medium to large; light color, striped with red; pleasant sub acid; 
flesh white. Tree a good grower, thrifty, a great and early bearer. This new apple is 
obtaining an immense reputation throughout the country, many prominent horticul- 
turists claiming they cannot speak too highly of it. Tree as hardy as Duchess of Olden- 
burgh. November to December. 
Yellow BellHower.— Fruit large, oblong, irregular; skin pale lemon-yellow, some- 
times with a blush; flesh tender, juicy, with a sprightly, rather acid flavor. Tree vigor- 
ous, with drooping branches, November to March. 
York County Imperial.— (York Imperial.)— A native of York County, Pa., 
where it is justly esteemed for the productiveness of the tree and the fine quality of its 
late keeping fruit; medium to large; white, heavily shaded with dark crimson; flesh 
firm, crisp, juicy and sub-acid. We regard this as one of our most valuable apples for 
Pennsylvania and Maryland, where its season of ripening is from December to March, 
