THE CHASE NURSERIES, GENEVA, N. Y. 
WINTER VARIETIES— Continued 
Russet — (Roxbury or Boston) — A staple ex- 
port variety. One of the best shippers and 
keepers. Medium size, dull green nearly 
covered with russet. Skin tough, flesh mild 
and appetizing. Good in all markets and 
maybe all apple districts. As hardy as the 
Greening. Season January to June. Origin, 
Massachusetts. FNC. 
Rome Beauty. — Large, yellow, shaded with 
bright red; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, sub- 
acid; moderate grower. November to Febru- 
ary. 
Salome. — New, hardy, productive; keeps the 
year around; ripens into fine condition in win- 
ter and remains fresh, plump and juicy till 
summer. Has stood the test and proved itself 
without a rival. January to May. 
Seek-No-Further. — An old commercial varie- 
ty and still valued by some growers. Fruit is 
medium to large in size, striped with dull red 
and russet, tender, rich, spicy and fine. Suc- 
ceeds well in Eastern States. Season Novem- 
ber to February. Origin, near Westfield, Conn., 
about 1796. NCS. 
Smith's Cider. — Medium, striped; flesh ten- 
der, juicy, sub-acid; very popular in Pennsyl- 
vania and Western States. December to March. 
Spitzenburg (Esopus.) — One of the finest 
apples for winter use. Widely planted by 
early settlers because of its fine flavor. Not 
profitably commercially because tree is not a 
strong grower and bears lightly. Fruit me- 
dium size, conical, nearly covered with bright 
red. Season November to February. Origin, 
Esopus on Hudson River, 1798. NCS. 
StasTnan Wine Sap. — Medium to large, 
smooth, thick skin, yellowish green often near- 
ly covered with dull red. Taste juicy and 
pleasant. Season December to May. NCS. 
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Winter Banana 
Stark. — A good profitable winter apple for 
export. Somewhat better than Ben Davis. 
Good for cooking, poor for eating. Large fruit, 
dull red color on greenish ground. Keeps till 
late. Tree is a stout, vigorous grower and 
very productive. Succeeds over a wider terri- 
tory than either the Baldwin or Greening. 
Season, January to May. Origin, Ohio. NCS. 
Sutton Beauty. — A really valuable market 
variety because the fruiv is good quality, keeps 
well and the tree is very vigorous and pro- 
ductive. A large, roundish apple, yellow skin 
striped with crimson. Tender, crisp and juicy; 
just right for eating out of hand or for cook- 
ing. December to February. NCS. 
Xolman Sweet. — The beat winter sweet 
apple. A favorite with all who like sweet 
apples. Tree will grow anywhere that apples 
can be grown and bears heavy crops. A good 
variety on which to top-graft more tender 
varieties. The apple is medium size, light 
yellow, firm, fine grained and very sweet. 
Keeps well through the winter. Season No- 
vember to April. Origin, Rhode Island, U. S. A. 
NCS. 
Walbrid).e. — Medium size, striped with red: 
handsom and of excellent quality; vigorous 
grower and productive; very liardy and con- 
sidered of great value in the iMOrth and North- 
west. March to June. 
Winter Banana. — Very handsome, golden 
yellow with tint of red on sunny side. Takes 
its name from the fact that its rich flavor re- 
sembles that of a banana. An apple of fair 
quality. Season, January to July. NCS. 
Wagener. — A fine dessert apple but needs 
plenty of sun to bring out a good color and 
flavor. Fruit grows large, yellow, nearly cov- 
ered with crimson. Tree bears early but is 
not lived lived. Makes a good filler. Apple 
is tender but valuable for home markets. 
Season, December to May. Origin, Abram 
Wagener, Penn Yan, N. Y., in 1796. NCS. 
Wealthy. — Here's an apple that is extreme- 
ly hardy and one of the heaviest bearing kinds 
we know of. Will succeed anywhere that 
apples can be grown. Apple is large when 
well grown. Pale yellow with rich red cheek. 
None better for table use or cooking. Tender 
and juicy. Tree bears quite young. Season 
October to January. Origin, Peter Gideon, St. 
Paul, Minn. NCS. 
Winesap. — Medium, dark red, sub-acid, ex- 
cellent. Tree a moderate grower and abundant 
bearer. A favorite market variety in the 
West. December to May. 
Wismer's Dessert. — Size medium to large. 
Smooth, beautifully colored with yellow, shaded 
with bright red, in strips and blotches marked 
with russet dots. Exquisite, delicious flavor, 
juicy, melting, buttery, pear like texture. Tree 
a strong grower, and extremely hardy. Origi- 
nated in Northern Ontario, Canada. Season, 
November to April. 
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