THE CHASE NURSERIES, GENEVA, N. Y. 
WINTER VARIETIES— Continued 
Arkansas Black. — Fruit large, round, oblong, 
covered all over with very dark red. Mucii 
darker than Wine Sap; flesh orange-yellow; a 
splendid keeper. December to April. 
Bailey Sweet. — Large; deep red, tender, rich, 
sweet; vigorous, upright, good bearer. Novem- 
ber to April. 
Baldwin. — The most popular winter apple 
for shipping and the heaviest 
bearer. Baldwin orchards 
should be mixed with other 
varieties, such as King, 
Northern Spy, Russets, etc. 
The fruit is much better. 
Tree grows rapidly and its 
fruit is large, round, with red 
and yellow skin. Flesh yel- 
lowish and tart. One of the 
best apples for both Amer- 
ican and export trade. A 
fine keeper in orninary dry 
cellar. Comes into heavy 
bearing in eight years. Will 
bear some in five years. If 
your orchards are tilled and the trees sprayed 
and properly trimmed you will bring fruit 
much quicker. NC. 
Baxter. — A fine, large, red apple which 
brings a big price in all markets. Some- 
what subject to fungus. Tree is a good 
grower, hardy, but only moderately produc- 
tive. Flesh is white with red streaks; slightly 
sour; not very juicy, but a first-class cooking 
apple. Season October to January. NC. 
Belle de Boskoop. — This apple is a late 
keeper and is of good quality for either eat- 
ing or cooking. You'll find it rich flavored, 
tender and juicy. Medium in size. Color yel 
low with red cheeks. Tree bears early and 
heavily, is a good grower and will do well in 
cold climates. Season February to April. 
NCS. 
Ben Davis. — Once very popular, but falling 
in favor. Can be shipped around the world 
without hurting it; is a good color, a heavy 
producer, but quality medium to poor. Makes 
a fair cooking apple. Fruit runs medium in 
size. Yellow skin with red stripes. Still 
popular for export, but little demand for 
home use. Season January to May. A seed- 
ling brought from North Carolina to Kentucky 
by Mr. Ben Davis, about 1820. NCS. 
Bismark. — Tree is short, stocky and healthy. 
Bears very young. Often used as a filler in 
orchards of later bearing varieties. Originated 
in New Zealand and has been planted wher- 
ever apples are grown. Fruit is large, yellow, 
with red cheeks; fine for eating and keeps 
well into the winter. NCS. 
Bellefleur, Yellow. — A. valuable apple because 
of its good quality all through the' winter. 
Tree is hardy and a strong grower. Does well 
on light, sandy soils. The fruit is large, yellow 
with blush on sunny side, crisp and fine 
flavored in season. Bruises easily but valuable 
The 
Well Known 
Baldwin 
Apple 
Goood Keeper 
and 
Fine Shipper 
in home markets. Season November to April. 
Origin, Burlington, N. J. NCS. 
Boiken. — A handsome fruit, fine for cooking. 
Bears young and persistently, and keeps till 
July. Fine reddish-yellow color, and is at its 
best in April and May when other varieties 
lire gone. Tree is very hardy and healthy. A 
good commercial variety with a good sale. Im- 
ported from Russia. ITCS. 
Bottle Greening. — Resembles Rhode Islan^i 
Greening, but is a better grower and much 
hardier. Very fine quality, but a poor ship- 
per. Good for home use. Season December 
to March. Originated in Vermont. NC. 
Delicious. — Distinctive in shape and marvel- 
ously beautiful in color, remarkable in quality 
and perfect in tree and blossom. Delicious is 
large, with the surface almost covered with a 
most beautiful, brilliant dark red, blending to 
golden yellow at the blossom end. The calyx, 
or blossom end, is one of its ever characteristic 
features — having five protuberances more or 
less pointed or flat-rounded, depending on the 
section where grown. In quality it is unsur- 
passed and incomparable. In flavor it is sweet, 
slightly touched with acid, but only enough so 
to make it all the more pleasing, with an 
aroma delightfully fragrant. The flesh is fine 
grained, crisp, juicy, melting, and withal, de- 
licious. People with delicate stomachs, to 
whom an acid apple is wholly indigestible, 
can enjoy Delicious without disagreeable after- 
results. Physicians of note have prescribed it 
for cases of this character. In keeping qual- 
ity it ranks with the best, coming out of 
storage in March and April in perfect con- 
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