WINTER APPLES— continued 
Rhode Island Greening — Large, greenish 
yellow, tender, juicy and rich, with rather 
an acid flavor. In New York and New Eng- 
land this variety is only exceeded in impor- 
tance by the Baldwin. 
Borne Beauty — Large, yellow striped and 
mottled with bright red, which in highly col- 
ored specimens deepens to almost solid red 
striped with carmine. It is a good keeper and 
may be kept in storage till May or later. Tree 
a moderate grower but comes into bearing 
very young; heavy almost annual crops. It 
needs thorough spraying, as it is somewhat 
subject to scab. It is at its best in Central 
New Jersey and south to Virginia. 
Seek-No-Further — Medium to large; dull 
red color; flesh crisp, tender and juicy. No- 
vember to February. 
Smith's Cider— Medium to large, yellow or 
greenish, "mottled and shaded with pinkish 
red striped with carmine; very good quality. 
Tree is moderately vigorous, comes into bear- 
ing young, and usually very productive. 
Lady Sweet (Pomeroy) — This is one of the 
most desirable sweet apples for commercial 
planting, fruit is of good size, fine red color, 
excellent quality and keeps very late. Tree 
comes into bearing young, is a regular bearer, 
yields heavy crops. 
Spitzenburg — An apple of superior excel- 
lence. Medium sized, completely covered with 
red. Flesh is tender, juicy, mild, subacid. Its 
attractive colorings make it very suitable for 
marketing in fancy packages. Season is be- 
tween K. I. Greening and Baldwin. In cold 
storage Spitzenburg may be held until June, 
is a reliable cropper. 
Stark — The fruit is large, greenish yellow, 
nearly covered with red, flesh is yellow, crisp, 
and of good quality, its commercial season 
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Winter Banana 
is from January to June. The tree is one of 
the strongest growers we have, and would be 
desirable for working weaker growing vari- 
eties upon. It comes into bearing early and 
is a reliable cropper. 
Stayman Winesap — This is a late winter 
apple and one of the best for the Middle At- 
lantic States and is being planted to some 
extent and has fruited satisfactorily in New 
England. Tree comes into bearing very 
young and is a reliable annual cropper, often 
producing two or three barrels per tree at 8 
to 10 years. Fruit is the largest of any of 
the Winesap family, though color is not so 
brilliant, but is handsome striped and splashod 
with dark crimson. Flesh is tinged with yel- 
low and of a quality that is good. 
Sutton Beauty — Medium to large, waxen 
yellow with brilliant blush of red. Excellent 
flavor and a very superior high quality apple 
of Massachusetts origin. November to April. 
Talman Sweet — A medium size, yellow 
sweet apple, in season from November to Feb- 
ruary; tree very hardy and heavy bearer. 
Wagner — Medium to large, light red and of 
good quality. Tree is a good grower when 
young, but is of dwarf habit and becomes 
weak with age. Used a great deal as filler 
for orchards as it bears very young. 
Winesap — This variety is of medium size, 
uniform in shape, flesh is tinged with yellow, 
crisp, very juicy, and of very good quality, 
its season is from January to April. Tree "is 
vigorous, comes into bearing early and is a 
remarkably regular cropper. It is at its best 
in the Piedmont region of Virginia. 
Winter Banana — This magnificent dessert 
apple on account of its fine quality and beau- 
tiful coloring commands a ready sale at a bet- 
ter price than most varieties. The fruit is 
large, pale yellow, with a beautiful pink 
blush. The name suggests the flavor. Tho 
fruit must be handled carefully, as the yel- 
low, waxy skin quickly shows bruises. This 
is in season from Dec to March. The tree is 
a fair grower and comes into bearing early. 
York Imperial — Medium in size, oval, an- 
gular, skin greenish yellow, nearly covered 
with bright red, flesh crisp, tender and juicy, 
aromatic; an enormous bearer and hangs well 
on tree. 
CRAB APPLES 
Transcendant — Medium to large, roundish, 
oblong, slightly ribbed, golden yellow with 
red cheek, with thin white bloom; flesh yel- 
low, crisp, subacid, pleasant. Early fall. Best 
of its class. 
Hyslop — Large, dark red, flesh yellow, sub- 
acid; productive, hardy and popular. 
General Grant — Large, round, yellow, cov- 
ered with stripes of red, and when exposed 
to the sun, turning quite dark; flesh white, 
fine grained, a good grewer, hardy and pro- 
ductive. 
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