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CATALOGUE AND RETAIL. TRICE LIST OF 
WINTER APPLES — SELECT LIST — Continued. 
quality and a good keeper. Tree hardy, vigorous and very productive and a 
young bearer. 
WINDSOR — Originated in Wisconsin, and grown in Iowa for eighteen years. 
Tree a free grower, smooth, well-formed, free of blight and entirely hardy. 
Season, December to March, as grown here. 
WINTER SNOW — Here is an apple that for quality, flavor and texture of flesh 
is exactly like the common Fameuse. Fruit about the same size, but not 
near so highly colored, and will keep until spring. This is a great acqui- 
sition to lovers of the Snow apple. I have been grafting of this variety 
(sport, it might properly be called) from an old tree propagated by Prof. 
Budd many years ago, which is still thrifty and fruitful. 
Select Crab Apples 
A good assortment of 
those hardy and beautiful 
trees should be among first 
things planted. Are per- 
fectly hardy and may be 
relied upon to furnish 
abundance of fruit suitable 
for a groat variety of pur- 
poses. In our list of crabs 
me some of the finest. 
They are the special delight 
of the small boy. Don't 
allow him to go unsupplied. 
Plant them for the chil- 
dren. 
Price of Crab Apple, ex- 
cept as otherwise noted, 
will be the same as for ap- 
ple trees of same size. 
List of varieties, with 
descriptions of a few of 
our leading varieties fol- 
lowing'. These can be fur- 
nished in all sizes, up to 
5 to 7 feet, except as other- 
wise noted: 
Alaska Hyslop Transcendant 
Augustine Levi Whitney No. 20 
Briar Sweet Mercer White Arctic 
Excelsior Martha Wild Red Crab 
Florence Quaker • Washington 
Gideon's Best North Field Beauty Virginia 
Gen. Grant Red Siberian Yellow Siberian 
Golden Russet Soulard 
Golden Beauty Sweet Russet 
EXCELSIOR CRAB — A beautiful new hardy variety, originated with Peter 
M. Gideon of Excelsior, Minn. It is a seedling of the famous Wealthy apple, 
which it resembles in quality, and is a strong, handsome growing tree. Ripens 
in early fall, a little later than the Duchess of Oldenberg; the handsomest, 
hardiest and best of our new crabs. 
GENERAL GRANT CRAB — Tree an erect, vigorous and handsome grower; 
fruit in dense clusters; a regular and profuse bearer; quality good. 
MARTHA CRAB — Said to be a seedling of Duchess of Oldenberg; resembles 
Transcendant in shape and size, but more beautifully colored; bears enor- 
mously, and so far has been perfectly free from blight; a model t-ee in every 
way; makes the finest jelly and sauce. 
SOULARD CRAB — The largest of this class of apples (a native wild crab); 
very valuable as a cooking apple; when cooked a fine quince-like flavor; 
keeps very well until July. Tree very productive and hardy as any wild 
crao. 
SWEET RUSSET CRAB — Fruit large, pale yellow, slightly covered with rus- 
set; flesh exceedingly rich and sweet; a delightful eating apple for the 
children. Tree slow grower, hardy and productive. 
WHITNEY'S SEEDLING NO. 20 — A valuable and beautiful crab. Tree very 
hardy; enormously productive and seldom fails to bear. The very finest 
grown for cider and excellent for jellies, etc. 
