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Linn County Nurseries, Center Point, Iowa 
Winter Applet, contioued 
Salome. Flesh whitish, yellow, tender, mild, slightly aromatic, good; its hardiness, 
long keeping, good quality, uniform size, retention of flavor quite late, even into 
summer, will no doubt make it valuable for the West and Northwest. This variety 
is gradually but surely making its own way, and we regard it as one of the most valuable. 
Sheriff. Tree vigorous and very hardy; one of the most satisfactory varieties yet 
lanted in this section; fruit medium to large, usually highly colored; splendid quality; 
ears early and regular crops. Season, December to February. 
Stayman's Wlnesap. Much superior to its parent — the old Winesap — in size, 
flavor,>color and keeping qualities. Fruit large, bright red, of best 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 acquisition to lovers of the Snow Apple. 
We 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. 
Red Siberian 
Soulard 
Sweet Russet 
Transcendant 
Whitney No. ao 
White Arctic 
Wild Red Crab . 
Washington 
Virginia 
YeUow Siberian 
Select Crab Apples 
A good assortment of these hardy and beautiful trees should be among the things 
planted earliest. They are perfectly hardy and may be relied upon to furnish abundance 
of fruit suitable for a great variety of purposes. In our list of crabs are some of the 
finest. They are the special delight of the small boy. Don't allow him to go unsupplied. 
Plant them for the children. 
Price of Crab Apple, except as otherwise noted, same as for Apple trees of same size. 
List of varieties, with descriptions of a few of our leading varieties following. These 
can be furnished in all sizes, up to 5 to 7 feet, except as otherwise noted. 
Alaska Golden Russet 
Augustine Golden Beauty 
Briar Sweet Hyslop 
Excelsior Mercer 
Gideon's Best Quaker 
General Grant Horthfietd Beauty 
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 Oldenburg; 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. 
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 crab. 
Sweet Russet Crab. Fruit large, pale yellow, slightly covered with russet; flesh 
exceedingly rich and sweet; a delightful eating Apple. 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. Fine for cider, jellies, etc. 
Wild Red Crab. This novel 
Crab was found growing wild in 
Johnson county, this state. It 
is a cross of the wild crab upon 
one of our winter apples. Color, 
red. Fruit will average in size 
with Whitney No. 20. It is 
a good cooker and makes jelly 
of superb flavor; it will 
keep the year round in perfect 
condition, with only ordinary 
cellar storage. Tree is as hardy 
as our native wild crab, and is a 
valuable tree for the home. The 
increasing demand for this tree 
is large; many buy it for the 
sweet fragrance of its bloom. 5 
WILD lii-D CRAB APPLKs to 7 f cet, 35 cts. cach . 
