CENTER POINT, IOWA 
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TRANSCENDENT CRABS 
Gideon. Large, yellow and white, very good; one of the best of the new varieties. 
Golden Beauty. Very large and handsome; golden yellow; very good. 
Hyslop. Dark red, popular and hardy, except for blight. 
Quaker Beauty. Large, yellowish with brown cheek; very good. November to 
February. 
Red Siberian. Small but very prolific. September. 
Soulard. Very large, yellowish with the flavor of the Wild Crab. February to 
June. Valuable for cooking; very hardy and prolific. 
Sweet Russet. Large to very large, yellow with some russet; very sweet and rich; 
a delightful eating apple. Slow growing, hardy and productive. September. 
Transcendent. Large, yellow and red; very good. Tree blights badly. 
Whitney. 'JNo. 20"— Large to very large, greenish and red, very juicy and good. 
A splendid variety for eating or cooking. Tree very vigorous, hardy, and handsome. 
White Arctic. Very large, white, tender, rich and juicy. Vigorous and very hardy. 
Wild Red Crab. A cross between the wild crab and one of our cultivated apples- 
about the size of Whitney, darker red and with the same quality of the wild crab' 
Kxcellent for cooking; easily kept the year round. The most rapid growine for all 
apple trees. 5 to 7 feet, 40c; 4 to 5 feet, 30c. 
Pears 
SEOKEL 
Although formerly considered very unfavorable for Pear growing, the Iowa soil 
and climate are now proving themselves well adapted to the production of numerous 
