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LINN COUNTY NURSERY 
Wealthy — Large to very large; roundish; 
yellow, red striped; flesh mild, very good. 
October and November. Valuable for 
home use or market. It is a winter ap- 
Boman Stem. 
pie in the north; one of the best varie- 
ties for cold storage. 
Wolf Biver — Very large; roundish; white 
• with red stripes; mild; of fair quality 
for cooking. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
Akin — Akin's Red. — Much like Jonathan. 
Medium, round, red very good. Vigorous, 
hardy, and a high quality apple. 
Allen's Choice — Medium, roundish, striped, 
very good, juicy and aromatic. Decem- 
ber to March. A very early bearer; vig- 
orous and hardy. 
American Blush — Large, roundish, beauti- 
ful, yellow and bright red; flesh yellow, 
fine grained, mild and richly flavored. 
December to February. Vigorous and 
productive. 
Arctic — Large; roundish, yellow with red; 
mild and good. December to February. 
Ben Davis — Large to very large; yellow 
with red stripes; mild and of fair quality. 
A late variety; valuable chiefly for mar- 
ket; should not be planted much north 
of Central Iowa. 
Black Annette — Medium size; roundish; 
very dark green and red; mild and good. 
December to April. One of the most val- 
uable for domestic purposes. 
Black Ben Davis (Regan's Red) — Large to 
very large; dark red; mild and very good. 
December to March. Larger, better col. 
ored and somewhat better than Ben Da- 
vis, but of about the same hardiness. 
Canada Baldwin — Large; roundish: red and 
good. December to March. A very har- 
dy, vigorous, upright growing variety. 
Champion (Collin's Red) — Large: bright 
red; good. A market variety of ths Ben 
Davis type, but keeps longer. Vigorous, 
healthy, and a regular bearer. 
Delaware Bed — Medium to large; brignt 
red; flesh fine grained; crisp; juicy; ex- 
cellent and a splendid keeper. Tree 
thrifty and hardy. 
Delicious (Peru) — Medium to large; yel- 
low with red stripes; very fragrant and 
of the very best quality. November to 
February. 
Oano — Large to very large; yellow with 
red stripes; mild and good. December to 
March. Valuable for a market variety. 
Grimes (Grimes Golden) — Medium io 
large; deep yellow; mild and of very best 
quality. December to March. One of 
the very best apples for domestic or 
commercial planting. 
Hinkley (Lone Tree Seedling, Ideal, Legal 
Tender) — Fruit almost identical with 
Rome Beauty,; but tree more hardy and 
vigorous. One of the most promising 
of the new varieties. 
Iowa Blush — Medium or small; roundish; 
greenish-yellow with red blush; mild and 
very good. December to March. Valu- 
able for home use; very hardy and pro- 
ductive. 
Isherwood — Large to- very large; roundish; 
yellow with red blush; mild and good. 
January to April. Healthy and very vig- 
orous. A good variecy for Central Iowa. 
Northwest Greening. 
Janet (Jeniton, Rail's Janet) — Medium 
size; yellow with red stripes; mild and 
good. December to March. Should not 
be planted north of Central Iowa. 
