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Winter Apples — Select List 
AKIN'S RED. — Size and color much like Jonathan, but keeps three months 
longer, quality even better than that excellent apple. Tree of strong upright 
growth, and has proven entirely hardy as far north as Minnesota. 
AMERICAN BLUSH. — Medium to large, oblate, beautiful crimson, on 
yellow skin, super»ative quality, hardy and productive. Season December to 
March. 
ALLEN'S CHOICE. — A medium sized apple of excellent quality; flesh white, 
stained with red, crisp, juicy, aromatic, good, keeps all winter. Tree a young 
' bearer, good grower and hardy. 
•♦ARCTIC. — Originated on the St. Lawrence River, opposite Wolf Island, 
Canada, where the original tree has withstood 45 degrees below zero, unin- 
jured. The fruit surpasses in size, beauty and quality any late keeping 
winter apple yet introduced, being very large, of deep, dark, rLh red color, 
of firm texture, brisk sub-acid flavor, making it an attractive and delicious 
dessert apple of the highest excellence. The tree is a very rapid, vigorous 
grower, and an early, annual bearer. The Arctic has been fruited in the 
orchard of G. A. Ivens, of Hardin county, Iowa, and is highly recommended 
by him. 
ANNETTE. — (Illiit-k Annette.) — Tree of free, slender growth, very produc- 
tive, extremely young bearer; fruit of medium size, striped with dark red on 
dull green, with numberless grey dots. Flesh greenish white, juicy, sub-acid, 
firm and one of the best keepers. Season, February to June and later. You 
will not be disappointed if you plant libera. ly of this variety. 
CANADA BALDWIN. — Tree hardy, thrifty, vigorous, upright grower, fruit 
handsome and of good quality, flesh white, fine, tender, juicy, refreshing, 
with a mild, sub-acid flavor; keeps all winter. 
COLLINS' RED (Champion). — A very valuable market apple of the Ben 
Davis type. DTuit very firm and will keep two months longer than the 
aforesaid variety. Tree a great drouth register, a young, constant and heavy 
bearer. 
GREENVILLE. — Downing's Winter Maiden Blush, new. from seed of the 
popular Fall Maiden Blush, which it closely resembles in size, color, flavor and 
productiveness, but it is a better grower and keep all winter. We have been 
growing it for several years and are well pleased with its behavior. 
GRIMES' GOLDEN. — Tree vigorous, reasonably hardy, upright, spreading, 
very productive, flesh yellow, rich, sprightly sub-acid, highly prized for its 
uniform regular annual crop. December and later. 
HIIMKLEY. — This is a long keeping winter apple, as hardy as Duchess; 
color mostly red splashed with yellow; above the average in size, and of 
splendid quality; this variety is being distributed under various names as 
follows: Lone Tree Seedling, Ideal and Legal Tender; all one and the 
same thing. It is a worthy variety and should be planted extensively. 
IOWA BLUSH. — One of the most valuable sorts for home use. Tree hardy 
and vigorous; a splendid dessert or cooking fruit. Fruit size of Jannet and 
very handsome. Season. November to April. 
ISIIERWOOD. — An Iowa Ironclad, upright, vigorous grower; very pro- 
ductive and vaiuable fruit large and handsome; flesh rich and excellent; sea- 
son, late winter. 
••JORDAN — The scions of this variety we obtained from one of the oldest 
orchards in this part of the country. The old tree must have been between 
thirty and forty years of age at the time we cut our first scions, it having 
just borne an enormuos crop of the largest and finest looking winter fruit 
we ever saw grown in this section; we could get but few scions, consequently 
have made slow progress at propagating. We will offer only a few trees of 
this variety. 
MALINDA. — This tree is one of the hardiest of American varieties, a great 
favorite at the North. Tree of medium growth, spreading top. Fruit medium 
to large, sub-acid flavor. Season. January to May. 
NELSON SWEET. — A large sweet apple that keeps all winter; color dark 
green. Tree a strong, free grower and hardy. Just the thing for those who 
like a real sweet apple. 
NORTH STAR — This beautiful apple originated in the highlands of 
Aroostook county, Maine. Tree a strong, vigorous grower, entirely hardv and 
very productive. Fruit large and very best quality; color red on vellow; 
flesh ye.low, tender, juicy, excellent flavor, core small. Season, December to 
April. 
NORTHWEST GREENING — A good commercial variety, originated in 
Waupaca county. Wisconsin. A huge, handsome green apple, changing to 
yellow when fully ripe. One of the best keepers yet produced. Quality very 
good. Tree a strong grower and very hardy; grows in favor each succeeding 
year. Wo strongly recommend this variety. 
paradise winter SWI5ET — This is productive and excellent orchard 
fruit; a great favorite with those who love sweet apples. Tree reasonably 
