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Malinda — Origin. Vermont. Season. February 
to March. An irregular but steady grower o£ 
about same hardiness as Wealthy. Wherever 
grown in the North it is giving great satis- 
faction as a long keeper. Fruit medium; fla- 
vor sub-acid and good. Its size, beauty and 
smoothness are strong points in its favor. 
"Mammoth Black Twig — Excels Winesap in 
nearly every important point; a better grower, 
hardier, and the fruit much larger; color even 
a darker red; flesh firmer; flavor milder, but 
fully equal. A long keeper. 
•Mcintosh Red — Origin, Ontario. Season, De- 
cember and January. A choice variety of the 
Fameuse type. Tree vigorous with spreading 
head; a gpod annual bearer. Fruit above 
medium to large, highly perfumed; smooth 
polished, yellow, almost covered with brilliant 
solid crimson, a beautiful fruit; flesh snow 
white, crisp, very tender, sprightly aromatic, 
sub-acid; very good quality. 
Milam — Rather small, roundish, greenish, shad- 
ed and striped with red; flesh rather firm 
with a pleasant .sub-acid, moderate flavor. A 
good keeper. Hardy and productive. Tree a 
good grower. 
Milwaukee — Seedling of the Duchess. Large, 
oblate, smooth and regular; yellowish, splash- 
ed and shaded with deep red; flavor pleasant 
with spicy aroma; tree strong and healthy 
grower and hardy; early and abundant grower. 
December to March. 
•Missouri Pippin — Large, oblong, bright red 
with numerous gray dots, very handsome and 
of fair quality, an early and very abundant 
bearer, and ver.v profitable orchard fruit; vig- 
orous. December to March. 
•Northern 8py — Large, roundish-conical, often 
flattened, slightly ribbed; handsomely striped 
with red; flavor rich, aromatic, mild sub- 
acid, fine. Keeps through winter and late 
into spring; a tardy bearer. To afford fine 
fruit, tree must be kept thrifty by good cul- 
tivation. A fruit of the highest qiiality. and 
profitable for market. 
•Northwestern Greer»lng — Origin, Wisconsin. 
Season, December to March. Tree a splendid, 
vigorous grower, quite hardy. Fruit large to 
very large; green, becoming yellowish green 
when ripe; flesh yellow, fine grained and 
firm; flavor a good sub-acid; very smooth 
and attractive; should be given plenty of room 
in the orchard to secure large, even fruit. 
One of the best growers we have in the nur- 
sery and in the orchard is very prolific and 
regular when mature. 
Paradise Winter Sweet — Fruit rather large; 
color dull green when picked; flesh white, fine 
grained, juicy, sweet, sprightly and very good. 
Productive and extremely satisfactory for 
either home or market. November to Feb- 
rijar.v. Tree upright, nioderate, blights in 
some localities. 
•Patten's Greening — Origin, Iowa. Introduced 
by C. G. Patten. Season, October to Decem- 
ber. A seedling of Duchess of Oldenburg. 
Fruit large to very large, when well grown; 
green with often a blush of red or brown; 
flesh yellowish white, rather coarse, but firm; 
core small; flavor a pleasant acid. Tree vig- 
orous and spreading, and exceptionally hardy; 
an early and regular bearer. The fruit is 
very smooth and attractive and keeps well in 
home orchard and for market and is highly 
recommended for general planting. 
Perry Russett — Medium, oblate, regular, smooth; 
yellow shaded and striped bright red, dots 
numerous, large russety. Flesh yellow, fine 
grained, tender, juicy, mild sub-acid, good. 
A good bearer and a long keeper. 
Petei — Originated in Minnesota by Peter M. 
Gideon, who also brought forth the Wealthy. 
Resembles Wealthy so closely that it is very 
difficult even for experts to distinguish it 
from that variety. Mr. Gideon, himself, could 
not distinguish the two varieties by the fruit, 
but claimed that Peter was the hardier tree. 
Is so nearly identical with Wealthy for all 
practical purposes that it will never be largely 
grown as a distinct variety. 
Pewaukee — Origin, Wisconsin. Season, Decem- 
ber to March. Tree spreading, round topped 
and vigorous. Doing well in Eastern Wiscon- 
sin. Fruit large, yellowish green, striped and 
shaded with dull red, overlaid with a bluish 
bloom. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse grain- 
ed, firm, juicy; flavor sub-acid. Originated 
by crossing Duchess of Oldenburg with North- 
ern Spy pollen. 
Crab Apple — Florence 
•Pound Sweet — Very large, roundish, ribbed 
most toward the stalk; pale green; flesh 
white, sweet, tender, not juicy, of moderate 
quality. Ripens through autumn into win- 
ter. A valuable culinary sort. 
Reagan's Red — Large, roundish ovate, striped 
and marbled with red on light greenish yellow 
ground; flesh yellowish white, of a rich, spicy,, 
rather acid flavor. Early winter. Simjlar to 
Ben Davis and Gano. Origin, Arkansas. 
Rhode Island Greening — Origin, Rhode Island. 
Season, December to March. Fruit large and 
handsome, smooth, dark green overspread with 
yellow. Flesh tender, rich, rather acid, hut 
highly flavored and excellent. Has long been 
popular in the Eastern states as a dessert 
apple and also for cooking. Tree vigorous and 
spreading; a heavy and constant bearer. 
•Roman Stem — Origin, New Jersey. Season, 
November to March. A very productive va- 
riety grown with considerable success in the 
latitude of Iowa. Splendid in quality, but size 
and color against it for market. Fruit medium 
to small, often irregular; smooth, rich yellow, 
with faint bronze blush; flesh yellow with 
yellow veinings; tender, juicy, spicy, rich sub- 
acid, excellent as a dessert apple and for 
cooking. Tree is of moderate vigor. Irreg- 
ular growth. 
