Apples 
SUMMER APPLES 
CharlimaufF. A tree of German origin. 
Fruit large and strongly resembling the 
Duchess of Oldenburg, but more conical 
and of better flavor. Tree very hardy. 
Fruit ripens in August and September. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. A large, beauti- 
ful Apple; roundish, streaked red and 
yellow; tender, juicy and pleasant. A 
kitchen Apple of best quality, and es- 
teemed by many for dessert. Tree very 
hardy, a fair grower, and a young and 
abundant bearer. Season, August and 
September. 
Summer Pear. Having stood a most 
severe test of over thirty-three years, 
always doing credit to itself, we take 
pleasure in offering this delicious .\pple to 
our patrons. As hardy as the Duchess of 
Oldenburg; a heavy and early bearer; fine- 
grained, with a distinct pear flavor. With- 
out doubt the finest eating .\pple of its 
season. No family orchard should be 
without it. Season, August. 
Tetofsky. A slow, upright grower, with 
few branches. Tree one of the very 
hardiest; leaf very large and glossy; 
fruit yellow, somewhat splashed with red 
and covered with a white bloom; juicy, 
sprightly acid and ripens early in August. 
Yellow Transparent. Tree introduced 
from Russia by the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. .\ good grower and 
an annual bearer; hardy, but in some 
sections subject to blight. Fruit medium 
in size, roundish conical in form; skin 
smooth, transparent, surface clear white 
becoming pale yellow when matured; 
flesh white, tender, fine-grained, juicy 
and subacid. One of the best of our early 
summer .\pples. 
FALL APPLES 
Fameuse, or Snow. .\ medium grower, 
rather spreading as an orchard tree; me- 
dium hardy, injuring badly in some sec- 
tions, but has plenty of vitality, and will 
stand and bear many years after being 
badly injured. Fruit dark red, with flesh 
snow-white; one of the finest dessert 
.Vpples. Season, from November to 
January. 
Gideon. This tree originated with Peter 
M. Gideon, of Excelsior, near St. Paul, 
Minn. It is a cross between the Blue 
Pearmain and our common crab-apple. 
Mr. Gideon says: "The tree seems to be 
as hardy with us as any of the crabs." 
Fruit medium to large, with blush on 
sunny side. Season, Nov. and Dec. 
Iowa Beauty. A. seedling of Golden 
Kussett. Tree a strong, vigorous grower, 
very hardy, and more beautiful in form 
than Whitney No. 20. Fruit nearly white, 
splashed and striped with red. Season, 
September and October. 
Longfield. Mr. I. S. Freeborn, of Rich- 
land coimty, Wisconsin, says:"lt will 
