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C. W. Smart & Co., Newark, New York. 
SELECT CRAB APPLES. 
Tliese varieties are entirely liartly. and vvliile lliey will endine'tlie greatest degree of 
cold, they will also thrive equally well in the Middle or southern' states. Crab fruit is 
valuable for cider, preserves and canning, and .some of the improved varieties are 
pleasant and rich for the dessert. Crab fruit is profitably grown for market. 
Excelsior. Extra hardy. Red, 
hardy. Red, striped. 
October. A valuable seedling of Mr. (»ideon's, 
raised from the seed of the Wealthy, which is 
already known as one of the handsomest, 
hardiest and best flavored of our newer fruits, 
and it partakes of many of tlie best character- 
istics of the parent variety. Ripens in early 
fall, a little later than the Duchess of Olden- 
burg Size of fruit about that of Fameuse, 
and very handsomely colored : is a shade or 
two lighter than the \Vealthy, while it closely 
resembles it in tjuality and in tlie form and 
growth of the tree 
General Grant. Extra hardy. Bed, 
striped. October and November. Fruit large, 
round. Color yellow, covered with stripes 
of red, and when exposed to the sun turning 
quite dark. Flesh white, fine grained, mild 
subacid. Tree a good grower, hardy and 
productive. In season during late autumn. 
Hyslop. Red, not striped. November. 
Fruit large, roundish ovate, and produced in 
clusters. Color dark, rich red, covered 
with thick blue bloom. Flesh incHned to 
yellow, subacid. Tree very hardy and 
vigorous. 
Martha. Extra hardy. Red and yel 
low, not striped. October 
and November. A new 
crab raised from the seed of the Duchess of 
Oldenburg by P. M Gideon, of Minnesota. 
Mr. Gideon s.ays : "A rapid, stiff grower, a 
perfect pyramid in form ; a great bearer of 
the most beautiful fruit we ever grew ; a 
bright, glossy yellow, shaded with light, 
bright red ; a mild, clear tart, surpassing all 
other crabs we ever grew for all culinary pur- 
poses, and fair to eat from hand." We regard 
it as very valuable. 
Transcendent. Red-yellow, not striped. 
September to October. Fruit medium size to 
large, roundish oblong. Color golden yellow, 
with a rich, crimson-red cheek, covered with 
a delicate white bloom ; at ripening, the red 
nearly covers the whole surface. Flesh yel- 
low, crisp, and, when fully rii)e, pleasant and 
agreeable. In season early in autumn. Tree 
perfectly hardy and a young and abun- 
dant bearer. 
Whitney No. 20. Red, striped. Augrust. 
Fruit of medium size. Skin smooth, glossy 
green, striped and splashed with car- 
mine. Flesh firm and juicy, and fla- 
vor very pleasant. A great bearer and 
very hardy, as well as a 
vigorous, handsome grower. 
Origin, Illinois. 
