FROM COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA. i-OPYRIGHT 1B01 BY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE A UO. 
SELECT APPLES. 
THE varieties described below are the best known in cultivation, their value having been welT- 
proved by thorough tests. The list comprises our principal stock of Apples. Our nurseries 
are in the very best tree-growing section to be found, where the good constitution and great 
hardiness of wood in the young tree is attained by a much slower growth than the rushing over- 
growth of some portions of our country. 
In our Price List we present a list specially selected for the e.xtrenie hardiness of the tree- 
and the excellence of the fruit — varieties that can be depended upon to produce fruit of f.:\& 
quality, in abundance, in the cold sections. 
jjsff RIPENING — The season of the year when the fruit is fully ripe and at its best to use^ 
IK indicated by the letter S for summer season, A for autumn season, W for winter season, to- 
gether with the particular months of that season. This is the time of maturity in the westeriR 
part of New York State ; will vary north and south 
Alexander. A — October to December. 
Extra hardy. Sour. Red, striped. Fruit large, 
streaked with bright red on greenish yellow. 
Flesh yellowish white, rather crisp, subacid. 
A coarse sort, suitable for cooking. A moder- 
ate bearer only. This is a very handsome 
Ru.ssian AppJe, and like all others from that 
country, valuable on account of its hardiness, 
being suited to the extreme north. 
America. W — December to February. Ex- 
tra hardy. Sour. Red, striped. Good size. Color 
deep red. The originator says it keeps per- 
fectly witli him until February or March. Per- 
fectly hardy in western New York. An excel- 
lent keeper. Its handsome, showy appearance, 
and keeping qualities, entitle America to rank 
high. 
Arkansas. W — January to April. Sour, 
Red, striped. Fruit medium size, slightly conical^ 
regular, smooth. Color glossy yellow, gent i- 
ally covered with deep crimson. Flesh yellow- 
ish, fine grained, firm, juicy, subacid. Qualiljr 
rich, very good. Tree a good bearer. A coia— 
nianding market Apple. Origin, Arkansiis. 
Autumn Strawberry. A — October to De^ 
cember. Sour. Red, striped. Fruit medium sixe, 
roundish or inclined to an oval shape. Nearly 
whole surface of skin has small, broken streaksJ 
of light and dark red. Flesh yellowish white^ 
slightly fibrous, tender, juicy, subacid, and very 
plea-sant and agreeable flavor. Bears youKg;. 
and is loaded with crops of fine fruit. Suc- 
ceeds well in the west. lUpens in early aifc- 
tumn and keeps until winter. 
