bESCRlPTlVE PHICED CATALOGUE. 
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Maiden's Blush. Medium size, flat, quite smooth and fair; pale yellow 
and ()'ctobe^" ''P'''8^''">'' Pheasant acid flavor September 
Twenty Ounce. (Cayuga Red Streak) Very large, nearly round- yel- 
low striped with red; quality good; vigorous and good bearer, popular as a 
market variety. November to December. 
Fameuse. (Snow Apple) Medium size, roundish, oblate; whitish 
ground, striped with deep red; flesh very white, juicy and pleasant. Tree 
very hardy; one of the most valuable Northern sorts. November and Dec. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. Of Russian origin. Large size; roundish- 
streaked with red and yellow; flesh whitish, juicy; flavor sprightly sub-acid' 
tree a vigorous grower, very hardy, very early and abundant bearer. While 
It IS indispensable in the North, it is almost equally so in the South. September. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
Golden Russet. Medium size, dull russet, with a tinge of red on the ex- 
posed side; flesh greenish, crisp, juicy and high flavored. Tree a visrorous 
grower, with light-colored speckled shoots, by which it is easily known- hardv 
bears well; popular and extensively grown in Western New York and Wis- 
consin. November to April. 
(Hubbardston Nonesuch) Large; striped yellow and 
red; tender juicy and fine; a /^^^ grower and grelt bearer. ^Native of 
Massachusetts. November to January* One of the best. 
w^^^^''^*'"; Y'^ii^ '"^i ^'■'^'P' J"'<=y ^"^ "t^h. Tree vigorous, up- 
[hi I ni'T J^^"''^-. ^" England, New York. Ontario and" Michigan, 
December to Mardi" prohtable sorts for either table or market. 
Ben Davis. (New York Pippin, Kentucky Streak, &c.) A laree hand- 
f^v'^^''^?^t ''PP'^ ^??'^ '^"^'''y- '^■•^^ ^^^-^ ^^^^y- vigorous and^ produc- 
tive; a late keeper; highly esteemed in the West and Southwest. P'"""'^ 
fl».!y°i'n*°?'^i''®'^-t, ^^'^Se, roundish, skin mostly covered with bright red- 
5u^a?it;'"'N'c:^:^lber^,^F^^o^uaT^^^ ^ '^^'^-"'^ ^^^^ ' 
aromatic retaining its freshness of appearance and flavor t il July 
i/te finest late keeping apples. ■' ' J 
cn^^'^^'? Sweet. Large, roundish, green and red; nearly quite red in the 
sun; sweet sprightly and perfumed; shoots slender but erect; a moderate 
grovyer and good bearer, originated in Newburgh, N. Y One of the X ff 
■winter sweets. November to May. "j ine oesi 
Talman's Sweeting Medium; pale yellow; firm, rich and verv 
sweet; the most valuable baking apple; vigorous and productive. Nov to April 
Milding. Large, roundish, conical; striped. Flesh white and tender' 
sub-acid and rich ; m perfection in January. Tree a strong, upright grower^ 
compact; should be kept open by pruning. ^ ■ Slower. 
Wagener. Medium to large; deep red in the sun; flesh firm sub-acid 
and excellent; very productive; bears v^ry young. December to May. 
. Rhode Island Greening. Large; greenish yellow, tender, iuicv and 
rich with rather an acid flavor; growing strong and spreading, and an afcund 
ant bearer. December to April. s . " iu uuuna 
Roxbury Russet. Medium to large; surface rough; greenish covered 
with russet. Tree a free grower, spreading, and a griat bearer; keeps t!ll 
June. Its great popularity is owing to its productiveness and long keeping 
QmhIa^ >"^'=ently introduced, also some old tried varieties, but 
Tll/l/lvd r m quantities. Some, however, such as Sterk. 
R» ^ *^ c> Newtown Pippin York Imperial, Wolf River, aano,Sutton 
Beauty, Paragon, Wine Sap. Rome Beauty, Arkansas Manunith and 
Bolken can be had in 50 and 100 lots at greatly reduced prices from dozen rates. 
Price, fine 2 and 3 year trees, selected, 2 5c. each; $3.oodoz.. excentother^ 
wise noted. ^ "-."ci 
