DESCRIPTIVE PRICED CATALOGUE 
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AUTUMN VARIETIES^* 
Gravenstetn. r^arge, striped and beautiful; tender, juicy and high 
flavored ; vigorous and productive. September and October. 
Wealthy. Originated near St. Paul, Minn. Fruit medium, roundish; 
skin smooth oily, mostly covered with dark red ; flesh white, fine, juicy, vinous, 
sub-acid very good. Tree very hardy, a free grower, and productive. An ac- 
quisition' of much value, on account of its great hardiness and good quality. 
October. 
Maiden's Blush. Medium size, flat, quite smooth and fair ; pale yel- 
low, with beautiful red cheek ; tender, sprightly, pleasant acid flavor. Fair 
grower and good bearer. Seoteniber and October. 
Twenty Ounce. (Cayuga Red Streak) Very large, nearly round ; yel- 
low striped with red ; q-.ality 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 Decem- 
''^'^buchess 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 indispensible in the North, it 'is almost equally so in the South. We con- 
fidently reccmimend it for the orchard as one of the most valuable sorts for 
market, or in the garden for domestic use. September. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
Golden Russet. Medium size, dull russet, with a tinge of red on the ex- 
posed side ; flesh greenish, crisp, juicv and high flavored. Tree a vigorous 
grower, with light-colored speckled shoots, by which it is easily known ; hardy, 
bears well ; popular and extensively grown in Western New York and Wis- 
consin. November to April. 
HubbardSton. (Hubbardston Nonesuch) Large ; striped yellow and 
red ; tender, juicy and fine ; a free grower and great bearer. Native of 
Massachusetts. November to January One of the best. 
Baldwin. Large, bright red. crisp, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous. 
upright and productive. In New England, New York, Ontario and Michigan, 
this 'is one of the most popular and profitable sorts for either table or market. 
December to March. 
Belle de Boskoop. Large, bright yellow, washed with light red on 
sunnv side, and sometimes with asprinkhng of russet : flesh crisp, firm, juicy, 
sprightly, sub-acid ; quality very good ; a late keeper. Tree a vigorous 
grower. . , 
Ben Davis. (New York Pippin. Kentucky Streak, &c.) A large, hand- 
some striped apple of good quality. Tree very hardy, viicoroiis and produc- 
tive ; a late keeper ; highly esteemed in the West and Southwest. 
Mcintosh Red. Large, roundish, skin mostly covered with bright red ; 
flesh white, tender, sub acid, sprightly, very good. A hand.some apple of fine 
quality. November to February. 
Northern Spy. Large, striped, and quite covered on the sunny side 
with dark crimson, and delicately coated with bloom Flesh juicy, rich, 
highly aromatic, retaining its freshness of appearance and flavor till July. One 
of I lie finest Inte keeping apples. 
Lady's Sweet. Large, roundish, green and red ; nearly quite red in the 
sun : sweet, sprightly and perfumed ; shoots slender but erect : a moderate 
grower and good bearer, originated in Newburgh, N. Y. One of the best 
■winter sweets. November to May. 
Talman'S Sweeting. Medium ; pale yellow ; firm, rich, and very 
sweet ; the most valuable baking apple : vigorous and productive. Novem- 
ber to April. 
Sutton Beauty. Fruit large, waxy yellow, striped with crimson ; flesh 
white, tender, juicy, mild acid ; quality good and a remarkable keeper. Tree 
vigorous, a handsome grower, very productive. One of the most valuable 
market sorts in Western New York, 
