NATURAL SIZE 
THE HITCHINGS APPLE 
111 tlie issue of "Tlie Kural New Yorker" of September 30, 1911, Mr. 
CoUingwood says: "Last week at Syracuse I saw the new Api)lc 
( Hiteliings) grow iug iu the Hitcliings orchard. The tree appears to 
be just like the Tweuty Ouuce in shape and size but the fruit is quite 
distinct, being a dark red with most of the stripes obscured in the solid 
color. The tlavor appears to be snjjerior to the ordinary Twenty Ounce." 
HITCHINGS 
(Red Twenty Ounce) 
EARLY BEARING QUALITIES 
The original tree has been planted nine years next spring (1912) ; it 
began bearing the fifth year after planting and has fruited abundtvntly 
every year since. Mr. Hitcliings grafted .several trees to this variety and 
all these grafts sliowed beautiful specimens of well develo])ed fruit the 
.second year after grafting. 
SIZE 
The Hitcliings is large to very large. 
SEASON AND QUALITY 
About two weeks later thjin typical Tweuty Ouuce and superior in 
quality. 
A PRIZE WINNER 
It was a prize winner iit the New York State Fair in 1910 for the 
best new apple .shown for the first 
Strong one-year stems 75c. each, $9.-0O^|HHr 2-ycar each, $10.00 dozen. 
One-year Hitching* mailetf at M^/i^Kmed. 
