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H. S. WILEY & SON, CAYUGA, N. Y. 
Northern Spy — Large, striped and quite cov- 
ered on the sunny side with dark crimson; 
juicy, rich, highly aromatic. One of the 
finest late keeping apples. 
Lady's Sweet — Large, roundish, green and 
red; nearly quite red in the sun; sweet, 
sprightly and perfumed; good bearer; orig- 
inated in Newburg, N. Y. One of the best 
winter sweets. November to May. 
Tolman's Sweeting — Medium, pale yellow; 
firm, rich and very sweet; the most valu- 
able baking apple; vigorous and produc- 
tive. November to April. 
Wagener — Medium to large; deep red in the 
sun; flesh firm, sub-acid and excellent; 
very productive; bears very young. De- 
cember to May. 
Rhode Island Greening — Large; greenish 
yellow, tender, juicy and rich; growing 
strong and spreading, and an abundant 
bearer. December to April. 
Roxbury Russet — Medium to large; surface 
rough; greenish covered with russet. Its 
great popularity is due to its productive- 
ness and long keeping. 
Pumpkin Sweet — (Pound Sweet). Very 
large, greenish, excellent for baking; pro- 
ductive. December. 
Northwestern Greening — This apple is the 
best keeper we have, keeping in good 
condition generally till May. The apple 
is very large and of beautiful form, and 
being of fair quality is bound to become 
very popular. The tree, when young, is 
a fine upright grower. On account of its 
strong habit of growth it is an excellent 
sort on which to topwork such kinds as 
Twenty Ounce and King and some other 
varieties that do better topworked. 
King — (Tompkins County Kmg). An excel- 
lent, large, red, showy variety, and com- 
mands highest price. Should be top- 
worked. 
Pewaukee — Medium. Dright yellow splashed 
with red. January to May. Very hardy. 
York Imperial — Fruit large, highly colored, 
very attractive; a late keeper; very pro- 
ductive. One of our customers got a fancy 
price last fall for his whole crojp of apples 
simply because, as he stated, a fair pro- 
portion were of this variety. Very valu- 
able for market. December to March. 
Wolf River — Tree very hardy and produc- 
tive, fruit large and handsome, red color; 
flesh very white and of exceedingly fine 
quality; sub-acid. December to March. 
Sutton Beauty — Our crop of this variety the 
past season exceeded in quantity, beauty 
and quality we think, any claims that have 
been made for this variety. Fruit large, 
waxy yellow, striped with crimson; flesh 
white, tender, juicy, mild acid; quality 
good; very productive. One of the most 
valuable market sorts in Western New 
York. December to March. 
Bottle Greening — Resembles Rhode Island 
Greening, but tree a better grower and 
much hardier. A native of Vermont. 
December to March. 
CRAB APPLES 
Excelsior — As large as a fair sized Red VanWyck Sweet — Large size, bright red, 
Astrachan, which it resembles; very valu- white flesh, firm, sweet, a good grower 
able in cold climate, quality good. Sep- and productive. Price, SO cents, 
tember. Price, SO cents. Also Martha, Hyslop and Transcendent. 
Paul's Imperial and Whitney, 35 cents each. 
Select List of RARE VARIETIES, With Some More Recently Introduced 
Price, 40c. each; $4.00 per doz., unless otherwise noted. 
Cox's Orange Pippin — Yellow, streaked with 
red, size medium, best in quality, a fine 
dessert variety. 
Jonathan — Medium size, red, juicy and rich; 
one of the most valuable as a dessert fruit 
and for market. November to March. 
Williams Favorite — Large, red, excellent, 
good bearer and very desirable. August. 
Bismarck — From New Zealand. A large, 
beautiful red apple of fair quality and 
bears very early; usually 2-year trees show 
specimens of fine fruit in Nursery; prom- 
ises to be valuable for market. Early win- 
ter. 
Esopus Spitzenburg — Large, deep red with 
gray spots, and delicately coated with 
bloom; flesh yellow, crisp, rich and excel- 
lent. Esteemed as one of the very best. 
November to April. 
Fanny — Large; deep, rich crimson; tender, 
juicy, pleasant, sub-acid. Tree vigorous, 
spreading, and very productive. August. 
Mcintosh Red — A very fine apple of the 
Fameuse class, hardy; large, dark red. 
flesh white, very tender, splendid quality. 
A prolific bearer. November to February. 
