6 ' H. S. WILEY & SON, CAYUGA, N. Y. 
Winter Apples 
Stark — Esteemed as a long keeper and valu- 
able market fruit. Fruit large, roundish; 
skin greenish-yellow, much shaded with 
light and dark red. January to May. 
Golden Russet — Medium size, dull russet, 
with a tinge of red on the exposed side; 
flesh greenish, crisp, juicy and high flav- 
ored; popular and extensively grown in 
Western New York and Wisconsin. No- 
vember to April. 
Hubbardston — (Hubbardston Nonesuch). 
Large; striped yellow and red; tender, 
juicy and fine; a free grower and great 
bearer. Native of Massachusetts. Annual 
bearer. One of the best. November to 
January. Listed by some as American 
Blush. 
Baldwin — Large, bright red, crisp, juicy and 
rich. Tree vigorous, upright and produc- 
tive. One of the most popular and profit- 
able sorts for either table or market. De- 
cember to March. 
Ben Davis — A large, handsome striped apple. 
Tree very hardy, vigorous and productive; 
a late keeper; highly esteemed for its long 
keeping and market value. 
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 sweel; 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 producive; 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. 
King — (Tompkins County King). An excel- 
lent, large, red, showy variety, and com- 
mands highest price. Should be top- 
worked. 
Mann — Medium, deep yellow, juicy, mild, 
hardy and a late keeper. January to April. 
Pewaukee — Medium, bright 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 crop 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, 30 cents each. 
Select List of RARE VARIETIES, With Some More Recently Introduced. 
Price, 2Sc each; $3.00 per doz., unless otherwise noted. 
Barry— Introducer's description:. "Fruit Mother— Large, red, tender and rich, tree 
oblate conical, yellow ground marbled very hardy; a delicious dessert variety, 
with carmine on sunny side, flesh firm, November to January. , , ■ , 
crisp, acid; good quality, a variety of ster- Cox's Orange Pippm— Yellow, streaked with 
ling merit, a long keeper. November to red, size medium, best in quality, a fine 
Jung " dessert variety. Price, 35c. 
