H. S. WILEY & SON, CAYUGA. N. Y. 
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COLLECTIONS 
Many of our customers write us to make up 
collections of Apples and otlier fruits suit- 
able for a small place, their knowledge of 
varieties and proportions of each being lim- 
ited. They wish our judgment in making 
selections, we are therefore offering through 
our catalogue several different collections of 
fruits. You may depend on these varieties. 
We will select to cover a wide range of ter- 
ritory and to bo of best quality. Collections 
should be ordered by name or number. 
Jonathan — Medium size, red, juicy and rich; 
one of the most valuable as a dessert fruit 
and for market. November to March. 
Bismarck — From New Zealand. A large, 
beautiful red apple of good quality and 
■;:!'bears very early; usually 2-year trees show 
specimens of fine fruit in Nursery; prom- 
ises to be valuable for market. November. 
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. 
Winter Banana — Large golden yellow shaded 
with red; rich, spicy flavor; hardy, good 
keeper, and a very early bearer. Demands 
high prices. November to May. 
Alexander — A large, beautiful red apple of 
good quality and immensely productive; 
valuable for commercial purposes as a des- 
sert variety. September and October. 
North Star — Large; very handsome; perfectly 
hardy; vigorous; quality fine; a seedling 
of Duchess, which it resembles, but less 
tart and better quality. 
Borne Beauty — Large, yellow, shaded with 
bright red; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, 
sub-acid; moderate grower. November to 
February. 
Fanny — Large; deep, rich crimson; tender, 
juicy, pleasant, sub-acid. Tree vigorous, 
spreading, and very productive. August. 
Boiken — No variety of recent introduction is 
creating such an interest as the Boiken. It 
is one of the early fruiting varieties, and 
is being planted (after careful testing) in 
large quantities by the commercial orchard- 
ists of Western New York. A minute 
description may be found in Prof. Beach's 
book, "Apples of New York," from which 
we quote as follows: "A very attractive, 
bright yellow apple, with a beautiful blush. 
Justly regarded as one of the most valu- 
able of recent introduction for growing in 
commercial orchards, on account of the 
vigor and health of foliage, hardiness and 
productiveness of the tree, desirable size 
and attractive appearance of the fruit. It 
makes very light colored evaporated stock. 
The tree comes into bearing young, and is 
a good, reliable cropper. Foliage remark- 
ably healthy; flavor brisk sub-acid. Season 
November to March." Young trees planted 
three years in orchards, to which our atten- 
tion was called last October, showed many 
specimens of finely developed fruit. 
Williams Favorite — Large, red, excellent, 
good bearer and very desirable. August. 
Sherwood's Favorite, or Chenango Straw- 
berry — Medium size; oblong and indis- 
tinctly ribbed; of a light color, splashed 
with dark crimson; flesh white, juicy, very 
mild and tender, slightly sub-acid. Very 
much esteemed for the table, and popular 
wherever grown. September. 
Wine Sap — Medium, dark red, sub-acid, 
excellent. Tree a moderate grower and 
abundant bearer. A favorite market vari- 
ety in the West. December to May. 
Ruby Gem — A most delicious early variety, 
bright red, a good cropper. August and 
September. 
Maine — Scions of this variety were sent us 
some years ago by one of our customers in 
Kennebec Co., Maine, who assures us that 
it is a genuine seedling. The fruit resem- 
bles King and is fully as large. Tree very 
hardy and a good cropper. December to 
March. A limited number of trees to offer 
at 50c. each. 
Black Gillflower — An old variety, greatly 
esteemed by many; mild, sub-acid, good for 
dessert and market; dark red. November 
to February. 
' HOME COLLECTION OF APPLES'' 
Our selection of 20 trees, choice varieties, Summer, 
Fall and Winter, for $2.50. 
