DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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hardy, productive; early bearer; fruit large and smooth; olive green, occa- 
sionally blushed with dull red; flavor pleasant, sprightly sub-acid; a superior 
cooking fruit; good keeper. 
PECK’S PLEASANT — Large; pale yellow; very tender and rich, with 
a Newton flavor; tree erct and a fine bearer. November to March. 
PETER — Another seedling which originated with Peter Gideon, the pioneer 
in apple culture in Minnesota. The tree is a stout, erect, symmetrical, healthy 
vigorous grower; an immensely productive tree; fruit large, red, sub-acid and 
a long keeper. It possesses all the good qualities of the good sorts and none 
of the defects so common to many varieties. 
PEWAUKEE — A seedling from Duchess of Oldenberg; fruit medium to 
large, oblate; surface bright yellow, partially covered with dull red, striped 
and splashed, covered with a gray bloom, and overspread with whitish dots; 
cavity small; basin shallow and slightly' fluted; calyx rather large; stem vari- 
able in length, with a fleshy substance on one side from one-half to one inch 
long; core small, flesh yellowish white, breaking juicy flavor sub-acid, rich 
aromatic, spicy, something like the Jonathan; quality good to best; tree 
strong grower and very hardy. January to June. 
PRYOR’S RED — Medium; juicy, pleasant, very rich, sub-acid. January to 
March. 
RAWLE'S JANET — Medium to large; yellow, striped with red; flesh yel- 
low, tender, juicy, with a pleasant vinous flavor; prolific bearer. January to 
May. 
RED CANADA (Old Nonsuch of Massachusetts, Steele’s Red Winter) — 
Medium, oblate; red; tender, crisp, rich, sub-acid, refreshing and delicious; 
tree thrifty, but a splendid grower, productive. January to May. 
RED ROMAN ITE (Gilpin)- — Size medium, roundish; smooth, handsome; 
streaked with deep red and yellow; flesh yellow, firm, rich, becoming tender 
in spring. An excellent cooking and dessert apple; very prolific; holds on 
tree late. A fine winter apple and one of the best keepers. February to June. 
RHODE ISLAND GREENING — Large; greenish yellow; tender, juicy and 
rich, with rather an acid flavor; growing strong and spreading and an abund- 
ant bearer. December to April. 
ROMAN BEAUTY — Large; yellow, shaded with bright red; flesh yellow- 
ish, tender, juicy, sub-acid; moderate grower. November to February. 
RUSSET, ENGLISH — This is a most valuable, long-keeping variety. It is 
good the first of January and will keep till July, and no apple, to our taste, 
has a richer flavor. It is medium size, but smooth, firm, crisp and never 
loses its richness to the last. 
RUSSET GOLDEN — Medium size; dull russet, with a tinge of red on ex- 
posed side; flesh generally crisp, juicy and high flavored; tree a vigorous 
grower and a great bearer; very popular. November to April. 
