DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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ish yellow, striped and splashed with two shades of red; flesh yellowish, com 
pact, moderately juicy, mild, pleasant, sub-acid; tree irregular grower, vig- 
orous. January to April. 
MISSOURI PIPPIN— Large; rich red, with dark red stripes; very hand- 
some and of fair quality; good grower, early and immense bearer. 
MONMOUTH PIPPIN (Red Cheek Pippin) — Large; greenish yellow, with 
a fine red cheek; juicy, tender and good; tree erect, vigorous and productive; 
keeps well till March or April. 
NORTHERN SPY— Large; roundish, slightly conical, somewhat ribbed; 
striped with the sunny side nearly covered with purplish red; flesh white 
and tender, with a mild, sub-acid, rich and delicious flavor; in perfection in 
January and keeps till June; the tree is strong, upright grower and forms a 
very compact head; should be kept open by pruning, so as to admit the air 
and light freely. 
NORTHWESTERN GREENING — Hardy; yellow; rich; of good size; extra 
long keeper. 
OKABENA — A seedling of Wealthy, fertilized by the Duchess; fruit medi- 
um sized, slightly flattened; a native of Minnesota, first introduced in 188C; 
very highly colored where exposed to the rays of the sun, resembling the 
Duchess; flesh fine grained; as an eating apple it is hard to excell. 
OREGON RED WINTER— Fruit large; fine grained, crisp, juicy and rich, 
with a flavor so near that it could be well named the Winter Gravenstein; 
color a bright red, with a dark maroon colored cheek; tree healthy and a 
strong grower, holding its fruit well until late in the season. Season Janu- 
ary to May. 
ORENCO — This new claimant for public favor originated in the hills a 
few miles east of Oregon City, in Clackamas County, Oregon; probably half 
a mile distant from any other orchard or fruit tree, and as near as the old 
settlers of that section can remember, is now (1906) about 25 years old. It 
has borne a regular and annual crop of the most delicious apples for about 20 
years. The old tree is apparently just in its prime, as it is at this time hardy, 
vigorous and thrifty, although it has never received any attention or cultiva- 
tion; yet it is a handsome and symmetrical tree, with sturdy branches that 
bear up the heaviest loads of fruit without breaking. In its general habit of 
growth the tree resembles the Northern Spy, and in the nursery row it is al- 
most impossible to tell the two varieties apart. The foliage of the Orenco is 
darker and more luxuriant, and is apparantly even more hardy and vigorous 
than that popular variety. To describe the fruit of this beautiful apple is 
not so easy, for it suggests entirely new flavor in apples. Many who have 
tasted it express the idea that it has the flavor of a banana. In general terms 
it. may be described as having a mild, sub-acid flavor, with a very pleasant 
aroma. The flesh is crisp, tender and juicy, and pronounced by those who 
have tasted it as being the most delicious of dessert apples. The color is 
bright red, overspread with numerous light dots. 
ONTARIO Fruit large, oblate, slightly conical; skin whitish-yellow, near- 
