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ALBANY NURSERIES 
WINTER APPLES, Continued. 
strong grower; very productive even while young. 
November to March. 
Gano. Originated in Missouri. Form conical, 
good size and smooth; deep red, shaded on sunny 
side to mahogany; very attractive; flesh pale 
yellow, fine-grained, tender, pleasant, mild, sub- 
acid, is a good shipper and keeper. Tree healthy, 
vigorous and hardy. An annual and prolific 
bearer. February to May. 
Gideon. Vigorous, early and prolific bearer. 
Medium, golden yellow; fine, juicy, subacid. 
Grimes’ Golden. (Grimes’ Golden Pippin, Sheep- 
nose.) An apple of the highest quality. Medium 
to large size yellow. Tree hardy, vigorous, pro- 
ductive. January to April. 
Hubbardston Nonesuch. Large; striped yellow 
and red; tender, juicy and fine! Strong grower 
and good bearer. November to May. 
Hyde’s King. Large to very large; hand- 
some yellowish green; good quality; 
keeps all the year round. 
Isham Sweet. Large, dark red; juicier 
than its parent, Bailey Sweet, and a 
better keeper. Tree very scraggy but 
hardy. 
Jonathan. Fruit medium or small, 
roundish; skin yellow, nearly covered 
with dark or lively red; fine-grained, 
very tender and finely flavored. Tree 
slender and spreading with light-colored 
shoots. Originated about 1828 at Wood- 
sted, N. Y. November to April. 
Kentucky Red Streak. See Ben Davis. 
Lady. A beautiful little dessert fruit. 
Quite small, flat, regularly formed; skin 
pale yellow or lemon color, with a brill- 
iant red cheek, flesh crisp, juicy and ex- 
cellent. Bears abundantly. December 
to May. 
Lawver. See Delaware Red Winter. 
Longfield. A Russian variety, im- 
ported some years since. Tree a free, 
upright grower, early and abundant 
bearer. Medium to large; yellow with 
a blush on the sunny side like Maiden’s 
Blush; rich, sprightly, subacid; quality 
as good as Fameuse and something like 
it. December to March. 
McIntosh Red. An exceedingly valuable, hardy 
Canada sort. Medium size, nearly covered with 
dark red; flesh white, very tender, juicy and re- 
freshing. A good annual bearer of fair, hand- 
some fruit. Resembles the Fameuse, but larger 
and more hardy, and fully equal in quality to 
this standard sort. November to February. 
Marshall or Red Bellflower. Very large, shaped 
like Yellow Bellflower; deep crimson; of fine 
quality. Tree productive, Originated near 
Napa, by J. L. Marshall, being a cross between 
Yellow Bellflower and Red June. One of the 
most valuable market varieties. 
Minkler. Fruit medium, roundish, oblate, 
slightly conical; pale greenish yellow, striped 
and splashed with two shades of red; flesh yel- 
lowish, compact, moderately juicy, mild, pleas- 
ant, subacid. Tree an irregular grower, and 
vigorous. January to April. 
Missouri Pippin. Large rich red, with darker, 
red stripes; very handsome and of fair quality. 
Good grower; early and immense bearer, late 
keeper. 
Mammoth Pippin. (Red Cheek Pippin.) Large; 
greenish yellow with a fine red cheek; juicy, ten- 
der and good. Tree erect, vigorous and produc- 
tive. Keeps well till March or April. 
Mammoth Black Twig. (Paragon.) A Tennes- 
see seedling. The original tree, over 50 years 
old, is still vigorous and bearing, though broken 
by storms. Thought to be a cross between 
Winesap and Red Limber Twig; combines the 
good qualites of both. Excels the Winesap in 
nearly every important point; a better and much 
stronger grower, hardier, and the fruit much 
larger — often measures 12 inches in circumfer- 
ence; color even a darker red; flesh firmer, flavor 
milder but fully equal. Remarkably heavy and 
a long keeper. 
Rome Beauty Apple (see page 13.) 
Mann. Fruit to medium large; roundish; ob- 
late, nearly regular; skin deep yellow when fully 
ripe; flesh yellowish, half fine, half tender, juicy, 
mild, pleasant, subacid. The tree grows straight 
and symmetrical and makes a large tree in the 
orchard. It is an early and annual bearer. 
Newton Pippin. One of the very best Apples 
as to quality; tree a light grower while young; 
very juicy, crisp, and highly delicious flavor; 
fine keeper. Does not succeed in all sections. 
Originated in early part of eighteenth century. 
The first American apple to attract attention in 
Europe. December to May. 
New York Pippin. See Ben Davis. 
Northern Spy. Large, roundish, slightly coni- 
cal, somewhat ribbed; striped, with the sunny 
side nearly covered with purplish red; flesh 
white and tender, with a mild subacid, rich and 
