FRUIT DEPARTMENT APPLES 
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WINTER APPLES, Continued 
delicious flavor; in perfection in January and 
keeps till June. The tree is a strong, upright 
grower, and forms a very compact head; should 
he kept open by pruning, so as to admit the air 
and light freely. Originated about 1800, at East 
Bloomfield, N. Y. 
Northwestern Greening. Hardy, yellow, rich; of 
good size; extra long keeper. 
Nonesuch. See Red Canada. 
Okabena. A seedling of the Wealthy, fertil- 
ized by the Dutchess. Fruit medium sized, 
slightly flattened. A native of Minnesota, first 
introduced in 1886. Very highly colored where 
exposed to the rays of the sun; resembling the 
Dutchess. Flesh fine grained; as an eating ap- 
ple it is hard to excel. 
Ontario. Fruit large, oblate, slightly conical, 
skin whitish yellow, nearly covered with bright, 
rich red; flesh whitish yellow, fine, tender, juicy; 
sub-acid; refreshing, slightly aromatic; core 
small. January to April. 
Opalescent. New. Probably the handsomest 
Apple ever put on the market. Color light 
shading to very dark crimson with many yellow 
dots; skin smooth, susceptible of a very high 
f iolish reflecting objects like a mirror; flesh yel- 
owish, tender, juicy and good. The original 
tree has never failed to produce from a moderate 
to a full crop. It is not only a beauty but all 
right for size, quality and productiveness, quali- 
ties rarely combined in one variety. Season, 
December to March. 
Oregon Red Winter. Fruit large, fine grained, 
crisp, and juicy and rich. It could well be named 
the Winter Gravenstein, as its flavor so nearly 
resembles that variety. Color a bright red, with 
a dark-maroon colored cheek. Tree healthy nnd 
a strong grower, holding its fruit well until late 
in the season. Season from January to May. 
Orenco. The new dessert apple. Full red over- 
spread with numerous light colored dots. Flesh 
crisp, tender and juicy with a very small core; 
flavor mild, subacid with a pleasing aroma. Tree 
hardy, vigorous and productive. Superior to 
McIntosh Red or Spitzenberg as a dessert apple. 
November to May. Write for four-page circu- 
lar. 
Ortley. See white Bellflower. 
Palouse. Large, bright red, juicy, crisp and 
fine flavor. A vigorous growing tree; the fruit 
somewhat resembling the Baldwin, but better 
keeper. January to May. 
Paragon. See Mammoth Black Twig. 
Peck’s Pleasant. Large: pale yellow; very ten- 
der and, rich, with a Newton flavor. Tree erect 
and fine bearer. November to March. 
Peter. Another seedling which originated 
with Peter Gideon, the pioneer in Apple culture 
in Minnesota. The tree is stout, erect, symmet- 
rical, healthy, vigorous grower, an immensely 
productive tree. Fruit large, red, subacid and 
a long keeper. It posseses all the good qualities 
of the good sorts and none of the defects so 
common to many of them. It is hardier than 
the hardiest. The Peter has endured 45 degrees 
below zero without the least injury, and in 1885 
at Excelsior, Minn., bore a crop of fruit when 
Trees Well Planted and Cared for Are a Delight to Look Upon. 
