FRUIT DEPARTMENT— APPLES 
B ELOW we have listed the best and most popular varieties 
of the leading fruits divided into their respective seasons of Summer’ 
Autumn and Winter. It contains the leading commercial sorts as well as 
those most popular and serviceable for home orchards. 
In case you are undecided as to the best varieties to plant in your sec- 
tion, if you will advise us the number of trees you want, signifying the 
number of Summer, Autumn and Winter varieties desired, we will gladly 
select the choicest varieties for you. Our many years of experience in 
supplying customers in all sections of the Northwest has given us an un- 
usually good understanding of the requirements of each district. Why not 
take advantage of our experience in your planting problems? 
The (*) signifies the varieties that are extra hardy and suitable for 
rigorous climates. 
The varieties set in heavy type are those which we recommend as be- 
ing of good quality and most suitable for planting in home orchards. 
Pyrus Malus. 
The apple, is, perhaps, the most generally grown fruit we have. When planting 
apple trees for home consumption the individual’s taste and fancies govern his choice of 
varieties. If the undertaking is of a commercial nature, then more attention should be 
given to such features as proper location, soil conditions, drainage and varieties. 
Apples require a strong, heavy, loam soil, such as will retain moisture and still per- 
mit ample drainage. The best orchard land is usually of a rolling nature rather than flat, 
low lands. Rolling land affords better soil and air drainage, consequently diminishes the 
danger from late Spring frosts injurious to the setting of fruit. In choosing an orchard 
site the direction and extent of prevailing winds should be taken into consideration so 
as to escape the dangers of undue exposures from these elements. 
In selecting varieties for a commercial apple orchard many mistakes have been 
made by selecting varieties that succeed to a high degree of perfection in some other 
section. Simply because the Spitzenberg and Yellow Newton Pippin, for instance, are a 
success in the Hood River Valley, or because the Winesap excels in the Yakima country, 
or because the McIntosh leads in Montana and the Yellow Bellflower and Gravenstein 
have a reputation of their own in California, should not induce you to select any of these 
varieties for your particular location and conditions, unless it is known that your condi- 
tions will insure their success to an equal degree in your locality. Before determining 
on the varieties to plant ascertain the varieties that are succeeding in your community 
and confine your planting to these regardless of the reputation of other varieties in other 
localities. 
