OF FRUIT ; ORNAMENTAL TREES, ETC. 
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Tallnian Sweeting:. Medium, pale yellow, firm, rich and very sweet ; the most valuable preserving 
and baking apple ; vig. October to December. 
Yanderere. Medium, yellow ground ; flesh light yellow, rich, sub-acid flavor; good grower and 
early bearer. November. 
YVagener. Medium to large, deep redin the sun, flesh firm, sub-acid and excellent, very produc- 
tive, bears very young. October to December. 
White Pippin. Large, roundish, greenish yellow, good quality, a fine orchard tree and very pro- 
ductive ; an annual bearer of handsome and good fruit. December to March. 
White Winter Pearniain. Large oblong, skin yellowish, flesh yellow, with a pleasant sub-acid 
flavor; tree vigorous, productive. January to April. 
Willow Twig. Large, roundish, greenish yellow, striped with dull red; flesh firm, rather tough, 
early bearer and considered valuable in the South and West, where it is popular ; profitable as 
a late keeper ; mod. Januarj' to May. 
Wine Sap. Medium, dark red, sub-acid, excellent, abundant bearer, a favorite market variety in 
the West ; vig. November to April. 
*Wolf River. An apple peculiarly adapted to the West on account of its extreme hardiness ; very 
large and handsome, flesh whitish, breaking, pleasant, sub-acid ; a good bearer. Nov. and Dec. 
*Walbridge. Medium size, striped with red, handsome and of excellent quality; vigorous grower 
and productive ; very hardy, and considered of great value in the North and Northwest. De- 
cember to January. 
Winter May. Fruit medium to large, roundish, conical, pale greenish yellow, slightly brownish 
in the sun, flesh whitish, fine grained, compact, not very juicy, mild sub-acid, core rather large 
and open, good ; tree a bushy grower, good bearer, valued in Kansas. February to June. 
Winter Sweet Paradise. Rather large, roundish, skin pale greenish yellow with a brown blush, 
flesh white, very good flavor, tree upright, bears well, fruit inclined to drop premature on 
some soils. December and January. 
York Imperial. Medium, oblate, white, shaded with crimson, flesh firm, crisp, juicy and sub-acid ; 
a good bearer and keeper, one of the best winter apples ; mod. November to April. 
CRAB APPLES. 
The improvements in the varieties of the Crab Apple have kept pace with the other kinds of 
fruit. A few years ago it was regarded fit only for cider, preserves and jelly, but there are varie- 
ties now that command a good price on the market for dessert purposes ; especially is this the case 
with the Whitney. Besides being useful, they are also very ornamental when in bloom, and also 
when loaded with their highly colored fruits. 
The following are the most valuable varieties : 
’■'Alaska. Of Northern origin. P'ruit large, almost white, tree hardy, vigorous grower. Highly 
recommended. 
Briar's Sweet. A novelty in the line of crab apples, being sweet ; vig. September. 
Golden Beauty. Medium size, yellow, with red cheek; very handsome; mod. September. 
Gen’l Grant. Tree a vigorous and upright grower, fruit large, red to very dark red, flesh white, 
tender, mild sub-acid, excellent for dessert ; free. October. 
Hewe’s Virginia. A variety highly esteemed for cider. A poor grower. 
Hyslop. Almost as large as Early Strawberry Apple, deep crimson, very popular on account of its 
large size, beauty and hardiness ; vig. September and October. 
Large Red Siberian Grab. About an inch in diameter, grown in clusters, yellow, lively scarlet 
cheek, bears young and ahundantly ; vig. August and September 
Martha. A seedling of Duchess of Oldenburg, which originated in Minnesota. Earlier than the 
Transcendent ; very ornamental as well as a fine fruit ; bears in profusion every year. Sep- 
tember and October. 
Montreal Beauty. One of the most beautiful of the crabs, fruit large, bright yellow, shaded with 
red ; flesh yellowish, firm, acid ; tree a free grower. September aiuFOctober. 
Quaker Beauty. A hardy, strong growing sort ; bears large crops of fine fruit. December to May. 
Queen’s Choice. Fruit as large as Transcendent, but a little more elongated ; bright yellow with a 
beautiful flush cheek ; grown i:i large clusters, flesh fine grained, juicy and good; an early 
and abundant bearer. October. 
