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Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. 
Fruit Department 
APPLES 
The first fruit of importance is the Apple. Its period of ripening, unlike that of 
other fruits, extends nearly or quite through the year. By making judicious selec- 
tions of summer, autumn and winter sorts, a constant succession can be easily obtained 
of this indispensable fruit for family use. 
There is no farm crop which, on the average, will produce one-fourth as much 
income per acre as will a good apple orchard. The average prices paid for the fruit 
is steadily on the increase, and the immense demand for home consumption, foreign 
shipping, canning and evaporating, assures us that they will continue to increase. 
If apples are planted at the rate of fifty trees per acre, rows of peach trees can be 
planted between the apples which, growing more quickly than the apples trees, soon 
protect them from the winds, and thus prove a great benefit to them. After eight or 
ten years of productiveness, as the space is needed for the apples, the peach trees may 
be removed, leaving the orchard better for the protection, and at the same time having 
yielded the planter a large return for his outlay and labor. 
SUMflER 
♦Astrachan, Red — Large roundish; nearly 
covered with deep crimson, overspread 
with a thick bloom; juicy, rich, acid, 
beautiful. The tree is a vigorous grow- 
er, with large foliage and a good 
bearer. August. 
Benoni — An excellent early apple. Tree 
vigorous and upright, hardy and pro- 
ductive. A valuable variety for home 
or market. Flesh yellow, tender, pleas- 
ant, sub-acid; core small. August. 
Caroline Red June — (Red June) — Medium 
size, red; flesh white, tender, juicy, 
sub-acid; an abundant bearer. June. 
Early Harvest — Medium to large; pale 
yellow; fine flavor. Tree a moderate, 
erect grower, and a good bearer; a 
beautiful and excellent variety for both 
orchard and garden. Middle to end of 
August. 
Early Strawberry — Medium, striped with 
deep red; .tender, sub-acid and excel- 
lent; a poor grower but productive. 
August. 
Golden Sweet — Rather large; pale yel- 
low; very sweet and good. Strong 
grower and good bearer. August. 
Keswick Codim — Large, conical; tender, 
AUTU 
♦Alexander — (Emperor)— Of Russian ori- 
gin. Large, deep red or crimson; flesh 
yellowish- white, crisp, tender, with 
pleasant flavor. Very hardy. October. 
juicy, acid; excellent for cooking. Tree 
erect, vigorous, productive and early in 
bearing. July to October. 
♦Primate — Above medium; straw color, 
tinged with blush; tender, fire-grained, 
juicy and sub-acid; a vigorous grower 
and abundant bearer. Ripens August 
and September. 
Sops of Wine — Medium size, oblong, red; 
flesh white, often stained; mild and 
pleasant; productive. August and Sep- 
tember. 
Sweet Bough — Large, pale greenish-yel- 
low; tender and sweet. Moderate 
grower and good bearer. August. 
♦Tetofsky — A Russian apple which has 
proved profitable for market growing. 
Hardy as a Crab. Fruit good size near- 
ly round; yellow, beautifully striped 
with red; flesh white, juicy, pleasant, 
acid, aromatic. July and August. 
♦Yellow Transparent — A Russian variety. 
Tree an upright grower and a very ear- 
ly and abundant bearer. Fruit of good 
size; skin clear white, turning to a 
pale yellow; flavor acid and very good. 
Ripens from ten days to two weeks 
earlier than Early Harvest. 
At N 
Autumn Strawberry — Medium, streaked; 
tender, juicy, sub-acid, fine; vigorous 
and productive. September and Octo- 
ber. 
