AUSTIN NURSERIES 
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WINTER APPLES— Continued. 
Minkhr. Fruit medium, roundish, ob- 
late, slightly conical, pale greenish yel- 
low, striped and splashed with two 
shades of red, flesh yellowish, compact, 
moderately juicy, mild, pleasant, sub- 
acid; tiee irregular grower; vig. No- 
vember to January. 
Kentucky Streak. Earge, dull mottled 
red, with red stripes; juicy, rich, pro- 
ductive. A splendid variety in all re- 
spects. November to January. 
Prior's Red. Large, russety red; ten- 
der, and crisp. Excellent and of super- 
ior quality. November to January. 
Kinnard's Choice. Medium to large! 
juicy, tender, excellent. Similar to the 
Wine Sap, but much improved in size. 
November to January. 
Hill's Winter. Originated in Lonoke 
county, Ark. The parent tree probably 
SO or 60 years old. Bears heavy crops 
of fruit yet, which shows the hardiness 
of the tree and its good bearing quali- 
ties. Fruit medium to large, pale yel- 
lowish green, flesh yellow and of an ex- 
quisite refreshing aromatic flavor. 
Commences to be eatable bj' 1st Sep- 
tember and will keep until mid-winter. 
Grown only by the Austin Nurseries. 
Oconee Greening. Large, greenish yel- 
low; crisp, rich, aromatic, fine. Nov- 
ember to February. 
Arkansas Black. Originated in North- 
west Arkansas, and is an enlarged and 
improved Wine Sap. An excellent Ap- 
ple. November to February. 
Wine Sap. Medium, bright red. Fin- 
est of flavor. November to February. 
fork Imoerial. Medium, oblate, white, 
shaded with crimson, flesh firm, crisp, 
juicy and sub-acid; a good bearer and 
keeper, one of the best Winter Apples; 
November to February. 
Royal Red. Similar to Wine Sap; but 
tree a much better grower. November 
to February. 
Nickajack. Large, striped, slightly 
russeted; firm, sub-acid, coarse. Very 
popular. November to February. 
Lancaster. A chance seedling origi- 
nated in Independence county, Arkan- 
sas, and belongs to that class of South- 
ern varieties that has made Arkansas 
famous for its big red Apples. Nearly 
as large as Ben Davis. Flesh yellow, 
of excellent flavor and along keeper. 
Those who plant this Apple will make 
WINTER APPLES.— Continued. 
no mistake. For sale only by the Aus- 
tin Nurseries. 
Maverick Sweet. Very large, greenish 
yellow', with dark red cheek; crisp, 
sweet, rich, excellent. A superior 
sweet Apple and a good keeper. Nov- 
ember to March. 
Red Limbertwig, or James River. An Ap- 
ple much cultivated South and West. 
Tree hard 3 ’ and productive; flesh whit- 
ish tender, juicy, with a brisk sub-acid 
flavor. January to April. 
Mammoth Black Twig. The Wine Sap 
its "parent.” An improvement on the 
Wine Sap in being about one-fourth 
larger; quality as good, if not better 
than the Wine Sap. Mammoth Black 
Twig is dark red, almost black. The 
tree holds its fruit until matured. The 
original tree, over 50 years old, is still 
vigorous and bearing. The young 
trees show great vigor, come to bearing 
very young, and are very productive. 
November to May. 
Coffelt. A seedling from the Ben Dav- 
is, which the tree resembles in habit of 
growth; it possesses all the good quali- 
ties of the Ben Davis with none of the 
bad; a good grower and an abundant 
and regular bearer; the fruit hangs 
well on the tree, is a good handler, 
above medium size; beautifully' striped 
and splashed with red on yellowish 
ground, is a much longer keeper and is 
far superior to the Ben Davis in flavor. 
Picket. Large, yellow, nearly covered 
with red; tender, juicy, rich, sub-acid. 
A beautiful Apple. December to April. 
Yates. Small, dark red, with many 
white dots; firm, juicy and very rich. 
A most prolific bearer. Excellent for 
cider. Nearly exactly like Hall’s Seed- 
ling. December to April. 
Sauta. Large, greenish yellow, with 
some russet; crisp and highly' flavored. 
An excellent variety and should be 
largely planted. December to April. 
Springdale. A new seedling, and the 
finest of all late keepers. Took first pre- 
mium at the Arkansas State Fair. Has 
proven to be the heaviest bearer of all 
perfect Apples; excellent quality and 
perfect in every way. 
Leather Coat. Medium, hard, russety- 
looking Apple; sprightly flavored. A 
long and most excellent keeper. De- 
cember to May. 
