4 
AUSTIN NURSERIES 
EARLY APPLES. 
Early Colton. Verj- early; beg’intiing- to 
ripen a few days before Early Harvest 
and continues to ripen for some time, 
making- it very valuable for family use. 
It is of beautiful appearance, medium 
size, yellowish white, with tint of car- 
mine, and of fine quality. 
Yellow Transparent. Five to ten days 
earlier than Early Harvest. Medium 
size, color light transparent lemon yel- 
low, w'ith a smooth waxen surface: flesh 
white, melting, juicy and of excellent 
flavor, and for an Early Apple an excep- 
tional good keeper and shipper. Tree 
a free upright grower, very prolific and 
a remarkably early bearer. 
Early Harvest. Large, bright yellow; 
sub-acid in flavor. One of the very best 
for home consumption. June 1. 
Red June. Medium, beautiful, dark 
red; an abundant bearer and very popu- 
lar. June 1. 
Homes. Very large, pale yellow with 
crimson cheek and stripes. Surpasses 
all other early varieties in beauty and 
size. Fine for market. June 10. 
SUMMER APPLES. 
Sops of Wine. Large, dark crimson, 
with some stripes; excellent. An abund- 
ant bearer. June IS. 
Carolina Watson. Very large, red cheek 
with red and green stripes; sweet, 
crisp and excellent. July 1. 
Family. Medium, brownish red, with 
stripes; crisp, juicy and of the highest 
flavor. Exceedingly productive and 
continues to ripen for six weeks. 
July 10. 
Golden Sweet. Large, greenish yellow; 
sweet, rich, tender and juicy. July iO. 
Rhoades’ Orange. Large reddish orange, 
dotted with russett; sugary, rich, juicy. 
A superb variety. July 20. 
Horse. Large, greenish j’ellow; acid, 
fine, well known and popular. July and 
August. 
Gravenstein. Large, bright yellow, 
dashed with red; tender, crisp, high-flav- 
■ ored. An excellent variety. July and 
August. 
Elgin Pippin. Extra large, golden yel- 
low; very rich, sub-acid. A remarkably 
showy and fine sort. August 1. 
Summer Queen. Medium, yellow, with 
red stripes; juicy, rich and tender. Au- 
gust 10. 
FALL APPLES. 
Taunton. Extra large, yellow, red strip- 
ed; fine flavored, productive. An ex- 
cellent Apple August and September. 
Buckingham. Extra large, yellow, red 
cheek and stripes; exceedingly rich and 
juicy. A magnificent Apple and much 
admired. September and Octotober. 
Red Beitigheimer. Of German origin. 
Tree a strong grower and abundant 
bearer; flesh white, firm, sub-acid, with 
a brisk, pleasant flavor; ripens in Octo- 
ber and will keep until February. 
Rome Beauty. Large yellow, shaded 
with bright red; tender, juicy, sub-acid, 
showy. October and November. 
Carter's Blue. Extra large, washed 
with dull brown, red and thick blue 
bloom; crisp, sugary, and rich; a most 
desirable fall sort. September and Oc- 
tober. 
Twenty Ounce. Extra large, splashed 
and marbled with red; medium qual- 
ity. Very showy. October and Novem- 
ber. 
Bradford’s Best. Medium to large, 
green, striped with dull red. An abun- 
dant bearer and profitable. October to 
December. 
Wealthy. New and valuable. Tree 
hardy and productive, flesh white, fine 
grained, tender, keeps from October to 
December. 
Buncombe. Large, dark red ; tender and 
excellent. A very beautiful and valua- 
ble Apple. October to December. 
Grimes' Golden. (Grimes’ Golden Pip- 
pin). An Apple of the highest quality, 
equal to the Newton; medium to large 
size, yellow; tree hardy, vigorous and 
productive. November and December. 
WINTER APPLES. 
TuH. This Apple originated in Saline 
county, Arkansas, and has been re- 
markably popular wherever known, on 
account of its large size, attractive ap- 
pearance and freedom from specking in 
the tree. Fruit uniform in size, yellow 
fleshed, fine flavor; will keep until 
Christmas. Sells for a higher price on 
the market than any Apple of its season. 
Grown and for sale only by the Austin 
Nurseries. 
Ben Davis. Large, yellow, red cheek 
and stripes; handsome. Exceedingly 
productive and popular. November to 
January. 
