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iFruit Uvees. 
Hpples. 
Prices: Strong, 4 to 6 feet, grafted on whole roots, 15 cents; .^10 per 100. 
Extra large selected trees and new varieties 25 cents each. 
The apple is not very profitably grovm in Southern and Western Texas. 
There are few varieties that grow, and only certain localities where these 
succeed. The latter are in the mountainous regions of Texas and Mexico. 
The best results are obtained on heavy clay soil. Light or sandy soil must 
be manured before apples can successfully be grown on same. The apple 
we grow in our state has a very fine aromatic flavor, more so than that growi 
in the North, and people who think that their soil may be adapted to its cul- 
ture should experiment with a few trees. Trees grovm in the North should^ 
however, never be planted; they vdll never prove a success. 
The following is a collection of those that I have found worthy of plant- 
ing in the South : 
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mir inenicie Sortcn, bie flebeificit. ?(iif ben @cbivg5f)ol)en unb Sanbe init rci= 
d)ein Siei)i'nbobcn bringt ber 9lptelbnnin bie rcidiften grnten. 3ft ber 33ob_cn 
leid)t unb fcinbifi, fo folltc tud)tifi fiebiinfit merben. ^er 91bfc(, ber in un)c= 
rein idima fiejogen tuirb, I)ot ein )'et)r rcid)C5 ?(romn unb iff oI§ 3;atcl = Cbl't 
bcliebt. 33dnm'c, bie nu§ bein i)Jorben ftaminen, foilten nicinnlb flepflanst 
luerben, bn fie nie ciebeiben. 
golgenbe finb bie beften ©ovten fiir ben ©iiben : 
Red June, medium to large, oblong, dark red, crisp, sometimes almost 
mealy tender, high flavored. Ripe June 5, and sometimes until July. 
Red Astrachan, large size, crimson and yeUow, juicy, crisp, valuable for 
cooking; tree a fine grower and very prolific. June 1 to July 15. 
Yellow Transparent, Russian variety, medium, pale yellow; early. 
Yellow Horse, known throughout the South as the best all-purpose sum- 
mer apple, large, yellow, sometimes wth red blush, firm, splendid for cook- 
ing, eating and drying. August 15. 
