GENEVA, NEW YORK 
high, flavored and delicious. Tree vigorous, productive 
and very hardy. November to February. 
Gano. Originated in Missouri. Similar but superior to 
Ben Davis. 1 1 has all the good qualities in a higher degree, 
more brilliant coloring, runs more even in size and keeps 
fully as late. The tree is vigorous and hardy; is a rapid 
grower; bears while young, color bright red without 
stripes or blotches and large and even in size. February 
to March. 
Gideon. Tree hardy, vigorous, and an early, prolific 
bearer. Fruit medium to large; color golden-yellow with 
a handsome blush on the sunny side; flesh fine, juicy, sub- 
acid; in form and general appearance resembles somewhat 
the Yellow Bellflower. November to January. 
Golden Russet. Medium size, dull russet, with a tinge 
of red on sunny side; flesh greenish, crisp, juicy. Tree a 
good grower, with light colored speckled shoots, by which 
it is easily known; bears well. November to April. 
Grimes’ Golden. Medium to large, cylindrical, flesh 
yellow and firm, very fine grained with a rich, refreshing 
flavor; of the best quality, and one of the most valuable. 
Tree vigorous, productive and bears early. January to 
April. 
Hendrick Sweet (Sweet Winesap). Fruit medium, 
round oblate; color red, splashed with deep crimson; flesh 
tender, juicy, very sweet and rich. None better as a 
market variety. November to May. 
Hubbardston Nonesuch. Large, round, beautiful, yel- 
low and red; tender, juicy, aromatic, rich and delicious. 
Tree a strong grower and productive. November to 
January. 
Jonathan. Medium size, pale yellow, striped with red; 
flesh white, tender and juicy, of the Spitzenburg class; the 
tree is an abundant bearer. November to March. 
King of Tompkins County. Very large, round, oblate, 
yellow striped and clouded; an abundant annual bearer. 
December to April. 
Lady’s Sweet. Large, round, green and red striped, 
with a thin white bloom; very rich, sweet, and agreeably 
perfumed; one of the best sweet winter apples. Shoots 
rather slender but erect; very productive. December to 
April. 
Lawyer. Tree vigorous, spreading; an early annual 
bearer. A beautiful fruit and a long keeper. Color dark 
red covered with small dots; flesh white, firm, crisp, 
sprightly, aromatic, mild, sub-acid. January to May. 
Longfield. A new Russian variety and one of the best. 
Tree a strong grower and an early, abundant and annual 
bearer. Flesh white, fine, tender and juicy, with a rich, 
sprightly, sub-acid flavor. Season December to April. 
Valuable for cold climates. 
Magog Red Streak. Tree very hardy and vigorous; 
bears every year. Fruit medium, round, inclining to 
oblong; skin yellow and faintly splashed with light red; 
Northwestern Greening 
flesh yellow, a little coarse, juicy, mild sub-acid. Decem- 
ber to March. 
Mammoth Black Twig (Paragon). Excels Winesap in 
nearly every important point; a better grower, hardier, 
and the fruit much larger; color even a darker red; flesh 
firmer, flavor milder but fully equal. Remarkably heavy 
bearer and a long keeper. 
Mann. Fruit in form somewhat like Rhode Island 
Greening but larger and covered with a slight mottle, and 
dull blush on one side; keeps firm till late in the spring 
after the Greening is gone. Tree upright and hardy, comes 
into bearing young. January to April. 
McIntosh Red. Originated in Vermont. Tree very 
hardy and vigorous; a good bearer of fair, handsome fruit 
of excellent quality; above medium size, skin whitish 
yellow nearly covered with dark, rich crimson; flesh white, 
tender, juicy, sub-acid. November to February. Valu- 
able in Montana and Dakota. 
Milding. Fruit large; skin smooth, whitish yellow, 
splashed with red nearly over the whole surface; flesh 
brittle, juicy sub-acid; tree a strong, vigorous grower. 
One of the hardiest in cultivation, and productive. Decem- 
ber to February. 
Missouri Pippin. Large, rich red, with darker red 
stripes; very handsome and of fair quality. Good grower; 
early and Immense bearer. 
Monmouth Pippin (Red Cheek Pippin). Large, greenish 
yellow, with a fine red cheek; juicy, tender and good. 
Keeps till March or April. 
Newtown Pippin. Medium to large, round, yellow, very 
firm, crisp, juicy, with an agreeable flavor. This most 
celebrated of all American apples is a slow, feeble grower 
with rough bark; requires high culture. November to 
June. 
Nodhead (Jewett’s Fine Red). Medium size; 
greenish white, striped and splashed with crim- 
son, having a dull, greyish bloom; flesh tender, 
juicy, almost sweet. Popular in Northern New 
England. 
Northern Spy. Large, round, striped with 
red, with a pate bloom; remarkably tender, 
juicy, high flavored and delicious; one of the 
best long-keeping apples, retaining its freshness 
until late in spring. January to April. 
N orthwestem Greening. Originated in 
Northern Wisconsin, where it is sought for on 
account of its extreme hardiness. Large, nearly 
round, regular, smooth, often green, but yellow 
when fully ripe; flesh yellow, rather coarse; 
juicy, sub-acid, quality good. Season January 
to May. Trees are said to have withstood 50 
below zero. 
Ontario. Originated in Canada. Tree 
moderately vigorous and very hardy; fruit large, 
roundish, somewhat ribbed, striped on the sunny 
side with beautiful red; quality fine, crisp and 
juicy, and a good keeper. An annual and 
abundant bearer. December to April. 
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