IV. R. Strong & Co., Sacrament', Cal. 
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Apples — Leading Varieties. 
Each 
10 
100 
1000 
2 year. No. 1 — 4 to 6 feet, branched 
, ...$0 25 
S2 00 $18 00 
$150 
1 year. No. 1 — 4 to .5 feet 
1 year. No. 2—3 to 4 feet 
. . . . 20 
1 75 
15 00 
120 
. . . . 18 
1 40 
12 00 
100 
1 year from bud — extra 
. . . . 25 
2 00 
18 00 
150 
Special viirieties, 2 year, 4 to G feet, branched 
. . . . 35 
3 00 
25 00 
Special varieties, 1 year, 4 to 5 feet — the Violett. . . 
. . . . 30 
2 50 
20 00 
APri.KS. 
Red June — Small to medium, deep red, juicy and good. Bipens about the 20th ot 
June. 
Early Harvest — Large, pale yellow, flavor mild, sub-acid. Bipens about the 20th ot 
June. 
♦Red Astrachan — Large, roundish, striped with deep crimson, thick bloom, very 
juicy and acid, good bearer; ripens in June. 
♦Williams’ Favorite — Large, oblong, light red, juicy and good; ripens early in 
July. 
AUTUMN APIM/KS. 
♦Alexander — Very large and beautiful, striped with red, one of the most profitable 
varieties for market; ripens about the 20th ot .July. 
♦White Astrachan — Large, oblate, skin very smooth and white, with taint red 
stripes, juicy, acid, valuable for market; ripens 10th to 20th of July. 
*Gravenstein — Large, roundish, striped, very jjroductive and good for market ; 
ripens last of .July to 1st of August. 
♦Santa Clara King— Large, roundish, skin yellow with red blush on exposed side, 
flesh crisp and juicy, good for all purposes; ripens 10th to 20th of August. 
♦Yellow Bellflower— Large, oblong, pale yellow, flesh tender, sub-acid, very good; 
ripens in September. 
♦Rhode Island Greening — Large, roundish, a little flattened, skin green, yellow 
flesh, tender, crisp, acid, juicy; ripens in October. 
♦King of Tompkins County — Large, conical shaped, skin yellowish, striped with 
red, flesh juicy, tender, vinous flavor, very good; November to February. 
WIXTKR APPUES. 
♦Esopus Spitzenberg — Large, oblong, skin smooth, yellowish, covered with red 
stripes, flesh crisp and juicy, one of the best keepers; November to March. 
Baldwin — Beautiful, large red apple, flesh white, crisp, very good; October to 
February. 
Yellow Newton Pippin — Medium size, skin greenish yellow, flesh crisj), sub-acid; 
one ot the veiy best, hut does best in the Coast Counties; November to March. 
Green Geneting, or Virginia Greening — A large, late, green-colored apple, conical 
shape, smooth oily skin, flesh crisp and juicy, fine for cooking, a good shipper ; 
October to March. 
Swaar — Large, pale yellow, with exceedingly rich, aromatic flavor, good; Novem- 
ber to March. Does best in the mountains. 
♦Wine Sap — Medium, roundish, deep red, tree hardy and good bearer; November 
to March. One ot the best for the mountains. 
White Winter Pearmain — Above medium size, skin pale yellow, flesh yellow, crisp 
and juicy, very good; ripens in October to February. Best in the Coast Counties. 
♦Nickajack— Large, roundish, skin striped with crimson, flesh yellow, sub-acid 
flavor; November to February. A Southern apple. 
Jonathan — Above medium size, conical shape, red striped, sometimes quite red; 
a good keeper, especially in the Coast Counties. 
Hoover — A large, deep red apple, good flavor, good bearer and fine keeper, one of 
the best; November to March. Does splendidly near the Coast. 
♦Merkley’s Red — A seedling variety of great promise. Original tree growing in 
the orchard of B. J. Merkley, on the Biverside road. Fruit large size, dark red, 
excellent flavor, crisp and juicy; a superior market variety. 
Twenty Ounce Pippin— A very large, conical shaped apple, covered with dull red 
stripes, has a fine crisp sub-acid flavor, will cook well when only half grown, a very 
profitable market kind, tree a strong vigorous grower with uptight habit. 
€RAR APPLES. ; 
Yellow Siberian — Fruit about an inch in diameter, fine rich yellow ; good tor jelly. 
Transcendent — A beautiful variety of large size, yellow flesh, with red cheek ; very 
productive. 
Hyslop — A large, beautiful red crab, one of the best. 
