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A. B. Hood O Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
Johnson’s Fine Winter, or York Imperial. (See page 13) 
WINTER APPLES, continued 
Jonathan. Fruit medium or small, 
roundish ; skin yellow, nearly covered 
with dark or lively red; fine-grained, very 
tender and finely flavored. Xovember 
to April. 
Justice. This .\i)ple, introduced by us, 
originated in Wayne county, W. Va., 
where it is prized as one of the best. 
Fruit very large ; skin yellow, with heavy 
blush on sunny side, rather thick, smooth 
.surface. It has a delicious flavor, sub- 
acid and is known to keep until the 
following July. Specimens of same have 
weighetl as high as twenty-six ounces. 
Kinnard's Choice. Fruit medium to large, 
roundish obl.ate ; skin yellow and coveretl 
with dark red or crimson; flesh yellow’, 
fine-grained, tender, rich, juicy, almost 
arom.'itic ; niitsf excellent. No .Apple 
grown is of belter <|uality. Tree vigorous 
and bears young ; is thought to be a 
seedling of Winesap and is worthy of 
such parentage. 
Longfield. One of the best of the new 
Kussian .Apples. Tree a strong grower 
and an early, abundant and annual 
bearer ; flesh w hite, fine-grained, tender, 
juicy, with a rich, sprightly subacid 
flavor. December to .April. 
Lady Apple. .A beautiful, small, dessert 
fruit ; |)ale yellow, w ith brilliant red 
cheek ; crisp, juicy and pleasant. 
Limber Twig. .An old southern .Apple ; 
medium size, dull red color ; subacid and 
of rich flavor ; good grower, bearer and 
keeper. January to .April. 
Lankford's Seedling. Origin, Kent 
county, .Md. Tree hardy and a good 
bearer, bearing annual crops ; fruit of 
large size, striped; <|uality excellent; 
keeps until .April. 
McCuller’s Winter. ( friginated iti Wake 
county, North Carolina, and is one of the 
best keepers yet introduced ; succeeds 
well in all eastern North Carolina, and in 
the sand hills of .Moore and Harnett 
counties it seems to be at home. It is 
peculiarly suited to the eastern half of 
North Carolina and similar sections 
throughout the cotton belt. .Size medium, 
dark and light red , quality good w'hen 
fully matured ; a very young atid ex- 
tremely prolific bearer. Season, January 
to March. 
Mammoth Black Twig, or Paragon (Ar- 
kansas, of Arkansas). Free very vigor- 
ous. hardy and |)roductive ; roots much 
stronger than Winesa|) ; has larger leaves 
and tw igs a shade darker ; fruit abotit the 
same color as Winesap but larger ; flavor 
fully equal to Winesap ; believed to be a 
better keeper. 
Mason’s Stranger. Originated in Green- 
ville county, V irginia. .Medium .size ; 
color yellow, with russet dots on one 
side ; flesh white, juicy and crisp ; flavor 
nearly sweet ; keeps through winter into 
spring ; tree moderately thrifty and a good 
bearer. We recommend this as one of 
the best. January to Alarch. 
Morgan's Christmas. (Jur attention was 
brought to this promising Apple Jan- 
uary, ifiSS. by Prof. Adin L. Rucker, of 
“ The trees furnished by you In iqo2 were splendid, and have caused a great deal of favorable com- 
ment.” — \V. H. Trail, Washington, I). March 31, 
