A. B. Hood Cl Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
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AUTUMN APPLES, continued 
Wealthy. From Minnesota. Fruit me- 
dium, olilate ; whitish yellow ground, 
shaded with tleep, rich crimson in the 
sun ; flesh white, fine-grained, tender, 
juicy, lively, vinous snhacid. We have 
fruited this variety for the past five years, 
and we consider it one of the best for 
market and home use. Hears young and 
abundantly. September. 
Wood’s Favorite. Originated with Mr. 
C. H. Wood, Rappahannock county, \'a. 
Similar to Maiden’s Hlush, which it is 
supposed to be a seedling of, only later. 
Fruit above medium to large ; beautiful 
orange-yellow, with a brilliant red blush ; 
flesh firm, fine-grained, crisp, subacid. 
September to January. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
Albemarle Pippin. I’erhaps no Apple 
.stands higher in the market than this, or 
brings as high a price ; yet others may be 
more profitable to the grower. It suc- 
ceeds finely in the I’iedmont region, and 
in many parts of the vallev of X’irginia, 
though in jroor, cold soils It will not suc- 
ceed. It needs a deep, warm soil to bring 
it to perfection. Where it does well we 
would still advise planting it largely for 
market. Fruit large, round, lop-sided, 
ribbed and irregular ; surface smooth, 
yellowish green, sometimes bronzy, be- 
coming yellow when ripe ; flesh yellow, 
firm, brittle, juicy; flavor acid, rich, agree- 
able. January to April. 
Ben Davis. Originated in Kentucky. 
Tree remarkably healthy, vigorous, and 
an abundant bearer ; fruit large, hand- 
some, striped ; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, 
subacid ; a very profitable market varietj-. 
Keeps till midwinter or later. 
Berry Red. It is supposed to be a chance 
seedling, found growing on the premises 
of Mr. John Herry, of Meadow Creek, in 
Whitley county, Ky. The parent tree has 
borne annual crops of fruit for nearly 
eighty years. Large to very large ; color 
dark bright shining red ; form oblate ; 
flesh cream color ; quality good ; flavor 
excellent, and retained through its long 
keeping season ; subacid, rich, juicy. As 
a market variety and a long keeper it is 
second to none. 
Bentley’s Sweet. Supposed origin, Vir- 
ginia. Fruit medium, roundish, flattened 
at ends, sometimes slightly oblicpie and 
sometimes sides unequal ; pale yellowish 
green, shaded with (rale red, and mode- 
rately sprinkled with light and brown dots; 
flesh fine, whitish, compact; sweet, some- 
what honeyed flavor ; tree moderately 
vigorous, hardy, good bearer and keeper; 
very good. January to May. 
Cannon Pearmain. Medium size, round 
oblong or ovate, shaded and striped with 
red ; flesh yellow, firm ; flavor mild, sub- 
acid ; a good bearer, and valuable for 
marketing ; deserves extensive planting 
in the South. January to April. 
Delaware Red Winter. Color a beautiful 
red ; medium in size ; subacid and juicy ; 
keeps till June, or later ; tree vigorous and 
good bearer, productive ; good keeper. 
The Dickinson. Josiah Hoopes, e.\- 
I’resident of the Pennsylvania Horticul- 
tural Association, describes it as follows : 
"T'his promising variety originated in 
West Chester, Chester county. Pa., some 
twenty tears ago, and was grown from 
the seed of the well-known Hellefleur. 
The original tree is not in a remarkably 
favorable position, nor has it received any 
especial treatment to induce fruitfulness 
or fair specimens, yet the result has been 
exceptionally good. It is a rather .strag- 
gling grower. It has never missed pro- 
ducing a crop of fruit since arriving at 
bearing age, and has generally yielded 
above the average in quantity, thus en- 
titling it to be termed a regular and abun- 
dant bearer. The fruit is large to very 
large, ovate inclining to conical ; covered 
with faint streaks or marblings of red, 
deepening on the sunny .side to dark red ; 
flavor mild, snhacid, abounding in juice; 
especially pleasant and agreeable ; (luality 
very good to best. Season, January and 
February.” 
Grimes’ Golden. Medium, rich golden 
\ ellow ; crisp, tender, juicy, with a pecu- 
liar aroma ; good grower and early bearer; 
very popular in W’est N'irginia. Novem- 
Irer to March. 
Gano. Tree verv healthy, vigorous, very 
hardy; an early, annual and prolific trearer; 
color bright red on yellow ground ; large; 
flesh white, fine-grained, mild subacid. 
Close kin to Hen Ifavis; same season. 
Ivanhoe. Medium to large, well pro- 
portioned ; color a light golden yellow 
when mellow ; flesh tender ; flavor excel- 
lent, crisp and juicy. The tree is vigor- 
ous, bears very young — often at two years 
of age — and bears abundantly every year. 
I’ruit hangs on the tree until Christmas 
or after. 
Johnson’s Fine Winter, or York Imperial. 
Medium size, truncated oval, angular ; 
skin greenish yellow, nearly covered with 
bright red ; flesh tender, crisp, juicy, 
aromatic; an enormous bearer, and hangs 
well on the tree. It is also a good keeper, 
retaining its flavor to the last. We cannot 
.say loo much in favor of this Apple. All 
things considered, it is scarcely second 
to any in the Catalogue as a profitable 
orchard variety. February to April. 
