10 
A. B. Hood £i Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
Gravenstein. 
SUMMER APPLES, continued 
Carolina June. (Carolina Red June.) 
.•\n early bearer and very productive. 
Fruit medium size, dark crimson ; llesli 
white, very tender, fine-grained, juicy, 
subacid. June and July. 
Early Colton. One of the best earl) 
Apples, ripening with the old Karly May, 
some ten days before Karly Harvest, and 
continues to ripen for two or three weeks, 
which makes it a valuable family Apple. 
It is of beautiful appearance, medium 
size, yellowish white, with a tint of crim- 
son where exposed to the sun. 
Early Harvest. Rather large, round, 
yellow ; flesh nearly white, tender, juicy, 
crisp, with a rich, sprightly, subacid 
flavor. Tree a moderate grovier and 
very productive. It has no superior 
among early Apples. June and July. 
Early Red. \'ery valuable Pennsylvania 
Apple, which we have thoroughly tested 
here. h'lne size, beautiful showy red 
color. An immense and sure bearer ; 
ripens through a long period of time. A 
(irsl-rate shipper and good seller in the 
market ; ought to be in every orchard. 
Ripens from middle to last of July. 
Early Ripe. This tine Apple, coming as 
it does immediately after the Karly I har- 
vest, fills a want long felt by the orchard- 
ist. Its large size, handsome appearance 
and good bearing (jualities combine to 
make it the most profitable market vari- 
ety of its season. The tree is hardy and 
of vigorous growth. Fruit large, yellow- 
ish white ; lle.sh white, juicy, subacid ; fine 
for the table or cooking. First of July. 
Fanny. .Medium to slightly above, cov- 
ered with two shades of red ; handsome, 
'free a line, u]iright, strong grower and 
good bearer. A week or ten days later 
than Karly Ri|>e ; line (piality. .-\ profita- 
ble variety. 
Fourth ol July. X’aluable for cooking 
and market. Fruit medium, roundish, 
oblate-conical, slightly ribbed ; whitish 
yellow, striped and splashed with bright 
red. It has been thoroughly te.sted, and 
found to be one of the very best e.irl)- 
Apples. Matures early in July. 
Gravenstein. Large, roundish, striped 
with red ; flesh tender, juicy, very rich, 
with subacid, high flavor. Productive, 
handsome and excellent ; fine in all local- 
ities. August. 
Golden Sweeting. Rather large, rich 
yellow ; flesh juicy, tender, sweet. One 
of the best sweet Apples ; very popular 
variety. August. 
Horse. Large, yellow ; flesh coarse, 
subacid, free vigorous. Fine for cook- 
ing and for market ; very popular South. 
-August. 
Jonathan of Eastern, N. C. Large, white; 
subacid. \’ery popular. September. 
Maiden’s Blush. Rather large, oblate, 
smooth, regular, with a line, evenly 
shaded red cheek or blush, on a clear 
pale yellow ground ; flesh white, teiuler, 
sprightly, with a pleasant subacid flavor. 
This variety forms a handsome, rapid- 
growing tree, with a fine spreading head, 
and bears large crops. August to Octo- 
ber. 
" 1 consider your trees far superior to tliose bougiil of any otlier nursery. Their growtii is rapitf 
and tlteir early-itearing qualities reniarkahle. All my orders for trees shall certainly be placed in the 
Itauds of your agent, Capt. J. S, Coates, of whom f obtained my present assortment.”— Edgar L. 
W'Al.DROeK, Raleigh, Va., ao. /90./. 
