8 TUTTLE’S CATALOGUE. 
the selection to us, we tliink we can furnish you 
trees that will succeed. Our stock is grown 
here. The scions are taken from the trees 
which have borne, and consequently must be true 
to name. Try a dozen. 
TRANSPARENT — Mr. Lovett, of New Jersey, 
says: “.-fctripens fully ten days in advance of the 
Early Harvest, and the past season I picked fully 
ripe specimens on the 30th of June. Size me- 
dium; light transparent lemon yellow, smooth 
waxen surface; flesh melting, juicy and of ex- 
cellent quality, and for an early apple, an ex- 
ceptionally good keeper and shipper^sur|)ass- 
ing far in these important points Early Harvest, 
Primate and other early varieties. Tree a free 
upright grower, very prolific and a remarkably 
early bearer, frequently producing in the nursery- 
row, the second year from the bud. 
YELLOW SWEET — Earlier than 'I'ransparent. 
Tree a fine grower and very hardy. Fruit yel- 
low with reddish bronze on the sun side; flesh 
firm and agreeably sweet, good for dessert and 
cooking. Keeps well for so early an apple. 
EARLY GLASS — Tree is ;;xtremely hardy and 
free from blight — never loses a bud from severity 
ot climate — is a fine and regular grower and good 
bearer. Fruit self colored, with little color on 
sun side. Good bearer an .l keeps well if picked 
before over-ripe. 
ENORMOUS— The largest of August apples. 
Some specimens have been grown here measurr 
ing 14 inches in circumference. .Almost covered 
with deep red. it is very sho'wy. Flesh a little 
