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A. C. GRIESA & BRO., LAWRENCE, KANSAS. 
Ben Davis. 
WINTER APPEES, continued. 
Arkansas Black. The tree is a beautiful, vigorous, upright grower, young 
wood very dark ; fruit medium to large ; fine flavor ; beautiful dark color, almost 
black : flesh yellowish, slightly subacid, crisp. One of the best cooking Apples. 
January to July. 
Ben Davis. More criticised and more extensively planted than any on the 
list ; scarcely needs description. Everybody plants it for market, and nearly every- 
body for home use. They criticise its poor qualities and then buy more trees, taking 
care that a liberal proportion of each new order is Ben Davis. Tree thrifty, upright 
grower, of almost perfect shape ; fruit large, round, sometimes variable in form ; 
surface sinooth, often polished yellow, covered and splashed bright red ; flesh white, 
tender, juicy ; flavor subacid, not rich ; quality only good ; for market and cooking. 
November to soring. 
Baldwin. Tree strong, thrifty grower ; fruit large, round, or somewhat flattened, 
sometimes irregular ; surface smooth, yellow in shade, where exposed red ; flesh yel- 
low, juicy, rich ; quality good ; for table and cooking. October to December. 
Bismarck. Has been tested in Germany, Russia, France, England, Canada and 
the United States. Is making a wonderful record for high quality, hardiness and 
especially earliness of fruiting ; 2-year-old trees seldom fail to produce fruit. Said 
to be extremely hardy and productive. Fruit golden yellow, large and handsome ; 
flesh tender, pleasant subacid, of distinct flavor ; fine for dessert and superior for 
cooking. Will keep till March. 
Clayton. Flesh yellow, breaking, subacid ; very good for both kitchen and 
market. January to March. 
Qano. Fruit is bright red on yellow ground, with no stripes ; large, oblong, 
tapering to the eye ; surface smooth, polished ; dots minute ; basin shallow, some- 
times deep ; eye large, cavity deep ; brown in color ; stem medium to long ; core 
medium, seeds large. Tree very healthy, vigorous, hardy, having stood 32° below 
zero without injury ; a rapid grower ; large and spreading in orchard ; fruit-spurs 
Plant Oood Trees, and you will reap Good Pruit. 
