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OUNT HOPE NURSERIES • • • APPLES. 
WINTER. AEPEES, continued. 
Sutton Beauty. Fruit medium to large ; roundish, with waxen yellow skin, 
striped with crimson ; flesh white, tender, subacid, good quality ; tree is a free, hand- 
some grower and productive ; a splendid keeper. 
Talman Sweet. Tree hardy and strong grower ; fruit medium, nearly round, 
somewhat flattened ; surface smooth yellow ; flavor sweet, rich ; flesh yellow and 
firm : for baking and dessert. October to December. 
Walbridge. Tree strong grower and productive, highly prized farther north for 
its extreme hardiness ; fruit medium size ; color pale yellow, shaded with red ; flesh 
crisp, tender and juicy ; quality good. December to spring. 
White Winter Pearmain. Tree moderate grower, with spreading top ; fruit 
medium, handsome when fair, but sometimes scabs badly ; surface smooth, yellow, 
sometimes bronzed ; flesh yellow, fine-grained, tender, juicy ; flavor mild, subacid, 
very rich ; quality best ; for table, kitchen, market. November to January. 
Willow Twig. Tree good grower, branching and twiggy; good bearer; fruit 
globular ; surface smooth, dull greenish yellow, marbled and striped dull red ; flesh 
greenish yellow, juicy ; flavor acid ; quality only good ; valuable for market and 
kitchen. November to spring. 
Winesap. An old favorite ; one of the best. Tree vigorous, with spreading 
top; fruit medium, conical; surface smooth, bright or dark red on yellow ground; 
flavor rich, acid to subacid ; quality nearly best ; for table, market, kitchen, cider. 
Very desirable on account of its productiveness and general good quality. 
Wolf River. An Apple particularly adapted to the west on account of its 
extreme hardiness ; very large and handsome ; flesh whitish, breaking, pleasant, sub- 
acid ; a good bearer. November and December. 
York Imperial. Generally known and popular with many of our most experi- 
enced orchardists. Tree moderate grower and productive ; fruit large, lopsided ; 
surface smooth ; color mixed bright red on yellow ground ; flesh yellowish, tender, 
juicy; flavor mild subacid ; quality very good ; for market, table, kitchen. Novem- 
ber till spring. 
CRAB APPLES. 
The improvements in the varieties of the Crab Apple have kept pace with the 
other kinds of fruit. A few years ago it was regarded as fit only for cider, preserves and 
jelly, but there are varieties now that command a good price on the market for des- 
sert purposes ; especially is this the case with the Whitney. Besides being useful, 
these Apples are also very ornamental when in bloom, and when loaded with their 
highly colored fruits. 
The following are the most valuable varieties : 
General Grant. Tree a vigorous and upright grower ; fruit large, red to very 
dark red ; flesh white, tender, mild subacid, excellent for dessert ; a free grower. 
October. 
Myslop. Tree a moderate grower, making a beautifully shaped, thrifty tree ; 
bears young ; fruit large, nearly round, flattened 
at the ends ; skin smooth ; color dark, rich red on 
yellow ground ; flavor very good. One of the 
most beautiful fruits grown, 
Martha. A seedling of Duchess of Olden- 
burg, which originated in Minnesota. Earlier 
than Transcendent ; very ornamental, as well as a 
fine fruit ; bears in profusion every year. Sep- 
tember and October. 
Transcendent. Tree strong grower, making 
a large beautiful tree ; an early and abundant 
bearer, perhaps the most valuable of this class ; 
fruit large, round, skin smooth ; color rich yellow 
shaded with red ; valuable for preserving and cook- 
ing ; said to be one of the best for cider. August 
and September. 
Whitney’s No. 20. Tree thrifty, upright 
grower ; fruit large, skin smooth, striped and 
splashed with carmine ; flesh firm, juicy, of pleas- 
ant flavor. August. Martha. 
Fruit Culture is Healtliful, Pleasant and Profitable. 
