ALPHA NURSERY, Alpha, Illinois 
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APPLE TREES 
WINTER VARIETIES 
DELICIOUS —Fruit large, nearly covered with brilliant dark red; flesh fine 
grained, crisp and melting, juicy, with a delightful aroma; of very highest 
quality. December to February. 
GRIMES GOLDEN —Medium golden yellow, with white dots, crisp, tender 
and juicy, excellent; tree vigorous, hardy and productive. November to 
January. 
JONATHAN —Medium, nearly covered with brilliant stripes of lively red: 
very showy, juicy, excellent; trees spreading and slender; bears early. 
November to February. 
ROMAN STEM —Medium size, yellow, of good quality, very productive; tree 
a slow grower when young. 
GOLDEN WINESAP —One of the newer varieties, yellow with slight red 
blush, juicy; flavor of the Jonathan and meatiness of the Winesap. Good 
size, good keeper. December to March. 
STAYMAN’S WINESAP— b ruit large, striped, nearly covered with red; flesh 
greenish yellow, very juicy and aromatic; very good; a strong, spreading 
grower; a good, early bearer; the best of our late winter apples. January 
to May. 
NORTHERN SPY —Tree rapid upright grower, and late bloomer. Fruit 
large, and roundish, skin thin, smooth, greenish covered with light and 
dark stripes of purplish red. Flesh fine grained, tender, with a peculiarly 
fresh and delicious flavor. A fine old variety. December to June. 
CRAB APPLES 
Sturdy Trees, 4 to 6 ft., 50c each 
RED SIBERIAN —Grows in clusters and the tree is simply loaded when 
fruiting. Bears very young; fruits in September. Use these for jelly and 
pickles. This is the little red one. 
WHITNEY— Fruit very large, yellow striped with red; flesh yellow, very 
juicy and fine grained, flavor rich and almost sweet. August. 
DWARF APPLES 
I' Set trees 8 to 10 feet apart || 
I These trees are very productive, usually start bearing very young. | 
' Excellent for yard or small garden planting. I have only three varieties. || 
; YELLOW TRANSPARENT— Summer. I; 
s GRIMES GOLDEN —The good yellow early winter apple. | 
; DELICIOUS— Wi nter. | 
3-yr. 4 to 6 ft. trees, 75c each; 3 for $2.00 I 
I One of our customers told us his Dwarf T ellow Transparent had 18 
s large apples the second year. s 
