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HILLENMEYER NURSERIES, Lexington, Kentucky 
APPLES 
From the day when the first Transparent shows its color in June to 
way along next winter or spring you will “like to eat an Apple”—so 
why not have a few trees in your garden? The boys may hook a few, 
but there will be enough left for the family. An Apple tree is an orna¬ 
ment, too, with its mass of pink blooms in spring. Surely you have a 
place to plant five to ten trees selected to give a succession of fruit. 
There is good money in a commercial orchard of marketable kinds. We 
can help you select them and shall be glad to answer your questions. 
2- AND 3-YEAR-OLD TREES 
Each 5 50 
S to 6 ft. $0 50 $2 25 $20 00 
4 to 5 ft. 40 1 75 15 00 
2l/ 2 to 4 ft. 30 1 25 11 25 
Early Apples 
DUCHESS (often called “Oldenburg”). An 
outstanding variety following Early Trans¬ 
parent, is equally productive, and best of 
its season. Ours is the “Red” strain. 
Early bearing. 
EARLY HARVEST. Pale yellow; subacid. 
Regular bearer and the most popular of the 
older general-purpose varieties. 
EARLY TRANSPARENT. Waxy yellow; 
tart; excellent. Very early bearer; pro¬ 
ductive. Valuable for either home or 
market. Blights on rich soil, however. 
GOLDEN SWEET. Yellow. The best 
Sweet we know. Vigorous grower; pro¬ 
ductive. Hasn’t a fault. 
HYSLOP CRAB. The very best hardy 
Crabs, producing a heavy crop of tart, 
bright red fruits that are unexcelled for 
culinary purposes. Bears early and pro¬ 
ductively. 
MAIDEN’S BLUSH. A grand old favorite. 
Waxy yellow, pleasing red blush. Ripens 
over a long period, making it valuable for 
home orchards. 
RED ASTRACHAN. Excellent red Apple, 
ripening in July. Good to eat out of hand 
and best cooking Apple of its season. 
Should be in every orchard. 
On page 26 you will find brief sugges¬ 
tions for caring for fruit trees, based on our 
own experience and that of our customers. 
Further help will be given if needed. 
Fall Apples 
GRIMES’GOLDEN. The 
best fall Apple. A recent sur¬ 
vey showed this to be the most 
popular Apple of any season. 
Fruit golden yellow. Matures 
early and is heavy bearer. 
This variety is troubled with 
canker, which shortens the life 
of the tree. We offer “Double 
Grafted” Grimes’ Golden 
at 25 cents extra, in addition 
to standards at regular prices. 
NORTHERN SPY. Large; 
striped;crisp, juicy, aromatic; 
excellent quality. Long com¬ 
ing into bearing. 
WEALTHY. Large; shaded to 
dark red; quality good, 
tender. Productive. Early 
to bear, and very satisfactory. 
WOLF RIVER. An attractive, large, striped 
Apple, ripening in September. Owing to its 
size it finds a ready market. Cooks well. 
Matures early. 
Early Winter Apples 
BALDWIN. Red; large; fine quality. Tree 
vigorous. The Eastern commercial Apple. 
BEN DAVIS. Striped red; large and attrac¬ 
tive. Surest bearer. Healthy tree; vigor¬ 
ous, and should be planted as a “catch” 
in every orchard. Greatest fault, lacks 
quality. 
BLACK TWIG. A seedling of Winesap but 
larger. Splashed with red; subacid. We 
can especially recommend this for Ken¬ 
tucky. Valuable for home or market. 
DELICIOUS. Red; large and uniform in 
size; distinct because of five lobes on 
blossom end. Quality unexcelled, and 
peculiar to it. Early and heavy bearer. 
For market and home it takes a high place. 
Stayman Winesap Apple 
JONATHAN. An early-bearing and long- 
keeping Apple; red; medium size, quality 
good. Tree never large, but productive. 
McINTOSH. A fine early winter sort that 
has won its way because of its productive¬ 
ness and extra-high quality. Bright red; 
smooth. Plant it liberally in Kentucky. 
ROME BEAUTY. Large; red; tender, sub¬ 
acid. Early bearer and productive. A 
popular sort in most sections. 
STAYMAN WINESAP. Dark, rich red, in¬ 
distinctly striped; larger than old Winesap. 
High quality; good keeper. Tree productive, 
stands drought. The most extensively grown 
and the most abundant bearer, with more 
good qualities in its favor than anything we 
offer for Kentucky. 
WINESAP. Medium-sized, dark red, produc¬ 
tive variety. Excellent quality; crisp and 
juicy; subacid. 
YORK IMPERIAL. A late-keeping commer¬ 
cial Apple, shaded red on yellowish skin. 
Flesh firm. Tree healthy. Regular and heavy 
bearer. Plant for profit or for home. 
CHERRIES 
Not difficult to grow, but the trees are happiest in well-drained, rich soil. The Sour varieties 
grow more readily than do the Sweets, but you can have both if the location is good. Be sure to 
plant the trees as soon as they arrive—don’t let them lie around. Press the dirt firmly around 
the roots; tramp it hard. Prune the same as apples or pears, but do not cut the central leader. 
2-year-old trees— 
5 to 6 ft. 
4 to 5 ft. 
Each 
$0 65 
55 
50 
$25 00 
20 00 
Cluster and Subacid 
You may plant any one of these varieties, 
and you will be rewarded. This group seldom 
fails to bear a good crop. 
EARLY RICHMOND. This old standard 
Cherry has been the favorite for years. 
The fruit is tart and very valuable for 
canning purposes. Yields nearly every 
year and reddens the tree with its wonder¬ 
ful crop. It succeeds everywhere Cherries 
will grow and is the earliest in season. 
MAY DUKE. Ripens a little earlier than 
Early Richmond, and while not quite so 
vigorous in tree, the fruit is slightly su¬ 
perior. Has been tested and found worthy 
of a place in all Cherry plantings. 
MONTMORENCY. Gradually supplanting 
Early Richmond because of its size. Except 
for being a little later it is practically the 
same. Not quite as acid; when ripe is good 
to eat from hand. The tree is hardy, 
blooming late, and frequently will make a 
crop when the sweet varieties fail. 
Sweets or “Heart” 
This group grows luxuriantly, makes a fine 
showing for a few years, and then if not in 
soil that is exactly suitable, may die. These 
varieties are the hardiest of the group. 
BLACK TARTARIAN. Perhaps the most 
popular of the sweet varieties. Fruit is 
large, black, and heart-shaped. High 
quality. The tree is vigorous in suitable 
soil. 
GOVERNOR WOOD. Few Cherries are 
superior to it in quality or productiveness. 
Fruit medium size, soft, and of fine flavor; 
pale yellow with blush. 
YELLOW SPANISH. Later. Large, yel¬ 
low, firm, and high quality. It is not quite 
as tender as some others, but the fruit can 
be adapted to a multitude of uses. Not 
planted as it should be. 
Buy your fruit trees direct from Hillen¬ 
meyer’s at these low prices. Hillenmeyer 
quality and service come direct from us, 
as we have no agents. 
