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ALPHA NURSERY 
ILLINOIS 
APPLE TREES 
Owing to the past 
dry seasons, under 
stocks for budding 
and grafting all fruit 
trees have been very 
short, thus making 
a very marked short¬ 
age in finished fruit 
trees, and this short¬ 
age will continue for 
several years. 
Apple trees are easy to grow. They thrive in almost every climate and 
soil. The Apple is the King of Fruits. Never were all conditions more favor¬ 
able for the person who would plant an acreage of fruit for market purposes. 
A few acres of fruit with reasonably good care, will bring a larger cash in¬ 
come per acre than anything one can grow. 
2 yr. 4-6 ft. trees 
Each 
3 trees 
5 trees 
10 trees 
65c 
$1.80 
$2.80 
$5.50 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
EARLY HARVEST —Medium, to large, roundish, bright straw color; flesh 
white, good quality. July. 
RED JUNE —Medium, oblong, hardy, and productive; deep red color; flesh 
white, tender, rich and sub-acid. August. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT —Medium, yellow, good quality, productive, 
early bearer. July. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES 
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG —Large size, roundish, streaked with red and 
yellow; flesh white, juicy, acid. September. 
FAMUESE (Snow) —Medium, deep crimson, flesh snowy white, tender. Tree 
slow crooked grower. October and November. 
GOLDEN SWEET —Fruit large, pale yellow; flesh tender, sweet and rich; 
hardy and a good grower. August and September. 
WEALTHY —Large, roundish, smooth, nearly covered with dark red; flesh 
white, fine, juicy, sub-acid; quality very good; good grower and produc¬ 
tive. October. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
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. 
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