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J. J. BUTZER, PORTLAND, OREGON 
FRUIT TREE DEPARTMENT 
OUR SHIPPING SEASON for the above is from November 1 to April 1. Some seasons May 1, although it 
is too late for best results. We advise late fall or early spring planting while stock is dormant. 
2-year-old 
1-year-old, 3 to 4 ft. 
1-year-old, 4 to 6 ft.. 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
EARLY HARVEST 
Medium size ; bright straw color ; tender 
and fine; good for table and cooking. 
July. 
GRAVENSTEIN 
Large, beautifully dashed with deep red 
and orange ; tender and crisp, with a highly aromatic 
flavor; tree very vigorous. August. 
RED ASTRACHAN 
Large, deep crimson, flesh white, moderately juicy, 
with an agreeable rich acid flavor; very productive. 
August. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT 
Medium size, roundish, slightly conical ; skin pale 
yellow; flesh tender, juicy, sub-acid; good; bears at 
an early age. July. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES 
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG 
Large, yellow streaked with red ; tree vigorous and 
very productive; juicy, with rich sub-acid flavor. Sep¬ 
tember. 
APPLES 
WINTER VARIETIES 
DELICIOUS 
Fruit large, nearly covered with bril¬ 
liant dark red, flesh fine grained, crisp 
and melting, juicy with a delightful 
aroma; of very highest quality. A splen¬ 
did keeper and shipper. A regular annual 
bearer. November. 
LADY APPLE 
A dainty, small flat apple; red cheek. Good Christ¬ 
mas fruit. Tree upright and vigorous. 
MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG 
Very large; bright red, pleasant sub-acid; fine late 
keeper; fine, vigorous tree. November to January. 
McINTOSH RED 
A seedling of the Fameuse ; bright red, flesh white, 
very tender and delicious. Long lived and very pro¬ 
ductive. Adapted to Montana. November. 
NORTHERN SPY 
Large, round, greenish yellow, stripes of purplish 
red; flesh white, juicy, brisk sub-acid. Requires good 
soil. December. 
ORTLEY, OR WHITE BELLEFLOWER 
White fleshed, fine grained conical fruit of superior 
flavor; one of the best. December to April. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
ARKANSAS BLACK 
Medium, round; yellow where not covered with a 
beautiful dark maroon, approaching black ; flesh firm, 
fine grained, juicy ; a long keeper. December to April. 
BALDWIN 
Large, rounded ; deep, bright red ; very productive ; 
crisp, fine flavor; one of the best and most popular 
winter apples. November to February. 
BEN DAVIS 
Medium to large; yellowish, overspread with red; 
flesh white, tender, juicy; pleasant sub-acid; thrifty, 
upright grower. October to May. 
GRIMES GOLDEN 
Very popular. Rich golden yellow; flesh tender, 
juicy and rich. Tree hardy and vigorous, bearing 
young. November to December. 
JONATHAN 
Tree vigorous, long lived and an early bearer. Fruit 
beautiful red and oblong; fine quality. Valuable as a 
pollenizer with Spitzenberg and Newtown. October 
to January. 
KING 
Large and handsome, striped red and yellow; tree 
vigorous and productive. November to December. 
Good mountainous apple. 
ROME BEAUTY 
Large, yellow, shaded with bright red; juicy and 
sub-acid ; fine market sort; good bearer. November to 
February. 
SPITZENBERG 
Large, oblong ; yellowish ground with broken stripes 
of bright red ; flesh yellowish, juicy, delicious rich 
flavor. November to March. 
STAYMAN WINESAP 
A seedling of the Winesap. Yellow striped with red. 
Flesh firm, crisp, juicy and very tender and rich, 
sub-acid. A drought resister; a profitable market 
variety. January, May. 
WAGENER 
Good size; deep red in the sun ; flesh firm and fine 
grained ; good keeper; sub-acid ; excellent filler; re¬ 
quires thinning. October to December. 
WINTER BANANA 
Fancy market fruit; pale yellow with pink blush. 
Has a delightful aroma and suggestive banana flavor. 
Not a good shipper. November. 
YELLOW NEWTOWN PIPPIN 
Large ; skin smooth, golden yellow ; flesh firm, crisp, 
juicy; one of the standard varieties for export. De^ 
cember to May. 
APRICOTS 
CRAB APPLES 
Nice stocky trees, each 50c 
For preserving, jellies and ornament. All are un¬ 
equaled for cider or vinegar. The trees are noted for 
their hardiness and vigor and usually bear the second 
season after planting. 
HYSLOP 
Large, deep crimson ; tree hardy, fine for the West. 
November, January. 
RED SIBERIAN 
Yellow with scarlet cheek. Bears young and abun¬ 
dantly. September. 
TRANSCENDENT 
Very large, pleasant flavor and good for cider; 
yellow striped red. Very productive. Adapted to Mon¬ 
tana. September. 
WHITNEY 
Tree thrifty, upright grower. Fruits large, striped; 
flesh firm and juicy. Very good. August. 
Each Per 10 100 
4 to 5 feet .. ..$0.75 $6.50 $50.00 
3 to 4 feet ...50 4.50 40.00 
BLENHEIM 
Deep orange, sometimes blushed: tender, rich and 
juicy. Tree vigorous. Good for Pacific Coast. Last of 
June. 
LEWIS 
The new Lewis Apricot is the largest, strongest 
growing, best yielding, best flavored apricot we have 
ever seen, and is perfectly hardy. Grown extensively, 
in the “Goodnoe Hills” district. July, August. 
MOORPARK 
Very large, yellowish green, brownish red on the 
sunny side ; flesh bright orange: fine for canning and 
drying ; freestone. July, August. 
ROYAL 
Above medium size; sweet, rich, juicy; good dryer 
and canner. July. 
TILTON 
Large; rich color, high flavor; very productive: 
«imilar to Royal; later. July. 
SPECIAL-THREE 50c TREES FOR $1.10—YOUR SELECTION 
