APPLE TREES 
T HE following varieties of apples have been selected from some 200 varieties that are 
offered by American nurseries. No nursery could afford to grow all the varieties that 
are known in this country and we have selected the varieties that are best adapted to the north¬ 
eastern section of America. Whether you wish to plant a commercial orchard or for home 
use you will find the assortment listed here ample to fill your needs. 
The varieties marked * can be furnished in dwarf as well as standard trees. 
Summer Varieties 
GOLDEN SWEET. Is a standard early apple 
for home use. Few apples surpass this in 
richnes sand sweetness of flavor, while of 
only medium size, they are very attractive 
in appearance, uniform in size and shape. 
The handsome clear yellow fruit ripens in 
August. 
RED ASTRACHAN. The trees come into bear¬ 
ing young, and bear regularly and abundant¬ 
ly. The fruit is large and is the standard 
red summer apple. They are fit for cooking 
long before maturity, and when fully ripe 
are fair for dessert, having a long season of 
usefulness. Ripens last of July. 
SWEET BOUGH. The fruit is large and 
handsome. The tender flesh and honied sweet¬ 
ness of the fruit as eaten from the hand re¬ 
main in whatever way the apple may be 
prepared for the table. Too tender for a 
distant market but are ideal for home use 
or local market. The pale yellow fruits ripen 
in August. 
Cortland 
MELBA. A new red striped apple, resem¬ 
bling McIntosh in type, flavor and quality, 
but not in color; shape is nearly the same. 
A very fine late summer or early fall apple, 
for home use or market. 
♦YELLOW TRANSPARENT. Tree is not a 
large grower, but extremely hardy and comes 
into bearing very young. The apples are 
above medium size and have clear, clean 
yellow color; fine for home market and a 
very profitable filler. Early August. 
Winter Varieties 
♦BALDWIN. The trees are vigorous, long- 
lived and healthy, and very productive, in¬ 
dividual trees frequently bearing twenty bar¬ 
rels of apples. The fruits are large and 
when well grown are attractive in color, 
keep long and are good shippers. November 
to March- 
Autumn Varieties 
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG. Tree is a small 
grower, very hardy, comes into bearing 
young, makes an excellent filler. The fruit 
is large, striped red and yellow, flesh white, 
juicy and excellent flavor, the best general 
purpose apple of its season, ripens August 
and September. 
♦BANANA or Winter Banana. Trees are 
hardy, fairly vigorous, bearing young, almost 
annually and are usually fruitful. The fruits 
are large shapely, with a most handsomely 
colored skin—clear pale waxen yellow, with 
a delicate blush which sometimes deepens 
into a bright red. The flavor is that rich 
mixture of sweet and sour, which character¬ 
izes most of our best fruits. October to 
March. 
MAIDEN BLUSH. This old favorite, known 
by fruit growers in America everywhere for 
a century, holds its popularity chiefly by its 
distinctive and very handsome crimson¬ 
cheeked, lemon-yellow fruits. Very good for 
cooking, evaporating, and for the market. 
Keeps well for market from September till 
November. 
♦McINTOSH. An exceedingly valuable, hardy, 
attractive apple; good size, nearly covered 
with red. Flesh white, fine, very tender, 
juicy and refreshing. Tree hardy, vigorous, 
and a good annual bearer—comes into bear¬ 
ing young, yielding large crops. October 
and November. 
CORTLAND. The fruits of Cortland ripen 
a little later than McIntosh, keep longer, 
larger and flesh characters of the two are 
almost identical. The trees are much the 
same. The Cortland is an improved McIn¬ 
tosh and as such is sought for in sections 
where McIntosh is known. October to Janu¬ 
ary. 
♦DELICIOUS (Red Delicious). Tree large, 
spreading, vigorous, hardy and productive. 
Fruit large, uniform, nearly dark red all 
over, flesh fine grained, crisp and melting, 
very high quality, a splendid keeper and 
good shiper. November to April. 
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