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BROWN BROTHERS COMPANY 
Delicious. 
Winter Apples 
Baldwin. The most popular variety for shipping and the heav¬ 
iest bearer. Baldwin orchards should be mixed with other 
varieties as King, Northern Spy, Greening, Russets, etc. Tree 
grows rapidly, fruit is large, round, with red and yellow 
skin. Flesh yellowish and tart. One of the best Apples both 
for American and export trade. Keeps well in ordinary dry 
cellar. Often bears in 5 years. 
Bellflower, Yellow. A valuable Apple because of its good 
quality all through the winter. Tree is hardy and a strong 
grower. Does well on light, sandy soils. The fruit is large, 
yellow with blush on sunny side, crisp and fine flavored in 
season. Bruises easily, but valuable in home markets. Season, 
November to April. Origin, Burlington, N. J. 
Ben Davis. Bears at an early age, and an important variety 
known in the Apple districts from Atlantic to Pacific. This 
variety is handsomely colored and has a very thick skin. 
December to March. 
Cortland. A new and beautiful large red Apple. Developed 
by the New York Experiment Station. It has inherited the 
good qualities of its parents, McIntosh and Ben Davis, be¬ 
sides a few of its own. Very firm and keeps well in winter. 
One of the best winter Apples today. 
Delicious. Large, with surface almost covered with a most 
brilliant dark red, blending to golden yellow at the blossom 
end. In quality it is unsurpassed. In flavor, sweet, slightly 
touched with acid, but only enough to make it all the more 
pleasing, with an aroma delightfully fragrant. Flesh fine 
grained, crisp, juicy. Keeps in storage well, to March and 
April. 
Gano. Stands handling well, and fine shipper. Color red, and 
tree comes into bearing young. December to March. 
Golden Russet. Medium size, and clear golden russet color. 
A good Apple in colder sections and brings good prices. 
Keeps to May in cold cellar. Rich and sweet in flavor, tree 
grows willowy, moderate producer. Season, October to April. 
Origin, Western New York. 
Grimes Golden. Medium size, golden yellow, tender, rich, and 
slightly sub-acid in flavor. A popular early winter Apple, 
commercially successful for fancy box trade. November to 
April. 
Jonathan. Medium in size, but of the finest quality. Recom¬ 
mended for home gardens. Tree is not very large, slightly 
drooping. Fruit bright red in sun, and striped with red. 
A fine table Apple. Season November to February. Origin, 
Woodstock, N. Y. 
King of Tompkins County. A standard commercial variety. 
Superior for cooking and table use. An attractive Apple for 
market purposes. Bright red in color, large and uniform. 
Keeps well in cold storage. Flesh yellow, crisp, and juicy; 
vigorous and a good cropper. Season, October to February. 
McIntosh Red. A very fine table Apple for early winter use. 
Attractive in appearance, deep red, and good size, flesh white, 
crisp, tender, juicy and aromatic. Tree is hardy and comes 
into bearing young. Season, November to January. 
Northern Spy. A leading commercial Apple. Ranks among 
the leaders of New York. Fruit large, attractive, bright red 
color. Always in demand, fine for fancy trade. Season, De¬ 
cember to March. 
Field of our hardy Apple Trees. 
