Wisconsin’s Greatest Nursery’ ’ 
LATE FALL AND WINTER VARIETIES—Continued. 
Dolgo Crab. Fruit hangs in big clusters and is fiery red. Jellies 
perfectly even when dead ripe. Excellent for canning. Bears 
young and abundantly. Extremely hardy and free from blight. 
A shapely tree, beautiful in flower and in fruit. It makes a very 
good tree for ornamental purposes. 
Hvslop. Red, not striped: fruit large, roundish ovate, produced 
in clusters; color dark, rich red, covered w : th thick blue bloom: 
flesh inclined to yellow, sub-acid. Tree hardy and vigorous. 
November. 
::: Perkins. Originated by T. E. Perkins of Red Wing, Minnesota. Perfectly 
hardy as far north as the Twin Cities. The fruit is large, red and round as a 
ball; flesh is fine grained, with a delicious flavor. Season October to April. 
*Red Wing. Originated at Red Wing, Minnesota. It is a winter Apple slightly 
larger than the Wealthy, streaked with red on a yellow background, and 
shaped like Malinda; has enough acid to make it cook nicely. December to 
February. 
Rome Beauty. Large, yellow and bright red; medium quality. December to 
March. Not very hardy in Wisconsin. 
Salome. Tree is hardy in Southern Wisconsin, vigorous and a good bearer; 
fruit round; skin pale yellow, shaded and splashed with red. Season January 
to May. 
Secor. This Iowa seedling is a cross between Jonathan and Salome. The tree 
makes a good growth. The fruit is larger than Jonathan, keeps longer and 
is free of Jonathan spot. It is well colored, keeps until May, and is of high 
quality. 
Red Siberian. Large, strong grower; pale red-yellow; good qual¬ 
ity. Tree large, with coarse foliage; young bearer. 
Sweet Russet. A yellow russet pear-shaped Crab, of a large size, 
very sweet and good eating qualities. One of the best pickling 
Crabs. Ripens in August. 
Whitney (Hybrid). (Whitney No. 20). Season August and Sep¬ 
tember. Fruit large to very large for a hybrid; yellow, striped 
with red and mostly covered with red on sunny side; flesh yel¬ 
low, very juicy and fine grained; flavor rich and almost sweet. 
Duchess (Oldenburg). 
Delicious. 
Yellow Delicious. One of 
the finest yellow winter 
Apples. Golden yellow 
with firm, juicy, crisp 
flesh. A good keeper. 
Transcendent. A beautiful variety of Siberian Crab. Red and 
yellow. August. Tree bad blighter. 
Haralson. 
Crab Apples 
The hardy and im¬ 
proved varieties of Crab 
Apples, some of which are 
of recent introduction and 
promise great excellence, 
supply a much needed 
want in the more northern 
portions of the United 
States and Canada, where 
little else in the line of 
fruit can be grown. And 
even in the more favored 
localities, where other 
fruits are grown in abun¬ 
dance, Crab Apples are 
every year becoming more 
esteemed and cultivated. 
Winter Banana. October to April. Fruit 
large, smooth, golden yellow shaded 
bright red; flesh fine grained, slight¬ 
ly sub-acid and highly aromatic. An 
early and abundant bearer; tree very 
hardy. 
Snow (Fameuse). Medium, deep crimson; flesh snowy white, tender, melting 
and delicious; tree vigorous with 
dark wood; a fine dessert fruit; valu¬ 
able for market; does well in the 
North. November to January. 
Stayman’s Winesap. Medium to large, 
roundish oblong; bright red, occa¬ 
sionally streaked; flesh yellow, crisp, 
juicy, with a rich, delicious flavor. 
Tree very vigorous. December to 
May. 
Tolman Sweet. Medium, pale whitish 
yellow; flesh white, fine grained; very 
hardy and productive. The best win¬ 
ter sweet Apple for home and mar¬ 
ket. November to March. 
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