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ALPHA | 
ILLINOIS 
APPLE TREES 
WINTER VARIETIES 
DELICIOUS —Fruit large, nearly covered with brilliant dark red; flesh fine 
grained, crisp and melting, juicy, with a delightful aroma; of very highest 
quality. December to February. 
GRIMES GOLDEN —Medium golden yellow, with white dots, crisp, tender 
and juicy, excellent; tree vigorous, hardy and productive. November to 
January. 
JONATHAN —Medium, nearly covered with brilliant stripes of lively red: 
very showy, juicy, excellent; trees spreading and slender; bears early. 
November to February. 
ROMAN STEM— Medium size, yellow, of good quality, very productive; tree 
a slow grower when young. 
GOLDEN WINESAP —One of the newer varieties, yellow with slight red 
blush, juicy; flavor of the Jonathan and meatiness of the Winesap. Good 
size, good keeper. December to March. 
STAYMAN’S WINESAP —Fruit large, striped, nearly covered with red; flesh 
greenish yellow, very juicy and aromatic; very good; a strong, spreading 
grower; a good, early bearer; the best of our late winter apples. January 
to May. 
YELLOW BELLFLOWER —(Winter). Tree very young bearer. Fruit 
large golden yellow. An improvement of the old Bellflower. This va¬ 
riety always a sure and abundant bearer. November to March. 
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. 
BEN DAVIS —Bears at an early age; an important variety to apple orchards, 
as it is a heavy polenizer. Heavy and sure bearer; stripped red color; 
good keeper. December to March. 
TOLMAN SWEET —Tree will grow anywhere apples can be grown. Fruit 
medium size, light yellow, firm, well grained, sweet, and bears a heavy 
crop. November to April. 
Crab Apples 
Sturdy Trees, 4 to 6 ft.— 76c each 
RED SIBERIAN —Grows in clusters and the tree is simply loaded when 
fruiting. Bears very young; fruits in September. Use these for jelly and 
pickles. This is the little red one. 
WHITNEY —Fruit very large, yellow striped with red; flesh yellow, very 
juicy and fine grained, flavor rich and almost sweet. August. 
Use Oil Emulsion for Dormant Spray 
