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Houstons 9 Nurseries 
WEALTHY' — This beautiful, mod¬ 
erate sized, brilliant red apple is of fine 
quality, one of the best of its season; it 
is a relatively good keeper and owing 
to the hardiness of the tree, its adapta¬ 
bility to cold climates, and early bearing 
habits, it can be planted profitably as a 
filler. Fruit large, roundish; skin smooth, 
oily, covered with u dark red. Flesh while, 
lender, juicy, vinous, sub-acid; quality 
very good. Season October to January. 
FAME USE — (Snow Apple.) Hardy, 
medium size; deep crimson: flesh is 
snowy white, tender, melting and delicious 
Tree, vigorous with hardwood; one of the 
finest dessert fruits, and valuable for 
market. Ripens in November. 
Winter Varieties 
NORTHERN SPY —This variety 
ranks about third in commercial im¬ 
portance with the fruit growers of Penn¬ 
sylvania, New York and Ohio, being 
surpassed by Baldwin and R. I. Green¬ 
ing. Fruit is large and very attractive, 
being of bright red color with a delicious 
bloom; flesh is very juicy, crisp, tender 
and excellent for dessert or culinary uses, 
its fine reputation brings high prices in 
the market and the fruit is always in 
demand. It is ready for use in November 
or December; keeps well in cold storage 
until Anril or if more carefully handled, 
until May. 
BEN DAVIS — Winter. Finest keeper 
known; < fine-looking; large, round; 
yellow with red stripes; flesh white, juicy, 
sub-acid, coarse. Tree rapid in growth, 
healthy and vigorous, bears early, annually 
and abundantly. Good filler. 
GRIME'S GOLDEN — Vigorous grow¬ 
er; large; golden yellow; juicy; slightly 
sub-acid; very good. Keeps until April. 
WOLF RIVER — Fruit is very large, 
some specimens weighing 27 ounces, 
flattened, conical, highly colored. An 
excellent cooking apple. September to 
I Yecembor. 
KING OF TOMPKINS COUNTY — 
A handsome red apple of the largest size 
and best quality; good grower and bearer 
and sells for higher prices than most other 
apples. November to March. 
JONATHAN — A beautiful red apple, 
highly flavored and of excellent quality, 
being tender, juicy, spicy, and rich — a 
splendid family sort and highly profitable 
for market. Tree long-lived, productive, 
and an early bearer. Will keep well 
without special care and also stand much 
handling. November to March. 
WINTER BANANA — Fruit large size, 
perfect in form; golden yellow, and 
beautifully shaded and marbled with 
bright, crimson red; flesh lemon-yellow, 
fine grained, sub-acid, rich aromatic 
flavor, and of the highest quality. A good 
keeper. Tree remarkably strong grower, 
and on account of its great hardiness, will 
thrive in any climate. Its early bearing 
is something simply wonderful, generally 
producing a fine crop the second year. A 
valuable market variety. Very popular, 
especially in New York and Pennsylvania. 
November to January. 
RHODE ISLAND GREENING — 
This large and superior winter apple is 
famous over a large extent of country, 
and is prized more highly for cooking 
and eating than any other variety. It 
is a good keeper but will keep better if 
picked early. This Greening is a beauti¬ 
ful yellow color when ripe and is a most 
abundant yielder. March to April. 
IIUBBARDSTON NONSUCH—L arge 
and fine; great bearer; one of the best. 
November to May. 
WAGENER (Red Winter Apple.) — 
Wagener is one of the most beautiful 
winter apples ever grown. It is of the 
highest quality, the flesh being crisp, 
tender and aromatic. We know of no 
apple possessing greater beauty nor of 
finer quality than the Wagener. It 
succeeds well East and West. No or¬ 
chards t’s list of varieties can be com¬ 
plete without this beautiful and superior 
flavored apple. Of medium to large size; 
flesh firm, sub-acid and fine quality. 
December to May. 
ROME BEAUTY r — Keeps in good 
condition until May or June. Large, 
round, mottled and striped in different 
shades of red; flavor and quality way 
above the averageappearance and and 
arc its valuable points; always sells size 
always brings good prices. 
