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EARL E. 
MAY’S 1936 CATALOG OF SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK 
ANOKA—Earliest Bearing Apple 
PLANT 1936 
1937 
Will have some Apples one 
year after planting. 
This is the earliest and heaviest bearing 
Apple in the world. Anoka has a record of 
bearing 8 big crops of Apples from a tree 
only 10 years old. Being perfectly hardy 
in all climates, there’s a big demand for 
Anoka. It was originated in the Dakotas 
where temperatures get way down to 35 
degrees below zero. You get lots of Apples 
quickly when- you plant Anoka. 
Last year my stocks of Anoka were gone 
before planting time and those who did not 
order early were disappointed. Get your 
1938 
Only two years after planting 
you get a big full crop. 
order in to me this year right away for 
your Anoka Apples so we will be able to 
take care of you at planting time. Orders 
for this wonderful Apple are booked in ro¬ 
tation as received as long as stock lasts. 
The fruit is large, yellow and red 
streaked, of excellent quality, juicy and 
rich in flavor. It ripens in August but can 
be used several weeks before fully ripe. 
Unequalled for both cooking and eating. 
Remember it bears a big full crop only 2 
years after planting. 
Anoka 
RED CORTLAND 
RED CORTLAND. A fitting companion to 
Anoka as Cortland also comes into bear¬ 
ing very early. We have known of many 
trees producing fruit 2 years after being 
planted. The fruit is somewhat similar 
to McIntosh but I believe of better qual¬ 
ity. It’s a beautiful dark red; the flesh 
being fine grained, crisp, juicy, white and 
firm. You are sure of a crop of Apples 
every year from Cortland. Order and 
plant this spring. 1936; some apples on 
in 1937, and heavy bearing in 1938. A 
great record-breaking tree. 
Prices of Anoka and Cortland 
Express or freight size, 2-yr. heavy. 
Postpaid, 2-yr. branched. 
Size 
. 4-6 ft. 
. 3-5 ft. 
Per 4 
$2.75 
2.25 
Per 10 
$6.75 
5.25 
Bach 
$0.75 
.60 
Red 
Cortland 
SUMMER APPLES—Early Season Varieties 
DUCHESS. No Apple is finer flavored than a juicy, red striped Duchess. Good eat¬ 
ing and cooking Apple. Bears large crops even ip the extreme Northern Apple sec¬ 
tions. Very hardy. Fruits in August. 
EASIT HARVEST. Pale yellow; season July. Very fine for eating and cooking. 
One of the very best Apples for home use. Always bears a crop. 
RED JUNE. The early sweet Red June is my favorite because it’s the first Apple in 
the summer. 
FALL OR AUTUMN APPLES 
FAKEtTSE or SHOW. Everyone likes the crisp, snow-white flesh of the Snow Apple. 
Has a wonderful flavor. Ripens November and keeps to January. 
MAIDEN BLUSH. An old favorite with many. Pale yellow with crimson cheek. 
A medium to large Apple that can’t be beat for cooking quality. 
MAIN CROP APPLES 
Winter or main crop Apples keep longer than other kinds and offer a wide range of 
good fruiting varieties. These varieties are good most any place in the United States. 
Most of them should be in every family Apple orchard. 
BEH DAVIS. Bears young. Fruit large sized, red striped. Good keeper. 
January to April. A great pollinizer for other varieties. 
DELICIOUS. This is the original Delicious Apple, one of our leading 
varieties in the Farm Belt. Sweet, crisp, juicy, and the finest flavored 
of all. A few years ago at the Minneapolis Fruit Show, Delicious 
grown in Minnesota were the outstanding apples on display. You can ___ 
see it’s extremely hardy. 
JANET. (Improved Jeniton.) This is the Apple which our grandfathers 
used to grow, except we have the improved variety, which is much 
larger than the small Jeniton. Will keep until the first of May. Espe¬ 
cially fine for cider and eating. , A 
MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG. A beautiful large red Apple. Considered 
superior to Winesap, although not so juicy. Very showy. A beaming 
tree is a beautiful sight. 
HORTHWESTERH GREENING. Long keeper, keeping until April. 
Very hardy. Apples extremely large. Pale greenish yellow. Excel¬ 
lent flavor. 
RED SIBERIAN. The Cherry Crab. Fruit grows in clusters, red in 
color, the tree being simply loaded when in fruit. This variety bears 
exceptionally young and the fruit is ripe in September. My choice of 
the Crab Apples for jelly and pickles. 
RED WINESAP. Smaller and juicier than Stayman’s Winesap, and a 
favorite everywhere. A good keeper; dark red and juicy. 
ST ATMAN’S RED WINESAP. An improved variety of the old Winesap 
and much larger. Excellent for market, cider, eating and cooking. 
TOLMAN SWEET. The most valuable sweet Apple for baking, and 
other cooking purposes. Unexcelled for spicing. Beautiful yellow, 
slightly tinged with red. Will keep until April. 
YORK IMPERIAL. A good home orchard tree. Eating quality about 
the same as Jonathan. Apple red, medium size, tender and juicy. 
The picture 
above is one of 
my 4 year old 
Yellow Trans¬ 
parent Apples in 
my orchard. It 
will probably 
have a crop of 
fruit on next 
year. The pic¬ 
ture at the side 
is one of the rows of apple trees in the orchard showing the 
frame work that we are developing for heavy fruit produc¬ 
tion. You will notice my White Leghorn houses in the back¬ 
ground. 
Your choice of Apples of the following prices: 
Size 
Per 4 
Per 10 
Per 25 
Each 
Express or freight, 
2-yr. heavy. 
4-6 ft. 
$2.35 
$5.50 
$12.50 
$0.60 
Postpaid, 2-yr. branched 
3-5 ft. 
1.65 
3.75 
8.75 
.45 
