Faneuil Mall Square, Boston 
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APPLE TELES 
SCIONS 
FRUIT TREES 
Apples 
Standard Trees, 5 to 7 ft., each $1.50, doz. $15.00. 
Dwarf Trees, each $1.50, doz. $15.00. 
Varieties marked with an asterisk (♦) can be furnished 
on dwarf stock. 
The following list of Apples embraces varieties which 
have been tested and can be recommended as the very 
best for general cultivation. 
The varieties are arranged in the relative order of 
their ripening. 
SUMMER APPLES 
*Sweet Bough. Moderate growth; large; pale yellow, 
tender, juicy, sweet; very good. Ripening late July. 
♦Yellow Transparent. Free growth; roundish, oblate, 
slightly conical; pale yellow; tender, juicy, sprightly 
subacid. Ripening late July. 
♦Early Harvest. Moderate growth, medium to large 
yellow; tender, rather acid. Ripening late July. 
♦Red Astrachan. Free growth; large, roundish; deep 
crimson; juicy, rather acid; very hardy. Ripening 
late July. 
♦Golden Sweet. Free growth; large; yellow, tender, 
sweet, rich. Ripening late July. 
♦Williams Favorite. Moderate growth; large, oblong 
red; rich and excellent. Ripening late August. 
♦Duchess of Oldenburg. Vigorous growth; large; 
striped, tender, juicy, subacid; good; regular and 
abundant bearer. Late August. 
AUTUMN APPLES 
♦Gravenstein. Vigorous growth; very large; striped; 
juicy, tender, crisp, rich, subacid. September. 
♦Porter. Moderate growth; medium to large; yellow; 
fine grained; sprightly subacid; very good. Ripening 
September. 
♦Wealthy. Free growth; medium; dark red; juicy, vinous, 
subacid; good; very hardy. Ripening September. 
♦Fall Pippin. Free growth; very large; yellow; tender, 
rich. Ripening September to December. 
♦Fameuse, or Snow. Vigorous growth; medium; deep 
crimson; tender, subacid, delicious. One of the best 
dessert Apples. Ripening October. 
♦McIntosh Red. Vigorous growth; handsome; very 
good; hardy. Ripening October. 
♦Wolf River. Very large; beautiful red in the sun, on a 
yellow ground; strong grower and a good bearer. Early 
October. 
♦Hubbardston. Free growth; large, striped red and 
yellow; tender, juicy, rich. Early October. 
♦Tompkins King, or King of Tompkins County. 
Vigorous growth; large, red-striped; tender, juicy, 
vinous; very good. Ripening early October. 
♦Wagener. Vigorous growth; medium to large; yellow 
and crimson; juicy and subacid. Early October. 
Jonathan. Medium growth; red and yellow; tender, 
juicy and rich; very productive. Early October. 
Tolman’s Sweet. Free growth; medium; yellow; firm, 
rich, sweet. Ripening middle October. 
Wealthy 
EXTRA LARGE APPLE TREES 
(4 and 5 years old) 
We have a limited quantity of extra heavy Apple trees 
in the following varieties; 
Gano. Fruit very large, color red, flesh whitish, slightly 
tinged with yellow, mild, subacid. It is very attractive 
in appearance, stands handling well and is a good keeper. 
November to March. Each $4.50. 
Grimes’ Golden. Medium size; flesh crisp, tender, 
juicy, spicy, of best quality. Tree is hardy and pro¬ 
ductive and comes into bearing young. One of the best 
early Winter varieties. Each $5.00. 
Baldwin. Each $6.00. 
Duchess of Oldenberg. Each $5.00. 
Fall Pippin. Each $5.00. 
Gravenstein. Each $5.00. 
McIntosh. Each $6.00. 
Sutton Beauty. Each $5.00. 
Wealthy. Each $5.00. 
Six trees, of different varieties, our selection from above 
list. $25.00. 
CRAB APPLES 
Standard Trees, 5 to 7 ft., each $1.00, doz. $9.00. 
Hyslop. Large size; dark crimson, with bloom very 
showy and most beautiful of all the class. 
Transcendent. Of the largest size of this class of Apples; 
red, showy, excellent and very handsome. 
WINTER APPLES 
♦Northern Spy. Fruit is large, flesh is very juicy and 
crisp. November. 
♦Delicious. The color is brilliant dark red, shading to 
yellow at the blossom end. The flesh is crisp, fine¬ 
grained and quite juicy; flavor slightly acid but very 
pleasing. November. 
Sutton Beauty. Free growth; medium to large; yellow 
and crimson; tender, juicy, subacid. November. 
♦Baldwin. Vigorous growth; large; bright red; crisp, 
juicy; subacid; good; the most popular and profitable 
market sort. Ripening November to March. 
Spitzenburg. Large, round, brilliant red with gray dots; 
firm, rich, crisp, juicy, spic yand delicious. November. 
♦Rhode Island Greening. Vigorous growth; large; 
green; fine grained; subacid. December. 
♦Roxbury Russet. Free growth; medium; greenish; rich, 
subacid; good, late keeper. December. 
SCIONS 
We can supply both Apple and Pear scions of all the 
varieties listed in this catalogue. 
Six Scions of One Variety. 35c. postpaid. 
Twelve Scions of One Variety. 50c. postpaid. 
Refer to page 166 for grafting tools and supplies. 
Plant fruit trees one in. deeper than they^stood in the 
nursery row. 
Press the earth firmly about the roots. 
Trim broken or bruised branches, also two-thirds of 
the previous season’s growth. 
For further information regarding planting, see our 
“Hints on Transplanting,” page 141. 
