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Fattier, Fiske, R.awson Co., Boston 
FRUIT TREES 
Apples 
The following list of Apples embraces varieties 
which have been tested, and can be recommended as 
the very best for general cultivation. Most all 
Apples are furnished in standard sizes; occasionally 
calls are made for dwarf trees, which can be sup¬ 
plied. 
Standard Trees, 5 to 7 ft., each 50c., doz. $5.00 
Dwarf Trees on Paradise Stock, 2 to 3 ft., each 75c., 
doz. $8.00. These ar9 useful for small gardens; 
usually bear third year after planting. 
SUMMER APPLES—Ripening August. 
Varieties marked with an asterisk (*) can be 
furnished on dwarf stock. 
Early Harvest. Moderate growth, medium to large; 
yellow; tender, rather acid; very good. Ripening 
August. 
Golden Sweet. Free growth; large; yellow, tender, 
sweet, rich; very good. Ripening August and 
September. 
♦Red Astrachan. Free growth; large, roundish; deep 
crimson; juicy, rather acid; good; very hardy; 
highly esteemed on account of its fine appearance, 
earliness and hardiness. Ripening August. 
Sweet Bough. Moderate growth; lar^e; pale yellow, 
tender, juicy, sweet; very good. Ripening August. 
♦Williams Favorite. Moderate growth; large, oblong 
red; rich and excellent. Ripening August. 
♦Yellow Transparent. Free growth; Russian; medi¬ 
um; roundish, oblate, slightly conical; pale yellow; 
tender, juicy, sprightly subacid; good. Ripening 
August. 
AUTUMN APPLES 
Pall Pippin. Free growth; very large; yellow: ten¬ 
der, rich; very good or best. Ripening October to 
December. 
^Pameuse, or Snow. Vigorous growth; medium; deep 
crimson; tender, subacid, melting, delicious; very 
good; hardy. One of the best dessert Apples. 
Ripening November to January. 
♦Gravenstein. Vigorous growth; very large; striped; 
juicy, tender, crisp, rich, subacid; very good. 
Ripening September and October. 
♦Duchess of Oldenburg. Vigorous growth; Russian; 
large; striped, tender, juicy, subacid; good; regu¬ 
lar and abundant bearer. One of the hardiest 
kinds known. Ripening September. 
Porter. Moderate growth; medium to large; yellow; 
fine grained; sprightly subacid; very good. Ripen¬ 
ing September. 
WINTER APPLES 
♦Baldwin. Vigorous growth; large; bright red; crisp, 
juicy, subacid; good; the most popular and profit¬ 
able market sort at the East. Ripening December 
to March. 
♦Hubbardston. Free growth; large, striped red and 
yellow; tender, juicy, rich, slightly subacid; very 
good. Ripening November to January. 
Jonathan. Medium growth; red and yellow; tender, 
juicy and rich; very productive. One of the best 
for table or market. 
♦McIntosh Red. Vigorous growth; handsome; very 
good; hardy. Ripening November to February. 
Nero. A new Apple of great promise for New Eng¬ 
land. As large as Baldwin; bright red, crisp, 
firm; good keeper; moderately juicy, mild subacid, 
mingled with sweet. 
Opalescent. The handsomest Apple on the market. 
An annual bearer of beautiful, high-quality fruit. 
Size large; color light, shading to a very dark 
crimson, and susceptible to a very high polish; 
hence, its name. Ripening December to March. 
Rambo. Vigorous growth; medium; yellow and red. 
tender, juicy mild, subacid; very good. Ripening 
October to January. 
♦Rhode Island Greening. Vigorous growth; large; 
green; fine grained; rich, subacid; very good. 
Ripening December to April. 
Boxbnry Russet. Free growth; medium; greenish; 
rich, subacid; good, late keeper. Ripening Decem¬ 
ber to June. 
Sutton Beauty. Free growth: medium to arge; yel¬ 
low and crimson; tender, juicy, subacid; very good 
and a long keeper. Ripening November to April. 
Spitzenburg (Esopus). Large, round, brilliant rod. 
with gray dots; firm, rich, crisp, juicy, spicy and 
delicious. Tree rather a slow grower, but with 
high culture forms a large and spreading tree; a 
good bearer and a popular fruit. Ripening De¬ 
cember to April. 
Tolman’s Sweet. Free growth; medium; yellow; firm, 
rich, sweet. Ripening November to April. 
♦Tompkins King or King of Tompkins County. 
Vigorous growth: large; red-striped: tender, juicy, 
vinous; very good. Ripening November to Janu¬ 
ary. 
Wagoner. Vigorous growth; medium to large: yel¬ 
low and crimson; juicy and subacid; very good. 
Ripening December to March. 
♦Wealthy. Free growth; medium: dark red; juicy, 
vinous, subacid; good; very hardy. Ripening De¬ 
cember to February. 
♦Wolf River. Very large: beautiful red in the sun. 
on a yellow ground; strong grower and a good 
bearer. Original tree in Wisconsin is 40 years 
old. very healthy and extremely hardy. Ripening 
December to March. 
Yellow Bellflower. Free growth; large, yellow; crisp, 
juicy, acid to subacid; very good. Ripening No¬ 
vember to February. 
CRAB APPLES 
Standard Trees, 5 to 7 ft., each 75c., doz. $8.00 
Hyslop. Large size; dark crimson, with bloom; very 
showy and most beautiful of all the cla s. 
Transcendent. Of the largest size of this class of 
Apples; red, showy, excellent and very handsome. 
Whitney. Smooth, glossy green, splashed with car¬ 
mine; flesh firm, juicy and rich; a great bearer. 
