DANSVILLE’S PIONEER, 
WHOLESALE NURSERIES 
Summer Varieties 
Early Harvest. Medium to large size; pale 
yellow; tender, with a mild, fine flavor. 
Tree an erect grower and a good bearer; ex¬ 
cellent for orchard and garden; one of the 
first to ripen. Middle to end of August. 
Golden Sweet. Large, pale yellow, tree a 
ood grower and very productive. August to 
eptember. 
Red Astrachan. Tree hardy and regular 
bearer, a very vigorous grower; fruit large, 
roundish, nearly covered with deep crimson 
overspread with a thick bloom; juicy, rich 
and beautiful. July and August. 
Sweet Bough. Large, pale yellow; sweet, 
tender and juicy. Tree a compact grower 
and abundant bearer. August. 
Williams Early Red. Medium sized ; dark red, 
sometimes yellow splashed; flesh is crisp, 
tender, juicy and subacid. August. 
Winter Varieties 
Baldwin . This is the leading commercial 
-- variety in the American markets. 
It is to apples what Elberta is to peaches and 
Montmorency is to cherries. One of the best 
storage apples for export trade. Thousands 
of barrels of this fruit are exported to England 
annualy. Baldwin is planted extensively and 
succeeds wonderfully well in all states east 
of the Mississippi. No variety yields larger 
crops, bears shipment better or is more. at¬ 
tractive in colors size and shape. It is high¬ 
ly esteemed for an eating and cooking apple. 
Fruit large, bright red, crisp, juicy and rich. 
Trees vigorous, upright and productive. For 
a commercial orchard, it can be relied upon. 
If ever in doubt what kind of apples to plant, 
select Baldwin. It should be in every orchard. 
December to March. 
Belief lower. Adapted to the northern and 
middle states; highly esteemed for its excel¬ 
lent dessert qualities. October to February. 
Yellow Transparent . Medium size, 
- roundish, ob¬ 
late, slightly conical; skin pale yellow when 
fully matured; flesh tender, juicy, sprightly, 
sub-acid; good. August. 
Autumn Varieties 
Alexander. Of Russian origin. Large, 
- deep red or crimson; flesh 
yellowish white, crisp, tender, with pleasant 
flavor. Tree very hardy. October. 
Autumn Strawberry. Medium, streaked, 
tender, juicy, fine, vigorous and productive. 
September to October. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. Summer.. Me- 
-dium size; 
red striped; flesh white, juicy and excellent 
flavored. Trees are natural dwarf growers and 
make fine fillers; require small root and 
branch space. Crops nearly always large. One 
of the important varieties for all sections 
north of Mason and Dixon line. Aug. and Sept. 
Fall Pippin. Very large, yellow, tender 
juicy and rich. Fine in all localities; tree 
vigorous. September and October. 
Gravenstein. An attractive and excellent 
- quality apple. Fruit large 
and uniform in size, skin thin, tender, 
greenish yellow overlaid with dark red. 
September to November. 
Maiden’s Blush. Large, flat; pale yellow 
with a red cheek; beautiful; tender and 
pleasant, but not high flavored. Tree an 
erect grower, and a good bearer. A valuable 
market apple. September and October. 
Pound Sweet. A very large, round, yellow 
russet apple, very sweet and rich. Tree a 
vigorous, rapid, upright grower; valuable. 
October and November. 
Pumpkin Sweet. Very large; yellowish rus¬ 
set, sweet and rich. Valuable. October and 
November. 
Ramboi Medium, red and yellow. Mild 
flavor. Excellent old variety. Oct. to Dec. 
Ben Davis. Is hardy and attractive, suc- 
- ceeds wherever apples are 
grown. There is no apple that has more 
flavors on account of its hardiness, produc¬ 
tiveness, beauty and endurance in shipping. 
It is excellent for cooingk. 
Delicious . No new variety has ever so 
.--- quickly gained popularity in 
so many different apple sections of our 
country. Fruit large, nearly covered with 
brilliant dark red, flesh fine grained, crisp 
and melting, juicy with a delightful aroma; 
of very highest quality. A splendid keeper 
and shipper. Tree one of the hardiest. No¬ 
vember to April. 
Fameuse. (Snow Apple). Medium size; 
-- deep crimson; flesh snowy 
white, melting and delicious, one of the finest 
dessert fruits and valuable for market; a good 
baking apple. October to December. 
Gano. An improved Ben Davis, adding to the 
good qualities of that variety a much hand¬ 
somer fruit of deep, dark red, that brings a 
ready sale in market. December to March. 
Gilliflower. (Black.) An old dessert apple; 
tree a good vigorous grower and a reliable 
cropper. October to February. 
Medium to large size ; 
Grtmes’ Golden. skin golden K ye ii 0 w, 
sprinkled with gray dots ; flesh crisp, tender, 
juicy, sprightly, very good to best. Tree is 
very hardy and productive, and one of the 
best fillers, as it comes into bearing very 
early. December to April. 
Hubhardston Nonesuch. Large, 
--striped 
yellow and red; flesh yellow, juicy and ten¬ 
der, with an agreeable flavor of acidity and 
sweetness; of the finest quality and very 
valuable; strong grower. November to March. 
Jonathan. A beautiful red apple, highly 
- flavored and of excellent qual¬ 
ity, 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 January. 
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