Hardy Fruits 
APPLES 
No other fruit occupies, in the North Temperate 
Zone, the commanding position of the apple. 
Whether it be in size, form or color; in flavor, 
sweet or sour; an infinite variety of shades; in 
crispness or tenderness, it will in some variety or 
other suit any taste. No ordinary farm crop will, 
on the average, produce one-fourth as much in¬ 
come per acre as a good apple orchard. The fact 
that six to eight years must elapse before a newly 
planted orchard will begin to bear deters many 
from planting. But, as a matter of fact, land can 
be used a large part of the time for crops, and no 
great investment is required to plant at the rate 
of 30 to 50 trees to the acre. When once in bear¬ 
ing, with little actual time spent upon it each year, 
it will be an unfailing source of cash income, if 
properly selected from varieties recommended in 
our list. 
Let no one be disappointed if he misses from 
our list some names familiar in his childhood, 
varieties which the glamour of years and the vora¬ 
cious appetite of youth cause to stand out in 
memory so delightfully. That memory is often a 
delusion. We still propagate only those varieties 
which, having stood the test of time, are at this 
day holding their own with the best. Some old 
varieties, after being eclipsed for years by fungous 
diseases which make them well nigh worthless, 
are now again made worth growing by the victory 
of science over those diseases. 
Strong selected 2-year trees, 50 cts. each; 
$ 3 - 5 ° P er doz.; $25 per 100. 
1 Early Harvest (Yellow Harvest). Pale yellow, 
fine flavor; good bearer. August. 
Early Strawberry. Medium; striped deep red; 
tender; sub-acid and excellent; productive. Au¬ 
gust. 
Golden Sweet. Rather large, pale yellow; very 
sweet and good. .Strong grower and good bearer. 
August. 
Red Astrachan. Large, roundish, juicy, rich, acid, 
beautiful. August. 
Sops of Wine. Medium size; oblong, red; flesh 
white, often stained; mild and pleasant; pro¬ 
ductive. August and September. 
Yellow Transparent. Russian: pale yellow; good 
size; acid; good; earliest of all. 
AUTUMN APPLES 
Fameuse ( Snow .Apple). Deep crimson; flesh 
white, tender, delicious. 
Fall Pippin. Large, yellow, rich and juicy; abun¬ 
dant bearer. 
Gravenstein. Large, yellow, striped with red. 
High flavored. September. 
Maiden Blush. Yellow with red cheek; pleasant 
acid flavor. 
Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg). Streaked 
with red and yellow; tender and juicy; very 
hardy. 
St. LaTTence. Large, yellowish striped and 
splashed with carmine; flesh white, lightly 
stained; crisp, juicy, tender and vinous. Tree 
hardy and productive. September. 
Twenty-Ounce ( Cayuga Red Streak). Very large, 
, nearly round; yellow, striped with red; qual¬ 
ity good. Excellent for baking. 
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