Hardy Fruits 
Apples 
No other fruit occupies, in the North Tem¬ 
perate Zone, the commanding position of the 
Apple. Its period of use extends nearly or 
quite through the year. Whether it be in size, 
form or color; in flavor, sweet or sour, in infi¬ 
nite variety of shades; in crispness or tender¬ 
ness, it will in some variety or other suit any 
taste. No ordinary farm crop will, on the 
average, produce one-fourth as much income 
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 bearing, 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 to his childhood, 
varieties which the glamour of years and the 
voracious 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 disease which 
made them well-nigh worthless, are now again 
made worth growing by the victory of science 
over those diseases. 
Strong selected trees, 50 cts. each, $4 per doz., 
$30 per 100 
Early Harvest (Yellow Harvest). Yellow, ten¬ 
der and of fine flavor. 
Early Strawberry. Medium; striped deep red; 
tender, sub-acid and excellent; productive. 
August. 
Golden Sweet. Rather large, pale yellow; very 
sweet and good. Strong grower and good 
bearer. August. 
Red Astrachan. Very early; crimson, streaked 
with yellow; juicy. 
Sops of Wine. Medium size; oblong, red; flesh 
white, often stained, mild .and pleasant; 
productive. August and September. 
Yellow Transparent. Pale yellow when ripe; 
flesh tender, juicy and good. 
AUTUMN APPLES. 
Fameuse (Snow Apple). Deep crimson; flesh 
snowy white. 
Fall Pippin. Large; yellow; rich and delicious. 
Good bearer. 
Graver.stein. Large; yellow, striped with red. 
Among the best. 
Maiden Blush. Yellow with red cheek. Fine 
for cooking. 
Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg). Streaked 
with red and yellow; tender and juicy. 
Good for cooking. 
Smokehouse. Crisp and juicy. A good eating 
variety. 
Twenty-Ounce (Cayuga Red Streak). Very 
large, nearly round; yellow, striped with 
red; quality good. Excellent for baking. 
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