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ANDORRA NURSERIES, 
APPLES. 
None other but healthy trees, having plenty of fibrous roots, are sent our customers by 
us. They should have the shoots of one season cut back when received to insure healthy 
growth. It is highly injurious to newly-planted fruit trees, especially those of vigorous 
growth, to leave the shoots at full length. 
The sorts which we have dwarfed are marked with an Asterisk (*). 
SUMMER APPLES. 
Early Ripe. Medium size, pale yellow, sprinkled with gray dots ; flesh white, tender, juicy, 
sub-acid. August. 
Golden Sweet. Large ; yellow ; a very fair, fine, sweet apple. Tree a free grower, spread¬ 
ing, irregular, and productive. August and September. 
*Herefordshire Beffing. April and July. Flattened, brownish red ; a fine sort. 
Red Astrachan. Undoubtedly the best early apple of large size and for table use. Every¬ 
body wants this beauty who has use for early fruit. The color is deep crimson, streaked 
with yellow, with partly tart flavor. July to August- 
Sweet Bough. A very popular early apple with old-fashioned people, and quite good enough 
yet for the average man. Color yellow, partly tart. July to August. 
Yellow Transparent. A Russian apple, medium size, roundish, oblate, slightly conical; 
skin pale yellow when fully mature ; flesh tender, juicy, sprightly sub-acid ; good ; a free 
grower. August. 
AUTUMN APPLES. 
* Calvil d’Quillins. October to January. Large ; about eight inches round ; oblong, as the 
other Calvil; flesh greenish, firm, crisp, juicy, and aromatic ; very good. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin. October to January. Roundish ovate, of rich yellow color ; 
medium, very good. 
Gravenstein. A superb German apple, as much esteemed here as it is in the Faderland. 
Productive and satisfactory. Bright yellow splashed and marbled with red, of high flavor. 
September and October. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. Of Russian origin. Large size, roundish ; streaked with red 
and yellow ; flesh whitish, juicy ; flavor sprightly, sub-acid ; tree a vigorous grower, very 
hardy ; very early and abundant bearer. While it is indispensable in the North, it is 
almost equally so in the South. We confidently recommend it for the orchard as one of 
the most valuable sorts for market, or in the garden for domestic use. September. 
Late Strawberry. October to December. Best medium; white and red striped ; tender 
and juicy, with a pleasant vinous and sub-acid flavor. 
Maiden’s Blush. Large, flat; pale yellow with a red cheek ; beautiful; tender and pleasant, 
but not high flavored. Tree an erect, free grower and a good bearer. A valuable market 
apple. September and October. 
* Peasgood Nonsuch. September to November. One of the finest autumn apples, like a 
very large Nonsuch or a well-grown Blenheim Pippin ; it is above medium size and a 
valuable culinary apple. 
* Reinette Superfine. Autumn and winter. Very large ; fine. 
Smokehouse. September to February. Very good; medium; yellow, richly shaded with 
red ; vigorous and productive ; one of the finest winter apples. 
* Sommer Rambo. August to September. Medium ; pale yellow and delicate crimson ; 
juicy and tender, with a pleasant, refreshing subacid flavor ; very vigorous and productive. 
* Sommer Queen. August to October. Very good, large ; deep yellow, striped with red ; 
firm and crisp, rich and aromatic. 
Wealthy. Originated near St. Paul, Minn. Fruit medium, roundish ; skin smooth, oily, 
mostly covered with dark red ; flesh white, fine, juicy, vinous, subacid, very good. Tree 
very hardy, a free grower, and productive. An acquisition of much value, on account of 
its great hardiness and good quality. October. 
WINTER APPLES. 
Baldwin. November to March. Very good, large ; yellow, striped with crimson ; crisp, 
rich, subacid ; one of the most reliable in all soils. 
* Belle de Pontoise. December to January. Fruit large ; one foot in circumference ; bright 
red in the sun, mottled, with brown dots ; flesh firm, juicy, briskly flavored ; bears well. 
Bietigheimer. December to April. Red German kind, which is rare and well recom¬ 
mended ; fruit very large ; round, pale-yellow, striped with crimson ; flesh white ; tree 
vigorous ; a good bearer, one of the largest. 
