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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 extra large are marked with an Asterisk (*)• 
SUMMER APPLES. 
Early Harvest. Medium to large size ; pale yellow ; tender, with a mild, fine flavor. Tree 
a moderate , erect grower and a good bearer; a beautiful and excellent variety for both 
orchard and garden, being one of the first to ripen. Middle to end of August. 
Early Ripe. Medium size ; pale yellow, sprinkled with gray dots ; flesh white, tender, juicy, 
subacid. August. 
Early Strawberry. Medium size ; mostly covered with deep red ; tender, almost melting, 
with a mild, pleasant flavor. Tree a moderate , erect grower, and a good bearer. Middle 
to end of August. 
G-olden Sweet. Large; yellow; a very fair, fine, sweet apple. Tree a free grower, spread¬ 
ing, irregular, and productive. August and September. 
* Red Astrachan. Undoubtedly the best early apple of large size and for table use. 
Everybody wants this beauty who has use for early fruit. The color is deep crimson, 
streaked with yellow, with partly tart flayor. July to August. 
* Sommer Rambo. August to September. Medium ; pale yellow and delicate crimson ; 
juicy and tender, with a pleasant, refreshing subacid flavor ; very vigorous and productive. 
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. 
Tetofsky. A Russian apple ; medium size, with a yellow ground, handsomely striped with 
red, and covered with a whitish bloom ; flesh juicy, sprightly, acid, and agreeable. Tree 
a moderate , stocky grower; very hardy and productive. July and August. 
Yellow Transparent. A Russian apple, medium size, roundish, oblate, slightly conical ; 
skin pale yellow when fully mature; flesh tender, juicy, sprightly, subacid ; 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. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. Of Russian origin. Large size, roundish ; streaked with red 
and yellow; flesh whitish, juicy; flavor sprightly, subacid ; 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 lor domestic use. September. 
G-ravenstein. A superb German apple, as much esteemed here as it is in the Fatherland. 
Productive and satisfactory. Bright yellow splashed and marbled with red, of high flavor. 
September and October. 
* Late Strawberry. October to December. Best medium ; white and red striped ; tender 
and juicy, with a pleasant vinous and subacid 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. 
*Red Bietigheimer. A new and very valuable German variety; fruit very large size; 
color light yellow nearly covered with red (purplish crimson when exposed to the sun) ; 
tree a magnificent spreading grower, bearing immense crops. September. 
* Smokehouse. September to February. Very good; medium; yellow, richly shaded with 
red ; vigorous and productive ; one of the finest winter apples. 
*‘The Queen. Fruit large, round, and flattened ; almost white, mottled with red ; medium 
bearer. October to December. 
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. 
