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If when you receive your order, you are pleased 
A Plate of New Oswego Apples. 
-Fruit Trees 
Apple Trees 
The Oswego Apple 
by Daniel D. Tryon of a neighboring town, an 
old schoolmate of mine, some ten years ago. 
The young tree was found growing up through 
the branches of an old Northern Spy tree that 
had become split down by its heavy loads of 
fruit. The bright red apples were in striking 
contrast to the streaked fruit on the Northern 
Spy branches and easily attracted the atten¬ 
tion of Mr. Tryon. This new apple has all the 
valuable characteristics of the Northern Spy 
and in addition has a beautiful clear red 
color, the most beautiful apple I have ever 
seen. The trees are healthy, clean growers 
and can hardly be distinguished from the Spy, 
they are so near like it in growth. The.origi¬ 
nal tree has borne a crop of fruit every year 
sinoe it was discovered and therefore can be 
truthfully called an annual bearer. 
The fruit of the Oswego apple averages 
about the same size as the Spy and has the 
same general characteristics, except color, 
which is a beautiful deep clear red with no 
stripes or splashes. Near the calyx end are 
small dots like those in the Spitzenburgh and 
this characteristic, combined with the excel¬ 
lent quality, has led the originator to believe 
it a cross between the Spy and Spitzenburg. 
The flesh is very fine grained, yellowish white, 
of a rich appearance and has a flavor sug- 
Bartlett Fear. 
