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Black Ben is approved in all sections of California, but is particularly rec¬ 
ommended for commercial planting in the higher altitudes. Ripens in October 
and in storage can be kept successfully until the latter part of April. 
Delicious The variety Is all that its name implies. It is large 
and uniform in size and its shape is long and tapering, being 
uniquely ribbed and having distinct knobs at the blossom end of the fruit. The 
skin is thin and tough, yellow in color, marked with dark red, with a crimson 
cheek on the sunny side. The flesh is white, fine grained, crisp, juicy, melting, 
sweet, slightly acid, and has a very fragrant aroma. 
Delicious 
The tree is a very vigorous grower of uniform habit and of medium size, and 
is valued for planting in the central coast regions, interior valleys, foothills 
and high altitudes; however, it does fairly well in all soils where other apples 
are grown. Ripens in November, and in cold storage will keep until March. 
The Delicious is one of the finest varieties for dessert purposes. This to¬ 
gether with its extreme beauty causes it to be a favorite on the market where 
it always sells at fancy prices. 
Duchess of Oldenburg This Apple is of Russian origin and has been 
grown in the middle west since 1835, where it 
gained favor among the planters owing to its extreme hardiness. The tree is 
of medium size and upright habit gradually rounding with age. 
The fruit of this variety is of medium size, roundish and uniform with a 
moderately thick skin of pale greenish yellow, beautifully striped with red and 
shaded with crimson, lightly marked with small light colored dots. Flesh of 
yellow tinge, very firm, crisp, tender and sub-acid. 
We do not advise large plantings of this variety except in cases where the 
planter is close to a large market as the keeping and shipping qualities of this 
apple are not of the best. The fruit, however, commands the highest price on 
local markets on account of its earliness. 
. W e strongly recommend this variety for home planting, as it has proven 
itself to be a great favorite among housewives for its fine culinary qualities, 
being one of the very best for the making of pies, apple sauce, dumplings, etc. 
Particularly adapted .to interior valleys and foothill regions. Ripens in the 
month of July and will keep until September. 
Early Harvest The tr . ee this variety is of upright roundish habit, me¬ 
dium size, moderately vigorous and an early bearer. It has 
proven itself very valuable for the home orchard, but we do not recommend 
it for commercial purposes, except where the fruit can be disposed of locally. 
The fruit is of medium size and quite roundish, the skin is very smooth, of 
a bright straw color with a few faint dots of white. The flesh is white, juicy 
and crisp with a rich sub-acid flavor, which makes it very valuable among early 
apples for its high cooking qualities. The ripening period of the Early Harvest 
is late July. 
