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APRICOTS ARE PROFITABLE 
Winesap Winesap is one of the oldest and most widely known and grown 
apples in the United States. The tree is a very vigorous grower 
and comes into bearing at a very early age and is a regular cropper, it is par¬ 
ticularly adapted to light, rich deep soils. It is of a roundish spreading habit 
with an open top, grows to medium size, and has rather thin small foliage 
The fruit is medium and uniform in size, roundish, sometimes slightly coni¬ 
cal. The skin is thick, smooth, and glossy red, blotched with a dark purplish 
red over a yellow ground color; sometimes covered with scattering whitish 
dots. The prevailing color, however, is always a deep red. The flesh is of a 
yellow tinge, very firm, crisp, but rather coarse and slightly sub-acid. 
Winesap is recommended tor its commercial qualities as well as for all culi¬ 
nary purposes and is reported as doing exceedingly well in the central coast 
regions, interior valleys and foothills although quite extensively planted in the 
northern coast regions where it is considered a profitable variety. Ripens in 
November and keeps well until February. 
Yellow Bellflower Yellow Bellflower is one of the most attractive as 
well as one of the most highly esteemed apples 
grown. In California it reaches its highest type of perfection. The tree is 
m ^l era / e1 ^ y^ oro . us f° rm i n & a spreading habit and is an excellent bearer. 
The fruit is inclined to be rather large and oblong and more or less ribbed, 
often, with prominent ridges at the apex, sides being sometimes unequal. The 
skin is of a decidedly attractive color, being shaded and often blushed with a 
brownish red in the sun which improves greatly by becoming a more clearly 
defined yellow as it matures in storage. The flesh is whitish, tinged with a 
pale yellow and moderately fine grained, rather tender, juicy and possesses a 
fine aroma. When first picked it has a tendency to be rather too acid for 
dessert use but its qualities greatly improve after several months of storage. 
The growing of this apple has been very successful in the central and north¬ 
ern coast regions, interior valleys and foothills and in fact most every locality 
where the soil and climate is adapted to the growing of other varieties of 
apples. Ripens in October and keeps well until January. 
Yellow Newtown Pippin 
Yellow Newtown Pippin The Yellow Newtown Pippin is a popular and 
excellent apple for storage and commercial 
purposes and for the export trade. It is successfully grown in all parts of the 
United States. The tree is rather a slow grower, moderately vigorous, some¬ 
times becoming very large. 
The fruit while uniform in size varies greatly in form which is usually round¬ 
ish, oblate and somewhat angular. The skin is rather tough, slightly rough¬ 
ened with brownish russet dots and inclined to be of a greenish shade at har¬ 
vesting time but afterwards attains a very pretty yellow showing a slight trace 
of brownish pink near the base. The flesh is of a yellow tinge, firm tender 
fine grained and sub-acid. * 
Yellow Newtown Pippin is considered the best winter apple in California and 
is one which we can recommend as adapted for planting in all sections. Ripens 
in December and keeps well until the latter part of May. 
