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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. 
, This apple is of Russian origin and has been 
Duchess of Oldenburg 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 crmson, 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. 
We 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. 
* |j The tree of this variety is of upright roundish habit, me- 
Iiariy liarvest 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-aAd flavor, which makes it very valuable among early 
apples for its high cooking qualities. The ripening period of the Early Harvest 
is late July. 
C • U This tree is a moderately rapid grower and of a 
LSOpuS bpitzenburg spreading habit and when planted on deep fertile 
soils, that are well drained, it comes into bearing at an early age and produces 
abundant crops of fruit. The Spitzenburg is best adapted for planting in the 
coast regions and higher altitudes but will do well in the interior valleys. 
The fruit is very large, oblong, conical, rather broad and flat at the base, and 
highly colored, having a smooth tough skin which is often marked with yellow¬ 
ish russet dots, shaded yellow and often striped dark red. Flesh is yellow, 
crisp, of fine texture and quite juicy with a delicious rich brisk flavor. 
Owing to its high standard of quality and attractiveness as a market variety 
this apple for commercial purposes is one of the best. Its ripening period is 
the first part of November and under ordinary conditions it can be kept as late 
as March. It has been known to keep as late as June in cold storage. 
_ Fameuse or Snow, as it is commonly called, is a vigorous grower 
* ameuse with ah upright tendency and unless given careful pruning be¬ 
comes rather dense. 
The fruit is of medium size with a skin of greenish yellow mixed with pale 
red streaks, becoming a fine red when fully ripe. The flesh is pure white, ten¬ 
der and of excellent flavor. It commands a good price in the market owing to 
its high color and time of ripening and is considered one of the best of the 
dossert varieties. 
This variety does particularly well in coast regions and foothill sections, 
where it ripens in October and can easily be kept until late December. 
. The tree of this variety is a very vigorous grower and of an 
oravenstein upright habit, spreading to a broad top. It comes into bear¬ 
ing at an early age and continues to be a heavy producer. The Gravenstein 
is highly recommended for planting in all sections of California. 
The fruit is of uniform size, but irregular in shape, which is oblate to round¬ 
ish, broadest at base. Skin is of a greenish yellow color, striped with light 
and dark red; dotted with a few light dots. Flesh is yellow, of fine texture, 
crisp, juicy and moderately tender and is unsurpassed by any variety of its 
season for culinary purposes. Ripens in August and when placed in cold 
storage can be kept until latter part of November. 
r* • 1 i ry • The tree makes a very vigorous growth, having 
viFimCS LsOldcn rippin short stout branches and inclined to be of an 
upright, roundish? dense habit and consequently requires careful pruning. 
The fruit is of a beautiful rich golden yellow color and very attractive, 
roundish and oblong in shape, inclined to be flat at the blossom end. The 
flesh is of a yellow color being rather tender, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, with rich 
aromatic flavor, making it one of the finest dessert apples. It is also consid¬ 
ered very good for culinary purposes. 
