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Early Colton—One of 
the best early apples,ripen¬ 
ing with the old Early 
May, some ten days before 
Early Harvest, and contin¬ 
ues to ripen for two or 
three weeks, which makes 
it a valuable family apple. 
It is of beautiful appear¬ 
ance, medium size, yel¬ 
lowish white, with a tint 
of crimson where exposed 
to the sun. 
Early Pennock— Earge. 
oblong, yellow, striped 
with red, a little coarse 
grained but a fine cooker. 
Tree vigorous, spreading 
and abundant bearer, and 
a favorite with many in 
the West. August. 
^Fourth of July—Val- 
uablefor cooking and mar¬ 
ket; fruit medium, round¬ 
ish oblate, conical, slightly 
ribbed; whitish yellow, 
striped and splashed with 
bright red; it has been 
thoroughly tested and 
found to be one of the 
very best early apples. Ma¬ 
tures early in July. 
NORTHWESTERN greening. 
A large size winter Apple. (See description page 25.) 
Golden Sweet—Earge to very large, pale greenish 
yellow: flesh fine, white, very sweet and good, strong 
grower and good bearer. August. 
Red Astrachan—Rather large, approaching coni¬ 
cal, covered with deep crimson, overspread with a 
thick bloom; flesh juicy, rich and acid; from its earli- 
ness, handsome appearance, its excellent culinary 
qualities and the vigor of the tree, it is worthy of gen¬ 
eral cultivation. One of the best early apples to plant 
for profit, ripening with Early Harvest. Above the 
medium size, skin pale yellow: flesh white, tender, 
juicy and of excellent quality, tree is a vigorous and 
upright grower, gives general satisfaction, does well 
everywhere and ripens among the earliest June. 
Summer Rambo—Medium to large; green striped 
with red on the sunny side: sprightly; sub-acid; 
good; tree vigorous, hardy; profitable for market. 
AUTUMN APPLES. 
Autumn Strawberry —Medium, streaked, tender, 
fuicy, fine; productive; desirable; free. September. 
Alexander—A very large and showy Russian va¬ 
riety. Tree vigorous, spreading and productive. 
Fruit very large and regularly formed and of a fine 
appearance. Color of a greenish yellow, slightly 
streaked with red in the shade, but orange and marked 
with bright red in the sun. Flesh yellowish white, 
crisp, tender and juicy. Pleasant flavor. October to 
-December, 
Fameure—Medium; crimson, sometimes striped 
north; flesh snowy white, very tender, fine, juicy, 
mild, sub-acid; dessert and cooking. Very hardy and 
productive; popular, October to December. 
Fallawater (Talpehocken)—A large roundish, 
slightly ovate conical, very regular and smooth, skin 
yellowish green with dull red cheek; flesh greenish 
white, fine grained, with a mild, slightly sub-acid fla¬ 
vor. Tree a strong grower and good bearer; fruit uni¬ 
formly fair, highly deserving extensive cultivation. 
Fall. 
Flora’s Bell Flower—(Flory, Sheep, Sire). Origin, 
Montgomery County, Ohio; tree upright grower; 
Kruit medium, roundish, conical; rich golden yellow, 
with small patches of russet and minute raised russet 
dots; flesh yellowish, tender, moderately juicy,sub- 
acid; good; vigorous. September and October. 
Pall Pippin—Size large, 'roundish, generally a 
little flattened, pretty regular, fine yellow, with a 
Singe of brownish blush on one side. September and 
October. 
Gravenstein—Earge, striped red and yellow, flesh 
tender, juicy, very rich, high flavor, very productive 
%ud a popular variety. September. 
Haas Medium to large, slightly conical and some¬ 
what ribbed; pale greenish yellow, shaded and striped 
with red; flesh fine, white, sometimes stained; tender, 
juicy, sub-acid, good; bears early and abundantly; 
vigorous. September and October. 
Jersey Sweet—Medium; striped red and greens 
very sweet, rich and peasant. Good grower and 
bearer. September and October. 
Kinnard ’s Choice—From Tennessee. Size large? 
color dark red on yellow ground; beautiful, large e 
showy Apple; bears quite young; quality one of the 
best. A fine winter Apple for Piedmont and moui^ 
tain sections. 
Kentucky Streak—(Bradford’s Best) Fruit medium,, 
conical, deep mottled red, stripes obscured and 
scarcely visible, dots scattered, large yellow, flesh yel¬ 
low, tender. 
LoweSl—Earge, roundish, slightly conical; green 
becoming rich yellow; surface oily; flesh yellowish 
i white, sub-acid, excellent; good bearer; free. Septem» 
ber. 
Maiden Blush—Rather large, oblate, smooth, reg® 
ular, with a fine evenly regular red cheek or blush oa 
a clear pale yellow ground, flesh white, tender and 
sprightly with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. This va¬ 
riety forms a handsome rapid growing tree with a fin<i 
spreading head and bears large crops. Valuable fo£ 
market, also for drying. September to November. 
Ohio Nonpareil—Fruit is enormous in size, one- 
half of each specimen bright glossy red, and the other- 
half an intense scarlet. The flesh is a rich yellow and 
of a sprightly sub-acid flavor, fully equaling the Hufo= 
bardston Nonesuch. Thetreeisan early and heavy 
bearer as well as a strong grower. 
