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^Bailey’s Sweet —Fruit large, round, mottled and 
striped deep red: flesh yellow and tender, with?, mild, 
rich, sweet flavor; slow. September. 
Duchess (Oldenberg) —A Russian variety of re¬ 
markable beauty, and one of the most hardy produc¬ 
tive varieties under cultivation. Does especially well 
in sections that, are too cold for ordinary varieties. 
Tree is a vigorous grow er, and it requires little or no 
pruning, producing an abundance of fruit very even 
in size. Smooth skin, finely washed and streaked 
with red on a golden ground. Flesh juicy and sub- 
acid. September. 
Red Bietigheimer —A rare German variety re¬ 
cently introduced. Fruit large to very large; skin 
pale green, mostly covered with purplish crimson; 
flesh white, firm sub-acid, with a brisk, pleasant 
flavor. Tree a fine grower and abundant bearer, 
this is one of the largest and handsomest of Apples, 
and promises to be extensively cultivated. September 
and October. 
Twenty Ounce Pippin —Very large, nearly round; 
yellow, striped with red; quality good; vigorous and 
4 good bearer ; popular as a market variety. November. 
Porter—Fruit rather large; rich yellow; tree good 
grower Produces good crops of rich yellow apples. 
Flesh fine grained, full of juice, sprightly, agreeable, 
sub-acid. Continues long in use. Those that have the 
true Porter always praise it. September and October. 
Widely and extensively grown, especially in Indiana. 
Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. 
Plumb’s Cider—An early bearer and productive; 
fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical; skin green¬ 
ish yellow, shaded and rather obscurely striped and 
splashed with dull red; flesh whitish, tender, juicy 
and mild, sub-acid; vigorous. September. 
Utter’s Red—Barge, round, whitish and striped, 
very beautiful and excellent, sub-acid; tree vigorous, 
hardy, productive, requires dry soil; of great value 
north. September and October. 
Vandevere Pippin—Eargetovery large,roundish, 
flattened at both ends, and very deep cavity; greenish 
yellow, covered with stripes and blotches of dull red,, 
good flavor, juicy and rich. Tree forms a round head,* 
vigorous and productive. October and November, 
Wagener—Medium to large, deep red in the sun, 
flesh firm, sub-acid and excellent, very productive, 
bears very young, October to December, 
WINTER APPLES, 
BEN DAVIS. 
Best Davis—Emit medium to large; roundish,skin yellowish, splashed and striped and. 
almost covered with red; flesh white, tender, juicy and sub-acid, of good quality; a popular 
kind and a good keeping variety and should he in every orchard. The tree is very hardy, a 
free grower, comes into bearing early, and very productive*. It blooms late in the spring', 
thereby often escaping the late spring frosts. Very popular in the West and Southwest. 
Mid-winter. 
