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ELLWANGER & BARRY'S 
Rhode Island Greening—Everywhere well known and popular; tree spreading and vigorous ; always more 
or less crooked in the nursery; a great and constant bearer in nearly all soils and situations; fruit 
rather acid, but excellent for dessert and cooking. Toward the South it ripens in the fall, but in the 
North keeps well until March or April. 
Rome Beauty—Large; yellow and bright red; handsome; medium quality; a moderate grower; good 
bearer. December to March. 50c. 
Roxbury Russet—Medium to large; surface rough; greenish, covered with russet. Tree a free grower, 
spreading, and a great bearer; keeps till June. Its great popularity is owing to its productiveness and 
long keeping. 
Seek-no-Further—See Westfield. 
Shiawassee Beauty—Said to be a seedling of Fameuse. Medium ; whitish shaded, marbled, splashed, and 
striped with rich red ; flesh firm and very white, tender, juicy, brisk, refreshing, sub-acid. Tree vigor¬ 
ous , very productive. October to January. 50c. 
Smith’s Cider—Large, handsome, red and yellow; juicy, acid; quality medium; a moderate grower and 
good bearer; succeeds well in the South and West—not so well here. November to February. 50c. 
Spitzenburg—See Esopus Spitzenburg. 
Sutton Beauty—Fruit medium to large, roundish, handsome; skin waxen yellow, striped with crimson ; 
flesh whitish, tender, juicy, sub-acid; quality very good; keeps remarkably well. Tree a free, hand¬ 
some grower, and productive. One of the most valuable market varieties in Western New York. 
January and February. 
Swaar—Large, pale lemon yellow, with dark dots; flesh tender, rich, and spicy. Tree a moderate grower 
with dark shoots and large gray buds; with good culture it is one of the very best of apples. Nov¬ 
ember to May. 50c. 
Tolman’s Sweet—Medium size; pale, whitish yellow, slightly tinged with red; flesh firm, rich, and very 
sweet; excellent for cooking. Tree a free grower, upright, and very productive. November to 
April. 
Tompkins King (King of Tompkins County) —A superb red apple of the largest size and finest quality. 
Tree a vigorous grower and good bearer ; hardy. November to January. 
Twenty-Ounce—A very large, showy, striped apple, of fair quality. Tree a free , spreading grower, and fine 
bearer; excellent for baking, and of pleasant flavor, though not rich ; very popular in the markets. 
October to January. 
Vandevere (Newtown Spitzenburg of the West) —Medium size; yellow, striped with red, and 
becoming deep crimson next the sun ; flesh yellow, rich and fine. Tree a free grower and good bearer; 
succeeds best on light, warm, dry soils. October to March. 50c. 
Wagener—Medium to large size; deep red in the sun; flesh firm, sub-acid, and excellent. Tree a vigorous 
handsome, upright grower, and very productive; an excellent variety. December to May. 
Westfield Seek-no-Further—Medium to large; striped with dull red and slightly russeted; flesh tender, 
rich, and excellent. Tree a free grower, and fruit always fair. November to February. 50c. 
Walbridge (Edgar Red Streak) —Medium size, oblate, regular; skin pale yellow shaded with red; flesh 
crisp, tender, juicy. Hardy and productive; a late keeper. Tree very vigorous. January to May. 
White Pippin—A fine apple resembling the Newtown Pippin. Much grown and highly esteemed in some 
parts of Ohio and other Western States. Tree a vigorous grower and good bearer. January to 
March. 
Wine Sap—Large; roundish; deep red; medium quality; keeps well. Tree a moderate grower and good 
bearer; succeeds well in the West, and is there valuable and popular. Not grown here in orchards. 
December to May. 
Yellow Bellflower—Large; yellow with a tinge of red on the sunny side; flesh crisp, juicy, with a sprightly, 
aromatic flavor; a beautiful and excellent fruit. Valuable for baking. The tree is a free grower and 
good bearer. November to April. 
York Imperial—Medium ; whitish, shaded with crimson in the sun ; firm, crisp, juicy, pleasant, mild, sub-acid- 
Tree moderately vigorous and productive. Very popular in Pennsylvania. November to Feb¬ 
ruary. 
NEW AND RARE VARIETIES OF APPLES. 
Barry—A fine new seedling apple. It was raised in our nurseries several years ago and has been thoroughly 
tested, so that we have no hesitation in recommending it to our customers as a novelty of sterling 
merit. Fruit oblate, conical, yellow ground marbled with carmine on the sunny side; flesh firm, crisp, 
acid; quality good. A great keeper, lasting in perfection till June. Tree a vigorous grower. 50c. 
Bismarck—Introduced from New Zealand. Very large, remarkably handsome and showy; color red on 
yellow ground ; flesh yellow ; quality good ; extremely hardy and prolific and bears very early. Prom¬ 
ises to be valuable for market. November. 50c. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin—Medium size, roundish, ovate ; color yellow suffused with red streaks; flesh crisp, 
juicy, sweet, and best in quality. This is regarded by the English as the finest apple in cultivation, 
either as a dessert fruit or for culinary purposes. Tree a moderate, stocky grower. October to 
April. $1.00. 
