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HARRISONS’ NURSERIES 
NORTHERN SPY. 
APPLES, continued 
Winter. ^ Large; bright light red and yellow; 
_ flesh juicy, crisp, rich, tender, aromatic, of 
good flavor. Tree very healthy, strong growing, rugged. Blossoms very 
late, escaping frosts. Slow coming into bearing, which is the only thing that 
keeps the ^ Northern Spy from ranking with the most important commer¬ 
cial varieties. 
NORTHWESTERN (Northwestern Greening). Fall. Ripens in early fall. 
Large size; skin greenish yellow; flesh white. Good sweet flavor. A good 
fruit for the home orchardist. 
OLDENBURG (Duchess of Oldenburg). Summer. One of the important 
varieties for all sections north of the Mason and Dixon Line. Thrives and 
yields abundantly of high-grade fruit at all elevations in Maryland, Pennsyl¬ 
vania, New York, Ohio, and other northern states. The fruit is medium sized, 
red striped; flesh white, juicy and of excellent flavor. Trees are naturally 
dwarf growers and make fine fillers; require small root and branch space. 
Tree among the hardiest and one of the few that will stand the climate of 
Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, and other cold locations. 
Opalescent. Winter. Red. 
PARAGON (Mammoth Black Twig). Winter. A 
--- round Apple of extra-large size; skin 
smooth, yellowish, covered with deep red, the general effect 
being dark red; flesh tender, tinged with yellow, crisp, .sub¬ 
acid, aromatic, of excellent quality in every way. Tree is 
vigorous and healthy and yields big crops every year. In the 
East many times it will be about the best commercial sort. 
Seems to prefer the lower elevations, that is, an altitude of 
400 to 1,000 feet in Maryland, and higher or lower as you are north or south. 
Rambo. Summer. Red. 
Rambo (Winter Rambo). Winter. Red. 
RED ASTRACHAN. Summer. Red. Delightful flavor. Red Astrachan has 
been a favorite for many years. 
Red June (Carolina Red June). Summer. Red. 
RHODE ISLAND GREENING. One of the three varieties 
^ that have been extremely 
popular and profitable m New England and New York for more than a 
generation. R. 1. Greening is a large, greenish yellow Apple, somewhat flat¬ 
tened. The flesh is clear white, crisp, juicy, quite sour but of good flavor and 
quality. It is a good variety for market, standing shipping well and show¬ 
ing up on the market to good advantage. 
ROME BEAUTY. Winter. Large, round; mottled and striped in different 
shades of red; flavor and quality way above the average; appearance and 
size are its valuable points; always sells and always brings good prices; good 
grower; blooms late; bears heavily every year; is adapted to a wide range of 
soils, elevations and conditions. 
Smokehouse. Fall. Red. 
Spitzenburg. Winter. Red. 
STARK. Winter. A reliable commercial sort. Fruit large, round, greenish 
yellow, with red stripesflesh yellow, crisp and mildly acid. Tree a regular 
bearer, reliable and satisfactory in an orchard, grows even and regularly, 
seldom splits or breaks. Has been planted in the East and in California to a 
considerable extent during the past twenty years. One of the strongest 
growers we have. Desirable trees to top-work other sorts on. 
STARR. Summer. A particularly attractive, large Apple, with bright yellowish, 
smooth skin, sometimes marked with a faint blush and numerous russet dots; 
flesh yellow, fine, very tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic and of extra-fine quality. 
Tree is a vigorous grower, and comes into bearing when quite young. 
One of the 
best Apples 
for the 
commercial 
grower 
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