APPLES. 
In our old andj extensive orchards most of the varieties here listed, and many others that have been 
discarded, have been tested. While some varieties will thrive anywhere under good culture, the loss entailed 
by planting and cultivating poor varieties is great, and emphasizes the importance of'planting tested kinds. 
Many good varieties will occasionally fail to produce satisfactory crops through lack of culture and fertility, 
or insects and fungus. 
LARGE ORCHARDS.—Those intending to plant large orchards are invited to correspond with us early in 
the season, before October or March. Low rates for trees of various qualities will be quoted. 
Price, 5 to 6 feet,"20 cts. each, $15 per 100; 6 to 7 feet, 25 cts. each. Larger trees, 30 to 50 cts, each. 
THE VARIETIES ARE GIVEN IN ABOUT THE ORDER OF RIPENING. 
SUMMER. 
Yellow Transparent. A Russian variety of value. 
Medium size, skin translucent yellow, with waxen 
surface; flesh yellow; sprightly acid. July. Usu¬ 
ally bears the first year alter planting. 
Harvest. Medium size, pale yellow ; flesh white, ten¬ 
der and juicy ; rather acid. \ Ripens in July. 
Red Astrachan. Large, round, deep crimson, which 
takes a bright polish ; flesh juicy. A vigorous, pro¬ 
ductive tree. Good for early market and dessert. 
Sweet Bough (Early Bough). Large, pale yellow; 
tender, sweet. An excellent variety for baking. 
Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg). A Russian 
variety of value; fruit above medium size, hand¬ 
some, yellow, covered with streaks of crimson ; flesh 
tender, juicy and pleasant. August. 
f AUTUMN. 
Gravenstein. Large, round, red and yellow; flesh 
firm, brittle, juicy ; high flavor, subacid. Tree vig¬ 
orous and productive. A long time in ripening 
during August and September. The best market 
Apple of its season, and deservedly popular. 
Wealthy. Medium size, skin oily, dark red; flesh 
white, fine-grained, juicy, subacid. Tree a free 
grower and early bearer. October and November. 
Resembles the Fameuse. 
Porter. Large, oblong, bright yellow ; flesh tender ; 
rich, aromatic flavor. A very good fall Apple. 
Twenty-Ounce. Very large, round, greenish yellow, 
striped with purplish red. A good cooking and mar¬ 
ket Apple. Flavor second quality. 
Fall Pippin. Very large, round, rich yellow; flesh 
yellow, firm, tender, creamy and excellent flavor 
for dessert or cooking; tree vigorous and productive. 
An old and well-known variety, more subject to 
apple scab than some others. It ripens in late 
autumn and keeps until midwinter. 
Red Bietigfheimer. A German variety. Fruit large 
to very large ; cream-colored ground, covered with 
purplish crimson ; flesh white, firm, subacid, with 
pleasant flavor; tree a free grower and very pro¬ 
ductive. A worthy variety. 
McIntosh Red. A good-sized Apple, resembling the 
well-known and popular Fameuse; flesh tender, 
white and sprightly. It is too soft for market. 
Maiden’s Blush. Large, round, pale yellow, with a 
beautiful red cheek; flesh tender and pleasant, but 
not highly flavored. Tree a vigorous grower ; a very 
good market sort. 
WINTER. 
Fameuse (Snow Apple). Small to medium in size, 
round, deep crimson ; flesh snowy white, with crim¬ 
son streaks, very tender, crisp, spicy and melting. 
One of the finest dessert fruits. Nov. and Dec. 
Hubbardston (Hubbardston’s Nonesuch). Large, 
handsome, yellow, mostly covered with red ; flesh 
tender, fine-grained, with an excellent and distinct 
flavor ; tree upright and productive. Does not keep 
after midwinter. 
Seek-no-Further (Westfield Seek-no-Further). 
Medium to large; dull red and russet. Tender, 
rich, spicy, fine flavor. Early winter to midwinter. 
Smokehouse. Large, flat, red and yellow; flesh 
yellow, firm, juicy and crisp ; aromatic. An early 
and prolific bearer. Widely grown and popular. 
October to January. 
Baltzby. Large, yellow, sweet. Our best winter 
sweet Apple. October to January. 
Rhode Island Greening. Large, round ; green or 
greenish yellow ; flesh yellow and fine-grained, ten¬ 
der, with a rich subacid flavor. A favorite for cook¬ 
ing. A standard winter Apple. Nov. to March. 
Bellflower. Medium to large ; pale yellow with blush 
cheek ; flesh very tender, crisp, juicy, with a deli¬ 
cate spicy flavor; core large. Succeeds best on 
rather light soils. 
