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^Delicious, W. November to May. Ck)lor striped 
and marked with light and dark red, and on 
the cheek next to the sun is almost a solid 
deep crimson with a light spread of bloom. 
Fruit is large, of uniform size, round and long, 
tapering with a markedly ribbed nose. Skin 
is thin but tough, and so stands handling with¬ 
out injury. Flesh is fine grained, tender and firm 
and flowing over with rich highly-flavored 
juice; very mild but is not a “sweet apple.” It 
is described as to taste as “frankly the only 
comparison is with another one just like it;” 
has a delightful fragrant aroma, and the fine 
texture of flesh, wonderful flavor, tempting 
appearance, and ability to stand shipment, 
makes it an Apple of wonderful combination 
of good points. Tree is hardy, a vigorous grower 
that w’ill carry an enormous load of fruit, is 
unusually productive, and the tree is adaptable 
tO;^.most all kinds of soils that will grow Apples. 
^Duchess of Oldenburg, A. September. Extra 
hardy. Sour. Red. The fruit is large, sym¬ 
metrical. Skin moderately thick, tender, smooth 
pale yellow, almost covered with splashes and 
stripes of bright red of attractive appearance. 
Flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy and sub-acid. 
The tree makes a strong growth, has fine large 
foliage, bears abundantly and bears very young. 
Succeeds well all over the country. Highly 
esteemed for home use on account of its ex¬ 
cellent culinary qualities. Where hardiness is im¬ 
portant, Duchess is recommended as one of the best 
of its season. Stands shipment well. 
*Early Harvest, S. July and August. Sour. Yellow; 
not striped. Fruit of medium size, roundish. Skin 
very smooth, wdth a few faint dots; bright straw color 
when fully ripe. Flesh w'hite, tender, juicy, crisp and 
rather acid; quality good. Core small. Popular for 
the table and cooking. Tree productive; moderate, 
long-lived, comes into bearing rather young. 
Fall Pippin, A. October to December. Sour. Green¬ 
ish yellow; not striped. Fruit large, roundish oblong. 
Skin greenish, turning to rich yellow when fully ripe. 
Flesh yellowish, rather firm, becoming tender, and 
with a rich aromatic flavor. A good grower and a 
moderate bearer. Does well over a large area. Recom¬ 
mended as an especially good cooking Apple. 
Fameuse. See Snow Apple. 
Gravenstein, A. September and October. Sour, 
greenish yellow; striped. Fruit large, roundish, of 
attractive appearance. Skin thin, tender, slightly 
rough, greenish to orange yellow overlaid with stripes 
of red. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, crisp; quality 
excellent. Tree regarded as vigorous and productive, 
bearing regular crops. Comes into bearing moderately 
young and of its season is excellent as a cooking 
Apple. 
*Grinies^ Golden, W. November to February Extra 
hardy. Sour. Yellow; not striped. Fruit round, above 
medium size. Skin clear deep yellow with dots of 
russet. Flesh yellowish white, crisp and moderately 
juicy; mild sub-acid flavor. Considered a regular, 
dependable and uniform bearer. Tree hardy, vigorous 
and productive. Succeeds over a large area and 
endures cold. 
* Jonathan, W. November till March. Sour Red; 
striped. Of medium size, regular. Skin thin, tough, 
smooth, pale bright yellow oveilaid with lively red, 
striped with carmine. Flesh whitish, slightly pinkish, 
tender, crisp, verj juicy with a fine flavor. Comes 
into bearing rather young. The fruit is so uniform in 
size, shape and color and of such excellent qualit\ as 
to make Jonathan a good market Apple at* well as a 
highly desirable variety for the home — for use as a 
table Apple and for culinary purposes. 
*King, W. November to March. Red; striped. Fruit 
large to very large, pretty, uniform. Color, red, 
marked by deeper red stripes. Flesh attractive yel¬ 
lowish, crisp, tender, juic\ and very good. Tree 
strong and prolific. An inclination to dropping the 
fruit early callt* for prompt harvesting. Not so good 
in the South but elsewhere does well and on account 
of large size and especially handsome appearance, 
sells at good prices. 
IVIaiden’s Blush, A. August to November. Sour. 
Yellow; not striped. Fruit medium to large, smooth 
and regularly shaped, clear, pale yellow, thin skin 
