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thickly sprinkled with light brown dots. Flesh 
yellowish, coarse, moderately juicy, mildly sub-acid. 
Regarded as a good commercial orchard variety, as 
tree is a vigorous, thrifty grower, healthy, a reliable 
cropper and very productive, selling well in the 
general market. 
*Stayman’s Winesap, W. December to April. Sour. 
Fruit of good size, round, slightly conical. Skin thick, 
tough, green becoming yellowish often nearly com¬ 
pletely covered with lively deep red, striped and 
splashed with dark crimson. Flesh tinged with yellow, 
firm, crisp, juicy with a rich, rather sub-acid pleasing 
flavor. A good, long keeper that “tastes good” in 
late season and considered a strictly high quality 
Apple. 
Sweet Bough, S. Middle of July to middle of August. 
Sweet. Yellow; not striped. Fruit of large size, pale 
greenish yellow. Flesh white, very tender and crisp 
when fully ripe; very sweet. An early table Apple. 
Talman Sweet, W. November to March. Sweet. 
Yellow, not striped. Medium to large, round, fairly 
uniform size. Skin tough, often marked by a distinct 
line from cavity to basin; color pale clear yellowy 
sometimes a little blushed. Flesh white, firm, rather 
hard, moderately fine, rather dry to moderately juicy 
and good flavor. Fruit esteemed for culinary pur¬ 
poses. Comes into bearing moderately young and is 
usually a reliable cropper. 
•Twenty Ounce, A, October to December. Fruit 
very large, roundish. Skin thick, tough, becoming 
rather yellow splashed wuth bright and deep purplish 
red and carmine stripes. Flesh, coarse-grained, mod¬ 
erately tender, sprightly, brisk, quite juicy, sub-acid. 
Great size and attractive appearance of fruit make 
this a good market variety. Keeps w^ell for a fall 
variety and ships well. Fruit in good demand in gen¬ 
eral markets and at good prices. Is esteemed for 
culinary uses in the home and commercially. Comes 
into bearing rather young. 
Wagener, W. November to February. Sour. Red; 
striped. Roundish and medium size. Skin shaded 
and faintly striped wdth pale red on warm yellow 
background, the shading deepening on sunny side; 
often streaked with russet. Flesh yellowish, fine¬ 
grained, firm, fairly juicy, mildly sub-acid and of ex¬ 
cellent flavor. An Apple desirable for cooking use 
and also esteemed as a dessert Apple. Tree fairly 
vigorous, comes into bearing at an early age. 
•Wealthy, A. November to January. Extra hardy. 
Red; striped. Fruit above medium size, round and 
smooth. Color, whitish yellow ground, shaded with 
rich dark red, sometimes entirely covered with red. 
Flesh w’hite, fine-grained, sometimes stained with red; 
tender, juicy, lively, agreeable, sub-acid. Quality very 
good. Tree extremely hardy, a good grower and an 
abundant bearer. This combination of fine points, 
hardiness, yield, size, appearance and color, goes to 
make Wealthy a favorite in its season and one of 
the most profitable market Apples. Originated in 
Minnesota. 
Wolf River, W. January and February. Extra hardy. 
Sour. Red; striped. Fruit very large. Skin yellowish 
white, striped with bright red and marked by greyish 
dots. Flesn yellowish w’hite, coarse, tender, sub-acid, 
not rich, medium quality and rather dry w’hen over¬ 
ripe. An extra hardy iron-clad variety, especially 
valuable in the northw’est. 
Yellow Delicious. Autumn to May. Golden-ycllow’. 
Fruit large, oblong, uniform in size and shape. Skin 
golden yellow, thin smooth. Flesh firm, crisp, tender, 
juicy, mild sub-acid, rich distinct aromatic flavor. 
Quality very good to best for dessert and colling. No 
other yellow' Apple is handsomer and of better 
quality, nor possesses better shipping and keeping 
faculties. Trees very hardy and bear young. 
•Yellow Transparent, S. July and Augu.st. Extra 
hardy. Sour. Yellow'; not striped. Fruit of good 
size, uniform, round. Skin thin, tender, smooth, 
waxy, pale greeni.sh-yellow, turning to a beautiful 
pale yellow' when fully ripe. Flesh white, fine grained, 
tender, juicy, slightly sub-acid. Core medium. Tree 
unusually hardy, a strong straight upright grow'er and 
can be set fairly close as an orchard tree; comes into 
bearing unusually young. Fruit often ripens contin¬ 
uously through a period of tw'o or three w'eeks. An 
excellent Apple for the home, a good eating Apple 
and for cooking.' While its very early season makes 
it profitable in the early Apple market. 
York, Imperial, W. November to January. Sour. 
Red; not striped. Medium uniform size and usually 
oblique shape. Skin green or yellowish shaded with 
crimson in the sun. Flesh moderately tender, firm, 
crisp,' juicy, mild sub-acid somewhat aromatic— 
good to very good. Tree moderate, vigorous and 
productive. 
Crab Apples 
Crab Apples are rather small in size, but are so valu¬ 
able for making jellies, sw'eet pickles, preserves and 
cider, that they should be in every home planting. 
They alw'ays find a ready sale on the market. All varie¬ 
ties w'e offer are extremely hardy and do w'ell in prac¬ 
tically all sections. 
Hyslop. November. Red; not striped. Fruit large for 
a Crab, round, uniform, and produced in clusters. 
Skin clear pale yellow almost completely covered with 
very brilliant dark red, overspread w'ith thick blue 
bloom. Flesh yellowish sometimes tinged with red— 
juicy at first; good for cooking. Tree a good grower, 
very hardy and a reliable cropper. 
Transcendant. September to October. Fruit medium 
to large, roundish. Skin thin clear yellow, heavily 
overlaid with rich red and covered wdth delicate 
bloom. Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, and, when fully 
ripe not too acid to be pleasant to the taste. Fruit at¬ 
tractive and well-liked for cooking purposes. Tree a 
strong grower, abundant bearer, perfectly hardy. 
Whitney. August and September. Red; striped. Fruit 
large size and uniform. Skin smooth, glossy, light 
yellow, striped and splashed with carmine. Flesh 
firm and juicy with pleasant acid flavor. Good for 
dessert and for culinary uses. Tree very hardy, vigor¬ 
ous and handsome grow'er and a great bearer. 
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