The Polly Eades Appl 
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It is with great pride and satisfaction that we offer this wonderful apple. Sometimes 
we feel that we have not done our duty by withholding this grand variety so long. We 
know that some have become over enthusiastic of a new fruit and afterward the variety 
proved undesirable, so we have tried to eliminate all possibilities of such in offering this 
apple. We believe it the duty of every nurseryman, offering a new apple (or fruit of any 
kind), to thoroughly test it out. Its habit of growth, hardiness, shipping qualities, etc., 
and if it proves of special merit, then the world should know it. As Emerson says, “If you 
can write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mouse trap than your 
neighbor, though you live in the woods there will be a beaten path to your door. ” So it is 
with the Polly Eades Apple. Wherever it has been grown and fruited it has steadily worked 
its way to the top of all summer varieties without a single stroke of the pen behind it. 
We sell almost as many Polly Eades as all other summer apples combined, so we believe 
we are only performing a kind deed and a little mission by telling our customers of this 
splendid apple. 
Its Origin —This grand apple was discovered by W. A. Sandefur, Sr., about the year 
1884, two and one-half miles east of the town of Eobards, in the hills, near the beautiful 
stream of Green Eiver, in Henderson County, Kentucky. On the farm from which it derives 
its name, it attracted his attention, and being a practical nurseryman, it appealed to him 
as a great apple. He had originated some varieties of less merit and had had experience 
with most all varieties of apples. But the Polly Eades was something unusual in the way 
of an apple. He at once secured scions from the original tree and began to propagate it 
under the name of Polly Eades. 
Being a seedling of the Old Horse Apple, it possesses all the good qualities of this 
old variety and many superior ones. As an orchard tree the Polly Eades is faultless. It 
is a rapid and sturdy grower, bears very young and abundantly. The wood is tough 
(almost as Wine Sap), and is capable of carrying its heavy loads of fruit which it produces 
annually. It is a late bloomer and frost resister to a marked degree and attains a tre¬ 
mendous size. It has also proven to be a good pollenizer among other steril varieties which 
do not set good crops. It is a non-scab, non-blotch variety requiring very light spraying. 
Its Beauty as an Apple —Its clear skin, beautiful shape, proper size, light color blending 
into a beautiful golden yellow (when fully matured about Aug. 1st), with small trans¬ 
parent spots of a lighter shade, makes it the most beautiful apple ever placed upon a 
fruit stand. 
We and others have exhibited this variety several times at the Kentucky State Fair 
and horticultural meetings all over the country and have always won the blue ribbon over 
other varieties as the most beautiful apple shown. 
It attracts attention of all who see it. 
Its Qualities —A mild, sub-acid, with a delicate 
tartish flavor of aromatic, melting juices, makes the 
Polly Eades a favorite apple with all housewives for 
cooking, drying and all culinary purposes. 
One of its chief characteristics is the thick peel. 
When the apple is thoroughly ripe, the peel can be 
lifted off similarly to the California seedless orange. 
As a Shipper —The Polly Eades has no equal. 
In transportation and handling it is almost equal 
to the best winter varieties, and in the “court of 
last resort’’—the markets—it brings in many in¬ 
stances double the price of any other summer 
variety. 
Prof. Manval, Idaho’s noted orchardist, says he 
“knows of no opportunity as great as that of grow¬ 
ing summer apples, where land is cheap, labor is 
cheap, and no irrigation. They should be planted 
by the tens and hundreds of acres, just as the 
Elberta peach in Georgia. ’ ’ 
We put this apple to a rigid test in the summer 
of 1915, shipping them in barrels over 200 miles to 
some friend growers. After examination they were 
shipped back, reaching us in good condition, after 
being in transit more than two weeks. 
We placed some barrels in storage in July and 
held them until Nov. 15th, then removing them to 
the residence where they remained in good condi- 
Gathering Polly Eades 
Note their uniform size, a characteristic 
of this variety. 
