BUD SELECTION Makes the Difference 
SOLID RED spy (Stuart) —The parent 
tree was in full bearing during the 
twelfth year at which our records 
started on this strain. This fact proves 
that his particular strain came into bear¬ 
ing very young. As the name signifies, 
it is a solid red type. This strain colors 
early in the season and has an abund¬ 
ance of color, making it preferavie for 
locations where Northern Spys do not 
color well. It is a highly attractive apple 
and will create a strong demand on any 
market. In other respects, this is a true 
type Northern Spy. 
SOLID RED STARK (Spencer)— This is 
another solid red selection which gives 
added beauty and commercial value to 
an already popular variety. The fruit is 
large, smooth, well shaped, and keeps 
very well. The flesh is slightly coarse, 
juicy, tender, crisp, mildly sub-acid. A 
reliable cropper and very productive. 
It succeeds in regions where Baldwins 
do well and also beyond the ranges of 
profitable cultivation of Baldwins. Sea¬ 
son, January to May. 
STAYMAN’S WINESAP (Coffing)— 
This strain is a selection from the or¬ 
chard of Coffing Brothers in Indiana, 
who are reputed to grow the finest 
Stayman Winesaps in the Country. The 
tree is very productive, produces fruit 
uniform in size and of splendid quality. 
The color is greenish yellow completely 
covered with dull mixed red and in¬ 
distinctly splashed with carmine, red 
prevailing. Flesh slightly greenish, 
tinged with yellow, moderately fine¬ 
grained, tender, moderately crisp, 
juicy, aromatic and mildly sub-acid. 
Tree is a vigorous grower coming into 
bearing early and a reliable cropper. 
Season, December to May. 
STEELE'S RED — top-grafted —(Some¬ 
times called Canada Red or Red 
Canada). A long keeping market apple 
with excellent color. This variety is 
unsurpassed, brings one to two dol¬ 
lars per barrel more than any other 
apple. The fruit is well formed, very 
fine grained, juicy, aromatic and agree¬ 
ably sub-acid. The size of fruit medium 
to large, shapely, uniform cone-shaped. 
In color a beautiful deep red, striped 
with deeper red on a background of 
yellow. Sometimes conspicuously mark¬ 
ed with gray colored dots. Flesh whitish 
with yellow or greenish tints, firm, crisp, 
rather fine grained, agreeable sub-acid 
flavor. The quality is of the best—very 
valuable for commercial purposes. The 
only drawback to this variety has been 
its slow growth but by the Greening 
method of top-grafting it in the nursery, 
on a hardy, fast growing stem and 
French crab root, we have completely 
overcome the slow growing character¬ 
istics. By top-grafting it will come into 
bearing as quickly as any good standard 
variety of apples. Fruit growers who 
have planted it have been able to reap 
large profits and our demand for this 
type of tree is greatly increasing. 
ROSES. Refer to the rose section 
for the fine old favorites and splen¬ 
did new varieties we have proved, 
for your protection, to have distinct 
merit. You can grow all these with 
assurances of success. 
TOMPKINS KING (Trumbull)— This strain is a selection from an 
orchard in which this variety grows to perfection. This is the 
highest type, most desirable Tompkins’ King strain that it has 
been possible to produce. Fruit is large and very large, uniform 
in size and shape. Color yellow mottled and washed with orange- 
red, often shaded to lively red, striped and splashed with bright 
carmine. The dots are rather numerous, conspicuously white or 
russet. Yellowish, coarse flesh, crisp and tender. Aromatic, juicy 
and sub-acid. Quality very good to best. Tree rather slow about 
coming into bearing but once mature, becomes a regular bearer, 
yielding light to heavy crops biennially. Valuable for home and 
commercial use. Season, November to March. 
TURLEY (Turley Winesap) (Coffing Bros.) —The Turley is gradually 
winning its way solely on its merits. The variety originated in 
Indiana and is much esteemed by the growers of that state as a 
commercial apple. The tree is vigorous and bears fruit early—in 
5 or 6 years from date of planting. The fruit is very red and in¬ 
clined to be large. Season just before Stayman’s Winesap. 
WAGENER (Wark) —This selection is typical of the variety and 
fully up to original standards. Comes into bearing earlier than 
most varieties. Tree dwarf to medium size in growth. Valuable 
variety as a filler in commercial orchards. Fruit medium to rather 
large, color pinkish red, striped with carmine over a pale yellow 
background; prevailing color light red. Flesh white, fine grained, 
tender and very juicy, sub-acid. Quality is very good. Season, 
Qctober to February. 
WEALTHY (Nye No. 2) —The parent tree of this strain maintains 
a high standard for the variety. It began to bear at an early age 
and produced good annual crops of large, uniform apples with 
normal color for Wealthy. In Wealthy orchards, undesirable 
variations affecting production, uniformity of shape and size and 
also undercolored fruits are very common. Fruit large size, round¬ 
ish. Skin is smooth, marked with dark red. Flesh, white, tender, 
juicy and sub-acid. This is one of the finest varieties of its season 
and is especially good for commercial purposes as it comes into 
bearing early. Very profitable as a market apple on account of 
its handsome appearance and good flavor. Season, November to 
January. 
LOADED 2 YEARS AFTER PLANTING 
The Greening Nursery Company 
Monroe, Michigan 
Two years ago I purchased from you over thirteen hundred 
two-year-old Super-Selected Budded Apple Trees. I have never 
seen such a lot of sturdy, big healthy apple trees. This year, to my 
amazement, before these trees were two years old after planting, 
I find them loaded with beautiful apples, and such a red in color, 
as one could only expect to see in a picture. I expect to set out 
more trees each year, and I certainly would not consider anything 
but Greening’s Super-Selected Budded trees. They speak for 
themselves. APPLEWQQD QRCHARDS 
Deerfield, Mich. By Walter E. Swindeman 
WINTER BANANA— This variety was 
introduced by us in 1890 and won 
highest honorable mention, American 
Pomological Society Fruit Exhibition at 
Philadelphia. Fruit large to very large. 
Skin smooth, moderately thick, waxy, 
bright pale yellow, often with a blush, 
which in well colored specimens deep¬ 
ens to a dark pinkish red. Dots numer¬ 
ous, whitish and submerged or with fine 
russet effect. Prevailing effect yellow 
with a pretty contrasting blush. Flesh 
whitish tinged with pale yellow, mod¬ 
erately firm, a little coarse, somewhat 
crisp, tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid, dis¬ 
tinctly aromatic. Good to very good. 
Tree a vigorous grower and a remark¬ 
ably early bearer, yielding moderate to 
heavy crops. Qne of the most beautiful 
and delicious apples that has ever been 
developed. It is in a class distinctly its 
own. Season, mid-November to May. 
WOLF RIVER (Wark No. 4)— This selec¬ 
tion represents a high average with 
heavy production of very large apples, 
one of the largest apples grown. 
Smooth yellowish white, splashed with 
bright red. Flesh yellowish white, 
coarse, tender. Flavor medium. Exceed¬ 
ingly valuable as a baking apple. 
Grown especially for the restaurant 
market. Tree very vigorous and in this 
selection we offer trees capable of 
heavy production whereas the ordinary 
Wolf Rivers are considered only fairly 
productive. Season, November to Jan¬ 
uary. 
Crab Apples 
Crab apples succeed equally well in 
all sections and are very valuable for 
preserving, jelly and cider. A valuable 
market fruit. 
HYSLOP (Smith No. 1) —This parent 
tree combines in one the money-making 
qualities of the variety with improved 
color; vigorous, early bearing, heavy 
annual production, lage size fruit and a 
solid red color type. Qnly twenty feet 
away from this parent tree stands a tree 
of the striped type. Nine years records 
of the parent tree show a production 
of 59% bushels; the fruit averaging 
1% ounces. These figures need no 
further comment as to the superiority 
of this high type Super-Selected Strain 
of FHyslop Crab. Season, September to 
Qctober. 
Number of Apple Trees Required 
Per Acre 
Distance 
Apart 
40 X 40 ft 
36 X 36 ft 
20 X 20 ft 
Number 
per Acre 
27 
33 
103 
"Some few days ago I received sixty 
Super-Selected apple trees of you people 
and I wish to state that they were fine ones 
without any blemishes. I only wish I had 
dealt with your firm entirely. I have an 
experienced nurseryman to do my work 
and he told me that yours were the only 
clean trees I had, and he did not discard 
a one. Fair dealing deserves repeated 
orders.” 
Dr. R. FTarvey, Montpelier, Qhio 
Records of over a quarter-century give Greening Bud Selection absolute authority. 
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