THE WILSON NURSERIES, WILSON, N. Y. 
FRUIT DEPARTMENT-^lf|fte« 
The varieties described below are the best known sorts. Their value has been proved and 
they will produce fine fruit in proper abundance. 
PRICES OF ALL VARIETIES OF APPLE TREES 
1-4 5-24 25 & up 
Each Each Each 
First Class, large size, 2 year, No. 1 Grade, 5 to 7 ft., % up. 40c 35c 30c 
First Class, medium size, 2 year, 4 to 6 ft., % to %. 30c 25c 20c 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
Early Harvest—Pale yellow; fine flavor. Late 
July. 
Early McIntosh—Size of fruit about that of 
McIntosh and is similar to and quite equal 
in flavor. July. 
Red Astrachan—Fruit large, crimson, juicy. 
July and Aug. 
Sweet Bough—Large, pale yellow; sweet and 
juicy. Aug. 
Yellow Transparent—Medium size, yellow, sub¬ 
acid. Aug. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES 
Duchess of Oldenburg — Medium size; red 
striped; juicy. Aug. 
Fall Pippin—Large, yellow, tender, juicy and 
rich. Sept. 
Maiden’s Blush—Large, pale yellow with red 
cheek. Sept. 
Pound Sweet—Large, round, yellow russet. Oct. 
Red Gravenstein—This red sport is more at¬ 
tractive than Gravenstein. It differs from it 
only in the solid dark red colored fruits. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
Baldwin—Large, strong, vigorous trees; pro¬ 
duces an abundance of large apples of a 
bright red color, with yellowish, crisp, ten¬ 
der, very juicy flesh. Nov. to April. 
Cortland—A beautiful red apple, larger than 
McIntosh and matures a month later. Ex¬ 
cellent quality, keeps late in winter and fine 
shipper. Nov. to Feb. 
Delicious—Fruit large, nearly covered with 
brilliant dark red. Flesh fine grained, crisp, 
of highest quality. A splendid keeper and 
shipper. Nov. to April. 
Fameuse—Medium size; deep crimson, flesh 
white. Oct. to Dec. 
Golden Russet—Medium size, clear golden rus¬ 
set with slight flush; juicy, high flavored. 
Nov. to April. 
Grimes Golden—Medium to large size, skin 
golden yellow, sprinkled with gray dots; 
flesh crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly. Dec. 
to April. 
Jonathan—Fruit red, highly flavored. Tree pro¬ 
ductive and early bearer. Nov. to Jan. 
King—Flesh yellow, crisp, tender, juicy, sub¬ 
acid. Skin yellow, mottled with orange red. 
Oct. to Jan. 
McIntosh Red—An exceedingly valuable, hardy, 
attractive apple; good size, nearly covered 
with red. Flesh white, fine, tender, juicy and 
refreshing. Tree hardy, vigorous, a good 
annual bearer, comes into fruiting early, 
yielding large crops. Oct. to Jan. 
Northern Spy—A hardy, large, red apple. Flesh 
juicy, rich, crisp, tender. Tree healthy, strong 
grower, rugged. Dec. to Mar. 
Red Spy—A splendid bright red Spy, without 
stripes or splashes. It has been recommended 
by the N. Y. State Fruit Testing Co-Op. 
Ass’n. Dec. to Mar. 
R. I. Greening—Large, flesh yellowish, firm, 
fine grained, crisp, tender, juicy, slightly sub¬ 
acid, very good. Skin yellow. Keeps until 
April, ripens in Dec. 
Rome Beauty — Large, round, mottled and 
striped red. Flavor and quality excellent. Dec. 
to Mar. 
Stayman’s Winesap—Medium to large, green 
and yellow. Flesh yellow. Bears young and 
annually. Dec. to April. 
Tolman Sweet—Yellow, flesh white, rich. Nov. 
to April. 
Twenty Ounce—Very large, yellow striped red; 
fine quality; good keeper. Oct. to Jan. 
'^Wegener — Fruit medium, tender, firm and 
^ juicy. Bright pinkish red. Dec. to May. 
Wealthy—Large, roundish, skin smooth, oily; 
covered with a dark red. Flesh white, ten¬ 
der and juicy. Oct. to Jan. 
Winter Banana—Large, perfect form, golden 
yellow; flesh lemon yellow, fine grained. 
Nov. to Jan. 
York Imperial—Medium size, skin yellow al¬ 
most covered with red. Nov. to Feb. 
BEST HARDY CRAB APPLES 
Hyslop—Fruit deep crimson. Oct. 
Whitney — Flesh yellowish, crisp and juicy. 
Sept. 
PRICES OF STANDARD PEAR TREES 
1-4 5-24 25&Up 
Size Age Each Each Each 
Largest, 2 yr., 5 to 7 ft., 
% and up. 50c 45c 40c 
Medium, 2 yr., 4 to 5 ft., 
% to % . .. 40c 35c 30c 
List of Varieties 
Anjou—Best late Fall. Oct. 
Bartlett—Leading commercial sort. Sept. 
Beurre Bose—-High quality. Gourd shape. Oct. 
Clapp’s Favorite—Very hardy. Early Aug. 
Duchess—Large. Dependable cropper. Oct. 
Flemish Beauty—Very hardy. Yellow. Sept. 
Kieffer—Excellent grower. Prolific. Sept. 
Seckel—Best for preserving and pickling. Sept. 
Sheldon—Large, round. Fine quality. Oct. 
Vermont Beauty—Excellent cropper. Oct. 
Worden Seckel—Larger than Seckel. Oct. 
If you are planning on setting out an orchard 
for commercial purposes, we recommend: 
Baldwin, Cortland, Delicious, McIntosh Red, 
Northern Spy, Red Spy, Rome Beauty and 
Wealthy. These varieties will produce excellent 
returns on the investment over a long period of 
years. 
Nursery Stock “Acclimated” and Hardy as an “Oak” 
3 
