McIntosh 
A leading commercial variety, this apple is best suited for Northern sections. Often 
called sovereign of all apples. The fruits of McIntosh are uniquely beautiful, outwardly and 
inwardly. The flavor hardly surpassed and the apple most agreeably perfumed. Of medium 
size, even form. The bright deep red color is made more attractive by a heavy and character¬ 
istic bloom. Flesh of snowy whiteness is rimmed and delicately stained with red; is firm, fine, 
crisp, tender and juicy with a rich, delicious and very distinctive flavor. Tree vigorous, round 
with spreading branches. Is a good bearer and comes into bearing rather young. Highest 
quality. November to February. 
RED DELICIOUS 
A strain of the standard Delicious varying only 
from its parent in the solid red color which covers 
the fruit. The trees are large, spreading, vigorous, 
hardy and very productive, even at an early age. 
The fruit is large with surface almost covered with 
a most brilliant dark red, blending to a golden yel¬ 
low at the blossom end. Flesh, yellowish, firm, ten¬ 
der and juicy. One of the foremost commercial 
varieties everywhere, its fruits are readily accepted 
for the fancy trade. Season Novembei to March. 
NORTHWESTERN GREENING 
This apple has found favor with hotel and restaurant trade 
because of its excellent baking and culinary qualities. The fruit 
is large to very large, variable in size and form. The skin is 
smooth, somewhat waxy, clear pale yellow or greenish, some¬ 
times faintly blushed. Flesh is tinged with yellow; medium in 
texture, juicy and of good quality. Tree is hardy, a good grower, 
comes into bearing rather early and is very productive. Season 
January to June. 
RED CANADA steele red 
The superior quality and attractive form and color 
of this fine apple is gaining a host of friends, both 
orchardists and buyers. It is a fine pollinator, sharing 
the crown for most effective pollination with Delicious 
at the Michigan Experiment Stations. The fruit is 
characterized by firm, crisp, fine grained, juicy and 
richly flavored flesh; is medium to large, uniform in 
size and shape and colored a beautiful fine deep red, 
striped with a deeper red on a background of yellow. 
The tree is medium to large size, slender in growth 
and requires the better type of apple soil. November 
to March. 
RHODE ISLAND GREENING 
The most popular green cooking apple for winter use. Skin 
moderately thick, smooth, waxy; grass green color in autumn, and 
later as it ripens, more or less of a yellow color, often with a blush 
and sometimes a red cheek. Fruit roundish and large; flesh is ten¬ 
der, juicy and has the same yellow tint of skin. The flavor is 
rich, pleasantly acidulous, always refreshing and as the apples 
ripen, they develop a delightful aroma. The tree grows strong, very 
productive and succeeds on a variety of soils. As a cooking apple 
Rhode Island Greening is unsurpassed. October to March. 
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