POPULAR STANDARD APPLES 
See Page 8 for Prices. 
Ripening Order of Apple Varieties 
from the earliest to the latest. Varieties are listed in the order in which they ripen here. 
SUMMER APPLES. Yellow Transparent, Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Williams Early Red, 
Sweet Bough, Early McIntosh, Solid Red Duchess, Wilson Red June. 
FALL AND WINTER APPLES. Milton, Gravenstein, Wealthy, Summer Rambo, Twenty Ounce, 
Grimes Golden, Smokehouse, Bonum, Fall Pippin, Wolf River, N. W. Greening, R. I. Green- 
ing, Baldwin, Northern Spy, Winter Banana, Blackjon, Jonathan, Rome Beauty, Red Rome 
Beauty, Blackmack, McIntosh, Lowry, Virginia Beauty, Sweet Paradise, Cortland, Red Yorking, 
York Imperial, Albemarle Pippin, Macoun, Gano, Stayman Winesap, Paragon, Winesap, 
Red Stayman, Shotwell Delicious, Delicious, Yellow Delicious, Willowtwig. 
CRAB APPLES. Whitney, Transcendent, Red Siberian, Hyslop. 
MILTON. A McIntosh-like apple ripening a month 
before McIntosh. Trees hardy, vigorous and an an¬ 
nual bearer. The fruit is pinkish red with a heavy 
bloom most beautiful. Flesh white, tender, crisp, 
juicy. 
NORTHERN SPY. Red and yellow. Good commer¬ 
cial variety in the North. Flesh juicy, rich, crisp, 
aromatic, of good flavor. 
NORTHWESTERN GREENING. Tree is splendid 
Vigorous grower. Fruit large to very large, green be¬ 
coming yellowish green when ripe. Flesh yellow, fine¬ 
grained and firm. 
" i • . 
PARAGON. Winter. A round apple, of extra large 
size; skin smooth, yellowish, covered with deep red, 
the general effect being dark red; flesh tender, tinged 
with yellow, crisp, sub-acid, aromatic, of excellent 
quality in every way. Tree is vigorous and healthy 
, and yields big crops every year. 
RED ASTRACHAN. Large, roundish, nearly covered 
with deep crimson. Juicy, rich acid. A good bearer. 
RED STAYMAN. A solid red sport of Stayman. Our 
own selected sport. 
RHODE ISLAND GREENING. Very large winter 
apple, having a rich acid flavor, also tender and 
juicy. When fully developed it is a beautiful yellow 
in color, sometimes having a red cheek. Very de¬ 
licious. 
ROME BEAUTY. Large, roundish, slightly conical, 
with bright red on a pale yellow ground; fine 
grained, juicy; good quality. Winter apple. 
SWEET BOUGH. Large, pale yellow, sweet; summer 
apple. 
SMOKEHOUSE. Winter. Fruit medium to large, uni¬ 
form size and shape. Color yellow or greeenish mot¬ 
tled with rather dark red. October to March. 
SOLID RED DUCHESS. Sport of Duchess. Fruit is 
large, symmetrical, skin moderately thick, flesh yel¬ 
lowish white, firm, juicy and sub-acid. 
STAYMAN WINESAP. Winter. November to April, 
but keeps well in May. A profitable sort to 
grow for market, and the best for home use. Large 
in size, fine appearance. Flesh yellow, good flavor, 
juicy, and crisp. Color red. A great success. See 
page 25 for photograph in color. 
SUMMER RAMBO. Large yellowish green spiced with 
red. Crisp and tender. 
WEALTHY. Fall. Almost solid red. Flesh white, ten¬ 
der, crisp, juicy, fine grained. A good keeper. 
WTLLIAMS EARLY RED. Among the earliest to 
ripen and the largest of all early apples. A better 
name for it is “Big Red Apple.” Flesh is white and 
slightly tart. Like Transparent, bears heavily on 
young trees. July. 
WILSON RED JUNE. Early, enormous in size for 
an early apple. Skin a brilliant, glorious deep red. 
Tree extremely hardy. Ships well. 
TWENTY OUNCE. Large. Excellent cooking and 
baking apple. 
WOLF RIVER. Large, handsome, bright yellow skin 
mottled with deep red and broad stripes of bright 
carmine. Fair quality. 
Home grown fruit, like home cooking, is by 
far the best. It is important from the standpoint 
of better family health and is a good source of income. More¬ 
over it is interesting and educational to the young folks. 
[ 9 ] 
