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F. A. GUERNSEY & CO 
Fruit 
/\ FRUIT tree is not only beautiful of itself, but highest utility multiplies its value and even 
adds to its beauty. What more delightful to the eye than a globose shaped, deep green cherry 
tree, or a pyramidal pear tree on a lawn, all on fire with its load of irridescent fruit! Never a 
more perfect shade than the "back-door” apple tree of our grandmothers. 
As a windbreak, a massed orchard is perfect, giving air drainage while protecting the estate 
or farmstead from the shock of storms without the rock-like resistance of evergreens, which 
produce back-drafts and eddies. 
A background of small fruits, mounting from currants to raspberries, and then to a corner- 
thicket of blackberries beyond, is something more than just a screen. It invites your friends and 
your bird-friends too. A pergola bowered in purpling grapes is doubly attractive, combining 
beauty and bounty. Did you ever see a homestead with too much fruit—or grow any quinces 
or gooseberries or peaches you couldn’t give away? No other feature of the newly-built dwelling 
-be it in town or country—gives it such attractiveness and saleability as a copious supply of 
fruits. To reduce sentiment to shillings, fifty dollars invested in well-assorted fruit trees and plants 
will add ten times the cost to a sale or rental value—besides that in the meantime the proprietor 
is himself regaled most sumptuously. 
Apples 
BALDWIN. Too well-known to need description— 
still the most popular apple this side of the Atlantic 
and steadily gaining in favor in London markets. The 
standard strain of this fruit is of a deep, uniform red. 
Oblate spheroid in shape, with flesh of a light canary 
yellow. 
BANANA. Very large size; color deep yellow 
splahsed with red. Vigorous grower, heavy bearer. 
Flesh tender and aromatic. 
CHENANGO STRAWBERRY. Tree a moderate 
grower and good bearer. Fruit tender, mild flavor. 
Attractive color, tender flesh. Good for home 
orchard. 
CORTLAND. Bright red, blushed with very dark red, 
splashed and striped with carmine. The flesh is a 
pinkish tint, and while fine, crisp, exceedingly tender 
and juicy, it is protected by a skin more tough than 
that of the McIntosh. The tree is a vigorous, up- 
spreading, hardy grower, healthy and very produc¬ 
tive, holdings its ripening fruit better than the Mc¬ 
Intosh, and maturing about three weeks later. 
DELICIOUS. A comparatively new variety that every¬ 
where has proved itself to be one of the finest all¬ 
purpose fruits. It varies slightly in shape and coloring 
in different sections and on different soils. Fruit large, 
spread with brilliant, dark red. Fine grained, crisp, 
melting and juicy with a delightful aroma. The very 
highest quality for every purpose, being a splendid 
early winter shipper, yet keeping perfectly. The tree 
is vigorous and has so far proved perfectly hardy. 
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG. Fru it large, greenish 
yellow with red stripes. Flesh light yellow, fairly 
fine grained and firm, with a pleasant acid flavor. A 
cooking favorite and prime market sort. A good ship¬ 
per for an early apple and commands good prices. 
We offer the red strain. 
HYSLOP CRAB. Large, deep crimson, with beautiful 
bloom. Very prolific and popular. A very showy 
fruit, making excellent jelly. Mid-autumn to January. 
Tree hardy, vigorous and productive. 
FALL PIPPIN. Large, beautiful light yellow when 
fully ripe. An old favorite. Flesh tender, rich, and 
of good dessert quality. Tree hardy, vigorous and 
long-lived. Season, September to October. 
