WILD BROS. NURSERY CO., SARCOXIE, MO. 
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cS^pple ^rees for ‘fHome Orchards 
The only way for the average family to have all the fresh 
fruit they want is to grow their own. The home orchard 
should include an assortment from early to the late keepers. A 
good planting distance is 30x30 ft., requiring 48 trees per acre. 
Prices of Two-Year Apples 
XX size, 11 /16 in. caliper up, 
about 5 to 6 ft.- 
X size, 9/16 to 11/16 inch cali¬ 
per, about 4 to 6 feet- 
Standard Size, 7/16 to 9/16 inch 
caliper, about SYz to 4/2 feet — 
Medium size, about 3 to 4 feet__ 
Light size, about 114 to 2 feet-.15 
Heights specified are approximate and vary a little with the 
habit of growth of the variety. 
:h 
Per iq 
Per 100 
.40 
3.50 
30.00 
.35 
3.00 
25.00 
.30 
2.50 
20.00 
..22'4 
1.75 
15.00 
.15 
1.25 
10.00 
0 or 
more at 
100 rate. 
Summer Apples 
Early Harvest. Bright straw, sometimes a red blush: crisp, 
rich subacid; latter June-July; productive: bears young. 
Livland. Waxy white striped light crimson: crisp, fine grain¬ 
ed, juicy, fine quality: latter June: a young, abundant bearer; 
very hardy. 
Red June. A young, abundant bearer of very red apples; 
flesh white, tender, juicy, brisk subacid, excellent quality: me¬ 
dium size; June-July. 
Wealthy. Medium to large; brilliant red striped; crisp, very 
juicy: a good late summer apple; bears young. 
Yellow Transparent. Yellowish-white: fine grained, crisp 
juicy, sprightly subacid; mid-June: bears young. 
Autumn Apples 
Maiden Blush. Large: clear yellow with a crimson cheek; 
flesh fine grained, moderately crisp, very juicy, subacid: excel¬ 
lent for cooking and drying; hardy, productive, bears young. 
Winter Apples 
Ben Davis. Large: prominently striped red on yellow; win¬ 
ter; bears young and abundantly: keeps late. 
Black Ben Davis. Large; attractive rich red to maroon, 
flesh firm, crisp, juicy, mild subacid; while not the highest 
quality, it bears young, regularly and abundantly, and ships and 
keeps well. 
Cortland. A cross of McIntosh and Ben Davis; beautiful 
dark red; ripens in October; bears young and keeps well. 
Delicious. Roundish-conic; medium large: pale yellow most¬ 
ly covered with red, splashed and striped dark carmine: moder¬ 
ately fine grained, juicy mild subacid; better quality than Red 
Delicious. 
Crimes Golden. Of best quality: beautiful yellow; medium 
to large; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, rich subacid, aromatic; 
a fine dessert apple, good for cooking even before ripe: Oct.- 
Dec.: blooms late; bears young; hardy. 
Jonathan. Attractive lively deep red; medium size; flesh 
firm, moderately fine, crisp, juicy, very aromatic, sprightly sub¬ 
acid, excellent; Oct. and later: bears rather young. 
King David. A cross of Jonathan and Winesap; an attrac¬ 
tive dark wine-red; subacid; of excellent quality: bears well. 
Mtnkler. Conical; red; acid; good; while medium size, it 
is a good home apple as it is a late keeper. 
Red Delicious. Colors early and is red almost all over; a 
better color than common Delicious. 
Rome Beauty. Large; roundish; mostly covered with bright 
red on yellow ground; juicy, good; early winter. 
Stayman Winesap. Larger than common Winesap; yellowish, 
striped, often nearly covered with dark red; firm, moderately 
fine grained, juicy, subacid; good; keeps late; bears young. 
Winesap. Bright deep red, flesh yellow; crisp, very rich and 
juicy; sprightly subacid; very good; Dec.-March; bears young. 
Yellow Delicious. Large; golden yellow; good: late winter. 
York Imperial. Large; attractive greenish-yellow shaded red 
and crimson: firm, crisp, moderately juicy becoming mild, aro¬ 
matic: good; Dec.; bears heavily and rather young. 
Crab Apples 
Florence. Large for a crab; yellowish-white overspread with 
red: latter summer; bears young; productive. 
Transcendent. Large for a crab; golden yellow with a rich 
crimson cheek: flesh crisp, juicy, subacid, good; an excellent 
jelly crab; vigorous and productive; Aug.-Sept. 
Whitney. Yellow, largely shaded and striped red; as large as 
a medium sized apple; juicy and nearly sweet with a slight crab 
flavor: August! hardy; productive. 
(Cherries for S)uick ^Results 
Cherries give quick results, often coming into bearing the 
fourth year. On good, well drained soil they are successful. On 
wet soils they are short-lived. Plant 18 to 20 ft. apart. There 
is always a market for Cherries if you have more than you need 
for home use. 
Prices of Cherry Trees Each Per 10 
XXX size, 2 year, 11 /16 in. 
caliper up, about 314 to 4J4 ft. .60 5.50 
Any 5 or more at the 10 rate, less at the each rate. 
Early Richmond (May Cherry). Medium size but very pro¬ 
ductive: round: bright red, darker when fully ripe; very juicy, 
sprightly acid; latter May-June; hardy profitable. 
English Morello. Large: almost black, flesh dark purplish- 
crimson; juicy, rich acid; latter June-July; rather dwarf. 
Montmorency. A week or ten days later than Early Rich¬ 
mond; rather large; dark rich red; juicy, pleasant acid; excel¬ 
lent quality; vigorous: hardy: productive: succeeds everywhere 
Qurrants for ^elly 
If you like home-made jelly, plant Currants. In the Central 
States they should have partial shade or a northern slope. Plant 
3x4 ft. Red and white, 2 yr. No. 1, one for 25c, 2 for 45c, 
3 or more at 20c each. 
Cherries give quick results 
Qooseberries 
Easily grown and readily respond to a little care. Plant 3x5 
or 4x5 ft. A northern slope or slight shade is best. 
Houghton. The best for most sections: medium size but a 
profuse bearer: resistant to rust; pale dull red when ripe, usu¬ 
ally picked green. 2 yr. No. 1, 1 for 25c, 2 for 45c, 3 or 
more at 20c, 5 or more at 15c each. 
