5 
International Apples 
Of the large number of 3-species or triple hybrid seedling apples combining 
the apple of Europe, Asia, and North America, only a few can be mentioned. They 
were given the group name TRIO and introduced 1938. 
Kit Trio Crabapple - Introduced 1938. Pedigree; Mercer x Sweet Russet 
crab pollen. Fruit 1 5/8 inches across, a rich polished yellow all over; flesh 
pleasant, sweet, juicy, and cooks yellow and tender; the slices retain their shape, 
'iuulity good. A heavy crop in 1939. Scions only, per foot, 50 cents. 
S. D. Waldo Crabapple - Introduced 1938. Pedigree: Fluke No. 10 x Duchess 
apple pollen. This is 87.5^ Malus apple, 12.5^ loensis wild crab. Fruit 1 3/4 inches 
across, oblate, angular, trimcated, color a rich striped mixed red all over. The 
flesh is a rich aromatic sweet subacid. An excellent eating crab. In cooking, the 
sauce tinted light red and the slices retain their shape. The tree is an enormous 
bearer. Scions only, per foot, 50 cents. 
Twelve Hardy Apricots 
These apricots were grown from native seed that Dr. Hansen gathered in the 
Harbin region of North China, a region with -50® Fahrenheit winter cold. These 12 
Manchurian apricots were widely distributed, literally from coast to coast, and are 
in extensive propagation by many nurserymen. There is a vast market open to good 
hardy apricots. There are only 18 trees available of the Tola, which are reserved to 
make up complete sets. Of the other 11 varieties, one year trees, buds or grafts 
on native plum stock, are available at one dollar each. Order as early as possible 
to get the varieties you want, or leave the choice to us. 
For the convenience of the reader, the following descriptions of these 
apricots is reprinted from S. D. Bulletin 309 xvhich is sent free to applicants. 
These original trees again bore a heavy crop in 1938, and a lighter crop in 1939 on 
trees crowded in nursery row and cut for bud-sticks and scions. 
Twelve Named Varieties of the Manchu Apricots 
Manchu - Large yellow fruit; heavy crop. Fresh fruit No. 1 in size and 
quality. Cooking test; cooks up into pale yellow good quality sauce. Apparently 
the largest fruit in this lot of seedlings. The name Manchu apricot is now reserved 
for it. 
Mandarin - Fruit large, rich yellow color; one of the best in quality, fresh 
or when cooked. 
Chow - Tree productive; fruit large, good eating. Cooking test: pale 
yellow sauce of good quality. 
Sing - (Chinese for apricot.) Tree productive, fruit large. Cooking test; 
good rich orange yellow sauce, flavor stronger than some of the others. 
Ninguta - Fruit large yellow with red blush. Crop very heavy. Season late, 
first week in August. Fresh fruit very mild, one of the mildest and best. 
Tola - Large, freestone. Makes excellent quality sauce. 1955 crop very 
heavy. One of the best. Season early. August 1935. 
Anda - Tree productive, freestone of good size. Season late. In cooking, 
stays firm and does not cook up. One of the very best in quality. 
Zun - Quality of fruit, nearly excellent. Pit small, round freestone. 
Slno - Heavy crop, fruit small, on 8 foot crowded tree. Cooking test; 
excellent flavor. 
Lalin - Fruit large, yellow with red blush. Fresh fruit good quality. Tree, 
a heavy crop. No cooking test. Season early. 
Hu1 an - Very heavy’ crop of large fruit. Season early. Cooking test; makes 
good flavored sauce. 
Sansin - Heavy crop of large fruit. Fresh fruit of excellent quality, making 
a rich orange-yelloxv sauce. 
