RED 
HARVEST APPLES 
DARK ‘‘ALL RED’’ DUCHESS: If you like the 
Old Duchess of Oldenburg, you will go for the 
New Duchess in a Big Way. It ripens its juicy red 
fruit in. August. For those delicious Apple Pies 
and Sauce, you'll find this New Duchess hard to 
beat. First degree of hardiness. (See Color Page 69.) 
EARLY HARVEST: This is the earliest ripening 
apple that is hardy in the Middle West. Ripens in 
July. A yellow apple, good for cooking and eating, 
medium in size. For early apples, plant Early 
Harvest. Hardy. 
MELBA: Highest quality of any early ripening 
apple, a vigorous grower, early bearer, heavy 
yielder, fruit is large, red striped. They are better 
than Second Degree Hardiness, and Delicious 
describes these apples better than any other word. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT: One of the earliest 
of the Harvest Apples. An excellent eating apple 
and ‘‘what apple pies you can make with it!”’ 
Bears immense crops of yellow thin skinned apples 
just “‘tart’’ enough for the best sauce and pies. 
First Hardiness.(See Color Page 69.) 
IDEAL APPLE 
COLLECTION 
These trees should be planted 
where apple growing conditions 
are favorable. 
1 Cortland 
1 Red Delicious 
1 Yellow Delicious 
1 Karly Harvest 
1 Melba 
1 Wealthy 
1 McIntosh Red 1 Jonathan 
8 APPLE TREES-—ALL ? () 
4 to 6 foot Trees—ONLY ° 


McINTOSH 
APPLES 

We Have Over 70.000 Trees of Hardy Varieties on 
Hardy Roots, All Fall of ara pele Be — Vitality 

A FIELD OF GURNEY’S 2-YEAR APPLE TREES. Picture Taken Oct., 1941 
APPLE AND CRAB PRICES 
Size Each Per3 Per5 Perl10 Per 25 
3-4 ft. 40c $1.08 $1.60 $2.90 $6.25 
4-6 ft. 45c 1.30 2.00 3.75 8.25 
5-7 ft. 59c 1.69 2.69 4.85 10.95 
FALL APPLES 
ANOKA: Everybody plants Anoka. The earliest 
bearing apple, Little two-year old trees in the nursery 
often bear several of these red striped apples. The 
quality is fair and the juice is rich in flavor. Anoka 
bears annually and is Extra Hardy. 
BEACON: A new apple from Minnesota. It is 
beautiful in color nestling among the dark green 
leaves, and you are not disappointed when you 
taste its delicious, juicy flesh. Of first degree 
hardiness. Everyone can have the BEACON. 
JOAN: A cross of Jonathan and Anisim, having 
much of the hardiness of Anisim and the color and 
quality of Jonathan. A solid red apple, outbearing 
any we have ever seen. They sell on sight. Hardy 
to southern Minnesota. 
McINTOSH RED: Col. C. W. Gurney planted 
McIntosh Red on the home place in about 1900. 
These are the oldest trees in our orchard and are 
bearing heavy crops of dark red, fragrant, high 
quality apples each season. These trees are grown 
in bush form with branches to the ground. Drouth 
and cold weather have never affected them: We 
recommend the McIntosh Red. Of first hardiness. 
MACOUN: A medium large apple, highly colored, 
of high quality, and a heavy bearer. Tree is 
rapid in growth, an early bearer, and a very 
promising late fall variety. Second hardiness. 
MANITOBA or GURNEY’S WHITE GREEN- 
' ING: This variety is a Real discovery, a big juicy 
ivory-white apple. Has stood drouth and severe 
winters without injury. Vigorous upright grower. 
Excellent for canning. Pear flavor and cans like a 
pear. First hardiness. 
PRICE’S SWEET: A very Sweet, red apple of 
excellent flavor and quality. Ripens in early fall, 
a heavy annual bearer. Second hardiness. 
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Gurney's WEALTHY 
WEALTHY: This is too well known to 
need description. You are all familiar with 
its yellow background and covering of red, 
its white juicy flesh; the fine pies that can 
be made from it. You should also know that 
Wealthy is hardy and a leader of commer- 
cial or Home Orchard Apples for the North. 
If picked early and properly stored will 
keep until Christmas. (See Color Page 69.) 

John Peter and Yellow Transparent from 
Chas. Gurney’s Orchard 
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