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Apple Ripening Seasons— 
ARIETIES are listed below in order of Ripening—the Earliest Sorts at the Top, the Latest Winter Kee ers at the Bottom. It makes easy selection 
for home orchards, giving fruit from earliest until the latest. Varieties starred thus (*) a.e HIGHLY RECOMMENDED— with 2 or 3 Stars have 
Proven Best of their type and season. or recommend because they 
have been tried and found wanting in our Over 125 Years’ Experience. Life is too short to plant out-of-date varieties. ji 
—After each description are key letters, showing region where the Variety thrives best —N means succeeds North; 
North; S South; C Central; hence means succeeds everywhere—North, Central and South. 

Apples described in this book are the best of over 5000 known varieties— Those below starred thus (**) are best. 
Fameuse JON-A-RED STARK’S GOLDEN 
EARLY RED BIRD Early McIntosh Maiden Blush Hubbardston—2nd Jonathan STARKING _ DELICIOUS 
Henry Clay Beene Ee) Gravenstein Triple-Red Wagener—2nd a Stark King David Red Rome Beauty ACTOR) te 
Yellow Transparent ee acer RED WEALTHY Double-Life Grimes Cortland Rome Beauty Red Willow Twig 
Early Harvest —2nd Imperial Rambo Golden re Baldwin (Double Red) Gallia Beauty Black Ben 
Liveland Raspberry Wolf River—2nd Banana (Winter) Paradise Winter Swt. Champion Turley 
Lodi (Early Golden) ‘SUMMER —2nd Ware ACR ed Winesap 
Red June—2nd CHAMPION Pryor Red—2nd Work Imperial Paragon Winesap 
Melba Yellow Horse—2nd McINTOSH RED Red Northern Spy Vendevere 72nd St Wines: 
Williams Ey. Red—2nd Jefferis Red R. I.-Greening American Golden Rus- Bellflower, Improved ; ayman Vinesap 
Am. Summer Pearmain N. W. Greening set—2nd Senator ‘Staymared 
Sweet Bough —2nd Tolman Sweet—2nd Steel Red (Canada) 2nd Stark Delicious ‘Giant Jeniton 
(Erroneously known by some as Crimson (Frade Mark.) Very Early Summer. Earliest 
Beauty.) Earliest of all apples and strtk- Yellow Apple. Large pale yellow, sometimes 
ingly beautiful—a fiery, flaming, scarlet red apple of good size that with crimson cheek. Looks like Maiden Blush, but is better, 
ripens 7 to 10 days earlier than Yellow Transparent and Red more beautiful, 2 months earl‘er, and ripens its crop quickly 
Astrachan. Tree strong growing, vigorous, extremely hardy, bears and evenly. Tree strong growing, spreacing, regular and abundant 
young and produces tremendous annual crops. Comes on the market bearer; blooms late, is hardy and is earlier, larger, better quality and a better 
earlier than any other apple, and being wonderfully attractive have shipper than Yellow Transparent. No early Yellow Apple has such Excellent 
sold for double the pri A Quality. Commands top prices on all markets and its value is being recognized 
price of Yellow Transparent and Astrachan. by orchard planters everywhere. Should be planted in every home orchard 
Just what the early apple grower wants for big profit. Eating, Cook- 45 well as commercially. The apple eating public will always pay liberally for 
ing, Market. NNCS. this beautiful apple, as it comes on the market when people are apple hungry. 
We do not hesitate to recommend Early in one year brought Mr. Chute 1,500 Eating, Cooking, Market. NNCS. ‘Best extra early apple’’—Frank Femmons, 
Red Bird for every home orchard—and we bbls., sold at $7.00—or $10,500.00.” Calif. ‘‘The most delicious apple I ever tasted.”"—R. F. Rutled ges eng y seeensessemeeeeanannaes 
believe it is the long looked for extremely Mr. Adney, son-in-law of Mr. Sharpe, “Very hardy and thrifty; yellow, reddish cheek, very fine flavor’’—M. Roach, i G B 


early apple for the commercial orchard. famous originator of this apple, says, Mont. ‘‘Larger than Yellow Transparent, two weeks earlier than Williams; : 
Prof. Sanders, Canadian Dept. Agri. ‘‘Remarkably prolific, extremely hardy, sells at better price; no signs of aphis or blight. We consider it one of the Brackett, U._ S. 
says: “Earliest apple, young bearer— _ never winter kills. 10 days earlier than best apples.”—N. J. Fruit and Produce Co. “Resembhles Maiden Blush—nearly Pomologist. _ Said 
half bushel on 2-year trees; better ship- earliest early apple. Occupies a place 60 days earlier, better, has never failed a crop.’"—W. H. Knight, Originator, “Golden Delicious 
per than Yellow Transparent. 15 acres no other apple fills.” Ky. : : , Best Flavor of All. 
Summer. Enormous in size for an Earl 
ae early apple. A brilliant glorious deep red— she 
resembles Black Ben, and ripens just as Red June goes out, fine quality. Tree ex- i Sum- 
tremely hardy, succeeding pertectly in Minnesota and Wisconsin—standing 40. ””ér. Twice as red as old Duchess, combining 
degrees below zero without injury. Its marvelous beauty always sells it—has all its well known qualities with a brilliant red 
brought as hich as $16.00 per barrel on Kansas City markets. No other summer color. Allhorticulturists advise planting improved 
apple can compare iia in size and beauty, while it ships welland goes onthe market red sports of old varieties. Here is a true red sport 
in fine shape. Eating, Cooking, Drying, Market. ANGE. ped wh of great value as color brings top prices, especially 
: : RB a md oR Mga thes Sa tek Ded eats with early apples. Leading commercial apple of 
ip H. Watson, Wash. ‘‘One its season because of rich acidity and peerless 
of the most beautiful apples cooking qualities—excellent shipper for an early 
I ever looked at, and it eats apple. Tree dwarfish—ideal filler—extended 
as good as it looks. One ripening season. Eating, Cooking, Market. 
of the best family orchard NNCS, 
trees.”,-—H. B. Fullerton, L. 























I. Exp. Sta. ‘‘Showiest large Early Summer. 
apple of its season; reliable Solid Red 
bearer.’.—B. Buckman, Ill. color, Pleases the eye and pleases the taste. 
“Wilson Red June grown at - 
Sturgeon Bay were very fine; A new McIntosh and Yellow Transparent cross. 
we certainly have something Made splendid record in Nowe xpite Station 
worthy of our attention.’’— where it originated, also in Stark-Burbank Trial 
Frederic Cranetield, Wis. orchards. Truly an early McIntosh. Fruit very ee ae ¢ e Wel 
“Exceptionally early bearer; uniform, attractive, handsome red. Has Mc- Basket of Early McIntosh—Beautiful, 
an enormous red apple; flesh Intosh size, color and flesh characteristics. Trees Summer—Succeeds Anywhere 
snow white, quality excel- yigorous, hardy, healthy, bear annually. The name : i 
H, Atkinson, geljs this apple at best prices. ‘‘A highly desirable 
kind where an early apple is wanted’’—Prof. H. B. 
Tukey, New York Exp’t. Station. Ripens 10 to 
15 days after Yellow Transparent. Eating, 
Cooking, Market. NNCS. 



Early Summer. A McIntosh seed- 
ling from Canada, ripening a 
week later than Transparent, a week before Early 
McIntosh. Tree very hardy, vigorous, productive. 
Fruit of high McIntosh quality—ideal for home 
or roadside markets. Eating, Cooking, Local 
Market. NNCS. 
6- Year-Old Duchess— 
Splendid Filler 
(Oldenburs.) Sum- 
theta mer. Old, well 
| known, well liked, largely planted. 
| Medium size, bright red striped. 
Tree vigorous, hardy, _ young 
bearer. Double-Red Duchess is 
more profitable. Eating, Cook- 
ing, Market. NNCS. 
Farly Harv _ Summer. 
Early 
Sum- 
mer. H. B. Fullerton, L. I. Exp. Sta., says: 
“Far and away the best early apple. Larger 
than Yellow Transparent, waxen white sur- 
face almost entirely overspread with a blush and 
stripings of pinkish red; flesh white as snow, 
tender, fine grained, delightful quality. Tree 
upright, bears young, and can be planted as close 
as peaches; hardy far North and was never known 
to be seriously injured by blight. Fine for home 
orchards, but commercially, use Wilson Red June, a Be Oars 
Henry Clay, and Early Red Bird for quick, sure Henry Clay Heavily Loaded, Big Easiest 
profit. Eating, Cooking, Market. NNCS. Yellow Apple, Fine Flavor—No Blight. 

Sac ad ae : Pale yel- 
low, slightly sub-acid, good qual- 
ity; an old favorite, but it scaks. 
Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 

Ripens just after Early Red Bird, 
and is popular and profitable. 
Large waxen yellow, good, crisp, 
sub-acid, fragrant. Tree upright 
in growth, very hardy. Eating, 
Cooking, Market. NNCS. 


: 
Photo to left shows 
one of our great fields 
of famous Ozark Mt. 
apple trees. Here we 
grow millions—lead- 
ing authorities pro- 
nounce these the 
biggest roots and 
best tops grown in 
America. Clean cul- 
tivation, finest apple 
soil and climate in 
the U. S., and over 
125 years’ experience 
make these OLD 
OAK PROCESS and 
DOUBLE-LIFE 
PROCESS Stark 
Trees fastest grow- 
ers, youngest bear- 
ers, heaviest crop-! 
pers, biggest money- 
makers. Trees in 
foreground are Gen- 
uine ORIGINAL 
TREE STRAIN of 
Stare months 
old. 
