WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA 
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FRUIT DEPARTMENT 
On the following pages we offer you the finest strains of Fruit varieties our long experience can give you. We are con- 
stantly improving existing varieties and testing new introductions. 
As Virginia’s Largest Growers, we confidently recommend our fruit trees and plants for a eeeanall growing in your 
home or commercial orchard or garden. We do not present a new introduction until its merits have been proven—and you 
may be sure our strains of your old favorites are the best to be had. 
At last we have come to realize the importance of growing as much of our fruit as possible, not altogether for economy’s 
sake, but much pleasure and satisfaction can be found in gardening and fruit raising. Fruit can never taste quite so good 
as when gathered from our own gardens and orchards. 
But don’t waste precious time and land by planting stock you can’t be SURE of! Let Virginia’s Largest Growers supply 
your needs—with strains that have been thoroughly tested for performance. 
AP REES 
The Apple continues to be the King of Fruits. 
By carefully selecting 
varieties, fresh fruit can be harvested from your trees over a period of six 
months and the better Winter varieties can be kept in common storage 
making fresh fruit possible throughout 

until the new crop is harvested 
the year. 
Our selection of varieties of Apples has been carefully made up after 
many years of growing and testing. The newer, better varieties are listed 
only after having been thoroughly tested and found to excel older vari- 
So if you do not find in our list an old favorite 
you so much enjoyed in grandfather’s orchard, you most likely will find 
eties of the same class. 

that we do list an improved variety which will not only take its place, 
but be superior. 
Planters differ as to choice of varieties, sized trees, date to plant, ete. 
Strains have almost displaced the old varieties, and the tendency is towards using older, larger trees. 
All experienced planters are taking pollenization into consideration in planting new orchards or even 
So we recommend an assortment of varieties to provide for pollenization; 
it is best not to depend altogether on one 
You will note that we have made two divisions of Apples. 
in replanting old orchards. 
Fall Varieties; the second group, Wir 
phabetically. 
SUMMER and FALL APPLES 
Summer and Fall varieties have been neglected in commercial plantings and are now proving, 
In the home orchard a selection from this 
list will furnish fried Apples and sauce from early June and ripe fruit from late June until November. 
We offer the following choice varieties: 
in many cases 
BALDWIN. An old New England com- 
mercial Winter variety; a Fall variety 
in Virginia, where it has limited use. 
Green, red striped. 
BONUM. An excellent commercial Fall 
Apple; extremely popular in the 
western part of North Carolina. Me- 
dium size, red; good quality, heavy 
bearer. 
EARLY HARVEST. One of the best 
known early Apples, ripening in Vir- 
ginia in late June. Large, golden yel- 
low; popular for the home orchard. 
EARLY RED BIRD. A new scarlet red 
Apple several days ahead of Yellow 
Transparent. Affords the market 
with an early red Apple of good size, 
quality; good shipper. 
FALL PIPPIN. An old favorite family 
variety ripening in August. Large 
golden yellow. Good for frying, as 
soon as half matured, and most deli- 
cious when ripe. 
GRIMES GOLDEN. A well known, 
spicy, medium size, golden yellow, 
commercial and home orchard vari- 
ety. Ripens late Fall. 
HYSLOP CRAB. Most popular red, 
medium size Crab. Used chiefly for 
jellies and pickling. Strong growing 
tree, prolific bearer. 
See Page 4 for Apple Tree Prices 

more profitable than Winter Varieties. 
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LIVELAND RASPBERRY. A beauti- 
ful, delicious Summer striped Apple, 
ripening in August. Planted chiefly 
for home use as it is too tender to be a 
shipper. 
LODI. An improved Yellow Transpar- 
ent, being larger than its parent and 
ripening a few days later. Due to its 
being larger in size, the Lodi is ex- 
pected to become even more popular 
than the well known Yellow Trans- 
parent. Good early varieties have 
been neglected in commercial orchard 
planting, so we recommend including 
the Lodi, as well as some of the other 
Summer varieties, in your next com- 
mercial planting. 
MAIDEN BLUSH. August and Sep- 
tember. Medium to large, yellow 
background, with red blush. Firm, 
good shipper. 
MILTON. A member of the McIntosh 
family, ripening in August. Possesses 
the McIntosh quality and appearance. 
SMOKEHOUSE. An old home orchard 
favorite which still deserves a place in 
every family orchard. Medium to 
large, firm, greenish background, red 
striped. Ripens over a period of sev- 
eral weeks, which makes it ideal for 
home use. Excellent for cooking and 
for eating from hand when full ripe. 



The New Double Red 
_The first group contains Summer and 
varieties in both groups being listed al- 

Our Trees. are DOUBLE Inspected 
_ PRONOUNCED FREE OF DISEASE 
by Virginia State Entomologist 
PRONOUNCED TRUE TO NAME 
by Professor Shaw 
A National Authority on Identification of Varieties ; 
; Professor Shaw, Mass. State College, reports; 
“To Whom It May Concern: 
“This is to state that all the salable Apple stock now growing in the 
nurseries of the 
have been examined for trueness to name by A. : 
and L. Southwick and, as they now stand in the nursery row all trees are, 
to the best of our knowledge and belief, true to name.’ 
Inc., ae ee Virginia, 
P. French, O. C. Ro 
wereohes Nurseries, 

(Signed) J. K. SHAW, Research Professor of Pomology 
BONUM A MONEY MAKER 
“We do not attempt to grow com- 
mercially in our test orchards all the 
varieties on our list, but from three small 
Bonum Trees planted for home use, we 
sold in August, 1943, $70.00 worth of 
Apples to local chain stores after the 
families on the property had supplied 
their own tables and satisfied the appe- 
ties of a number of youngsters.”’ 











Lodi 
