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APPLE TREES 

MINNESOTA No. 790 .%% 
HEAVY BEARER—HIGH QUALITY—RICH COLOR 
_ Minnesota now has its own baking Apple! The Minnesota No. 790, although con- 
sidered good quality for all types of cooking as well as eating out of hand, is especially 
suited for baking. It attains good size, has the proper sugar content, and holds its shape 
while being baked. The Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm has developed in the No. 790 
an Apple which has taken the lead, an Apple which, through co-operative tests with 
Hotel and Restaurant Associations, has proved to be superior to the older, accepted 
TIP-TOP BAKER 
baking varieties. 
The No. 790 is a good, consistent cropper of large, firm, dark red Apples. The 
Apples keep better than many fall Apples and it is a very important addition to the 
home orchard, as well as to the commercial planting. 
Include the No. 790 in your orchard order this year. 

BELOW WE LIST OTHER LEADING VARIETIES 
ANOKA 4 very hardy tree and an early cropper. Fruit lacks color, flavor and 
keeping quality. Not recommended where Duchess or Beacon can be 
grown. 
RED DUCHE It has all the good qualities of the old Duchess and in addition 
SS has attractive bright red color. Red Duchess makes a delicious 
sauce with a flavor all its own. Commands a better price on the early market than 
common Duchess. 
HARALSON x * % In the past ten years it has been the most popular Apple 
Minn. No. 790 

in this district. It is a hardy tree, stands heat and cold. 
It nas strong crotches, seldom splits or breaks. It bears early, often the 
third year after planting. It bears heavily, in fact, often needs thinning. 
Finally, it is a large, all-red Apple that keeps throughout the winter in 
ordinary storage. It’s a grand all-purpose Apple for home or for market. 
Plant liberally of Haralson—it’s a sure bet. Color cut, page 4. 
MELBA Is a new McIntosh seedling from Canada. The fruit is 
bright crimson over pale waxy yellow—an attractive color 
combination. It is of good size, mildly and pleasantly flavored and 
highly aromatic. 
NORTHWEST GREENING The main qualifications are 
that it is a good cooking 
Apple and keeps well. However, Haralson and Prairie Spy have these 
qualifications and have color and good eating quality besides. 
WEALTHY The Wealthy is an old stand-by and is still one of | 
Minnesota’s most popular Apples. It has a bright 
red color over most of its surface and is of large size with a juicy, 
sprightly flavor. While being a leading commercial variety in the 
southern half of Minnesota, it is quite generally planted in the northern 
part. No orchard is complete without a few Wealthy. 
HIBERNAL - 
VIRGINIA 
FOR TOP WORKING 
These two varieties are ideal for this pur- 
pose. Both have been tested and approved 
by the State Horticultural Department. 
When buying trees for top-working be sure 
you buy trees on Hardy Northern Root 
Stocks, as, of course, a Hibernal or Virginia, 
if on a common root, would have no ad- 
vantage over any common tree in the trade, 
and there would be no object in top-work- 
ing. 
H I BERNAL A large green Apple, on- 
ly suitable for cooking, 
but the tree is ideal for top-working because 
of its strong, sturdy trunk and crotches. 
VIRGINIA A good Crab Apple of 
Transcendent type. The 
tree is principally recommended for top- 
working. The trunk is strong and the 
crotches wide spreading. 
Photo of Topworked Hibernal 
in Our Orchard. Note Strong 
Crotches 
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Apple and Crab Prices 
Anoka ry 
Red Duchess 
Dolgo Crab 
Haralson (No 5-7 ft.) 
Hibernal 
Northwestern Greening | J 
( Red River Crab | 
/ Virginia Crab 
Wealthy 
( Whitney Crab 

, Yellow Transparent 
(No 5-7 ft.) 
Beacon 
Fireside 
Melba 
Min-Jon , 
Minnesota No. 638 
Minnesota No. 790 
Piotosh Crab 
Prairie Spy . 
Victory 


CRAB APPLES 
DOLGO “ comparatively new and very unusual Crab Apple. It has 
been called the ‘‘Perfect Crab.” The fruit is strikingly 
beautiful, bright fiery red, borne in great profusion. It jells perfectly— 
even when dead ripe. Dolgo is free from blight and is rapidly dis- 
placing the old varieties such as Transcendent and Hyslop. Dolgo 
makes a beautiful lawn tree and may be used on the home grounds 
instead of Mountain Ash. 
PIOTOSH This is a new introduction from Canada. The Morden 
Experiment Station in Canada writes of the Piotosh: 
“T understand it is being planted rather widely as a commercial crab, 
being a good preserver, good for jelly and also fair as dessert. It is 
medium large, attains a bright red color, making it very attractive. 
Piotosh is a distinct improvement over Whitney. With us it has fruited 
more heavily, is better quality, more attractive, and hardier.” 
RED RIVER CRAB 4 splendid introduction from the North 
Dakota Agricultural Station; being a cross 
between Dolgo and Delicious, it combines the beauty, color and life 
of the Dolgo with the sweet flavor of Delicious. 
WHITNEY An old favorite, a large, red, mild-flavored Crab, ex- 
cellent for eating, canning and pickles. Perfectly 
hardy, never blights, and is a heavy cropper. It ripens early. 
