Apples are Always Better When You Grow Them Yourself 21 
ZILKE’'S HARDY APPLE TREES 
BEST CRAB APPLES 
‘DOLGA CRAB—Dazzling bright red 
crab apple. The very best crab apple 
for bright red jelly and jells very 
easy, nothing like it. Good to eat 
and beautiful in appearance. Very 
hardy and produces heavily. Thrives 
anywhere. Bears very young. 
SUMMER APPLE 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT—Ripens 
in July. One of the very best early 
varieties. Skin is clear white, chang- 
ing to pale yellow when ripe. Flesh 
white, tender, subacid. 
BEST FALL APPLE 
ANOKA—The Old Folks’ Apple! The 
second year, big, full-sized crop; 
earliest and heaviest bearing apple. 
Hardy in all climates; never winter- 
kills. Can be grown anywhere in the 
United States. Ripens in August but 
can be used a month earlier. Apples 
are good sized, well formed, beautifully 
colored. Has proven to be one of the 
very best early summer apples for all 
purposes. 
WINTER APPLES 
BALDWIN—Large, dark red color, and 
of rich flavor. Excellent keeper well in- 
to the winter, a splendid shipper. Desir- 
able for its good dessert and cooking 
qualities. Tree hardy, quick strong grow- 
er. Heavy cropper. 
DOUBLE RED DELICIOUS—A remark- 
able introduction of recent years, which 
has established its claim to first rank, 
both for commercial and home orchards. 
Fruit large; acid. Flesh fine grained, 
crisp, juicy, melting, and really delicious. 
Tree hardy, vigorous grower, producing 
enormous annual yields. 
RED JONATHAN — Bright, solid red. 
Flesh white, sometimes tinted with red; 
firm, fine, crisp and tender—a splendid 
family sort and highly profitable for 
market. Tree long lived, productive, and 
an early bearer. Will keep well without 
es care, and also stand much hand- 
ing. 
STAYMAN’S WINESAP — Fruit large, 
bright red color. Flesh tinged with yel- 
low; firm, crisp with pleasant, rich and 
acid flavor appealing to everyone. 

Red Delicious 
GRIMES GOLDEN — Medium to large 
size; skin golden yellow, delicious spark- 
ling flavor that cannot be described. Tree 
very hardy and productive. Comes into 
bearing very early. 
CORTLAND—New. Bears very young. 
Fruit large, beautiful dark red striped 
with carmine and yellow. Flesh fine 
grained, crisp, juicy, white and firm. 
Ripens about two weeks after McIntosh. 
RED MCINTOSH—Beautiful red fruit, 
somewhat striped. Medium in size, pure 
white flesh and highly flavored. Bears 
very young, hardy and a heavy bearer. A 
favorite market and eating apple. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS— Best yellow ap- 
ple. Waxy golden eolor. Luscious flavor, 
finest in the world. Bears fruit very 
young. Keeps until late spring without 
becoming mealy. Very hardy. 
RED NORTHERN SPY—A typical Spy, 
except for the color, which is solid bright 
red without either stripes or splashes. 
Flesh white, tender, mild, sub-acid. Good 
bearer. 
RED ROME BEAUTY—An _ improved 
variety, with a dazzling, deep all over 
red coloring. An extra large, beautiful 
apple, with white, crisp, tasty flesh. Ex- 
cellent for both eating out of hand and 
for cooking. Keeps all winter. Bears 
young. We do not have any Super Size 
trees in this variety to offer. 
1947 APPLE TREE PRICES 1 D 10 25 
7/16 to 9/16 (about 3 to 4 ft. tall) —..............-------------- $0.85 $4.00 $7.50 $17.50 
9/16 to 11/16 (about 4 to 5 ft. tall) .........-4.-.-.....--1.15 5.25 9.00 21.25 
SPECIAL SUPER SIZE, 11/16 AND UP. ..............------ 1.45 6.50 12.00 25.00 
