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WINTER APPLES — Cont. 
NORTHWESTERN GREENING. An old variety, very 
popular in Wisconsin. The fruit is very large, of a 
greenish yellow color, which keeps into spring. Flesh 
yellow and firm. Flavor sub-acid. An old variety but 
still the favored baking and pie Apple. Hardy through- 
out Wisconsin. 
PERKINS. Originated by T. E. Perkins of Red Wing, 
Minnesota. The fruit is large, dark deep red and round 
as a ball. Flesh fine grained, tender, juicy, good quality 
and delicious flavor, and keeps until March. Tree vigor- 
ous, a good grower, heavy annual bearer. One of the 
best varieties for the North. See picture on page 37. 
PRAIRIE SPY. ‘‘A MINNESOTA SPY.”’ This beautiful 
red Apple, keeping until June, is of exceptionally high 
quality. Both in quality and appearance it suggests the 
Northern Spy. It is the best quality Apple that is avail- 
able in late winter and early spring. It is very hardy, 
vigorous and productive. Because it bears so heavily, 
the fruit is only of medium size; a thinning of the fruit 
on the tree in midsummer would make for larger sized 
Apples. Most growers, however, do not consider this a 
bad fault, because a variety that requires some thinning 
generally produces maximum crops. A heavy cropper of 
firm, high quality, long keeping Apples. Prairie Spy is 
for people who appreciate the best. 
See picture on page 37. 
RED WING. Originated at Red Wing, Minnesota. It is a 
winter Apple slightly larger than the Wealthy, streaked 
with red on a yellow background, and shaped like Haral- 
Bae has enough acid to make it cook nicely. Dec. to 
Feb. 
TOLMAN SWEET. Medium sized Apple of a pale yellow 
color. Flesh white, fine grained, juicy and sweet. Nov. 
to March. Plant in southern Wisconsin only. 
TURLEY WINESAP. An improved Winesap because it 
bears earlier, usually in 5 to 6 years after planting. The 
fruit is better colored than its parent, being a rich red 
and is larger in size. Flesh slightly greenish, tinged with 
yellow; fine grained, tender, juicy, aromatic and mildly 
sub-acid. Like the Winesap, its quality is the best. 
Tree is vigorous and productive. Keeps until April. 
VICTORY. A ‘“‘BETTER McINTOSH.”’ This Apple has 
the same aromatic qualities of the McIntosh and Cortland 
but the tree is much hardier. Therefore, can be grown 
in the central and northern part of Wisconsin where 
McIntosh does not do well. The fruit colors better, keeps 
longer (into February), hangs better and is more resistant 
to scab. The tree is a regular bearer. 
WINDSOR CHIEF. Fruit of medium size and brownish 
red in color. Flesh yellowish in color, of a pleasant sub- 
acid flavor and fair to good eating qualities. Tree is a 
reliable cropper, yielding moderate crops annually. Keeps 
into spring, and considered hardy throughout Wisconsin. 
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CRABS 
Crab Apples 
The hardy and improved varieties 
of Crab Apples that we offer are of 
par excellence for making jellies, sweet 
pickles and preserves. A few of these 
should be in every home orchard. All 
varieties are extremely hardy anywhere 
in Wisconsin, and thus furnish a much 
needed supply of fruit, in those north- 
ern sections where little fruit can be 
grown. 
CHESTNUT. MINNESOTA No. 240. This 
is a large sized Crab, ripening in September. 
The color is a yellowish bronze, marked with 
red. The flesh is crisp and juicy with a 
pleasant spicy flavor. We recommend this 
Crab because of its excellent eating qualities 
and its usefulness for sauce and pickles. The 
trees are hardy and productive. It will keep 
about 2 months. See picture below. 
DOLGO. Fruit hangs in big clusters and is 
fiery red. The ideal jelly Crab, jellying per- 
fectly even when dead ripe. Bears young 
and abundantly. Extremely hardy and free 
from blight. A shapely tree, beautiful in 
flower and in fruit. It makes a very good 
tree for ornamental purposes. Sept. to Oct. 
HYSLOP. A large deep crimson Crab, covered 
with a purplish bloom. Yellow flesh. Tart, 
but of good quality. Fine to eat fresh and 
for all kinds of canning. Tree hardy, vig- 
orous, and a good bearer. October. 
RED SIBERIAN. Large, strong grower; pale 
red-yellow; good quality. Tree large; young 
bearer; a good jelly Crab. 
SWEET RUSSET. A yellow-russet Pear-shaped 
Crab, of a large size, very sweet and of good 
eating qualities. One of the best pickling 
Crabs. Ripens in Aug. 
TRANSCENDENT. A _ beautiful variety of 
Siberian Crab. Red and yellow. A good 
jelly Crab. Tree is a bad blighter in South- 
ern Wisconsin. Sept. 
WHITNEY (Whitney No. 20). Fruit large to 
very large for a Crab. Color yellow, striped 
with red, with red covering most of the sur- 
face on the sunny side. Flesh yellow, very 
juicy and fine grained. Flavor rich and al- 
most sweet. One of the best all around Crabs 
for either eating out of the hand or for pick- 
ling and sauce. Very hardy in Wisconsin. 

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