
Apples 
Our apple trees are two and three old trees, carefully 
grown and graded for your satisfaction. You will find 
all of the good old varieties and most of the good new var- 
ieties included in our price list. 
UMMER APPLES 
ANOKA. A late summer’ variety ripening in August. 
Outstanding characteristic of the variety is its ability 
to bear at early age. 
BEACON. A new all red summer apple ripening a little 
after Duchess but keeping better. Fruit is good size, 
fine quality and flavor. Tree is hardy everywhere in 
the state. 
DUCHESS, Red. Best of the summer cooking apples. 
Color, bright solid red; fruit, large and of good flavor. 
Tree is hardy all over the state. 
LIVELAND. A medium to large summer apple almost as 
early as Yellow Transparent. Color is light yellow, 
overlaid with light red. Hardy most anywhere in state. 
McINTOSH, Early. Resembles the parent, McIntosh, 
considerably but is much earlier in ripening, following 
Yellow Transparent by about 10 days. Color of fruit is 
rich red, flavor and quality excellent and the tree is 
hardy and vigorous. 
MELBA. A summer variety of apple ripening at the 
same time as Yellow Transparent. Quality is much bet- 
ter, of good size and color is a bright crimson over pale 
waxy yellow. 
RED ASTRACHAN. A summer apple of gob quality. 
Fruit is large and red, juicy and somewhat acid. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. A summer variety that 
grows anywhere and everywhere. Tree very subject to 
blight and no longer recommended for planting. Fruit 
medium size, pale yellow and good quality when first 
ripe, but does not keep very long. 
FALL & EARLY WINTER APPLES 
CORTLAND. A late fall apple of high quality. Color is 
bright red, making it suitable for both home and com- 
mercial planting. It is a McIntosh seedling with Mc- 
Intosh mildness of flavor, a whiteness of flesh. Fruit 
hangs on tree better than McIntosh. 
KENDELL. A McIntosh seedling ripening about the 
same season. Color is very dark red, flavor much like 
McIntosh and hangs on the tree better than McIntosh 
but not as well as Cortland. Planting should be limited 
to southern and eastern parts of state. 
McINTOSH. A late fall or early winter variety, hardy 
all over the state. Fruit is of good size, red in color, 
flavor mild, quality excellent. This variety is one of 
the best commercial varieties in the state and is like- 
wise as popular for home use. 
MILTON. A fall variety ripening at Wealthy time. A 
very handsome red apple of high quality. The tree is 
hardy, vigorous and an annual bearer. Flesh is white, 
tender, crisp, juicy and of McIntosh flavor. This var- 
iety cannot be too highly recommended. 
MINNESOTA No. 790. An unnamed variety from the 
Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm that is proving itself 
very worthwhile. Fruit is late fall or early winter sea- 
son. Fruit is very large, color is bright, solid red. It 
is a fine baking apple, but equally good for other des- 
sert purposes. Tree vigorous and hardy throughout the 
state. 
SNOW or FAMEUSE. Medium size, roundish, very hand- 
some crimson. Flesh snowy white, tender, juicy, highly 
flavored and delicious. Tree vigorous, productive, and 
hardy. 
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WEALTHY. The best known fall apple. Fruit is - large, 
and mostly red; flesh is white, juicy and of fine flavor. 
Tree is hardy and productive. 
WINTER APPLES 
DELICIOUS, Red. Tree is vigorous grower and fruit is 
large, showy, good quality, and good keeper. Tree 
usually sets a heavy crop of fruit. 
DELICIOUS, Yellow, sometimes listed as GOLDEN DE- 
LICIOUS. Conical shape, golden yellow. Somewhat 
resembles Grimes Golden, but larger. An early, pro- 
lific bearer. Popular as a home orchard variety as 
well as a profitable commercial apple. Recommended 
as a cross polinator. 
FIRESIDE. A new introduction of Minnesota two years 
ago, this apple should be planted in every orchard. It 
is a fine flavored, all red, winter apple of the highest 
possible quality. It keeps well in storage. Tree is 
hardy everywhere in state. 
FOREST WINTER. An :ntroduction of this nursery some 
years ago and still one of the best winter apples for 
Wisconsin. Perfectly hardy throughout the state, an 
excellent keeper throughout the winter. Fruit of good 
size with excellent flavor and quality. Under color is 
greenish yellow nearly covered with red. Every or- 
chard should have a planting of this variety. 
GOLDEN RUSSET. Medium size, dull russet, with a 
‘tinge of red on sunny side; the greenish flesh is crisp 
and juicy. Tree a fair grower, with light colored, 
speckled shoots by which it is easily known. Bears well. 
HARALSON. A new variety of not so many years ago, 
this fine keeping winter apple is fast becoming the prin- 
ciple winter apple of Northern Wisconsin. The tree 
comes into bearing early and produces large red apples 
more suitable for cooking than dessert. There is no 
better variety for winter storage. 
JONATHAN. A late fall apple of high quality. Flesh 
is crisp and juicy, color of fruit is dark red. Hardy only 
in the southern part of the state. 
MACOUN. An early winter apple ripening the same 
time as McIntosh and having the same flavor, texture 
and aroma as McIntosh. Color is very dark red, size 
fairly large and quality excellent. Recommenaed for 
southern part of state. 
MINJON. A recent Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm in- 
troduction. Resembles Jonathan in color and flavor, 
but tree is more hardy and vigorous. This variety es- 
pecially desirable in nortern half of Wisconsin. 
NORTHWEST GREENING The old reliable winter 
keeper, excellent for baking and *other cooking. Trees 
large and vigorous, hardy everywhere. Fruit large, 
color, greenish yellow, flesh coarse and of fair quality. 
PRAIRIE SPY. A recent introduction of the Minnesota 
Fruit Breeders Farm and a coming variety for the 
Northwest. A winter apple of high quality for both 
dessert and cooking. Keeps well in storage. Fruit is 
large and mostly red in color. Trees are strong and 
hardy anywhere in the state. Trees bear at early age. 
SALOME. A winter variety of long keeping qualities. 
Fruit is medium sized and red, flesh is firm and of fine 
flavor. A very desirable variety for both cooking amd 
dessert purposes. 
SECOR. A seedling of a cross between the Jonathan and 
Salome, originating in Iowa. The tree is a good grower, 
the fruit well colored, larger than the Jonathan, and a 
good keeper of fine quality. One of the best. 
TOLMAN SWEET. An old but still popular winter var- 
iety.Fruit is medium size, pale yellow with slight red 
tint. Flesh is firm, rich_and very sweet. Tree is hardy 
in southern part of state. 
WINDSOR CHIEF. A winter variety of excellent quality 
that keeps well in storage. Fruit is medium size and 
nearly all red. Flesh pale yellow, fine grained and fine 
favored. Tree bears early and heavily. 
WINESAP. One of the oldest and most popular of all 
apples, which comes as near being adapted to all soils 
and climates as any apple we know of. Medium size, 
red skin, slightly streaked on yellow; flesh firm, crisp, 
Crah Apples 
DOLGO. A high quality pickling and jelly crab. Fruit 
medium size and bright red. Tree bears early and 
heavily. Hardy all over the state. 
