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FRUIT SECTION — 
APPLES 
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EARLY— 
RED DUCHESS. This is a strain of the Duchess. The only 
difference is that it colors somewhat earlier, and better, which 
is a big advantage for the commercial Apple grower. Profits 
are larger because of the earlier marketing quality. Plant a few 
of these in your orchard this year. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. (Early Summer.) The best extra 
early Apple; medium size; a beautiful clear yellow; smooth, 
waxen, brilliant skin. Unexcelled for pies, tarts and apple 
sauce. Tree extremely hardy, upright, compact grower; often 
used as a filler; reliable cropper. 
SUMMER CHAMPION. A late summer or early fall Apple. 
Large, attractive, red, and of fine quality. Tree is hardy and 
a heavy bearer. 
WEALTHY. (Late Summer.) A most dependable and widely 
planted late summer Apple; bright red striped; medium to large 
size. Ripens over a long season. Very good quality. Tree up- 
right grower; often used as a filler; very hardy; bears young. 
FALL— 
GRIMES GOLDEN. Highest quality; good for eating out of 
hand, for pies, marmalade and dumplings. Bright yellow with 
pink cheeks. 
JONATHAN. Best known and best beloved of all apples. 
Bright red fruit, high flavor; bears young and abundantly. 
WINTER— 
RED DELICIOUS. Fine grained, juicy, mild. A wonderful eat- 
WHETSTONE. The Missouri Fruit Experiment Station put in 
40 years’ time and effort crossing Jonathan and Ben Davis 
to develop an Apple with Jonathan quality and Ben Davis pro- 
ductiveness and keeping qualities. 
WINESAP. December to April. Medium size, dark red, juicy, 
mild. Good to eat ‘‘as is’’ or for jellies, pies or marmalade. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. Some say the quality is better than 
even the Red Delicious. A dependable cropper and a good 
keeper. 
RED ROME BEAUTY. Identical with the Rome Beauty except 
that it colors earlier and has more red color. Hence, it is a 
more profitable Apple for the grower. This is also a hardy, 
vigorous apple tree, and is a popular favorite in almost every 
section of the Apple country. 
RED STAYMAN. Everyone 
early coloring qualities of the Red Stayman. 
Stayman is a marvelous improvement over 
Apples; has more color and Keeping qualities. 
dark red which makes it a universal favorite. 
TURLEY WINESAP. A truly fine quality Apple of a beautiful 
ruby-red color of the Stayman type. Absolutely does not crack. 
This is Indiana’s greatest gift to the Apple industry and their 
most precious crop. You, too, will find it a profit maker. 
BLACK BEN. (Winter.) The best of the Ben Davis family. 
It attains a much higher color than Ben Davis or Gano. The 
tree is hardier, more vigorous and more prolific than Ben Davis. 
Fruit is large, solid dark red. 
YORK IMPERIAL. (Winter). 
is familiar with the wonderful 
The Dark Red 
many Stayman 
It is the solid 
Bright pin-striped with dark red; 
fair quality. Its oblique or lop-sided shape is a notable charac- 
teristic. A very heavy bearer. Easy to handle. Imperial good 
keeper in dry storage. 
CRAB APPLES 
VIRGINIA. One of the finest Crabs for home use, and being 



ing apple. Color light green shaded to dark red. You need a heavy producer of large pink fruit of unusual hardiness 
this apple. makes it a profitable market Crab. 
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EARLY RICHMOND. Medium size, dark red, very juicy; ex- RHUBARB ROOTS, Victoria. Large roots, each, 25c; doz., $2.50; 
ceedingly productive and hardy. postpaid. 
MONTMORENCY. About ten days later than Early Richmond. 
The famous pie cherry. The fruit is large, red, mildly acid. 
PEACHES 
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CHAMPION (Freestone). Flesh white with red at the pit; one 
of the best in quality and hardiness. Ripens midseason. 
RED BIRD (Clingstone). The best of the early peaches. Good 
size, white flesh, good flavor. Hardy, vigorous, productive. 
GOLDEN JUBILEE (Freestone). Fruit of enormous size, gold- 
en yellow, rich and syrupy. Ripens extra early. A new com- 
mercial variety. 
HALEHAVEN (Freestone). Combines the best qualities of the 
J. H. Hale and South Haven. Yellow meat, early. Another 
new variety. 
J. H. HALE (Freestone). Very large, deep golden yellow, of 
delicious flavor. Tree very hardy and productive. 
EARLY ELBERTA. Our own special strain of Early Elberta 
that we have fruited for years. Ripens five days ahead of El- 
berta. A smooth-skinned Peach, yellow background with bright 
crimson blush. Much better flavor than regular Elberta and of 
good size. Brings top prices on every market. 
BELLE OF GEORGIA (White Freestone). (Midseason.) An 
unusually handsome large Peach. Creamy white blushed with 
red; good quality. A favorite with commercial growers. Very 
hardy, vigorous and productive. Ripens August Ist. 
ALTON. This Peach in our own orchard has proved to be one 
of the hardiest, most profitable of the Belle of Georgia type, 
ripening about half way between Red Bird and Elberta. It is 
a semi-cling, white Peach with beautiful red blush. You'll 
have a crop of Altons whenever seedlings bear. Ripens about 
July 15th. The tree is strong, stocky, good grower, well- 
branched, and it is an extremely good, regular bearer. All in 
all, the Alton is a money-maker for the farm or home. 
LATE ELBERTA (Yellow Freestone). .A large yellow Peach 
with red cheek, of Elberta type, ripening last of August, ex- 
tending the Elberta season twenty days. 
RHUBARB ROOTS, Ruby Red. Solid red variety all the way 
through. Excellent for pies and sauce. Strong divisions, 75c 
each, postpaid. 
HORSERADISH ROOTS. To be dug in late winter or early 
spring for an appetizing relish. 6 roots, 55c; 1 doz., 95c; prepaid. 
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THE HORMONE SPRAY 
Stops premature drop of Fruits, Flowers and Leaves. 
Also increases production of Tomatoes, Beans, Corn, 
Alfalfa and Clover. 2/5-oz. Pkt., 25c; 2-oz. Can, $1.00. 
Ask for prices in larger quantities. 
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