PONTIAC NURSERIES, ROMEO, MICHIGAN 
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Pontiac's Profitable Apples have been justly styled, “The Finest Fruit in Michigan’’—a byword among farmers and 
orchardists. No other fruit is as widely grown and no other Apples have met as universal a demand throughout this 
territory. No other fruit offers so many variations in quality and usefulness. No other gives such a long period of en- 
joymentasa fresh fruit—very late keeping varieties—lasting over until the early varieties of following season areripe. 
All Pontiae’s trees are dug, graded and packed by men of long experience in this specialized field of activity. The 
necessary requirements for profitable fruit growing are fertile, well drained soil, proper selection of varieties 
and purchasing of hardy, well grown stock from a reliable nursery with a proved record of satisfactory performance. 
The more hardy varieties are marked with a dot (®) and will give good satisfaction in colder sections of the country. 
SUMMER VARIETIES WINTER VARIETIES—Continued 
Rhode Island Greening. Fruit large and handsome, 






























Early Harvest. Medium to large; pale yellow; tender, with a mild, fine flavor. smooth; dark green overspread with yellow. Flesh 
One of the first to ripen. Middle to end of August. tender, rich, rather acid, but highly flavored and 
Red Astrachan. Large, roundish, nearly covered with deep crimson, overspread excellent. Has long been popular in the Eastern 
with thick bloom. Juicy, rich acid, beautiful; a good bearer. August. States as both a dessert apple and for cooking. 
*Yellow Transparent. Medium, white, changing to lemon-yellow, smooth, Tree long lived, vigorous, spreading; a heavy, 
waxen surface; of good quality with crisp flesh; very early, and for an early constant bearer. Season, November to March. 
Apple, an unusually good keeper. Valuable for market. July and August. Snow (Fameuse). Medium, deep crimson, flesh 
snowy white, tender, melting and delicious; 
tree vigorous with dark wood; a fine dessert 
AUTUMN VARIETIES fruit; valuable for market; does well in the 
North. November to January. 
Stayman’s Winesap. Medium to large, round- 
ish oblong; bright red, occasionally streaked; 
flesh yellow, crisp, juicy with a rich delicious 
flavor; tree very vigorous. December to May. 
Steeles or Canada Red. A big red Winter apple 
from Canada. With ordinary care it keeps well 
through the Winter and Spring until May. A 
big, solid Apple of highest quality which com- 
mands high prices after all other Apples are 
gone; it is an annual bearer producing heavy 
crops of fruit year after year even while young. 
LATE FALL and WINTER VARIETIES a7 
Baldwin. Large, roundish, skin deep red; flesh juicy, crisp, sub-acid, good flavor: 
December to March. 
Dark Red Delicious. A Delicious Apple that has a dark red color all over making 
it one of the most attractive Apples for the market or home use. 
Delicious. It is hardy, with strong branches capable of bearing large crops of fruit 
The Apple is striped and marked with bright and dark red. This variety has a 
delightful flavor and is extremely valuable for either home or commercial orchard. 
It is a long keeping Winter Apple with a season from December to May. 
*Duchess (Oldenburg). A large, beautiful Russian Apple, round, streaked red 
on yellow ground; tender, juicy, very acid. Fine for cooking. Bears early; 
productive. September. 
Grimes Golden. Medium to large size, round, rich golden yellow, sprinkled with 
light gray dots; flesh crisp, tender, rich and juicy; sprightly. January to April. 
Double Red Jonathan. Medium, roundish; yellow, nearly covered with red; fine 
grained, tender, and finely flavored. November to April. Should not be planted 
in extreme North. 
*Red McIntosh. Season December and January. A choice variety of the 
Fameuse type. Tree vigorous, with spreading head; a good annual bearer. 
Fruit above medium to large, highly perfumed; smooth, polished yellow, 
almost covered with brilliant solid crimson, a beautiful fruit; flesh snow- 
white, crisp, very tender, sprightly, aromatic, sub-acid; very good quality. 
One of the best market varieties. 
Red Northern Spy. Large, roundish, conical, often flattened, slightly ribbed 
handsomely striped with red; flavor rich, aromatic, mild sub-acid, fine. 
Keeps through Winter and late into Spring. 
Rome Beauty. Large, yellow and bright red; medium quality. December to 
March. Not very hardy in Wisconsin. 
Chenango Strawberry. Rather large, oblong-conic, angular; striped and splashed 
with light crimson on whitish-yellow ground. Stem cavity, narrow and deep. 
Calyx narrow. Flesh white, very tender, with a pleasant, mild, sub-acid flavor. 
Season, September to October. 
Maiden Blush. Large, flat; pale yellow, with red cheek; tender and pleasant, 
but not highly flavored. Valuable for market. September and October. 
Wealthy. Season September to November. Fruit large, regular, smooth, light yel- 
low with crimson stripes and splashes; flesh white, often stained with red, tender, 
very juicy, sprightly sub-acid with delicious aroma. Splendid dessert and cook- 
ing Apple. Market demand never filled. 



