
EARLY SUMMER VARIETIES «aia iSbucers 
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\ EARLY HARVEST OG 
One of the finest early home orchard and profitable 
market varieties. 
FLAVOR: at first briskly sub-acid; but milder as it be- 
comes well ripened—a flavor most agreeable for dessert. 
FLESH: crisp, white, rather fine grained and tender; 
exceptionally juicy. SIZE AND COLOR: fruits medium 
. to large. Clear waxen yellow, blushed with deeper 
warn Sty greenish yellow. RIPENS about August 5. Short season. 
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pees Me AL The earliest of summer Apples for home orchard. 
‘) Vict j : to years. ery productive. 
Nin» AE OTIS vations BEARING AGE: 2 to 4 V ducti 
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OLDENBURG @@@) 
Highly esteemed for home use. Also a 
profitable variety for the commercial 
orchard. Highly valued for its great hardiness. 
FLAVOR: sprightly sub-acid and aromatic. FLESH: 
tinged with yellow, rather firm, moderately fine, crisp, 
tender and juicy. $1ZE AND COLOR: roundish, medium 
to large fruit is pale greenish yellow almost covered ~ (ee 
with splashes of bright red, shaded crimson. RIPENS 4 - 
about August 20, through September. BEARING AGE: eit 
4 to 5 years and a very reliable cropper. 


\ RED Hake 
ASTRACHAN 
The earliest extra good red 
variety for home orchard 
planting. 
FLAVOR: brisk, sub-acid, very 
aromatic. FLESH: white, § 
tinged with appetizing red, § 
fine grained, crisp and tender, 4 
very juicy. The best red 4 
summer Apple for home use. 
SIZE AND COLOR: the me- 
dium to large fruit is a pale 
yellowish green  overspread 
with light and dark red, 
splashed and = striped with 
deep carmine. RIPENS about 
July 25. Keeps through Sep- 
tember. BEARING AGE: 2 to 
4 years. Moderately preduc- 
tive. 

? | GRAVENSTEIN 
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Richly flavored, quality 
Apple for pies and to eat 
fresh. Children love them. 
FLAVOR: sprightly, deli- 
Gah cious and quite aromatic. 
FLESH: firm, yellowish, 
quite fine grained, tender 
\ and juicy. Rated very ¥ 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT @)@@@ good, SIZE AND COLOR: 
large and uniform fruit is 
a beautiful orange-yellow 
overlaid with light and 

Our earliest summer Apple, considered by many as the “Autocrat” of 
the breakfast table. 
FLAVOR: sprightly sub-acid with a pleasant, but not high flavor. dark red. RIPENS about 
FLESH: clear white, firm, fine grained, crisp, tender and juicy. SIZE September 15. Keeps well 
AND COLOR: a good clear yellow of medium to above medium. until late November. 
RIPENS about July 20, holding up well through August. BEARING BEARING AGE: 4 to 5 
AGE: 2 to 3 years. Sometimes bears in the nursery. years. Excellent producer. 
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