DELICIOUS, DOUBLE RED SPORTS 
No variety has produced more Red Sports than Delicious. Much thought and time have 
been given to testing and selecting the most desirable ones. Each has some merit, but all 
strains are not needed as the better qualities are to be had in the following. 
\ VANCE DELICIOUS 
Solid Bright Red—Early Coloring—Higher Prices 
Generally Considered the Best of the Double Red Delicious Sports 
Discovery. Twenty years ago the late R. G. Vance discovered in his orchard in Albemarle 
County, Virginia, a branch on a standard Delicious tree producing solid bright red Apples 
coloring at least two weeks ahead of other fruit on the tree. After observing the highly 
colored Apples on this branch for two years in succession, Mr. Vance started top-working 
trees in his own orchard and made graftwood available to Waynesboro Nurésries—thus 
introducing a new double Red Delicious strain, named by us in honor of Mr. Vance. 
SELLS FOR HIGHER PRICES BECAUSE OF EXCELLENT BRIGHT RED COLOR 
AND EARLY MATURITY 
This is borne out in the following letter received from Mr. Albert R. Vance, present owner 
of the orchard in which the famous Vance Delicious originated: 
Waynesboro Nurseries, Inc., October 12, 1949, 
Waynesboro, Virginia. 
Gentlemen: ; 
As you are propagating and listing as the Vance Delicious the Red Delicious Sport dis- 
covered growing in our Albemarle County orchard by my father, the late R. G. Vance, no 
doubt you will be interested in results obtained this season in our orchard with that Apple. 
In addition to the so-called Vance Delicious, we have growing two of the best known 
Red Sport Delicious varieties along with the regular common Red Delicious. This season 
we had a full crop of each variety of Delicious and of good quality. 
On September | we started packing and shipping our Vance Delicious, which at that time 
was a solid bright red. We had ready sales for entire crop of 5,000 bushels at satisfactory 
prices, and were compelled to turn down orders while waiting for a week to ten days for 
proper coloring of the other two Red Sport Delicious. During this ten-day delay waiting for 
color there was a substantial decline in market prices. 
Had our entire crop been this so-called Vance Delicious, it would have been sold in early 
September at satisfactory prices, instead of much lower prices at later dates. 
During the war years when a difference of a week or ten days in getting to the markets 
was not very important we got about the same results with the other two varieties of the 
Red Sport Delicious in comparison with our own. However, this season has convinced me that 
the Vance Red Delicious is the most desirable of the Red Delicious Sports for the East. Our 
future plantings will be limited to this variety of Red Delicious. 
Yours truly, 
(signed) ALBERT R. VANCE. 
Yellow 
Delicious— 
A Golden Shade 
“ Virginia Beauty. A native Apple of which Virginia is proud. Resembles Red 
Delicious in quality and shape, but darker color. Excellent quality. 
“Winesap, C&O Strain. Improved, all-red strain of Winesap. Larger and more 
uniform color than the Old Virginia Strain. 
~ Winesap, McCue Strain. A type of Virginia Winesap selected because of its 
superior color and size. 
~ Winesap, Old Virginia Strain. Comes as near being adapted to all soils and 
climates as any Apple we know. Medium size, red skin slightly streaked on 
yellow; flesh firm, crisp, sub-acid. Good keeper, making it! popular for home 
\ and commercial orchards. 
~ Winter Banana, Large, golden yellow, red cheek. Very aromatic, spicy flavor. 
Vigorous grower. Early bearer, three-year trees frequently bearing in the 
nursery row. 
“S Yellow Delicious. Also known as Golden Delicious. Conical shape, golden yel- 
low. Early, prolific bearer. Popular as a home orchard variety, as well as 
profitable commercially. In demand for processing. Long keeper. Recom- 
mended as a cross pollinator. 
~ York Imperial. At one time the most extensively planted commercial Apple 
Vance pronounced extremely promising by Senator Harry F. Byrd, one of the 
first commercial growers to plant this strain in large quantities. 
Vance possesses normal Delicious qualities, plus earlier and better coloring. 
Adapted to both commercial and home orchard planting. 
Regular price, plus 10c per tree extra. 
. DELICIOUS, DOUBLE RED 
Richared Strain 
Originated in Northwest. One of the first Double Red Delicious Sports to 
be offered and still extensively planted. Resembles Vance more than any other 
strain but differs by being two weeks later. These two Red Sports make an 
excellent combination, extending the season. Size, quality of fruit, fruiting 
habits same as Delicious. 
\ DELICIOUS, DOUBLE RED 
Eastern Strain 
Also known as Starking. Differs from Vance and Richared by coloring with 
stripes slightly ahead of Richared, becoming redder than common De- 
licious. Has been extensively planted and rates as one of the leaders. 
in famous Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge area of Virginia, West Vir- 
ginia, and Pennsylvania. Greenish yellow background, red striped cheek. 
Prolific bearer, excellent keeper. In recent years York Imperial is being dis- 
Ppiaced by its offspring, Yorking, a Solid Red York. 
Apple Pollination. Varieties such as Winesap, Stayman, M. B. Twig, Mc- 
Intosh, and N. W. Greening do not fruit consistently unless pollinated by 
other varieties. Among the good pollinators are Delicious, Grimes Golden, 
Jonathan, Lowry, Yellow Delicious and Yorking. 
6-TREE HOME APPLE ORCHARD 
Ripening from earliest to latest, affording fresh fruit throughout the 
year. 
We recommend the following as being especially suited for a home 
orchard collection: 
Early Yellow Transparent Delicious, Double Red 
Winter Banana 
Summer Yellow Delicious 
Winesap, Old Virginia Strain 
Vance 
Summer Rambo Ici 
One each of above yarieties—total six trees, 3-year, 6-7 ft. size, Pe oue 
$16.50, Express. 
WAYNESBORO NURSERIES, 
