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\ EARLY HARVEST.—Medium, bright straw color: ten- 
der, sub-acid; fine dessert and ‘cooking apple. Must be 
handled very carefully for market. June. 
\RED ASTRACHAN. EoMadiirn, flat; deep crimson, oc- 
casionally greenish yellow in the shade: flesh white, 
eee. juicy; flavor quite acid, rich; very productive. 
y: ‘ 
\ MAIDEN BLUSH. send ae beautiful, aalush cheek. Sum- 
mer. , 
\ HORSE. —A. popular Southern apple; large, . oblong 
yellow; fine for cooking and drying. July. 
\ TOLMAN.—Medium, yellow and red, rich, sweet. The 
most valuable apple for baking, and otherwise fine. - 
Summer. 
\ RED BIRD.—A new panies land is very’ highly recom- — 
mended, we have a few hundred ‘of them forthe. coming ' 
season, Summer ripening. / “You wilk Hs ioe Rea them. Hf 
\GANO < Large, roundish oblong: very’ similar iri every 
respect to Ben Davis, -but of a rich red “color “Largely 
planted in commercial eevee in the Southwest. Sep- 
tember 
MRECR EBS: “A colder yellow apite thatsissancold favor. 
ite ‘over the United States om account of its beauty and 
size. The tree is very productive and long lived; a splen-': 
did variety for commercial pian ane as well as. for, home 
orchards. ‘September. : ; 
~ WEALTHY. —Medium size, hath: round, geet fem 
handsome and of fine quality. “October to November. 
ARKANSAS BLACK.—Dark red, almost ‘black; med- 
ium to large size; of very attractive appearance, one DSS 
_ the best. September to October. 
BEN DAVIS.—The well-known standard variety. Med- 
ium to large; yellowish covered with red; flesh white; tree 
vigorous and productive, carrying its fruit well through 
the warm, dry summers of the Southwest. Ben Davis: 
Apples grown in the Southwest, particularly in Texas are 
much superior to those grown further north. September. 
%e JONATHAN.—One of the surest varieties; it never | 
disappoints. A brilliant red, with spicy flavor; a favorite 
with all lovers of juicy, acid apples. Highly profitable 
for markets and a splendid variety for the home orchard. 
Ripe in ‘September. Bears young and is very prolific. 
If you have room for only one apple tree, Jonathan is 
the one you want. 
“ GOLDEN WINESAP.—A fine new yellow apple, but 
will do well any place the old time Winesap is grown; 
The fruit is some larger than old Winesap, good keeper 
_ and should be widely planted. 
NORTHERN SPY.—A well-known winter sort. A most 
delicious eating apple. Color yellow, striped with red. 
Tree hardy and productive. Fall. 
ay DUCHESS (Red).—Of the same strain old time 
Duchess, but will ripen up, and have beautiful red color, 
that is pleasing and will make a ready saleable fruit; 
will keep well and easy to handle. Every home and com- 
mercial orchard should plant them. 
