Delicious 
\ VANCE DELICIOUS 
Solid Bright Red—Eoarly Coloring—Higher Prices 
Generally Considered the Best of the Double Red Delicious Sports 
Discovery. Twenty-two 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 Nurseries—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 De- 
licious originated: 
Waynesboro Nurseries, Inc., October 12, 1949. 
Waynesboro, Virginia. 
Gentlemen: 
As you are propagating and listing as Vance Delicious the Red Delicious Sport 
discovered growing in our Albermarle 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 1 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 sub- 
stantial 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 
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. 
Apple Pollination. Varieties such as Winesap, Stayman, M. B. 
Twig, McIntosh, and N. W. Greening do not fruit consistently un- 
less pollinated by other varieties. Among the good pollinators are 
Delicious, Grimes Golden, Double Red Jonathan, Lowry, Yellow 
Delicious and Yorking. 
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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 Vance and Richared Delic- 
ious. 
\ 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. 
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\ C&O. Double Red Rome 
Another well-known Northwestern Red Rome. Bright, solid red. 
Being heavily planted in the East, as well as the Northwest. See il- 
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Double Red Rome 262 
New Northwestern Sport. Solid, dark red. Possesses all the good 
qualities of Rome Beauty and advantage of better and earlier color- 
ing. Ranks near the top in new commercial plantings. Claimed by 
many to be the best of all Red Romes. Regular price, plus 10c per tree. 
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