VAN WELL NURSERY e WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON 
APPLES (Continued) 
Introducing the 
Barkley 
Red Rome 
(Patent applied for) 
Originated at Manson, Washing- 
ton, by George L. Barkley and 
introduced by Van Well Nursery. 
This apple is as new as a morn- 
ing sunrise. It produces larger, 
better colored fruit. 
Be the first to plant this sensa- 
tional, new apple. 
Geo. L. Barkley 
BARKLEY RED Rome (Patent Applied for)—-New Red Rome apple. 
More color, larger size, a heavy bearer, and an excellent keeper. 
This apple won all first-place ribbons in Rome Beauty class at the 
First Annual Apple Show of the Washington State Horticultural 
Association in 1952 when it was shown for the first time. (See 
center pages of this catalog for color photos of this remarkable 
new apple. ) 
* RomE BEAuTty—Common Rome, fine cooking apple. 
“Van WELL RED WINESAP (Ruble Strain)—An improved Red Winesap, 
fine quality apple endorsed by many Washington fruit growers as 
best of all Red Winesaps. 
NewELL NU! 
(QUALITY FRUIT TREKS 
MATCH EE BASS. 
REO ROME 
Ross Heminger, East Wenatchee grower and shipper, inspecting Van 
Well’s improved Red Winesap at the Washington State Horticultural 
Association’s Apple Show. This better coloring apple won first-place 
ribbons in the Winesap division in 1952 and 1953, 
