VAN WELL NURSERY ° WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON 
INTRODUCING 
THE NEW 
BARKLEY RED ROME 
Barkley Red Rome is a new and different Red Rome. It is a mutation 
of Rome Beauty discovered by George L. Barkley in h‘s orchard at 
Manson, Washington. 
Mr. Barkley has producing trees of the second generation, and the Rome 
Beauty tree with its original sport limb is growing and producing in his 
orchard. In addition to these trees of the second generation Mr. Barkley 
has 23 ‘trees of the third generation. These trees produced a total crop 
of 548 packed boxes of fruit in 1953. The inspection certificate issued 
jointly by the USDA and the Washington State Department of Agricul- 
ture on the packout of this crop shows that the apples were “mostly 
90% to 100% good red.” Trees of both the second and third generation 
continue to show the same characteristics of better colored and larger 
fruit that make the original sport limb so outstanding. 
The fruit of Barkley Red Rome has consistently shown better color and 
size than other Red. Romes in the Barkley orchard, and other orchards 
in the same area. Storage tests have indicated that this new apple has 
exceptional keeping qualities. The apple starts coloring with a stripe 
and gradually fills in until it colors fully, the stripes remaining promi- 
nent even when the fruit has attained full color. The shape of Barkley 
Red Rome tends to be longer than Rome Beauty or other Red Romes. 
Tree structure and ability to bear are very similar to Rome Beauty. 
This new apple was introduced publicly for the first time at the first 
annual apple show of the Washington State Horticultural Association 
at Yakima, Washington, on December 8, 9, and 10, 1952. At that time 
it was awarded ali of the first-place ribbons in Rome compstition. 
Mr. Barkley has applied for a United States patent on this new apple, 
and has chosen the VAN WELL Nursery as exclusive propagators and 
distributors of this sensational new Red Rome. 
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BARKLEY RED ROME 
is sold only by 
VAN WELL NURSERY ... WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON 
