Heritage Fruit Variety Finder

Medium size, handsome and excellent, skin pale yellow covered with delicate russet on the shaded side; the tree forms a medium-sized pyramid and is an excellent bearer in a young state. December to February.

Size and color very much like Jonathan, but keeps three months longer; quality even better than that most excellent apple. The apple for the fancy trade. Illinois Horticultural Society: "The original Akin tree is 7 feet 3 inches in circumference, about 40 feet high, and over 60 years old; a regular bearer; keeps until April or May. Of great beauty and excellent quality; fine-grained, crisp, spicy and mild. Its fine quality and beauty make it worthy of general trial, for the time will come when such fruit will be in demand. So beautifully colored as to be almost irresistible to the eye, and of equally fine flavor. It is of good quality, medium size, red color, a late keeper. Tree productive."

Very large; tree vigorous, free cropper; heavy, conical, and handsome. Season: January.

Large and handsome, flesh juicy with a pleasant aromatic flavour, a variety which when grown under glass produces particularly handsome fruit, it forms a large pyramid and is suitable for the orchard. September to December.

Very large, flesh white and briskly acid, one of the best kitchen apples, the tree is a good bearer and forms a handsome pyramid. November to April.

Medium, a very fine late flat fruit, of exceptionally good flavour; compact grower. First Prize as late dessert sort. F.C., R.H.S., May 14th. Season: April-May.

Medium; has taken a front rank; reports from all parts testify to its value for dessert and as a reliable cropper. In shape it approaches Cox's Orange, but is much handsomer, and the flavour is richer and more brisk than that variety. Standards, 2/6 and 5/0; Dwarfs, 2/6 and 2/6; Pyramids, 5/0 and 7/6. Season: November-February.

A long-keeping Southern apple, highly recommended. Origin, Tennessee. "A very abundant bearer, blooming late. Large, round to conical; color light red stripes on yellow ground. Believed to be a cross between Limbertwig and Pearmain [McAfee]. Rich, mild, pleasant sub-acid, almost sweet. Keeps well till April. I have 25 trees in bearing and the more I see of it the more I am convinced of its great value. The earliest and most constant bearer, of any good sort we grow. Large, good quality, and the best keeper of any large apple we have. Tree hardy and wood very tough." Will doubtless prove even a later keeper further north.

Listed in index; details on pages not captured in full detail but listed for sale.

Medium size; skin rough, dull yellowish; flesh white, tender, juicy, rich, sub-acid; good quality. Nov. to March.

Large, skin yellow thinly specked with grey dots and slightly nettled with thin russet. Flesh yellowish, juicy, rather coarse, rich aromatic sub-acid. December.

Medium size, oblong; nearly covered with streaks and dots of red; flesh tender, juicy and rich, subacid flavor, fine; tree a slow grower, but bears early and abundantly; continues in use for several weeks; one of the very best apples. Last of July and August.

Good, hardy, early as Duchess.

Large and firm, will keep eight months, the tree is of robust growth and bears abundantly, it forms a large pyramid and a good standard. F.C.C. February to May.

This is one of the true ironclads. The tree is of Russian origin and perfectly hardy, withstanding our coldest winters in fine shape. The fruit is large, slightly oblong, and when fully ripe of a light golden color. Good keeper.

French variety. (listed)

A new Russian variety; large, roundish, dark red with a purple bloom; flesh white, sub-acid; a handsome apple. Hardy. Oct. to Nov.

Originated in Washington County, Arkansas, and has been tested by many fruit men, and has proven itself to be an apple yet without a rival. There is no other kind of product of the farm which should be selected with more care than that of fruit. R.D. Crawford, of Rhea's Mills, Arkansas, says: "The Mammoth Black Twig Apple has been well tested and proves to be a success. It is a good bearer, good keeper, and out sells any other apple in our market. It took the premium at the World's Exposition, held at New Orleans, Louisiana. The tree is generally hardy and of long life. It stands the cold better than any other trees of which I know. I only lost two in an orchard of forty, in the severe winter of 1880. I would say to all, far or near, to put out largely of this apple." The Mammoth Black Twig is considered, by many, to be an apple that will rank with the best before many years. It is a very hardy tree; a strong grower in the nursery row and an apple that will keep very late. An orchard without the Mammoth Black Twig can't help but be incomplete.

A recently introduced variety. Large, beautiful, no painting more perfect in color, one of the most beautiful apples we know, and is one of the most beautiful we ever saw. Size, large; color, beautiful light crimson in the shade, darker in the sun, with indistinct splashes and stripes over whole surface of dark crimson. Flesh, fine grained, whitish, tinged with red and yellow. Flavor, rich sub-acid. A commanding market apple. Nov. to March.

Tree a beautiful upright grower; young wood very dark; an abundant bearer. U.S. Pomologist Van Deman, in report, 1886, says: "There is scarcely an apple that is more brilliantly colored. Size, 2-1/2 to 3 inches in diameter; round or slightly conical; regular; smooth, glossy, yellow where not covered with deep crimson, almost black; flesh very yellow, firm, fine grained, juicy; flavor, sub-acid, pleasant, rich." A long keeper, almost equaling the Romanite Gilpin. A most profitable and attractive market apple. Has been kept till June and later.

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"It stands on a record of fifty years, and it is all that is claimed for it." Produced from New England Baldwin stock, propagated by C.W. Babbitt in Woodford Co., Ill., in 1844 or 1845. A very strong, large grower; shoots large; leaves very large; wood hard and tough. As a market apple it is mechanically the best tree known. It scarcely forks at all. After 42 years acquaintance, in three States in three different latitudes, and growing from three distinctly different soils, does not hesitate to place among the very best in either nursery or orchard.

Medium size, fairly flavoured and richly aromatic, very slow grower. November to May.

Tree hardy, vigorous and productive. Fruit large, roundish, conical, yellowish, mostly shaded and striped with dark red; flesh white, tender, almost melting with a honeyed sweet flavor. The best late sweet apple. October to November.

Fruit large, one-half larger than Transcendent, flattened, a beautiful golden yellow. Flesh firm, fine grained, juicy, brittle, rich, sweet—a peculiar condensed sweet seldom found in any apple: entirely free from any bitterness or "crabbiness." Great and early bearer; keeps well.

Large, roundish, narrowing a little to the eye; skin yellow in the shade, but nearly covered and striped with red and orange in the sun; flesh crisp, juicy and subacid, rich; tree a vigorous grower and bears abundantly; succeeds well in Western Maryland and the mountains of Virginia, but drops its fruit too early in or near the tidewater section. October to January — later in the mountains.

Medium size, resembles a scarlet Blenheim, very fine flavour, keeps well. A.M. November to January.

Origin Nova Scotia, where it is grown commercially for export. Beautiful, highly colored, attractive as McIntosh Red. A decided improvement on old Gravenstein and yet possessing all its noble qualities. NCS

Medium size, streaked with red, very firm, a useful late variety, a great bearer, especially when grown as a pyramid on either stock, it also forms a good medium-sized standard. A.M. April and May.

Very large, fruit like Warner's King with bronzy flush. December and January.

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Medium size, highly coloured the skin being covered with red, which becomes very deep on the side exposed to the sun, flesh firm and slightly acid, a good exhibition variety, tree very prolific, it forms a small pyramid and is suitable for orchard culture. F.C.C. December to March.

Originated in Canada. Tree vigorous grower, very hardy. Above medium size, dark red, spotted; mild sub-acid; quality good. Nov. to Mar.

Medium size, flavour crisp and pleasantly acid, pale green tinged with red, it is hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer. November to March.

A seedling of Milan, probably more valuable than Akin. NCS

A sure bearer and fine keeper; one of the most valuable market sorts, commanding the highest price by reason of its size and beauty, and owing to its firmness and long-keeping qualities will become one of the most popular for export purposes. Bears young and prolifically. One of the longest keeping apples known.

Medium, lively bright red, with white spots, perfect in shape; very handsome; crisp and with a brisk flavour; free bearer when established. A coming market fruit. Has greatly improved under cultivation here. F.C., R.H.S. Season: July-August.

Large, very handsome; good bearer, forming a close tree; fine for dessert when fully ripened; prolific on Paradise stock. Dwarfs, 1/6. F.C., R.H.S. Season: November-January.

Large, somewhat conical and very heavy, of a uniform russet-brown colour, keeps in perfection for a long time, one of the best kitchen apples in cultivation; it is very productive both as a pyramid and standard, it also forms excellent standards, rarely failing to produce a crop. F.C.C. November to March.

Large, bright yellow, washed with light red on the sunny side, and sometimes with a sprinkling of russet; flesh crisp, firm, juicy, sprightly, sub-acid; quality very good; a late keeper. Tree a vigorous grower.

Large, very fine, handsomely marked with red on yellow ground. Keeps well and has become much esteemed. Dwarfs, 1/6; Standards 3/6. Season: December-April.

Tree the strongest grower we know of among apples. Fruit regular and large, heavily streaked with red; high quality; a long keeper.

Listed without description.

Also sent us by Mr. Greisa; he says: "Has. 'A Bellflower; it certainly has very close resemblance to it exceeds in any neatness, in which particular it excels all others in my orchard, which is composed of all leading sorts; it never fails to crop the year through, and that is more than my other kinds have done; it retains its rich juiciness through the entire season."

From Downing's "Fruits and Fruit Trees of America": Origin, Montgomery County, Ohio. A new variety, highly regarded in the vicinity of its origin. Tree upright grower, abundant bearer. Fruit conical, rich yellow. Flesh yellow, tender, sub-acid. Good. October, November.

Name only. Listed as brought by Henderson Luelling in the 1847 Traveling Nursery. (Possibly White Pearmain or another White apple — name as written.)

Medium; a Russian novelty; flesh soft and with aromatic flavour; rich and a good grower. Dwarfs, 2/6. Season: September.

Fruit medium to large, roundish; skin yellowish, splashed and striped and almost covered with red; flesh white, tender, moderately juicy, sub-acid; an excellent variety; tree very hardy, a free grower, coming into bearing early, and very productive; it is the most popular apple in the West and Southwest. December to March.

(Trade-Mark) A cross between Ben Davis and Rome Beauty, combining good qualities of both trees. Brilliantly striped and splashed with red; as large or larger than Ben Davis. NCS

A free bearer, and a sturdy short-jointed grower. In form it is like the Red Quarrenden — flat — and of a very brilliant bronzy red colour; ripens early in September — a time when coloury Apples are wanted — highly recommended to all growers for profit. Award of Merit, R.H.S., September 12th, 1899.

An excellent early apple. Tree vigorous and upright, hardy and productive. A valuable variety for home or market. Flesh yellow, pleasant, sub-acid; core small. August.

Originated in Benton County, Arkansas. Tree a good grower, and an early and abundant bearer. Fruit large size, fine grain, juicy and crisp; color a bright red all over; one of the finest appearing apples grown.

Medium size, an excellent late apple, suitable for kitchen use or dessert, this variety is, unfortunately, too shy bearing for general cultivation and is only suitable for the orchard. December to April.

is a large red, long keeping apple, does well all over the east, and is the finest fruit I ever saw. It was grown from trees in the orchard of R. S. More, Puyallup. Have three year old trees of it.

December to March.

Medium size, rich flavour and beautiful appearance, free bearer, sturdy growth. September.

One of the largest and handsomest autumn varieties. Roundish conical; creamy yellow, deeply flushed with crimson, has pleasantly fine grained, tender, juicy, white flesh. Free-growing and fruitful. September.

In respect to its early fruiting habit, the most remarkable apple ever introduced; one-year grafts frequently produce fruit and two-year trees seldom fail. Has fruited in many sections of the United States; we hear only words of commendation. A two-year single-stem tree about eighteen inches high, has been known to ripen a fine specimen. Originated in New Zealand; has been tested in nearly every apple-growing country, and promises to succeed wherever apples can be grown, proving healthy, hardy, productive and without a rival in its early fruiting quality. Tree of short, stocky growth, thick, healthy foliage; makes beautiful specimens grown in pots for decorative purposes. Fruit large, handsome; yellow, sometimes shaded, red cheek; flesh tender, pleasant, sub-acid; good for dessert; superior for cooking. Will keep well into winter.

When an apple of the Ben Davis family is wanted, Black Ben should be planted. Will produce more bushels to the tree than Ben Davis. The tree growth is of the Ben Davis character, but stronger, hardier, thriftier, better resister of drouth. In fruit it is large, deep dark red (no stripes). Its wonderful beauty makes it a profit-earner and a big one. NCS

An apple of the Ben Davis type. Tree and fruit similar to Gano. Is often mistaken for Gano, which it resembles in shape and color, but is a solid red, whereas Gano is inclined to show red stripes. Much preferred to Ben Davis and Gano by many growers.

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One of the handsomest apples grown; fruit of excellent quality; takes on a beautiful polish. Prize winner, having taken first sweepstakes prize for two years at Spokane Fruit Fair as handsomest apple. Late keeper.

Medium; dark red; juicy, mild sub-acid. Much esteemed in the North Atlantic States. Late keeper.

Above medium; green; quality best; a fine keeper, and a first-class fruit in every respect; prolific. October to March.

Large, handsome and excellent, one of the best for kitchen use or dessert, when grown as a dwarf it forms a spreading bush or pyramid, young standards do not generally bear well, but as the tree ages it improves in fertility. November to February.

Large, skin stripes of dark, purplish red over a dull ground and appearing bluish from the white bloom. Flesh yellowish, mild, rather rich and aromatic. October to February.

A handsome Austrian variety that has been tested in many sections, and is highly valued by some of our best orchardists. S. D. Willard commends this as a heavy, annual bearer, the fruit for late keeping—"is at its best in the spring"—and of a sprightly tartness that makes it especially valuable for cooking. It always sells at the outside price. It is a very desirable variety for the orchard man. Fruit is medium to large, yellow with red cheek; keeps until April or May. Tree is extremely hardy, with thick heavy foliage.

Medium; deep crimson; firm, tender, juicy, mild, subacid. September to October.

Small, roundish oval, skin pale yellow, with a full red cheek, sprinkled with a little russet; flesh yellowish white, very firm and crisp with a smooth, fresh, perfumed flavor.

"Tree similar to Buckingham or Fall Queen, but more vigorous; fruit also resembles Buckingham, but is larger and more highly colored, our finest early Sept. apple. Sells higher in Nashville than any apple of its season." Ripens with Buckingham or Fall Queen.

Medium to large, pale green, sometimes with faint blush; flesh greenish white, crisp, juicy, subacid, good. Season: October-November.

Very large handsome fruit of the Peasgood Nonsuch type, which is bound to take a position as an Exhibition variety; most valuable for dessert or kitchen use. Raised by A.S. White, Esq., the noted hop grower. One year trees 2/3 each; two years 3/6 each. Standards, 5/0. A Covent Garden Salesman remarked when shown a sample, "This is the style of Apple we want, send me 100 bushels, they will sell freely." F.C.C., York. A.M., R.H.S. Season: October-February.

November to April.

Medium, a russety fruity, of wonderful flavour; one of the finest. Forms a fruitful Pyramid or Cordon on Paradise. Season: October-December.

Large; the finest orchard fruit; making a vigorous tree. A very valuable heavy late keeper, free and constant bearer when established; flat, with a dull red cheek; first-rate, brisk acid flavour. Grown on Paradise stock, pruned slightly, it makes a fertile garden tree, and is grand as a bush. Standards, 2/6 and 1/6. F.C., R.H.S. Season: December-April.

New. Named by the Fruit Growers' Association of British Columbia. Originated by H. P. Cales, at Nicomen in the Fraser Valley. The tree is a vigorous grower and very hardy, annual and abundant bearer; fruit large; russet on yellow ground, sometimes striped with red; somewhat irregular; flavor mild, subacid of the highest quality. The original tree, when 34 years old, measured 60 inches in circumference, and is still in a perfectly healthy condition. Mr. Cales has now 400 trees of this variety bearing. The original tree, when 34 years old, measured 60 inches in circumference, and is still in a perfectly healthy condition. Mr. Cales has picked 36 50-pound boxes of Apples from it in one season, and always gets from 25 to 50 cents per box more for them than for other varieties. We consider this one of the most valuable Apples to plant for commercial purposes.

Medium size, a fine late apple, very hardy, bearing well in cold soils and situations where others are liable to canker, it forms a medium-sized pyramid and bears well as a standard. March to May.

Origin unknown. A very productive and popular variety; valuable either for market or table use. Often matures in November, but will keep into February. Tree hardy, healthy, moderately vigorous and productive. Fruit medium to large; oblate, inclining to conic; greenish yellow, mostly covered, shaded, striped and splashed with two shades of crimson and sprinkled with light dots. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse breaking, tender, juicy, mild, sprightly sub-acid. Very good to best. November to February.

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Striped purplish red, very large; excellent quality; proven a young and sure bearer. NCS

A famous North Carolina apple. Large, oblong, greenish yellow, nearly covered with deep carmine, tender, juicy, well flavored. Ripe end of September and can be kept until New Year, tree upright grower and prolific, an excellent fruit.

Large; a new late fruit, makes a vigorous tree and a good late keeper. Similar to Warner's King. Season: March.

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Listed in price list (page 8). Winter. French variety.

Above medium size, bright yellow skin and firm flesh, forms a good cordon and pyramid, very heavy cropper. December to May.

Handsome, distinct, medium size and of a deep red colour on the side facing the sun, flesh firm and juicy, forms a medium-sized pyramid. January to April.

Medium size but of great beauty, the skin being of a deep crimson with white spots, it keeps well and although the flavour is not of the best it is worth growing on account of its handsome appearance. December to February.

Large; a fruit of great excellence; oil soft, flesh succeeding in warm soils; best on standard, but it demands high culture and should only be planted in warm soils and aspects. There is by working only from vigorous trees and on Paradise stock the canker has been cured, and the fruit produced is grand in size and finish. Season: November-April.

Medium, handsome, soft-fleshed; useful for dessert; pretty grower. Garden trees only. Season: August-September.

The best long-keeping, sweet winter apple. Of medium size, ovate, smooth and uniform in size and shape. Color bright lemon-yellow, covered with lively crimson next the sun; hangs on the tree until freezing weather, if permitted, and will keep in good condition without any special care whatever until June. In quality it is of the best, being sweet, mild, creamy and pleasant. The tree is a most vigorous and beautiful grower, with stems as straight as bamboo poles. An enormous, annual bearer. 1st class ea., 25c.

Tree a fine grower and abundant bearer, continuing a long time in use. Fruit medium, roundish inclining to oblate; greenish yellow, striped, splashed, and shaded with dull red. Flesh white, tender, moderately juicy, rich, pleasant, sweet; very good. July and August.

Very large, oblate conical; green, striped with dull red, with a dull red cheek; sweet, crisp, and perfumed. Beginning of July; exceedingly prolific, and a good market fruit.

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Very large, green washed dull brown red, and a thick blue bloom, crisp, sugary, with a very rich aroma. Ripe in September; tree vigorous grower and prolific, a distinct blue cast, and an excellent and desirable fruit. Origin, Col. Carter, Mt. Meig's Depot, Ala.

Small; red; fine quality; very productive; long keeper; tree vigorous and hardy. December to May.

Tree a good grower. A most excellent bearer. Celestia has often been compared with Fall Pippin, and always to the advantage of the former, for while it is free from the defects of Fall Pippin, it has all its excellences and more besides. In first introducing the Celestia, Dr. J.A. Warder, Pres't. Ohio Hort. Society, and author of "American Pomology," wrote: "Everyone to whom I snowed this fruit agrees with me in according the highest rank, as a dessert fruit, to Celestia. It combines so many excellences that it will be difficult to find its compeer. With greater beauty and perfectness in appearance, the Celestia equals, or perhaps excels, the famous Dyer or Pomme Royale. Fruit large, surface smooth waxen-yellow, core small, flesh yellow, very fine grained, very tender, juicy; flavor sub-acid, very sprightly and spicy, aromatic, delicious; quality, very best; use, table and kitchen; season, Sept."

Large; a certain bearer, apt to canker on the crab; should not be planted in cold soils; most profitable on Paradise and valuable for small gardens. Season: August-October.

Duchess type; large, striped red, good quality — a desirable filler. NNNCS

A cross between Cox's Orange Pippin and Peasgood's Nonsuch, fruit handsome and well coloured, of the same shape as Cox's Orange Pippin though more than twice its size. F.C.C. September and October.

Wonderful golden winter apple. Long keeper.

Like King of the Pippins but larger and more solid, yellow with some red spottings on the exposed side, a good bearer. F.C.C. April and May.

Medium size, oblong and indistinctly ribbed, of a light color splashed with dark crimson; flesh white, juicy, very mild and tender, slightly sub-acid. Esteemed for the table, and popular wherever grown. Tree vigorous and productive. Sep.

Fruit medium size, oblong, indistinctly ribbed; skin whitish, splashed and mottled with light and dark crimson; flesh white, tender, juicy, with a mild sub-acid flavor. Tree vigorous and a good bearer. Aug. and Sept.

Large, with flesh of excellent quality and one of the best for keeping, forms healthy spreading pyramids and standards, very prolific, much grown in Norfolk. March to May.

Medium, of excellent flavour; beautiful red cheek and russet markings; an enormous cropper; the tree is a good grower, free from canker; a good round tree. In purchasing it, our idea was that it would take the place of the King of Pippins for dessert or market, as the latter is subject to canker, and can only be grown well in a few localities. Season: November-December.

Medium; an excellent dessert apple, of very rich flavour; good texture; fine. Season: January-February.

A valuable late-keeping market apple. Major Ragan, late Pres't Mo. State Hort. Soc., writing us of this apple, said: "My Claytons this year are two to one ahead of the Ben Davis, or anything else in the orchard." L. A. Goodman, in Colman's Rural World writes: "Maj. Ragan had a beautiful orchard of trees, and among them were Clayton and Ben Davis. Clayton began to bear first and in the space of five years, yet his Ben Davis were fine, large, handsome trees. What would the Californian do in such a case?" Tree vigorous, good and wonderful bearer. Fruit large, nearly covered with red; juicy, mild, good. Jan. to May.

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Medium. This old variety makes a fine Standard, and bears regularly; flavour rich and brisk. Season: December-February.

Small, handsome; many-flavoured; spicy flavoured fruit; a favorite in many localities; does not do well near the town. Good. Season: October-November.

A seedling from Ben Davis, which the tree resembles in growth. It possesses all the good qualities of Ben Davis with none of the bad. A good grower in nursery and on it. Fruit hangs well on the tree. It is a good handler. Above medium size, resembling the Limber Twig in form, but larger. Beautifully striped and splashed, a much better keeper and far superior to Ben Davis in flavor. A new apple that has been introduced for years of equal merit, particularly one so well adapted to the South and Coast markets. Received the Wilder Medal. Awarded First Premium by Ill. Hort Society as best new Seedling. On account of its fine keeping quality it is being planted largely where known.

Small, handsomely striped; a very prolific market kind; beautiful under culture; brisk flavour. Season: September-October.

Large, somewhat broadly ribbed. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, tender, with a rich, high flavor and a pleasant sub-acid quince aroma.

Originated in Arkansas by Mr. Collins. This is a valuable apple owing to its productiveness and keeping qualities. It is very productive; tree healthy and a good grower in the nursery. Form roundish, oblate, slightly ribbed, large; stem long to medium; cavity deep, usually smooth and green, sometimes slightly russeted; basin large, regular, rather deep and abrupt, slightly corrugated; color, yellow greenish ground, shaded and striped with red; surface covered with light dots; flesh solid, light yellowish color, moderately coarse, juicy and good. Season, winter.

Rich golden yellow, occasional pink blush. Late bloomer, good orchard tree. NCS

One of the very best early apples. It is entirely hardy, having been grafted in all parts of the country, and has stood the extreme cold of Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire. It is an annual and abundant bearer, never in its history has it failed of a crop. It is very early, beginning to ripen from Astrachan or Early Harvest, and continues to ripen for some time, making it very valuable for family use. It is of beautiful appearance, form regular, medium, near pear shape, color yellowish white, with a tint of carmine when exposed to the sun, much like Golden Pippin or Belmont in color, and fully equal to them in quality. One quince of the quality itself shows first purposes. Flesh, juicy, tender, if not a little the longer makes for the poorer varieties.

Large apple; tree vigorous and good bearer; greenish-yellow, striped and colored red in the sun; flesh white, tender, brisk and good. A fine market apple. Oct. and Nov.

From Dr. Hoskins.—Resembles the Alexander, but of better flavor. The tree is hardy, of spreading growth and an early bearer, very large and showy, orange yellow, beautifully streaked and marked with bright red in the sun. Flesh white, slightly tinged with red near the skin, and of mild, pleasant flavor, with very little acidity. Though eatable in October, it keeps well.

Good size; pale yellow with fine blush and a tinge of green at the stem. Flesh white, crisp, sprightly. Good. September and October.

Medium size, conical; shaded and striped with red on yellow ground; flesh white, firm, tender, rather acid. Valuable for marketing. November to March.

From Douglas County, Oregon. First known as Gourney Seedling, later renamed by a Marshfield, Oregon nurseryman, Coos River Beauty. Tree a good grower, and an annual and prolific bearer; does not break or split, no matter how heavily loaded. Fruit large, red, turning to dark red on the sunny side, flesh white, firm, breaking, crisp and juicy; flavor mild sub-acid, spicy, something like Gravenstein. Season November to March at Coos Bay.

Rather large; yellow, beautifully shaded and splashed with red. Flesh white, tender, with a mild, slightly sub-acid flavor. September.

Medium size, flesh firm, juicy and highly aromatic, an excellent dessert apple. October to January.

Medium size, juicy, sugary and highly aromatic, a very fine apple, but unfortunately rather a shy bearer, fruiting only on end of shoots. November to April.

A variety much resembling Cox's Orange Pippin but flatter in shape, skin coloured on the sunny side, flavour excellent, tree of compact habit and a good grower. A.M. October to December.

A new variety; large, handsome, dark red; flesh white, sub-acid, excellent quality; very hardy. Originated at the Geneva Experiment Station.

Small, of great excellence, on some soils attaining a very high colour, the tree is a vigorous grower and a good bearer, it makes a good medium-sized pyramid and succeeds well as a standard. October to March.

Medium size, handsome and long-keeping, the tree forms a medium-sized pyramid, is a good bearer and succeeds well as an orchard standard; it is one of the latest flowering varieties known and hence the blossoms escape destruction by spring frosts. November to April.

Medium size, firm and sub-acid, a variety of first quality, the tree is a good bearer and forms a medium-sized pyramid or standard. November to May.

Medium size, roundish, ovate; color yellow, suffused with red streaks; flesh crisp, juicy, sweet, and best in quality. This is regarded by the English as the finest Apple in cultivation, either as a dessert fruit or for culinary purposes. The tree is a moderate, stocky grower. October to April.

Medium, very prolific and handsome; should hang until "finished" before storing; otherwise it becomes mealy and loses flavour; great variety in quantity. Season: October-November.

Originated in Ark. over 40 years ago. Prof. Van Deman says: "This is an apple worthy of trial. Large, 3-1/2 to 4 inches in diameter, flat, slightly conical, very regular; surface, smooth, yellow, often beautifully blushed; core very small; flesh yellow, tender, fine grained, juicy; flavor, sub-acid, rich; season, Dec. to March, or later in Arkansas."

Yellow, striped with dull red. Flesh yellow, compact, sub-acid. Good. December to January.

Sent us by Mr. Griesa, of Kan. who says: "Or this Kansas apple it is the long-keeping best quality apple, to my knowledge; closely resembles Ortley in every way except in long keeping. While Ortley is only a fall apple, Cullins will carry you through the winter; flesh is tender, crisp and breaking. Tree a good bearer, in nursery grows some like a Ben Davis. A variety of such merit, coming in so late, is destined to be the long keeper for the family orchard."

Rather large, conical, suitable for dessert or kitchen purposes, it forms a large pyramid and thrives well as an orchard standard, especially suitable for the north of England. November to January.

Form conical, size medium; smooth, deep red; very attractive; flesh yellow, fine-grained, pleasant, sub-acid, almost sweet; splendid keeper and good shipper; annual and prolific bearer. March to May.

A good and fine looking sort.

Medium; greenish-yellow; flesh white, tender, sweet; a good family apple. Nov. to Feb.

Medium to large; bright red, highly colored; flesh fine grained, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, excellent; remarkable for its long-keeping qualities. November to February.

(Trade-Mark) Distinctive in shape and marvelously beautiful in color, remarkable in quality and perfect in tree and blossom. Stark Delicious stands so apart from all other apples as to make the writing of a description doing it full justice an almost impossible task. Keeps well; in quality it is surpassed by nothing — the finest apple in all the world. NNCS

Medium. Flesh white sometimes slightly stained with pinkish red. November.

Large; dark polished purplish red; showy, with whitish specks. Early winter.

Medium size, dark red, very early, a showy and prolific variety, it forms a medium-sized pyramid and bears equally well as a standard. August.

Beginning of October.

Medium, handsome. Good. Season: August.

Unlike Yellow Bellflower, it is a prolific and regular bearer and produces large and particularly valuable winter apples, wherever Bellflower succeeds. Large, ovate conical; yellow, almost covered with streaks of red; mild, sub-acid, very July and agreeable.

Large, conical, heavily striped with red; a handsome, fine market sort.

Large, bluntly conical and prominently ribbed, greenish yellow skin, a good early apple, especially suitable for tarts, in many places it bears as freely as Keswick Codlin and keeps much longer; a good grower on either stock. September and October.

Listed for sale.

Name only. Listed as brought by Henderson Luelling in the 1847 Traveling Nursery.

Of Russian origin. Large size; roundish; streaked with red and yellow; flesh whitish, juicy; flavor sprightly sub-acid; tree a vigorous grower and very hardy, very early and abundant bearer. While it is indispensable in the North, it is almost equally so in the South. We confidently recommend it for the orchard as one of the most valuable sorts for market, or in the garden for domestic use. September.

Small, skin of a brilliant red, flesh yellowish on the shaded side, flesh white, juicy and highly flavoured, an excellent dessert apple. October to December.

Large; very handsome; perfectly hardy; vigorous, quality fine; a seedling of Duchess. which it resembles, but less tart and better quality.

Large and roundish, dark green, with russet dots on the shaded side, dull red on the exposed side, flesh firm and acid, it forms a medium-sized pyramid. January and February.

Medium, hardy, of great excellence and fine flavour; a good bearer; requires to be left on the tree as long as possible. Season: March-May.

Medium, brisk acid flavour; a fine market sort; one of the best growing on Standards, and very fertile as a garden tree on Paradise. Should not be planted in wet or cold soils. The cook's favourite. Season: November-March.

Large, firm and briskly acid; one of the finest kitchen apples, the tree forms a handsome pyramid and is a great bearer, either as such or a standard. November to March.

August and September.

A popular Apple introduced from Holland. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, spreading. Fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical; skin rather tough, yellow, shaded, striped and splashed with shades of light and dark, rich red, moderately sprinkled with light and brown dots; flesh yellowish, and a little coarse, rather firm; tender, juicy and pleasant, though somewhat at times like the Macintosh variety. September to November.

Rather large, pale yellow, with a brownish blush next the sun, tender, juicy, and fine flavor. August and September.

Large, roundish, striped, very juicy and acid, good bearer; ripens in June.

Originated one and one-half miles north of our nurseries, on the old fruit farm of William Goodwin, whose name we have given this valuable apple, not only in honor of him, but that it also expresses in part the quality of the fruit, "Goodone." The tree makes a beautiful upright, spreading and vigorous growth, perfectly hardy and bears an immense crop of fruit annually. The fruit is large size, smooth, roundish, oblong, beautifully colored with whitish yellow, striped and splashed with bright red and covered with thin bloom. Flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-acid; excellent for cooking and dessert and is unequaled by any other variety of its season. July and August, for its long keeping and shipping qualities.

[listed; no description]

Rather large, round; yellow; flesh nearly white, tender, juicy, crisp, with rich, spicy, subacid flavor. Tree a moderate grower and very productive; taking all its qualities into consideration, this has no superior among early apples. June and July.

August and September.

Summer variety.

Large red with crimson stripes. A splendid cooking apple and one of the best for dessert. Tree hardy, productive, healthy. We unhesitatingly recommend it commercially along with Wealthy. NNCS

Medium; a Seedling from Irish Peach, with which it is identical in shape and flavour, but of closer habit; a first-rate bearer. Season: August.

Very productive and a favorite variety in the West. Fruit large, roundish conic, ribbed, light yellow, splashed, mottled, and shaded with light red. Flesh whitish, a little coarse, sub-acid. Last of August and September.

World's earliest apple.

Small to medium, rather flat, skin yellow, with dark red stripes, sub-acid and high flavor. June 10th and lasts until July 20th.

Medium; roundish; yellow, marbled and splashed with red; flesh white, tender, and juicy. September.

Supposed to have originated in Pennsylvania. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, pale yellow, sprinkled with a few gray dots. Flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-acid. Good. Tree a free grower and productive. September.

Tree a moderate, erect grower, and good bearer; medium size, mostly covered with deep red; tender, almost melting, with mild, fine flavor. Middle to end of Aug.

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Medium, a pretty late apple, of good flavour. 3/6, 5/. Season: March-April.

Medium size, will keep for two years, the tree is a great bearer, forming a medium-sized pyramid and a good standard. November to May.

Listed for sale.

Large, the tree forms a good pyramid and is a constant cropper, an early variety of first quality. October.

A seedling from Blenheim Orange and Golden Noble, the fruit resembles that of the last-named variety but have the open eye of Blenheim Orange and a distinct trace of its flavour, flowers late, keeps till June. A.M. March to May.

Medium, free bearer; golden russety fruit; very highly commended; neat grower. Season: October-November.

Medium. Flesh yellowish, vinous.

Medium-large; aromatic; Cox cross. Dessert. September.

Medium; pale green; acid, pleasant; good cooking. Kitchen. July-August.

A valuable, long-keeping variety, extensively cultivated. Very productive and of good flavor. Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly conical, and very regularly formed. Skin pale greenish yellow, about two-thirds covered with russet. Flesh yellowish-white, firm, crisp, with a pleasant, mild, slightly sub-acid flavor. Good. January to May.

Medium; striped; excellent; vigorous, upright grower; very productive; moderately hardy. October and November.

Fruited by A. Webster, East Roxbury, Vt., for the first time in 1879, who pronounces it undoubtedly valuable and sure to be popular wherever known.

Very large, roundish; yellow, coarse, crisp, tender; good. January to March.

An improved Rome Beauty. Originating with the Ohio Rome Beauty King, Nelson Cox. NCS

Very large, oblate, yellow with bright red cheek and crimson stripes, flesh yellow, sub-acid, very rich and juicy, a magnificent fruit. Ripe end of September and lasts until November, tree compact and vigorous grower, bears young.

Size medium, wholly covered with bright red or faintly striped with darker red and yellow; firm, very crisp, sub-acid; strong aroma and a peculiarly pleasing flavor. Profitable chiefly in a few very favored sections of the Pacific Northwest. NC

(Late Duchess) A beautiful red apple of the Duchess type; good quality. Popular in Minnesota and Nebraska. NNCS

Resembles "Shockley" in shape but more highly colored. Flesh crisp, sweet and well flavored. November to March. A fine keeper.

A valuable variety from Adams County, Ills. The entire stock has been placed in our hands for dissemination. Tree a superb grower, both in nursery and orchard; hardier than Ben Davis, and a regular bearer of remarkable quality. Tree a superb grower, both in nursery and orchard; hardier than Ben Davis, and a regular bearer of remarkable quality.

(listed in supplementary crab apple list)

Fruit fair and handsome. Flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-acid, rather rich flavor. September and October.

Listed for sale (referenced in testimonials).

Medium; pale yellow, striped and splashed with red; flesh white, tender, juicy; a good market sort. Sep. and Oct.

Fruit large, oblate, slightly conical, almost ribbed; pale greenish yellow, with a blush; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, brisk, sub-acid. Tree vigorous and productive. September to October.

Large, nearly round; yellow, sometimes shaded with red; rather acid; excellent for cooking; an early and abundant bearer. November.

Very large, roundish-oblong; yellow, tender, rich and delicious; a tree a good grower, and regular, abundant bearer. This is a fine fruit and is justly considered the first of Autumn apples in all the Middle States, and succeeds equally as well north as south. Should be in every orchard and garden. Oct. to Dec.

Medium; striped; good; tree very handsome, upright and hardy. September and October.

Medium, dark red, flesh white and unexcelled in quality. October.

Origin unknown; tree a free clean grower, moderately spreading, somewhat drooping as the tree acquires age; productive and an early bearer; fruit medium, roundish, sometimes slightly conical, yellowish green, with considerable blush in the sun; flesh white, fine grained, juicy, sub-acid, good; vig. October to December.

Large, roundish, slightly ovate, conical, very regular, smooth; skin yellowish green, with a dull red cheek; flesh greenish white, fine-grained, with a mild, slightly subacid flavor; tree a strong grower and good bearer; fruit uniformly fair; highly deserving extensive cultivation. November to February.

Medium, skin on a ground of pale greenish yellow mixed with faint streaks of pale red on the shady side, and becoming a fine deep red in the sun. Flesh remarkably white, very nice and juicy with a slight perfume, very good, almost best. October and November.

Medium, conical, brown red and narrow stripes, crisp, juicy and highly flavored. Middle of July and keeps ripening for six weeks; very productive and a beautiful tree.

Of unknown origin, which has been propagated in our nurseries for nearly half a century. Tree very vigorous, large, spreading, hardy; somewhat resembles Smokehouse in growth, but very distinct. Evidently belongs to the Vandevere family, but is superior to any of this class; more than twice as large as Vandevere, much higher color, flesh not so compact but better in quality and a longer keeper. A most regular annual bearer. Trees planted in our orchard in 1843 still stand, sound and healthy; and have never failed to bear at least a partial crop. Every other variety planted at the same time has vanished years ago, leaving not a wreck behind. Held in high esteem here where it is well known and planted in nearly every orchard.

This beautiful apple was first sent us by Charles Downing, who advised us to propagate it, it being his favorite summer apple. Superior to most early apples in both beauty and quality. A profitable early summer sort for market. Large, roundish, dark rich crimson on very fine grained flesh, tender, juicy, sub-acid. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive.

Large; a pretty fruit, of excellent flavour; good bearer. Season: January-March.

Medium size, richly flavoured, excellent either for dessert or kitchen use, the tree is a good grower, forms a medium-sized pyramid, and is a great bearer; this apple is grown largely for market on account of its high colour and attractive appearance. November to February.