. C. M. Hobbs & Sons. Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Climbing plants Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. C. M. HOBBS & SONS, BRIDGEPORT, INDIANA 51. Yellow Transparent Apples. WINTER APPLES—Continued. GRIMES GOLDEN. (Top worked). Twenty years or more ago, Joe. A. Burton (probably the best known Apple grower in Indiana), grafted Grimes on Walbridge in his orchard as the Wal- bridge were undesirable for commercial pur- poses. He found that the Grimes so top-worked were not affected by root rot and body blight as w
. C. M. Hobbs & Sons. Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Climbing plants Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. C. M. HOBBS & SONS, BRIDGEPORT, INDIANA 51. Yellow Transparent Apples. WINTER APPLES—Continued. GRIMES GOLDEN. (Top worked). Twenty years or more ago, Joe. A. Burton (probably the best known Apple grower in Indiana), grafted Grimes on Walbridge in his orchard as the Wal- bridge were undesirable for commercial pur- poses. He found that the Grimes so top-worked were not affected by root rot and body blight as were the Grimes worked in the usual way. When the Burton Fruit Co., was organized 24 years ago we decided to plant only top-worked Grimes. These were worked on Northwestern Greening and Northern Spy. These trees are bearing and showing no signs of root rot or body blight to date. We were the first nur- serymen to take up the practice of double working Grimes and still graft and bud Grimes on Northern Spy and other congenial stocks. The orchardist cannot afford to plant Grimes Golden trees unless he plants the top-worked kind. Buy Hobbs' top-worked trees, the kind that give results. Indiana Favorite. Medium size, roundish ob- late, covered with light and dark red; flesh yellow, tender, fine grained, juicy, mild sub- acid, good. Tree hardy, good grower, spread- ing; a reliable bearer and very productive. Originated in Eastern Indiana. Season, No- vember to March. Jonathan. Season, November to January, A seedling of Spitzenburg, which it resembles in fruit, but is a much better tree. A delicious and strictly dessert Apple that always com- mands highest market prices. Fruit good size, roundish; surface is very smooth, clear light yellow, almost covered with rich dark red on sunny side; flesh white, tender, juicy, spicy, aromatic. Mcintosh Red. Season, December and Jan- uary. Tree vigorous with spreading head; a good annual bearer. Fruit above medium to large, highly perfumed; smoo
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