. Snow Hill Nurseries. Nursery stock Maryland Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Asparagus Catalogs. Snow Hill Nurseries —Apple Trees 19. Rome Beauty Apple. dessert or cooking, and the tree thrives well on sandy soil, being very vigorous, spreading in habit, and very prolific. The fruit of medium size, flat and smooth ; yellowish white, streaked with yellow and red on the sunny side, occasionally marked with large, rough dots. Flesh is greenish white, tender, rich and sub-acid. October to December. Rawle's Janet, or Jenneting (Never-Fail, in the South). A Virginian varie
. Snow Hill Nurseries. Nursery stock Maryland Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Asparagus Catalogs. Snow Hill Nurseries —Apple Trees 19. Rome Beauty Apple. dessert or cooking, and the tree thrives well on sandy soil, being very vigorous, spreading in habit, and very prolific. The fruit of medium size, flat and smooth ; yellowish white, streaked with yellow and red on the sunny side, occasionally marked with large, rough dots. Flesh is greenish white, tender, rich and sub-acid. October to December. Rawle's Janet, or Jenneting (Never-Fail, in the South). A Virginian variety, from the farm of Caleb Rawle, in Amherst county. The tree is very vigorous and spreading, coming into leaf and blossom later than most varieties, thereby avoiding injury by late frosts. Much cultivated in the South and Southwest. Fruit is large and conical in shape. Yellow, shaded with red, with darker stripes. February to June. Red Astrachan. One of the handsomest Apples grown, with a bloom on its smooth, waxy surface much like that on a Plum. The tree is an abundant bearer and vigorous in growth, upright and spreading. It is a magnificent dessert fruit, but apt to get mealy if allowed to remain on the tree after ripening. Rather large, smooth and round. Of a beautiful shade of red, occasionally running into a greenish yellow in the shade. Flesh is white, crisp and juicy, with a rich acid flavor. July and August. Rome Beauty. A splendid Apple, thriving well in the Southwest. The tree is a moderate grower and late bloomer. Fruit is large and round, somewhat conical; yellow, striped with red; flesh yellowish, tender and juicy October to December. Roxbury, or Boston Russet. As its name implies, a native of Massachusetts, where it is one of the most popular market varieties. Tree is strong, vigorous and spreading. Fruit is of medium size or large, a little flattened. Skin at first is dull green, with brownish russet when ripe, and occasionally a slight blush on sunny side. F
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