Harrison & Sons nurseries . t Beauty—A seedling from Ben Davis,which the tree resembles in growth. It possesses allthe good qualities of Ben Davis with none of the good grower in nursery and orchard. An abundantand regular bearer. Fruit hangs well on the medium size, resembling the Limber Twig inform, but larger. Beautifully striped and splashedwith red, on a yellow ground. Dominie—Large size, flat, striped with red; fleshwhite, juicy, firm, mild, sub-acid, sprightly; pleasantflavor, keeps till mid-winter; a rapid grower and pro-digious bearer. This variety is well deservi
Harrison & Sons nurseries . t Beauty—A seedling from Ben Davis,which the tree resembles in growth. It possesses allthe good qualities of Ben Davis with none of the good grower in nursery and orchard. An abundantand regular bearer. Fruit hangs well on the medium size, resembling the Limber Twig inform, but larger. Beautifully striped and splashedwith red, on a yellow ground. Dominie—Large size, flat, striped with red; fleshwhite, juicy, firm, mild, sub-acid, sprightly; pleasantflavor, keeps till mid-winter; a rapid grower and pro-digious bearer. This variety is well deserving of ex-tensive cultivation. Grimes Golden—Medium to large size, rich goldenyellow, flesh same color, juicy, crisp, tender and ofhighest quality. Best of yellow winter apples and agood seller. Should be gathered before turning yel-low and put in a cool place, and will often keep untilFebruary. For canning purposes it nearly equals thepear. Tree is hardy and vigorous, and an early andabundant bearer. December to YORK IMPERIAL—^ Size. York Imperial—The best of all the List—Mediumsize, oval, angular, skin greenish yellow, nearly cov-ered with bright red, flesh crisp, tender and juicy,aromatic; an enormous bearer and hangs well on thetree; it is also a good keeper, retaining its flavor tothe last. We cannot say too much in favor of thisapple. All things considered, it is scarcely second toany now grown as a profitable orchard variety. Besure to include this in every collection, December toApril. Gano—A seedling of the Ben Davis, but is muchsuperior to that variety, having all of its good qualitiesto a high degree. It is more brilliantly colored, moreregular in size and a very long keeper; tree havingstood 32 degrees below zero without injury. Fruitlarge, finely colored, even in size and good to May. Grindstone—An old standard sort and needs nodescription. Hubbardston Nonesuch—Large, strijjed yellowand red; tender, juicy and fine; stron
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