. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, vines and plants, cultivated and for sale. Seed industry and trade Maryland Catalogs; Fruit trees Seeds Catalogs; Climbing plants Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 20 Frankltx Davis Nursery jIa»i»io:JL Black 'J'z^ig AppU Mammoth. Black Twig. {Arkansas Pai-ao^on. ) Originated in Arkansas. A seedlinor of the Winesap. which it resembles, but it is superior in many ways. Large, deep red : subacid : early and abundant bearer, and a good keeper ; the tree is a strong grower, and roots well. This valuable winter apple ha
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, vines and plants, cultivated and for sale. Seed industry and trade Maryland Catalogs; Fruit trees Seeds Catalogs; Climbing plants Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 20 Frankltx Davis Nursery jIa»i»io:JL Black 'J'z^ig AppU Mammoth. Black Twig. {Arkansas Pai-ao^on. ) Originated in Arkansas. A seedlinor of the Winesap. which it resembles, but it is superior in many ways. Large, deep red : subacid : early and abundant bearer, and a good keeper ; the tree is a strong grower, and roots well. This valuable winter apple has few equals. December to April. 3ILohael Heury Pippin. Medium to large, smooth : dull green, pale yellow when ripe, sometimes a faint blush : flesh pale yellow, breaking tender, juicy : flavor sweet. sliiih;ly aromatic : an abundant bearer : keeps till midwinter. Deserves more extended culti- vation. â ^lissouri Pippin. Large, oblong : bright red. with darker red stripes ; very handsome ; fair quality : a good grower and an eariy and immense bearer ; often fruits at two years in nursery rows : valuable for market. December to April. Xicka^jack. This apple is very widely disseminated in the Southern states, where* it is km wn under about forty different names, whicli is pretty good evidence that it has proved itself a valuable sort. Fruit large, roundish : skin striped and splashed with crimson : flesh yellowish, compact, moderately tender and juicy, subacid : quality only good. November to March. Northern Spy. Large, conical, flattened : striped and quite covered on the sunny side with dark crimson, and delicately coated with bloom : llesh white, fine-grained, tender, slightly subacid : both leaf and blossom-buds open a week later than most other sorts. An apple of ve: y h^gh character, but we cannot advise its planting south of Pennsyl- vania, except in mountain regions. November to February. Nero. A seedling of the Romanite which it excels in every way ; a valuable wint
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