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Title: Catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, vines, shrubs plants roses & hardy bulbs
Identifier: catalogueoffruit1893kleh (find matches)
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Klehm's Nursery; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Arlington Heights, Ill. : Bloomington Nursery
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants. 5 Keswick Codlin.—Large, oblong, p;ile yellow, sub-acid, qualiiy fair ; tree erect and very vigorous, bears when quite young, and abundantly, exce lent tor cooking. This apple ought to tind a plat e in every garden. Golden Sweet.—Large, yellow, a very tine svvcet apple ; tree a free grower, spreading irregular, and p oductive ; August and Septemljer. Leibling-.—This is one of our own seedlings ; it originated some twelve years ago on our place ; the apple is large, fair, and very juicy, a very tine fall apple; tree a vigorous grower, and productive. Maiden's Blush.—Medium to large, somewhat flattened, a clear lemon yellow, ground with a bright red cheek, quite acid, excellent for cooking aud drying, bears very young, regularly and freeiy; matures first of September to last of October. Snow or Fameuse.—A very celebrated Canada fruit which has its name from the snow-white color of its flesh ; it is an excellent, productive autumn apple ; it is especially valuible for the fl.iest dessert fruit; flesh remarkabl)' white, tender, juicy, and a slight perfume ; tree vigorous with dark wood.
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stannard seedling Stannard Seedling*.—An apple of great merit, large, bright red, crisp, juicy and lich, with a flne flavor ; tree vigorous, straggling grower ; this is one of the most profitable sorts, either for tab'e or market, and ought to fir.d its wajMnlo every yard or orchard ; matures from October to December. WINTER APPLES. Ben Davis.—A large, handsome striped apple of good quality, flesh white, sub- acid ; tree ver^ hardy, \ igorous and productive, bears early and keeps well; one of the most successful and largely planted varieties. Bethlemite.—Large, bright red, crisp, juicy and rich ; tree a fair grower, and productive.

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