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Title: Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries
Identifier: ellwangerbarrysg1892moun (find matches)
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Mount Hope Nurseries; Ellwanger & Barry; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Catalogs; [https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectNurseries_Horticulture_Ornamental_trees_Catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture)
Ornamental trees Catalogs]; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: Rochester, N. Y. : Ellwanger & Barry
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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12 ELLWANOEE & BARRY'S Fameuse (Snow Apple)—Medium size; deep crimson: flesh snowy white, tender, melting and delicious. Tree vig- orous with dark wood ; one of the finest desseH fruits, and valuable for market; succeeds particularly well in the Xorth. November to January. 25c, Gravenstein—A very large, striped, roundish apple, of the ^rst quality. Tree remarkably rapid, vigorous and erect in growth, and very productive. One of the finest fall apples. September to October. 2.5c. Haas, or Fall Queen—Origin, St. Louis, iMo. Large, flat, libbed or quartered ; skin yellowish green, streaked and nearly covered with dull, brownish red ; flesh white, tender, jiiicy, sub-acid, good. Tree very hardy and vigor- ous. A variety highly esteemed at the TTest and Southwest as a profitable market fruit and for family use. September to Xovember. 25c. Haskell Sweet—Medium or above ; greenish yellow, sometimes with a blush; tender, juicy, very sweet, I'ich, aro- matic. One of the best. Tree a moderate grower. September and October. 50c. Hiirlbiit-Origin, Winchester, Conn. Fruit medium size, oblate, angular; skin yellow with red stripes, and splashed with red; flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, sub-acid ; quality good to very good. Tree very vigorous and a great hearer. October to December. 25c. Jeflferis—From Pennsylvania; medium to large; striped, mostly red; flesh tender and delicious; one of the finest dessert apples; a moderate grower; productive. September and October. 50c. Jersey Sweet—Medium size; striped red and green; tender, juicy and sweet; a free grower and good bearer ; very popular, both for table and cooking. September and October. 25c. Maiden's Blush.—Large, flat; pale yellow with a red cheek; beautiful; tender and pleasant, but not high flavored. Tree an erect, free grower, and a good bearer. A valu- able market apple. September and October. 25c. Munson's Sweet—Medium to large; pale yellow with a red cheek; tender, juicy and good. Tree a vigorous grower and a good bearer. October and Xovember. 25c. Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg)—A large, beautiful Rus- sian apple; roundish ; streaked red and yellow; tender, juicy and pleasant. A kitchen apple of best quality, and esteemed by many for the dessert. Tree a vigorous, fine grower, and a young and abundant bearer, September. Succeeds well in the Xorthwest, where most varieties fail. (See cut.) 25c. Porter—Medium to large; oblong ; yellow ; flesh tender and of excellent flavor. Tree a jwor grower; very popular in Massachusetts. September^ 50c. Pumpkin Sweet (Pumpkin Russet)—A very large, round, yellowish russet apple, very sweet and rich. Tree a vig- orous, rapid, upright grower; valuable. October and November. 25c. Ked Bietiglieinier—A rare and valuable German variety- Fruit large to .very large; roundish, inclining to conical; skin pale, cream-colored ground, mostly covered with purplish crimson; flesh white, firm, sub-acid, with a brisk, pleasant flavor. Tree a. free grower and abundant bearer. This is one of the largest and handsomest ap- ples, and woi'thy of extensive cultivation. Early fall- (See cut.) 50c. St. Lawrence—Large, round ; streaked red and greenish yel- low; qualitj' moderate ; a productive and popular mar- ket apple in Canada. Tree hardy and a free grower October. 25o. Stump—Originated near Rochester. Fruit medium size, coni- cal ; skin yellow, striped and shaded with light red ; resembles Chenango; flesh firm, crisp, juicj', tender, sprightly, sub-acid. The fruit, from its uniform size, fine appearance, and mild, pleasant flavor, commands a ready sale at a good price. A decided acquisition to the list of profitable market and good garden varieties. Tree of handsome, stocky growth and very prolific. Sep- tember and October. (See cut.) 25c. Titovka (Titus Apple)—Origin, Russian. Large; three and one-quarter to three and a half inches in diameter; roundish, tapering slightly to crown; color greenish yel- low ground, striped and marbled with light red in the sun; when fully ripe, the ground is j-ellow, and the red, deep and dark, mostly covering the fruit, and usually a light bloom; flesh rather coarse, tender, juicy, very mild acid; qualit J' not high, but good. Tree a free grower and very productive. Foliage very large. Ripe in September. 50c.
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Stump Apple. (Showing the remarkably productive quality of the tree.)

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