MARTIN BENSON, SWANWICK, ILLINOIS. 



DWARF ORANGES AND LEMONS. 



Grafted on Limonium Trifoliaia and Otaheiti. When oranges and other Citrug' fruits 

 are grafted on these stocks, they are dwarfed the same as the Paradise stock dwarfs the 

 apple. They form, when thus treated, small and very prolific bushes, which are especially 

 adapted for pot culture, as they never grow large, and bear when very young — generally 

 when two years old. The stock dwarfs the tree only — the fruit is of full size and quality, 

 and the flowers are as beautiful and as fragrant as on standard trees, while for pot-culture 

 the latter are not to be compared to the dwarfs. They make a most exquisite pot plant- 

 imagine, if you can, a small plant, only 15 or 20 inches high, loaded with large fruit, beauti- 

 ful foliage, and the most deliciously fragrant of all flowers, and you have an idea of the 

 dwarf orange ; but to properly appreciate their great beauty, you must see theni. Those 

 who wish to decorate their houses with ripe oranges on the tree will find these Liliputians 

 of the Citrus family especially adapted to their wants, and it is with the greatest pleasure 

 that I am enabled to offer these elegant plants to my customers. If you grow house plants, 

 or have a conservatory or greenhouse, you should have at least a few of them, and I know 

 you will never regret the money spent for them. 



I have an extra fine stock of the best varieties of oranges and lemons dwarfed ; thrifliy, 

 well-branched trees, which I offer, as long as stock lasts, at the following prices : Fine trees, 

 8 to 10 inches, well branched, jti.50 each, $12 per dozen ;' extra , fine trees, 12 to 18 inches 

 high, $2 each, f 18 per dozen. 



The following sorts are the best oranges for pot culture, being sure bloomers and early 

 bearers : Navel, Tangerine, Maltese Blood, Magnum Bonum, St. Michael's Egg, Satsuma, 

 Mediterranean Sweet, etc. 



LIMES. 



Resemble lemons, but are round : bear very early. Three sorts ; price same as for 

 oranges. 



CITRONS. 



Very large fruit, sub-acid; tree very ornamental;, a fine assortment. %i to $3 each. 



SHADDOCKS. 



Mammoth. Fruit very large, weighing six to ten lbs. ; skin smooth and glossy, pulp green, 



sub-acid ; a most interesting fruit. I1.50 each. 

 Blood.. Same as above, but with red pulp. $1.50 each. 



GRAPE FRUIT. 



Much larger than an orange and smaller than a shaddock ; a most beautiful fruit. $1.50 

 each. 



*DATE PALM. {Phcsnix Dactylifera.) 



A most beautiful palm ; bears the dates of commerce, and should be in all collections. 

 Very fine plants, 75 cts. to $1.50 each. 



FUCHSIA EDULFS. 



A variety of Fuchsia with edible fruits the size of a strawberry ; a great novelty. Fine 

 plants, f3 each. 



GRENADILLA. 



A fruiting passion vine, with beautiful leaves and flowers, and bearing one of the finest 

 fruits, about the size of a duck egg. A very choice vine and fruit. I3 each. 



GUAVAS. 



This is one of the most desirable of all plants for pot culture. . It bears the second year, 

 and yields large quantities of most delicious fruit. The shrub has thick, glossy evergreen 

 foliage, and when loaded with fruit is grand. A few plants in pots or tubs will give all the 

 fruit a family can use. They are most easily grown, and will winter in a cellar ; should be 

 grown by all. 



Common. Several sorts, differing in form and color. Fine plants, two to four feet, 50 



cents each, $5 per dozen. 

 Cattley's. Has thick leaves ; bush is dwarf, and bears heavily when very small ; fruit 



rather small, round ; two sorts — red and yellow, fi each. 

 Strawberry. Fruit very fine. $2 each. 



Pear Guava. Large, very fine, pear-shaped ; size of a lemon. $3 each. 

 Guava Aromaticum, fine ; Chinese, Pomifenun. $1.50 each. 



