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  THERE 
  WASN'T 
  AM 
  17 
  YEAR 
  LOCUST 
  AT 
  BOUNTIFUL 
  RIDGE 
  THIS 
  YEAR 
  — 
  

  

  Our 
  Trees 
  Inspected 
  by 
  Prof. 
  Shaw 
  and 
  Prof. 
  

   French 
  for 
  Trueness 
  to 
  Name 
  

  

  Amherst, 
  Massachusetts 
  

   October 
  1, 
  1936 
  

   TO 
  WHOM 
  IT 
  MAY 
  CONCERN 
  : 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  to 
  state 
  that 
  we 
  have 
  examined 
  foi 
  

   trueness 
  to 
  name 
  all 
  the 
  saleable 
  apple, 
  pear, 
  

   a 
  ad 
  plum 
  stock 
  of 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  Nurseries, 
  

   near 
  Princess 
  Anne, 
  Maryland, 
  and 
  as 
  they 
  now 
  

   stand 
  in 
  the 
  Nursery 
  Row 
  all 
  varieties 
  are, 
  to 
  

   the 
  best 
  of 
  our 
  knowledge 
  and 
  belief, 
  true 
  to 
  

   name. 
  

  

  A. 
  P. 
  French 
  J. 
  K. 
  Shaw 
  

  

  Prof, 
  of 
  Pomology 
  Research 
  Prof, 
  of 
  

  

  Pomology 
  

  

  General 
  List 
  of 
  Varieties 
  and 
  Prices 
  of 
  

  

  APPLE 
  TREES 
  

  

  No 
  other 
  fruit 
  can 
  take 
  the 
  place 
  of 
  the 
  apple 
  whether 
  

   it 
  is 
  planted 
  for 
  home 
  use 
  or 
  in 
  a 
  large 
  commercial 
  

   planting 
  for 
  profit. 
  Ni 
  other 
  fruit 
  will 
  thrive 
  over 
  so 
  

   wide 
  a 
  range 
  of 
  soil 
  and 
  climate. 
  No 
  other 
  fruit 
  has 
  the 
  

   general 
  health-giving 
  merits 
  of 
  the 
  apple. 
  THE 
  APPL.E 
  

   TODAY 
  IS 
  THE 
  KING 
  OF 
  ALL 
  FRUITS. 
  We 
  have 
  

   listed 
  here 
  some 
  varieties 
  that 
  are 
  adapted 
  to 
  most 
  any 
  

   section 
  of 
  the 
  WORLD, 
  and 
  you 
  can 
  select 
  the 
  varieties 
  

   which 
  you 
  know 
  will 
  succeed 
  for 
  you 
  wherever 
  you 
  wish 
  

   to 
  plant 
  them. 
  Statistics 
  gathered 
  over 
  a 
  period 
  of 
  years 
  

   show 
  that 
  FRUIT 
  GROWING 
  HAS 
  PROVEN 
  ONE 
  OF 
  

   THE 
  MOST 
  PROFITABLE 
  BRANCHES 
  OF 
  AGRICUL- 
  

   TURE. 
  NOW 
  IS 
  THE 
  OPPORTUNE 
  TIME 
  TO 
  START 
  

   A 
  NEW 
  ORCHARD 
  SO 
  IT 
  WILL 
  BE 
  IN 
  FULL 
  FRUIT- 
  

   ING 
  IN 
  A 
  FEW 
  YEARS 
  AND 
  YOU 
  CAN 
  REAP 
  THE 
  

   BENEFITS 
  DURING 
  THE 
  BETTER 
  DAYS 
  WHICH 
  

  

  ARE 
  BOUND 
  TO 
  COME 
  SOON. 
  

  

  Again 
  our 
  prices 
  on 
  apple 
  trees 
  are 
  within 
  your 
  reach 
  so 
  that 
  you 
  can 
  go 
  ahead 
  with 
  your 
  proposed 
  plant- 
  

   ings 
  for 
  1937. 
  

  

  Figure 
  your 
  order 
  on 
  apple 
  trees 
  at 
  the 
  following 
  rates: 
  (Prices 
  listed 
  are 
  per 
  tree). 
  

  

  ONE-YEAR 
  TREES 
  

  

  Extra 
  fine, 
  5-6 
  ft 
  

  

  Planters' 
  Grade, 
  4-5 
  ft 
  

  

  Medium 
  size, 
  3-4 
  ft 
  

  

  Small 
  size, 
  2-3 
  ft 
  

  

  TWO-YEAR 
  TREES 
  

  

  Largest 
  size, 
  5-6 
  ft., 
  11/16 
  in. 
  up 
  

  

  Medium 
  size, 
  4-5 
  ft., 
  9-11/16 
  in 
  

  

  Small 
  size, 
  3y 
  2 
  -5 
  ft., 
  7-9/16 
  in 
  

  

  Light 
  grade, 
  2V 
  2 
  -4 
  ft., 
  5-7/16 
  in 
  ! 
  

  

  If 
  interested 
  in 
  large 
  quantities 
  give 
  your 
  definite 
  list 
  for 
  letter 
  quotations. 
  

  

  THE 
  FINEST 
  MAN'S 
  INGENUITY 
  CAN 
  GROW— 
  THE 
  CHEAPEST 
  MONEY 
  CAN 
  BUY 
  

   The 
  Reliability 
  of 
  the 
  Nursery 
  and 
  the 
  Quality 
  of 
  the 
  Tree 
  Being 
  Considered 
  

  

  NOTE 
  — 
  Unless 
  otherwise 
  stated 
  can 
  supply 
  varieties 
  in 
  both 
  One 
  and 
  Two 
  Year 
  Trees. 
  

  

  1-9 
  

  

  10-49 
  

  

  50-299 
  

  

  300-599 
  

  

  600-1000 
  

  

  trees 
  

  

  trees 
  

  

  trees 
  

  

  trees 
  

  

  trees 
  

  

  .50 
  

  

  $ 
  .40 
  

  

  $ 
  .35 
  

  

  

  

  .45 
  

  

  .35 
  

  

  .32 
  

  

  .30 
  

  

  .28 
  

  

  .40 
  

  

  .30 
  

  

  .25 
  

  

  .23 
  

  

  .21 
  

  

  .35 
  

  

  .25 
  

  

  .23 
  

  

  .20 
  

  

  .17 
  

  

  .55 
  

  

  .45 
  

  

  .40 
  

  

  .37 
  

  

  .35 
  

  

  .50 
  

  

  .40 
  

  

  .35 
  

  

  .32 
  

  

  .30 
  

  

  .45 
  

  

  .35 
  

  

  .30 
  

  

  .25 
  

  

  .20 
  

  

  .40 
  

  

  .30 
  

  

  .25 
  

  

  .20 
  

  

  .17 
  

  

  CRIMSON 
  BEAUTY 
  

  

  SUMMER 
  VARIETIES 
  

  

  Originated 
  in 
  Maine. 
  

   Very 
  hardy, 
  strong 
  

   grower 
  and 
  very 
  productive; 
  extremely 
  early 
  bearer, 
  

   earliest 
  ripening 
  apple 
  known. 
  A 
  handsome 
  red 
  apple. 
  

   Flesh 
  sub-acid, 
  pleasant 
  to 
  eat 
  out-of-hand. 
  Ripens 
  July 
  

   1st. 
  1 
  yr. 
  trees 
  only. 
  

  

  YELLOW 
  TRANSPARENT 
  2? 
  

  

  early 
  and 
  abundant 
  bearer. 
  Fruit 
  of 
  good 
  size, 
  skin 
  clear 
  

   white, 
  turning 
  to 
  a 
  pale 
  yellow 
  ; 
  flavor 
  acid 
  and 
  very 
  

   good. 
  Ripens 
  from 
  ten 
  days 
  to 
  two 
  weeks 
  earlier 
  than 
  

   Early 
  Harvest. 
  Ripens 
  July 
  1st 
  to 
  10th. 
  

   ANOKA 
  See 
  description 
  page 
  7. 
  

  

  WILLIAM'S 
  EARLY 
  RED 
  « 
  r 
  &Va 
  a 
  n 
  r 
  d 
  

  

  the 
  largest 
  of 
  all 
  early 
  apples, 
  a 
  better 
  name 
  for 
  it 
  is 
  

   "Big 
  Red 
  Apple." 
  Flesh 
  is 
  white, 
  juicy 
  and 
  slightly 
  

   tart, 
  tender 
  and 
  crisp. 
  A 
  very 
  good 
  one, 
  like 
  Transpar- 
  

   ent, 
  bears 
  heavily 
  on 
  young 
  trees. 
  July 
  10th 
  to 
  15th. 
  1 
  

   yi\ 
  trees 
  only. 
  

  

  CTHRP 
  ^ 
  nG 
  of 
  the 
  finest 
  early 
  apples 
  grown 
  in 
  

   1 
  min 
  xew 
  Jersey. 
  Can 
  be 
  picked 
  over 
  a 
  long 
  

   period 
  of 
  time 
  ; 
  large 
  and 
  of 
  a 
  fine 
  yellowish 
  color 
  ; 
  a 
  

   great 
  bearer 
  and 
  valuable 
  market 
  variety; 
  comes 
  into 
  

   fruiting 
  very 
  young. 
  July 
  15th 
  to 
  30th. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Homer 
  S. 
  Kemp, 
  Asst. 
  Mgr. 
  of 
  our 
  firm, 
  is 
  standing: 
  among- 
  some 
  2 
  yr. 
  old 
  Jonathan 
  apple 
  trees. 
  This 
  

   block 
  contains 
  about 
  30,000 
  2 
  yr. 
  trees 
  of 
  Mcintosh, 
  Gallia 
  Beauty 
  Red 
  Rome, 
  Jonathan, 
  Yellow 
  Delicious 
  and 
  

   Cortland. 
  They 
  are 
  specimens 
  of 
  vigor 
  and 
  are 
  ready 
  to 
  give 
  you 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  results 
  when 
  planted 
  into 
  an 
  orchard 
  

  

  