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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. FRUIT TREES. 



FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS. 



The fruit treea we offer are excellent young stock. Trees when received should be planted at once in rich, prepared soil, the roots being 

 carefully separated and spread. If dry weather foUows planting, the trees must be watered and mulched. Branches of last season's growth 

 should be well cut back, thus encouraging the vigorous growth of new shoots. 



APPLES.— Contimied. 



DWARF APPLES. 

 $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



The dwarf trees are best suited for the home garden where the space 

 is limited. They can be planted 6 to 8 feet apart and with good care 

 will bear abundantly in about three years. We can supply the follow- 

 ing varieties on dwarf stock. 

 Red Astraehan, Gravestein, Wealthy, Northern Spy, Baldwin, 



Mcintosh Red. 



PEARS. 



$1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.; $70.00 per 100. 

 Except where otherwise priced. 



SUMMER PEARS. 

 Bartlett. Yellow with red cheek; productive and of luscious flavor. 

 Clapp's Favorite. A popular variety; large, yellow and red; sweet 



and melting. 



AUTUMN PEARS. 

 Beurre Bosc. Large; cinnamon russet; rich and delicious; one 



of the best. S1.2o each; $12.00 per doz. 

 Duchesse D'Angouleme. Very large, white flesh, rich and juicy. 

 Flemish Beauty. Large and symmetrical; yellow and russet; rich 



and juicy. 

 Sheldon. Russet, with red cheek; fine flavor. 

 Seckel. Small; yellowish-brown; delicious spicy flavor. 



WINTER PEARS. 

 Beurre D'Anjou. Large; greenish russet; flesh melting; splendid 



flavor. 

 Lawrence, Medium size; golden-yellow, rich flavor. 



DWARF PEARS. 

 $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



The following Hst of select varieties can be supplied grafted on dwarf 

 stock for planting in the same maniier as the dwarf apples. 

 Bartlett, Clapp's Favorite, Duchesse D'Angouleme, Seckel, 



Beurre d'Anjou. 



CHERRIES. 



$1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 

 Extra strong trees, $2.00 each. 



Very large; bright purple; rich and fine. 

 Light yeUow and red ; large and tender. 

 A beautiful, large, red, acid cherry; very hardy and 



Black Tartarian Cherry. 



APPLES. 



One 



$1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.; $70.00 per 100. 



SUMMER APPLES. 

 Early Harvest. Large; pale yellow; tender and of fine flavor. 



of the earliest. 

 Red Astraehan. Large; crimson; crisp; jtiicy, slightly acid. 

 Sweet Bough. Large; pale yellow; sweet, very productive. 



AUTUMN APPLES. 

 Gravestein. Very large ; yellow, streaked red ; fine quality. 

 Wealthy. Medium size; skin smooth and mostly covered with dark 

 red ; very hardy. 



WINTER APPLES. 

 Baldwin. Bright red; shaded yellow; crisp and juicy; one of the 



most popular. 

 Fameuse or Snow. Meditmi; deep crimson; very tender. 

 Grimes Golden. Golden yellow, sprinkled with gray dots; flesh 



crisp, tender and rich. 

 Hubbardston Nonsuch. Large round; striped yellow and red; 



rich and dehcious; great bearer. 

 King of Tomkins County. Large, beautiful red; juicy, rich 



aromatic flavor. 

 Mcintosh Red. Large and handsome; skin mostly covered with 



bright red; flesh white. 

 Newtown Pippin. Bright yellow with distinct pink blush; firm, 



crisp and juicy; one of the very best keepers. 

 Northern Spy. Large; striped red, very tender; splendid keeper. 

 Rhode Island Greening. Large, greenish yellow; excellent for 



dessert and cooking. Keeps until March. 

 Roxbury Russet. Medium; yellow russet; productive. 

 Stark. Greenish-yellow, mottled red; good late keeper. 

 Stayman's Winesap. A dark, rich, red apple with indistinct stripes; 



flesh yellow, firm and juicy. 

 Sutton Beauty. Fruit medium; skin yellow, striped crimson. 

 Tolman Sweet. Medium size; whitish yellow; sweet; excellent 



for gaking. 

 Wolf River. Of immense size and beauty; red on a yellow ground; 



.strong grower. 



CRAB APPLES. 

 Hyslop. Large; dark crimson; excellent for cooking. 

 Transcendent. Handsome, large, red; excellent quality. 



pale yellow, mth bright red cheek; sweet and 



Black Tartarian. 

 Governor Wood. 

 Montmorency. 



productive. 

 Napoleon. Large, 



tender. 

 Schmidt's Bigarreau. Fruit deep mahogany color; attractive and 



delicious in quality. 

 Early Richmond. Medium size, dark red; rich acid flavor. 



PLUMS. 



$1.25 each; $12.00 per doz. 

 PLUMS OF EUROPEAN TYPE. 



Bradshaw. A large oval; dark violet red; sweet and good. 



Green Gage. Small, skin greenish-yellow, marked with red; flesh 



yeUow; rich and sweet. 

 Lombard. Medium; violet red; jsleasant flavor; very productive. 



A fa^'orite for preserves. 

 October Purple. Large; pm-plish-yellow ; of superb quality. 

 Shropshire Damson. A medium-sized dark purple variety ; esteemed 



for preserves. 



JAPANESE PLUMS. 



Abundance. Amber, turning to cherrj-; rich flavor. 



Burbank. Beautiful clear cherry red; yellow flesh; sweet. 



Wickson. Fruit deep naaroon; flesh of fine texture; dehcious and sweet. 



QUINCES. 

 $1.25 each; $12.00 per doz. 

 Champion. Fruit very large and productive; cooks tender. 

 Orange. Large, golden-yellow; fine sort for preserves. 



DEWBERRY. 



Lucretia. A trailing variety of the Islackberrj-, ripening between the 

 Raspberrv and Blackberry. Fruit large and handsome. $1.25 per 

 doz. ; $9.00 per 100. 



Not less than 25 of a kind at hundred rate. 



