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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. FRUIT TREES. 
FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS. 
The fruit trees 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 follows 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. 
Black Tartarian Cherry. 
APPLES. 
$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 Astrachan. Large; crimson; crisp; juicy, 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. 
One 
WINTER APPLES. 
Baldwin. Bright red; shaded yellow; crisp and juicy; 
most popular. 
Fameuse or Snow. Medium; deep crimson; very tender. 
Grimes Golden. Golden yellow, sprinkled with gray dots; flesh 
crisp, tender and rich. 
Hubbardston Nonsueh. Large round; 
rich and delicious; great bearer. 
King of Tomkins County. 
aromatic flavor. 
MeIntosh Red. Large and handsome; 
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 Isiand 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. : 
one of the 
striped yellow and red; 
Large, beautiful red; juicy, rich 
skin mostly covered with 
CRAB APPLES. 
Hyslop. Large; dark crimson; excellent for cooking. 
Transcendent. Handsome, large, red; excellent quality. 
APPLES.—Continued. 
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 Astrachan, Gravestein, Wealthy, Northern Spy, Baldwin, 
MelIntosh 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 Bose. Large; cinnamon russet; rich 
of the best. $1.25 each; $12.00 per doz. 
Duechesse 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. 
Seekel. Small; yellowish-brown; delicious spicy flavor. 
WINTER PEARS. 
Large; greenish russet; flesh melting; 
and delicious; one 
Beurre D’Anjou. 
flavor. 
Lawrence. 
splendid 
Medium size; golden-yellow, rich flavor. 
DWARF PEARS. 
$1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
The following list of select varieties can be supplied grafted on dwarf 
stock for planting in the same manner as the dwarf apples. 
Bartlett, Clapp’s Favorite, Duehesse D’Angouleme, 
Beurre d’Anjou. 
CHERRIES. 
$1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 
Extra strong trees, $2.00 each. 
Seckel, 
Black Tartarian. Very large; bright purple; rich and fine. 
Governor Wood. Light yellow and red; large and tender. 
Montmoreney. A beautiful, large, red, acid cherry; very hardy and 
productive. 
Napoleon. Large, pale yellow, with bright red cheek; sweet and 
tender. 
Sehmidt’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 
yellow; rich and sweet. 
Lombard. Medium; violet red; pleasant flavor; very productive. 
A favorite for preserves. 
October Purple. Large; purplish-yellow; of superb quality. 
Shropshire Damson. A medium-sized dark purple variety; esteemed 
for preserves. 
JAPANESE PLUMS. 
Abundanee. Amber, turning to cherry; rich flavor. 
Burbank. Beautiful clear cherry red; yellow flesh; sweet. 
Wickson. Fruit deep maroon; flesh of fine texture; delicious 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. 
Lueretia. A trailing variety of the blackberry, ripening between the 
Raspberry and Blackberry. Fruit large and handsome. $1.25 per 
doz.; $9.00 per 100. 
Not less than 25 of a kind at hundred rate. 
