R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. FRUITS. 



FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS. 



Tlie friiit trees we offer are excellent young healthy stock. Trees when received should be planted at once in rich, prepared soil, tii^ 

 roots being carefully separated and spread. If'dry weather follows planting, the trees must be watered and mulched. Branches of laft 

 j^eason's growth should be well cut back, thu.^ encouraging the \-igoroiLS growth of new healthy shoots. 



APPLES. 

 Each, .75. Doz., $8.00. 

 SUMMER VARIETIES. 

 Red Astraehan. Larjie; deep crha.-uu: tine. 

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



AUTUMN VARIETIES. 

 Gpavenstein. Wry large; yellow, streaked red; fine quality. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 

 Baldwin. Briirlitred: shaded yellow: crisp and juicy. 

 Fameuse, OF Snow. Aledium; deep crimson; very tender. 

 HubbaFdson Nonsuch. Large, round; yellow and red; rich and 



deliei"!!-. 

 King of Tompkins County. Verv large; yellow, striped, and 



clouded. 

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

 Rhode Island Greening. Large; greenish yellow; excellent 



fiavur. 

 RoxbUPy Russet. Medium; yellow rus.set ; productive. 

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

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



1' If baking. 



CRAB VARIETIES. 

 Hyslop. Large: dark crimson. 

 Transcendent. Handsome, large, red; excellent quality. 



PEARS. 



Each, $1.25. Doz., $12.00. 

 SUMMER VARIETIES. 

 BaPtlett. Yellow, with red clie«-k ; pro, lurtive and pcjimlar. 

 Clapp's FavoPite. Lirire. Ioul'; rirh and juicy. 



AUTUMN VARIETIES. 

 BeuFPe Bosc. Lurtre ; cinnamon rus.set ; rich and delicious. 

 Duehesse D'AngOUleme. Very large, rich and fine. 

 Sheldon. Ku.<set, with red cheek ; fine flavor. 

 Seekel. .Small; yellowish brown. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 

 Beuppe D'AnjOU. Large; greenish ru-set ; splendid flavor. 

 Dana's Hovey. .>mall; flne quality, keeps well. 

 Lawrence, ^ledium size ; fine golden yellow. 



CHERRIES. 

 Each, $1.00. Doz., $10.00. 

 Black Eagle. Large: black; rich and tender. 

 Black TaptaPian, Very large; bright purple ; rich and fine. 

 GovePnOP Wood. Li sht yellow and red; large and tender. 

 Schmidt's BigaPPeau. Fniit deep mahogany color ; very fine. 

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



PLUMS. 



Each, $1.00. Doz., $10.00. 

 PLUMS OF EUROPEAN TYPE. 

 Bpadshaw. A large oval: dark violet red; sweet and good. 

 LombaPd. Medium; violet red; pleasant flavor. 

 OetobeP Pupple. Large; purplish jellow; of superb quaUty. 



JAPAN PLUMS. 

 Abundance. Amber, turning to cherry ; rich flavor. 

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

 Wickson. Fruit deep maroon; flesh of fine texture. 



PEACHES. 

 Each, .50. Doz., $5.00. 

 AlexandeP. L.trge, anl very early. Freestone. 

 CpawfOPd's EaPly. Very large; early, with red cheek. Free- 

 stone. 



CpaWiOFd's Late. Very large; yellow; one of the finest late 



sort-. Freestone. 

 Champion. Skincreamy white with red cheek; very early. Free- 



~rono. 



Elbepta. Yellow, with red cheek ; excellent quality. Freestone. 

 Mountain Rose. Large: red, with white flesh: early. Freestone. 



QQINCES. 

 Each, .75. Doz., $7.50. 

 Champion. Fruit very larg(> and productive; cooks tender. 

 Opange. Large; golden yellow ; fine sort for preserves. 



GRAPES. 



Each, .50. Doz., $5.00. 

 BLACK AND BLUE VARIETIES. 

 Campbell's Eaply. Large black berries; quality rich and swert. 

 Concord. Vigorous grower; excellent flavor. 

 Moore's Eaply. Bunch, and berry large ; very early. 

 WoPden. Large and sweet. Ripens well in cold locaUtie.s. 



RED GRAPES. 



BPighton. One of the most desirable of the early red grapes. 

 Catawba. A popular S(jrt with large berries. 

 DelawaPe. Superior as a table grape ; flesh very tender. 



WHITE GRAPES. 

 Green Mountain. \'i ry hardy and productive; sweet. 

 Moore's Diamond. Vigorous grower; color greenish white. 

 NiagaPa. Fine hardy sort; fruit tender and sweet. 

 Poeklington. Fruit large; cilor liurht golden yellow. 



CURRANTS. 

 Doz., $1.25. 

 Black Naples. Very large; black; splendid for preserves. 

 ChePPy. Fruit large: deep red and rather acid. 

 Fay's PPOlific. Very large; bright red and excellent flavor. 

 White Gpape. Large; yellowish white; fine quality; the liest 

 white sort. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Doz., $1.00. 



CuthbePt. Large dark crimson berries of firm texture ; heavy 



rropprr. 



Loudon. Bright red berries of large size and fine quality. 

 Golden Queen. Large yellow fruit : very productive. 

 MaPlbOPO. Crimson fruit of large size ; very early. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Doz., $1.00. 

 Agawam. Very hardy sort with jet black berries ; sweet. 

 Epie. An early variety ; fruit uniform and sweet. 

 SnydeP. One of the most productive; fruit sweet and melting. 

 Wachusett ThOPnless. F^uit mediiun size, and le.-^s acid than 

 the others. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Downing. Large; pale green, strong grower. Doz.. $1.50. 

 IndustPy. Fruit large, dark red, and good flavor. Doz,, $2.00. 

 White Smith. Large; yellowLsh-green : a desirable variety. 

 Doz., $1.50. 



HOT-HOUSE GRAPES. 



Strong Planting Canes. Each, $3.50. Stpong one- 

 year canes. Each, $2.00. 



Alicante. Bunches large and usually shouldered; berries large 

 and oval, jet black and covered with a thin blue bloom. An ex- 

 cellent grape for late keeping, in flavor re.sembling the Black 

 Hamburgh. 



Appley Towers. Bunches large ; berries round and black with 

 a rich l)lue bloom. An excellent sort for cold graperies ; in 

 season following Black Hamburgh. 



Black Hambupgh. Bunches large and well shouldered ; berries 

 large, roundish oval, deep blue-black with fine blite bloom; flesh 

 tender, juicy, and rich. 



Gpos ColmaP. Bunches large; Ix^rries very large, round and 

 black when well ripened. Flesh sweet and juicy but not rich. 

 A lian l-ome grape. 



Gpos Guillaume. Bunches very large shouldered; berries of 

 nieilium size ; oval, purplish black; flesh sweet and juicy; a late 

 grape of fair ([uality. 



Lady Downe's Seedling. Bunches large, lierries of medium 

 size, rouudi-h oval and jet black when well ripeneil; flesh firm, 

 sweet, and of rich flavor. 



Madpesfleld CouPt. Black Muscat. Bunches very largv- : ber- 

 ries very large, oval, black: flesh firm, juicy and melting, with 

 rich .Mu-cat flavor. 



Muscat of AlexandPia. Bunches large, shoiildereii. and rather 

 loose: berries largi', oval, of transparent pale amber color: flesh 

 firm, sweet and of richest flavor. This is the tiuest wtutc s:ra{>e 

 cultivated. 



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