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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SKED CATALOGUE. 



FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS. 



The fruit trees we offer arc excellent, vouu,', clc;ui, and he:ilMiy -^tock. Tree-, wliL-n received should be planted at once in 

 rich, prepared soil, the roots beinij carefully separated and spread.' If dry weather follows planting, the trees must be watered 

 and mulched. Branches of last season's ijrowth should be well cut back, thus encouraging the viiitorous growth of new healthy 

 shoots. 



Red Astrachan. 

 Sweet Buugh. 



Qravenstein. 



APPLES. 



Each, .75. Doz., $8.00. 



SUMMER VARIETIES. 



I^ari^e deep crimson ; tine. 

 I^arge p. lie yellow; sweet, very productive. 



AUTUMN VARIETIES. 



Very lar<re, yellow, streaked red; fine (|iiality. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 



Baldwin. Brii^fht retl ; shaded vrllow ; crisp and juicy. 



Fameuse, or Snow. .Medium deep crimson; very tender. 



HubbdrJ.slun Nonsuch. I^arge, round, yellow and red; rich 

 a„Jdrlici..is. 



King iif Tompkins County. Very larg^e; yellow, striped, 

 and clouded. 



Northern Spy. Karjje, striped red, very tender; splendid 

 keeper. 



Rhode Island Qreening. Lar^e, srreenish yellow ; excellent 

 flavor. 



Rnxbury Russet. Medium, yellow russel; productive. 



Sutton Br-auty. Kruit ined>nm;skin vellr>w, striped crimson, 



Tolman Sw«*et. Medium size, whitish yellow, sweet; excel- 

 lent for baking. 



CRAB VARIETIES. 



Hysiop. Large, d.ark crimson. 



Transcendent. Handsome, large, red; excellent quality. 



PEARS. 



Rach,SI.25. Doz, $12.00. 

 SUMMER VARIETIES 

 Bartlett. Yellow, wiih red cheek; productive :Mid popular. 

 Clapp's Favorite. I^arge, long; rich and juicy. 



AUTUMN VARIETIES. 



Beurre Bosc. I^lrge, cinnamon russet; rii h and delicious. 

 Duchesse U'Angouleme. \'ery large, rich and fine. 

 Sheldon. Kusset, with red cheek; fine flavor. 

 Seckel. Small, yellowish brown. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 



Beurre D'Anjou. I.irge; greenish russet; splendid flavor. 

 Dana's Hovey Sm;ill; fine qualitv. keeps well. 

 Lawrence. Medium size; fine golden yellow. 



CHERRIES. 



Each, $1.00. Doz.. $10.00. 

 Blacl< Eazle. Large; black; rich and tender. 

 Black Tartarian. Very large; bright purple; rich and fine. 

 Qovernur Wo id. Liiflit yellow anl red; large and lender 

 Schmidt's Bi^arreau. Pruit deeji mahogany color; verv fine. 

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



PLUMS. 



Each, $1.(10. Doz., $10.00. 

 PLUMS OF EUROPEAN TYPE. 

 Bradshaw. A large oval; tiark violet red; sweet and good, 

 Lombard. Metlmm; violet red; pleasant flavor. 

 October Purple. Large; purplish yellow; of superb quality. 



JAPAN PLUMS. ' 



Abundance, .\niher, turning In cherry; rich flavor. 

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

 Wickson. Fruit deep maroon ; flesh of fine te.xture. 



PEACHES, 



Each, .50. Doz., $5.00. 

 Alexander. Large, and very e.orly. Freestone. 

 Crawford's Early. Very large; early, with red cheek. 



Freestone. 

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



soris. Freeslone. 

 Champion, Skin creamy white with red cheek ; very early. 



f-^ruestone. 

 Elberta Yellow with red cheek: excellent quality. 



Fre.-tone. 

 riountain Rose. Large; red, with white flesh; early. 



Freestone. 



QUINCES. 



Each, .75. Doz., $7.50. 



Champion. Fruit vurv l;uy-e :ind produclive; cooks tender. 

 Orange. Lura;*;; i^okk-n yellow; tint sort for preserves, 



GRAPES. 



Each, .50. Doz., $5.00. 



BLACK AND BLUE VARIETIES 



Campbell s Early. Large black berries; quality rich and 



SUCl(. 



Concord \'igorons o^rower; excellent fl.avor. 

 Aliiore's Early. Hunch, and berrv large; verv early. 

 Worden. Large and sweet. Ripens well in cold localities. 



RED QRAPES. 



Bri(;hton. One of the most desirable of the early red grapes. 

 Cdtawba A popular sort with large berries. 

 Delaware. Superior as a table grape; flesh verv tender. 



WHITE GRAPES. 



Green Mountain. \'ery hardy and productive; sweet. 

 Moore's Diamond. Vii^orous grower; color greenish white. 

 Niagara. I''ine hardv sort; fruit tender an-d sweet. 

 Pockling;ton. I^'ruit large; color light golden yellow. 



CURRANTS. 



Doz., $1.25. 

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

 Ch rr.v. I'Vuit large; deep red and rather acid. 

 Fay's Prolific. \'erv large; bright red and excellent flavor. 

 While Graps. Large; yellmvisli white; fine quality; the best 

 white sort. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Doz., 91.00. 



Cuthbert. Large dark crimson berries of firm texture; 



lu-avv cropper. 

 Loudon. Brii.;lit red berries of large size and fine quality. 

 (lolden Queen. Large yellow fruit; very productive. 

 riarlboro. Crimson (luit of large size; very early. 



BLACKBERRIES. 

 Doz., $1.00. 

 Agfawam. Vej"V hardv sort with let black berries; sweet. 

 Erie. An carlv vai-ielv; fruit uniform and sweet. 

 Sriyder. One of I lie most pi-nductive ; frint sweet and melting, 

 Wachusett Thornless. Fruit medium size, and less acid 

 than the others. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



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

 Indus' rv. Fruit large, dark red, and good flavor. Doz., 



$2.00. 

 White >mith. Large; yellowish green; a desirable variety. 



Doz., $1.50. 



HOT-HOUSE GRAPES. 

 Strong Plantinj; Canes Each, $3,50. 



Alicante. Hunches large and usually shouldered; berries 

 large and ov.il. jet black and covered with a thin blue 

 bloocn. An excellent grape tor late keeping, in flavor re- 

 sembling tlie Black Hamburgh. 



Appley Towers. Bunches large; berries round a'ld black 

 with a rub blue bloom. An excellent sort for cold graper- 

 ies; in seasfjii following Black Hamburgh. 



Black Hamburgh. Bunches large and well shouldered; 

 berries hir^e, roundish oval, deep blue black with fine blue 

 bloom; flesh tender, juicy, and rich. 



Qros Colmar. Bunches larif c ; berries very large, round and 

 black wljen well ripened. Flesh sweet and juicy but not 

 rich. A handsome grape. 



Qros Guilldume, Bunches verv large shouldered; berries of 

 m -'bun size; oval, purplish black; flesh sweet and juicy; 

 :i l;iie grape of fair q lality. 



Lady Down-'s Seedling. Bunches large, berries of medium 

 size, roundish ov:il and jet black when well ripened; flesh 

 firm, sweet, ami of rich flavor. 



Madrasfield Court. Black Muscat. Bunches very large; 

 berric> very larire, o\'al. black; flesh firm, juicy and melt- 

 ing, with rich Muscat flavor. 



Muscat of Alexandria. Bunches large, shouldered, and 

 rather loose; berries large, oval, of transparent pale amber 

 color; flesh firm, sweet, and of richest flavor. This is the 

 finest white grape cultivated. 



