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



FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS. 



Tlie fruit trees we offer are excellent young healthy 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 l)e well cut back, thus encouraging the vigorous gro^vth of new healthy shoots. 



APPLES. 

 Each, .75. Doz., $8.00. 

 SUMMER VARIETIES. 

 Red Astraehan. Large; deep crimson; fine. 

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



AUTUMN VARIETIES. 

 Gpavenstein. Very larire : yell i\v. streaked red ; line quality. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 

 Baldwin. Bright n'<l; shaded yellnw ; crisp and juicy. 

 Fameuse, of Show. Mediiun; deep crim.son; very tender. 

 Hubbardson Nonsuch. Large, roimd; yellow and red; rich and 



delici'ius. 

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



cl. Hided. 

 NoFthern Spy. Lart.'e; striped red. very tender; splendid keeper. 

 Rhode Island Greening. Large; greeni.*h yellow; excellent 



flavor. 

 Roxbupy Russet. Medium; yellow russet; productive. 

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

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



ioT 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 cheek : productive and popular. 

 Clapp'S Favorite. L-.irge. long: rich and juicy. 



AUTUMN VARIETIES. 

 BeuPPe Bosc. Lurire; cinnamon riLsset ; rich and delicious. 

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

 Sheldon. Rasset, with red cheek ; fiiie flavor. 

 Seckel- Small; yellowi*h brown. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 

 BeuPPe D'AnjOU. Large; greenish ra-.set ; splendid flavor. 

 Dana's Hovey. Small ;^ fine quality, keeps well. 

 Lawrence. Medium size ; fine golden yellow. 



CHERRIES. 

 Each, $1.00. Doz., $10.00. 

 Black Eagle. Large; black: rich and tender. 

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

 GovernOF Wood. Light yellow and red ; large and tender. 

 Schmidt's Bigapreati. Fruit 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 lar^e oval : ilark Wolet red ; sweet and good. 

 Lombapd. Medium ; violet red ; plea.sant flavor. 

 October Purple. Large: purplish yellow ; of superl) (luality. 



JAPAN PLUMS. 

 Abundance. Amber, turning to cherry: rich flavor. 

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

 Wickson. Fruit deep maroon ; flesh of fine texture. 



PEACHES. 

 Each, .50. Doz., $5.00. 



Alexander. Larjs-, and very early. Freestone. 



Crawford's Early. Very large; early, with red ciiwk. Free- 

 stijne. 



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

 sijrts. Free.stone. 



Champion. Skin creamy white with red cheek; very early. Free- 

 stone. 



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



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



QUINCES. 

 Each, .75. Doz., $7.50. 

 Champion. Fruit very large and productive; cooks tender. 

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



GRAPES. 



Each, .50. Doz., $5.00. 

 BLACK AND BLUE VARIETIES. 

 Campbell's Early. Large black lierries ; quahty ricli and sweet. 

 Coneopd. MgDrous grower ; excellent flavor. 

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

 Worden. Large and sweet. Ripens well in cold localitie-. 



RED GRAPES. 

 Brighton. One of the most ili-sirable nt the early red grai>es. 

 Catawba. A popular sort with large Ijerries. 

 Delaware. Suiierior as a table jjrape ; flesh very tender. 



WHITE GRAPES. 

 Green Mountain. Very hardy and productive; sweet. 

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

 Niagara. Fine hardy sort; fruit tender and sweet. 

 Pocklington. Fruit large; color liglit golden yellow. 



CURRANTS. 

 Doz., $1.25. 

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

 ChePPy. Fruit large; deep red and rather acid. 

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

 white Gpape. Large; yellowish white; fine quality; the best 

 white Sort. 



RASPBERRIES. 

 Doz., $1.00; pep 100, $5.00. 



CuthbePt. Large dark crimson berries of firm texture ; heavy 



cnippiT. 

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

 Golden Queen. Large yellow fruit ; very productive. 

 MarlbOPO. Crimson fniit of large size ; very early; 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Doz., $1.00; per 100, $5.00. 

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

 Epie. An early variety ; fruit uniform and sweet. 

 SnydeP. < )ne "f the mo.st productive; fruit sweet and melting. 

 Wachusett ThOPnless. Fruit medium size, and less 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; yellowish-green; a desirable varietv. 

 Doz., $1.50. 



HOT-HOUSE GRAPES. 



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

 year canes. Each, $2.00. 



Alicante. Bunches large and usually shouldered; terries large 

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

 cellent grape for late keeping, in flavor resembUng the Black 

 Haniburiih. 



Appley Towers. Bunches large; terries round and black with 

 a rich Ijlue bloom. Aia excellent sort for cold graperies ; in 

 season following Black Hamburgh. 



Black Hamburgh. Bunches large and well shouldered: terries 

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

 tender, juicj*. and rich. 



Gros Colmar. Bunches large; terries very large, round and 

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

 A handsi)me grape. 



Gros Guillaume. Bunches very large shouldered; terries of 

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

 grape of fair quality. 



Lady Downe's Seedling. Bunches large, Ix^rries of medium 

 .size, roundish oval and jet black when well ripiMie*!; flesh firm, 

 swwt, and of rich flavor. 



Hadresfleld Court. Black Muscat. Bunches very largk- : ter- 

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

 rich Muscat flavor. 



Muscat of Alexandria. Bunches large, shoiildenHi, and ratlier 

 loose; terries lar>je, oval, of transpan'ut pale amlx'r eol(>r: flesli 

 firm, sweet aud of richest flavor. This is tbe tiuest white grajie 

 cultivated. 



119 



