R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. FRUITS. 
FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS. 
The 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 be well cut back, thus encouraging the vigorous growth of new healthy shoots. 
APPLES. 
Each, .75. Doz., $8.00. 
SUMMER VARIETIES. 
Red Astrachan. Large; deep crimson; fine. 
Sweet Bough. Large; pale yellow; sweet, very productive. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES. 
Gravenstein. Very largé; yellow, streaked red; fine quality. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
Baldwin. Bright red: shaded yellow; crisp and juicy. 
Fameuse, or Snow. Medium; deep crimson; very tender. 
Hubbardson Nonsueh. Large, round; yellow and red; rich and 
delicious. 
King of Tompkins County. 
clouded. 
Northern Spy. Large; striped red, very tender; splendid keeper. 
Rhode Island Greening. Large; greenish yellow; excellent 
flavor. 
Roxbury Russet. Medium; yellow russet; productive. 
Sutton Beauty. Fruit medium; skin yellow, striped crimson. 
Tolman Sweet. Medium size; whitish yellow, sweet; excellent 
for baking. 
ji CRAB VARIETIES. 
Hyslop. Large; dark crimson. 
Transeendent. Handsome, large, red; excellent quality. 
PEARS. 
Eaeh, $1.25. Doz., $12.00. 
SUMMER VARIETIES. 
Bartlett. Yellow, with red cheek; productive and popular. 
Clapp’s Favorite. Large, long; rich and juicy. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES. 
Beurre Bose. Large; cinnamon russet; rich and delicious. 
Duchesse D’Angouleme. Very large, rich and fine. 
Sheldon. Russet, with red cheek; fine flavor. 
Seekel. Small; yellowish brown. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
Beurre D’Anjou. Large; greenish russet; splendid flayor. 
Dana’s Hovey. Small; fine quality, keeps well. 
Lawrenee, Medium size ; fine golden yellow. 
CHERRIES. 
Each, $1.00. Doz., $10.00. 
Blaek Eagle. Large; black; rich and tender. 
Black Tartarian. Very large; bright purple; rich and fine. 
Governor Wood. Light yellow and red; large and tender. 
Sehmidt’s Bigarreau. Fruit deep mahogany color; very fine. 
Early Riehmond. Medium size: dark red; rich acid flavor. 
PLUMS. 
Each, $1.00. Doz., $10.00. 
PLUMS OF EUROPEAN TYPE. 
Bradshaw. A large oval; dark violet red; sweet and good. 
Lombard. Medium; violet red; pleasant flavor. 
October Purple. Large: purplish yellow; of superb quality. 
JAPAN PLUMS. 
Abundanee. 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. Large, and very early. Freestone. 
Crawford’s Early. Very large; early, with red cheek. Free- 
stone. 
Crawford’s Late. 
sorts. Freestone. 
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. 
Eaeh, .75. Doz., $7.50. 
Champion. Fruit very lates and productive; cooks tender. 
Orange. Large; golden yellow; fine sort for preserves. 
Very large; yellow, striped, and 
ery large; yellow; one of the finest late 
GRAPES. 
Each, .50. Doz., $5.00. 
BLACK AND BLUE VARIETIES. 
Campbell’s Early. Large black berries; quality rich and sweet. 
Coneord. Vigorous grower; excellent flavor. 
Moore’s Early. Bunch, and berry large ; very early. 
Worden. Large and sweet. Ripens well in cold localities. 
RED GRAPES. 
Brighton. One of the most desirable of the early red grapes. 
Catawba. A popular sort with large berries. 
Delaware. Superior as a table grape; 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. 
Poeklington. Fruit large; color light golden yellow. 
CURRANTS. 
Doz., $1.25. 
Blaek Naples. Very large; black; splendid for preserves. 
Cherry. Fruit large; deep red and rather acid. 
Fay’s Prolific.” Very large; bright red and excellent flavor. 
White Grape. Large; yellowish white; fine quality; the 
white sort. 
RASPBERRIES. 
Doz., $1.00; per 100, $5.00. 
Large dark crimson berries of firm texture; heavy 
best 
Cuthbert. 
cropper. 
Loudon. Bright red berries of large size and fine quality. 
Golden Queen. Large yellow fruit; very productive. 
Marlboro. Crimson fruit of large size; very early. 
BLACKBERRIES. 
Doz., $1.00; per 100, $5.00. 
Agawam. Very hardy sort with jet black berries; sweet. 
Erie. An early variety ; fruit uniform and sweet. 
Snyder. One of the most productive; fruit sweet and melting. 
Wachusett Thornless. Fruit medium size, and less acid than 
the others. 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
Downing. Large; pale green, strong grower. Doz., $1.50. 
Industry. Fruit large, dark red, and good flavor. Doz., $2.00. 
White Smith. Large; yellowish-green; a desirable variety. 
Doz., $1.50. 
HOT-HOUSE GRAPES. 
Strong Planting Canes. Each, $3.50. Strong one- 
year eanes. Each, $2.00. 
Alicante. Bunches large and usually shouldered: berries large 
and oval, jet black and covered with athin blue bloom. An ex- 
cellent grape for late keeping, in flavor resembling the Black 
Hamburgh. : 
Appley Towers. Bunches large; berries round and black with 
a rich blue bloom. An excellent sort for cold graperies ; in 
season following Black Hamburgh. 
Black Hamburgh. Bunches large and well shouldered; berries 
large, roundish oval, deep blue-black with fine blue-bloom; flesh 
tender, juicy, and rich. 
Gros Colmar. Bunches large; berries very large, round and 
black when well ripened. Flesh sweet and juicy but not rich. 
A handsome grape. 
Gros Guillaume. Bunches very large shouldered; berries of 
medium size ; oval, purplish black; flesh sweet and juicy; a late 
grape of fair quality. 
Lady Downe’s Seedling. Bunches large, berries of medium 
size, roundish oval and jet black when well ripened; flesh firm, 
sweet, and of rich flavor, 
Madresfield Court. Black Museat. Bunches very large: 
ries very large, oval, black; flesh firm, juicy and melting, with 
rich Muscat flavor. 
Museat of Alexandria. Bunches large, shouldered, and 
loose; berries large, oval, of transparent pale amber color: 
firm, sweet and of richest flavor. This is the Bnest white grape 
cultivated. 
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