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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 gro wth of new sho ota. 



PEARS. 



$1.50 each; $15.00 per doz.; $110.00 per 100. 

 Except where otherwise priced. 



SUMMER PEARS. 

 Bartlett. Yellow with red cheek; productive and of luscious flavor. 

 Clapp's Favorite. A popvdar variety; large, yellow and red; sweet 

 and melting. 



AUTUMN PEARS. 

 Beurre Bosc. Large, cinnamon russet; rich and delicious; one of 



the best. $2.00 each; S21.00 per doz. 

 Duehesse D'Angouleme. Very large, white flesh, rich and juicy. 

 Sheldon. Russet, with red cheek; fine flavor. 

 Seckel. Small; yellowish-brown; delicious spicy flavour. 



WINTER PEARS. 

 Beurre D'AnjOU. Large; greenish russet; flesh melting; splendid 



flavor. 

 Lawrence. Medium size; golden-yellow, rich flavor. 



DWARF PEARS. 



$1.50 each; $15.00 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, Seckel, Beurre d'Anjou. 



CHERRIES. 



$1.75 each; $18.00 per doz. 

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

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

 Montmorency. A beautiful, large, red, acid cherry; very hardy and 



productive. 

 Napoleon. Large, pale yellow, with bright red cheek; sweet and 



tender. 

 Schmidt's Bigarreau. Fruit deep mahogany color; attractive and 



delicious in quality. 

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



PLUMS. 



$1.75 each; $18.00 per doz. 

 PLUMS OF EUROPEAN TYPE. 

 Bradshaw. A large oval; dark violet red; sweet and good. 

 Green Gage. Small, skin greenish-yeUow, 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. 

 Abundance. Amber, turning to cherry; rich flavor. 

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

 Wlckson. Fruit deep maroon; flesh of fine texture; delicious and 



sweet. 



QUINCES. 



$1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 

 Champion. Fruit very large and productive; cooks tender. 

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



DEWBERRY 



$1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 

 Lucretla. A trailing variety of the blackberry, ripening between the 

 Raspberry and Blackberry. Fruit large and handsome. 



Black Tartarian Cherry. 



APPLES. 



$1.25 each; $13.50 per doz.; $100.00 per 100. 

 SUMMER APPLES. 



Early Harvest. Large; pale yellow; tender and of fine flavor. One 



of the earliest. 

 Red Astrachan. Large; crimson; crisp; juicy, slightly acid. 

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



AUTUMN APPLES. 

 Gravenstein. Very large; yellow, streaked red; fine quality. 

 Wealthy. Medium size; skin smooth and mostly covered with dark 



red; very hardy. 



WINTER APPLES. 

 Baldwin. Bright red; shaded yellow; crisp and juicy; one of the 



most popular. 

 Delicious. Fruit very large, crisp and juicy; splendid keeper and 



shipper. 

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

 Hubbardston Nonsuch. Large round; striped yellow and red; rich 



and delicious ; great bearer. 

 King of Tomkins County. Large, beautiful red; juicy, rich aro- 

 matic flavor. 

 Mcintosh. Red. Large and handsome; skin mostly covered with 



bright red ; flesh white. 

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

 Rhode Island Greening. Large, greenish yellow; excellent for 



desseit and cooking. Keeps until March. 

 Rome Beauty. Striped red and yellow; flesh yellow; sub-acid. 

 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. 

 Wolf River. Of immense size and beauty; red on a yellow ground; 



strong grower. 



Hyslop 

 Transcendent 



CRAB APPLES. 



Large; dark crimson; excellent for cooking. 



Handsome, large, red; excellent quality. 



DWARF APPLES. 



$1.50 each; $16.00 per doz. 



The drawf 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«are will 

 bear abundantly in about three years. We can supply the following 

 varieties on dwarf stock : — 

 Baldwin, Delicious, Mcintosh Red, Red Astrachan, Rome Beauty, 



Wealthy. 



Not less than 25 of a kind at hundred rate. 



