Shade, Fruit and Nut Trees— 



HARDY SHADE TREES 



CATALPA SPECIOSA — Large luxuriant foliage, 

 ■white flowers with purple dots and a touch 

 of yellow around the throat, with pleasant 

 odor. Highly recommended for street plant- 

 ing. 4 to 5 ft., SI. 50 each, not prepaid. 



LOMBARDY POPLAR — A native of Europe, re- 

 markable for its erect growth and tall spire 

 like form. 4 to 5 ft., S1.50 each, not prepaid. 



TUNG OIL TREE — Deciduous, very ornamental, 

 large foliage, very beautiful and recom- 

 mended for street planting. 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 

 each, not prepaid. 



UMBRELLA CHINA — Dense spreading 

 head, resembling gigantic umbrella, very 

 desirable, rapid growing. 

 4 to 5 ft., SI. 50 each, not prepaid. 



WEEPING WILLOWS — Very ornamental and at- 

 tractive. 5 to 6 ft., $2.00 each, not prepaid. 



BUDDED FRUIT TREES 



Orders taken for December, January and Feb- 

 ruary delivery. Recommend shipments by 

 express. 



APPLES 



FINE APPLES — Apples are fast increasing in 

 favor here in the South and every home 

 orchard should have several vareties for a 

 full season's supply. 



Early Red Bird — Medium to large, ex- 

 cellent keeper. 

 Delicious — Mellow, large, excellent eating 



and good shipper. 

 Early Harvest — Similar to Ben Davis, but ten 



days earlier. 

 S1.25 each, $12.00 doz., not prepaid. 



APRICOTS 



APRICOT— 3 to 4 feet. Fruit of Apricot is 

 similar in shape to the Peach, except that 

 it is not downy and is almost perfectly 

 round. Flavor very fine. 

 3 to 4 it., SI. 50. 



CHERRY 



EARLY RICHMOND— Red. 

 3 to 4 ft., S1.75. 



ORANGES 



ORANGE TREES — In planting an orange grove, 

 it is poor business to plant cheap trees. 

 Orange trees to prove vigorous and prolific 

 should have large, well formed root systems 

 and strong, clean, healthy tops one or two 

 years old. Our trees are grown on loose 

 sandy loam lands, which permits the root 

 systems to develop properly. 



DUNCAN GRAPE FRUIT— 2 to 3 feet. One of 

 the best and largest thin skin. 

 Each, SI. 50, not prepaid. 



KUMQUAT— 2 to 3 feet. Used for preserv- 

 ing, small size and profuse bearer. 

 None. 



LOUISIANA SWEET— 2 to 3 feet. Medium size, 



thin skin, very svreet. 



Each, S1.50, not prepaid. 

 MANDARIN— 2 to 3 feet. Medium in size, flat- 

 tened, deep yellow in color, skin thin and of 



fine texture, glove skin. 



Each, S2.00, not prepaid. 

 SATSUMA— 2 to 3 feet. Large glove skinned 



sweet, excellent quality. 



Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 

 WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE— 2 to 3 feet. 



Fruit large, red orange in color, skin thick, 



smooth and tough, seedless. 



Each, $2.00, not prepaid. 



FIGS 



FIGS — Plant figs where they will not be dis- 

 turbed and in rich soil, heavily manured. 



BRUNSWICK or MADONNA— 3 to 4 feet. 

 Large purple fig, fine in flavor. 

 Each, SI. 50, not prepaid. 



CELESTE— 3 to 4 feet. Medium size, purple to 



blue, very sweet and a favorite. 



Each, SI. 50, not prepaid. 

 JAPANESE VIOLET— 3 to 4 feet. About three 



times the size of the Celeste, very good and 



popular. 



Each, S1.50, not prepaid. 

 LEMON or MAY— 3 to 4 feet. Yellow color, 



early bearer in May. 



Each, SI. 50, not prepaid. 



MAGNOLIA — 3 to 4 feet. Large yellow, sweet 

 flavor, excellent for drying and canning. 

 Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 



PEACHES 



PEACHES — ^The most popular fruit tree planted 

 in the South and by far the most satisfactory 

 and easiest grown. No orchard is complete 

 without several popular peaches. 



BELLE OF GEORGIA— 3 to 4 feet. Sweet, free- 

 stone, white skin and flesh, pink cheek. 

 Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 



CHINESE CLING — 3 to 4 feet. Sweet, cling- 

 stone, white flesh, creamy skin, pink cheek, 

 large. 

 Each, 31.50, not prepaid. 



CRAV\AFORD'S EARLY— 3 to 4 feet. Yellow, 



freestone, excellent quality. 



Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 

 ELBERTA — 3 to 4 feet. Large size, freestone, 



yellow skin and flesh, red cheek. 



Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 

 J. H. HALE — 3 to 4 feet. Large yellow freestone, 



red cheek, round shape, excellent flavor. 



Each, SI.50, not prepaid. 

 BEST MAY — 3 to 4 feet. Medium size, freestone, 



white skin and flesh, red cheek, very sweet. 



Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 

 MAYFLOWER— 3 to 4 feet. Early, large, well 



colored clingstone, excellent quality. 



Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 



PEARS 



PEARS — Favorites of any home orchard where 

 a variety of fruits is desired. From the small 

 sugar, juicy varieties to the large hard- 

 cooking kind, our soils are adopted to their 

 culture. The "Pineapple" variety is prac- 

 tically blight proof and Is •well adapted to 

 growing in blight regions. 



BARTLETT — 3 to 4 feet. Large, clear, bright 



yellow, juicy, a favorite. 



Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 

 KIEFFER'S HYBRID— 3 to 4 feet. Yellow with 



bright vermillion cheek, juicy and large. 



Each, S1.50, not prepaid. 

 LECONTE— 3 to 4 feet. Pale yellow, smooth 



skin, large, a favorite in the South for pre- 

 serves and eating. 



Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 



MULBERRY 



MULBERRIES — ^They form economic food for 

 poultry and swine and to keep birds away 

 from other fruit. 



HICK'S— 3 to 4 feet. Black, large, fruit ex- 

 cellent for eating and canning. 

 Each, $1.75, not prepaid. 



STUBBS — 3 to 4 feet. White, enormous size 

 fruits, frequently two inches in length, an 

 extremely rare variety. 

 Each, $1.75, not prepaid. 



PERSIMMONS 



PERSIMMONS — Large, smooth, conical, orange 

 to bright red and of highest quality. Vigor- 

 ous and productive. 



TANE NASHI (Japanese)— 3 to 4 feet. Very 

 large, flat, yellow seedless fruit, very 

 sweet. 

 Each, $1.75, not prepaid. 



POMEGRANATE 



SPANISH RUBY— 3 to 4 feet. Very large, 

 thick, smooth skin, pale with crimson 

 cheek. 

 Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 



PLUMS 



Wide choice in following varieties: 



ABUNDANCE — 3 to 4 feet. Large, heavy bear- 

 ing roundish yellow skin. 

 Each, SI. 50, not prepaid. 



BRUCE — 3 to 4 feet. Dark purple skin, blood 

 red flesh, excellent preserver. 

 Each, SI. 50, not prepaid. 



-Grape Vines 



BURBANK — 3 to 4 feet. Purplish red, deep yel- 

 low flesh, large and sweet. 

 Each, SI.50, not prepaid. 



KELSEY — 4 to 5 feet. Heart-shaped, rich 



yellow with purple cheek. 



None. 

 MESPILUS (Old Fashioned Japanese Plum) — 



3 to 4 feet. Fruit borne in clusters, yellowish 



fruit, leaves long and glossy green. Also 



known as Loquat. 



Each, $1.50, not prepaid. 



QUINCE 



QUINCE — Not difficult to grow and have an 

 abundance of fruit. Always a paying crop. 



MEECHIE'S PROLIFIC— 3 to 4 feet. Large 

 yellow fruit, excellent for preserving. 

 Each, SI.50, not prepaid. 



GRAPES 



For All Purposes 

 CAMPBELL EARLY— 1 year old. Blue black, 



early, sweet and very prolific. 



Each, S1.25, not prepaid. 

 CONCORD — Blue black, thick flesh, very sweet; 



an old standby. 



Each, SI. 25, not prepaid. 

 HERBEMONT or McKEE — Reddish purple, very 



prolific and sweet, well known. 



Each, SI. 25, not prepaid. 



LUTIE — Light red color, very compact in 

 the bunch and absolutely rot-proof and 

 of high quality. 

 Each, SI. 25, not prepaid. 



SCUPPERNONG— Very popular, bronze color, 

 well known throughout the South. 

 None. 



WHITE NIAGARA — Creamy white, large, trans- 

 parent and very sweet. 

 Each, $1.25, not prepaid. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



Big Fresh Berries — and Shortcake All Spring, 

 Summer and Fall 



Strawberries are the one fruit that everybody 

 likes and that everybody can grow. They will 

 do well in the back yard, they can be culti- 

 vated giovrn in rows, and our plants are 

 strong, heavy, well-rooted and vigorous. They 

 will be carefully handled and shipped to you 

 freshly dug. 



Ready October lOlh 



MISSIONARY, KLONDYKE, AROMA LADY, 



LADY THOMPSON. 



Sold out. 

 EVERBEARING PROGRESSIVE. 



Sold out. 



PECAN TREES 



A Real Money Crop 



Proper Distance Apart for Planting 



In deep alluvial soils 70 feet apart each way, 

 requiring 9 trees to an acre. In sandy, poor 

 soils, 50 feet apart each way, requiring 17 

 trees to an acre. Our trees are very fine and 

 true to kind and variety. 



FROTSCHER'S (Eggshell)— Nut large, ob- 

 long in shape, very thin shell. Kernel 

 plump, full, quality good, abundant 

 bearer, rapid grower. A very popular 

 variety. 



STUART — Nut large, thin shell, oblong in 

 shape, full meated, best quality, abundant 

 bearer of rapid growth, popular. 



SUCCESS — Nut large and round with medium 

 thin shell full and containing a larger quan- 

 tity of meat than any other pecan on the 

 market. 



SCHLEY — Nut medium size, oblong in shape, 

 smooth, clean and bright in color, very thin 

 shell, kernel very plump and rich. 



VAN DEMAN — One of the most attractive in 

 appearance, rich, well flavored, medium 

 large, elongated. 



Size Each Per 10 



4 to 5 feet SI.50 $14.00 



5 to 6 feet 1.75 16.50 



6 to 7 feet 2.00 19.50 



9 to 10 feet 3.50 



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