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 planting. 

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



LOMBARDY POPLAR — A native of Europe, remark- 

 able for its erect growth and tall spire like form. 

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



TUNG OIL TREE — Deciduous, very ornamental, large 

 foliage, very beautiful and recommended for 

 street planting. 



3 to 4 ft., S2.00 each, not prepaid. 

 UMBRELLA CHINA — Dense spreading head, re- 

 sembling gigantic umbrella, very desirable, rapid 

 growing. 



4 to 5 ft., $1.50 each, not prepaid. 



WEEPING WILLOWS — Very ornamental and attrac- 

 tive. 



5 to 6 ft., S2.00 each, not prepaid. 



BUDDED FRUIT TREES 



Orders taken for December, January and February 

 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 varieties for a full season's supply. 



Early Red Bird — Medium to large, excellent 



keeper. 



Delicious — Mellow, large, excellent eating and 



good shipper. 

 Early Harvest — Similar to Ben Davis, but ten days 



earlier. 

 75c each, $7.50 doz., not prepaid. 



APRICOTS 



APRICOT— 3 to 4 feet. Fruit of the Apricot is simi- 

 lar in shape to the Peach, except that it is not 

 downy and is almost perfectly round. Flavor 

 very fine. 

 Each, 90c; doz., $9.00, not prepaid. 



CHERRY 



EARLY RICHMOND— Red. 

 Each, $1.00; doz., $9.00. 



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 per- 

 mits the root systems to develop properly. 



DUNCAN GRAPE FRUIT— 3 to 4 feet. One of the 

 best and largest thin skin. 

 Each, 85c; doz., $8.50; 100, $65.00, not prepaid. 



KUMQUAT— 2 to 3 feet. Used for preserving, small 

 size and profuse bearer. 

 Each, 75c; doz., $7.50, not prepaid. 



LOUISIANA SWEET— 3 to 4 feet. Medium size, thin 

 skin, very sweet. 

 Each, 85c; doz., $8.50; 100, $65.00, not prepaid. 



MANDARIN— 3 to 4 feet. Medium in size, flattened, 

 deep yellow in color, skin thin and of fine tex- 

 ture, glove skin. 

 Each 85c; doz., $8.50; 100, $65.00, not prepaid. 



SATSUMA — 3 to 4 feet. Large glove skinned, sweet, 

 excellent quality. 

 Each, 85c; doz., $8.50; 100, $60.00, not prepaid. 



WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE— 3 to 4 feet. Fruit 

 large, red orange in color, skin thick, smooth and 

 tough, seedless. 

 85c, not prepaid. 



FIGS 



FIGS — Plant figs where they will not be disturbed 



and in rich soil, heavily manured. 

 BRUNSWICK or MADONNA— 3 to 4 feet. Large pur- 

 ple fig, fine in flavor. 



Each, 75c; doz., $7.50, not prepaid. 

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



very sweet and a favorite. 



Each, 75c; doz., $7.50; 100, $55.00, not prepaid. 

 JAPANESE VIOLET— 3 to 4 feet. About three times 



the size of the Celeste, very good and popular. 



Each, $1.00, not prepaid. 

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



bearer in May. 



Each, 65c; doz., $6.50, not prepaid. 

 MAGNOLIA — 3 to 4 feet. Large yellow, sweet flavor, 



excellent for drying and canning. 



Each, 75c; doz., $6.00; 100, S55.00, not prepaid. 



Elberta Peach 



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 — 4 to 5 feet. Sweet, freestone, 

 white skin and flesh, pink cheek. 

 Each, 65c; doz., $6.50; 100, $50.00, not prepaid. 



CHINESE CLING — 4 to 5 feet. Sweet clingstone, 

 white flesh, creamy skin, pink cheek, large. 

 Each, 65c; doz., $6.50; 100, $50.00, not prepaid. 



CRAWFORD'S EARLY— 4 to 5 feet. Yellow, free- 

 stone, excellent quality. 

 Each, 65c; doz., $6.50; 100, $50.00, not prepaid. 



ELBERTA — 4 to 5 feet. Large size, freestone, yellow 

 skin and flesh, red cheek. 

 Each, 65c; doz., $6.50; 100, $50.00, not prepaid. 



J. H. HALE — 4 to 5 feet. Large yellow freestone, red 

 cheek, round shape, excellent flavor. 

 Each, 65c; doz., $6.50; 100, $50.00, not prepaid. 



BEST MAY — 4 to 5 feet. Medium size, freestone, 

 white skin and flesh, red cheek, very sweet. 

 Each, 65c; doz., $6.50; 100, $50.00, not prepaid. 



MAYFLOWER — 4 to 5 feet. Early, large, well col- 

 ored clingstone, excellent quality. 

 Each, 65c; doz., $6.50; 100, $50.00, 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 adapted to their culture. The "Pine- 

 apple" variety is practically blight proof and is 

 well adapted for growing in blight regions. 



BARTLETT — 5 to 6 feet. Large, clear, bright yellow, 

 juicy, a favorite. 

 Each, 85c; doz., $8.50; 100, $65.00, not prepaid. 



KEIFFER'S HYBRID— 5 to 6 feet. YeUow with bright 

 vermillion cheek, juicy and large. 

 Each, 85c; doz., $8.50; 100, $65.00, not prepaid. 



LECONTE — 5 to 6 feet. Pale yellow, smooth skin, 

 large, a favorite in the South for preserves and 

 eating. 

 Each, 75c; doz., $7.50; 100, $60.00, not prepaid. 



MULBERRY 



MULBERRIES — They form economic food for poultry 



and swine and to keep birds away from other 



fruit. 

 HICK'S — 4 to 5 feet. Black, large, fruit excellent for 



eating and canning. 



Each, $1.00; doz., $10.00; 100, $75.00, not prepaid. 

 STUBBS — 4 to 5 feet. White, enormous size fruits, 



frequently two inches in length, an extremely 



rare variety. 



Each, $1.00; doz., $10.00; 100, $75.00, not prepaid. 



PERSIMMONS 



PERSIMMONS (Tane-Nashi, Japanese) — Large, 

 smooth, conical, orange to bright red and of 

 highest quality. Vigorous and productive. 



TANE NASHI— 3 to 4 feet. Very large, flat, yellow 

 seedless fruit, very sweet. 

 Each, 75c; doz., $7.50, not prepaid. 



POMEGRANATE 



SPANISH RUBY— 3 to 4 feet. Very large, thick, 

 smooth skin, pale with crimson cheek. 

 Each, $1.00; doz., $10.00, not prepaid. 



—Grape Vines 



PLUMS 



Wide choice in following varieties: 

 ABUNDANCE — 4 to 5 feet. Large, heavy bearing 



roundish yellow skin. 



Each, 85c; doz., $8.50, not prepaid. 

 BRUCE — 4 to 5 feet. Dark purple skin, blood red 



flesh, excellent preserver. 



Each, 85c; doz., $8.50, not prepaid. 

 BURBANK — 4 to 5 feet. Purplish red, deep yellow 



flesh, large and sweet. 



Each, 85c; doz., $8.50, not prepaid. 

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



purple cheek. 



Each, 85c; doz., S8.00, not prepaid. 

 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, SI. 50, not prepaid. 



QUINCE 



QUINCE — Not difficult to grow and have an abun- 

 dance of fruit. Always a paying crop. 



MEECHIE'S PROLIFIC— 3 to 4 feet. Large yellow 

 fruit, excellent for preserving. 

 Each, $1.00; doz., $10,00, not prepaid. 



GRAPES 



For All Purposes 



CAMPBELL EARLY— 1 year old. Blue black, early, 

 sweet and very prolific. 

 Each, 50c; doz., $5.00; 100, $30.00, not prepaid. 



CONCORD — Blue black, thick flesh, very sweet; an 

 old standby. 

 Each, 50c; doz., $5.00; 100, $30.00, not prepaid. 



HERBEMONT or McKEE — Reddish purple, very pro- 

 lific and sweet, well known. 

 Each, 50c; doz., $5.00; 100, $30.00, not prepaid. 



LUTIE — Light red color, very compact in the bunch 

 and absolutely rot-proof and of high quality. 

 Each, 50c; doz., $5.00; 100, $30.00, not prepaid. 



SCUPPERNONG — Very popular, bronze color, well 

 known throughout the South. 

 Each, $1.00; doz., $9.00, not prepaid. 



WHITE NIAGARA — Creamy white, large, transpar- 

 ent and very sweet. 

 Each, 50c; doz., $5.00; 100, $30.00, 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 cultivated 

 grown 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 10th 

 MISSIONARY, KLONDYKE, AROMA LADY, LADY 

 THOMPSON. 



Per 25 plants, 50c; 50 plants, 85c; 100 plants, 

 $1.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1000 plants, $3.50. 

 EVERBEARING PROGRESSIVE. 



Per 25 plants, 85c; 50 plants, $1.35; 100 plants, 

 $2.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 100 plants, $12.00. 



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, oblong 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 quantity 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 ap- 

 pearance, rich, well flavored, medium large, 



elongated. 



Size Each Per 10 Per 100 



4 to 5 feet $1.20 $11.00 $100.00 



5 to 6 feet 1.35 13.00 120.00 



6 to 7 feet 1.50 14.00 135.00 



7 feet 2.00 18.00 150.00 



9 feet 2.50 24.00 200.00 



10 feet 3.50 32.50 275.00 



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STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc.. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



