fl peca t^are, Choiee and Valuable pfuit i 

 and flat Trees, Small praits, Etc. 



m. ^|ANY of these fruits and nuts -were first offered in my catalogue, 

 IyI* Spring 1892, and in consequence of their being new and scarce, the 



111 prices were comparatively high. My stock of the same is now large 

 %& f^ and complete, and I am enabled to put them at much reduced 

 rates, within the reach of all my patrons who wish to avail 

 themselves of this rare opportunity of obtaining these valuable and reliable 

 choice fruits and nuts. I send by mall, postpaid, thrifty, well-rooted 

 trees and plants of medium size, which receive less shock in transplanting, suffer 

 less in transportation, start off to grow more promptly, make better growth, and 

 in many ways are more desirable than larger stock, though where preferred, I 

 can send larger stock, at same prices, by express, at purchaser's expense. 



JS^W Japarj ^pprcots. 



JAPAN FRUITS become more popular as they are better known, and 

 among the most valuable of recent introduction, are the JAPAN APRICOTS, 

 (see Colored Plate) far excelling the American or Russian in vigor of growth, 

 hardiness, productiveness and excellent quality. I offer four varieties, 

 ripening in order named : 



HUBBARD — Large, clear bright yellow, very prolific. 



GOLD DUST — Very large, handsome and delicious. 



BEMGOUME.— Very large, golden, excellent, 5% inches around. 



SHENSA, (or Acme).— Large, yellow with red cheek, very productive, 

 good quality. 



An r of the above Japan Apricots 40 cents each; 3 for $1.00, or 

 one of each variety for $1.35, postpaid. 



^£W Japarj $Urr]C£ ww CoTUrpbra, 



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CYDONIA (Pyrus) JAPONICA (Japan Quince) is widely known and 

 extensively grown throughout the country as a very showy and popular shrub, 

 producing in profusion handsome bloom upon the first approach of Spring and 

 before the foliage appears, making a very striking effect. 



The fruit from this shrub has been so small as to be of little value. By 

 years of careful selection and propagation, with the view of improving the 

 fruit, the Columbia has been produced, a variety rivaling in size and shape the 

 famous Belle Flower Apple, measuring 9 to 12 inches around, creamy yellow, 

 with handsome blush, surface ribbed like a citron and covered with small 

 white dots. (See Colored Plate;. This fruit is so very fragrant that one 

 specimen will soon fill a room with a delightful perfume. It cooks as tender as 

 an apple and makes a jelly equalled only by the highly prized Guava. 



The valuable culinary properties of the Japan Quince are not generally 

 known, though the enterprising proprietor of a large and fashionable seaside 

 hotel, whose guests are enthusiastic in their praise of this delicious, unknown 

 jelly, has for years engaged the entire crop in advance, preferring it to any 

 other fruit. 



The tree is entirely hardy, healthy, free from blight, mildew and 

 Insect pests, enormously productive, and comes to hearing very 

 young. So that in this beautiful fruit-bearing shrub, we have the rare 

 combination of a handsome ornamental plant and most valuable fruit. 



THE COLUMBIA attains a height of six to eight feet, is very stocky 

 and bushy. Early in the Spring it is a mass of handsome, conspicuous bloom, 

 followed by its clear bright glossy foliage, and as the season advances and the 

 fruit attains good size, it becomes a rich, creamy yellow with handsome red 

 cheek, again making it a thing of beauty, attractive, ornamental and valuable. 

 $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50, postpaid. 



Varj QOT a n St^aV/b^f-y. 



This wonderful new Strawberry originated in Arkansas, from seed of 

 Crescent crossed with Capt. Jack. It has been thoroughly tested, and received 

 the highest praise from a great number of Experiment Stations throughout the 

 United States before being offered for sale, establishing the fact that it will 

 succeed over a wide range of territory. The plants are vigorous growers, 

 resembling somewhat the Capt. Jack and immensely productive. The fruit is 

 large, exceedingly beautiful, of a dark glossy crimson, firm, fine quality and 

 very attractive. The berries are cone shaped, very regular and uniform, giving 

 a very pleasing effect in the boxes, and commanding highest prices in market. 

 Kipens ten days earlier than Crescent, and colors all over ; has a perfect flower, 

 and will be valuable as a pollenizer for early pistillates. On account of its 

 vigorous growth, great productiveness, handsome and uniform appearance, 

 with its very early ripening and large size, The Van Deman, named in honor 

 of the United States Pomologist at Washington, D. C, is the most valuable New 

 Strawberry on the market, and has a brilliant future. (See Colored Plate). 



$1.00 per dozen ; $5.35 per 100, postpaid. By express at pur- 

 chaser's expense, $5.00 per 100. 



UlCoTr) Qoi-^T^ss Wrfc£r p^af*. 



Claimed to be the largest, the latest, the handsomest, the best 

 keeper, the best shipper, the best quality of its season, and entirely free 

 from core or seeds. Tree entirely hardy and magnificent grower. 



This wonderful and remarkable late Winter Pear, so far as I am able to 

 ascertain, is a chance seedling. It originated in Lincoln County, Tennessee, 

 near Alabama line, and the original tree can be traced back for sixty years, 

 during which time it has seldom failed to bear. The original tree, though 

 scarcely more than a shell, has remained free from blight and annually borne 

 fruit until last summer, when, overloaded with fruit during the extreme dry 

 weather, it died from sheer exhaustion. Notwithstanding the fact that 1890 

 was a bad fruit year, the old tree had some fruit, and a specimen was then 

 secured which my Colored Plate opposite accurately illustrates. The young trees 

 are good growers, wood dark, foliage large, healthy and entirely free from 

 blight, leaf rust or mildew. 



The fruit is very large and matures late in the season, at which time it is 

 hard and green; but, when put away and kept during Winter, it gradually 

 mellows, becomes very highly colored, juicy, rich and of a very delicate 

 aromatic flavor. It keeps longer than any other variety known or 

 tested in that section, having been kept in good condition until March. The 

 flesh is of a rich yellow tint. It has neither seed nor core and can be 

 preserved whole. Occasionally a specimen will have a rudimentary seed or 

 two, which are merely black specks, about the size of a pin head, and rudi- 

 mentary core lines ; but these are the exceptions, and the core lines are never 

 hard and leathery. Some of its good features, briefly stated, are freedom from 

 blight, or othei diseases, a regular, heavy bearer, strong, healthy 

 grower, an excellent shipper, the best of keepers. Largest size — 

 single specimens weigh 1 to 1% pounds. High color — rendering it a very 

 attractive market fruit. Absence of seed and core — there being an unin- 

 terrupted solid mass of melting, juicy, luscious flesh found in no other variety, 

 rendering it very desirable as a dessert or canning fruit. 



Two year old trees, $5.00 each, 3 for $12.50. Dwarf, two year 

 old, $3.00 each; 2 for $5.00, by express at purchaser's expense. 



One year old, $3.00 each ; 2 for $5.00. Dormant budded trees, 

 $2.00 each ; 3 for $5.00, postpaid. 



^Y£agi-)Ls Uorigrp^s. 



A valuable new fruit as well as a magnificent ornamental shrub from 

 Japan. Perfectly hardy, free from disease and Insect vermin of all kinds, 

 very attractive in bloom in May, after which until late in the Pall it is clothed 

 in luxuriant green foliage. Silvery underneath, and producing in profusion, 

 handsome, bright red berries, which make delicious sauce. This fruit has been 

 grown and highly prized in an amateur way for a number of years ; but not 

 until recently has its great value as a garden or market fruit been recognized, 



Wm. Falconer in Rural New Yorker says: "The Shrub, Eleagnus Longipes, 

 is one of my special favorites. I have" grown it for years, and the longer I 

 know it, the better I like it. It is a native of Japan, and belongs to the Olive 

 family of plants, and is perfectly hardy. As a garden shrub it grows to the 

 height of 5 feet or more, is bushy and broad ; and thrifty plants begin to fruit 

 when two or three years old. The leaves are oval, oblong, green above, silver 

 beneath, and last in good condition all Summer long, and are never disfigured 

 by insect vermin. The flowers are small, silvery yellow and borne in great 

 abundance and in full bloom about 6th to 10th of May. The fruit is oval, very 

 fleshy and juicy, bright red and drooping on slender pedicels on the underside 

 of the twigs, and borne in immense profusion. It is ripe July 4th to 10th. We 

 use the fruit as sauce, as one would cranberries, and a delicious sauce it makes, 

 especially for children. Indeed I like it so well, that I have planted it in our 

 fruit garden as a standard crop, as one would currants." (See Colored Plate). 

 30 cents each; 4 for $1.00, postpaid. 



QV/avF Jlii^b^mes. 



Are a good substitute for Swamp Huckleberries, which they resemble in 

 appearance and quality, and are of easiest culture. The fruit is borne in clusters, 

 reddish purple in color, changing to bluish black, and ripens a little in advance 

 of the Huckleberries. In flavor, it is of a mild rich subacid, excellent as a 

 dessert fruit ; or canned and dried, it is fine for pies or sauce in Winter. It is 

 extremely hardy, enduring the cold of the North or heat of the South without 

 injury. In habit it is similar to the currant, the bushes attaining the same size, 

 and are loaded down with luscious fruit in June. It makes a very good 

 companion for, and is immediately followed in ripening by Eleagnus Longipes, 

 which with the Buffalo berry makes a succession throughout the season. (See 

 Colored Plate). 25 cents each ; 3 for 60 cents, postpaid. 



Special No. i. — A Great Combination Offer for 1893 : 



One Japan Apricot, One Japan Quince, "Columbia," One Lincoln Coreless Winter Pear (Dormant Bud), One Eleagnus 



Longipes, One Dwarf Juneberry, and One half=dozen Van Deman Strawberries, (Total value $4.45), only 



$2.50, postpaid. Larger trees and plants by express at purchaser's expense, at same price. 



fl Valuable Hew Blaeberry," fflflXWELL'S EflRLY." 



It would be difficult to over-estimate the value of a blackberry as large or 

 larger than Wilson's Early, and ripening as early as Early Harvest, and this is 

 claimed for Maxwell's Early. Very large, sweet, rich, luscious, melting in your 

 mouth — no core whatever. Very productive, ripens just before strawberries are 



fone, or at the same time with Lucretia Dewberry, and Early Harvest Black- 

 erry, but is three times as large as the latter, lasting until late blackberries ar» 



gone. Produces large luscious fruit in immense profusion the entire season " 

 from very earliest to very latest. Unfortunately I didnot succeed in securing the J 

 stock of this most va'uable new Blackberry until too late to produce an illustra- ? 

 tion of same, but every purchaser can feel assured that Maxwell's Early is sure _, 

 to take the lead of all other Blackberries, when it becomes thoroughly known. . 

 Bush strong, stocky grower, free from rust, double blossom, or other diseases. xn 



25 cents each ; 5 for $1.00 ; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 

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