CHOICE FRUIT TREES AND ORNAMENTALS 



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AUTUMN PEARS, continued 



Howell. Early and profusely bear- 

 ing sort. Fruit large, light yellow, 

 with red cheek. Flavor delicious. 

 September and October. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey. Vig- 

 orous and productive. Fruit greenish 

 yellow, with a bright red cheek; juicy, 

 buttery and melting. September. 



Le Conte. Vigorous and prolific 

 sort. Fruit large, with smooth yellow 

 skin; flesh juicy and firm. A good 

 shipper. 



Sheldon. Fruit medium size, 

 yellow, with red cheek. Flavor rich, 

 vinous, highly aromatic. October. 



Vermont Beauty. Tree hardy 

 and vigorous. Fruit round, of medium 

 size; skin yellow, nearly covered with 

 carmine-pink; flesh melting and of 

 rich, sprightly flavor. October. 



Worden Seckel. Improved Seckel, 

 with larger fruit of better appearance 

 and keeping qualities, and smooth, 

 delightful flavor; very juicy; borne 

 in clusters. Ripens in October and 

 December. 



Kieffer Pear tree in Nursery. We have the finest Kieffer grown 



keeps until 



Winter Pears 



I^i^f f A|> We have a very extensive orchard of this 



! sort, and cut our grafting wood and buds 



from same. We have raised the standard of the 

 Kieffer Pear; the fruit is large, skin yellow, with light 

 vermilion cheek; flesh brittle, juicy and of pronounced 

 musky aroma. One of the best and most attractive 

 market varieties, and an excellent keeper. Kieffer 

 Pears are being planted more and more by the largest 

 commercial fruit growers. Fruit should be thinned 

 early; one-tenth of a Kieffer orchard should be planted 

 with Le Conte as a poUenizer. 



Prices on Kieffer Pear Trees 



Each Doz. loo 1,000 



First-class, 7 to 8 ft., 3-yr...$o 30 $350 I25 00 I225 00 



First-class, 6 to 7 ft., 2-yr... 30 300 1800 17500 



First-class, 5 to 6 ft., 2-yr 25 250 1500 14000 



First-class, 4 to 5 ft., 2-yr 20 200 1200 iiooo 



First-class, 3 to 4 ft., 2-yr 15 150 800 75 00 



First-class, 2 to 3 ft., 2-yr 10 100 700 6000 



Boxed and baled free at these prices 



Barseckel. A cross between Bartlett and Seckel. 

 Vigorous, upright grower. Fruit large, a little smaller 

 than Bartlett, ripening later. Skin pale green; flesh 

 fine-grained, white, melting and juicy. The quality is 

 the best. 



Duchess (Duchesse d'Angouleme) . A general favor- 

 ite, of large size and fine appearance. Skin dull, green- 

 ish yellow. Flesh white, very juicy and of excellent 

 flavor. 



Garber. Trees free from blight and immensely 

 productive. Fruit large, resembling KiefTer Pears, but 

 ripening two or three weeks earlier. October to Dec. 



Lawrence. Trees hardy, healthy and very produc- 

 tive. Fruit large, skin yellow, covered with brown 

 spots. Flesh whitish, of rich, buttery quality and aro- 

 matic flavor. One of the best of the early winter Pears. 



Dwarf Pears 



Those who wish low-headed trees, bearing fruit in 

 two or three years after planting, will find that Dwarf 

 Pears have their place in small gardens as well as in 

 commercial orchards. 



The leading varieties are Duchess, Bartlett, 

 Clapp's Favorite, Seckel and Flemish Beauty. 

 Trees 4 to 5 ft,, 15c. each, I1.50 per doz., $12 per 100. 

 Trees 3 to 4 ft., 10 cts. each, |i per doz., |io per 100. 



THE CHERRY 



A very profitable fruit, growing well in nearly all sections of the United States and thriving in most soils — 

 particularly a light, loamy ground, well drained. Cherry trees are especially good fruit trees for planting about 

 the house, and make also an attractive showing when planted along driveways. 



There are very few years that Cherries do not find a ready sale; hence they are an unusually profitable crop 

 when grown for market purposes. Land planted to Cherries yields handsome returns, varying according to the 

 season from $50 to $300 per acre. 



We are giving painstaking attention to the production of the Cherry, and offer this season a stock of some 

 250,000 trees. Descriptions of all the leading varieties will be found below, but, for the benefit of those who 

 wish information as to the best varieties for home and commercial growing, we would say that no better list could 

 be suggested for either, or both, than the following: Black Tartarian, Governor Wood, and Yellow Spanish 

 for the sweet varieties, and Early Richmond, Montmorency and Morello for the sour. Others listed below 

 are also very valuable. 



Cherries are divided into four groups: Heart, Bigarreau, Duke and Morello. The first two classes are 

 also called Oxheart Cherries. They grow rapidly into large, pyramidal trees which bear heavy crops. Duke 

 and Morello Cherries grow slowly, make smaller trees and bear large crops of sour fruit. 



Prices of Cherry Trees 



^ . Each 



Extra, 5 to 7 feet $0 40 



First-class, 5 to 6 feet 35 



First-class, 4 to 5 feet 30 



First-class, 3 to 4 feet 25 



Doz. 



100 



1,000 



$4 00 



$30 00 



5250 00 



3 50 



25 00 



200 00 



3 00 



20 00 



150 00 



2 50 



15 00 



100 00 



