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Hardwicke— Large ; pale green, with a violet red cheek ; flesh pale green, juicy, melting and rich. End of August. 



Late Melting — Greenish white, and red ; medium quality. Very late. 



Lord Napier— Earliest large Nectarine known. 



Milton— Very large ; finely flavored. September. 



Newton— Very large and fine. September. 



Pitmaston Orange— Large ; orange and yellow ; flesh orange, rich and fine ; freestone. An excellent English sort. 



September. 

 ^Red Roman— Greenish yellow and red ; flesh greenish yellow, rich and good ; freestone. September. 



Rivers' Orange— An English variety, raised from Pitmaston ; hardy and prolific. 

 NSpenser — Very large ; rich and fine ; freestone. Late. 



""-Stanwick — An English variety that has attracted much attention. Ripened under glass there, it is pronounced fine. 

 ^Victoria-— Very large ; one of the finest of the English varieties. 



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SELECT QUINCES. 



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\J Price 50 cents each; &4.00 per dozen, except where noted. 



Apple, or Orange— Large, roundish, with a short neck ; of a bright golden yellow color. Tree has rather slender 

 shoots and oval leaves ; very productive. This is the variety most extensively cultivated for the fruit. Ripe 

 in October. 



Angers — A strong, rapid growing sort. 

 v Rea (Rea's Mammoth) — A very large and fine variety of the Orange Quince. A strong grower and productive. We 

 consider this the best of all the quinces. 75c. each. $6 per doz. 



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ADDITIONAL VARIETIES. 



75 cents each. 



Champion— Ripens too late for this region. 



Meecli's Prolific. Missouri Mammoth. 



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SELECT HARDY NATIVE GRAPES 



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PRICES. 



Those priced at 20 cents, $2.00 per dozen. 



25 " $2.50 



" " ..30 " $3.00 



yj. BLACK GRAPES. 



Barry (Rogers' No. 43)— Bunch large but rather short ; berries large, roundish, much like Black Hamburgh ; delicate, 



sweet and tende». Ripens with Concord. Vine vigorous and productive. One of the largest and finest of the 



Rogers' Hybrids. 25c. 

 Champion— A large grape, of medium quality. Its chief value consists in its earliness, rendering it a valuable sort 



to plant where the seasons are short. 20c. 

 Clinton— Bunches small and very compact ; berries small ; sprightly ; when thoroughly ripe is a good table grape 



and keeps well ; valuable for wine. A free, rapid grower and profuse bearer ; ripens earlier than the Isabella. 



Deserves to be more extensively grown by the amateur for the table on account of its valuable keeping 



qualities. 20c. 

 Concord— A large, handsome grape, ripening a week or two earlier than the Isabella ; very hardy, productive and 



reliable ; succeeds well over a great extent of country, and is one of the most popular market grapes. 20c. 

 Creveling — A grape of excellent quality ; berry medium ; bunch somewhat loose ; ripening almost as early as the 

 v^ Hartford. 25c. 

 Eumelan- Bunch good size, generally compact, shouldered ; berry medium ; flesh tender, sweet ; quality excellent ; 



vine moderately vigorous ; ripens just after the Hartford. One of the best table grapes, and valuable for the 



amateur. 25c. 



