J. T. Lovett. — Quinces. 



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QUINCES. 



Plant 10 feet apart each way ; 435 per acre. 



The quince thrives best In a deep, strong, moist soil ; although Cham- 

 pion and Meech's Prolific will succeed on almost any kind— the latter 

 performing wonders in a soil of white, leachy sand. But all quinces 

 require thorough cultur^^, a free use of fertilizers and faithful pruning. 

 Potash and salt are recommended as a dressing for this fruit. Its 

 greatest enemy is the borer, which must be diligently destroyed. 

 V Apple or Orange.— The best known and most popular of all 

 quinces. Large, rich golden yellow and of best quality. When properly 

 treated, productive and profitable. Is quite early. First class, ea., 25c. ; 

 doz„ $2.50; 100, $15.00. Extra, ea., 30c.; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. 



Augers.— A strong growing sort, ripening late; not altogether 

 hardy at the North, and not generally reliable. First class, ea., 25c. ; 

 doz.. $2.50; 100, $12.00. 



CHA]?IPION.— Tree extremely hardy, of stout, rugged, upright 

 growth, ascending in a single stem, with smooth bark. A profuse and 

 regular bearer, and its early bearing Is remarkable, commencing to 

 produce fruit at three and four years old. Fruit large, obvate pyrlform 

 in shape, and of a lively yellow color, rendering it verv showy and hand- 

 some. Flesh tender. In fine flavor and odor it is fully equal to the well- 

 known Orange variety. Ripens very late and will keep until Christ- 

 mas. 1 year, or first class, ea., 25c. ; doz., $2..50; 100, $15.00. 2 years, or 

 ^ extra, ea., 30c. ; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. 



REA'S JTIAWIIflOTII.— A seedling of the Orange quince, very 

 much larger and a great improveinent upon its progenitor. A strong 

 Gradks of Trees. grower and productive ; considered by some the best of all quinces. 



First class, ea., 35c. ; doz., $3.50. Extra, ea., 50(', ; doz., $5.00. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



MEECH'S PU,OIjWlC(Sec IUiistrati(ni lant paue of Cover). —This valuable new quince has 

 awakened great interest throughout the country and promises to revolutionize quince culture entirely. 

 Its extraordinary merits lead me confidently to believe that it is every way superior to all other varieties 

 as yet introduced, both as regards the trees and their fruit. They often attain a growth of Ave feet or 

 more the first year from the cutting, continuing to make a like vigorous growth as they progress; one 

 made 29 feet of wood the second year. They are remarkable for their early and regular bearing and 

 for their wonderful productiveness, sometimes bearing when only two years old and afterwards such abun- 

 dant bearers that a vigorous thinning of the fruit is required to prevent Injury from overbearing. The 

 fruit also Is remarkable for its rare combination of beauty of form and color, size, fragrance and flavor. 

 It is shaped like a handsome pear with a smooth fine skin, of a bright orange yellow, and very large, 

 averaging under good culture, 12 to 15 ounces each. Flesh of the most delightful fragrance and delic- 

 ious flavor, a basket of this fruit fully ripe, perfuming a large room with its delicate aroma. Its cooking 

 qualities are unsurpassed, being as tender as a peach and quite free from the hard lumps so objectionable 

 in many other varieties. Its beauty of form and color, and holding well its leaves until late in the autumn, 

 renders the tree an attractive ornament to the home grounds and the rich golden hue of an orchard In 

 bearing reminds one of an orange grove in the south. 



Meech's Prolific has been grown along side of fifteen other sorts, including the leading varieties, for 

 comparison, and it has shown a marked superiority to each and all of them in vigor of growth, great pro- 

 ductiveness, uniformity of size, and certainty of bearing. It ripens later than the Orange Quince and earlier 

 than Rea's Mammoth, Champion and other leading sorts. It differs from the old apple-shaped Orange in 

 form, later ripening, higher flavor and fragrance, uniform fruitfulness, and by a much more vigorous 

 growth; from the Champion in having a finer texture, being less dowTiy, having darker colored bark on the 

 ripe wood of the young tips. In rooting readily from cuttings, in earlier ripening and much greater produc- 

 tiveness. 2 to 3 ft, ea, 35c; doz, $3.50; 100, $25.00. 3 to 4 ft ea, 50c; doz, $5.00; 100, $35.00; 1 yr, ea^ 25c; doz, 

 $2.50; 100, $17.50. Bearing, ea,$1.00; doz, $10.00. 



Missouri Mammoth.— Endorsed by the Missouri Valley Hort. Society as a quince of great merit. 

 "Large in size, perfect in shape, very rich and aromatic. The tree is vigorous in growth, productive, an 

 early bearer, and free from blight and other diseases so common to the quince." 1 yr, ea, 40c; doz, $4.00. 



NECTARINES. 



This fruit is really a smooth-skinned peach. Its greatest enemy is the curculio. Plant same distance 

 and cultivate same as peaches. 



First Class.— Ea., 20c.; do^., $2.00. Medium Size,— Ea., 15c.; doz., $1.50, 



Downton N Early Violet [ New White 



Early Newinston \i Hardwick I Stanwiek 



