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Nursery Department — Cont. 



PEACHES. 



Crosbey. (Excelsior, Frost Proof,) —This valuable 

 peach has been tested for ten years in the bleakest parts 

 of New England, and in each case has proved itself to be 

 first-class in every way. In 1886 and 1890, when there was 

 a total failure of the peach ci-op from the late frost, the 

 Crosbey bore its regular heavy crop. Being almost frost 

 proof it should be planted generally. The fruit is medium 

 size, bright yellow, splashed and streaked with cai-mine 

 on the sunny side; the flesh is Arm, sweet and delicious; 

 stone very small; an enormous bearer. It ripens between 

 Early and Late Crawford. 50 cts. each. $4.75 doz. 



Champion. —This new peach comes from Illinois, re- 

 commended as an iron clad against frost, as in 1890, when 

 there was a total failure of the peach crop, it bore heavily. 

 It has stood a temperature 18° below zero and bore well 

 the following season. Fruit is of large size; skin creamy 

 white, with red cheek, the flesh is white, rich and juicy; 

 a perfect freestone and good shipper. July. 50 cts. each. 

 $4.75 doz. 



Below will be found a few additional varieties consid- 

 ered the best of the old well known sorts, about in their 

 time of ripening: 



Alexander, Louise, Yellow St. John, Mountain 

 Rose, Early Silver, Crawford Early, Family Favor- 

 ite, Chinese Cling, Old Mixon, Wheatland, Crawford 

 Eate, Chairs Choice, Reeves Favorite, Christiana, 

 Smock Free, Globe, Ringgold Cling. 



Price, 18 cts. each. Per doz.. $2.00. Per 100, $12.00. 



JAPANESE OR ORIENTAL 

 PLUMS. 



This new strain of Plums has been received with gen- 

 eral favor, and in the South, where the European kinds 

 do not succeed as well as at the North, they have proved 

 a blessing. In some sections where the Chickasaw or 

 native kinds (Wild Goose, etc.) only are successful, the 

 Japanese kinds are especially welcome, as they rate up 

 in quality quite well with the very best Eui-opean 

 varieties. 



The Japanese Plums, with the exception of one kind, 

 are extremely hard and vigorous, bearing early and 

 abundantly annual loads of rich, luscious fruit, ripening 

 from early in June to September, 



One very valuable quality of the Japanese Plum is, 

 that the wound made by the curculio (an enemy to Plum 

 culture everywhere), does not seem to affect the Japan 

 kinds to the same extent as European and other kinds; 

 while they are not curculio proof entirely, yet for some 

 reason the wound soon heals and the fruit matures per- 

 fectly. This may be attributed to the extremely strong 

 and vigorous nature of both tree and fruit, as it appears 

 to be able to resist and outgrow the trouble. But with the 

 improved pumps and spraying apparatus, now so largely 

 in use, there need be no fear of curculio or other fruit 

 pests if directions on page 60 are followed. 



Botan or Abundance.— Lemon-yellow ground, nearly 

 overspread with cherry, with heavy bloom; flesh yellow, 

 very juicy; subacid, with apricot flavor; highly perfumed; 

 stone small; the tree is exceedingly hardy and bears reg- 

 ularly; nearly cui'culio proof ; early and heavy bearer; the 

 best of its class. First of August. 



Simonii. {Apricot Plum .)— Origin China. Fruit large, 

 tomato-shaped, cinnamon-red color; flesh is firm, sweet, 

 aromatic, the flavor is delicious and not found in any 

 other plum, being similar to that of a pineapple, necta- 

 rine and banana; a beautiful and valuable plum. We 

 believe it has come to stay; tree a strong grower, bearing 

 young. 



Burbank.— Resembles the Abundance in many ways; 

 globular, large, cherry red, with slight lilac bloom; flesh 

 deep yellow, very sweet with pleasant and agreeable 

 flavor; strong grower; bears eai'ly, often at second year. 

 September 1st. Price, 60 cts. each; $1.50 for 3; $2.75 for 6. 

 $4.50 per doz. 



Additional varieties including Shropshire Damson. 

 Price, 50 cts. each. $5.00 per doz. 



CHERRIES. 



Heart — Black, Tartarian, Gov. Wood, Napoleon, 

 Bigareau, Florence, Early Purple. 



Duke and Morello — Dye House, Belle Magnifique, 

 Early Richmond, Montmorency. 



Price, 50 cts. each. $4.50 per doz. 



Apricots, (Russian varieties) — Nectarines— Quinces, 

 consisting of Meech Prolific, Rea and Champion. 



50 cts. each. $4.50 per doz. 



NUT-BEARING TREES. 



All over the country there is a rapidly growing interest 

 in nut culture. The demand for nuts is great; the 

 markets are poorly supplied, and the prices too high. 

 Palatable and wholesome as they are, they should become 

 a common article of food here, as in Europe. 



Spanish Chestnut, English Walnut, Paper Shell 

 Pecan, Filberts. Price, 40 cts. each. 



CRAPES. 



The following list contains the best known sorts of 

 hardy American varieties: 



Brighton, red — Concord, black — Delaware, red- 

 Martha, white— Worden, black. Each, 25 cts. 6 for $1, 

 12 for $2.00. 



Moores Early, black — Niagara, white — Pocklington. 

 white— Verginnes, red— Champion, black. Each, 40 

 Cts. 6 for $2.25. 12 for $4. 



SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL DE- 

 PARTMENT. 



Shade Trees — 8 to 10 ft. Each, 75 cents to $1.00, accord- 

 ing to variety. 



Evergreens.— 2 to 2| ft. Each, 60 to 75 cents, according 

 to variety. 



Shrubberry.— 30 to 50 cents each, according to variety 

 and size. 



Vines.— 20 to 60 cents each, according to variety and 

 size. 



FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 60 HOW AND WHEN TO SPRAY. 



