GARDEN MANUAL FOR THl". SOITIHI^HN STATtS. 



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14,000 to acre, 3 ft. rows 

 12 in. apart in row. 



12,000 to acre is the average number in 

 this vicinity. 



Where 11,000 plants are put on an acre 

 they are more easily cultivated with a 

 liorse, and the fruit is likely to be larger. 



BLACKBERRIES. — Early Harvest.— 

 Large and very sweet. Ripens fully two 

 weeks before the earliest of the old field 



Those who contemplate planting must 

 be sure they are planting the right kinds. 

 Irresponsible agents have been selling what 

 they represent to be extra fine varieties, 

 which after years of waiting prove to be 

 worthless, being mostly wild seedlings dug 

 up in the woods and swamps. In these 

 cases an irreparable loss of time was the 

 result, to say nothing of the cost of the 

 trees up to the time of fruiting. 



WEIGHT OF PECANS V2OZ.EACH OR 32 PECANS PER POUND 



n ^7 11 «/^ ,» n CLEAN MEAT. ^E>^ 



berries. Is not a Dewberry, but a regular 

 "bush. Strong one year old plants, 15c. 

 ^ach; $1.50 per dozen. 



RASPBERRIES. Thrive best in a deep, 

 moist well drained soil ; the lighter loams 

 are best for the red and the heavy loams for 

 blackcaps. To make a success of Raspber- 

 ries, the land should be able to withstand 

 drought well. 15c. each, $1.50 per dozen. 



OLIVES. PiCHOLiNE.— A variety much 

 esteemed in California for its rapid growth 

 and early bearing. 15 to 18 inches high, 

 7SC. each; 24 to 30 inches, bushy, $1.00 

 each; 4 for $10, $35-00 per 100. 



PECANS. It is now an established fact, 

 admitted by all that have given any atten- 

 tion to the subject that Pecan trees are by 

 far the most profitable of all fruit trees to 

 plant. As a proof of this we call to your 

 aotice the fact that we usually paid $183 

 for the crop of one tree. Those who plant- 

 ed some of our budded trees 10 to 12 years 

 ago are now getting returns of from $500 

 to ^10.00 per tree annually. These returns 

 will regularly increase as the years go by. 



To attain these results the best varieties 

 should be planted. 



Your only safe-guard against fraud is to 

 buy your trees from responsible parties 

 only. The best time to plant is as soon 

 after the leaves fall as possible. About the 

 middle of November. Planting may be 

 done up to the time growth starts in the 

 spring, about ist of March. 



The varieties we handle are the best. AH 

 of established merit and standing of repute, 

 as the returns now coming in conclusively 

 prove. 



CENTENNIAL PECAN.— Nut large, 

 long, pointed at both ends. Shell thin. 

 Kernel plump, rich and sweet. Quality best. 

 Abundant annual bearer. Habit of growth, 

 willowy, forming a thick, round-headed 

 tree. Original was grafted about 60 years 

 ago. Has been long known as one of the 

 very best sorts. 



FROTSCHER'S (EGG SHELL) 

 PECAN. — Nut large, oblong-ovoid in shape, 

 very thin shell. Kernel plump, full. 

 Quality best. Abundant annual bearer. A 

 rapid grower. Comes into bearing very 

 young. Habit of growth somewhat like 

 Centennial, not quite so dense, _ forming a 

 fine round-headed tree. This is justly a 

 very popular variety. 



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Steckler's Southern Grown Seeds are always Pure and Reliable. 



