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Rome Pecan. 



(Columbian.) (Pride of ttie Coast.) 

 (Twentieth Century.) Nut very large, 

 large and round at stem end, gi^adually 

 sloping off to a point at the other. Thin 

 shell. Upright habit of growth, making 

 a very large, tall tree. Where it has a 

 suitable location, a desirable kind. Quali- 

 ty good. Some complain that this variety 

 does not always fill well, but as this con- 

 clusion is based on nuts from young trees 

 just come into bearing, this defect may 

 be eliminated when trees reach maturity. 

 Parent tree is known as the "Pride of 

 the Coast" along the Mississippi Valley. 



Nelson Pecan. 



Nut the largest of all known; some 

 specimens weighing nearly one ounce. 

 Elliptical-oblong in shape. Medium thin 

 shell, clean, bright in color. Kernel 

 plump, sweet and rich. Quality very 

 best. A quick grov/er. Early bearer, 

 very prolific. Habit of growth like the 

 Frotscher, forming a round-headed tree. 

 This is surely the finest pecan tree in- 

 troduced. Price, $3.00 each. 



Steckler's Mammoth Pecan. 



Nut very large, elliptical-oblong in 

 shape, round and full at stem end. Thin 

 shell, full meated, quality best. A lately 

 introduced variety of great merit. Price, 

 $3.00 each. 



Schley Pecan. 



Nut medium in size. Oblong-ovoid in 

 shape. Smooth, clean and bright in color. 

 Very thin shell. Kernel very plump, 

 sweet and rich. Bears abundantly; of 

 rapid growth. Comes early into bearing. 

 This is also a popular and standard vari- 

 ety. 



Russell Pecan. 



Originated in Lower Mississippi. Is a 

 very fine paper-shell nut and the tree is 



a regular and abundant bearer, but as it 

 continues in growth very late in the 

 season it is not advisable to plant this 

 variety except in the lower South. 

 Success Pecan. 



Nut large and round with medium thin 

 shell. Does not appear as large as the 

 Rome, Nelson, or Steckler, but very full 

 and containing a larger quantity of meat 

 than any other pecan on the market. The 

 shell is easily cracked and the whole 

 kernel removed without breaking. The 

 tree is a very quick and vigorous grower. 

 We consider it one of the finest varieties. 



The Proper Distance Apart to Plant 

 Pecan Trees. 



In deep, alluvial soils, 70 feet apart 

 each way; requring 9 trees to an acre. 



In sandy, poor soils, 50 feet apart each 

 way; requiring 16 trees to an acre. 



Prices for Frotscher's Eggshell, Cen- 

 tennial, Rome, Schley, Success, Stuart 

 and Russell: 



$1.50 each, $17.00 per dozen, 4 to 5 feet, 

 2-year buds on 3-year-old stocks. 



$1.25 each, $14.00 per dozen, 3 to 4 feet, 

 1-year buds on 3-year-old stocks. 



90c. each, $10.00 per dozen, 2i^ to. 3 

 feet, 1-year buds on 3-year-old stocks. 



These last two are same age, but 

 graded as to size of growth. 



Lots of 50 to 100 trees we will allow 

 special discount of 10 per cent. 



When varieties ordered are not in 

 stock, other varieties will be substituted 

 unless instructed to the contrary. 



Frotscher's Egg Shell, Rome, Centen- 

 nial, Schley, Success, Stuart and Russell, 

 in extra large size trees, 5 to (5 feet, $2.50 

 each net. 



Pecan Nuts for planting of the follow- 

 ing varieties: Centennial, Frotscher's 

 Egg Shell, Rome, Stuart, Schley, Russell, 

 Delmas and Van Deman, selected with 

 special care. $1.25 per pound, Steckler's 

 Mammoth, $2.50 per pound. If by mail 

 add 10c. per pound for postage. 



Buds or Grafts of Frotscher's Efeg 

 Shell, Rome, Centennial, Schley, Success, 

 Stuart and Russell Pecans at $3.00 per 

 100; $25.00 per 1000. One eye to the bud 

 and three buds to each scion. 



Buds or Grafts of Steckler's and 

 Nelson's Mammoth at $5.00 per 100. One 

 eye to the bud and three buds to each 

 scion. 



Seedling Pecan Trees. 



We have on hand a lafge quantity of 

 seedlings suitable for stools to bud or 

 graft upon. 



1 to 2 feet, 25c. each, $2.00 per 10; 

 $17.00 per 100; 2 to 3 feet, 35c. each, $2.75 

 per 10, $22.50 per 100. 



Steckler's French Market, the Best Winter Cabbage. 



