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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
handle are the best for our climate and | 
soil 40c. each. 
New Pomegranate “Spanish Ruby.” 
Fruit very large, as large as the 
largest apple; eye very small, skin thick 
and smooth, pale with crimson cheek; 
meat of the most beautiful crimson color, 
highly aromatic and very sweet. The 
Spanish Ruby is a fine grower and good 
bearer, and the fruit is excellent for ship- 
ping, as it will keep for a.long time. It 
ripens shortly before Christmas and | 
could be shipped to Northern cities, 
where during the holidays it would at- 
tract great attention. Price, 40c. each; 
extra size, $1.00 each. 
Large Sweet Pomegranate. 
Same as above, except in color of seed 
and flavor. Price, 30c. each. Extra large 
size, $1.00 each. 
Mulberries. 
Very popular, especially South, where 
the fruit is fine food for hogs and poultry. 
The tree is also fine for shade, as it 
grows rapidly and is very hardy. 
Downing’s Black.—Fruit very large, 
black and subacid; mostly planted North. 
Fruit about June 1 to middle of July. 
Hicks’, or Everbearing Black.—Very 
popular South; rapid grower, bears very 
young and has a long season, from June 
1 until the middle of August. Very sweet. 
New American.—Equal to Downing’s in 
all respects, continuing in bearing fully 
as long and a hardier tree. Fruit jet 
black. 
Black English.—Fruit very small and 
sweet, but not as good as Hicks’. 
All the above varieties, 40c. each. 
Weeping Tea.—See Page 154. 
Russian—See Page 154. 
Nectarines. 
Require the same culture as the peach. 
The fruit, having a smooth skin, is very 
liable to attacks of the curculio, and 
must be sprayed as soon as the blossoms 
fall, and again every two weeks during 
May and June. They ripen through July 
and part of August. 50c. each. 
The Japanese Mammoth Chestnut. 
Castanea versa var. Japonica.—Our 
climate and soil seems to be well adapt- 
ed for all varieties of Japanese fruit 
trees. There are several fine Japanese 
trees in this vicinity grown from seed, 
some of which bore for the first time 
several years ago and have borne abund- 
antly every year since then, each burr 
containing two large and perfect nuts. 
The nuts are much larger than any of 
those imported from Italy or Spain, and 
equally as good and fine in flavor. We 
have a limited supply of imported seed 
on hand. Price,. (5¢.- per *pouned= ae 
mail 10c. extra; trees at 75c. each. 
Japanese Walnuts. 
Jaglans Japonica Cordiformis. — An- 
other variety of Japanese fruit, the trees 
of which will bear here as well as the 
above mentioned Chestnut. The fruit is 
nearly the size of the English walnut, 
heart shaped, and, although hard shelled, 
is.very easy to open. The seed which we 
offer is of our own importation. Price, 
75c. per pound; by mail 10c. extra; trees 
at 75c. each. 
English Walnuts. 
75c. per tree. Nuts 75c. per pound; 
by mail 10c. extra. 
Psidium Guava. 
Cattleyanum (Yellow Cattley). A smalk 
tree producing the Red Cattley Guava; 
$1.00 each; large size, $1.50. 
Princess and Sultana Almonds. 
These are the varieties mostly culti- 
‘vated in Kurope, and produce the bulk of 
the Almonds of commerce. 75c. each, 
either hard or soft shell; large size, $1.50. 
Ocean City Prolific Strawberry. 
A splendid berry which originated 
in Worcester County, Md. Plant is vigor- 
ous, With large broad green leaf; fruit as 
large as the Rubach, and larger than the 
Michel’s' Early, but later in bearing. 
Good for second crop; very prolific and 
a very fine shipping berry. Price, 75c. 
per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 
Michel’s Early Strawberry. 
We have various sorts of soil in Louisi- 
ana, and the strawberry suitable to and 
succeeding equally well in poor or rich 
land can only be determined by practical 
experiment. A strawberry having all the 
good qualities has not, and perhaps never 
will be discovered; still in choosing it is 
well to purchase plants having as many 
good points as possible. This we claim 
for Michel’s Harly. It is claimed to be the 
earliest in cultivation. It makes perfect 
flowers and fruit. Very prolific. Price, 
50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. 
Klondyke Strawberry. 
We have a fine stock of this valuable 
new variety grown from plants derived 
direct from the originator. We know 
them to be the absolutely true and pure 
Klondyke. 60c. per 100; $5.00 per 1000. 
Plant Silver Hull and Japanese Buckwheat and Red and White Kaffir Corn. 
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