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lie Conte Fear. 1 



ZiE CONTE FEAB. — This Southern Pear i 

 Is as vigorous in growth as the China Sand, 

 and is an enormous bearer. The fruit is 

 large, pale yellow, juicy, melting, and of 

 good quality, doing better in the South than 

 elsewhere. It bears transportation well. It 

 promises to be the Pear for the South. 

 Rooted one year old trees, 30c. each; $28.00 

 per 100; $3.00 per dozen. Two year old 

 trees, 5 to 6 feet, 50c. each. 



MAGNOIiIA FEAB. — A valuable new 

 Japan seedling. It is a small, stock tree, 

 with large, deep green leaves. It leafs out 

 and blooms too late to ever be caught by 

 frost. Bears when very young, two or 

 three years after planting. The fruit is 

 very large, dark reddish-brown. The flesh 

 is white, tender, crisp and sweet. Very 

 little core and no coarse grains near the 

 core. The Magnolia is the best for home 

 eating and use of all the Pears known to 

 Southern planters. It ripens late. Gener- 

 ally later than Keiffer. 75c. each. 



OABBEB'S HYBBID FEAB.— An excel- 

 lent, hardy variety, introduced here some 

 years ago by Ptichard Frotscher. It has 

 proven an excellent bearer, and so far has 

 never been attacked by blight. The fruit 

 is oblong, of a delicious flavor, flesh melt- 

 ing and juicy. Ripens in August and Sep- 

 tember. On Le Conte stock; 40c. each; 

 $3.75 per doze'n. 



Plum Trees. 



ABUNDANCE FLUM.— One of the oldest 

 and best known Japanese varieties; hardy 

 and productive. Fruit large, lemon yellow, 

 with heavy bloom; good quality. 40c. each; 

 $4.00 per dozen. 



AFBICOT FI.UM (Frunus Simoni).— This 



Plum comes from North China. The fruit, 

 when ripening, shines like apples of gold, 

 and becomes a rich vermilion when ripe. 

 It is very firm and mealy, and equal to any 

 Plum, and has never been attacked by the 

 circulio. It will carry any desirable dis- 



tance. Tree very thrifty, upright, early and 

 abundant bearer. Price, one-year-old trees, 

 40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. 



BAIXiET JAFAN. — Fruit almost as large 

 as Kelsey, nearly globular, and overspread 

 with light cherry-red color; a prolific 

 bearer, upright and vigorous grower. Fruit 

 ripens fully 15 days after Wild Goose, or 

 just after Burbank. and a little ahead of 

 Satsuma. 40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. 



BEBCKMAN'S FLUM.— Fruit large, near- 

 ly round; skin green, with purple and blue 

 bloom; flesh, yellowish, firm and sugary. 

 Ripens June 20 to July 5. 40c. each; $4.00 

 per dozen. 



BUBBANK FIiUM. — The best and most 

 profitable among growers for market; 

 ripens ten to fourteen days after Abun- 

 dance. Tree hardy, sprawling, vigorous 

 grower, unequalled in productiveness; 

 bears young. Fruit large, excellent quality; 

 cherry red with lilac bloom. 40c. each; 

 $4.00 per dozen. 



EXCEI.SIOB FLUM.— The tree is a re- 

 markably rapid, strong grower, and bears 

 annually and abundantly. Fruit medium 

 to large, 1% inches in diameter, nearly 

 round, no suture; color deep solid wine- 

 red; with heavy light bushy bloom; stem 

 short, skin firm and without astringency; 

 flesh firm, yellowish, with reddish color 

 near the pit; quality fine; cling stone. 

 Price, 40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. 



Mariana Flum. 



MABIANA FLUM.— This Plum originat- 

 ed in Texas, supposed accidental seedling 

 of the Wild Goose. It is a rapid grower. 

 Grows from cuttings, and never throws up 

 any suckers or sprouts. Fruit as large, 

 good and handsome as the Wild Goose; 

 one to two weeks earlier; hangs on better; 

 ships well; ripens and colors beautifully, 

 if picked a few days previously. It is the 

 best of the Chickasaw type. This variety 

 and the Wild Goose should be fertilized by 

 the common Chickasaw kind to have It 

 bear well. Price, five to six feet high, 40c. 

 each; $4.00 per dozen. 



All of our Apple, Apricot, Feach, Fear, Flum and Fersimmon Trees are 4 to 6 feet hig-h 

 and are Well Grown and Very Fancy Stock. 



