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KILMARNOCK WEEPING WILLOW— 

 A variety of the Goat Willow or common 

 Sallow. Grafted five to seven feet high 

 upon the Comewell stock. Price $1 50 each 



WEEPING BEACH— A remarkable 

 vigorous, picturesque tree of. large size. 

 Price. $2.00 each 



THE BEAUTIFUL TEA WEEPING 

 MULBERRY— A beautiful and hardy 

 Weeping Mulberry. Forms a perfect um- 

 brella-shaped head, with long slender, 

 willowy branches drooping to the ground. 

 Most desirable for ornamenting lawns, 

 parks or for cemeterv planting. Price, 

 first size, $2.00 each; second size, $1.50 each 

 Extra stze $3.00. 



Weeping Mulberry. 



COTTON WOOD— $1.50 to $2.0C, according 

 to size. 



NBGUNDO POPLAR— $1.00 and $1.50 

 each. 



BOX ELDER— $1.00 and $1.50. 



SILVER LEAF MAPLE— $1 5C each. 



SUGAR MAPLE— $1.50 each 



WEEPING WILLOW— 50c and 75c each. 



FRUIT TREES. 



A few of the best varieties of acclimat- 

 ed Fruit Trees, suitable for the (Southern 

 States. Our Fruit Trees are Southern 

 grown and consequently are worth double 

 the price of Northern stock, as Southern 

 grown stock is best adapted to our climate 

 and soil. 



HOW TO PLANT TREES. 



Although there are numerous books and 

 papers published on arborculture, giving 

 necessary information how to plant trees, 

 yet we are so often asked by some of our 

 customers how to plow and prepare the 

 soil for fruit trees, we therefore deem it 

 necessary to give here some short instruc- 

 tions. 



Make the ground thoroughly mellow at 

 least 15 inches deep and 3 to 4 feet wide 

 eacli way, if holes are to be dug, thorough 



plowing of the entire plat is preferable it 

 it can be done. Prune the trees close; 

 straighten out the roots evenly, having 

 the tree standing the same depth it was 

 in the nursery; work fine, mellow soil 

 (but no manure) among the roots, and 

 when they are all covered an inch or two. 

 press the loose soil firmly down with the 

 loot or a broad ended maul, after which 

 fill up evenly with lose soil, over which 

 place a mulch of rotten straw or manure, 

 3 or 4 inches deep, extending ? feet every 

 way from the .tree. Whether the mulch is 

 put on or not, keep the soil wel cultivated 

 about the tree. In this climate all trees 

 should be headed low and lean a little 

 to the northwest when planted. 



DISTANCES APART TO PLANT 

 TREES, VINES. ETC. 



Peaches, Plums, Standard Fears, Apri- 

 cots, in light soil, 16 to 18 feet apart; in 

 strong soil, 18 to 20 feet each way. 



Figs should be planted 20 to 24 feet apart. 



Dwarf Pears, Quinces, etc.. 10 to 15 feet 

 apart. 



Japanese Persimmons. 10 to 12 feet 

 apart. 



ST"fln8|^ 



Le Conte Pear. 



Grapes, such as Delaware, Ives Seedling, 

 which are of slow growth, 6 to 8 feet apart 

 each way. 



Thrifty growers, like Concord, Triumph, 

 Goethe, etc., 8 to 10 feet apart. 



Herbemont, Cynthiana, etc. which are 

 the most rapid growers, 12 feet apart in 

 rows three feet wide. 



LE CONTE PEAR— This Southern Pear 

 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 transporta- 

 tion well. Time of ripening begins about 

 the middle of July. It promises to be the 

 pear for -the South. Rooted one year old 

 trees, 4 to 5 feet, 25c each; $15 per 100; 

 $2.00 per dozen; two-year-old trees, 6 to 8 

 feet high, 30c"each, $8.00 per dozen; $20 p«r 

 100. 



White Fantail Pigeons, $3.00 per Pair. 



