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JEFFERSON PEAR.— Another blight- 
proof Pear very distinct in habit and 
growth from other varieties under cultiva- 
tion. It ripens in Central Mississippi from 
the ist to 10th of June, is in the market 
with the earliest peaches, and brings the 
highest prices. It is above medium size; 
color, bright yellow with a bright deep 
erimson cheek. It is ripe and marketed 
before Le Conte is ready to ship. One year 
old, 40c. each; $3.75 per dozen. 
KEIFFER’S HYBRID PEAR.—A hybrid 
between the China Sand and Bartlett, both 
of which resemble it in wood and foliage. 
It has the vigor and productiveness of its 
Chinese parent. Fruit large and handsome, 
bright yellow and red cheek; flesh tender, 
juicy and well flavored. It comes into 
bearing at an early age. Ripens end of 
September or beginning of October. It is 
an excellent sort for preserving. Two year 
old trees, 30c. each; $3.50 per dozen. Three 
year old trees, 75c. each; $8.00 per dozen. 
Le Conte Pear. 
LE CONTE PEAR.—This Southern Pear 
is as vigorous in growth as the China Sand, 
and is an enormous bearer. 
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. 
MAGNOLIA PEAR.—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. 
The fruit. is |. high quality. 
J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
Plum Trees. 
ABUNDANCE PLUM.—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. 
APRICOT PLUM (Prunus Simoni).—This 
Plum comes from North China. The fruit, 
when rippening, 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 
curculio. 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. 
BAILEY JAPAN.—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. 
BERCEMAN’S PLUM.—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. 
BURBANK PLUM.—tThe 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. 
EXCELSIOR PLUM.—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. 
JAPANESE MESPILUS PLUM (Ery- 
sothria Japonica).—The Japanese Mespilus, 
which, by the way, is an old stand-by in 
our climate, has been cultivated here for 
over a century, and is too well known to 
require any description. By special ar- 
rangement with one of the best nursery- 
men we have been enabled to secure a lot 
of very fine trees, which we offer at $1.00 
and $2.00 each. 
NORMAND PLUM.—Fruit medium to 
large, obtusely conical, with heart-like 
base and short stem; skin clear, golden 
yellow; flesh firm and meaty, yellow, of 
Tree symmetrical; 
40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. 
“JUICY” PLUM.—This glorious new 
Plum is a cross between Botan and Rob- 
inson. The fruit is the size of the former 
and three times larger than the latter, and 
of perfect shape. Skin thin and trans- 
parent, light yellow, underlaid with scar- 
let—as beautiful as wax. In quality it - 
seems to us that there is no other fruit 
which can approach it. It has a delicious 
sweetness, mingling with a sprightly acid 
and a high, melting plum flavor, surpass- 
ing anything we ever saw; when fully ripe 
it is so juicy that when the skin is broken 
its delicious pulp flows out like honey. 
50c. each. 
KELSEY’S JAPAN PLUM.—The Kelsey 
Plum is from two to two and a half inches 
in diameter, heart-shaped, rich yellow, with 
purple cheek. Parties who have been 
fruiting it here in the South pronounce it 
All of our Apple, Apricot, Peach, Pear, Plum and Persimmon Trees are 4 to 6 feet high 
and are Well Grown and Very Fancy Stock. 
prolific.-.. 
