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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



PEACHES. 



Peaches do best on warm, light, moderately rich soil. 

 The trees should branch low, not having more than 3 or 4 

 feet of trunk. Trees should grow broad rather than high, 

 "to facilitate gathering fruit. 



•1 to 5i feet, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz., selected. 

 Alexander. Large; fine flavored and early. 

 Amsden's June. Large, beautiful, and of good quality. 



One of the best extra early Peaches. 

 Hilyeu's Late October. Large; white, with bright 



red cheek ; a good shipper; very late. 

 Brandywine. Large; yellow; freestone. 

 Crawford's Early. A magnificent yellow fleshed 



Peach ; tree regular bearer ; fruit of large size, and 



highly colored. 

 Crawford's Late. Large; yellow, with red cheek. 

 Downing. Fruit medium ; greenish white, mottled red ; 



flesh white, juicy and sweet. 

 JEarly Louise. Medium; bright red; melting, juicy 



and excellent. 

 Early Rivers. Large; pale yellow; melting and rich; 



ripens about two weeks before Crawford's Early. 

 Eoster. Yellow freestone; large ; round; good quality. 

 Hale's Early. Medium ; white, with a deep red cheek ; 



flesh white, juicy and agreeable. 

 Heath Cling. Large; creamy white, with slight blush; 



rich, juicy and melting; valuable for preserving. 

 Large Early York. The best of its season; large; 



white and red; juicy, rich and excellent. 

 Late Rareripe. Large ; pale yellow and red ; melting, 



juicy and rich. 

 -Morris White. Large ; white freestone ; prized for can- 

 ning or preserving ; a moderate bearer. 

 Mountain Rose. Early; large; red ; flesh white; rich 



flavor. 

 Old Mixon Free. Large; sprightly flavor, and bright, 



handsome color. 

 JReeves' Favorite. Large; yellow, red cheek; good 



vinous flavor. 

 Smock. Medium; yellow, with red cheek; rich and 



pleasant flavor. 

 Stump the World. Very large; white, with red cheek; 



highly flavored; very productive. 

 Ward's Late Free. Large; white, with red cheek; 



luscious; late. 

 Wilder. Large ; flesh juicy and rich ; vigorous grower. 

 Waterloo. Medium to large; whitish green in shade, 



red in the sun ; a Peach of great promise; ripens very 



earh'. 

 Wager. Large; yellow, with red cheek ; yellow flesh ; 



juicy; fine flavor; valuable for canning. 

 Yellow Rareripe. Large; orange, red cheek; juicy 



and melting; pleasant vinous flavor. 



APRICOTS. 



Plant on a Northern exposure, that the buds may not 

 start early, and be injured by the late frosts. Heavy soil 

 preferable. Prune moderately every spring. 



50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 

 Breda. Small; rich orange color; juicy and high 



flavored. 

 Early Golden. Small; pale yellow; flesh yellow, 



juicy and sweet; productive and hardy. 

 Peach. Large; deep orange ; rich; high flavored. 



MULBERRIES. 



Valuable on account of its fruit, which is highly es- 

 teemed by some, and for its habit of growth, which renders 

 it a desirable shade tree. It is desirable also for the suc- 

 cessful growth of the silk worm. 



Downing's Everbearing. Fruit large; blue black ; 

 juicy, rich, sugary, with a sprightly vinous flavor. 

 Tree vigorous and productive, continuing in bearing 

 for about three months. A large and desirable shade 

 tree. 4 to 5 feet, 50 to 75 cts. each. 

 Russian. A rapid grower; specimens 6 years old meas- 

 uring 20 feet in height and 6 or 8 inches in diameter ; 

 they are productive and early bearers; fruit is desir- 

 able for dessert or jellies ; foliage suitable for silk 

 worms. 4 feet, 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 White {Moms Alba). Fruit small; nearly white; of 

 inferior quality ; tree of rapid growth ; cultivated 

 chiefly for food for the silk worm, for which purpose 

 it is valuable. 2 to ■> feet, 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. ; 

 5 t« 6 feet, 50 cts. each. 



NECTARINES. 



A smooth skinned fruit which resembles the peach. 

 Plant on light soil and prune the young growth thoroughly 

 every year. 



50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz.- 

 Downton. Large; pale green, with deep red cheek. 

 Hardwick. Large ; pale yellowish green. 

 New White. Medium ; greenish white, with red cheek. 



QUINCES. 



Quinces require a deep, rich soil. On account of roots 

 being very near the surface, the ground should be kept 

 well worked and free from grass and sod. Make frequent 

 and thorough search for borers. Do not prune much, but 

 carefully remove the old and decayed wood. 



Meech's Prolific Quince. 



Champion. This variety is no longer looked upon as a 

 doubtful acquisition, but its merits are acknowledged 

 by all who have fruited it. It is of upright, sym- 

 metrical growth, producing a small, attractive tree. 

 Fruit exceedingly large, pear shaped ; bright, hand- 

 some yellow, vigorous, hardy and productive. Two 

 years, 3 to 5 feet, well branched. 75 cts. each. 



Meech's Prolific. A strong, vigorous grower; im- 

 mensely productive ; fruit uniformly of large size and 

 of very handsome appearance ; ripens later than the 

 Orange Quince, from which it also differs in form and 

 shape. It cooks tender and entirely free from hard 

 lumps; unsurpassed for making jelly. One year, 

 $1.00 each. 2 years. $2.00 each. 



Orange, or Apple. Large; rich golden yellow ; firm; 

 productive and desirable for market. 3 to 4 feet, 

 well branched, 50 cts. each. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Plant in good soil, in rows 5 or 6 feet apart, and 3 or 4 

 feet apart in the row. After the fruiting season, or in 

 early spring, cut out all the dead wood. Blackberries 

 should be planted early, before the buds start. A good 

 top dressing of stable manure, applied annually, will be 

 conducive to large crops. Keep the ground clean. 

 Erie. This is a new berry of great promise, on ac- 

 count of ripening its entire crop at once and early. 

 Berries medium or large size, black when ripe, firm, 

 sweet, and of good quality. 50 cts. each; $4.00 per 

 doz. 

 Early Harvest. The berry is of fair size (not large); 

 long form ; a splendid shipper and of good quality. 

 Early, hardv and excessivelv prolific. $1.50 per doz. ; 

 $8.00 per 100. 

 Dorchester. Yields fine crops of fruit. Large size; 

 long, glossv, black ; of good flavor. $1.00 per doz. ; 

 $4.00 per 100. 



Industry Gooseberry should be planted largely. 



