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Rayner Brothers, Salisbury, Maryland 



CHERRY TREES 



The Cherry is hardy and will thrive in almost any soil, provided it is well drained 

 Fruit-growers are realizing that it is one of the most profitable crops they can grow 

 as it begins bearing young and the fruit nearly a.lways sells for good prices. 



PRICES OF RAYNER'S CHERRY TREES 

 4 to 5 feet — 1 to 9 @ 40c each, 10 to 49 @ 35c each, 50 or more @ 25c each. 



BLACK TARTARIAN. Very large, juicy, 

 rich flavor, sweet, purplish black. Heavy 

 bearer and most profitable sweet cherry. 



DYEHOUSE. Ripens 10 days earlier than 

 Early Richmond; medium size, sour, good 

 keeper, fine quality, heavy bearer. Popular 

 for pies and canning. 



EARLY RICHMOND. Early summer. Very 

 sour, medium size, bright red. Unsurpassed 

 for cooking. Yields heavy crops. Most hardy 

 of all cherries, sure cropper, productive. 



MONTMORENCY. Midseason, sour, large, 

 red, slightly acid, flesh tender and of unusu- 

 ally good quality. Good shipper. 



PLUM TREES 



Plums are so easily grown, thrive so well with little care and even in spite of 



neglect, and respond so liberally to good care that they should find a place in every home 



orchard. They succeed in almost any soil, and are often planted in the chicken yard 



and out-of-the-way- corners when other space is not available. Plant 18 to 20 feet apart. 



PRICES OF RAYNER'S PLUM TREES 



4 to 5 feet— 1 to 9 



ABUNDANCE. Fruit very large, showy, 

 flesh light yellow, exceedingly juicy, tender 

 and sweet. A good market variety. 



40c each, 10 to 49 @ 35c each, 50 or more @ 25c each. 



SHROPSHIRE DAMSON. Medium size 

 fruit, produced in thick clusters or groups. 

 Very productive of dark purple fruit. 



ASPARAGUS 



Splendid for home garden or market. The plants are very easy to grow and a bed 

 when once established will thrive for many years. As a field crop, Asparagus is very 

 profitable, and there is most always a good demand for it at good prices. Any good 

 garden soil will give excellent crops, but it should be manured freely. 



Prices 2 year No. 1 Strong Plants 

 25 for 50c, 100 for $1.50, 1000 for $7.50 



PALMETTO. Earlier than most other va- 

 rieties. Stalks vary from light to dark green, 

 are very large and of exceptionally good 

 quality. The standard commercial variety. 



MARY WASHINGTON. This is generally 

 recognized by the leading growers as being 

 the best variety of asparagus grown. It 

 starts earlier, produces more and larger 

 stalks of extra quality than any other varie- 

 ty. It is highly rust resistant and has proven 

 by test to be best both for the home garden 

 or commercial plantings. The true strain. 



QUINCE TREES 



One of the finest fruits grown for jellies.* 

 preserves and canning. They are easily 

 grown and need very little attention. 



PRICES OF QUINCE TREES 



4 to 5 ft. — 1 to 9 @ 60c each, 10 or more 



@ 50c each. 



CHAMPION. Tree strong grower; pro- 

 duces a good crop every year. Fruit large 

 and of good puality. Cooks as tender as an 

 apple. October. 



ORANGE. Good size and heavy bearer. 

 Flesh orange yellow. 



