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DUCHESS D'ANGOVIiH^Il FEAR. — An- 

 other popular variety which does well in 

 this section on Le Conte stock. One year 

 old, 40c. each; $3.75 per dozen. 



HOWELL PEA-R.— One of the best for 

 here. Tree is an uprig-ht free g-rower, and 

 an early and profuse bearer. One year old, 

 60c. each. 



Le Conte Fear. 



LE CONTE FEAR. — This Southern Pear 

 is as vigorous in g-rowth as the China Sand, 

 and is an enormous bearer. The fruit is 

 largre, 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. 

 Tlooted 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 FEAR. ^ A valuable new 

 Japan seedling. It is a small, stock tree, 

 with large, deep grreen 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 g^rains 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. 



GARBER'S HYBRID FEAR. — An excel- 

 lent, hardy variety, introduced here some 

 years ago by Richard 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 dozen. 



Plum Trees. 



ABUNDANCE FLUM. — One of thfe Oldest 

 and bestkno-wn Japanese varieties; hardy 

 and productiye.; Fruit, large, lem6n' yellow, 

 with heavy blQOjn; good cju^lity. ' 40c. 6ach; 

 ■$4.D0' per doz^flv^' ' ']jfr.\' 



AFRICOT FLUM (Frunus Simoni). — This 

 Plum comes from North China. The fruit, 

 when ripening, shines like apples of gold, 

 and becomes a rich vermillion 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. 



^X^AILEY 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 TVild Goose, or 

 just after Burbank, and a little ahead of 

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



BERCKMAN'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. 



BURBANK FLUM.— 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. 



EXCELSIOR FLUM. — The tree is a re- 

 markably rapid, strong grower, and bears 

 annually and abundantly. Fruit medium 

 to large, l^/^ 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 MESFILUS FLUM (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 and 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 ofCer at $1.00 

 and $2.00 each. 



NORMAND FLUM. — Fruit medium to 

 large, obtusely conical, with heart-like 

 base and short stem; skin clear, golden 

 yellow; flesh firm and meaty, yellow, of 

 high quality. Tree symmetrical; prolific. 

 40c. each; $4.00 per dozen; 



KELSEY'S JAFAN FLUM. — 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 

 the most magnificent Plum they have seen; 

 it weighs from 4 to 6 ounces. It excels all 

 other Plums for canning and drying, and 

 will carry for a long distance better than 

 anv other kind. Matures middle of August 

 to September. Price, 40c. each; $4.00 per 

 dozen. 



OG-AN AND BOTAN FLUMS. — Two other 

 Japan varieties. They are vigorous, hand- 

 some growers; branches smooth, with rich 

 light green foliage. 



The Ogan is a large yellow variety, 

 ripens early, and is very sweet. The Botan 

 is very large, reddish blue; a good keeping 

 and shipping fruit. Japan fruit does well 

 here generally--; everybody should try a few 

 of these Plums. Price, 30e. each; $3.00 per 

 dozen.- - a .^.. . j 



All of our AJb^f Apricot, ^^l^^li, Fear, IPlma^and FMrsimmon Trees are 4 to 6 feet hiffli 

 and are Well Grown and Very Fancy Stock. 



