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and of a pleasant flavor. The tree is 

 very shapely and requires but little care 

 to make grow. $1.50 and $2.00 each, ac- 

 cording to size. 



Cotton Wood. $1.50 to $2.00, according 

 to size. 



Negundo Poplar. $1.00 and $1.50 each. 



Extra large trees, $3.50 each. 



Box Elder. $1.00 and $1.50. Extra 

 large trees, $3.50 each. 



Silver Leaf Maple. $1.50 each. Extra 

 large trees, $3.50 each. 



Sugar Maple. $1.50 each. Extra 

 large trees, $3.50 each. 



FRUIT TREES. 



A few of the Best Varieties of acclimated 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 arboriculture, giving neces- 

 sary 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 instructions: 



Make the ground thoroughly mellow, at least 15 inches deep and 3 or 4 feet wide each 

 way if holes are to be dug, thorough plowing of the entire plat is preferable if 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 soil firmly down with the foot or a broad ended maul, 

 after which fill up evenly with loose soil, over which place a mulch of rotten straw or manure, 

 3 or 4 inches deep, extending 3 feet every way from the tree. Whether the mulch is put on 

 or not keep the soil well 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 Pears, Apri- 

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

 soil, 18 to 20 feet each way. 



Figs should be placed 20 to 24 feet 

 apart. 



Dwarf Pears, Quinces, etc., 10 to l£ 

 feet apart 



Japanese Persimmons, 10 to 12 feet 

 apart. 



Grapes, such as Delaware, Ives Seed- 

 ling, which -are of slow growth, 6 to ;< 

 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. 



American Wonder Lemon. 



Has created a sensation wherever 

 shown. Habit dwarfed and vigorous, 

 fruit three times the size of any other 

 large Lemon. "With ordinary treatment 

 cannot fail to give satisfaction. Experts 

 pronounce it simply enormous. Price, 

 75c, $1.00, and $1.50 per tree. 



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 transportation 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. 30c. each; $25 per 100, $3.00 

 per dozen; two year old trees, 5 to 6 feet, 

 50c. each. $3.40 per dozen, $35.00 per 

 100. Extra large size, $1.00 each. 



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 excellent 

 sort for preserving. One year old trees, 

 branched and fine, 35c. each, $3.75 per 

 dozen; two year old trees, branched and 



Steckler's French Market the Best Winter Cabbage. 



