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NURSERY DEPARTMENT 



Before planting fruit trees, the soil (excepting new ground) should be made mellow by repeated plowing. When trees 

 are received the root should be covered with a blanket, sack or straw until they reach their destination; the bundle should 

 then be opened, and the trees separated from the moss In which they are packed; if the roots become dry, from too long 

 exposure, straw should be spread on the ground, the trees laid upon It, then covered entirely, roots and tops, with straw, 

 and tht; whole well watered. In this condition they should remain for forty-eight hours, when they will be found as fresh 

 as when first found in the nursery. Where only a few trees are to be planted, and the soil has not been sub-soiled, or where 

 trees are to be planted In sod, then the holes ought to be at least four feet wide and eighteen to twenty Inches deep, the 

 sub-soil thrown back, and the holes filled up to a proper depth to receive tiio tree with fine top soil. 



SUMMER APPLES. 

 "i'ELLOW TRANSPARENT — Early and prolific; clear white skin, 



changing to yellow. July. 

 BENONI — Very early, skin dark rich red; flesh white; juicy, 



slightly tart. 



AUTUMN APPLES. 

 CRAVENSTEIN — Oramge-yellow, overlaid with broken striped 



of light and dark red. Flesh yellowish. One of the finest fall 



apples. Fruit produced freely. September to October. 

 SUMMER R.AMBO — One of the best. Smooth skin streaked 



dull yellowish; red, rich, spicy; sub-acid flavor. October to 



January. 



SMOIiEHOUSE: — Large fruited, striped red on yellow ground; 

 sub-acid; productive and good for culinary purposes. Septem- 

 ber to October 



Flesh 

 Fruit will 



WINTER APPLES. 

 BLACK BEN DAVIS — Red all over. Medium to largje. 



white. Tree strong growing and very productive. 



keep until late in season. 

 STAYMAN'S WINESAP — Superior to old Winesap; large, 



bright red very productive, adapting itself to different soils. 



Good marketing variety. 

 ST.\RK'S DELICIOUS — Brilliant dark red, shading to yellow 



at blossom end. Flesh white and tender. Large size. 

 GRIMES GOLDEN — Yellow sub-acid; spicy and rich fruit. 



January to March. 

 JON-\THAN — Small, with yellow" skin, almost vovered red; fine 



flavor; popular everywhere. November to April. 

 YORK IMPERIAL — Medium size, skin greenish-yellow, nearly 



covered with bright red; tender flesh, crisp and juicy; good 



bearer and keeper. February to April. 

 ROME BEAUTY — Large, yellow, striped and mixed with light 



red; flesh yellow, breaking coarse-grained, sub-acid; valuable 



for market on account of its productiveness, size and beauty, 



as well as for certain bearing. November to January. Can 



always be depended on for a full crop. ' 



Price, $1.40 each. 



CRAB-APPLES. 

 HYSOP — Fruit large for its class; produced in clusters; dark 

 rich red, covered with thick blue bloom; good for culinar 

 purposes and for cider. 

 TRANSCENDENT — Golden yellow, with beautiful rich crimson 

 cheek; flesh creamy yellow; crisp sub-acid, pleasant and agree-" 

 able. Tree a rapid grower and productive. September. 

 Price, $1.25 each. 



PEARS. 



BARTLETT (Summer) — Tellow, with soft blush, fine-grained, 

 sweet and juicy; good bearer. July and August. 



KOONCE (Summer) — Handsome fruit, good bearer, frost- 

 proof and free from blight. 



KIEFFER — Standard winter variety. Large and juicy. 



SECKEL (Autumn) — Rich quality, hardy and productive. Sep- 

 tember to October. 



Price, $1.70 each. 

 PEACHES. 



CARMAN — Large and round with pale yellow skin, red blush 



on sunny side; white flesh, superior flavor. Middle of July. 

 ELBERTA — An exceedingly large high-colored Peach. A cross 



between Crawford's and Chinese Cling. Juicy, well flavored. 



Said to be flnest yellow freestone in existence. Ripens early in 



August. 



CRAWTORD ElARLY — A magnificent large yellow Peach, of 

 good quality. Popular and productive; flesh very juicy, rich, 

 slightly sub-acid, of good flavor; freestone; valuable for market. 

 First of August. 



CRAWTfORD LATE — A superb fruit of large size; skin yellow- 

 with broad dark red cheek; flesh deep yellow, but red at stone, 

 juicy and melting, with vrey rich and excellent vinous flavor. 

 One of the best yellow and admirable market fruit; freestone. 

 August 15th. 



SMOCK — Rather large yellow, with red cheek; flesh yellow, red 

 at stone; very productive; not of high excellence but valuable 

 as a market variety. Most extensively grown in Delaware and 

 Maryland. Middle to last of September. 



Price, 50c. each. 



CHERRIES (Sweet). 

 BLACK TARTARIAN — Fruit large size, sweet and productive. 

 June. 



GOV. WOOD — Fruit large, yellow-shaded red; juicy and sweet. 

 June. 



NAPOLEON — One of the bert, well-flavored; pale yellow turni g 

 amber in the shade; richly dotted with deep red, and with fine 

 marbled dark crimson cheek; flesh firm and juicy. 



CHERRIES (Sour). 

 MORELLO — Above medium size, skin dark red, becoming nearly 

 black; flesh juicy, sub-acid, rich. July. 



MONTMORANCY — Large red acid Cherry; very proliflc and 

 hardy. 



RICHMOND — Medium size, red, flesh melting, juicy and at 

 maturity a rich acid flavor. Very productive and flne for cooking. 

 Commences ripening about last of May, and hangs long on tree. 

 Price, $1.80 each. 



PLUMS. 



ABUNDANCE! — Lemon-yellow ground, nearly overspread with 

 Cherry, with heavy bloom; flesh yellow and very juicy; sub- 

 acid, with Apricot flavor; highly perfumed, stone small; tree 

 hardy; bears regularly; early heavy bearer. August 1st. 



LOMBARD — Medium size, skin delicate violet, dotted thick red; 

 flesh deep yellow, juicy and pleasant. One of the hardiest and 

 most productive. Succeeds well anywhere. 



SHROPSHIRE DAMSON — An improvement on the common 

 Damson, being largest of its class; dark purple: highly esteemed 

 for preserving; enormously productive. September. 



Plums, $1.80 each. 



QUINCES. 



ORANGE (Apple Quince) — Bright pale orange; surface only 

 moderately fuzzy. Fruit variable in size and shape, but in 

 ideal of original form; is distinctly flattened at both ends, like 

 an apple. Ripens after mid-autumn, and keeps until February 

 under good conditions. 



CHAMPION — Greenish-yellow; large fruit, flesh tender, delicate 

 flavor; good keeper. Late. 



Price, $1.80 each. 



GRAPES. 



CONCORD — -Vigorous growing vine and enormously productive. 



Comparatively free from disease; bunches large, compact; 

 berries, large round black, with a blue bloom. Profitable market 

 sort. 



MOORES (Early) — Bunch medium; berry large black, with blue 



bloom. Extremely hardy; for market. 

 NIAGARA — Large bunch, of greenish white berry, turning to 



light yellow; thin skin, but tough. Is tender and sweet. Ripens 



with Concord. 



Price, 40c. each. 



strong grower and 

 strong and 



RASPBERRIES. 

 GREGG — Large firm fruit, sweet and rich; 



ripens late. Black and juicy. 

 KANSAS BLACK CAP — Firm and of flne quality; 



hardy. Second-early. 

 MILLER RED — Bright red, does not fade; fruit ripens early and 

 has very small core. Heavy bearer; best shipper. 



Price, 10c. each; $1.00 doz. 



BLACKBERRIES. 

 ELDORADO — Berries very large; jet black, sweet melting, no 



hard core. Splendid keeper and shipper. 

 LUCRETIA — This is a trailing blackberry or dewberry; a good 

 grower and productive. Fruit large and of good flavor. 

 Price, 10c. each ; $1.00 doz. 



CURRANTS. 



FAY'S PROLIFIC — Strong grower, wonderfully productive, and 

 comes to bearing young; fruit large bright red and good qulalty. 

 Price, 40c. each. 



