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It is above medium size; color, bright 

 yellow with a bright deep crimson cheek. 

 It is ripe and marketed before Le Conte 

 is ready to ship. One year old, 60c. each; 

 $5.00 per dozen. 



Garber's Hybrid Pear. 



An excellent, hardy variety, introduced 

 here some years ago by the late 11. 

 Frotscher. It has proven an excellent 

 bearer, and so far has never been attack- 

 ed by blight. The fruit is oblong, of a 

 delicious flavor, flesh melting and juicy. 

 Ripens in August and September. On Le 

 Conte stock, 60c. each; ?5.00 per dozen. 

 iVIagnoiia Pear. 



A valuable new Japan stealing. It is a 

 small, stock tree, with large, deep green 

 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-grains near the core. The 

 Magnolia is the best for home eating and 

 use of all the pears known to Southern 

 planters. It ripens late. Generally later 

 than Kiefier. 75c. each, $8.00 per dozen. 

 Apple Trees. 



Owing to the large demand, we have 

 concluded to add to our assortment of 

 fruit trees the most suitable varieties of 

 Apple trees for our Southern climate. 

 The following are the most noteworthy. 

 price, 50c. each; $5.50 per dozen: Early 

 Harvest, Ben Davis, Red Astrachan, Yel- 

 low Pippin. 



Mariana Plum. 



Bismark Apple. 



Tree of short, stocky growth, thick, 

 heavy foliage; makes beautiful specimens 

 grown in pots for decorative purposes. 

 Fruit large, handsome, yellow, sometimes 

 shaded red cheek; flesh tender, pleasant 

 sub-acid. Entirely new in its remarkable 

 quality of producing crops on young trees, 

 seldom failing to bear v/hen two years 

 old. 75 cents each. 



Satsuma or Blood Plum. 



This Plum is from Japan and has been 

 fruited in California a few years ago. 

 The following is the description given by 

 the introducer, Mr. Luther Burbank: 

 "It is nearly six weeks earlier than the 

 Kelsey, firm flesh, much larger, of finer 

 quality, color and form. It is an early 

 and enormous bearer, and the trees 

 grow with more vigor tlian any of the 

 other varieties of Japan Plums I have 

 fruited here. The meat is also solid color 

 from skin to pit, firm, rather juicj'', and 

 of good flavor." Price, oOc. each; $3.25 

 per dozen. 



* Ogan and Botan Plums. 



Two other Japan varieties. They are 

 vigorous, handsome 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, 

 30c. each; $3.25 per dozen. 

 Mariana Plum. 



This Plum originated In Texas, sup- 

 posed accidental seedling of the Wild 

 Goose. It is a rapid grower. Grows from 

 cuttings and never throws up any suck- 

 ers or sprouts. Fruit as large, good and 

 handsome as the Wild Goose; one to two 

 weeks Earlier; hangs on better; ships 

 well ; ripens and colors beautifully. If 

 picked a few days previously. It is the 

 best of the Chickasaw tj^oe. This variety 

 and the Wild Goose should be fertilized 

 by the common Chickasaw kind to have 

 it bear well. Price, five to six feet high, 

 35 cents each, $3.00 per dozen; $25.00 

 per hundred. 



Apricot Pium. 



Prunus 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 

 distance. Tree very thrifty, upright, early 

 and abundant bearer. Price, one year 

 old trees, 40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. . 



Frotscher's Improved Large Passion Lettuce is Reliable. 



