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cloth, saturated with, the liquid after 

 pruning the trees, always careful at 

 proper season, and use above solution 

 over the worm. 



Cherry Trees. 



Cherry trees, with few exceptions, will 

 not do well in our Southern climate. 

 There are some, however, which, if bud- 

 ded on hardy stools, will do well here 

 and bear fruit. Our wild Cherries being 

 the hardiest, answer best for stools, but 

 the Mariana Plum will answer equally as 

 well and is quite hardy.. The trees we 

 handle are the best for our climate and 

 soil. 50c. each. Extra large size, $1.00 

 each. 



New Pomegranate "Spanish Ruby." 



This new variety of the well known 

 Pomegranate is one of the most beautiful 

 and finest of all fruits of our temperate 

 climate. Fruit very large, as large as the 

 largest apple; eye very small, skin thick 

 and smooth, pale with crimson cheek; 

 meat of the most beautiful crimson color, 

 highly, aromatic and very sweet. The 

 Spanish Ruby is a fine grower and good 

 bearer, and the fruit is excellent for ship- 

 ping, as it will keep for a long time. It 

 ripens shortly before Christmas and 

 could be shipped to Northern cities, 

 where during the holidaj^s it would at- 

 tract great attention. Price, 50c. each; 

 extra size, $1.00 each. Extra large size, 

 $2.00 each. 



Large Sweet Pomegranate. 



Same as above, except in color of seed 

 and flavor. Price, 50c. each; $5.00 per 

 dozen. Extra large size, $1.50 each. 

 The Mulberry Tree. 



Black and white; we also have the 

 Weeping Tea Mulberry described on page 

 154 in shade trees, $2.00 each. The Mul- 

 berry tree, with its delightful refreshing 

 fruit, ought to be in every family garden 

 wherever space permits. It is not only 

 an excellent fruit tree but also good 

 shade tree, and above all very ornament- 

 al. We will have the best of the Black 

 everbearing varieties for our climate as 

 well as the White, the leaves of which 

 are used in feeding silk worms, on hand 

 during planting season. $1.00 each. 



Russian Mulberry. 



See page 154, 



Nectarines. 



Require the same culture as the peach. 

 The fruit, having a smooth skin, is very 

 liable to attacks of the curculio, and must 

 be sprayed as soon as the blossoms fall, 

 and again every two weeks during May 

 and June. They ripen through July and 

 part of August, 75c. each. 



Psidium (Guava). 



Cattleyanum (Yellow Cattley) — A small 

 tree or tall bush, producing the known 

 Red Cattley Guava. Plants from 6-inch 

 pots, $1.00 each. 



Almonds. 



Princesse and Sultana. — Both are pro- 

 lific, soft shelled, and very good. These 

 are the varieties mostly cultivated in 

 Europe, and produce the bulk of the Al- 

 monds of commerce. Price, $1.00 each, 

 either hard or soft shell. 



The Japanese Mammoth Chestnut. 



Castanea vesca var. Japonica. — Our cli- 

 mate and soil seems to be well adapted 

 for all varieties of Japanese fruit trees. 

 There are several fine Japanese trees in 

 this vicinity grown from seed, one of 

 which bore several burrs for the first 

 time some years ago and an abundant 

 crop since every year, each burr contain- 

 ing two large and perfect nuts. The 

 nuts are much larger than any of those 

 imported from Italy or Spain, and equally 

 as good and fine in flavor. We have a 

 limited supply of imported seed on hand. 

 Price, 75c. per pound; trees at $1.00 each. 



Japanese Walnuts. 



Jaglans Japonica Cordiformis. — An- 

 other variety of Japanese fruit, the trees 

 of which will bear here as well as the 

 above mentioned Chestnut. There are 

 several trees in Louisiana which were 

 planted some years ago and are doing 

 excellently well. One of them bore a 

 number of fine nuts. • The fruit is nearly 

 the size of the English walnut, heart 

 shaped, and, although hard shelled, is 

 Yery easy to open. The seed which we 

 offer is of our own importation. Price,. 

 75c. per pound; trees at $1.00 each. 

 English Walnuts. 



$1.00 per tree. Nuts 75c. per pound. 

 Ocean City Prolific Strawberry. 



A splendid new berry which originated 

 in Worcester county, Md, Plant is vigor- 

 ous, with large broad green leaf; fruit as 

 large as the Rubach, and larger than the 

 Michel's Early, but later in bearing. 

 Good for second crop; very prolific and 

 a very fine shipping berry. Price, $1.00 

 per 100; $7.00 per 1000. 



Michel's Early Strawberry. 



We have various sorts of soil in Louisi- 

 ana, and the strawberry suitable to and 

 succeeding equally well in poor or rich 

 land can only be determined by practical 

 experiment. There are but few varieties 

 which adapt themselves to all soils and • 

 latitudes, hence the importance of plant- 

 ing those which experienced fruit grow- 



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