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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



The Mulberry Tree.— The Mulberry 



tree, with its delightful refreshing fruit, 

 ought to be in every family garden where- 

 ever space permits. It is not only an excel- 

 lent fruit tree but also a good shade tree, 

 and above all very ornamental. We will 

 have the best of the Black Ever-bearing va- 

 rieties for our climate, as well as the White, 

 the leaves of which are used in feeding silk 

 worms, on hand during planting season and 

 sell them at 40c. each. 



The Japanese Mammoth Chestnut. 

 — Castanea vesca var. Japonica. — Our cli- 

 mate and soil seems to be well adapted for 

 «11 varieties of Japanese fruit trees. There 

 are several fine Japanese trees in this vicin- 

 ity 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 containing two large and perfect 

 nuts. The nuts are much larger than any 

 cf 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 lb.; also trees at 75c. each. 



Japanese Walnuts.— Jaglans Japonica 

 Cordiformis. — Another variety of Japanese 

 fruit, the trees of which will bear here as 

 well as the above mentioned Chestnut. 

 There are geveral trees in Louisiana which 

 •were plauted some years ago and are doing 

 excellently well. One of them bore a num- 

 ber of fine nuts. The fruit is nearly the 

 -size of the English Walnut, heart-shaped, 

 and, although hard shelled, is very easy to 

 open. The seed which we offer is of our 

 own importation. Price, 15c per lb.: also 

 trees at 75c. each. 



Ocean City Prolific Strawberry.— A 

 splendid new berry which originated in 

 Worcester county, Md. Plant is vigorous, 

 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, $t per 100. 



Ocean City Prolific Strawberry 



Michel's Early Strawberry. — We 



have various sorts of soil in Louisiana, 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 planting those which ex- 

 perienced fruit growers have tested and 

 found profitable. A Strawberry having all 

 the good qualities has not, and perhaps 

 never will be discovered; still in choosing it 

 is well to purchase plants having as many 

 good points as possible. This we claim for 

 the Michel's Early. It is claimed to be the 

 earliest in cultivation. It makes perfect 

 flowers and fruit. Very prolific. Price, 60c. 

 per 100; $5 per 1000. We consider this va- 

 riety superior to the Sucker State, being 

 earlier and more prolific. It will become 

 the leading market sort, home and for 

 shipping North. Have dropped the Sucker 

 State 'from our list as the Michel's Early is 

 superior and earlier. 



Blackberries — Early Harvset. — 

 Large and very sweet. Ripeus fully two 

 weeks before the earliest of the old field 

 berries. Is not a Dewberry, but a regular 

 bush. Strong one year old plants, 15 cts. 

 each; $1.50 per dozen. 



Pecans. — Centennial — This is an extra 

 large variety, long in shape and thin in 

 shell. Frotscher 's Egg Shell — One of the 

 thinnest shelled Pecans produced. It is of 

 a very large size, roundish in shape and of 

 fine flavor. Rome— The "'Rome" is the 

 largest Pecan nut we ever saw, of fine qual- 

 ity, thin shell, good bearer; in shape it is 

 round at one end and pointed at the other, 

 a very profitable variety. 



We call special attention to the large 

 profit to be realized in planting Budded 

 Pecan trees. Any one giving the matter a 

 little thought, can easily see the profits are 

 enormous, much greater than in any other 

 line of fruit culture. Let would be planters 

 make their calculation as to what these 

 profits will be, there has been of late a 

 great impetus in Pecan planting, and al- 

 though we have an unusually large stock 

 for this season's planting, we would urge 

 our customers to send in their orders early, 

 as the indications are that we will sell out 

 of some quantities at least before the season 

 opens for planting. 



We advise planting only the #1.50 to $2.00 

 size, not only because they will come into 

 bearing sooner, but because on the smaller 

 size the bud is liable to die back below the 

 point of budding, with the result that only 

 the stock will grow; with the #1.50 and the 

 $2.00 size there is no chance of this happen- 

 ing. You are sure of getting what you want. 



Grafted trees of the above three varieties 

 can be had from us at the following prices: 

 Five feet high and over, each, $2; 3 to 5 

 feet high, 2 year buds, each, $1.50; 1%. to 3 



