EeRlFFITH&TUHMERCO 



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NURSERY DEPARTMENT 



CONTINUED. 



FRUIT AND NUT 

 TREES. 



PEACHES. 



CROSBEY (Excelsior, Frost Proof).— This 

 valuable peach has been tested for ten years In the 

 bleakest parts of New England, and, in each case, 

 has proved itself to be first class in every way. The 

 fruit is of medium size, bright yellow, splashed and 

 streaked with carmine on the sunny side; the flesh 

 is firm, sweet and delicious; stone very small; an 

 enormous bearer. It ripens between Early and 

 Late Crawford. 



aOc. eacli. ^2.00 per dozen. $12.00 per 100. 



CHAMPION.— This new peach has stood a tem- 

 perature 18 degrees below zero, and bore well the 

 following season. Fruit is of large size; skin 

 creamy white, with red cheek; the flesh is white, 

 rich and juicy; a perfect freestone and good ship- 



20c. each. $2.00 per dozen. $12.00 per 100. 



Below will be found a few additional varieties 

 considered the best of the old well-known sorts, 

 about in their time of ripening. 



Alexander, Lonise, Yellow St. John, Moun- 

 tain Rose, Early Silver, Crawford Early, 

 Wheatland, Crawford Late, Chairs Choice, 

 Family Favorite, Chinese Cling, Old Mixon, 

 Reeves Favorite, Christiana, Smock Free, 

 Globe, Ringrgold Cling. 



18c. each. $1.75 per doz. $10.00 per 100. 



We will include one-fourth of the higher-priced varie- 

 ties when ordering lots of 50 to 100 or more. 



JAPANESE OR ORIENTAL 

 PLUMS. 



New strain; received with general favor; Japan- 

 ese Plums are especially successful where other 

 kinds fail; quality as good as best European. 

 Curculio does not affect to same extent as Eu- 

 ropean. With improved spraying apparatus need 

 not fear curculio, if spraying is properly done. 



HAL.E.— ' Most vitrorous tree of all the Japans. Fruit 

 large; bright orange, mottled with cherry red. Superb 

 in quality. Ripens middle of September. Its season of 

 ripening, great size and beauty, will make it .the most 

 profitable of all plums in market." It will keep two or 

 three weeks after being picked, and, best of all, it comes 

 late, just after the rush of peaches and other plums, and 

 will have full swing in the markets as a fancy dessert 

 fruit. Mr. J. H. Hale paid $500 for the original tree. 

 Fruit large, very beautiful, delicious flavor, and may be 

 successfully shipped long distances. 



Price, 4^1.00, 3 for $3.50. 



WILL-ARD.— Earliest of all Japan Plums, and hence 

 very valuable for market. A strong, vigorous, hardy 

 tree, very productive; fruit medium size, spherical to 

 oblong; bright claret-red, with many minute dots; firm, 

 white flesh; freestone. Very handsome when well 

 ripened, and will keep a long time. Two weeks earlier 

 than any other kind except Ked June. The best variety 

 for market. 



50c. each. 3 for $1.35. 

 WICKSON.-Next to the Hale, this is, without doubt, 

 the most promising of all the newer Japans. Tree a very 

 upright grower; an early and abundant bearer; fruit of 

 the largest size, often 8 to 9 inches around. From time 

 fruit is half grown till nearly ripe it is of pearly white 

 color; quickly soft pink shadings creep over it till in a 

 few days it is changed to a deep crimson, covered with a 

 light bloom. For marketing purposes it may be picked 

 when white, and color up almost as well as though left 

 on the tree. Pit small; flesh tender, sweet and delicious, 

 season just folio n^ing the Burbank Plum. 



50c. each. 3 for $1.35. 



Will sell one of each of abovp» in one order for S1.50. 

 BOTAN, or ABUNDANCE.— Lemonyellow 

 ground, nearly overspread with cherry, with heavy 

 bloom; flesh yellow, very juicy; subacid, with apri- 

 cot flavor; highly perfumed; stone small; the tree 

 is exceedingly hardy, and bears regularly ; nearly 

 curculio proof; early and heavy bearer; the best 

 of its class. First of August. 



BURBANK.— Resembles the Abundance in many 

 ways; globular, large, cherry red, with slight lilac 

 bloom; flesh deep yellow, very sweet, with pleas- 

 ant and agreeable flavor; strong grower; bears 

 early, often at second year. September 1st. 



PRICE— 60c. each. Three for $1.50. Six for 

 $2.75. $4.50 per dozen. 



ADDITIONAI. FRENCH ANI> AMERICAN VA- 

 RIETIES, INCLUDING SHROPSHIRE DAMSON. 

 PRICE— 35c. each. $3.50 per dozen. 



CHERRIES. 



HEART— Black Tartarian, Gov. Wood, Na- 

 poleon Bigrarean, Florence, Early Purple. 



DUKE AND MOREL.LO— Dye House, Belle 

 Magrnifique, Early Richmond, Montmorency, 



Price, 25c. each. $2.50 per dozen. 



APRICOTS. 



APRICOTS (Russian Varieties)- Nectarines 

 — Q,ninces, consisting: of Meech Prolific, Rei 

 and Champion. 



Price, 25c. each. $2.50 per dozen. 



NUT-BEARING TREES. 



Since the growing of fruit trees has become such 

 an uncertain quantity, the tree growers are turn- 

 ing; their attention to the nut-growing industry. 

 Quite a number of planters in the Western section 

 of this state are planting largely; mostly the chest- 

 nut, and notably the Japans. They bear when 

 quite young, and abundantly, are dwarf in habit, 

 hardy and ornamental. They claim superiority 

 over all others, because they are larger, sweeter 

 and better. Single trees have been known to pay 

 from $10.00 to $15-00. Usually planted 30 leet apart, and 

 will take same kind of culture as the apple. 



Spanish Chestnut, Engrlish Walnut, Paper 

 Shell Pecan, Filherts, Shell Barks, Hard and 

 Soft Shell Almonds. 



PRICE — 40c. to 50c. each. 



According to variety. 



JAPAN CHESTM T -$1.00 each. $10.00 doz. 



GRAPES. 



The following list contains the best known sorts 

 of hardy American varieties: 



Ohio, Black. — One of the very best sorts. 

 50c. each. $5.00 per dozen. 



Brigrhton, Red — Concord, hiack — Delaware, 

 red — Martha, white — Worden, black. 



35c. each. 6 for Sl.OO. 13 for *3.00. 



Moores Early, black — Niagrara, white— 

 Pocklingrton, white — Vergennes, red — Cham- 

 pion, black. 



30c. each. 6 for $1.50. 12 for $2.00. 



SELECT QUINCES. 



CHAMPION.— Three to four feet, 25c. each. 

 $2.50 per dozen. 



CHAMPION.— Two to three feet, 20c. each. 

 $2.00 per dozen. 



MEECH PKOLIFIC. 

 13.35 per dozen. 



MEECH PROLIFIC. - 

 13.00 per dozen. 



— Three to four feet, 35c. 

 -Two to three feet, 30c each. 



