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skin, is very liable to attacks of the cur- 

 culio, 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. 40c each. 



Psidium (Guava) — CaTTLEYanum (Yel- 

 low Cattlev) — A small tree or tall bush, 

 producing the well kuown Red Caitley 

 Guava. Plants from 3-inch pots, 40c. each. 



Almonds — Princesse and Sultana -- 

 Both are prolific, soft shelled, and very 

 good. These are the varieties mostly culti- 

 vated in Europe, and produce the bulk of 

 the Almonds of commerce. Price 75c. each, 

 either hard or soft shell. 



The Japanese Mammoth Chestnut 

 I 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 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 lar^e 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; also trees at 75c. 

 each. 



Japanese Walnuts— Jag Ian s Japonica 

 Cordiformis — Another 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 a.yo 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, 75c. per pound; 

 also trees at 75c. each. 



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Ocean City Prolific Strawberry 



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 

 Earl} 7 but later in bearing. Good for second 

 crop; very prolific and a very fine shipping 

 berrv. Price, $1 per 100. 



Michel's Early Strawberry — We 

 have various sorts of soil in Louisiana, and 

 the strawberr} 7 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 Early. It is claimed to be the- 

 earliest in cultivation. It makes perfect 

 flowers and fruit. Very prolific. Price 60c 

 per too; $5 per 1000. W T e consider this va- 

 riety superior to the Sucker State, being 

 earlier and more prolific. It will become 

 the leading market sort, home aud for 

 shipping North. Have dropped the Sucker 

 State from our list as the Michel's Early is 

 superior and earlier. 



Blackberries — Early Harvest - 

 Large and very sweet. Ripens fully two 

 weeks before the earliest of the old field 

 berries. Is not a Dewberry, but a regular 

 bush. Strong one year old plants, 15c. 

 each; $1.50 per dozen. 



Pecans — Cente?inial — This is an extra- 

 large variety, long in shape and thin in 

 shell. Frotscher's Egg Shell— One of the 

 thinnest shelled Pecans produced. Is of 

 very large size, roundish in shape aud 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 

 little thought, can easily see the profits are 

 enormous, much greater than in any othei 

 line of fruit culture. Let would-be planters 

 make their calculation as to what these 

 profits will be, there has been of late 

 great impetus in Pecan planting, and al 

 though we have an unusually large stocl 

 for this season's planting, we would urge 

 our customers to send in their orders early, 

 as the indications are that we will sell oul 

 of some quantities at least before seaso: 

 opens for planting. 



We advise planting only the $150 to $2.oc 

 size, not only because they will come intc 

 bearing sooner, but because on the smallei 

 size the bud is liable to die back below the 

 point of budding, with the result that onl; 

 the stock will grow; with the $1.50 and the 



We have the largest assortment of Thoroughbred Fowls and are always 



