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D, M. FERRY & Go's DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Louis Phillipe.— Large ; dark red, almost black i 

 sprightly, mild acid ; stone small ; tree vigorous and 

 very productive ; ripens middle to last of July. 50 cts. 



Dyehouse. — This variety partakes of both the Mor- 

 ello and Duke in wood and fruit ; a very early and sure 

 bearer; ripens a week before the Early Richmond; of 

 better quality and quite as productive. 50 cents. 



Leib. — A newly introduced Morello ; one week later 

 than Early Richmond, and claimed to be very superior. 

 50 cents. 



Lady of the Lake. — Medium to large ; light yellow, 

 shaded and marbled with rich, dark crimson ; flesh half 

 tender, juicy, sweet. Middle to last of June. 50 cents. 



Nancy. — Large, heart shape ; pale yellow, shaded 

 and mottled with crimson ; tender, juicy, rich and sweet. 

 Last of June. 50 cents. 



PLUMS. 



One year buds cut back for convenience in mailing. 

 40 cents each ; 3 for $1.00. 



German Prune, Magnum BonumY'll'w, 



General Hand, Pond's Seedling, 



Italian Prune, Prince's Imperial Gage. 



Lombard, Reagle's Union Purple, 



Shropshire Damson, Reine Claude. 

 Smith's Orleans. 



Geuii — Very large, dark purple, hardy, strong grow- 

 er ; an early and abundant bearer ; ripens last of Sep- 

 tember. 50 cents. 



improved Varieties of Ainerican 

 Plums on Peaclt Stocks. 



Bassett — A new American seedling said to be almost 

 Curculio proof. 



DeSoto — A very hardy native variety, originating in 

 Wisconsin ; extremely productive and very profitable. 



De Caradeuc — Medium, round, slightly flattened ; 

 skin yellow, nearly covered with red ; flesh melting, 

 sweet and vinous. End of June and first of July. 



Newman — Medium oblong, skin a beautiful glossy 

 red with delicate purple bloom ; flesh somewhat coarse 

 but juicy. August and September. 



■Wild Goose — Well adapted to peach stocks ; an im- 

 proved variety of the Chickasaw, large deep red, with 

 purplish bloom ; flesh melting and good. 



Weaver — Fruit large, purple, very prolific ; regular 

 bearer. This tree is very hardy and will thrive in the 

 very northern limits of the United States. Ripens in 

 August. 



Moore's Arctic — A new hardy plum which originat- 

 •ed in the Highlands of Aroostook county, Maine, where 

 unprotected and exposed to arctic colds it has borne 

 enormous crops. Skin purplish black, with a thin blue 

 bloom ; flesh greenish yellow, juicy, sweet, pleasant. 

 September. 75 cents. 



PEACHES. 



One year buds cut back for mailing. 25 cents each ; 

 5 sorts, our choice. $1.00. 



Amsden's June, Early Beatrice, 



Alexander's Early, Early Louise, 

 Bernard's Yellow Rare- Early Rivera, 



ripe, Foster, 



Beer's Smock, Hale's Early, 



Bilyeu's Late October, Hill's Chili, 



Conklin, Honeywell. 



Crawford's Early, Jacque's Rareripe, 



Crawford's Late, Large Early York, 



Coolidge's Favorite, Lemon Cling. 



Chinese Cling, Marshall's Late, 



Mountain Rose. 

 Old Mixon Cling, 



Smock's Free, 

 Smock's Cling, 

 Old Mixon Free, Steadley, 



Red Cheek Melocoton, Stump the World, 

 Salway, Susquehanna, 



Saunders, Yellow Rareripe. 



Scott's Nonpareil, 



P»EACHBS— Newer Varieties. 



Price, except noted, 35 cents each ; 3 for §1.00. 



Mrs. Brett.— A white peach shaded with dark rich 

 red when fully exposed; flesh white, red at the pit; 

 juicy, melting, rich and sweet. 



Prince of Wales. — Large and beautiful cream col- 

 ored with a rosy cheek; melting and rich. Ripens with 

 Late Crawford. 



Wheatland. — This valuable new peach somewhat 

 resembles Crawford's Late, but tree is more sturdy and 

 strong with larger foliage. It bears large crops of fruit 

 of large size and showy appearance; skin deep golden yel- 

 low, shaded crimson on the sunny side ; flesh yellow, 

 juicy, sweet and of fine quality. Ripens between the 

 Early and Late Cravvfords. 50 cents. 



Wager. — A valuable new peach, being very hardy 

 and productive, frequently bearing large crops when 

 other varieties fail. Fruit medium, of a light golden 

 yellow when fully matured ; flesh bright yellow, moder- 

 ately juicy, sweet and slightly vinous ; follows Craw- 

 ford's Early in ripening. 50 cents. 



W^aterloo. — Medium size, excellent quality; flesh 

 white ; skin greenish white, purplish red in the sun. 

 Ripens about with Alexander. 



APRICOTS. 



There is no fruit that is more beautiful or desirable 

 than the Apricot. 50 cents each except noted. 

 Breda, Purple, or Black, 



Early Golden, Royal. 



Moorpark, 



NECTARINES. 



These are in appearance the most wax-like and ex- 

 quisite of all fruits for the dessert. 50 cents each. 

 Boston. Pitmaston's Orange. 



MULBERRIES. 



Downing's Everbearing. — Very large, handsome, 

 sweet, rich and excellent. 75 cents. 



New American. — This we consider equal to Down- 

 ing's in all respects, continuing in bearing fully as long, 

 and a hardier tree. 75 cents. 



Russian.— Fruit large, about the size of Kittatiny 

 blackberries ; mostly jet black, ab.out one tree in twenty 

 producing flesh-colored berries; sub-acid to sweet, with 

 a fine aromatic flavor ; immensely productive. Perfect- 

 ly hardy. The original trees were imported from West- 

 ern Russia as far north as the forty-ninth degree of 

 latitude, assuring their succes to the very northern limits 

 of the United States. 12 to 18 inches 25 cents each ; 6 

 for $1.00; 6 to 10 iches 15 cents each ; 10 for $1.00; 

 100 for $6.oc. 



White Morus Alba. — The common variety. Valued 

 more for feeding silk worms than for its fruit. 15 cents 

 each ; 12 for $1.00 ; 100 for S4.00. 



QUINCES. 



Angers. — A free bearer, of good-sized fruit, which 

 keeps well but not equal in quality to the following sorts. 

 30 cents. 



