CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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PICQUET'S LATE. — Very large; yellow, 

 with a red cheek; flesh yellow, buttery, 

 rich, sweet and of the highest flavor. 

 August to middle of September. Freestone. 



STONEWALL JACKSON. — Almost iden- 

 tical with General Lee in size and quality, 

 but ripens a week later; tree a more com- 

 pact grower. Julv 10 to 20. Cling Stone. 



STETSON'S OCTOBER. — Large; white, 

 with red cheeks; of very good flavor. Mid- 

 dle of October. Cling Stone. 



INDIAN BLOOD. — Large, dark claret, 

 with deep red veins; downy, flesh deep red, 

 very juicy. Middle of August. Cling 

 Stone. 



Hale Peach 



J. H. HALE. — Fruit of largest size, fully 

 one-half larger than Elberta. Color, a deep 

 golden yellow, overlaid with bright car- 

 mine, except a very little on under side. 

 Ripens three days to a week ahead of 

 Elberta. Price, 50c. each. 



Peach Seedlings, assorted, not sold by 

 name. 25c. each; $2.50 per dozen. 



Peach Pits, 30c. per pound, postpaid; 6 

 pounds for $1.50, not prepaid. 



Nectarine Trees. 



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. 60c. each. 



Lemon Trees. 



AMERICAN WONDER LEMON.— Has 



created a sensation wherever shown. Habit 

 dwarfed and vigorous, fruit three times 

 the size of any other large Lemon. With 

 ordinary treatment cannot fail to give sat- 

 isfaction. Price, 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.50 

 per tree. Extra large, $3.00 each. 



Mulberries. 



They form an economic food for poultry 

 and swine, and for tolling birds away 

 from other fruits there is nothing else 

 so effective. 



Each Per 10 100 



1-year, 5 feet up $0.60 $5.00 $30.00 



HICKS. — Fruit sweet; tree grows rapid- 

 ly and bears young; productive; should be 

 grown by every farmer who keeps swine 

 or poultry, this variety being of special 

 value for this purpose. 



DOWNING'S BLACK.— Fruit very large, 

 black and sub-acid. Fruit about June 1 to 

 middle of July. 



NEW AMERICAN. — Equal to Downing's 

 in all respects, continuing in bearing fully 

 as long, a hardier tree. Fruit jet black. 



BLACK ENGLISH.— Fruit very small 

 and sweet, but not as good as Hicks. 



Plum Trees. 



ABUNDANCE PLUM.— One of the oldest 

 and best known Japanese varieties; hardy 

 and productive. Fruit large, lemon yellow, 

 with heavy bloom; good quality. 50c each; 

 $5.00 per dozen. 



APRICOT PLUM. — The fruit, when ripen- 

 ing, shines like apples of gold, and becomes 

 a rich vermillion when ripe. It is very 

 firm and mealy, and equal to any Plum. 

 It will carry any desirable distance. Tree 

 very thrifty, upright, early and abundant 

 bearer. Price, one-year-old trees, 50c each; 

 $5.00 per dozen. 



BAILEY JAPAN. — Fruit almost as large 

 as Kelsey, nearly globular, and overspread 

 with light cherry-red color; a prolific 

 bearer, upright and vigorous grower. 50c 

 each; $5.00 per dozen. 



BERCKMAN'S PLUM.— Fruit large, near- 



| ly round; skin green, with purple and blue 



1 bloom; flesh, yellowish, firm and sugary. 



i Ripens June 20 to July 5. 50c each; $5.00 

 per dczen. 



BURBANK PLUM.— The best and most 

 profitable among growers for market. Tree 

 hardy, sprawling, vigorous grower, unequal- 

 ed in productiveness; bears young. Fruit 

 large, excellent quality, cherry red with 

 lilac bloom. 50c each; $5.00 per dozen. 



EKCELSIOR PLUM. — Fruit medium to 

 large, 1% inches in diameter, nearly round, 



; no suture; color deep solid wine-red, with 

 heavy light bushy bloom; stem short, skin 

 firm and without astringency; flesh firm, 

 yellowish, with reddish color near the pit; 

 quality fine; cling stone. Price, 50c each; 

 $5.00 per dozen. 



Mariana Plum. 

 JAPANESE MESPILUS PLUM.— The 



Japanese Mespilus, which, by the way, 

 is an old stand-by in our climate, has 

 been cultivated here for over a century, 

 and is too well known to require any de- 

 scription. $1.00, $2.00 and $3.00 each. 



MARIANA PLUM. — Fruit as large, good 

 and handsome as the Wild Goose, one to 

 two weeks earlier, hangs on better: ships 

 well; ripens and colors beautifully, if pick- 

 ed a few days previously. It is the best 

 of the Chickasaw type. Price, five to 

 six f«et high, 50c each; $5.00 per dozen. 



