LINCOLN CORELESS WINTER PEAR. 



This remarkable tree is entirely hardy, and a magnificent grower, 

 wonderfully productive of large, handsome pears of good finality, high- 

 ly colored, 'juicv, rich, delicate aromatic ilavor, llesh of rich yellow tint, 

 having neither seed nor core, there being an uninterrupted, solid mass 

 of melting, luscious llesh that can be preserved whole. It is very hard 

 and green at time of gathering in fall. In February and March it as- 

 sumes a handsome golden tint, mellows up nicely and makes a deli- 

 cious dessert fruit after all other pears are gone. 



Where Lincoln Coreless Winter Pear Originated. 

 Tliis is to certify thai the new pear known as Lincoln Coreless, origi- 

 nated in Lincoln Co., Tenn. That the fruit, which is almost without core 

 or . seed, is of unusually large size, specimens having weighed 114 Ms., ana 

 is very handsome in appearance; a rich golden color when ripe and of ex- 

 -i III nt ijua/ili/ and keeps perfectly sound until March. The history Of the 

 'tree can be traced back sixty years, and so far as we have been able to 

 It am has been free from blight, and a regular and abundant bearer. 

 I Signed and sealed with] II'. C. MORGAN, 



ithe seal of Lincoln Co. I Clerk of Circuit Court, Fayetteville, Tenn. 



WM. WILLIAMS, Sheriff of Lincoln Co., Fayetteville, Tenn. 

 E. S. WILSON, Clerk of Lincoln Co. Court, Fayetteville, Tenn. 

 1-year-old trees, 75 cents each; 3 for 82.00, postpaid. 2-year-old trees, 

 81.50 each; 3 for 84.00, by express at purchaser's expense. 



PARLIN BEAUTY APPLE. 



An exceedingly handsome early Fall apple. It originated in 

 Maine, and has endured, uninjured, very low temperature. Its extreme 

 hardiness will adapt it to the cold Northwest, where many of our finest 

 ■apples will not succeed. The original tree is still standing, vigorous and 

 healthy, and annually producing heavy crops, though more than fifty 

 years bid, and from which the specimen was secured with which the 

 colored plate opposite was made. The nursery trees are vigorous sturdy 

 growers, maturing their wood and buds so perfectly that the most severe 

 winters fail to injure them in the- least. They come to bearing young, 

 and always produce good crops even when many others are killed. The 

 fruit is medium to large, slightly flattened, of most charming shade of 

 yellow ground, striped and splashed with red, so intense on sunny side 

 to be almost crimson. Flesh firm, crisp, juicy, mild, sub-acid; very good 

 for eating and excellent for cooking; and one of its most important feat- 

 ures is its period of ripening, which begins in September and continues 

 two or three months, improving in rich, delicious quality and handsome 

 appearance, rendering it very attractive and desirable. 1-year-old 

 trees, 75 cents each; 4 for $2.50, postpaid. 2-year-old trees, $1.00 each; 

 3 for 52.50 by express at purchaser's expense. 



ROCKY MOUNTAIN DWARF CHERRY. 1 



But few fruits have grown in popularity so rapidly as this, and It is M 

 to be regretted that some dealers in order to supply the immense de- * 

 mand are substituting the Sand Cherry at less rates. Beware of imita- fj 

 lions. The great productiveness of luscious cherries at two to three is 

 years of age, and on bushes I to 5 feet high, has rendered the Genuine "i 

 Rocky Mountain Dwarf Cherry a great favorite. Sixteen quarts of fruit i, 

 are reported to have been picked oil" a 3-y ear-old bush, and SO cherries oil" S 

 a branch 12 inches long of a 2-year-old bush. Thefruit is purplish black, » 

 and in size somewhat larger than English Morello. Season of ripening s 

 after all others are gone. In flavor akin to the sweet cherries, and when P 

 fully ripe, to eat out of hand or for preserves it has no equal in the line " 

 of pitted fruits — while the juice for pectoral or cordial is both appetizing p " 

 aid delicious. It bears every year, and is as prolific as a gooseberry" 

 bush; has never been effected by insects, black-knot or other diseases. 2, 

 Will endure longer drought and more severe cold than any other cherry. 

 1-year-old trees, 25 cents each; 5 for SI. 00, postpaid. 2-year-old trees, stocky *J 

 branched, 40 cents each; 3 for 81.00 by express at purchaser's expense. § 



TRIFOLIATE HARDY ORANGE. g> 



A hardy species of the Orange from Japan, which withstands a cold * 

 of zero and below. Of bushy and thriving habit, leaves trifoliate, dark M 

 glossy green. Flowers large, white and very fragrant, the first appearing g 

 very early in spring, and others following profusely during the season, a 

 showing fruit and bloom at the same time. Fruit bright yellow, very © 

 acid and unfit to eat, t hough very nice for lemonade. It is very conspic- * 

 nous on the lawn, in pot or tub, or for open ground culture. It is grow- g 

 ing luxuriantly, blooming and fruiting in parks of both Philadelphia o 

 and New York, and passes the winters unprotected. It will grow in any S 

 soil, standing great extremes of temperature. 1-year-old trees, 25 cents X 

 each; 5 for S1.00, postpaid. 2-year-old trees by express at same price. ■ 



ABUNDANCE PLUM. *! 



Perhaps there never has been a fruit offered to the public that has 2 

 given such universal satisfaction, or received such high commendation ». 

 from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, L 

 as the Abundance Curculio Proof Plum. E. S. Carman states he -has « 

 tried at the Experiment Grounds of the Rural Nt w Yorker all the so- 9 

 called Curculio Proof Plums in the past years, and none have succeeded *J 

 until the Abundance, which has annually produced enormous crops. 2 

 Tree is a vigorous upright grower, and at two to tree years of age never e 

 fails to produce and perfect an immense yield of luscious fruit. The J 

 fruit is large, showy, beautiful amber, turning to a rich, bright cherry n 

 color, with a decided white bloom and highly perfumed. 1-year-old trees, jj 

 25 cents each; 82.50 per dozen, postpaid. 2-year-old trees, 35 cents each; A 

 83.50 per dozen, by express at purchaser's expense. > 



Special No. 7. — A Hard 

 Times Fruit Offer for 1895. 



Only $1.00, Postpaid. 



1 Lincoln Coreless Winter Pear. 



1 Parlin Beauty Apple. 



1 Trifoliate Hardy Orange. 



1 Roclty Mountain Dwarf Cherry. 



1 Abundance, Cnrculio-proof Plum. 



Jli One good strong tree of each of these 5 

 Valuable New Fruits (which at Catalogue prices 

 amount to $2.25) for only $1.00, postpaid; or 

 larger trees by express at purchaser's expense, 

 at same price. 



For illustration of these Fruits, see Colored Plate opposite. 



JAPANESE 

 WINEBERRY 



JAPANESE WINEBERRY. 



We quote as follows from the description of the introducer of this wonder- 

 ful new fruit: "Prof. Gregson, of the Japanese Imperial Agricultural College, 

 while traveling among the mountains of Japan, came upon this berry growing 

 in a wild state. Its exceeding luciousness and beauty prompted him to dry 

 some of the berries and send the seed to relatives in this country. It belongs to 

 the raspberry family, is a strong, vigorous grower, attaining the usual height of 

 a raspberry, and is perfectly hardy in all positions without protection. It 

 stands alike the cold of Northern winters and the heat of Southern summers, 

 without t he slightest degree of injury. Its leaves are of the darkest green out- 

 side and silvery white underneath. The young shoots and branches are cov- 

 ered with a reddish brown hair or moss. The fruit is borne in 

 large clusters, often 75 to 100 berries in a bunch. These berries 

 are from the time of formation and bloom until they ripen en- 

 closed in a 'burr,' which is formed by the calyx covering them 

 entirely. When ripe the burr opens, exhibiting a large berry 

 of the brightest, light glossy scarlet, or sherry wine color. The 

 flavor of the fruit is entirely different from any other berry, be- 

 ing very sprightly, sweet and juicy, having no disagreeable, 

 sour, but a delicate and luscious flavor peculiar to itself, and su- 

 perior to other berries. It is very juicy and makes the finest 

 quality of wine. It commences to ripen early in July and con- 

 tinues" in bearing for a long time. Strong, well-rooted plants, 

 30 cents each, 4 for 81.00; plants not quite so large, 20 cents each, 

 3 for 50 cents, postpaid. 



Wineberry Seed.— Grows freely from seed, producing vig- 

 orous plants which fruit the second year. Seed to germinate 

 freely must be frozen, so that if planted during the summer 

 and fall, lies dormant until the following spring, when it 

 comes up abundantly. Packet, 20 cents; 3 packets, 50 cents. 



JAPAN MAYBERRY. 



Belongs to the Raspberry family; is of strong, vigorous 

 canes, branched in tree form, with fruit nicely distributed 

 throughout their entire length. It luxuriates in the mountain- 

 ous regions of Japan, and is claimed will endure the extreme 

 cold of this country, and on account of the deep searching sys- 

 tem of its roots and the luxuriant foliage, it will be adapted to 

 the hot summers and scorching climate of our Southern States 

 — making it a valuable addition to the list of fruits where the 

 Kaspberry does not succeed— and in sections where the Rasp- 

 berry is grown, the Mayberry will not conflict, as it ripens so 

 much earlier. Fruit is large, nearly round, and generally a 

 beautiful, tempting golden color, though sometimes they are 

 red. 25 cents each; 5 for 81.00, postpaid, or larger by express at 

 purchaser's expense at same price. 



CHILD'S (Burbank's^ JAPAN MAYBERRY. 



An improved variety of the Mayberry, the result of a 

 cross with the Cuthbert Raspberry, and described by the in- 

 I troducer as the most remarkable of all fruit novelties ever in- 

 troduced. It grows in Sturdy tree form six to eight feet high, 

 and ripens its fruits before straw berries, and a month before 

 the earliest raspberries. The bushes are distinct from other 

 berries, with spreading, tree-like tops, large, bell-shaped, pen- 

 dulous blossoms, which hang along the entire length of t he 

 branches in pairs or triplets. These large, handsome blossoms 

 are followed oy great glossy berries, which are of a golden yel- 

 * low color > un(i in quality sweet and luscious beyond descrip- 



jUt^Vj, tion. Its earllness makes it the most important of small fruits. 

 ^ Pot Grown Plants, ready about May 1st, for which you can place 

 your order at any time, and will be filled in rotation as received. 

 50 cents each; 3 forS1.25, postpaid. 



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