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Nursery Department 



Before planting 1 fruit trees, the soil (excepting- new ground) should he made mellow by repeated plowing. When trees 

 are received the root should be covered with a blanket, sack or str^w until they reach their destination; the bundle should 

 then be opened, and the trees separated from the moss in which they are packed; if the roots have become dry, from too lo-g 

 exposure, straw should be spread on the ground, the trees laid upon it, then covered entirely, roots and tops, with straw, and 

 the whole well watered. In this condition they should remain for forty-eight hours, when they will be found as fresh as when 

 first found in the nursery. Where only a few trees are to be planted, and the soil has not been sub-soiled, or where trees are 

 to be planted in sod, then the holes ought to be at least four feet wide and eighteen to twenty inches deep, the sub-soil 

 thrown back, and the holes filled up to a proper depth to receive the tree with fine top soil. 



PRICES ON NURSERY STOCK ON APPLICATION. 



SUMMER APPLES. 



YELLOW TRANSPARENT — Early and prolific; clear white 



skin, changing to yellow. July. 

 WILLIAMS REE — Very ea.rly, skin dark rich red; flesh white; 



juicy, slightly tart. 



AUTUMN APPLES. 



GRAVENSTEIN — Orange-yellow, overlaid with broken striped 

 of light and dark red. Flesh yellowish. One of the finest 

 fall apples. Fruit produced freely. September to October. 



SUMMER RAMBO — One of the best. Smooth skin, streaked 

 dull yellowish; red, rich, spicy; sub-acid flavor. October to 

 January. 



SMOKEHOUSE — Large fruited, striped red on yellow ground; 

 sub-acid; productive and good for culinary purposes. Sep- 

 tember to October. 



WINTER APPLES. 



BLACK BEN DAVIS— Red all over. Medium to large. Flesh 

 white. Tree strong growing and very productive. Fruit 

 will keep until late in season. 



STAYMAN'S WINES AP — Superior to old Winesap; large, 

 bright red, very productive, adapting itself to different soils. 

 Good marketing variety. 



STARK'S DELICIOUS — Brilliant dark red, shading to yellow 

 at blossom end. Flesh white and tender. Large size. 



GRIMES GOLDEN — Yellow sub-aoid; spicy and rich fruit. 

 January to March. 



JONATHAN — .Small, with yellow skin, almost covered red; 

 fine flavor; popular everywhere. November to April. 



YORK IMPERIAL — Medium size, skin greenish-yellow, nearly 

 covered with bright red; tender flesh, crisp and juicy; good 

 bearer and keeper. February to April. 



ROME BEAUTY — Large, yellow, striped and mixed with light 

 red; flesh yellow, breaking coarse-grained, sub-acid; valu- 

 able for market on account of its productiveness, size and 

 beauty, as well as for certain bearing. November to Janu- 

 ary. Can always be depended on for a full crop. 



CHERRIES (Sweet). 



BLACK TARTARIAN — Fruit large size, sweet and productive. 

 June. 



GOV. WOOD — .Fruit large, yellow-shaded red; juicy and sweet. 

 June. 



NAPOLEON — One of the best, well-flavored; pale yellow turn- 

 ing amber in the shade; richly dotted with deep red, and 

 with fine marbled dark crimson cheek; flesh firm and juicy. 

 June. 



CHERRIES (Sour). 



MORELLO — Above medium size, skin dark red, becoming 

 nearly black; flesh juicy, sub-acid, rich. July. 

 MONTMORANCY — Large red acid Cherry; very prolific and 

 hardy. 



RICHMOND — Medium size, red, flesh melting, juicy and at 

 maturity a rich acid flavor. Very productive and fine for 

 cooking. Commences ripening about last of May, and hangs 

 long on tree. . 



PLUMS. 



ABUNDANCE — Lemon-yellow ground, nearly overspread with 

 Cherry, with heavy bloom; flesh yellow and very juicy; sub- 

 acid, with Apricot flavor; highly perfumed, stone small; tree 

 hardy; bears regularly; early heavy bearer. August 1st. 



LOMBARD — 'Medium size, skin delicate violet, dotted thick 

 red; flesh deep yellow, juicy and pleasant. One of the hardi- 

 est and most productive. Succeeds well anywhere. 



SHROPSHIRE DAMSON — An improvement on the common 

 Damson, being largest of its class; dark purple; highly es- 

 teemed for preserving; enormously productive. September. 



QUINCES. 



ORANGE (Apple Quince) — Bright pale orange; surface only 

 moderately fuzzy. Fruit variable in size and shape, but in 

 ideal of original form; is distinctly flattened at both ends, 

 like an apple. Ripens after mid-autumn, and keeps until 

 February under good conditions. 



'CHAMPION — iGreenish-yellow; large fruit, flesh tender, deli- 

 cate flavor; good keeper. Late. 



CRAB- APPLES. 



HYSLOP — 'Fruit large for its class; produced in clusters; dark 

 rich red, covered with thick blue bloom; good for culinary 

 purposes and for cider. 



TRANSCENDENT — Golden yellow, with beautiful rich crim- 

 son cheek; flesh creamy yellow; crisp, sub-acid, pleasant and 

 agreeable. Tree a rapid grower and productive. September. 



PEARS. 



BARTLETT (Summer) — Yellow, with soft blush, fine-grained, 

 sweet and juicy; good bearer. July and August. 



KOONCE (Summer) — Handsome fruit, good bearer, frost- 

 proof and free from blight. 



KIEFFER — Standard winter variety. Large and juicy. 



SECKEL (Autumn) — -Rich quality, hardy and productive. Sep- 

 tember to October. 



PEACHES. 



CARMAN — Large and round with pale yellow skin, red blush 



on sunny side; white flesh, superior flavor. Middle of July. 

 ELBERTA — An exceedingly large high-colored Peach. A cross 



between Crawford's and Chinese Cling. Juicy, well flavored. 



Said to be finest yellow freestone in existence. Ripens early 



in August. 



CRAWFORD EARLY — -A magnificent large yellow Peach, of 

 good quality. Popular and productive; flesh very juicy, rich, 

 slightly sub-acid, of good flavor; freestone; valuable for 

 market. First of August. 



CRAWFORD LATE — A superb fruit of large size; skin yel- 

 low, with broad dark red cheek; flesh deep yellow, but red 

 at stone, juicy and melting, with very rich and excellent 

 vinous flavor. One of the best yellow and admirable market 

 fruit; freestone. August 15th. 



SMOCK — 'Rather large yellow, with red cheek; flesh yellow, 

 red at stone: very productive; not of high excellence but 

 valuable as a market variety. Most extensively grown in 

 Delaware and Maryland. Middle to last of September. 



GRAPES. 



CONCORD — Vigorous growing vine and enormously produc- 

 tive. Comparatively free from disease; bunches large, com- 

 pact; berries, large round black, with a blue bloom. Profit- 

 able market sort. 



MOORES (Early) — Bunch medium; berry large black, with 

 blue bloom. Extremely hardy; for market. 



NIAGARA — Large bunch, of greenish white berry, turning to 

 light yellow; thin skin, but tough. Is tender and sweet. 

 Ripens with Concord. 



RASPBERRIES. 

 GREGG — Large firm fruit, sweet and rich; strong grower and 



ripens late. Black and juicy. 

 KANSAS BLACK CAP — Firm and of fine quality: strong and 



hardy. Second-early. 

 MILLER RED — Bright red, does not fade; fruit ripens early 



and has very small core. Heavy bearer; best shipper. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



ELDORADO — Berries very large; jet black, sweet melting, no 



hard core. Splendid keeper and shipper. , 

 LUCRETIA — This is a trailing blackberry or dewberry; a good 



grower and productive. Fruit large and of good flavor. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



DOWNING — 'Seedling of Houghton. Upright vigorous grow- 

 ing plant. Fruit larger than its parent; color whitish green; 

 flesh rather 'soft, juicy and very good; productive; valuable 

 for market. 



HOUGHTON — Small fruit, but juicy and sweet: Valuable for 

 market. 



CURRANTS. 



FAY'S PROLIFIC — Strong grower, wonderfully productive, 

 and comes to bearing young^ fruit large, bright red and 

 good quality. 



