130 Arthur T. Boddington, 342 West 14th St., New York. City 



English Pot-Grown Grape- Vines, Peaches, Nectarines 



and Other Fruit Trees 



\Vc import these plants on advance orders only, fmin the best and most reliable growers in England, Thomas Rivers & Sons. Stock 

 can be relieil upon as being absolutely true to name. Rivers' Catalogue of varieties on application. 



The following is a short list of fruit trees, recommended by a most successful grower in this country, for growing here under glass, and 

 will fruit the first year. 



GRAPE-VINES 



BLACK VARIETIES 

 Alnwick Seedling. .\n cxcellont late variety. 



Appley Towers. .A late black (Irape succeeding Black Hamburgh; 



of Hood ll.ivor and keeping qualities 

 Barbarossa. Berries round and large, bunches of immense size; 



late. 



Black Alicante. Bunches medium, berries very large. 

 Black Hamburgh. The most useful and popular Grape. 

 Black Muscat, or Muscat Hamburgh. Excellent and richly-fla- 

 vored (ir;ij)e. 

 Diamond Jubilee. Berries large, oval ; late. 



Gros Colman. A very handsome Grape; berries and bunches of 



enormous size; hangs very late. 

 Gros Maroc. Is now recognized as one of our finest Grapes. The 



berries are large, of a deep black-purple, beginning to color as 



early as the Black Hamburgh, Snd hangs as late as the Black 



.Micantc. 



Lady Downe's Seedling. One of the best late Grapes. 

 Madresfield Court. Berries very large, of rich flavor. 



WHITE VARIETIES 



Buckland Sweetwater. A large, handsome berry and bunch ; a 

 good bearer and excellent. 



Duke of Buccleuch. A large-berried, fine, early variety. 



Foster's Seedling. A fine Grape ; sweet flavor. 



Frontignan White. Fine white Grape ; abundant bearer. 



Lady Hutt. Berries round and white ; of excellent quality; hang- 

 ing late. 



Muscat of Alexandria. Flesh firm and rich, berries large ; a 

 superb variety ; reijuires heat to ripen. 



Prices upon any of the above K^ch Doz. 



Strong 2-year-old planting canes $5 no $50 00 



Extra strong fruiting canes 7 50 75 00 



PEACHES 



Duchess of Cornwall, .^n early Peach, medium size ; freestone. 



Skin creamj- yellow, with a red-striped cheek. Melting and delicious. 

 Dymond. A large Peach, finely colored and richly flavored ; hardy 



and prolific. 



Grosse Mignonne. Large; melting and excellent; forcing well, 



and is one of the finest sorts in cultivation. 

 Hale's Early. Large; melting and very good. 



Peregrine. A distinct mid-season variety. The fruits are large 

 and handsome, with a brilliant crimson skin ; the flesh rich and 

 highly flavored. 



Princess of Wales. Very large. One of the largest and best 



Peaches known, and one of the most beautiful ; its color is cream 



with a rosy cheek; melting, rich and excellent. 

 Thomas Rivers. A large round Peach, with a bright red cheek. 



Flesh firm, juicy and of good flavor ; a remarkably heavy fruit. 



Freestone. Forces well. 



Prices lor above varieties, $3, $5 and $7.50 each F. 0. B. N. Y. 



PEARS 



Beurre Diel. Very large, often weighing 16 to 20 ounces, melting 



and excellent. 

 Beurre Hardy. Large ; fine flavor. 



Doyenne du Comice. Large; a delicious Pear; forms a compact, 

 handsome pyramid. One of our finest Peais in cultivation. The 

 fruit is su|)erb both in fjuality and appearance ; a good, late variety. 



Louise Bonne of Jersey. llarge and very goofl. 



Pitmaston Duchess. Very large; of good quality. This Pear is 

 good at all points in an orchard house. 



Princess. A handsome Pear ; a seedling from the Louise Bonne of 

 Jersey ; large ; flesh melting ; flavor very good ; in size and color 

 it resembles the parent. 



Souvenir d« Congress. Very large, weighing from one to two 

 pounds; juicv and melting with a fine arom.i 



Prices for the above varieties $3 and $5 each F. 0. B. N. Y, 



NECTARINES 



Advance. An early green-fleshed Nectarine ; medium size ; rich 

 and good. 



Cardinal. A valuable Nectarine, adapted for forcing only; of good 



medium size, very brilliant in color and extiuisite distinct flavor. 



Forms a compact sturdy tree and bears very freely. The fruit 



ripens ten days before Early Rivers. 

 Chaucer. Medium to large ; a fine-flavored Nectarine ; green flesh; 



glands kidney-shaped; flowers small. 

 Early Rivers. Very large ; skin rich crimson next to sun, light 



yellow marked with red on the shaded side; flesh green, tender 



and juicy. 



Humboldt. A very large Nectarine ; fine flavor. 



Newton. Fruit of ths largest size; round; skin transparent green- 

 ish yellow, mottled and blotched with deep brilliant red on the 

 sunny side ; flesh greenish white, pink round the stone, from 

 which it parts freely; sugary, rich and delicious. 



Spencer. One of the largest Nectarines. Fruit beautifully colored 

 a deep brown-red, mottled on the shady side ; very heavy ; round; 

 flesh light green, red next the stone; freestone. Very rich and 

 good ; late. 



Stanwick Elruge. Large ; melting and rich. 



Victoria. Large, roundish oval, flattened at the top ; greenish yel- 

 low, crimson on the sunny side ; very rich and sugary. 

 Prices for the above varieties $3, S6 and $7.50 each, F. 0. B. N. Y. 



APPLES 



Arlington Pippin. A good Apple and an abundant bearer. 

 Cox's Orange Pippin. Medium size ; a very handsome pippin. 



There is no lietter Apple grown. 

 King of the Pippins. Medium size ; very handsome. 

 Lord Suffield. Very large; nearly white A most abundant bearer. 

 Mr. Gladstone. Very early; scarlet cheek, yellow flesh ; bears 



freely. A good early Apple. 

 Mother. IVIedium size ; an American Apple, juicj-, melting and 



excellent. 



Peasgood's Nonesuch. Very large and handsome , of good qual- 

 ity. One of the largest. 



Red Astrachan. Large: beautiful, with a fine bloom on its rosy 

 cheek. Has a pleasant subacid flavor. Is prolific but not hardy. 



Ribston Pippin. Medium size ; rich, aromatic and excellent. A 

 very well-known Apple. 



Rivers' Early Peach. The fruit is similar to Irish Peach but 

 ripens earlier, and does not ripen its fruit on the ends of the 

 branches. The tree makes a very pretty pyramid and is an abun- 

 dant bearer. 



Scarlet Golden Pippin. Small ; bright red, juicy and excellent. 

 Prices for the above varieties $3 and $5 each F. 0. B. N. Y. 



FIGS 



Brown Turkey. Brownish purple ; large, rich and excellent. Bears 



most abundantly in pots and forces well. 

 Negro Largo. A very large and good Fig ; singularly sweet and 



rich. Re()uires glass. 

 White Marseilles. Large; greenish white; flesh white; of the 



most luscious sweetness; bears abundantly and forces well. 

 S3 and $5 each 



Apricots, Cherries and Plums 



In excellent varietv 



■ $3 and $5 each F. 0. B. N. Y. 



Imported Apricot. Peach and Nectarine Trees 



From Open Ground 



Dwarf Maidens. §3, $5 and $7.50. 

 Dwarf, Trained. $3. 

 Half-Standard-Trained. $5 and $7.50. 

 Standard-Trained. S7.50 and $10. 



Each F. 0. B.. N. Y. 



