HOLMES SEED COMPANY, HARRISBURG, PA.— FRUIT TREES 43 



Pears 



Anjou. A large and handsome Pear, buttery and melting; one of the most valuable.. 



Bartlett. Larg-e size, with often a beautiful blush next the sun; buttery, very juicy 

 and high flavored; bears early and abundantly 



Flemish Beauty. Large, beautiful, juicy, melting, rich and fine; good bearer; one of 

 the hardiest and does well nearly everywhere 



Howell. Large, light waxen yellow, with a fine, red cheek; handsome, rich, sweet, 

 melting; perfumed, aromatic flavor 



Eieffer. While not of best quality, properly ripened it is a fair dessert fruit, and one 

 of the very best for canning and preserving 



Lawrence. A good grower, with good foliage; very productive and an annual bearer. 

 Fruit medium, canary-yellow, sweet and excellent; a good keeper 



Sossney. A large variety of rare merit; flesh fine grained, melting, juicy and of su- 

 perior flavor; skin a beautiful creamy yellow, with crimsdn blush 



Secbel. Small, skin rich yellowish-brown, when fully ripe, with deep, brownish-red 

 cheek; flesh very fine grained, sweet, exceedingly juicy, melting, buttery 



Worden-Seckel. A seedling of the Seckel. Equal in quality to its famous parent, 

 which it much resembles in flavor, is equally as luscious, more juicy, and with an 

 aroma equally as rich and inviting, while in size, color, form and appearance 

 it is decidedly superior 



Plums 



Albundance. In tree and fruit unlike any other Plum. The fruit is very large, showy 



and beautiful. Amber, turning to a rich, bright cherry color 



Burbank. Medium to rather large, roundish conical in form; orange-yellow, overlaid 



with red; flesh flrm, meaty, yellow, rich, sugary 



Red June (Japan). Vigorous, hardy, early, productive; fruit medium to large, deep 



vermilion-red; very showy; flesh light lemon-yellow, firm and of excellent quality 

 Sultan. One of the most attractive of Plums; very large in size, deep purplish-crimson 



in color; fiesh very firm, fragrant, sweet, dark crimson shaded with pink 



Wickson. Fruit large, obconical, dark crimson-purple; flesh very firm, yellow, juicy, 



sub-acid, highly flavored; pit small; clingstone; quality best 



Wild Goose. Large, rich, crimson; very productive and profitable 



Tlie above are forwarded by Express or Freight at purchaser's expense. 



Extra strong 

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SMALL FRUITS 



Grapes 



Agrawam. Reddish brown; tender; excellent 



Brig'hton. Dark red; high quality 



Campbell's Early. Black; large, excellent quality 



Colerain. Light green; high quality 



Columbian. Black, largest Grape known 



Catawba. Reddish purple; good quality.... 



Concord. Black; high quality 



Delaware. Red; small berry, but delicious 



Eaton. Black; large and of high quality 



Green Mountain. Greenish white; excellent 



Ititie. Dark red; sweet and good 



Moore's Diamond. White; high quality 



Moore's Early. Black; early and desirable 



Niag-ara. White; large, sweet and excellent ••• 



Verg'ennes. Amber; high quality; one of the best 



Woodruflf. Red; sweet and good 



Worden. Black; better than Concord 



"Wyomingf. Red; sweet and tender ^- • • • • • • • 



Amber Queen, August Giant, Duchesse, Early Victor, Eldorado, Gaertner, 

 Jessica, Meyer, Lindley 



2-yr. vine^ 



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Blackberries 



Eldorado, Erie, Ohmer, Mersereau, Bathbun, Ward , 



Raspberries 



Cumberland, Cuthbert, Columbian, Gregrgf, Golden Queen 



Currants 



Black Naples, Cherry, Pay's Prolific, North Star, Red Dutch, Versailles, "White Grape. 



Gooseberries 



Chautau(iua, Columbus, Downing', Hougfhton, Red Jacket 



Doz. 100 

 $0.60 $4.00' 



Doz. 

 $0.75 



100 

 $3.50« 



Strong 2-yr.. 



plants 

 Each I Doz. 

 $0.15 I $1.25 



2-yr. plants 

 Bach Doz. 

 $0.20 $2.00* 



Strawberries 



Abington, Auto, Brandy wine, Bubach, Cardinal, Chesapeake, Commander, Common- 

 wealth, Pairfield, Pendall, Gandy, Heritagfe, Kitty Rice, Nick Ohmer, President, 

 Sample, Saunders, Success, Superior, St. Louis, Senator Dunlap, Sharpless,! 

 S. I^. Champion, Wm. Belt I ^^•'^^ 



The above are forwarded by Express or Preig-ht at purchaser's expense. 



100 

 $1.00 



1000 

 $6.00 



