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Fruits 



ESl'ALIER rORM BEARING FRQIT 



TRAINED FRUIT TREES 



PYRAMIDAL FORM 



Trained Fruit Trees are a great acquisition to every garden. They bear fruit the 

 first year and their branches being near the ground the fruit ripens earh'er and is better 

 flavored than on standards. They do not shade the garden and are easily sprayed and 

 pruned. The following are a list of leading varieties and we shall be pleased to supply 

 any other sorts not enumerated. 



Apples 



Astrachan. Early; red; highly colored; 



medium si/.e. Aug. 

 Beauty of Bath. A very handsome red 



sort. Medium size. Aug. 

 Beauty of Kent. Large and handsome; 



good bearer. Oct. 

 Cox's Pomona. Medium size, dessert or 



cooking Apple. Oct. 

 King of Pippins. An e.xcellent dessert 



Apple. Good bearer. Oct. 

 Peasgood Nonsuch. Fine for exhibition. 



Bears well; large size. Sept. 

 Cordons, single, $2 each ; dwarf or globe, $2 



each; espalier palmetto, $3 to $4 each; 



pyramid, $2.50 each 



Apricots 



Moorpark. Large; skin pale yellow. Very 

 luscious flavor. 



Royal. Large; skin dull yellow, tinged 

 with red. An excellent variety. 



New Large Early. Large, hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Kich flavor. 



Espalier palmetto, $2.50 each 



Cherries 



Bigarreau Napoleon. A fine early black; 



prolific variety. 

 Black Heart. Large, black, rich variety; 



great bearer. 

 May Duke. Large, dark red, juicy and 



rich. Free grower. 

 Governor Wood. Large, mottled; very 



rich; excellent bearer. 

 White Heart. Medium-sized; tender and 



sweet; a good variety. 

 Espalier palmetto, $2.50 each, pyramid, $2 each 



Pears 



Jargonelle. Medium sized; a well-known 



dessert Pear. 

 Beurre Clifford. Medium early. First-rate 



variety. 



Clapp's Favorite. Medium; handsome 

 and an excellent cropper. 



William's Bon Chretien. Large, tender, 

 melting and juicy. 



Marie Louise. The most delicious Pear. 



Duchess d'Angouleme. Very large, but- 

 tery and melting. 



Beurre d'Aremberg. First-rate quality; 

 winter sort. 



Winter Nelis. One of the richest flavored 

 Pears; small size. 



Dwarf or Globe, $2 each; espalier palmetto, 

 $3 to $4 each ; pyramid, $2 each 



Plums 



Kirkes. Large, round, dark purjjlc. 

 Jefferson. Rich golden yellow; oval. 

 The Czar. Large early purjile; in clusters. 

 Victoria. Large, oval; red; juicv and 



sweet; abundant bearer. 

 Washington. Deep yellowish green; large 



and sweet. 



Espalier palmetto, $3 each ; pyramid, $2 each 

 Figs 



Negro Largo. An c.Nccllent bearer; hardy; 



medium size. 

 Brown Turkey. The best Fig for general 



cultivation. 

 St. John. A large fruit with white flesh; 



very early. 



Pot-grown, $2 to $3 each ; tub-grown, $5 to 

 $6 each 



