I©14ARDY, PRODUCTIVE FRUITS, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS. ETC.-' 



CRAB APPLES. 



MAILING 51ZE, asc each, $2.50 per doz. postpaid. 

 EXTRA HEAVY, 5 to 7 ft., 35c each, $3 50 per doz. 



SECOND SIZE, 4 to 5 25c each, $2.50 per dozen by express. 



These are valuable on accoxint of their extreme hardiness, their early frui ting, their great productiveness and their fine acid fruit which is 

 exteusively used for jelly, preserves, marmalades, etc. Manv of them begin bearing the second year after planting and bear large crops each 

 '-ear thereafter. ' • . . 



"' QUAKER BEAUTY.— A hardy, strong growing sort, which bears 



large crops of fine fruit. Considered by many large growers one of 

 the best. Medium to large, yellow with red cheek. 



RED SIBERIAN.— About an inch in diameter, grown in clusters. Bears 

 when very 3-oung and abundantly afterward. Color, yellow with bright 

 scarlet cheek. Crisp and acid. 



SYLVAN SWEET.— Fruit, large pale yellow, with i-ich blush. Flesh 

 white and tender. 



VlRGlNiiA. — Small, round, dttll red, dotted white. Fine for cider. 

 YELLOW SIBERIAN.— Small, bright orange yellow. 



VAN WVCK.— Fruit, 



EARLY STRAWBERRY.— Tree a vigorous, upright, symmetrical 

 grower and very hardy. Fruit, size of Transcendent, striped red, 

 crisp and juicy. Fine for eating and for jellj'. 



OEN. GRANT.— Fruit of largest size, bright red. acid, making the 

 finest jelly. Flesh white, fine grained, mild sub acid. Ripens in 

 October. 



HYSLOP.— Large deep crimson. One of the most beautiful in the 

 entire list. Flesh yellowish, excellent for cider and fine for market. 

 riARENGO. — Of large size, bright red on yellow ground. Flesh crisp; 

 acid flavor; fine for jellies. 

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Tree immensely pro- 

 d ucti ve, bearing after 

 second year, and pro- 

 ducing good crops 

 by the fourth season. 

 Fruit from one and 

 a half to two inches 

 in diameter, being 

 large enough to 

 quarter and core for 

 preserving and drj'- 

 ing. Excellent for 

 sauce and pies, both 

 green and dried. The 

 best of its class for 

 cider. Skin yellow, 

 striped with red, 

 WHITNEY — Extra 

 large; slcin smooth, 

 glossy green, striped 

 and splashed with 

 carmine Flesh firm, 

 juicy and rich, c 

 FLORENCE. — This 

 grand Minnesota 

 variety is a _ most 

 valuable addition to 

 the list. Fruit medi- 

 um to large, light 

 yellow, heavily 

 streaked and splash- 

 ed with bright red. 

 For jelly, as a dessert 

 fruit, for marmalade 

 and jams, it is extra 

 fine, while its large 

 size and superb ap- 

 pearance always 

 command the highest 

 market price. 



TRANSCENDENT 



VAN WYCK 



MARTHA 



WHITNEY 



ARCTIC 



FLORENCE 



THE CAPITAL CRAB COLLECTION. 



verj^ large, yellowish 

 white, sweet and 

 tender. One of the 

 finest dessert fruits 

 imaginable, and 

 most excellent for 

 preserves. Tree a 

 vigorous grower and 

 perfect! V hardv. 

 ARCTIC.— This splen- 

 did variety is so per- 

 fectly hard 3', such a 

 vigorous grower, 

 and so immensel3^ 

 productive that 

 every planter should 

 include it in his col- 

 lection. Fruit medi- 

 um to large size, acid, 

 crisp and juicv. 

 MARTHA.— This su- 

 perb sort is a seed- 

 ling from the Duchess 

 of Oldenbui-g, intro- 

 duced several years 

 since by Peter Gideon 

 of Excelsior, this 

 state. The tree is a 

 firm, stiff", upright 

 grower, of pyramidal 

 form and most hand- 

 some. A great bearer 

 of the most beautiful 

 fruit we ever saw. 

 Beautiful glossy 

 yellow. shaded bright 

 red. Mild, clear tart 

 fla vor, surpassing all 

 other crabs for culi- 

 nary purposes. 



PLANT A CRAB ORCHARD AND REAP A RICH HARVEST. MORE PROFITABLE THAN WHEAT OR OATS. 

 A capital investment for thrifty farmers and fruit growers. They bear early, grow into money while you sleep, and in four or five years return 

 ■ undred fold. There are splendid opportunities awaiting the man who makes a business of growing crab apples. 



your investment a hundred 



I ARCTIC. I TRANSCENDENT. 



I FLORENCE. i VAN WYCK. 



I MARTHA. I WHITNEY. 



These Six choice sorts for $1.25 postpaid. 

 Six, second size, 4 to 5 feet, for $1.25, by express. 

 Six extra heavy, 5 to 7 feet, for !i5i.75. 



100 Trees 4 to 5 feet for $18.00. 

 100 Trees 5 to 7 feet for $25.00. 



General List of Wen=known Varieties of Apples. 



Extra Heavy, Five to Seven Feet Trees 30c Each, $3.00 Per Dozen. $22.50 per 100. Prices per 1000 quoted on application 



We can supply the following list of well-known apples in the largest size only. Only those marked with a star are recommended for the 

 North and Northwest, the others being valuable for the Eastern, Southern and Middle States. 



*Alexander, large red. 

 Baldwin, large, late. 

 Ben Davis, large.striped. 

 Bellefleur, rich yellow. 

 Early Harvest, yellow. 

 Early Strawberry, red. 

 Fall Pippin, large yellow. 

 Fameuse, deep crimson. 

 Gano, late, deep red. 

 *Qolden Russett, late. 

 Golden Sweet, early. 

 Grimes Golden, showy. 

 King, extra large, fall, 

 riaidens Blush, fall .' 



Mann, yellow shaded red. 

 *Mclntosh Red, choice. 

 Northern Spy, striped red. 

 *Pewaukee, yellow, red, 

 Rawles Janet, late. 

 Red Astrachan, early. 

 R. 1- Greening, large. 

 Roxbury Russett, choice. 

 Sweet Bough, very early. 

 Talman Sweet, winter. 

 *Tetofsky, small summer. 

 Twenty Ounce, large. 

 Wagener. deep red . 

 *Walbridge, striped. 



YELLOW TRANSPARENT 



Garden Fruit Collection. 



12 CHOICE TREES for city people who wish 

 1 good fruit from their own garden. 

 I Everyone who owns a garden should plant this 

 collection. The expense is small, the care and at- 

 A* tention required to grow them only a pleasure, 

 ^" ■ while the returns on your investment are just as 

 certain and larger than government bonds. 

 I Berlin Apple. i Early Strawberry Crab. 



I Duchess Apple. i Martha Crab. 



I Hibernal Apple. i Ostheime Cherry. 



I Longfield Apple. 1 Valdimir Cherry. 



I Scotts Winter— Seep.8. 1 Forest Garden Plum. 

 I Peerless Apple. 1 Hammer Plum. 



Extra Heavy Trees, s to 7 ft. 

 I COLLECTION $4.00. 2 COLLECTIONS $7.50. 



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