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Florists, Nurserymen 
; &nd Seedsmen t 
St. Paul, Minn. 
American Wonder Lemon 
Rare Tropical 
FRUITS 
FOR POT CULTURE 
The easiest of all pot plants to grow, handsome, 
showy foliage and blossoms and luscious fruit. 
Brazilian Melon Fruit t*ai''Sirnut'hSs 
few equals, its splendid bushy habit, healthy growth 
and channintf foiia^e Kiving it the preference over many 
of the weaker and more delicate class. It also furnishes 
a most desirable e^jr-shaped. yollowish-oranfje colored 
fruit, which hant^s pendant in clusters, just below the 
beautiful foliaiie. This fruit is of the most delightful 
flavor, having a slightly sub-acid tast, entirely 
different from any other fruit we are acquainted 
with. For eatine out of the hand, slicing or making in- 
to preserves, it is simply delicious. Strong plants, 25c 
each, postpaid. 
American Wonder Lemon andvai"^ 
able fruit for house culture. The leaves arc of a deep 
glossy Kreen like the Otaheite Oranse, are easily kept 
clean and bright, rendering the plant neat and attrac- 
tive at all times. In addition to this, its waxy white, 
fragrant blossoms, produced in clusters, followed by 
large showy fruit, make this plant at all times beautiful, 
as well as useful. The fruit is very large, of fine flavor, 
and superior to theordinary lemonsuf commerce in every 
particular. You will make no mis- 
take in ordering this most beautiful 
plant, as it is valuable alike as an 
ornamental plant or a fruit pnMiucing 
plant. We have grown and sold this 
valuable plant for several years and 
have never received a single complaint 
from a customer who purchased it. It 
is beyond doubt one of the very 
finest plants for house culture ever in- 
troduced. 25c, each, postpaid. 
Strawberry Guava ^fhcr 
luscious tropical fruitand charm- 
ing house plant, rivaling thefamous 
Otaheite Orange in beauty. It is a 
nice, clean grower, with thick glossy 
Krcen leaves, and like the orange, it 
bears >>oth flowers ami fruit at the 
same time. The flowers are pc.re 
white and delightfully fragrant. The 
fniit is large, nearly the size of a wal- 
nut, and <if a beautiful reddish color: 
the flavor is del icious, sweet and spicy, 
and yet rich and delicate. It is very 
rare and interesting. The plant be- 
gins to bloom an<i bear fruit while 
<)uitc small. 25c each, postpaid. 
Smyra Fij. 
SEE PAGE 56 
FOR THE 
GREAT FLORAL 
CURIOSITY 
FOR HOUSE CULTURE 
One of the grandest pot plants for flowering 
we have ever seen, and being useful as well as 
ornamental, should be grown by everyone. It 
IS a very (hvarf variety, anfl lilcssoms and fruits freeh 
when only H to 15 inches liiKh. The delicately scent- 
ed t)lossoms are produced in profusion. The fruit i- 
quite .'imall, beins only about one-half the size of tin 
onhnary orange, hut is very sweet ami delicious. 
For pot culture it is one of the most novel and inter 
estiiiK plants of late intriKluction. It blooms frceh 
durniK the entire season, and one plant will .scent i'l 
whole room. The stock we offer Is strong and 
thrifty. 25c. each, postpaid. 
THE GENUINE 
SMYRNA FIG 
A dwarf variety imported from the far East, of 
compact, hardy growth, making little 
wood. As a pot or tub plant it is ex 
tremely valuable, cither indoor or out 
side. It will winter safely in an ordin 
ary cellar, or it can be allowed to 
harden oir with a few frosts in the 
early fall and then brousht indoors 
for growinp durinsr the winter. The 
fruit isof medium size, very sweet and 
almost seedless. For the South it is 
nearer a perpetual bearer than any 
other variety of Figs, and will produce 
three crops in a season. The ideal V\g 
for iiot culture in the North, and it is 
one of the rare plants that you should 
not miss Kettinst. .'^trons: plants oit 
own rwits. Krown from fruitiuK wood 
which will conmience to bear at once. 
SOc, each, postpaid. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
FOR $1.00 
We will send by mail, post- 
paid, one each of the five Rare 
Tropical Fruits illustrated on 
this page. Safe arrival guar- 
anteed. 
Strawberry Guava 
