To Our Patrons: 
These Nurseries were established in 1872, and from a small plant- 
ing have been enlarged until now they cover an area of over 1,000 
acres. Our business has steadily grown until we now have an 
established trade equaled by no other Nursery in the South. Our Nurseries are in the mountains of Tennessee, 40 miles 
north of Huntsville, Alabama, where the soil and climate produce nursery stock of the highest grade, unsurpassed and 
seldom equaled in thriftiness and healthfulness. Peach Yellows, Rosetta, Root-knot and other diseases are unknown in 
this section, and the San Jose scale has never been known to exist here. 
It is with pardonable pride that we refer to our large plant and our facilities for doing business, which are the result 
of close application and a desire to please our customers. Our packing-grounds are upon the line of the N. C. & St. L. 
R. R. A side track runs into our packing grounds, and we load directly into the cars. 
In thanking our friends and customers for their patronage in the past, we wish to say that we shall endeavor to merit 
its continuance by giving the same careful attention to every branch of the business that we have in the past. 
SOUTHERN NURSERY COMPANY, Winchester, Tennessee 
Apples 
We make a specialty of Krowing fine Apple trees. Our list of varieties is very complete, a» 
we have a larg^e trade both North and South. Our list is carefully selected from the very best. 
It is always best to leave the selection of varieties to us, unless you have some experience_ in 
that line. We will always be careful to make selections of varieties best suited to each locality. 
Summer Apples 
ASTRACHAN. RED. I^rge ; yellow, nearly cov- 
ered with crimson ; flesh tender, juicy, acid and 
pleasant ; tree a splendid grower. June. 
ALEXANDER (Emperor). Of Russian orijtin. 
LarKe ; deep red or crimson; flesh yellowish white, 
crisp, tender; pleasant flavor. Very hardy. Augrust. 
CAROLINA RED JUNE. Medium to largfe. ob- 
long; deep red. sometimes with splashes of yellow; 
very tender, juicy and high flavored. June 15 to 
middle of July. 
EVERBEARING RED JUNE. Orij^in. Georjtia. 
A fine, early apple, ripeninjr about June 1 and con- 
tinuing in season from six to eight weeks. Red, 
splashed with dark stripes. Flesh crisp and juicy ; 
quality the best. This is the most valuable early 
family apple, and should be planted by everyone. 
EARLV HARVEST. Above medium size ; bright 
yellow ; flesh juicy, crisp and well-flavored. June. 
EARLY MAY. Ripens among the earliest, the 
trees being healthy and productive. May 20 to 
June 1. 
EARLY RIPE. This fine apple, coming as it 
Hoes immediately after the Early Harvest, fills a 
want long felt by the orchardist. Its large size, 
handsome appearance and good hearing qualities 
combine to make it the most profitable market va- 
riety of its season ; the tree Ls hardy and of vigor- 
ous growth ; fruit large, yellowish white ; flesh 
white, juicy, subacid ; fine for the table or for cook- 
ing. June 15. 
EARLY STRAWBERRY. Medium size, nearly 
covered with red ; flesh tender, with a mild, fine 
flavor; tree a moderate grower and good bearer. 
June and July. 
. EARLY COLTON. One of the best early Apples, 
ripening with the old Early May. some ten days 
before Early Harvest, and continues to ripen for 
two_ or three weeks, which makes it a valuable 
family Apple. It is of beautiful appearance, me- 
dium size, yellowish white, with a tint of crimson 
where exposed to the sun. 
GOLDEN SWEET. Rather large; pale yellow: 
very sweet and good. Strong grower and good 
bearer. July, 
HORSE. Large; yelloWj occasional blush next to 
sun ; oblate conical ; subacid and good. Popular old 
variety for cooking, drying and cider. August. 
Paravon. 
MAIDEN'S BLUSH. Generally known. 
Rather large; pale yellow, with red cheek; 
beautiful: valuable for market: one of the 
best, if not the best drying Apple ; makes a 
v;hite product. Tree a fine grower ; hardy 
and productive. August. 
RED JUNE. Medium to large, oblong, 
conical ; dark red. Flesh tender, mild, sub- 
acid ; commences to ripen early in June and 
continues six weeks. Splendid eating apple. 
STRIPED JUNE. (Early Red Margaret, i 
Medium, conical ; red-striped on yellow 
ground; tender, rather dry; subacid. Middle 
of June to middle of July. 
SUMMER QUEEN. Medium to large: 
yellow, streaked with red; flesh tender, with 
an acid, aromatic flavor. Last of July. 
SMITH. Originated at Baton Rouge, La. 
I.arge ; yellow, striped with red ; unsurpas- 
sed as a cooking Apple. A vigorous and 
productive tree. Especially recommended 
iFor planting in south Louisiana and Miss- 
issippi and the coastwLse country. Ripens 
June 1. 
WILLIAMS' FAVORITE. Originated at 
Roxbury. Mass. Highly esteemed. Large; 
oblong : rich ; moderate grower and good 
bearer. July. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. A Russian 
Apple of great value. Above medium size, 
roundish, highly conical ; skin clear white, 
changing to pale yellow when fully matured ; a 
remarkably early bearer; very prolific: tree a vig- 
orous and upright grower; gives general satisfac- 
tion ; does well everywhere, and ripens among the 
earliest. July. 
Fall Apples 
BAILEY SWEET. Origin. New York. Large to 
very large; surface smooth, mixed and striped deep 
red: flesh yellow, tender, fine grained; flavor very 
sweet and rich ; quality good ; also a valuable 
Apple for stock. October. 
BISMARCK. This is one of the great German 
Apples, of dwarfish habit. A young and prolific 
bearer, often bearing at one year of age from graft. 
Introduced from New Zealand to Germany, and 
has been .successfully tested throughout Europe as 
well as the United States and Canada, and wher- 
ever grown it has shown astonishing revela- 
tion, not only in high quality, but in hardi- 
ness, and especially in earliness in fruiting. 
Where grown in pots it makes quite an 
ornament for decorative purposes. Fruit 
brilliant color, very handsome; large, 
tender, pleasant subacid and of a distinct 
and most delicious flavor. A fine dessert 
and cooking apple. 
BELLFLOWER. Large, yellow, with 
red blush ; very tender, juicy, subacid ; 
moderate grower and bearer. October. 
BUCKINGHAM fEquinetelee. Ken- 
tucky Queen, etc. i. Very large; oblate-; 
yellow, with bright red cheek and crim- 
son stripes : flesh yellow, subacid, very 
rich and juicy; a magnificent fruit. Ripe 
by end of SeT>t ember, and lasts until 
December ; tree compact and vigorous 
grower; bears young. 
FALL PIPPIN. Very large: roundish, 
oblong : yellow ; flesh tender, rich and de- 
licious, subacid. September and October. 
GRIMES' GOLDEN PIPPIN. Medium : 
oblong; rich yellow; flesh yellow, rich, 
with a very delicate, fine flavor. October. 
ROME BEAUTY. Large; roundish, 
slightly conical, with bright red on a 
pale yellow ground ; fine grained, juicy, 
good quality. 
REBEL. Origin. Virginia. Large size, 
round : bright, clear red. on a yellow 
ground, covered with fine bloom : flesh 
yellowish white, rich, with an agreeable 
mingling of saccharine and acid. An 
extra-fine dessert apple. Season in Vir- 
ginia. September to November. 
Maiden's Blush. 
Winter Apples 
ARKANSAW (Mammoth Black Twig). Ori- 
ginated in Arkansas many years ago; is now being 
largely planted wherever known in nearly all parts 
of the United States. Size large, roundish, slightly 
flattened ; color a bright mottled red on upper half, 
the lower half being reddish yellow ; flesh yellow, 
fine grain with a mild, pleasant subacid flavor ; 
tree a strong grower and and abundant bearer ; 
supposed to be a seedling of the Winesap. and has 
many of the good qualities of that fine variety. An 
extra-good market Apple. 
ARKANSAS BLACK. Tree a beautiful, upright 
grower: young wood very dark. There is scarcely 
an apple that Ls more brilliantly colored : round or 
slightly conical, regular ; smooth, glossy, yellow 
where not covered with deep crimson, almost black ; 
fiesh very yellow, firm, fine grained, juicy, subacid, 
pleasant, rich. A long keeper. A most profitable 
and attractive market apple. Has been kept till 
June and later. 
Ball's Choice. 
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