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SOUTHERN NURSERY COMPANY, WINCHESTER, TENNESSEE 
Quinces 
The Quince is of late attracting a great deal of attention as a market fruit. Scarcely any fruit 
will pay better in the orchard. The tree is hardy and compact in erowth, requiring but little apace; 
productive, gives regular crops, and comes early into bearing. The fruit is much sought after for 
canning for winter use. It flourishes in any good garden soil, which should be kept mellow and well 
enriched. Prune off all the dead and surplus branches, and thin out the fruit if bearing too freely. 
ORANGE, or APPLE. Large, orange-shaped 
and of excellent flavor; the finest of the old varie- 
ties. Trees bear young and are very productive. 
The best known of all Quinces, and brings good 
prices in market. 
CHAMPION. The tree is a strong, free grower, 
more like the apple than the Quince, and usually 
comes into bearing the second or third year. Very 
productive, and of the largest size : flesh cooks very 
tender, and is free from the hard spots or cores 
found in other varieties : flavor etiual to that of the 
well-known Orange variety. Ripens about two 
weeks later. 
MEECH'S PROLIFIC. Fruit of large size; very 
handsome and attractive, of delightful fragrance 
and delicious flavor; cooks as tender as a peach. 
Remarkable for early bearing and great productive- 
ness. 
MISSOURI MAMMOTH. The largest Quince in 
cultivation. Brought into notice in the vicinity of 
Kansas City, Mo., where it is fruited extensively, 
and is attracting great attention on account of its 
being Jarge in size, perfect in shape, very rich and 
aromatic ; tree vigorous, productive, an early bearer 
and free from blight. In all respects a splendid 
market variety. 
Apricots 
Apricots are among the most delicious of fruits and will succeed where the proper care is given 
to protect them from late freezes. A sheltered location is best. They succeed in towns and cities when 
planted in the yard or near the house. We grow the best Russian and Japan sorts, as well as the 
domestic varieties. 
Champion Quince. 
Improved Russian Apricots 
ALEXIS (Russian No. 4». Large to very large: 
yellow, with red cheek; slightly acid, rich and 
luscious. July 15. 
ALEXANDER (Russian No' 2>. Very large, 
oblong: yellow, flecked with red; flavor sweet and 
delicate. July 12. 
CATHERINE (Russian No. 5). Good bearer; 
medium size : yellow ; sub-acid. June 20. 
GIBB (Russian No. 1). Medium size; subacid; 
rich, juicy, yellow ; the best early Apricot. June 20. 
J. L. BUDD (Russian No. 6>. Large size; 
white, with red cheek ; sweet and juicy ; very fine ; 
the best late variety. August 1. 
NICHOLAS (Russian No. 3>. Very prolific; 
fruit medium to large, sweet and melting. July 10. 
Japan Apricots 
Japan seems to abound in many wonderful and 
delicious fruits, and in those that succeed well all 
through the South. Many of them succeed in the 
Border States, and as far north as New England. 
The most remarkable of recent introductions, and 
just offered to the public are the three varieties 
of Japan Apricots, excelling American or Russian 
varieties in vigor of growth, hardiness and ex- 
cellent quality, commencing to ripen in Mississippi 
the middle of May, and ripening in Tennessee the 
middle of June. 
MOORPARK GOLD DUST SUPERB 
ACME. A new Apricot from Northern China 
which was given to Prof. J. L. Budd by a returned 
missionary. The tree is an immense grower, very 
hardy and productive ; fruit the very largest size ; 
a sweet and delicious freestone ; yellow with red 
cheek. 
BRED^. Small : dull orange, marked with red ; 
juicy, rich and vinous, productive and hardy. 
Free. First of July. 
Moorpark Apricots. 
Nectarines 
This, the most beautiful of fruits, succeeds very 
well wherever the peach does, provided the same 
care is adopted as for the plum. Its perfectly 
smooth skin and beautiful waxen color recommend 
it as one of the most superb dessert fruits, imme- 
diately succeeding the apricot. The following is a 
select list of the best varieties: 
EARLY VIOLET CAMERON 
BOSTON TAYLOR JAPAN 
Japan Persimmon 
Fruit very large ; flesh soft, luscious, with a 
slight apricot flavor, and without the astringency 
of the common Persimmon. In its fresh state the 
Japan Persimmon ranks with the peach or orange, 
and when dried is equal to the best Smyrna fig. 
Like the fig, there are difl'erent varieties of the 
fruit. Has fruited all through the South, and 
proved a grand accession to our Southern fruits. 
It is common to see trees loaded with fruit two 
years after planting. Of great value to the Cotton 
States, as well as being very ornamental. We 
grow all the best and hardiest varieties. 
Figs 
This fruit is too well known in the South to 
need a description. We grow the following varie- 
ties. The Carter's Choice is the largest and finest 
Fig we ever saw. Large, white, with yellow 
bloom. Very hardy and prolific. Celestial is a 
great favorite and succeeds well all over the South. 
Any home garden should have some figs. Sprouts 
and suckers should be kept down and the tree 
pruned so the trunks are clean for at least two 
feel from the ground. They will bear better and 
stand more cold if so treated. 
CELESTIAL. Pale violet, with bloom; sweet; 
prolific. 
BROWN TURKEY. Brown; medium size: very 
sweet ; prolific. 
CARTER'S CHOICE. Handsome white Fig; 
large ; white : sweet. 
LEMON. Medium to large ; yellow : sweet, white 
flesh. 
NEVERFAIL. Handsome. large Fig of fine 
quality ; sure cropper. 
BRUNSWICK. Very large: violet; sweet and 
very prolific. 
Cherries 
Hearts and Bigarreaus 
BLACK TARTARIAN. Large; dark red. nearly 
black. Ripe middle of May. 
GOVERNOR WOOD. Large : light yellow. 
Season middle of May. 
WINDSOR. Large; black; one of the best. 
Middle of May. 
LUELLEN. 
California. 
EARLY LAUMAURIE. 
A fine, early Cherry. 
A late, large, dark red Cherry from 
Large ; dark purple. 
EARLY GOLDEN f Dubois). Small, pale orange; 
juicy and sweet ; hardy as the Russian Apricot, 
and productive. Vigorous. First of July. 
HARRIS. A new variety, recommended for ita 
good bearing qualities and extreme hardiness. It 
was brought into notice by orchardists at Geneva, 
N. Y., who prize it highly as a market variety. 
It is equal in size and quality to the best cultivated 
sorts and should take the place of the Russian 
Apricot. 
MOORPARK. One of the largest ; orange, with 
a red cheek; firm, juicy, with a rich flavor; very 
productive. Vigorous. July. 
PEACH. Very large ; orange, with a dark 
cheek ; juicy and high flavored ; similar to Moor- 
park. Vigorous. July. 
ROYAL. Large : yellow, with an orange cheek : 
juicy, rich and delicious ; a very fine variety, and 
well deserving a place in collections. Vigorous. 
July. 
RUSSIAN APRICOT. A new variety of recent 
introduction, valuable on account of extreme hardi- 
ness of trees and fine quality of fruit. 
Mulberries 
But few know the value of this wonderful and 
prolific fruit. For poultry and swine there seems 
to be nothing better. Many farmers who have 
them in bearing claim that one tree is worth a 
barrel of corn each year. Wherever it is known 
large orchards are being planted. The trees com- 
mence bearing very young. By the fourth year 
they are in full bearing. They commence to drop 
their fruit in June, and continue several weeks. 
Should be on every farm. No one who is ac- 
quainted with them can afi"ord to do without them. 
BLACK ENGLISH. The best black: hardy and 
prolific. 
HICKS. Black and fine, but does not commence 
dropping its fruit so early in the season as the 
Black English. Continues in bearing four months. 
WHITE. Not so large, but equally valuable. 
RUSSIAN. Dark red; very prolific. 
,NEW AMERICAN. Black; very prolific: one 
of the best. 
DOWNING. Fruit of a rich subacid flavor: 
lasts six weeks. Stands winters of Western and 
Middle States. 
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This fine fruit succeeds well in this latitude, and the farmer who does not have a dozen or more 
Cherry trees in his orchard is missing a great many of nature's richest gifts. Further South the sour 
Cherries do not do so well, but the sweet; varieties pay moderately well, and an orchard of these is a 
good paying investment. 
Dukes and Morellos 
MAY DUKE. Rather large; dark red. May 20. 
EARLY RICHMOND. Medium: red. Middle of 
May. 
MORELLO. Full-medium size; very hardy and 
prolific. June. 
DYEHOUSE. Large; red. Early in May. 
ENGLISH MORELLO. Above medium : very 
dark red. May 20. 
MONTMORENCY. Similar to Early Richmond, 
but is larger and about ten days later. 
OLIVET. Large: red. Middle of May. 
Black Tartariftn Cherrie*. 
