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THE ARCADIA NURSERIES, MONTICELLO, FLA 
FIGS. 
This is one of the most desirable of southern fruits, and may be had for table use from June to 
November. It is well adapted to nearly the whole South, and no home or fruit orchard should be with- 
out it. The land for Figs should be well drained and very rich ; 
one of the most desirable places to plant, where only a few trees 
are required for family use, is near a wash-house or some con- 
venient place where soapy water, ashes, etc., can be placed around 
the trees. 
Sugar or Celestial. Known to all lovers of Figs as the best. 
The fruits are small, but very sweet— so sweet that you can eat 
them without peeling, and when the weather is favorable they 
often preserve themselves on the tree. 
Lemon. Medium to large, yellow, sweet ; profuse and early 
bearer; a very desirable variety. Hon. Harrison Reed, of Jack- 
sonville, Fla., had one tree of this variety which, he said, has 
given him io to 12 bushels of fruit annually for the past 10 years. 
Other Figs. We have tested a dozen or more varieties of Figs, 
but have discarded all but the two named above. Professor Mas- 
sey, of the North Carolina Experiment Station, after testing all 
promising varieties, says that the Celestial is the hardiest. 
PRICES, 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $10 per 100 ; small trees, 10 cts. 
each, $1 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 
PEARS. 
Koonce. This valuable very early Pear is of striking beauty 
and excellent quality. It is a chance seedling, found on an old 
farm in Illinois. The original tree was very old when discovered, and showed evidence of having pro- 
duced heavy crops of fruit. The introducer began propagating it, and soon had a large orchard in bear- 
ing. The Koonce has now been thoroughly tested in the orchard, and proved to be the very best early 
Pear. Tree is very vigorous, free from blight, upright, and claimed to be a better grower than Kieffer. 
Fruit medium to large ; skin yellow, one side covered with bright red, rendering it strikingly hand- 
some. Ripens two weeks earlier than Harvest Belle or Jeffer- 
son. It does not rot at the core, and is the best early Pear. 
Very productive, handsome, and of a delicious qualitj' seldom 
found in an early Pear. Its strong points are vigorous growth, 
freedom from blight, early bearing, immense productiveness, 
early ripening, beautiful appearance, large size and delicious 
quality. 
Kieffer. A seedling of China Sand Pear, supposed to have 
been crossed with Bartlett. Fruit large to very large, affecting 
the ovoid or egg shape ; skin yellow, with a bright vermilion 
cheek ; flesh brittle, very juicy, with a marked musky aroma ; 
quality good. Tree very vigorous and very prolific ; begins to 
bear when four years old. Matures from September to October. 
It is unfortunate that the real merits of this fruit have been under- 
estimated, from the haste in which it is hurried to market in an 
immature condition, and often before it has attained proper size. 
When allowed to hang upon the tree until the beginning of Octo 
ber, and then carefully ripened in a cool, dark room, there are 
few Pears which are more attractive, and in point of quality it 
combines extreme juiciness with a sprightly subacid flavor and the 
peculiar aroma of the Bartlett ; it is then an excellent dessert fruit. 
Our Kieffers are buds and grafts on whole-root Le Conte and 
Japan stocks (don’t buy Pears on French roots to plant in this sec- 
tion), and are a handsome lot of trees. Buds and cions were 
taken with great care from young, prolific trees. 
Garber. This Pear in growth of tree closely resembles the 
rest of the oriental strain, but probably is more like the Smith in 
this respect than any other. Fruit closely resembles the Keiffer 
in size, shape and color, but ripens three weeks later. It has not 
been so thoroughly tested, but it is quite promising, and bids fair 
to become very valuable. 
Smith. Uniformly large and perfect, very smooth and hand- 
some ; similar in form and color to the Le Conte. Melting and 
juicy, with smooth, creamy texture ; quality very good when 
properly ripened. Ripens with or just ahead of the Le Conte. 
An early, annual and prolific bearer, and exceedingly profitable. 
Tree equals the Le Conte in luxuriant growth. 
