BIiOOMiyGTON, lIiIiINOlS. 
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Fruit Trees 
OUR GUARANTEE. 
AVhere reasonable care is exercised in planting and caring for the trees we 
will replace for one-half our catalogue price, any of the trees that do not live. 
CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION. 
OFFICE OF THE lEIiIHOIS STATE ENTOMOEOOIST. 
This is to certify that the growing 
burn & Sons, situated near Blooming 
Flint, a duly appointed inspector of 
of an Act to prevent the introduction 
scale and other dangerous insects and 
July 1, 1907, and that said nursery and 
San Jose scale and other dangerous in 
This certificate applies only to the 
ending August 3, 1911. 
Urbana, 111., Sept. 10, 1910. 
nursery stock and premises of A. Wash- 
ton, 111., have been inspected by W. P. 
this office, according to the provisions 
and spread in Illinois of the San Jose 
contagious diseases of fruits, in force 
premises are apparently free from the 
sects and dangerous plant diseases, 
condition of this nursery for the year 
S. A. FORBES, State Entomologist. 
APPLES 
DUCHESS — Summer. Yellow streaked with 
red. One of the best summer varieties. 
Very hardy. 
BED JUNE — Summer. Dark red. Very 
early and prolific. 
OBIME’S GOLDEN FIFFIN — Pall. Fruit 
medium to large, of a golden yellow 
color, and excellent quality. 
MAIDEN’S BLUSH — Fall. Good size, yel- 
low with red cheeck. Tree a good grower 
and quite productive. 
WEALTHY — Pall. A large, red fruit of 
good quality. This variety is especially 
good owing to its hardiness. 
BEN DAVIS — Winter. Fruit, large size, 
red, and of fine keeping qualities. Pro- 
ductive and very hardy. 
GANO — ^Winter. Dark red, good quality 
and a regular cropper. 
WTNESAF — AVinter. Dark red. A good 
keeper. 
JONATHAN — Winter. Red fruit of me- 
dium size. Very productive and an ex- 
cellent apple for home use. 
NOBTHWEST GBEENTNG — Winter. Darge 
greenish yellow. Very robust and hardy 
and a long keeper. 
BOMAN STEM — AVinter. Greenish yellow 
and of the finest quality. 
Any of the apples, 5-7 ft., 45c each, $4.75 
per doz. 
CBAWFOBD’S LATE — Free. One of the 
best late peaches. Large, yellow fruit. 
Very productive. 
ELBEBTA — ’Free. A large yellow peach 
with red cheek. An excellent late va- 
riety. 
ALEZANDBB — Cling. Dark red and ripens 
latter part of July. Very small stone, 
heavy cropper and very hardy. 
Any of the peaches, 
per doz. 
5 to 7 ft., 35c each, $3 
CHERRY 
EABLY BICHMOND 
—The best cherry 
for this section. 
Early, productive, 
and perfectly hardy. 
MAY DUKE— A little 
earlier than Early 
Richmond. Fruit 
light red and of 
good size and qual- 
ity. 
NOBFOLK — Very 
young and heavy 
cropper, ripening 
about Aug. 1. Fruit 
black, habit of tree, 
dwarf. 
Any of the varieties, 
5 to 6 ft., 45c each, 
$4.50 per doz. 
PEACHES 
In planting peaches it is very Important 
to cut them back severely. The stem 
should be reduced about one-third and the 
side branches cut back to one bud. 
CHAMFION — Free. A very early peach. 
AVhite with red cheek. 
CBAWFOBD’S EABLY — Free. A large, 
yellow peach of good quality. Ripens 
the fore part of September. Productive 
and very popular for an early peach. 
PEARS 
BABTLETT — An excellent early pear. Vig- 
orous grower, bears young and abund- 
antly. 
LINCOLN — Medium early. 
KEIFFEB — One of the best pears for this 
section. The trees are strong growers 
and quite free from blight. Fruit of ex- 
cellent quality when fully ripe. 
