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BOYD NUKSERY COMPANY 
Montmorency Cherries 
CHERRIES 
Not a case of can you afford them, but a case 
of you cannot afford to be without them. How the 
birds and children love cherry timel And where is 
the man who doesn’t relish a big juicy Cherry pie? 
Truly one of the most popular and healthful of all 
fruits, how easily the cherry has come to the front 
and is being more widely planted every year. 
SWEET CHERRIES 
BI>ACK TARTARIAN— A favorite sweet cherry. 
Fruit large and very dark red, almost black when 
ripe; flesh firm and of delicate flavor. Very high 
quality. Ripens in June. 
GOVERNOR WOOD —Fruit large, yellow, nearly 
covered with bright red berries; immediately after 
the Black Tartarian. 
NAPOLEON —An ideal, light colored sweet Cherry. 
Good for shipping purposes. Very attractive color¬ 
ing of pale yellow, with amber cheek. Fruit large, 
heart-shaped; flesh firm and of delightful flavor. 
SOUR CHERRIES 
EAREY RICHMOND —Very early sour Cherry; 
very popular. Bright red. Hardy and grows to a 
compact tree. 
MONTMORENCY —A well known hardy and pro¬ 
ductive cherry. The fruit is much larger than 
that of the Early Richmond and is slightly acid. 
Bright red; ripens in early July. 
Prices, all varieties of Cherries: 2 to 3 feet 30c 
each, $2.50 per 10, $17.50 per 100; 3 to 4 feet 
35c each, $3.00 per 10, $25.00 per 100. 
PEARS 
The growing of this valuable fruit both for 
home and market purposes cannot be too strongly 
urged. Pears bear early. The three varieties we 
list are the really worth while kinds. 
BARTLETT —Golden yellow with red cheek, fine 
grained, melting, of delicious quality. Bears when 
very young. Best known and a great favorite. 
GARBER —Fruit large, resembling the Keiffer but 
ripens two or three weeks earlier. Tree free from 
blight, very productive. • 
KIEPPER —This is the most popular variety for 
market; excellent for canning and cooking. Good 
bearer and the fruit keeps well into the winter. 
Prices, all varieties of Pears: 3 to 4 feet, 1- 
year whips, 26c each, $2.00 per 10, $18.00 per 100, 
4 to 6 feet, 1-year whips 35c, $3.00 per 10, $27.50 
per 100. 
PLUMS 
The market demand for high grade plums fS 
almost unlimited and for dessert, cooking and can¬ 
ning, no fruit is more delicious. 
ABUNDANCE —One of the largest, best and hard¬ 
iest of the Japanese Plums. Pale amber, turning 
to red; yellow sweet flesh. 
BURBANK— Large, deep red, with yellow flesh; 
juicy and sweet; tree vigorous and strong. An¬ 
other of the Japanese varieties. 
RED JUNE —Japanese. Skin garnet-red; flesh light 
yellow, somewhat meaty; sweet, good; season 
early, ripens a week or so before the Abundance. 
Tree large, vigorous, spreading, hardy and produc¬ 
tive. 
KELSEY’S JAPAN —Size large, heart-shaped, long 
pointed. Color greenish yellow, sometimes flushed! 
with red. Prolific and bears while young. 
SHROPSHIRE DAMSON —Skin purplish black 
with thick bloom and numerous dots; flesh golden, 
yellow. Season late; fruits small in size. An old. 
well known variety. 
Prices, all varieties of Plums: 2 to 3 feet 20c 
each, $1.50 per 10, $10.00 per 100; 3 to 4 feet, 
7-16 in. to 9-16 in. caliper, 30c each, $2.50 per 
10, $20.00 per 100. 
GERMAN PRUNES 
A valuable Plum of fair quality for dessert, but 
most esteemed for drying and preserving. Large, 
long-oval, purple, with a thick blue bloom; flesh 
firm, sweet and pleasant, separating from the stone. 
One of the oldest varieties; vigorous in growth. 3 to 
4 feet 40c each, 3.00 per 10; 4 to 5 feet 50c each, 
$4.00 per 10. 
ASPARAGUS 
One of the finest of early spring vegetables and', 
should be grown in all gardens. We have two good 
varieties. 
PALMETTO —One of the best. Favorite in the 
South. 
WASHINGTON— A new variety, tips tight and 
firm, stalks large and tender. 1-year roots 25c doz., 
$2.00 per 100; 2-year roots 35c doz., $3.00 per 100. 
RHUBARB 
PIE PLANT —Easy to grow and delicious for pies 
and sauces. Supplies early spring tonic, which is 
usually so much needed. 1-year roots 50c doz., 
$3.50 per 100; 2-year roots 75c doz., $4.00 per 
100 . 
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