Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, North Carolina 
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Cherry Trees 
There are few more desirable fruits than the 
cherry. They are being planted more and more 
each year and there is always a good demand 
for them. They make valuable ornamental 
trees on the lawn as well as being an early rip¬ 
ening fruit. They are strong, vigorous grow¬ 
ers with large, glossy leaves that thrive in most 
any soil. There are not many poor cherries, 
at least the writer who has seen many va¬ 
rieties has seldom, if ever, found a poor one. 
No home or garden is complete without a few 
Cherry trees. Price, $1.00 each 
May Duke—Large, dark red, juicy, rich and 
of superior quality. 
Ostheim—Large, roundish, of dark red when 
fully ripe. Flesh tender, juicy, sub-acid and 
very good. Ripens early and over a long period. 
Yellow Spanish —Pale yellow with red cheek. 
Flesh firm, juicy and excellent, vigorous and 
very productive; one of the best light colored 
cherries yet introduced. Ripens in June. 
Governor Wood —Large, rich, light yellow with 
red cheek, juicy and sweet. 
Black Tartarian —Very large, purplish-black: 
very juicy, rich and of excellent flavor. The 
tree is a well-known and popular variety. 
Large Montmorency —Large roundish, red; 
flesh tender and of good quality. Ten days 
later than Early Richmond. A most popular 
kind and one of the best for Western North 
Carolina. 
Early Richmond 
Early Richmond —An old and well-known va¬ 
riety ; ripens early. 
Japanese Plums 
This is not only one of the most beautiful 
and delicious, but one of the most wholesome 
of all fruits that grow. Even invalids eat them, 
it is said, with positive benefit. They succeed 
in almost any kind of soil. This is an ex¬ 
cellent dessert fruit, of rich flavor, and unsur¬ 
passed for home use and profitable for market. 
The Japanese varieties are inclined to over¬ 
bear and should be thinned when about one- 
third grown. They are extremely hardy and 
begin to bear while very young. Price, 75c each, 
$7.00 per 10. 
Abundance—-Medium to large, bright red over 
yellow; flesh yellow, firm, juicy and sweet. 
Comes into bearing while quite young and 
yields abundantly. 
Kelsey—A vigorous and upright grower; very 
large and productive, being sometimes as large 
as an ordinary peach. Dark red, firm skin, 
flesh yellow, sweet, rich and of a very fine qual¬ 
ity. 
Our New King Greenhouse 
