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SOUTHERN STATES NURSERIES 
PEARS 
BLIGHT PROOF PEARS 
The Pear is desirable and finds its greatest mar¬ 
ket value for canning and preserving. Every home 
should have a few Pear trees and every farm a 
Pear orchard. 
HOOD. Large, yellowish green fruit, wtih white 
flesh, juicy, free from grit, and of good flavor. 
Excellent for every use pears are put to. 
KEIFFER. Large. The business Pear in many 
parts, of the South. Late. 
LE CONTE. Strong grower, early bearer. Fruit 
large. Good shipper; early. 
Best results will be obtained from digging a 
basin-shaped hole around eaeli tree and shrub in 
late Spring, of sufficient size to hold a bucketful 
of water. In dry weather till this natural basin 
several times a week. At Winter’s approach fill in 
with soil and bank up against the plant so as to 
afford Winter protection, restoring the earthen 
basin in the following Spring. 
+ a Tne nst of adapted Pears for 
the South is limited. Ours are from “Blight Proof” 
Th? 1 tL a ?i are highly resis tant to this disease, 
ihc two below are absolutely blight proof. 
DI f ?5 E * A ne ^ variety originated in Southern Geor- 
1S r 6 S' u lar, very heavy, of fine quality 
from blight 668 haVe alWayS been absolutely free 
PINEAPPLE. (Sand). Name adopted by American 
Pomological Society. An excellent presfrvlni o? 
canning Pear. When cooked, holds its whUe^col- 
Pe’ars AsT! t br ° W £ Hke m ° St varieties of 
i ears. As an eating Pear it is fine when fruit 
in n 1 C n 6d i Ay , he V ne arly fully grown and ripened 
in a cool, dark place; is an absolutely certain 
shipper. Blight proof. ° certain 
Price 
all Pears: 
Each 
10 
100 
2 
to 3 feet. 
.$ .30 
$2.50 
$20.00 
3 
to 4 feet. 
.40 
3.50 
30.00 
4 
to 6 feet. 
.50 
4.50 
35.00 
2 
year olds. 
.75 
(i.50 
50.00 
PLUMS 
PLANT PLUMS IN POULTRY YARD 
Excelsior Plums 
FIGS 
The clean packed ground and high 
percentage of nitrogen in the chicken 
manure seem to be just what the trees 
require. The trees give right amount 
of shade during summer and admit 
sunlight during winter. 
ABUNDANCE. Medium to large, round 
pointed; sub-acid. Rich and good. 
BURBANK. Very large, clear rich red, 
showing yellow dots. Flesh deep yel¬ 
low, firm and meaty. <5 
EXCELSIOR. Remarkably strong 
growth, fruit medium to large size; 
reddish purple; flesh firm, yellowish. 
A most valuable southern Plum. 
FLORIDA. A new Plum of the Jap¬ 
anese strain. Very large, abundant 
bearer. Reddish yellow; no Plum has 
ever been more promising. Ripe in 
May. 
GONZALES. Very large, red, good 
shipper, fine quality. Originated in 
South Texas. June.' 
HAPPINESS. Very large, glowing red; flesh firm, 
rich, juicy. June 10. 
HOYT. Bears in long clusters. Medium to large; 
purplish red. Meat dark yellow, pit small. 
KELSEY. The largest Plum grown, heart-shaped; 
greenish-yellow, splotched with reddish - purple. 
July. 
McCARTNEY. Very early, oblong, transparent yel¬ 
low; strong grower; productive. 
McRAE. Medium size; yellow, overwashed with 
red; crimson flesh, juicy, fine flavor. Prolific. 
RED JUNE. Vigorous grower. Prolific. Medium 
to large. Deep vermilion red, showy. Flesh 
light lemon yellow, slightly sub-acid. June. 
SIUMI* OR HOME. Medium large, dark rich red. 
Ripe in May. 
TERRELL. Large, nearly round, reddish yellow, 
wine-red when fully ripe. Very fine quality. 
June 1st. 
Figs thrive in all portions of the cotton belt of 
the South as in no other section of the world; trees 
may be found growing in door-yards, near trash 
piles, in chicken runs, and near buildings in a most 
luxuriant manner and producing enormous crops. 
Commercial Fig Growing is extending throughout 
the South. They can be planted 10 to 18 feet apart 
and the yield is very heavy, thousands of pounds 
of fruit being produced per acre. 
BROWN TURKEY. Medium to large; yellowish 
brown; pulp tender, rich and of the finest qual¬ 
ity, borne on long stems, allowing fruit to hang- 
blossom end down at maturity, preventing sour¬ 
ing in rainy weather. 
BRUNSM'ICK. Large, purplish black; good quality; 
early bearer; ripens throughout the season. 
MICKSON. Large, deep maroon-red. Flesh firm; 
deep amber-yellow, small pit. Ripe in July. 
CELESTIAL. Sometimes called Little Sugar Fig; 
the sweetest of all varieties. Ripens in midseason. 
Each 
10 
100 
2 
to 
3 
feet. 
$2.50 
$20.00 
3 
to 
4 
feet. 
3.50 
30.00 
4 
to 
5 
feet. 
4.51) 
35.00 
5 
to 
7 
feet. 
.75 
0.50 
50.00 
LEMON. Large, lemon colored, retaining natural 
color when preserved. Ripens early. 
Each 10 100 
... $ .25 $2.00 $15.00 
. . . .30 2.50 20.00 
1 to 2 feet. . . 
2 to 3 feet. . . 
