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SOUTH MICHIGAN NURSERY, New Buffalo, Michigan 
STROMER’S Northern Grown 
HARDY FRUIT TREES, Grow and Bear 
Whether you want only a few trees for a home fruit yard or several hundred for a commercial orchard, 
we can supply you with well grown, strong, sturdy trees. Our prices are less than half the usual prices 
asked by agents, because we sell direct from Nursery to you. 
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SETTLE TREE BY'-' X '"" 
SHAKING UP 
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WHEN HOLE IS 
ABOUT % FULL PACK 
FIRMLY WITH FEET.^t- 
SET TREE TRIFLE DEEPER 
THAN IT GREW IN NURSERY. 
W SPREAD ROOTS TO 
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FILL IN AMONG ROOTS 
WITH GOOD LOAMY 
WORK IN BY 
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PACK FIRMLY. 
LIGHT SOIL 
REQUIRES MORE 
PACKING THAN 
HEAVY SOIL. 
POCKET AROUND 
TO CATCH WATER. 
IMPORTANT: we do not encourage the use of man¬ 
ure. IF WELL DECAYED AND MIXED WITH SOIL IT SHOULD 
BE USED ONLV ON THE TOP 
PEARS 
THE NEW DOUGLAS. Claimed to be 
blight proof and cold resistant. Bears 
early, often same season planted and 
produces a heavy crop. A regular crop¬ 
per in all soils and localities. Fruit 
large, smooth; beautiful golden yellow 
color, flecked with red and russet. Fla¬ 
vor delicious, very sweet, melting and 
juicy. Something new and better. 
BARTLETT. The most popular Pear for 
home use and market, a leader among 
canning Pears. Should be iir every gar¬ 
den and orchard. Barge, golden yellow 
with reddish blush on the sunny side. 
Flesh tender, melting and juicy, with a 
delicious, musky flavor. Tree vigorous, 
erect, bears abundantly. 
SECKEL OR SUGAR PEAR. The best 
pickling Pear. Fruit small, fine flavor 
and firm. Heavy cropper. 
German 
Prune 
GERMAN 
PRUNE 
GERMAN PRUNE. The 
most delicious of all 
Plums. Extra large 
size, often two inches in 
diameter. Early and 
abundant bearer. Com¬ 
bines hardiness, im¬ 
mense size, delicious 
quality, long keeping, 
beautiful color, small 
pit; an early and pro¬ 
lific bearer, often pro¬ 
ducing a good crop in 
two years after plant¬ 
ing. 
