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The Sarcoxie Nurseries Peony Fields 
c^pple c (3 rees for c J£ome Orchards 
The ripening dates named are the approximate average for 
southern Missouri. Allow 5 to 7 days for each 100 miles 
North or South. The altitude also affects the date of ripening. 
Plant 30 ft. apart or more. 
Prices of Two-Year Apples Each Per 10 Per 100 
XX size, 11/16 in. caliper up, 
about 4J/2 to 6 ft_$0.50 $4.50 $42.50 
Any 5 or more at the 10 rate, less at the each rate; any 50 or 
more at the 100 rate. . 
Summer Apples 
« 
Early Harvest —Bright straw color; juicy; rich subacid; good; 
very early; bears rather young. 
Autumn Apples 
Maiden Blush —Large, clear yellow, crimson cheek; flesh fine 
grained, moderately crisp, very juicy, subacid; excellent for cook¬ 
ing; hardy; productive; bears rather young. 
Winter Apples 
Black Ben Davis —Large; attractive rich red to maroon, rare¬ 
ly striped; flesh firm, crisp, juicy, mild subacid; ships and keeps 
well; bears young, regularly, abundantly. 
Delicious— Roundish-conic; medium large; pale yellow most¬ 
ly covered with red, splashed and striped dark carmine; moder¬ 
ately fine grained, juicy, mild subacid. 
Grimes Golden —Of best quality; beautiful yellow; medium 
to large; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, rich subacid, aromatic; 
a fine dessert apple, good for cooking even before ripe; Oct.- 
Dec.; blooms late; bears young; hardy. 
Jonathan- —Attractive lively deep red; medium size; flesh 
firm, moderately fine, crisp, juicy, very aromatic, sprightly sub¬ 
acid, excellent; Oct. and later; bears rather young. 
Stayman Winesap —Large; yellowish, striped, often nearly 
covered with dark red; firm, moderately fine grained, juicy, sub¬ 
acid; good; keeps late; bears young. 
Winesap —Bright deep red; flesh yellow; very rich; crisp, 
very juicy, sprightly subacid, very good; Dec.-March; bears 
young. 
Crab Apples 
Transcendent —Large for a crab apple; golden yellow with a 
rich crimson cheek; crisp; juicy, subacid; an excellent jelly crab; 
hardy, productive; Aug.-Sept. 
Qrapes in the EKome Qarden 
Grapes often bear some the second year and should give a 
good crop the third year. In garden or vineyard, cultivated and 
pruned regularly, they give more and larger bunches, but bear 
fair crops on arbor or pergola, furnishing shade, ornament and 
fruit; plant 8x8 or 8x10 ft.; they succeed on almost any well 
drained soil of average fertility. 
Agawam —Bunch large, berry large, dark reddish-brown; 
juicy; rich; productive; ripens after Concord. 2 year, 1 for 
20c, 2 for 35c, 3 for 50c, 5 or more at 15c, 25 at 12c each. 
Concord— Large; the most popular black grape; juicy; sweet: 
hardy, productive, vigorous; mid to late Aug. 2 year., 1 for 
15c, 2 for 25c, 3 for 35c, 5 or more at 12c, 25 at 9c each, 
1 00 at 7c each. 
Moore Early —Black; large; valued for size, hardiness, pro¬ 
ductiveness and season, about 2 weeks before Concord. 2 yr., 
1 for 17c, 2 for 32c, 3 for 45c, 5 or more at 14c, 25 at 11c. 
Niagara —Greenish-white to pale yellow; sweet; ripens with 
Concord or a little later; vigorous; productive. 2 yr., 1 for 20c» 
2 for 35c, 3 for 50c, 5 at 15c, 25 at 12c each. 
Rhubarb 
Large, tender, delicately flavored stalks; productive; easily 
grown; the secret of success is well-drained soil; plant 2^x4 
ft.; cover the crown 2 in. Divisions (better than seedlings) 15c 
each, 3 for 40c, $1.00 per doz.; 6 or more at the doz. rate. 
Horseradish sets, 25c per doz., $1.50 per 100. 
For the foundations, remember always—height in the corn- 
-ers, immediately in front of pillars, and at the bare wall spaces. 
Under the windows, low or medium plants only. Evergreens 
are beautiful winter and summer. 
Strawberries 
No other fruit gives 
such quick results as 
strawberries. Planted one 
spring, they give a crop 
the next, and with prop¬ 
er care a patch lasts sev¬ 
eral years. Plant 2 ft. 
apart in the row, the 
rows 2>V2 to 4 ft. apart. 
These plants are well 
rooted, properly cleaned 
and carefully packed. All 
varieties listed are per¬ 
fect flowered and will 
bear alone. Not less than 
25 of a kind sold. Post¬ 
age extra if by parcel 
post, except the Home 
Strawberry Collection. 
Aroma —A heavy bearer; very large, conical; deep glossy 
red; firm; ships well; begins midseason and continues late: the 
leading variety in this section. 
Blakemore —A variety originated by the United States De¬ 
partment of Agriculture which has proven valuable in this sec¬ 
tion; medium size; bright light red; good quality; firm; per¬ 
fect flowered. 
Dunlap -—Dark glossy red, its color well retained when can¬ 
ned; rich, juicy; one of the best quality strawberries; medium 
size; bears heavily; succeeds almost everywhere; a perfect-flow¬ 
ered Warfield. 
St. Louis —Of good size and quality for an early berry for 
home use; perfect-flowered. 
Texas —Early; glossy crimson; rich; juicy; productive; per¬ 
fect-flowered. 
PRICE OF STRAWBERRIES: 
25 
50 
100 
250 
1000 
Aroma 
20c 
35c 
60c 
$1.00 
$3.00 
Blakemore 
20c 
35c 
60c 
1.00 
3.00 
Dunlap 
20c 
35c 
60c 
1.00 
3.00 
St. Louis 
20c 
35c 
60c 
1.00 
3.00 
Texas 
20c 
35c 
60c 
1.00 
3.00 
5000 assorted at 
$2.75 
per 
1000, 
10,000 at 
1000. 
Not less than 25 of a kind sold. 500 or over assorted, if 
you wish, at the 1000 rate. If by parcel post, add 10c for 50, 
15c for 100, 20c for 250, for Missouri and adjoining states. 
c 3Eome.j Strawberry (Tbecttori^ 
300 assorted early to late, varieties suitable for your section, 
$1.35 postpaid. 
Everbearing Strawberries 
Mastodon —The largest of the Everbearers. Bears the first 
summer. Plant where it may be watered if you can. 60c per 
25, $2.00 per 100. Postage additional. 
c5 Asparagus 
The earliest of vegetables excepting rhubarb. Easily grown; 
lasts for years; plant 15 in. apart in the row. 
Mary Washington —A commercial variety; large; productive; 
rust resistant; 1 yr., 25c per doz., 40c per 25, $1.25 per 100. 
MANUAL OF GARDENING, BY L. H. BAILEY 
Practical information on planting and landscaping your home 
grounds; how to drain, cultivate, and fertilize; how to trans¬ 
plant and prune, the different fruits, vegetables, and flowers; a 
list of varieties for different purposes. 350 illustrations, 539 
pages. Postpaid $3.00. 
