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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
/ Rocky fountain Cherry, 
,1 fruit was discovered in 1878, in themoun- 
Oounty, Colorado. It is one of the most 
that grow. It is not uncommon to pick 15 
/ruit from a three-year-old hush, and 80 cher- 
/jounted on a branch 12 inches in length from 
./-bush. The fruit when ripe is jet black and 
own in the cut. In flavor it is much like the 
's; when ripe is conceded superior to any other 
ss ornamental as well as useful, both in flower 
. It bears every year, grows to a height of four 
as never been affected by insects or disease. On 
its small growth it can be grown in a little space 
re would not be room to plant a larger growing 
.-other tree, and is a superb thing to plant on the 
mong shrubbery. It is one of the most startling 
i of recent years. As it blooms and bears fruit when 
pot high it may be grown in a pot. if desired, like the 
Orange. Price, 25c. each; 5 for $1.00. 
/Gfyestpot, Japap Giarjt. 
./ Introduced recently from Japan, and a Chestnut of enor¬ 
mous size, the nuts averaging four to six times larger than 
our American variety and it is not unusual for burrs to con¬ 
tain four to seven of these large perfect nuts. They are al¬ 
most sure to commence bearing the second year after plant¬ 
ing, no matter how small the tree mav be.‘ They mature 
their fruit early and it drops at the first touch of frost. 
Enormously prolific, tree highly ornamental and will prove 
an attractive and novel thing on anyone’s place. 40c each- 
3 for $1.00. 
BoWpipg’s Everbearing 
Mb! be pry. 
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher once said: ‘‘I regard 
Downing’s Everbearing Mulberry as an indispensable addi¬ 
tion to every fruit garden, and I would rather have a tree of 
it than a bed of Strawberries.” One cannot wonder at this 
remark when one sees this splendid fruit growing and tastes 
its luscious flavor. The tree attains a large size and begins 
to hear when very small—in fact, when only a few feet in 
height. The fruit is about one and one-half to two inches 
long, jet black in color, very juicy and exceedingly sweet 
and rich in flavor. Like the Russian Mulberry, the fruit be¬ 
gins to ripen in July and continues for two months or longer. 
As a lawn or street tree this Mulberry is a real beauty and 
should be grown for this purpose, even if its fruit were not 
eatable. Its foliage is large, dense and luxuriant, and re¬ 
mains bright and green the whole summer. We consider 
this one of the finest new fruits. 50c. each; 5 for $2.00. 
Apricot Bougobipe. 
A FINE NOVELTY. 
Anew sort from Japan, and the finest yet introduced. 
It is so very dwarf that it requires no more room than a 
good shrub, yet growing luxuriantly with large, healthy 
foliage in great abundance, and marvelous crops of deli¬ 
cious fruit. It can even be grown in a large pot or tub, like 
a Hydrangea or Oleander, and will fruit abundantly. It is 
perfectly hardy and bears when only two or three feet high, 
h ruit ripens in early summer, before Peaches or any other 
good fruit, in fact the earliest of the Apricots. Fruit large 
and a tieautiful golden color, rich, sweet and juicy, of finest 
flavor and good solid flesh. A most valuable new fruit. 
30c. each; 4 for $1.00. 
