FRUITS FOR SOUTHERN GARDENS 
Rhoda Pomegranate 
Red Cattley Guavas 
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A Banana Planting 
While the South is usually regarded as the home of the citrus and other tropical fruits, there are other deciduous fruits 
which may be planted to advantage, either in commercial orchards or for home use. Delicious Peaches, Plums, Persimmons, 
Figs, and Grapes prolong the season of these delectable fruits to include almost the entire year. Pears also may find a place in 
southern gardens, since new blight-resistant varieties are available. We have all of the best varieties for your selection. 
MULBERRIES 
FIGS 
For quick, effective shade and an abun¬ 
dance of fruits for birds, chickens, and 
pigs, no other tree takes the place of the 
Mulberry about the home. In addition, 
the fruit is wholesome and abundant. 
Every farm should have them. 
Hicks. Rapid-growing, early-bearing trees, 
producing good fruits all summer. 
Stubbs. A vigorous tree, producing quan¬ 
tities of large, acid, black fruits of best 
quality. 
Townsend. Very vigorous tree, bearing 
wonderfully fine crops of medium-sized 
fruits very early in spring. 
Prices of Mulberries. Each Per 10 Per 100 
2 to 3 feet.$0 35 $3 00 $25 00 
3 to 4 feet. 50 4 50 40 00 
4 to 5 feet. 65 6 00 50 00 
LOQUAT 
Eriobotrya japonica 
A handsome, large-leaved, medium¬ 
sized tree standing several degrees of 
frost, and a fine ornamental. The yellow, 
oblong fruit is about as large as a medium¬ 
sized plum and has a fine, sub-acid flavor. 
Tree blooms in November to December, 
and fruits mature in soring. 
Prices of Loquats. 
From seed. Bare roots. Each Per 10 
2 to 3 feet.$0 40 $3 50 
3 to 4 feet. 50 4 00 
4 to 6 feet. 60 5 00 
POMEGRANATES 
Grown throughout the Lower South. 
Small trees, producing scarlet flowers and 
acid fruits used for drinks and jellies. For 
dry, well-drained soils. 
Purple-seeded. Large; thin rind; juice- 
cells wine-colored; quality best. 
Rhoda. Fruit large; rind thin and tough; 
juice-cells large; juice sweet and of fine 
flavor. 
Sweet. Large, sweet fruits. Very hand¬ 
some. 
Wonderful. Large, late sort; fruit of good 
quality and highly colored. 
Prices of Pomegranates. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
2 to 3 feet.$0 35 $3 00 $25 00 
3 to 4 feet. 50 4 50 40 00 
4 to 5 feet. 65 6 00 50 00 
Fig trees mature fruits from about June 
to November in the Lower South, and few 
fruits are generally better liked. Trees 
are very productive and the fruit, fresh or 
preserved, may be used throughout the 
year. A commercial Fig orchard, properly 
located and cared for, is a very profitable 
investment, and requires very little care, 
compared with other fruits. 
Brown Turkey. Medium size, short, thick; 
color coppery brown; flesh amber to 
pink; quality excellent. Hardy. Fall. 
Brunswick. Large, pear-shaped; dark 
brown; flesh thick, soft, very good. Late. 
Celeste. Small to medium; violet color; 
flesh light to rose at center; juicy, sweet, 
excellent. Hardy. One of the best. 
June, July. 
Green Ischia. Medium size, long; rosy 
flesh, sweet and rich. Good-growing tree. 
Lemon. Good size; yellowish green; flesh 
white, sweet, of fair quality. Early. 
Prices of Figs. Each Per 10 Pet 100 
2 to 3 feet.$0 35 $3 00 $25 00 
3 to 4 feet. 50 4 50 40 00 
4 to 5 feet. 65 6 00 50 00 
GUAVAS 
Red Cattley and Yellow Chinese. Similar, 
except that the fruits are differently 
colored. Used for jellies and for pre¬ 
serving. Fine, dark, evergreen foliage. 
Fruits 1 to 134 inches across. Good in 
northern Florida and southward. 
Prices of Guavas. Each Per 10 
4-inch pots.$0 35 $3 00 
6-inch pots. 50 4 50 
BANANAS 
A rapid-growing, Iarge-foliaged plant 
that is very decorative and produces 
quantities of fruit. Requires moist ground 
and an abundance of plant-food. Best 
grown in Florida on margins of lakes, 
banks of streams, and similar places. 
Cavendish. Plants rather tender. Fruits 
excellent. 
Hart (Hart’s Choice; Lady-Finger). A 
valuable sort; hardier than Cavendish. 
Orinoco (Horse Banana). A strong-grow¬ 
ing, hardy variety, producing small 
bunches of fruits. 
Prices of Bananas. Each Pet 10 
Medium suckers.$0 50 $4 50 
Large suckers. 75 6 50 
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PLUMS 
In the Lower South some Japanese- 
native hybrid Plums are most successful. 
Of these. Excelsior, McRea, and Terrell 
are outstanding. Not many of the other 
Plum types are successful fruiters in the 
southern sections. Our list is selected 
from the best. 
Excelsior. Size medium or larger, round; 
wine-red; full of juice, and of excellent 
flavor. The most successful variety we 
know of for the lower sections of the 
Southeast. 
McRea. Medium size; yellow, overwashed 
with red; crimson flesh, juicy, excel¬ 
lently flavored. Prolific. 
Terrell. Cling. Another fine hybrid, 
larger than the above; red with small 
dots and mottlings; flesh greenish 
yellow, very juicy, and aromatic. One 
of the best. 
Wild. A native wild variety which blooms 
at the same time as the above, and 
often aids materially in the production 
of heavy crops. 
We can also furnish trees of Abundance, 
Burbank, Kelsey, Red June, and Satsuma 
Plums. 
Prices of Plums. Each Per 10 Per 100 
2 to 3 feet.$0 35 $3 00 $25 00 
3 to 4 feet. 50 4 50 40 00 
4 to 5 feet. 65 6 00 50 00 
Terrell Plum 
