Deciduous Fruits 
Loquat fruit 
LOQUAT 
Eriobotrya Japonica, Japanese Medlar, Biw? 0 f 
the Japanese 
The Loquat is a strikingly handsome, large- 
leaved evergreen tree adapted to the Gulf-coast 
country and more tropical locations. The leaves 
are large, dark green and rough; the young 
shoots woolly. A compact grower and forms a 
well-rounded head. It is very desirable as an 
ornamental. 
Nor is it desirable as an ornamental only, for 
its fruit, which is about the size of a Wild Goose 
plum, oblong, bright yellow,* subacid, has an 
agreeable flavor and is highly prized for cooking; 
makes a most excellent jelly. 
The white blossoms, borne in spikes, come 
during the winter months; consequently, while 
trees are quite hardy all along the Gulf coast, 
fruit can be counted on only in sections com¬ 
paratively exempt from severe cold. 
PRICES ON LOQUAT.—From seed. 
Each Per io ioo 
1 to 2 feet.So 30 $2 50 S20 00 
2 to 3 feet. 40 3 50 30 00 
3 to 4 feet. 45 4 00 35 00 
APPLES 
\\ Idle ( lie (iulf region is not recommended for extensive Apple orchards for commercial purposes, 
yet in localities, particularly in its upper edge, some varieties arc successfully grown. Our list em¬ 
braces those which succeed best further south. 
PRICES ON APPLES. 
i-year, small size, 2 to 3 feet. 
i-year, medium size, 3 to 4 feet. 
1- year, standard size. 4 to 6 feet. 
2- ycar (Jennings only). 
Ben Davis. Medium to large; roundish, 
truncated ; conical; yellowish, overspread, 
Striped and splashed with two shades of red; 
subacid, of fair quality. A late ripener and 
good keeper. Widely planted; popular. 
Early Harvest. Medium to large; yellow, 
juicy; tender, of fine flavor. A well-known and 
popular variety. Ripens in June. 
Horse. Large, rather oval in shape, ribbed, 
yellow in color; flesh yellow and subacid. Highly 
esteemed throughout the southern Apple dis¬ 
tricts as a summer Apple. Excellent for drying 
and cooking. 
Jennings. The Jennings, or “J en m n gs’ 
Florida,” Apple succeeds farther south than 
any other variety, and is unquestionably the 
variety to plant, as it grows well and yields fair 
Each 
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crops of good apples in sections below the 
range of this fruit. And throughout the Gulf 
country westward, including coastwise Texas, 
where Apples arc planted, and the selection is 
limited to one variety, the Jennings will prove 
most satisfactory. It has been grown in this 
(Baker) county many years under the name by 
which we offer it. 
Red Astrachan. Large; crimson, with heavy 
bloom; flesh crisp acid and juicy. Ripens in 
June. The tree is vigorous and bears very 
young. Is perhaps adapted to a wider range of 
climate than any other variety. 
Red June. Medium conical; deep red; juicy 
very productive. A beautiful and thrifty tree. 
One of the best for the lower South, ripening 
from June 20 to July 15. 
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