CONTENTS 
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INTRODUCTORY 
Part I. FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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DECIDUOUS AND MISCELLANEOUS FRUITS. 
PEACHES. ()ur Specialty—New Varieties—Varieties Dropped—Best kinds for East and South Florida- 
Very Early Varieties — Early Varieties — Best Kinds, West Florida to Texas -List to aid Selection— 
Varieties Described—Best Stock for Peaches.3 
PLUMS.— The Japanese Varieties—Best Varieties for the Lower South—Time of Ripening—Varieties De¬ 
scribed—Other Varieties Described.n 
PRUNES. —Varieties Described .16 
APPLES. — Varieties Described.16 
PEARS.— -Oriental Varieties—Blight — Best Kind for Profit — Marketing the Fruit—Other Varieties—Varie¬ 
ties Described—Best Stock for Pears.. . 16 
KAKI (Japanese Persimmon). —As a Money Crop — Correct Names — Characteristics of the Fruit — Time of 
Ripening — Varieties,Described—Best Stock for the Kaki.20 
APRICOTS. —Varieties Described . . . 
FIGS. — Varieties Described. 
QUINCES. — Varieties Described .... 
POMEGRANATES. — Varieties Described 
MULBERRIES.— Varieties Described.26 
LOQUATS. — Varieties Described .26 
OLIVES.— Varieties Described ... 27 
GRAPES. —The Muscadine or Bullace Type—Varieties Described 
NUT-BEARING TREES. 
PECANS. — Varieties Described. . 
WALNUTS. — Varieties Described. 
CHESTNUTS. —Varieties Described. 
ALMONDS. —Varieties Described. 
CITRUS FRUITS. 
THE TRIFOLIATA.— Size and Characteristics—Hardiness—Stands a Low T« mperature—As a Hedge Plant. 
For Ornamental Planting—As a Stock for the Orange and Other Citrus—Increases Hardiness. 
Ripens the Fruit Early—Makes Good-Sized Trees —Low Spreading Tops. 
MANDARIN ORANGES. — I he Satsuma—Ripens Early—Hardiness, Size. Prolificness—A Good Grower — 
As a Money Maker — Other Varieties Described—Best Stock for Mandarin Varieties. 
SWEET ORANGES. —Time of Ripening—Varieties Described—Stocks.36 
POMELO. — Grape Fruit—Varieties Described — Stocks.38 
LEMONS. — Varieties Described—Stocks.. .18 
KIN-KAN, or KUMQUAT. —As an Ornamental — Asa Market Fruit—Varieties Described—Stocks. 
OTHER CITRUS FRUITS. — Described. 
CARE AND MANAGMENT OF FRUIT TREES. 
CULTURAL SUGGESTIONS. —Best Time to Plant—Care of Trees on Arrival—Preparing the Ground and 
Transplanting — Cutting Back at the Time of Transplanting — Fertilizing—Cultivation—Insects, 
Diseases and Remedies — Recipes — Number of Trees or Plants to the Acre—Proper Distance for 
Planting. 
Part II. ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT. 
ROSES. Varieties Described . 
QUAINT AND CURIOUS CITRUS TREES, — Varieties Described . 1 
MISCELLANEOUS ORNAMENTALS. —Varieties Described. 
Part HI. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 
TO CUSTOMERS. — Information—Suggestions — Conditions . .. 
PRICE-LIST. . 
RATES OF FREIGHT AND EXPRESS ON TREES AND PLANTS. 
