Saint Mary Nurseries 
Deciduous Fruits 
McRea. (Hybrid). Fruit of medium size, 
flattened, rounded, oblique at apex; yellow under¬ 
color washed with dull red, dotted with small, 
light dots and covered with delicate bluish bloom; 
flesh yellow, juicy, subacid, firm; flavor aromatic, 
pleasant; quality excellent; prolific, good grower. 
\Ye believe this Plum well worthy of extensive 
^Persian Purple-leaved ( Primus Pissardii). 
Fruit medium, round; color of fruit and flesh crim¬ 
son; quality good, cherry-flavored. Tree a good 
grower; valuable as an ornamental, as it retains 
its vivid purple foliage until late in the season. 
Red June. Fruit medium to large, cordate, 
elongated at the apex, lop-sided; suture deep; 
color vermilion-red all over with delicate bloom; 
very showy; flesh light, yellow, firm, moderately 
juicy, sweet or slightly subacid; pit small; cling; 
flavor pleasant; quality very good. Tree vigorous 
and prolific. A good variety. 
Satsuma. Medium to large, broadly conical, 
with blunt, short point and deep suture; color 
dark, dull red all over with greenish dots; flesh 
purplish red; pit small; free; firm, juicy; quality 
excellent; a splendid keeper and good shipper; 
fine for preserving. A desirable variety. 
Terrell. (Hybrid.) A strong, healthy grower, 
very similar in habit to Excelsior; fruit large, 
i to 2 inches in diameter, nearly round, blunt- 
pointed; color a beautiful reddish yellow, mot¬ 
tled, covered with bloom, wine-colored when 
fully ripe; flesh greenish yellow, meaty, juicy, 
slightly subacid; pit small; cling; quality excel¬ 
lent. Recommended as one of the finest Plums 
for Florida and the Gulf Coast country. It is 
giving a good account of itself. 
Wickson. Very large, obliquely cordate, the 
halves unequal; color deep maroon-red; flesh 
firm, juicy, sweet; amber-yellow; pit medium; 
cling; quality very good; a good keeper; good 
grower and prolific. A valuable Plum in the 
lower South. 
Excelsior Plum 
(See illustration 
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This Plum originated at the Glen Saint Mary Nurseries in 1887, and, first offered to the public 
in the winter of 1891-92, is today the most noteworthy Plum in the belt comprising northern Florida 
and the southern part of the Gulf States around into Texas. It originated from seed of the Kelsey 
Plum and was selected out of a number of Kelsey seedlings by Mr. G. L. Taber. 
Excelsior shows decided evidence of being crossed with some variety of the Chickasaw type, 
and is a well-marked hybrid. The tree is a remarkably rapid, vigorous grower, and bears heavy crops 
of fruit annually. The trees are often so loaded with fruit that the branches must be propped to 
prevent breaking. It is a very dependable sort. . . , 
Fruit medium large, ip2 inches in diameter, nearly round, no suture; color deep wine-red, with 
thick, bluish bloom and very numerous small dots; when fully ripe the fruit is almost purplish red; 
stem short; skin thin, tough, not bitter nor astringent; flesh firm, juicy, yellowish with reddish 
color near the pit; quality excellent, flavor subacid; pit small; cling. The earliest Plum to ripen in 
Florida—about June 1 to 10. Very handsome, and a fine shipper. More fruit of this variety is grown 
throughout northern Florida than of all other varieties of Plums put together. 
After many years of experimenting with numerous sorts of Plums, we do not hesitate to say 
that Excelsior, Terrell and McRea are the most satisfactory varieties for planting throughout the 
length and breadth of Florida, and throughout the Gulf Coast country westward to the Rio Grande 
River. While adapted to this extreme range of latitude, we particularly recommend them for the 
extreme South, as it is to semi-tropical climates that a lesser number of fine Plums are adapted. 
APPLES 
While the Gulf region is not recommended for extensive Apple orchards for commercial purposes, 
yet, on its upper edge some varieties may be grown. The most successful results are secured by 
planting on heavy clay soils, or soils underlaid with clay, or on soils with a goodly supply of moisture, 
and which at the same time are well drained. Under most conditions the planting should not extend 
beyond a few trees for the home orchard. Our list is made up of those varieties which experience 
has shown will succeed farthest south. 
PRICES ON APPLES. 
i-year, 2 to 3 feet 
i-year, 3 to 4 feet 
i-year, 4 to 6 feet 
Each Per 10 100 
$0 15 $1 20 $10 00 
20 1 50 12 00 
25 2 00 16 00 
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