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JOSEPH H. BLACK, SON & CO. 
SHORTAGE 
OF 
FRUIT TREES 
Especially Apples and Peaches 
Due to a number of causes, a shortage of apple trees will continue for this 
and the next two years. 
Nurserymen had been forced to sell both apple and peach trees in the years 
1932 and 1933 below cost of production, hence almost every grower reduced his 
plantings and many dropped them entirely. During 1933 the growers of Apple 
Seedlings had almost an entire failure due to bad weather, and in 1934 there was 
a half failure. The price of seedlings this year is as high as small one years olds 
were in 1932. These small one year olds had been grown two additional years 
at a loss of course. 
Peach seed came up badly in the spring of 1933 and with a small planting 
there is a decided shortage this year with a much greater demand than in the two 
previous years. 
We have a good supply for Fall of 1935 and Spring of 1936 and some June 
Buds for this spring but our supply of one year peaches this Spring is very much 
limited in numbers and varieties as is that of all nurseries. 
APPLE TREES 
You will find the list considerably reduced and after each variety the sizes 
that we can supply. 
GENERAL LIST OF APPLE TREES 
1 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 29 30 to 70 100 
_ Each Each Each Each Each 
2 year, 5 to 7 ft. 75c 60c 50c 40c 35c 
2 year, 4 to 6 ft. 60c 50c 40c 35c 30c 
1 year, 3y> ft. & up. 70c 60c 50c 40c 35c 
1 year, 2j4 to 3y 2 ft. 55c 50c 40c 35c 30c 
AH sizes by parcel post, postage C.O.D. 
These prices are only good as long as our stock lasts. If our list does not 
cover all your wants we will be glad to buy any other varieties for you if possible 
at 10% above actual cost to us. 
NAMED IN ORDER OF RIPENING 
Starr.— Early, profitable as a market apple, is large to very large, a splendid 
cooking apple. Is a good keeper and shipper; color greenish yellow, sometimes 
showing a red cheek; medium grower and does well on all soils. (All sizes 
one and two years olds.) 
Melba.— A seedling of McIntosh. Large, red, ripening very soon after Starr; 
high quality. (In two year, both sizes.) 
English Codling— A very large green apple that the pie makers are using almost 
exclusively during the two weeks that its season covers. We recommend it as 
a market variety that you can plant anywhere even on low ground where no 
other variety will thrive, spreading, low branched. (Small one year only.) 
Ohio Nonpareil.— Fruit is enormous in size, one-half of each specimen bright red, 
very high quality. (Fine one year, both sizes.) 
Twenty Ounce.— This variety does not ripen until a later season but usually is 
picked while still green at this time or earlier. Is sold as a pie apple just as 
soon as it reaches a good size as its quality for cooking is better than later when 
it becomes a red apple and less juicy. Tree is upright grower on all soils. (In 
all sizes.) 
Opalescent. I he most attractive variety of its season. The best very large apple 
we have ever grown. It is very attractive in color, being glossy, rich, solid red 
that covers almost the entire apple, the ground being a clear yellow. Its size 
and color would sell it but its quality gets orders for the next day. As a baking 
apple it is unsurpassed. (In one year, both sizes, and a few two year, both sizes.) 
