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COLUMBIA NURSERY CO. — PORTLAND, OREGON 
PEAR TREES 
A few Pear Trees in your back yard orchard help 
keep down the high cost of living. Plenty of fresh, 
delicious fruit in season and plenty of preserves in the 
cellar. The pear tree, like the apple, thrives in many 
soils. 
Standard Size 
Each 
10 
25 
4 to 6 feet. 
.$ .45 
$4 00 
$8.75 
3 to 4 feet. 
.35 
3.00 
6.25 
Headed about 3% ft., 2 
yr.60 
5.50 
5 at 10 rate; 15 at 25 rate 
; 50 at 100 rate ; 
300 at 1000 rate. 
ANJOU—Large, flesh yellow white, excellent flavor, 
good keeper. 
BARTLETT—Large, lemon yellow red blush, buttery, 
hardy and productive. 
BEURRE BOSC—Long neck, deep yellow, fine fla¬ 
vor, good shipper. 
CLAIRGEAU—Large, yellow shaded crimson, russet 
dots. 
CLAPP’S FAVORITE—Large, pale yellow, early, 
hardy, productive. 
CORNICE—Fine appearance, good flavor, medium 
producer. 
FLEMISH BEAUTY — Medium, pale yellow with 
russet, hardy. 
KIEFFER—Yellow russet, hardy, bears young, excel¬ 
lent for canning. 
SECKEL—Small, rich, spicy, delicious flavor, very 
popular. 
WINTER BARTLETT — Small, resembles Bartlett, 
good winter pear. 
WINTER NELIS—Small russet, wonderful flavor, 
standard winter pear. 
PEACHES 
Most universally planted fruit for home use. Peach 
trees are being planted profitably as fillers in apple 
orchards ; they make ground space, that is practically 
idle, pay well until apples come into bearing. Peach 
trees will thrive nearly everywhere. In planting, 
prune the tops to a clean whip; each succeeding year 
prune the shoots of last year’s growth. 
Standard Size 
Each 
10 
25 
4 to 6 feet. 
.$ .45 
$4.00 
$8.75 
3 to 4 feet. 
.35 
3.00 
6.25 
Extra select . 
.60 
5.50 
5 at 10 rate; 15 at 25 rate; 
50 at 100 rate; 
300 at 1000 rate. 
J. H. HALE—Choice variety, averages one-third to 
one-half larger than Elberta, ripens about 5 days 
earlier and superior in flavor. A beautiful golden yel¬ 
low, with deep carmine blush. Good shipper. 
EARLY ELBERTA—Ripens about a week earlier 
than Elberta ; otherwise the same, or a trifle better 
quality. 
ELBERTA—Large yellow, with red cheek ; flesh yel¬ 
low, firm, juicy, of high quality. Exceedingly prolific, 
sure bearer and hardy. Leading market variety. 
FITZGERALD—Fruit large, brilliant color, bright 
yellow, suffused with red; flesh deep yellow, best 
quality. 
ROCHESTER—Has habits of Crawford, but fully 2 
weeks earlier. Yellow, freestone, good size, very sweet 
and fine flavor. Requires only half usual amount of 
sugar for canning. Does not rot on trees. In a class 
by itself. 
CHAMPION—Best of white freestone varieties. Skin 
creamy-white with red flush. Desirable variety for 
commercial orchards. Extremely hardy and of uni¬ 
form good quality. Freestone. 
CRAWFORD’S EARLY—Has all characteristics that 
gratify the taste. Color, rich red splashed and mottled 
with darker red and golden yellow. Flesh is beautiful 
and perfectly free from stone. Matures in mid-season. 
Vigorous and productive. 
CRAWFORD’S LATE—Fruit unsurpassed in appear¬ 
ance, scarcely equalled in texture of flesh and rich¬ 
ness of flavor. Soft tints of red and yellow. Fruit 
matures late. Used extensively in commercial orchards. 
Freestone. 
HALE’S EARLY—Medium, nearly round ; skin mot¬ 
tled red, dark red cheek. Flesh white, juicy, melting, 
high flavored ; freestone. 
HEATH CLING—Delicious cling. Very large; skin 
downy, creamy white with faint blush of red; flesh 
white, slightly red at pit; very tender, juicy, sweet; 
valuable for cann'ng. 
MAYFLOWER—Earliest of all, well colored all over; 
vigorous, bears young and heavy; good flavor and 
size. 
MALTA or MUIR—Very sweet and firm, yellow, 
with sometimes faint blush. Large, very free, pit 
quite small. Most popular drying and canning variety 
on the coast. 
ORANGE CLING (Runyan’s)—Fruit large, yellow; 
rich, sugary, vinous flavor. Tree heavy bearer ; hardy. 
SALWEY—Large, yellow English Peach, with deep 
yellow flesh; very juicy, melting and rich. Valuable 
late market variety. 
SLAPPEY—Fruit yellow, good keeper; excellent fla¬ 
vor, fine grained, rich. Hardy, best medium early 
yellow Peach. 
EARLY CHARLOTTE — Improved seedling from 
Early Crawford.. This remarkable peach succeeds in 
Oregon, where many other varieties fail. Flesh yellow, 
melting and juicy; rich and excellent flavor; free¬ 
stone. Ripens ten days after Crawford’s Early. 
PLUMS 
Annual sprayings with Bordeaux mixture keep away 
the curl leaf and fungus, and thinning of too heavy 
crops of fruit prevents fruit rot. Plum trees are the 
best kind to set out in chicken yards ; their full, 
rounded form furnishing abundant shade for fowls. 
Set trees 16 to 20 feet apart. 
Standard Size 
Each 
10 
25 
4 to 6 feet. 
.$ .45 
$4 00 
$8.75 
3 to 4 feet. 
.35 
3.00 
6.25 
Headed about 3% ft., 2 
yr.60 
5.50 
5 at 10 rate; 15 at 25 rate 
; 50 at 100 rate ; 
300 at 1000 rate. 
BURBANK—Medium, red, flesh yellow, juicy, heavy 
bearing. 
CLIMAX—Large, deep red and yellow, flesh yellow, 
juicy, heavy bearing. 
BEAUTY—Large, crimson, amber crimson flesh. 
COLUMBIA—Large, brownish purple, flesh yellow, 
rich and free. 
DAMSON—Small, purple, flesh greenish, tart flavor.' 
GREEN GAGE — Round, pale green, rich, sweet, 
juicy, old favorite. 
MAYNARD—Large, dull red, firm, juicy, rich, sweet. 
METHLEY—Small, purple red, early, sweet, juicy. 
PEACH—Large, brownish red, juicy. 
SANTA ROSA—Large, purple crimson, flesh amber, 
good shipper. 
SATSUMA—Large, deep red, firm, juicy, excellent 
for preserves. 
WICKSON—Large, deep red. 
WINESAP—New prize plum. Large, bright red, 
juicy. 
YELLOW EGG—Large, golden, firm, good cooking 
var'ety. 
MONARCH—Of special merit. Very large, oval, dark 
purplish blue, perfect freestone. 
PRUNES 
Standard Size 
Each 
10 
25 
4 to 6 feet. 
. ...$ .45 
$4 00 
$8.75 
3 to 4 feet. 
.35 
3.00 
6.25 
Headed about ZVz ft., 2 yr.... 
.60 
5.50 
5 at 10 rate; 15 at 25 rate; 50 at 100 rate; 300 at 1000 rate. 
DATE—Large, high sugar content, productive, best 
drying, canning. 
FRENCH—Medium, violet purple, sweet sugary. 
HUNGARIAN—Large, dark red, sweet juicy. 
ITALIAN—Large, purple, excellent for drying. 
STANDARD—Large, purple, productive, fine for 
home use. 
SILVER—Similar to Coe’s Golden Drop, large, pro¬ 
ductive. 
SUGAR — Large, purple, vigorous, tender, juicy, 
sweet. 
TRAGEDY—Large, purple, early, sweet and well 
flavored. 
