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Houstons ’ Nurseries 
Price of all Varieties of Quince Trees 
Each Dozen 
Largest Size 2 Year 4 to 5 feet $ .40 §4.00 
Medium Size 2 Year 3 to 4 feet .30 3.00 
CHAMPION — Fruit very large, fair 
and showy; cooks as tender as an apple, 
and without hard spots or cores; flavor 
delicate, imparting an exquisite taste and 
odor to any fruit with which it is cooked. 
Tree handsome, surpassing other varieties 
in this respect; bears abundantly while 
young. 
APPLE OR ORANGE —Large, round¬ 
ish, bright golden yellow, cooks tender and 
excellent, valuable for preserves or flavor¬ 
ing. Very productive; the most popular 
and extensively cultivated of the old 
varieties. 
The Profitable Bartlett Pear 
Pear Trees 
While fruit experts agree that apples are the most important fruit 
of the world, those same authorities will tell you that if produced under 
tho right conditions there is no better fruit to grow than pears. Com¬ 
pared to apples, there arc few really fine pears on the market. Growers 
who would specialize in this fruit and produce the best varieties, would 
be well repaid for their efforts. The high prices obtainable for choice 
pears attest the truth of such an assertion. There are thousands of people 
who prefer pears to any other fruit, and they are able and willing to pay 
well for the best varieties. Our pears are all budded on imported French 
stock which gives them an excellent root system. At present we have 
a good supply of the following varieties: 
