Mansfield , Conn. 
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SALWAY — Ripens September 10-25. 
An extra large, handsome yellow Peach, 
beautifully mottled with red and a brown¬ 
ish red cheek; the flesh is yellow, firm, 
rich, juicy and sugary, and is particularly 
fine for canning and preserving. Free. 
It is a most desirable sort for fancy trade 
and stands shipping as well as any, always 
reaching the market in prime condition. 
OLDMIXON FREE — Ripens middle 
of August. Fruit large; pale yellow, with 
good red cheek; flesh white, wdth red stain 
et the stone; tender, rich and excellent. 
Free. Trees do well in most all locations. 
CRAWFORD’S EARLY —The true 
Crawford’s Early is a magnificent yellow- 
fleshed fruit, of large size and highly 
colored. This variety was almost extinct, 
but it has been revived better than ever. 
Many growers have been raising a small 
yellow-fleshed peach and calling it Craw¬ 
ford’s Early, by which they have done 
great injustice to this splendid fruit. Tree 
a moderate grower and extremely pro¬ 
ductive. September 5th to 10th. 
CHAMPION — This is a new variety 
steadily gaining favor with our most 
prominent fruit growers. Noted for 
its large size and beautiful appearance 
flavor sweet, rich and juicy, skin creamy 
white with red cheek. Exceedingly hardy 
and productive. Dealers are greatly in 
favor of this peach, for it is a rapid seller. 
August 20. 
BELLE OF GEORGIA — Ripens 
first half of August. Fruit very large 
and most attrative in color and shape 
with a fight red cheek; flesh white, firm 
and delicious; in many ways the quality 
is fine. Trees grow quickly and shapely, 
are hardy and prolific. Free. Belle 
of Georgia has become one of the stand¬ 
ard varieties in the big commercial 
orchards in the South, as it stands ship¬ 
ping to northern markets in such a way 
that it invariably brings the best prices. 
Its popularity is not confined to this 
section for it grows with equal success in 
northern orchards. 
Marlboro, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1916. 
J. R. Houston & Sons, Mansfield, Conn. 
Gentlemen: 
I am glad to report that the trees I procured from you last spring ore all alive 
and have made excellent growth. I am very well pleased with them, in fact, have 
recommended you to several of my neighbors, from whom you will probably hear. 
An order for trees for next spring will be moiled to you in a few weeks. 
Very truly yours, 
HOWARD LYNCH 
Norwich, Conn., Dec. 13, 1916. 
Houston Nurseries, J. R. Houston & Sons, Mansfield, Conn. 
Dear Sirs: 
Will you send me one dozen Bartlett pear trees in the spring? All the trees I 
got of you both last spring and the fall before have done finely and every one lived. 
Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year, I am, 
Very truly yours, 
C. K. BAILEY. 
RIVERSIDE FARMS 
Springfield, Vt., Nov. 4, 1916. 
Houston's* Nurseries, Mansfield, Conn. 
Gentlemen: 
I am very proud of my strawberry bed this fall. I purchased plants from three 
different nurseries this spring and although the plants are all doing well, the Houston 
plants are much the best. 
The Houston shipment was in better condition when received, the plants began 
to grow at once and have grown steadily ever since. After this practically all my straw¬ 
berry plants will be from the Houston Nurseries. 
Sincerely yours, 
SOLON J. PUTNAM. 
