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The Sarcoxie Nurseries Peony Fields 
<SApple c&rees for Sd€ome Orchards 
Strawberries 
The ripening dates named are the approximate average for 
southern Missouri. Allow 5 to 7 days for each 100 miles 
North or South. The altitude also affects the date of ripening. 
Plant 30 ft. apart or more. 
Prices of Two-Year Apples Each Per 10 Per 100 
XX size, 11/16 in. caliper up 
about 4,4 ft. up_ .90 8.50 85.00 
X size, 9/16 to 11/16 in. caliper, 
about 4 to 5 ft_ .75 7.00 70.00 
Any 5 or more at the 10 rate, less at the each rate; any 50 or 
more at the 100 rate. 
Summer Apples 
Early Harvest —Bright straw color; juicy; rich subacid; good; 
very early; bears rather young. 
Autumn Apples 
Maiden Blush —Large, clear yellow, crimson cheek; flesh fine 
grained, moderately crisp, very juicy, subacid; excellent for cook¬ 
ing; hardy; productive; bears rather young. 
Winter Apples 
Black Ben Davis —Large; attractive rich red to maroon, rare¬ 
ly striped; flesh firm, crisp, juicy, mild subacid; ships and keeps 
well; bears young, regularly, abundantly. 
Delicious —Roundish-conic; medium large; pale yellow most¬ 
ly covered with red, splashed and striped dark carmine; moder¬ 
ately fine grained, juicy, mild subacid. 
Grimes Golden —Of best quality; beautiful yellow; medium 
to large; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, rich subacid, aromatic; 
a fine dessert apple, good for cooking even before ripe; Oct.- 
Dec.; blooms late; bears young; hardy. 
Jonathan —Attractive lively deep red; medium size; flesh 
firm, moderately fine, crisp, juicy, very aromatic, sprightly sub¬ 
acid, excellent; Oct. and later; bears rather young. 
King David —A cross of Jonathan and Winesap; dark wine- 
red; subacid; excellent quality; bears well. 
Red Delicious —Colors early and is red almost all over. 
Stayman Winesap —Large; yellowish, striped, often nearly 
covered with dark red; firm, moderately fine grained, juicy, sub¬ 
acid; good; keeps late; bears young. 
Winesap —Bright deep red; flesh yellow; very rich; crisp, 
very juicy, sprightly subacid, very good; Dec.-March; bears 
young. 
Yellow Delicious —Large; golden yellow; late winter; excel¬ 
lent. 
Crab Apples 
Transcendent —Large for a crab apple; golden yellow with a 
rich crimson cheek; crisp; juicy, subacid; an excellent jelly crab; 
hardy, productive; Aug.-Sept. 
Qrapes in the ( fKome Qarden 
Grapes often bear some the second year and should give a 
good crop the third year. In garden or vineyard, cultivated and 
pruned regularly, they give more and larger bunches, but bear 
fair crops on arbor or pergola, furnishing shade, ornament and 
fruit; plant 8x8 or 8x10 ft.; they succeed on almost any well 
drained soil of average fertility. 
Agawam •—Bunch large, berry large, dark reddish-brown; 
juicy; rich; productive; ripens after Concord. 2 year, 1 for 
20c, 2 for 38c, 3 for 50c, 5 or more at 17c, 25 at 16c each, 
100 at 15c. 
Concord —Large; the most popular black grape; juicy; sweet; 
hardy, productive, vigorous; mid to late August. Mail 
size, postpaid, 1 for 10c, 3 for 20c, 5 at 6c each. 1 year, 1 for 
12c. 2 for 23c, 3 for 32c, 5 at 10c, 25 at 9c, 100 at 8c each. 
2 year, 1 for 15c, 2 for 27c, 3 for 40c. 5 at 12c, 25 at 11c 
each. 
Moore Early —Black; large; valued for size, hardiness, pro¬ 
ductiveness and season, about 2 weeks before Concord. Mail 
size, postpaid, 1 for 12c, 3 for 25c, 5 at 8c each. 1 year, 1 
for 15c, 2 for 28c, 3 for 40c, 5 at 12c, 25 at 11c, 100 at 10c 
each. 2 year, 1 for 20c, 2 for 38c, 3 for 50c, 5 at 17c, 25 at 
1 6c, 1 00 at 1 5c each. 
Niaaara —Greenish-white to pale yellow; sweet: ripens with 
Concord or a little later; vigirous; productive. Mail size, post¬ 
paid. 1 for 12c, 3 for 22c, 5 at 7c each. 2 year, 1 for 20c, 2 
c or 38c, 3 for 50c, 5 at 17c, 25 at 16c, 100 at 15c each. 
No other fruit gives such quick re¬ 
sults as strawberries. Planted one 
spring, they give a crop the next, and 
with proper care a patch lasts several 
years. Plant 2 ft. apart in the row 
the rows 3 4 to 4 ft. apart. These 
plants are well rooted, properly clean¬ 
ed and carefully packed. All varieties 
listed are perfect flowered and will 
bear alone. Not less than 25 of a 
kind sold, postage extra if by parcel 
post, except the Home Strawberry Col¬ 
lection. 
Aroma —A heavy bearer; very large, 
conical; deep glossy red; firm; ship.' 
well; begins midseason and continue: 
late; the leading variety in this sec¬ 
tion. 
Blakemore —A variety originated b) 
the United States Department of Ag¬ 
riculture which has proven valuable in 
this section; medium size; bright light 
red; good quality; firm; perfect flow¬ 
ered. 
Dorsett —Early; fruit conical shape, 
bright red; flavor mild subacid; pro¬ 
ductive 
Dunlap —Dark glossy red, its color well retained when can¬ 
ned; rich, juicy; one of the best quality strawberries; medium 
size; bears heavily; succeeds almost everywhere; a perfect-flow¬ 
ered Warfield. 
Fairfax —Early; fruit conical; bright red, becoming darker; 
sweet; productive. 
Gandy —Very large; very late; firm; ships well; excellent on 
new or timber land, not successful on dry sandy soil. 
Michel —Very early; not very large but very productive; 
sweet; rich; good flavor; a good early table berry. 
Premier —Early, large, medium red, productive. 
St. Louis —Of good size and quality for an early berry for 
home use; perfect-flowered. 
Texas —Early; glossy crimson; rich; juicy; productive; per¬ 
fect-flowered. 
PRICE OF STRAWBERRIES: 
25 
50 
100 
250 
1000 
5000 
Aroma 
.25 
.40 
.65 
1.25 
4.00 
17.50 
Blakemore 
.25 
.40 
.65 
1.25 
3.50 
15.00 
Dorsett 
.25 
.45 
.75 
1.50 
4.50 
Dunlap 
.25 
.40 
.65 
1.25 
4.00 
17.50 
Fairfax 
.25 
.45 
.75 
1.50 
Gandy 
.25 
.40 
.65 
1.25 
Michel 
.25 
.40 
.65 
1.25 
4.00 
Premier 
.25 
.45 
.75 
1.50 
St.Louis 
.25 
.40 
.65 
1.25 
4.00 
Texas 
.25 
.40 
.65 
1.25 
4.00 
Not less 
; than 25 of 
a kind 
sold. 
500 or 
over assorted, if 
you wish. 
at 1000 rate, where 
quoted 
per 1000. If by parcel 
post, add 
10c for 50, 
15c for 
100, 20c for 
250 for 
Missouri 
and adjoining states. 
c chCome Strawberry (Collection 
300 assorted early to late, varieties suitable for your section, 
$1.60 postpaid. 
Everbearing Strawberries 
Mastodon —The largest of the Everbearers. Bears the first 
summer. Plant where it may be watered if you can. 
Progressive or Champion —Medium size but very fine qual¬ 
ity; very productive; bears the first summer. 
PRICE OF EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 
25 
50 
100 
250 
1000 
Mastodon 
.35 
.60 
1.00 
2.00 
7.00 
Progressive or Champion 
.35 
.50 
.85 
1.75 
6.00 
