RAMSEY’S AUSTIN NURSERY 
AUSTIN, TEXAS 
Apricot 
Each Dozen 100 
2 to 3 feet.$ .35 $3.50 $25.00 
3 to 4 feet.. .50 4.50 35.00 
4 to 6 feet.60 6.00 40.00 
Apricots do especially well planted in back yards, 
or where they are cultivated only with hoe or spad¬ 
ing fork, keeping down weeds and grass, and also 
in well-kept orchards. Fruit failures are due largely 
to late frosts. 
CLUSTER. June 20. Originated in our orchard 
over fifty years ago. Vigorous and hardy, of beauti¬ 
ful, symmetrical growth, heavy bearer. Fruit medium 
size, yellow, with occasional fleck of red. Excellent 
quality. 
EARLY GOLDEN. July 1. Large, beautiful, yel¬ 
low, delicious. 
MOORPARK. June. Large, orange, with red 
cheek. 
Japan Persimmons 
Some of these should be planted by almost every 
family. Fruit large, often ten inches around, yellow 
or red, ripening August to October. Trees very 
ornamental. Trees should be planted two inches 
deeper than in nursery. Cut tops back half way or 
more, and mound soil up on stems six inches or 
more above level of ground. Each, 50c; per dozen, 
$5.00. 
HACHIYA. Very large, oblong, pointed. Flesh 
yellow, skin red. 
HYAKUME. Large, round. Skin, orange-red; flesh, 
brown. Very sweet. 
TANE NASHI. Large, oblong. Orange-red skin; 
yellow flesh. Almost seedless. 
Luscious Strawberries 
Mulberry 
Each 
Dozen 
4 to 6 feet.$ .35 $3.50 
6 to 8 feet.....60 6.00 
Every farm should have Mulberry trees about the 
back yard, and where the chickens run. They make 
a quick, long-lived shade, and produce abundance of 
fruit. They commence to ripen before peaches and 
plums and continue six to eight weeks. 
BLACK ENGLISH. April and May. Luxuriant 
grower, bearing at two years after planting, with 
large fruit. 
HICKS. April and May. Tree extra hardy; almost 
everbearing. 
Nectarines 
Each 
Dozen 
100 
2 
to 
3 
feet. 
.$ .35 
$3.50 
$22.00 
3 
to 
4 
feet. 
.50 
4.50 
30.00 
4 
to 
6 
feet. 
..60 
5.50 
40.00 
Nectarines are peaches, but have smooth skin like 
that of plums. The fruit has the delicious flavor 
of the Honey type of peaches. Ripens in June and 
July. 
BRECK. Originated in Austin. A duplicate of the 
Honey Peach in size, shape, and delicious quality. 
Does not crack open. 
WILKINSON. From near Corpus Christi. Young 
and heavy bearer. Has all good qualities. 
DAVIS. Originated in Austin. Equal to the other 
good varieties. 
Prunes 
Each Dozen 100 
2 to 3 feet.$ 35 $3.50 $25.00 
3 to 4 feet.50 5.00 38.00 
4 to 6 feet.60 6.00 45.00 
Commencing west of Fort Worth, Prunes are 
valuable farther West and North. 
GERMAN. Medium, dark purple skin, with green¬ 
ish flesh. Sweet. 
Chinese Jujube 
(Zizyphus) 
Seedling, or sucker plants. 
Each Dozen 
2 to 3 feet.,$ .35 $3.75 
3 to 4 feet...50 5.00 
LANG JUJUBE. Improved variety. Each, $1.00; 
per dozen, $10.00. 
A fruit from the high interior of China. Adapted 
in all kinds of soil from the Gulf Caost to the Cen¬ 
tral States. Tree is very hardy, slightly resembling 
the Prickly Ash, of upright growth, extremely orna¬ 
mental. Leaves rich, glossy green. 
Fruit is chocolate colored; of different shapes, 
round and oblong; of the texture of an apple, and 
of a flavor comparable to nothing else, and can be 
eaten fresh, preserved, cured as dates or candied. 
Ripens from July to October. 
For real quality and size, we recommend the im¬ 
proved variety called LANG. Trees from the seed¬ 
lings or sucker plants will vary in size and shape, 
although of good quality. Such trees are as orna¬ 
mental as the better variety. 
MISSIONARY. Mid-season. Leading variety of 
standard kinds in South. 
IMPROVED KLONDIKE. Mid-season. A good, all- 
around variety. 
Per dozen, 20c; per 100, $1.00; per 1000, $7.50. 
Everbearing Strawberries 
It is not meant that these bear all Spring and 
Summer, but they have a long bearing period in the 
Spring, and often make a second crop later. Per 
dozen, 30c; per 100, $1.50; per 1000, $10.00. 
TEXAS. This is a splendid variety, especially in 
Central and South Texas. We recommend it entirely. 
Planting and Care of Strawberries 
Set plants as you would tomato plants, 1 foot by 
2% feet. Give quart of water to each plant. Straw 
(free of seed) or leaves should be spread as mulch 
over the ground to cover partially or entirely plants 
through cold spells. During warm spells, rake 
mulch away from plants. During Summer, partial 
shade for plants is necessary in hot climates. This 
can be given by means of brush or lattice placed 
several feet above ground. 
Plants must have moisture. 
If planted November to December 15, they will 
fruit in early Spring. 
Planting and Care of Berry 
Plants—Planting 
Before planting, ground should be plowed and 
harrowed or spaded up and put in best condition 
possible. In large plantings, furrows may be opened 
and cross checked with plow. 
Plants should be cut back, leaving top of only a 
few inches above root, and then should be set in 
ground deeper than they were in nursery, letting 
only an inch or two of top remain above ground. 
Pruning 
After the second year’s growth, particular atten¬ 
tion should be given blackberry and dewberry plants. 
After fruit is gathered in Spring, cut out all the 
growth of preceding year. At this time there will 
be long canes or shoots of new growth, which will 
produce fruit the following Spring. If this new 
growth is abundant it should be cut back one-half. 
Sometimes the new growth interferes with picking 
the fruit, and it may be cut back at the time; but 
it is better to wait until it is more mature. A good 
rain or irrigation for the plants after pruning will 
be beneficial. Such pruning may be done as late 
as first of August, but sooner is preferred. 
Above directions apply to all black and dew¬ 
berries. 
In case of Haupt and McDonald Blackberries, 
which make vigorous growth, we cut off all tops, 
old and new growth, with hoe or mowing machine, 
a few inches above ground, soon after fruit is gath¬ 
ered. It will be sufficient to give this severe pruning 
once every two years, but if plants make strong 
growth, it may be done every year. 
Proper pruning gives more and better berries, 
and allows better cultivation. 
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