ELM .FRUIT-FARM CATALOGUE AND PRICE-LIST. 
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FAY’S PROLIFIC.—For a long time fruit growers have felt the want of a Currant that 
wovtld be as large as the Cherry, and yet more prolific than that variety. And, at last, it seems that 
the want is to be supplied by Fay’s Prolific, a variety that originated fourteen years ago in Port¬ 
land, N. Y., where it has been carefully cultivated for the past nine years alongside of all of the 
popular varieties, and proved by far the most prolific of all. Color, rich red. “As compared with 
the Cherry Currant, Fay’s Prolific is equal in size, better flavor, with much less acid, and 
five times as prolific; also, from its peculiar stem, less expensive to pick.” 
The foregoing was written two years ago, before fully testing the Currant here on our own 
grounds. Since then we have watched it carefully, and are convinced that it is one of the few 
good things that will sustain all the claims made for it. Clusters five inches long, with fruit 
nearly as large as Delaware grapes, -were picked from our bushes the past season. 
It is by far the strongest and most vigorous growing Currant on our place. Every lover of 
choice fruit should at once put out plants of this most valuable new fruit. It iS onc of tlie 
few g-ood tilings that you cannot afford to do without. 
We can now offer them at greatly reduced prices for spring of 1884. One-year plants 40 cents 
each, S2.25 per 6, 84 per dozen, 530 per loo; extra selected, 50 cents each, $3 per 6, 85.50 per 
dozen, 840 per 100. 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
DOWNING. — The best variety for general cultivation; fruit very large; pale green; fine 
quality; bush very strong and vigorous, free from mildew; with us very profitable for market. 
One-year, 75 cents per dozen, 86 per roo; two-years, 81 per dozen, 88 per 100. 
HOUGHTON SEEDLING. —The old, well-known sort; fruit small, pale red, sweet, and 
good. One-year, 50 cents per dozen, 84 per loo; two-year, $i per dozen, $6 per 100. 
SMITH’S IMPROVED. —Very vigorous and productive; fruit large, pale yellow, and 
delicious as a de^^ert fruit. One-year, 75 cents per dozen, $5 per lOO; two-years, 81 per dozen, 
88 per TOO. Tile best of all our American varieties for family use. 
GRAPES. 
In selecting the following list of Grapes, our object has been to offer only such of the old 
varieties as from the hardiness and productiveness of the vine and quality of the fruit render them 
of great value for the family vineyard, and also such of the newer sorts as promise well. 
When to be sent by mail add 15 cents per dozen, 40 cents per 50, and 75 cents per 100 
for one-year vines, to the prices affixed. 
STANDARD VARIETIES. 
WORDEN. — Resembles Concord, ripens a few days earlier, and of a decidedly richer and 
sweeter flavor. The best Black Grape in cultivation. One-year, 25 cents each, 82.50 per dozen. 
Two-year.s, 35 cents each, S3.50 per dozen. 
MOORE’S EARLY.—A large, black early Grape, ripening one week before Hartford; 
highly I raised near Boston, where it originated. In 1877 it received the first prize, of S60, from 
the Ma^aachusetts Horticultural Society, as the best seedling on exhibit. One-yeas, 35 cents each, 
83.50 per dozen. Two-years, 50 cents each, 8S per dozen. 
LADY.—Extra early white grape; seedling of Concord; vine vigorous, hardy and produc¬ 
tive; llesh rich, sweet and sprightly; very valuable for family vineyard. One-year, 35 cents each, 
$3 per dozen. Two-years, 50 cents each, 84 per dozen. 
BRIGHTON.—One of the best varieties of recent introduction; as large and beautiful as 
Catawba, which it resembles in color, form of bunch and berry, and is fully equal to the Delaware 
in flavor; vine vigorous, hardy and productive ; making it one of the most valuable. The best red 
Grape in America. One-year, 25 cents each, 82 per dozen. Two-years, 35 cents each, 83 
per dozen. 
HARTFORD, CONCORD, DELAWARE, MARTHA, AGAWAM (Rogers No. 15), 
SALEM (Rogers No. 22), WILDER (Rogers No. 4). One-year, 15 cents each, 8 t- 5 o per 
dozen. Two-years, 25 cents each, 82.50 per dozen. 
We make a specialty of packing? plants for LONG SHIPMENT, and 
IT MATTERS NOT HOW EAR AWAY YOU LIYE, you can have our 
choice plants sent you either by mail or expre.ss, and HE SURE TO 
RECEIVE THE3I IN I'ERFECT ORDER (except in the Tcry hottest 
months of summer). Our customers in England, Scotland, Oregon, Cali¬ 
fornia and Arizona, often Mrile ns, praising our careful packing and the 
perfect condition in u hich they receive their plants. 
