Yellow Spanish. Yellow with red cheek. Firm, 
juicy and delicious. 
Mulberries 
For prices and descriptions see page 14. 
Nectarines 
50 cts. each, $5 per dozen 
Downton. White, with red cheek; highly fla¬ 
vored. 
Peaches 
The Peach tree requires a well-drained, mod¬ 
erately rich soil; warm, sandy loam is prob¬ 
ably the best. In order to preserve the con¬ 
tinued healthy growth of the tree and the fine 
quality of the fruit, the Peach should have the 
shoots and branches cut back to one-half the 
preceding season’s growth every year, so as to 
preserve a round, vigorous head; this should 
be done the last of February, or as early in the 
spring as practicable. The land should not be 
seeded to grass, but kept in constant cultiva¬ 
tion. 
The following varieties have been selected 
out of hundreds, the best only being chosen. 
They furnish a succession for about two 
months, commencing the early part of August. 
Extremely late Peaches do not have a suffi¬ 
cient season to mature. But from early in 
August, the varieties named below are all lus¬ 
cious, beautiful fruit. 
The trees are all shipped with a one-year 
top and two-year root. The size will vary 
greatly according to the season and variety. 
Plant 16 to 18 feet apart. 
Strong, selected trees, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz., 
$15 per 100 
Alexander. July and August. Greenish white, 
spotted with deep red; firm, sweet and 
juicy; clingstone; very productive. 
Belle of Georgia. August and Sep¬ 
tember. Freestone; white; 
excellent flavor. 
Carman. Large; color, creamy 
white or pale yellow with 
deep blush; skin very tough; 
flesh tender, fine flavor. One 
of the hardiest in bud. In 
shipping qualities and free¬ 
dom from rot it is unsur¬ 
passed. August. 
Chairs’ Choice. August. Yellow, 
good quality, freestone. 
Champion. August. Firm, white, 
freestone Peach that is rich, 
sweet and juicy. 
Crawford’s Early. August and 
September. A large, yellow 
Peach of splendid quality; 
strong grower and prolific 
fruiter. 
Crawford’s Late. Last of Sep¬ 
tember. Large, yellow free¬ 
stone. Peach of best quality. 
A prolific bearer and a most 
popular variety. 
Crosby. September. Medium sized, yellow 
with streaks of carmine; of good quality 
and hardiest variety known. 
Elberta. September. A very large, yellow 
freestone Peach, that is rich, sweet and 
juicy. A vigorous grower and splendid 
sort for eating or preserving. 
Fitzgerald. Origin, Canada. Fully equal to 
Crawford’s Early in size, quality and color, 
with much smaller pit; a very early bearer, 
often when two years from bud, and extra 
hardy, succeeding in Canada and Michigan 
perfectly. Fruit very large, brilliant yel¬ 
low with red cheek, highest quality; ripens 
just after Crawford’s Early. 
Lemon Cling. September. Large; yellow; 
rich flavor; excellent for preserving. 
Mountain Rose. August. Large, red freestone 
Peach, with white flesh. Rich, juicy and 
sweet. One of the best early varieties. 
Morris White. September. Firm, medium 
size, white, sweet and juicy. 
Oldmixon Free. September. Large, yellowish 
white, freestone, of excellent flavor and 
productive. 
Reeves’ Favorite. September. Large, yellow, 
with fine, red cheek; delicious, juicy; splen¬ 
did sort. 
Stephen’s Rareripe. September. Large hand¬ 
some white Peach of finest quality; a regu¬ 
lar bearer. 
Stump the World. September. Large free¬ 
stone; white, with red cheek; firm, juicy 
and excellent quality. 
Pears 
This fruit may now be had in varieties which 
will be in good eating condition from August 
until early spring. It is a very profitable fruit 
to grow and will especially reward good culti¬ 
vation and care. They should be gathered 
from ten days to two weeks before they are 
fully ripe, when, on gently lifting the fruit, the 
stem will readily separate from the limb. Only 
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