CHOICE SMALL FRUIT PLANTS. 13 
GOOSEBERRIES. HOUGHTON, DOWNING & SMITH’S IMPROVED. 
One year, 75 cents per dozen, $6 per lOO; 2 years, $1 per dozen, §8 per 100. 
ASPARAGUS. 
Make the rows from 3 to 4 feet apart, with roots from 2 to feet apart in the rows. Place the 
crowns of the roots about 6 inches below the surface, covering at first with only 2 or 3 inches of 
soil, filling in the trenches gradually as ihe plants grow. Top dress with manure every year, and 
occasionally with salt in the S}ring, and give clean culture. Every garden or farm should have 
from 200 to 500 asparagus roots. If by mail, add 40 cents per 100 for one-year roots, or 50 cents 
per 50 for two-year roots. 
MOORE’S NEW CROSS-BRED ASPARAGUS, a new sort now being introduced, 
claimed to be the largest and finest ever produced. One year roots, $1 per 100, Sio per $1,000; 
two year roots, $2 j>er too, $15 per 1,000. 
Smalley’s Defiance Asparagus, extra early, $1 per loo, $5 per 1,000. Conover’s Collossal As¬ 
paragus, roots, one year, 50 cents per 100, $2.50 per 1,000; two years, gi per 100, S3.50 per 1,000. 
Linnxus and Victoria RHUBARB HOOTS, large early, $i per dozen, $3 per too, $20 per 1,000. 
If you are fond of Asparagus, why don t you have a good big bed for family use. 
FRUIT TREES. 
APPLES.—Leading standard sorts, 35 cents each ; $20 per loo. * 
CRAB APPLES.—Leading standard sor s, 50 cents each ; $40 per 100. • 
CHERRIES.—Leading standard sorts, 75 cents each; $50 per lOO. 
PLUMS.—Leading standard sorts, 75 cents each; 50 per 100. 
PEARS.—Lead ng standard sorts, $i each; $60per 100. KiefTer, r year, $i each; $iS per 
dozen; S50 per 100. KiclTer, 2 year, $1.50 each; $15 per dozen; $75 per 100. Comet, new 
ex/ra pear of good size, beautiful color and fine quality. One-year trees, $3 each; two- 
year trees, $4 each. 
QUINCE.—Orange, Rhea’s Mammoth, and Anger’s, 50 cents each; $35 per lOO. Cham¬ 
pion, 75 cents each ; S50 per 100. 
MEECH PROLIFIC.—Valuablenew variety. Said to succeed on light, dry soil, where 
all other sorts fail; an early and prolific bearer; fruit large, bright yellow and of fine quality. 
One-year, S1.50 each ; two-years, $2 each. 
PEACHES.—Best leading sorts for New England planting, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen; 
$10 per too; S50 to $70 per i,ooo. Special prices for large lots. 
THE PRATT PEACH.—Ripens the first week in September. Of the largest size. Color 
a rich red and yellow. Red predominates. Flesh yellow, tender and juicy. Very small pit. 
Its habit of reproducing itself from the pit is a point that will be especially appreciated by all 
amateur fruit grower.-;, for when once they have a few trees of the Pratt in fruiting, they can 
always be sure of trees of this Mammoth Yellow Peach by simply saving a few of the pits and 
planting them and letting them grow, without the expense or trouble of budding. It seems to be 
strongly endowed with the health and vigor of the old native seedlings of New England, 
and we trust in the future that none of our nurserymen will weaken its constitution in their hurry 
to increase their stock by budiiing, for it is ou/j' the seedlings that can be depended upon to per¬ 
petuate the health of this King of Peaches. All the trees we offer are seedlings. One-year 
trees, cut back last season and allowed to make a new top, $I each; $10 per dozen. 
CRATES AND BASKETS. 
32-quart Crates, $i each. 32-quart Crates and Baskets, $1.20 each. Baskets, 
square quarts, $i per 100, $8 per 1,000. 
Parties wauling large lots will do well to send for samples of our 
basketSy as they arelirst-class in every respect. Discount on large orders. 
THE ALARM PIVOT GUN. 
For the protection of fruit gardens, orchards and melon patches, or can be used as a burglar 
alarm about hou^e or h.arn. C.an beset so .as to give warning of the approach of any intruder 
from any direction. While we only recommend it as an alarm gun, it can be loaded with shot, 
and I eing on a pivot, will “(Iriw bead” on ike imruder and make things lively for a few momen's. 
IVe shall depend on it, in Ihe future, to do the ~.vork of a night watchman, in our fruit season. It’s 
not a toy, but‘‘real old business.” By mail, post paid, $3 each; by express, two for $5; $25 
per dozen. Printed directions with each gun. 
PRUNING SHEARS. 
Such as we use every day for tiimming raspberries, blackberries, currants, grapes and trees. 
By m.ail, S1.25 each; by express. $1 each, or $10 per dozen. 
EAKL^ OUDERS. Our pru-es being as low as flrst-cla.ss stock can be soM for, 
wo are not ollering any chroinos or cash discounts (o iiilliience trade, but as it 
assists us greatly in mukiiig our arrangements for prompt sliipnieut in the busy 
naokiner season, we wish all our friends WOLTD HAVE OKDERS BOOKED AS 
EAULITAS possible, we will more TUAN REPAY YOU WITH EXTRAS. 
