Fruit Trees and Small 
Of the Great Variety of fine Fruits and small Fruits, the following lists comprise the choicest 
varieties for garden or orchard planting, or for growing in fruit houses. 
Good Soil, Proper Pruning, special care in planting and suitable mulching with all Fruit Trees 
are important, and well repay this special care in early fruiting and fine quality of fruit. 
All Fruit Trees and Small Fruits being entirely hardy, can, be safely and advantageously 
planted at proper time either in autumn or spring. Spring planting for Apricots, Nectarines and 
reaches is, however, recommended for exposed situations, especially in the New England States. 
, j J HE P R ° RER Selection of Varieties, the period of ripening of Apples and Pears may be ex¬ 
tended from mid-summer until late autumn and winter. For immediate fruiting, extra size Fruiting 
1 rees of many of the varieties are supplied at reasonable prices. 
Standard Apples should be planted from 25 to 40 feet apart each way; Standard Pears, Cher- 
RIES \. t? ms , Peaches, Apricots, and Nectarines, 15 to 20 feet apart each way; Quinces, 10 feet 
apart; Dwarf Apples, 5 to 6 feet apart; Grapes, 6 to 10 feet apart; Blackberries, 5 to 6 feet apart; 
Lurrants, Gooseberries and Raspberries, 2 to 4 feet apart. 
Special Prices are quoted on all the leading Fruits and small Fruits by the 100 and 1,000. 
Special Attention is called to the Trained Fruit Trees, page 79» and the best Grape Vines 
for Vineries, page 79. 
THE. BEST APPLES. 
Prices: Standard trees, $3 to $6 per dozen; extra fruiting sizes, $9 to $18 per dozen; dwarf 
trees from $5 to $10 per dozen, according to size and variety. 
For Trained Trees, see page 79. 
SUMMER APPLES* 
Early Harvest. Pale yellow. Aug. 
Early Strawberry. Red. Aug. 
Golden Sweet. Yellow. Aug., Sept. 
Red Astrachan. Crimson. Aug. 
Sops of Wine. Dark crimson. Aug and Sept. 
Sweet Bough. Large, yellow. Aug. 
Tetofsky. Yellow, striped red. July and Aug. 
William’s Favorite. Large, red. Aug. 
Yellow Transparent. Yellow. Aug. 
AUTUMN APPLES* 
Alexander. Deep, red. Sept, and Oct. 
Fall Pippin. Yellow. Oct. to Dec. 
Fameuse or Snow Apple. Skin crimson. Nov. to 
Jan. 
Gladstone. Large, red streaked on yellow. Sept. 
Gravenstein. Striped red and green. Sept, and 
Oct. 
Maiden’s Blush. Yellow, red cheek. Sept, and Oct. 
Oldenburg. Yellow, streaked with red. Sept. 
Porter. Medium, yellow. Sept. 
Pumpkin Sweet. Yellow russet. Oct. and Nov. 
Red Bietigheimer. Pale yellow and crimson. Sept. 
Sherwood’s Favorite. Red and yellow. Sept. 
Washington Strawberry. Large, yellow and red. 
Sept, and Oct. 
WINTER APPLES. 
Alaska. Large, dark red. 
Baldwin. Bright red. Dec. to Mar. 
Ben Davis. Large and handsome. Dec. to April. 
Bismarck. Fruit large, yellow; excessive bearer. 
Nov. to Feb. 
English Russet. Pale yellow. Dec. to June. 
Fallawater. Very handsome. Nov. to Mar. 
Golden Russet. Reddish russet. Nov. to April. 
Hubbardston. Nov. to Jan. 
Jonathan. Red and yellow. Nov. to Mar. 
King. Red, large, fine. Nov. to Jan. 
Lady Apple. Small; yellow; red cheek. Nov. to 
May. 
Mann. Deep yellow. Jan. to April. 
Newtown Pippin. Red. Nov. to June. 
Northern Spy. Striped. Dec. to June. 
Pewaukee. Yellow and red. Jan. to May. 
Ram bo. Mottled yellow and red. Oct. to Jan. 
Red Russet. Red, light russet. Jan. to April. 
Rhode Island Greening. Large, green. Dec. to 
April. 
Roxbury Russet. Russet. Dec. to June. 
Seek-No-Further. Dull red, light dots. Nov. to 
Feb. 
Spitzenburg. Red. Nov. and Dec. 
Sutton Beauty. Waxy yellow. Nov. to April. 
Tolman’s Sweet. Pale yellow. Nov. to April. 
Wagener. Deep red. Dec. to May. 
White Pippin. Greenish white. Jan. to June. 
Wine Sap. Deep red. Dec. to May. 
Yellow Bellflower. Yellow and red. Nov. to April 
Many other varieties can be supplied. 
crab apples. 
Excelsior. Large, early. 
Gen’I. Grant. Large, yellow, red cheek. Oct. 
Hyslop. Crimson. Sept. 
Large Red Siberian. Sept, and Oct. 
Martha. Yellow, shaded light red. Oct. and Nov. 
Queen. Crimson. Handsome. September. 
Transcendent. Red and yellow. Sept. 
Whitney. Green striped with carmine. August. 
Yellow Siberian. Golden yellow. 
THE BEST PEARS. 
All Pears should be gathered from 10 days to 2 weeks before they are ripe. Proper thinning of 
the fruit early in the season is also important. 
