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FLANSBURGH & PEIRSON CO.’S CATALOGUE. 
THE NATIONAL 
FRUIT GROWER 
St. Joseph, Michigan. 
IS A LIVE WIDE-AWAKE PROGRESSIVE, UP-TO-DATE 
MONTHLY HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL, 
It is published in the heart of the Michigan Fruit Belt, one of the 
finest fruit regions in America, and while it is devoted to the interests of 
the Commercial Fruit Grower it is especially VALUABLE TO THE BEGIN¬ 
NER in the fruit growing business. You will like it even if you grow but 
a few trees or vines. It is interesting. It deals with 
every phase of the fruit industry, from the orchard to 
the market, including varieties, cultivation, transporta¬ 
tion, and the final sale in the market. It posts the 
grower on “snide” commission men and tells him to 
whom he may safely ship his product. 
It tells when, where, what and how to plant. 
TELLS HOW TO RAISE THE BEST FRUIT, when 
and how to spray and what to spray with; how to pick, 
pack and ship; in other words, tells you how to make 
money in the fruit business. It has started thousands 
on the road to success and will start you. It gives the results of the 
government and the various State Experiment Stations. 
the NATIONAL FRUIT GROWER has upon its staff of editors and 
contributors, some of the ablest writers, men who have made a life study 
of plants and plant growth, insect pests and how to overcome them, fungus 
diseases and how to prevent or destroy them. So, whether a professional 
or an amateur, it gives you just the information needed. Adapted to all 
sections, having subscribers in all the states and territories and many 
foreign countries. Touches incidentally on Truck Farming and Garden¬ 
ing, Poultry Raising, Bee Keeping and kindred topics. 
In writing to The National Fruit Grower for sample copy, please men¬ 
tion The Flansburgh & Peirson Co.’s catalogue. 
50c 
PER 
YEAR 
BERRY BASKETS AND CRATES 
IN ANT QUANTITY 
A few prices: One thousand No. i quart baskets, $3; five to 
ten thousand, $2.90; ten to twenty-five thousand $2.85 per thou¬ 
sand. Crates 32 quart, 16c; 24 quart, 15c; 16 quart, 9c. Also bee keepers supplies kept 
in stock. 
Jackson is the best railroad center in the state. It has the steam and electric railway 
which gives quick, cheap service. Warehouse on Park Avenue on L. S. & M. S. R. R. 
Write your wants. 
W. D. SOPER, R. F. D. No. 3, JacKson, Mich. 
