February, 1911 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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Beurre Superfin: October, medium 
size, excellent quality. 
Bartlett: The best known of all pears, 
and a universal favorite. Succeeds in 
nearly all sections. 
Anjou: One of the best keepers, and 
very productive. One of the best in flavor, 
rich and vinous. 
For trees of the standard type the fol¬ 
lowing are worthy of note : 
Congress (Souvenir du C.) : A very 
large summer sort. Handsome. 
Belle Lucrative: September to Octo¬ 
ber. 
Winter Nelis : Medium size, but of ex¬ 
cellent quality and the longest keeper. 
Kieffer: Very popular for its pro¬ 
ductiveness, strength of growth and ex¬ 
ceptional quality for canning and preserv¬ 
ing. Large fruit, if kept thinned. Should 
have a place in every home garden. 
losephine de Malines: Not a great 
yielder but of the very highest quality, 
being of the finest texture and tempting 
aroma. 
PEACHES 
Success with peaches also will depend 
largely upon getting varieties adapted to 
climate. The white-fleshed type is the 
hardiest, and best for eating; and the free¬ 
stones are for most purposes, especially in 
the home garden, more desirable than the 
“clings.” 
Greensboro is the best early variety. 
Crawford is a universal favorite and goes 
well over a wide range of soil and climate. 
Champion is one of the best quality 
peaches and exceptionally hardy. Elber- 
ta, Ray, and Hague are other excellent 
sorts. Mayflower is the earliest sort yet 
introduced. 
PLUMS 
The available plums are of three 
classes — the natives, Europeans and 
Japans; the natives are the longest-lived, 
hardier in tree and blossom, and heavier 
bearers. 
The best early is Milton; brilliant red, 
yellow and juicy flesh. Wildgoose and 
Whitaker are good seconds. Mrs. Cleve¬ 
land is a later and larger sort, of finer 
quality. Three late-ripening plums of the 
finest quality, but not such prolific yielders, 
are Wayland, Benson and Reed, and where 
there is room for only a few trees, these 
will be best. They will need one tree of 
Newman or Prairie Flower with them to 
assure “setting” of the fruit. Of the 
Europeans, use Reine Claude (the best), 
Bradshaw or Shropshire. Damson is also 
good. The Japanese varieties should go 
on high ground and be thinned, especially 
during their first years. My first experi¬ 
ence with Japanese plums convinced me 
that I had solved the plum problem; they 
bore loads of fruit, and were free from 
disease. That was five years ago. Last 
spring the last one was cut and burned. 
Had they been planted at the top of a small 
hill, instead of at the bottom, as they were, 
and restricted in their bearing, I know 
from later experience that they would still 
be producing fruit. The most satisfactory 
varieties of the Japanese type are Abun- 
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My stock of choice roots for 1911 is very 
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thrifty one and two year-old roots. Special 
prices on large orders. Complete cultural 
directions with each shipment. 
Best of the Hedge Plants---an ideal hedge for lawn purposes, 
quick grower. No thorns. Easily trained. California Privetjis 
generally known and universally popular. Particularly suitable 
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For Interior Floors Vestibules, Porches, Terraces. They harmonize with every color scheme and are permanent, 
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