OTTO M. LOCKE NURSERY, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS 
PEARS 
(In order of ripening) 
LE CONTE. Of remarkable vigor and beauty 
of growth. The fruit is bell-shaped, of a rich 
creamy yellow when ripe, very smooth and fine 
looking. Very good shipper. Ripens in July. Often 
the fruit softens on the tree. It can, however, be 
eaten even if not entirely soft, for the meat is of 
fine texture and very sweet. 
KIEFFER. Called by many the “Queen of 
Pears.” Fruit large to very large, skin yellow 
with a brilliant vermilion cheek, flesh brittle, 
very juicy, with a marked musky aroma. Tree 
very vigorous and very prolific. Considered the 
best all-round pear. 
GARBER. Oriental strain, like the Le Conte 
fruit, and size, shape and color resembles the 
Kieffer. Ripe three weeks before the KiefFer. 
PINEAPPLE SAND PEAR. Valuable for the 
South as a canning pear. Flesh is coarse, about 
the quality of Kieffer. Tree a good grower, not 
subject to blight; good bearer. Ripens in August. 
Prices: 3 ft., 35c, $4.00 per doz.; 4 to 5t ft., 50c, 
$5.50 per doz.; 6 ft., 75c, $8.00 per doz. 
QUINCES 
ORANGE. Large, roundish, bright golden yel¬ 
low; cooks tender and is of excellent flavor. Valu¬ 
able for preserves and flavoring; very productive; 
one of the most popular and extensively culti¬ 
vated of old varieties. Ripens in October. 
MEECH. Fruit yellow and of fine flavor. Tree 
very productive. Flesh cooks as tender as the 
apple. 
Price: Small, 40c each; large, 50c each. 
BERRIES 
AUSTIN MAYES DEWBERRY. Very large 
fruit, highly flavored. It roots deep, is very pro¬ 
lific and never fails. 25c doz., $2.00 per 100. 
McDONALD BERRY. It is hard to decide 
whether this is a dewberry or a blackberry. It 
bears in clusters like a blackberry, but tips like 
a dewberry. It grows on any soil and is most 
productive of all berries. Berries large and juicy. 
35c per doz., $2.50 per 100. 
AUSTIN MAYES THORNLESS. Like the 
Austin Mayes Dewberry, only that it has no 
thorns, which makes picking quite easy. Highly 
recommended. 50c per doz., $3.50 per 100. 
HAUPT BERRY. Large, good flavored, prolific 
berry. One of the best, hardy. 35c per doz., $2.90 
per 100. 
MISSIONARY (Strawberry). Most extensively 
planted. Large, sweet berries; very hardy. 50c 
per 100, $5.00 per 1000. 
TEXAS (Strawberry). The money-making 
strawberry of the South. Besides being an im¬ 
mense producer of fine flavor and beautiful color, 
it is a thrifty grower and a splendid drought 
resister. 50c per 100, $5.00 per 1000. 
CHERRIES 
COMPASS CHERRY. In size larger than the 
largest cherry; rather a small plum. It will suc¬ 
ceed where the true cherry will not. The tree is 
vigorous and bears well; fruit, is red; fine for 
jellies and preserves. Ripens in June. 
EARLY RICHMOND. Early, bright red, acid. 
Tree strong grower. 
Price: 40c each; large, 50c each. 
APRICOTS 
ROYAL. Fruit large, oval; color of skin dull 
yellow, tinted with red on the sunny side; flesh 
pale orange color, firm, juicy, rich and vinous; 
freestone. Ripens end of June. 
NEVERFAIL. Large, excellent; an old favor¬ 
ite and one of the best bearers. This is the best 
of all apricots. 
CLUSTER. Grows well and bears young, late 
bloomer. A good tree to plant; does not require 
cultivating. 
Price: 3 ft., 40c; 5 ft., 50c. 
POMEGRANATES 
OLD FAVORITE. It is the best of all the 
fruit pomegranates. The fruit is the very larg¬ 
est, refreshing and sweet. The tree or shrub is 
extremely hardy and has glossy green leaves. 
Flowers are large and crimson. 40c each, $4.25 
per doz. 
DWARF EVERGREEN FLOWERING POME¬ 
GRANATE. An evergreen form of pomegranate 
with small fresh green foliage, and covered in 
spring and summer with bright scarlet double 
flowers and in fall and winter, crimson fruits. 
50c. 
MULBERRIES 
HICKS’ EVERBEARING. Profuse; ripens fruit 
for three months, fine grower for shade and 
suited for the fowl yard. 
RUSSIAN. Unquestionably the best shade tree. 
The tree is very hardy and long-lived. Grows 
rapidly to a beautiful round shape. The fruit is 
small and does not drop from the tree when ripe; 
some trees do not produce fruit at all. 
BLACK ENGLISH. A very quick growing mul¬ 
berry, with very large and well-shaped leaves. 
The fruit is large and black color; stem is very 
straight, and can be topped at any desirable 
height. Good bearer. 
Prices: 5 to 6 ft., 40c each, $4.50 per doz.; 6 to 
8 ft., 50c each, $5.50 per doz. 
Quality Always From 
THE OTTO M. LOCKE NURSERY 
New Braunfels, Texas 
LOCATION: On the San Antonio-Austin Highivay 
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