CARTERS TESTED SEEDS—FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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FRUIT— Continued. 
Winter Varieties 
‘Baldwin. Medium to large; bright red, shaded yellow; crisp, juicy, 
subacid. The business Apple for New England. 
Ben Davis (New York Pippin). Fruit beautiful; deep red cheek on 
one side, striped with red otherwise; very vigorous grower, comes 
to fruiting early and an annual bearer. 
Delicious. No new variety has ever so quickly gained popularity 
in so many different Apple sections of our country. Fruit large, 
nearly covered with brilliant dark red; flesh fine grained, crisp 
and juicy, with a delightful aroma. 
Fameuse, or Snow. Medium, deep crimson; tender, melting, subacid. 
Golden Russet. Medium size; dull russet, with a tinge of red on 
sunny side; crisp, juicy. 
Hubbardston Nonsuch. Large, round, yellow and red; flesh white, 
tender and juicy, rich and delicious. 
* Jonathan. Medium size; pale yellow, striped with red; flesh white, 
tender and juicy. 
‘McIntosh Red. Much larger than the Fameuse, which it strongly 
resembles; but very superior to it when the trees are highly cul¬ 
tivated. Nearly covered with dark, rich crimson; flesh white, 
tender, juicy, subacid. 
‘Northern Spy. Large, round, striped with red, with a pale bloom; 
tender, juicy and delicious. 
Roxbury Russet. Medium to large, yellow-russet; crisp, good 
subacid flavor. 
Spitzenburg (Esopus). Large, round, brilliant red, with gray dots; 
firm, rich, crisp, juicy, spicy and delicious. 
‘Stayman’s Winesap. One of the finest Apples grown for appear¬ 
ance, flavor and juiciness. Medium size, conical; covered with 
red on yellow ground; crisp and high-flavored. 
‘Wealthy. Medium round, smooth, mostly covered with dark red; 
flesh white, fine, juicy, subacid; very good. 
PEARS 
Prices — Standard trees, 5 to 7 ft., 75c. each; $6.00 per 10 
except as otherwise noted. 
Summer Varieties 
‘Bartlett. Large; yellow, with red cheek; flesh rich and juicy. One 
of the most popular trees. 
‘Clapp’s Favorite. Large, long, light yellow, with red cheek. Very 
juicy, buttery and rich. 
Autumn Varieties 
Beurre Bose. Large, long; cinnamon-russet; handsome; half" 
melting, juicy, rich and delicious. 85c. each; $7.50 per 10; $60.00 
per 100. 
‘Duchess d’Angouleme. Very large; greenish yellow; russet spots; 
juicy, sweet and fine. 
‘Louise Bonne de Jersey. Large, smooth, greenish yellow, with a 
red cheek; melting and rich. 
‘Seckel. Medium to small; yellowish brown, with a red cheek; 
melting, sweet and delicious; a slow grower. 
Sheldon. Large, round, russet, with a red cheek; melting, rich, juicy, 
perfumed and delicious. 
Vermont Beauty. A beautiful seedling Pear; fruit of medium size, 
round; skin yellow, nearly covered with carmine; flesh melting. 
Winter Varieties 
‘Beurre d’Anjou. Large, obovate, greenish russet sometimes shaded 
with crimson; melting, juicy. 
Lawrence. Medium size; fine golden yellow; melting; an American 
Pear of great excellence. 
Winter Nells. A most desirable winter Pear; should be planted 
extensively; fine quality. 75c. each; $7.00 per 10. 
CHERRIES 
Prices: — Sweet Cherries, 6 to 7 ft., 85c.; $7.50 per 10. Sour 
Cherries, 5 to 6 ft., 75c.; $6.00 per 10. 
Sweet Varieties 
Black Tartarian. Very large, bright purple, glossy black; half 
tender, juicy, rich and fine. 
Governor Wood. Large, light yellow and red; nearly tender, juicy, 
sweet, rich and delicious. 
Napoleon Bigarreau. Very large, pale yellow and red; very firm; 
juicy, sweet and good. 
Windsor. Fruit large, liver-colored. Flesh remarkably firm, sweet, 
and of fine quality. 
Sour Varieties 
Early Richmond. Medium size, dark red; juicy, rich acid flavor- 
The stone adheres to the stem. 
Montmorency ((Large Montmorency). A cherry of the Richmond 
class, but larger and more solid. 
PLUMS 
Prices: — All varieties, 5 to 7 ft. trees, 75c. each; $6.00 per IB 
Plums of European Type 
Bradshaw. Very large, oval, dark violet-red; juicy, sweet and good; 
a valuable market variety. 
Lombard. Medium, oval, violet-red; juicy pleasant and good; 
adheres to the stone. 
October Purple. Large, round fruit, dark reddish purple-yellow; 
flesh of the most superb quality. 
Reine Claude. Round, greenish yellow, rich and excellent; vigorous 
and remarkably productive. 
JAPANESE PLUMS 
Abundance. Flesh orange-yellow, melting, rich and highly perfumed; 
abundant and annual bearer. 
Burbank. Large and beautiful, clear cherry-red, with a thin lilac 
bloom; flesh a deep yellow, very sweet. 
Satsuma (Blood). Large, globular, with a sharp point; color purple 
and red; flesh firm, juicy, dark red; fine quality. 
Yellow Japan (Chabot). Lemon-yellow ground, nearly overspread 
with bright cherry bloom; very large, tapering to point; flesh, 
orange-yellow. 
PEACHES 
Prices: — First class, 4 to 6 ft., 50c; $4.50 per 10; $40.00 per 100* 
BELLE OF GEORGIA. Very large, white Peach with red cheek. 
The flesh is white, firm and of fine flavor. 
Carman. A new hardy rot-proof Peach. Large, round, pale yellow 
skin and red blush on sunny side; white flesh, sweet flavor. 
Champion. Extremely good early Peach. Skin creamy white with 
red cheek. A perfect free-stone. 
Crawford’s Early. Very large, yellow, with a fine red cheek; flesh 
yellow, melting, sweet, rich and very excellent. 
Fitzgerald. Fruit of very large size; pit very small. It is of the 
Crawford type, but excels that famous variety in size, hardiness 
and productiveness. 
Greensboro. The largest and best colored of all the early varieties. 
Double the size of the Alexander, ripening at the same time. 
J. H. HALE. The best variety yet produced. Color a deep golden 
yellow, overlaid with bright carmine; flesh deep yellow; tender with 
most delicious flavor. Ripens a little ahead of Elberta. 
Mountain Rose. Large red, white flesh; ripens early. First quality. 
Free-stone. 
Stump the World. Very large, creamy white, bright red cheek; 
flesh white, juicy and high flavored. 
GRAPES 
Prices: — Strong 2 and 3 year vines, 50c. each; $4.00 per 10, 
except where noted with an asterisk (*). 
Black and Blue Varieties 
^Campbell’s Early. A fine new Grape; berries large, nearly round, 
black with light purple bloom; flesh firm, but tender. 60c. each. 
Concord. Bunch and berries large, round, black, thickly covered 
with a beautiful bloom; flesh moderately juicy; quite tender when 
fully ripe. 
Worden. Bunches large, handsome; berries large, sweet. Ten days 
earlier than the Concord, and superior to it in flavor; skin tender. 
Red Grapes 
Brighton. Dark red. One of the most desirable of the early red 
Grapes. Very large and handsome. 
Catawba. Bunches are large-shouldered; berries large, reddish and 
sprightly. 
Salem (Rogers’ No. 22). Chestnut color; bunch large, short, broad 
and compact; berry very large. 
White Grapes 
*Green Mountain (Winchell). Very hardy and productive; bunch 
long, compact shoulder; green or greenish white. 60c. each. 
Niagara. Bunches very large and compact; pale green at first, chang¬ 
ing to pale yellow when fully ripe, with a thin white bloom. 
Pocklington. Bunch medium to large; berry large, round, light golden 
yellow when fully matured. 
CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc., 102-106 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG., BOSTON, MASS. 
