FRUIT DEPARTMENT—Continued 
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AUTUMN APPLES 
NIKS. BRYAN. Origin, Walker countv, Ga. Very large; 
orange-red; quality best. Maturity September and October. 
An exceedingly handsome fruit, and becoming very popular in 
many sections. 
PINE STUMP . Large, oblate; dark crimson; flesh yellow, 
crisp, sugary, good flavor. August and September. A very 
showy fruit. Tree spreading, vigorous and productive. One 
of the best varieties for the Piedmont section of Georgia, South 
Carolina and North Carolina. 
Red Bietigheimer.' A German Apple, which lias given 
good results in several sections, but is still comparatively new. 
Continued. 
Fruit, large, creaiu-colored, mostly covered with deep crimson; 
flesh white, firm, subacid, and of pleasant flavor. September 
and October. 
SIMMONS’ RED. Large; orange, nearly covered with 
red; flesh yellow, sugary, good flavor; quality verv good. 
Matures June to September. 
WALLACE HOWARD. Very large, couical; deep 
orange red, with a few crimson stripes; flesh brittle,sugary and 
highly flavored; quality best. Maturity October; very showv 
fruit J J 
WINTER. 
APPLES 
Varieties for Market Orchards in CAPITALS. 
BLACK WARRIOR. Above medium; green; quality 
best; a fine keeper and a first-class fruit in everv respect; pro¬ 
lific. October to March. 
REN DAVIS (N. Y. Pippin, and Thornton of Southern 
Alabama). Medium,oblate; greenish yellow with a crimson 
cheek; sabacid; fair quality; keeps remarkably well. 
BISMARCK. From New Zealand ; lias been fully tested in 
Europe and in the U. S. Enormously productive, and bears 
very young; quality very good. Late fall and winter. Tree 
of dwarf habit, and is largely grovn in pots for decorative 
purposes. Has fruited with us. 
ETOWAH (Cooper’s Red). Resembles “Shockley” in shape 
but more highly colored. Flesh crisp, sweet and well flavored. 
November to March. A fine keeper. 
Horn (N. C. Vandevere). Medium ; flat or conical, here and 
further south dark crimson; further north green, with red 
cheek; juicy, rich. Ripens in November and keeps until 
March; tree an open grower; productive. 
Kittageskee. Medium; yellow; flesh firm, pale yellow, 
highly flavored, spicy and juicy. Ripens in November, and 
keeps well; very prolific; tree a luxuriant grower; rather open 
when young. 
Mangum (Carter, Gully.) Medium; red striped; flesh firm, 
juicv and well-flavored. Ripens in October, aud keeps well; 
productive; tree a vigorous, compact grower. 
Paragon. A Tennessee seedling, combining the good qual¬ 
ities of Winesap aud Limbertwig. A good keeper. 
POORHOUSE Large; roundish, oblate. Pale yellowish 
green; russet dots. Flesh yellowish; compact; moderately 
juicy; mild subacid; very good; vigorous grower. In offering 
this variety a valuabie addition is being made to our winter va¬ 
rieties; it being an exceptionally good keeper. We recommend 
it for the Piedmont section. Ripens last of October. 
Pryor’s Red Large; red, russety; tender, juicy, subacid, 
rich. November to March; a good fruit aud a thrifty tree. 
RED LIMBERTWIG. Medium; dull, rusty red; flesh 
yellow, firm, subacid; very good; tree thrifty but open grower. 
ROYAL LIMBERTWIG. Large, oblate; pale yellow 
striped red; flesh yellow, rich,juicy. 
ROUGH AND READY. A most excellent winter variety 
Good keeper. J 
ROME BEAUTY. Large; yellow and bright red; hand¬ 
some, medium quality, moderate grower, good bearer. October 
to April. 
on^°j'rVun I T E * f n,It , si 1 mi,ar to Shockley; tree of a more 
open growth; branches slender and very distinct in foliage and 
in appear a nee; possesses all the beariug and keeping qualities 
of the Shockley. 
SHOCKLEY (Waddell, Hall, Sweet Romanite). Medium 
conical, always regular; yellow, with a bright crimson cheek ! 
flesh firm, sweet orsubacid, with some flavor. Tree verv erect’ 
vigorous, exceedingly productive. Ripens in October, and will 
keep untj 1 the following summer. This Apple cannot be classed 
as of first quality ; it is yet the most popular winter variet v we 
cultivate. Profitable market variety. 
STEVENSON’S. Medium to large; green, covered with 
brown; flesh firm, juicy and spicy ; a regular bearer, and keeps 
until April. The tree is a fine grower. ^ 
TERRY. Medium; subacid; quality best. November to 
January. Resembles Pryor’s Red. 
WINESAP Small to medium; red ; vinous, quality verv 
good. A good keeping Apple. J 
Y n T ?w- ,(R ed a Warrior). Small; dark red, dotted with 
small white dots; flesh yellow, firm, juicy and verv aromatic 
Immense bearer and good keeper. 
YORK IMPERIAL or JOHNSON’S FINE WINTER. 
Medium; whitish, shaded crimson; flesh yellow, crisp juicv* 
subacid; very good. October to January. 
N * ?'-N ea r | ya , l Winter Apples commence to be in eatinq 
condition here in October, and if properly taken care of In a cool 
dry room, tree from frost, the larger number can be kept throuah 
the winter. y 
CIDER APPLES 
llewe’8 Virginia Crab. Small; dark red ; regular aud profuse bearer. October to March. 
Yates. See description above. 
APPLES FOR ORNAMENT OR PRESERVING 
Siberian Crabs. These produce an ahundaucc of small fruit, much esteemed for preserving 
tal. The best varieties are Golden Beauty, Red and Transcendant. 
Trees are also very ornamen- 
Apricots 
Prices, 25 cents each, $2 for 10, $15 per 100. 
Apricots are best adapted for planting in city gardens, or where the trees are protected by surrounding building Thev ,.rp 
among the most deliciousof fruits, and, therefore, a little extra care should be given in protecting the flowers from th/loto 
spring frosts. I he trees, when planted in orchards, seldom last long here, unless protected by surrounding timber or tall-irr„w 
ing fruit trees, but in many sections of the Southwest this is one of the most desirable of orchard fruits. The period of ati v 
extends from the beginning of June to the end of July. 1 uiaiuniy 
The best varieties are as follows: Early Golden, Moorpark, St. Ambrose, Roman and Royal. 
Cherries 
Prices of trees: 4 to 6 feet, stocky, 25 cents each, $2 for 10, $17.50 per 100. 
AH grafted or budded upon Mahaleb stock, which is the most, desirable stock for this section 
latitude and still more unreliable further South, but in the upper sections it succeeds well. 
The cherry is uncertain in this 
BLACK TARTARIAN. Very large; black. 
BELLE DE CIIOISY. Bright red, early. 
DYEHOI'SE. A very early and popular variety. Ripens 
one week earlier than Early Richmond. 
EARLY LAMAURIE. Large, dark purple. 
EMPRESS EUGENIE. Large; deep red; dwarf habit 
EARLY RICHMOND. Deep red. A very valuable 
variety. 
ENGLISH MORELLO. Blackish red; rich, acid. Late. 
GOVERNOR WOOD. Large, yellow aud red. 
