SIGMUND TARNOK & COMPANY 
Flowers. Bunches have from 15 to 25 berries; black 
and sweet, vinous flavor. Matures from end of 
September to end of October, or four to six weeks 
later than Scuppernong. 
Scuppernong. Berries large; seldom more than 8 to 
10 in a cluster; color brown; skin thick, flesh 
pulpy, very vinous, sweet, and of a peculiar musky 
aroma. A certain crop may be expected annually. 
Vine is free from all disease and insect depreda¬ 
tions. Fruit has never been known to decay before 
maturity. Wonderfully prolific. 
Thomas. Bunches from G to 10 berries; berries 
slightly oblong, large, violet, quite transparent; 
pulp tender, sweet and of a delightful vinous fla¬ 
vor. Best of the type. Very little musky aroma. 
Matures middle to end of August. 
Eriobotrya Japonica 
Uoquat: Japan Medlar; Biwa of the 
Japanese 
"Eriobotrya Japonica. This plant is practically hardy 
in the Piedmont Zone, but is at its best in the 
Coastal Zone. Trees or medium height, with long, 
glossy, evergreen leaves; fruit bright-yellow, round 
or oblong, about the size of a Wild Goose Plum; 
borne in clusters from the end of February until 
May ; seldom perfects fruit in this locality, but is 
very successful southward. 
PRICES; Each 10 
3-yr. plants, from pots, seedlings .$1.00 $8.00 
1-yr. plants, from pots, seedlings .35 3.00 
Mulberries 
PRICES: Each 10 
2-years, grafted, very heavy, 
branched, 8-10 ft . $1.00 $8.00 
1-year, grafted, 7-9 ft., heavy . 75 6.00 
1 year, grafted, 5-7 ft.50 4.00 
1-year, grafted, 4-5 ft . 40 3.00 
Downing. Fruit of rich, subacid flavor; lasts six 
weeks. Stands winter of western and middle states. 
llicks. Wonderfully prolific; fruit sweet; excellent 
for poultry and hogs. Fruit produced during four 
months. 
Olives 
Picholine Olives were quite extensively cultivated on 
the coast of Georgia and South Carolina, previous 
to the Civil War, and an excellent quality of oil 
was produced. Some of these plantings are still 
producing fruit which is used quite successfully 
for pickling. There is no reason why this industry 
should not be revived. 
A peculiarity of the Olive is that it flourishes 
and bears abundant crops on rock and barren soils, 
where no other fruit trees are successful. 
PRICES: Each 10 
18 to 24 inches, well-branched, from 
pots and open ground.$1.00 $8.00 
15 to 18 inches, from pots and 
open ground . G.oo 
Pomegranates 
The Pomegranate is hardy in the gulf states and 
central sections of Georgia and the Carolinas. The 
plants will frequently attain a height of upward of 
20 feet. It is of good form and foliage; bright scar¬ 
let flowers make it a most ornamental plant. It 
bears early and profusely. The demand for the 
fruit is increasing in eastern markets, and the Pome¬ 
granate is being grown in some sections on an ex¬ 
tensive scale. The fruit carries well to distant mar¬ 
kets. 
PRICES: Each 10 
3-4 ft., very bushy . $1.00 $8.00 
2-3 ft., bushy . .50 4.00 
Paper Shell. A new variety from California. Extra 
fine quality. Will bear year after transplanting. 
Skin very thin; hence the name Paper Shell. 
Purple-Seeded (Spanish Ruby). Large; yellow, with 
crimson cheek; flesh purplish crimson, sweet; best 
quality. 
Rhodu. Large, thin skin; sweet; of good flavor. 
Subacid. Very large; highly colored. Pulp juicy, 
subacid. 
.Sweet. Fruit very large; brilliantly colored. 
Ornamental Department 
Deciduous Shrubs 
It is seldom that a home in the country, suburb or town cannot be improved in appearance and greatly 
enhanced in value by the judicious treatment of the grounds, irrespective of size; and for this purpose many 
flowering shrubs lend themselves most admirably. Shrubbery, properly planted and massed, is most effec¬ 
tive in bringing out certain features of the lawn, to screen some unsightly building or object, or to break the 
outline of foundation walls. 
Along the drive, the walk or the edge of the lawn, borders of shrubs may be planted that will give a suc¬ 
cession of bloom from early spring until frost. Even after the leaves have dropped, the brilliant berries and 
branches of many varieties add cheer and color to the winter landscape. Frequently one finds a spot that 
suggesst the use of an individual specimen—in such a case a variety should be selected that will develop 
symmetrically. 
In addition to the shrubs that are best adapted to the various sections of the South we grow many of 
the hardier kinds suited to the colder sections of the North and North-West. 
PLANTING AND CULTIVATING SHRUBS 
The same directions for the preparation of the soil and planting as given for deciduous fruit trees on 
page 5 apply to the average deciduous shrub. We cannot, however, too strongly emphasize the necessity of 
keeping the ground free from weeds and grass, and loose by frequent stirring, after being planted. 
Do not fail to properly prune your shrubs as soon as planted. The success of your plants depends upon 
proper pruning. All deciduous shrubs should be pruned annually. The tops and branches should be cut 
back one-third or one-half if necessary; all dead branches and weak growth should be removed, and care 
must be exercised not to cut off the blooming wood. All shrubs that flower on the previous year's growth 
should not be pruned until June or July, or after the blooming period has passed. To this class belong the 
Althaeas, Cydonias, Deutzias, Forsythias, Philadelphus, Spiraea, etc., but such varieties as Ceanothus, Hy¬ 
drangea, Lonicera, Lilac, etc., which produce flowers upon the young growth, should be pruned during 
winter. Do not fail to fertilize your shrubs at least once a year. 
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