Fruit Department 
APPLES 
Summer and early fall varieties of Northern or European origin succeed equally as well as Southern seed- 
lings, but the latter are the only reliable varieties for late fall and winter. Northern winter varieties seldom 
retain their fruit well here after August, as it then decays and drops during the month. 
Some native varieties that keep well when grown in the upper sections of Georgia and Alabama, fail to 
retain their keeping qualities when cultivated in the lower or middle sections of these states. 
For orchard and long-lived trees, plant only standards , grown by either being budded or grafted upon 
whole seedling stocks. IVe do not propagate Apple trees by grafting upon pieces of roots. We have advocated 
planting whole seedling-propagated trees for forty years past, and hold to the same practice now. 
PRICE OF TREES 
Each For 10 Per 100 
Standard, one year old, 4 and 5 feet, single stem. $0 10 $1 00 $8 00 
Standard, two years old, well branched. 15 150 12 00 
DISTANCE FOR PLANTING 
Standards, 20 to 35 feet apart each way, according to soil: 
SUMMER APPLES 
Varieties for Market Orchards in CAPITALS 
ASTRACHAN RED. Large ; yellow, nearly cov¬ 
ered with crimson and fine bloom; juicy, crisp, acid; 
beautiful fruit. Ripens end of May, and continues 
through June. Tree a thrifty and fine grower ; ex¬ 
cellent and profitable. 
CAROLINA WATSON. Very large, oblate coni¬ 
cal; green, striped with dull red, with a dull red 
cheek ; sweet, crisp and perfumed. Beginning of 
July; exceedingly prolific, and a good market fruit. 
EARLY HARVEST. Medium to large ; bright 
yellow ; tender, juicy, well flavored. An excellent 
home-market Apple ; invaluable in any orchard. 
June 5, and lasts two or three weeks. 
EARLY RED MARGARET (Southern Striped 
June). Small to medium, rather flat; skin yellow, 
with dark red stripes ; subacid and of high flavor. 
June 20, and lasts until July 20. 
FAMILY. Medium, conical; brown-red and nar¬ 
row stripes; juicy and high flavored. Middle of July, 
and keeps ripening for six weeks; very productive. 
Gravenstein. Large, striped; juicy, subacid. June 
and July. 
Hominy, or Sops of Wine. Medium, red ; very 
juicy, subacid. July. 
HORSE (Haas, Summer Horse, Yellow, Red or 
Green Horse, etc.). Large, green ; acid ; good for 
cooking and drying ; known everywhere. July and 
Aug. Very productive. 
Jewett’s Best. Large, flat or oblate; yellow, with 
red cheek ; subacid, with a rich flavor ; very good. 
Tree good grower. End of July. 
Julian, Medium, conical ; yellow, with bright 
crimson stripes; crisp, juicy, subacid and highly fla¬ 
vored; a beautiful fruit. Ripe middle of July. Pro¬ 
ductive, and a thrifty grower. 
KANSAS QUEEN. Large; yellow, nearly covered 
with crimson; good quality. Aug. A very attractive 
variety. 
May Pippin. Small; yellow; good quality. Ripens 
first of the season. 
OLDENBURG. Large; striped; juicy, subacid; 
good grower; prolific. June 25 to July 15. 
Pear, or Palmer. A native variety ; resembles 
Rhodes’ Orange, but matures a month earlier, or 
about the middle of June. Flesh yellowish, coarse¬ 
grained, sugary; quality good. Tree of rather slow 
growth. This is entirely distinct from the Pear Apple 
of Pennsylvania. 
RED JUNE. Medium, conical; deep red ; juicy; 
very productive. June 15 to end of July. 
Rhodes’ Orange. Large, conical; red on orange 
ground, thickly dotted with russet ; sugary and of 
high aroma. July 15. 
Summer Golden Pippin. Medium; yellow; flesh 
yellowish, juicy, pleasantly acid. July to Aug. Tree 
bears young. An excellent summer Apple ; exten¬ 
sively cultivated in western North Carolina. 
Summer Queen. Large ; yellow, striped and 
clouded with red; aromatic, sugary, good. July. 
Washington Strawberry. Large ; yellow, mottled 
carmine; flesh yellow, subacid; very good. July. 
Yellow Transparent. Medium ; yellow ; good 
quality. A productive and excellent variety, but trees 
are of a dwarfish habit. June. 
