SIGMUND TARNOK & COMPANY 
Nectarines 
Require the same culture ns the peach. The fruit having a smooth skin, is very liable to the attacks 
or the curculio and brown rot, and must be sprayed according to directions on page 4. They ripen through 
•Tuly and part of August. 
PRICKS OF TREKS: 
1-3'ear, 3 to 4 feet .„.... 
NEW WHITE. The fruit is produced early in the 
season, and is large, with a pure white skin; flesh 
is tender, Juicy, with a vinous flavor. 
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s .75 
RED ROMAN. A very old English Nectarine. Cliug- 
stone; large roundish; greenish yellow, with a 
brownish red cheek; flesh greenish yellow, firm, 
juicy, rich and vinous. First of September. 
Peaches 
Directions for Cultivating A sandy loam is best suited to the Peach, but it will adapt itself to almost 
any soil, provided it is well drained. Plant .Tune buds or one-year-old trees 18x18 feet; cut the trees back to 
18 to 24 inches, as it always best to have a low-headed tree. In the spring, after the growth has started, re¬ 
move all but three branches and let these be distributed so that the tree will be well balanced. For the first 
two years fertilize with well-decomposed barnyard manure, or a mixture of one part of cotton seed or bone 
meal to two part of acid phosphate. Apply 1 1 to 2 pounds to each tree. After the third year, avoid nitro¬ 
genous fertilizers and use a fertilizer cont;uning a good percentage of bone phosphate and potash and a 
small percentage of nitrogen. Prune every year by cutting off one-third of the previous year’s growth. The 
load of the tree should be broad and open, so as to allow free circulation of light and air. Never plant 
newly cleared woodlands; such lands should be cultivated for at least two years before setting the trees, 
otherwise wood-lice will injure them. 
In preparing orchard land, plow as deeply as possible and then subsoil. Dig holes 2 feet square, or, better 
yet. use dynamite for making the holes. Cowpeas, soy beans or velvet beans are excellent crops for planting 
between the trees; it is best to drill-in two feet apart, leaving four or more feet on each side ef the trees, 
so as to have ample room for cultivation. Cultivate frequently, and in the late fall or early winter turn 
under the cover-crop. When the orchard begins to bear it should have clean cultivation, but as soon ns the 
truit is harvested drill in peas for a cover-crop and turn this under as above directed. 
PRICES; 
2- 3 feet, .lime buds . 
3- 4 feet, Jane buds . 
4- 5 feet, June buds . 
Peaches, Freestone 
«i. li/vjLE. Size, large; flesh yellow, 
a few days before Elberta. 
Each 10 
$ .50 84.50 
.00 5.50 
.75 0.50 
firm. Ripens 
BELLE (Belle of Georgia). Very large; skin white, 
willi red cheek: flesh white, firm, and of excellent 
flavor; very prolific; excellent shipper. Tree a 
rapid grower. July 5 to 20. 
BRACKETT. (Named in honor of Col. G. B. Brack¬ 
ett, Pomologist, U. s. Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C.) Introduced by P. J. Berck- 
mans Co. After experimenting with the best nam¬ 
ed varieties, we have finally succeeded in securing 
in the Brackett a Peach which fills a long-felt 
want. Before disseminating this valuable Peach, 
we gave it a thorough trial for several years, and 
it. has come up to our most sanguine expectations. 
Its period of ripening commences just at the close 
of the Elberta season. The fruit is a perfect free¬ 
stone; large to very large, oblong, with sharp apex 
and shallow suture; color orange-yellow, washed 
red and mottled deep carmine, with a very dark 
carmine cheek; flesh deep yellow, juicy, highly 
flavored and of the best quality. It stands ship¬ 
ping well and promises to be a most popular vari¬ 
ety. Ripens August 1st to loth. 
ELBERTA. Large; yellow, with red cheek; Juicy 
Jtud of good flavor; flesh yellow. Ripens middle of 
July. This is an excellent shipping variety. 
Ill I.KY (Early Belle). Large; white, with beautiful 
red cheek: flesh white; quality best. Prolific 
bearer. Ripens June 25 to July 5. The best ship¬ 
ping variety of its season, which makes it vrey 
valuable. 
MAYFLOWER (Xeva-Myss, Early Wonder). Origi¬ 
nated in North Carolina. An excellent variety. 
Fruit small to medium; round; entirely covered 
with red. Blooms late, very hardy; bears early, 
and, so far, ripens ahead of any other variety. 
May loth to June 1st. Especially desirable to ex¬ 
treme southern parts of Georgia and the Coastal 
Belt. 
SAIiWAY; Large; dull yellow, mottled brownish 
red; flesh yellow, firm, but rather acid; fine flavor. 
August 15. 
Peaches, Clingstone 
REI) BIRD. Tree hardy, good bearer. Large fruit, 
brilliantly colored; fair quality, and a splendid 
shipper. June 15th to 20th. Clingstone. 
Pears 
<m« s a , ru J*’ 1>ears are most successfully grown in a very heavy, clay, or clayey loam, that has been well 
fertilized. If grown in sandy soil, coarse manure or litter should be worked into the soil. Mulching is of 
great benefit, and the orchard should be kept cultivated at all times. 
i T J\ is ^l 8 *" select varieties has been reduced to such as. have been thoroughly tested and have proven 
valuable throughout the largest section of the South. We grow Standard Pears principally, but can furnish 
Dwarf trees of a few varieties. 
Distance for planting: Standard trees 20 to 25 feet: Dwarf trees 15 to 20 feet apart each way. 
PiaCES: Each 10 
Standard, 4 years, well branched .. . . $1.50 812.50 
Standard, 3 years well branched .. L00 JLOO 
Standard, 1 and 2 years, branched ......... .75 (j’oo 
Bartlett. Large; buttery, melting, of rich flavor. Garber. Resembles the Kieffer in size, appearance 
\ cry popular. Ripens end of July and during and quality, but matures here in August, and be- 
August. tween the JLe Conte and Kieffer. A thrifty grower 
and valuable variety. 
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