Fruit Department • Quinces, Nuts 
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QUINCES 
These succeed best in strong, clay soils, in special 
localities and in the Piedmont section. They can be 
grown in bush form. Being somewhat subject to leaf- 
blight. the trees should be sprayed with Bordeaux mix¬ 
ture before the buds swell, repeating the spraying 
throughout the summer at intervals, as necessary. 
However, in some situations Quinces seem to be free 
of blight. 
Strong 2-year trees 40 cts. each, $3 for 10, S25 
per 100, except where noted 
Angers. A productive old variety. Fruit rather acid. 
25 cts. each, £2 for 10, £15 per 100. 
Apple, or Orange. Large, round. Excellent late va¬ 
riety. Bears abundantly. 
Chinese. A most extraordinary fruit. Oblong, and of 
immense size, often weighing from 2 to 2^ pounds. 
Growth rapid and distinct. Blooms very early in 
spring, but withal seldom fails to produce a crop. 
Fruit rather coarse in texture, but makes an excellent 
jelly. 25 cts. each, $2 for io, £15 per 100. 
Meeche’s Prolific. Larger than Apple Quince. Ripens 
early. 
Rea’s (Rea's Mammoth). A very large and fine variety 
of the Apple Quince. A thrifty grower, and produc¬ 
tive. By some considered the best of all Quinces. 
NUT-BEARING TREES 
SPANISH CHESTNUT TREE 
ALMONDS 
Princess and Sultana. Both arc prolific and soft-shelled 
varieties, and are the varieties mostly cultivated in Europe 
for commercial purposes. Almonds are unreliable in most 
of the middle sections of the South, as they bloom early, and 
the fruit is apt to be killed by late frosts. One-year-old 
budded trees, 4 to 5 ft., 30 cts. each, £2.50 for 10. 
CHESTNUTS 
American Chestnuts. Our native variety.. each 10 
Heavy trees. 4 to 5 ft., well branched, 3 yrs... .£0 50 £4 00 
3 to 4 ft., well branched. 25 2 00 
Large Spanish Chestnuts. Produces very large nuts, not 
so sweet as the American, but their size and beautiful ap¬ 
pearance commands a ready sale. Docs well in this locality; 
an early and heavy bearer. 
Chestnuts, Large Spanish, continued each io 100 
6 ft., extra heavy, well branched, 1 
to 1 V6 in. cal.£1 00 £8 00 £75 00 
5 to 6 ft., very heavy, well branched, 
1 to 1 ii in. cal. 75 6 00 50 00 
3 to 4 ft., well branched . 50 4 00 27 50 
2 to 3 ft., branched, stocky. 25 200 1500 
FILBERTS 
European White. Of easy culture, growing 8 to 10 feet; bushy 
habit. Will grow in almost any soil, and requires but little 
space. Nut oblong, very sweet. Suited to the Piedmont 
section each io ioo 
7 yrs., 8 to 10 ft., extra heavy bushes.£2 00 £15 00 
6 yrs., 6 to 8 ft., very heavy bushes. . 1 00 7 50 £60 00 
5 yrs., 5 to6 ft., heavy, branched .... 50 400 3000 
4 yrs., 3 to 4 ft., heavy, branched... . 35 3 00 20 00 
3 yrs., 2 to 3 ft., stocky. 25 200 1500 
PECANS 
All of our Pecans are budded or grafted on two-year, thrifty seedlings, and are, therefore, very heavy and stocky, 
a beautiful stock of the following well-known varieties: 
We offer 
PRICES OF TREES 
4 to 5 feet, very heavy 
3 to 4 feet, very heavy 
2 to 3 feet, heavy 
1 to 2 feet, stocky 
Frotsclier’s Egg Shell. Very large; nuts averaging 45 to 50 
to the pound. Shell very thin; can be cracked with the teeth; 
meat sweet and of fine quality, and can be removed entire 
from the shell. One of the best Pecans grown. 
Georgia Giant. Large size; base rounded; apex tapering; 
shell medium thickness, brittle; kernel plump, full, flavor 
sweet; quality good. 
Jerome. Originated in Louisiana, and is a seedling of “Pride 
of the Coast,” and very superior to the parent; the tree is 
very healthy and a vigorous grower. Nut very large, shell 
about the same thickness as Pride of the Coast, good crack- 
10 100 
$12 50 $100 00 
10 00 90 00 
8 00 75 00 
6 00 50 00 
Jerome, continued 
ing quality. Nut is of excellent quality and well filled. Will 
run from 30 to 50 to the pound. 
For a number of years we have inadvertently sent out this 
Pecan under the name of Pride of the Coast. This Pecan is 
unquestionably a very superior variety, and, when it is 
better known, will become one of the standard sorts. 
Stuart. Nut of large size, about 2 inches long, by % inch , n 
diameter;^hell thin; quality good; heavy bearer. 
Van Deman. Nut large, about 45 to 50 to the pound. Oblong; 
shell quite thin; good quality. 
each 
$1 50 
1 25 
1 00 
75 
The planting of grafted and budded Pecans has now passed the experimental stage, and it has been practically demonstrated 
that an orchard of the better varieties of grafted and budded Pecans is a paying investment. 
The market demands the larger grades of nuts, which are beginning to be well known for their high quality, and the only 
way to make Pecan-growing pay is to plant budded or grafted trees of such varieties as combine large size, good flavor, thin shell 
and easy cracking qualities. W'hen purchasing trees, the reliability of the nurseryman should be known, because many inferior 
trees are palmed off by unreliable dealers. It is known that some varieties which are best adapted to the lower sections of the 
South do not always give the same results when planted in higher localities. Whilst there are scores of varieties now cultivated, 
a half-dozen of the best well-known sorts would be amply sufficient for commercial groves. 
Pecans should be planted from 35 to 50 feet apart, according to the soil. The Pecan will adapt itself to a variety of soils. — 
the rich, alluvial soil of the river bottoms, the high rolling lands, and the sandy pine lands; but the trees should never be set in 
lands which are not well drained. If the land sours, the trees are apt to be killed. Although the Pecan succeeds in so many differ¬ 
ent soils, the richer the land the earlier and larger the yield. This tree is hardy as far north as Iowa. Its natural distribution 
includes fifteen degrees of latitude. The trees can be safely transplanted as soon as they are thoroughly matured in the fall, and 
can be successfully transplanted as late as March. 
The land between the rows can be planted for several years in cotton, peas, potatoes or vegetables. If these are heavily fer¬ 
tilized, it will increase the growth of the trees. A top-dressing of stable manure or commercial fertilizer within a radius of 4 to 6 
feet from the tree will be found a good investment. 
The commercial value of nuts varies according to size. Nuts averaging forty to sixty to the pound sell at wholesale for from 
30 to 60 cents per pound, and some unusually large sizes bring fancy prices. 
