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GRIFFING NURSERIES, Beaumont, Texas 
Celestial or “Sugar Fig” Tree. Makes an attractive 
shrub or bush for the y 2 U'd or garden. 
FIGS 
Ficus 
No fruit is more valuable in the Southern 
Fruit Garden than Figs. No home pantry is 
complete without canned and preserved figs 
for winter use. Figs come into bearing very 
early. If regularly sprayed with Bordeaux 
Mixture they will hold their foliage late in 
the season, greatly extending the producing 
period. Mulching is desirable to keep the 
ground beneath the trees cool and moist. 
BROWN TURKEY Ficus species 
Ter. 1 and 2. Tree form. Strong grower and heavy 
bearer.^ The fruit is medium size to large; color, 
yellowish-brown, thin skin, rich and sweet. Ripens 
the latter part of July.^ Stem of fruit is long, and 
when fruit begins ripening it hangs downward, pre¬ 
venting moisture entering through the eye atid 
souring the fruit. 
CELESTIAL “Little Sugar Fig”_ Ficus species 
Ter. 1 and 2. The Tree is a vigorous grower and 
prolific bearer. The fruit is medium to small, of blu¬ 
ish to ivory color; flesh is rich, tender and very sweet. 
' So tender you can eat, can, or preserve them with¬ 
out peeling. It is the hardiest variety we have-j- 
hence reliable further North. Produces more fruit 
than any other variety. Generally considered the 
business fig of the South. Should be grown in tree 
form. 
MAGNOLIA Ficus species 
Ter. 1 to 4. This variety should be trimmed to 
bush form, as it bears on new vigorous limbs. It 
should be cut back every spring before budding out, 
to 5 or 6 buds of where it was cut the year before. 
It can be grown as far north as Oklahoma City by 
banking high every winter, and removing the dirt 
in the spring, pruning heavily, to get a quantity of 
fruit, and by^ spraying to keep the leaves on, the 
fruit will begin ripening in July and last until frost. 
The fruit _ is medium to large, oblong in shape, 
smooth skin; color, pale yellow with purplish-brown 
flush; pulp, dark red. This variety is most often used 
for commercial orchards. 
Approx. Ht. Class Each Dozen 
18-24 in.NB $ .40 $4.S0 
2- 3 ft.NB .65 7.60 
3- 4 ft.NB 1.00 10.00 
FEIJOA^^ee Guava. 
FIG V1NS-Sf« Vines. 
G RIFFING’S B&B Trees and Shrubs 
are the best. 
GRAPES 
Vitis. 
The soil for Grapes should be dry; when 
not so naturally, it should be thoroughly 
drained. It should be deeply worked and 
well manured. In the lower South, two dis¬ 
tinct tyjies have proven their worthiness. 
Every home in the South should have a 
shade arbor or nice trellis of grapes. 
MUSCADINE VARIETIES— 
ARBOR GRAPES 
Fruit clusters not so large as the Bunch Varieties, 
but the flavor is excellent. Usually trained on over¬ 
head _ arbors 6 feet high, planted 30 to 40 feet apart 
Pruning is not required. For pollinization of the 
bearing varieties to render them fruitful, one Male 
Muscadine for each six bearing vines will answer. 
JAMES— Ter. 1 to 3. Borne in small clusters. Grapes 
are large, purplish-black. Rich, sweet and juicy. 
MALE MUSCADINE— Ter. 1 to 3. The pollinating 
variety. Should be planted with other varieties for 
heavier crops. 
SCUPPERNONG (WHITE)— Ter. 1 to 3. Vines pro¬ 
duce abundantly. Grapes are large, bronze-colored 
when ripe. Sweet, pulpy and vinous. 
TRELLIS VARIETIES— 
BUNCH GRAPES 
Not all Trellis Grapes are at home in the 
South, but many grow here to perfection, 
and can be planted in back yards or in 
commercial vineyards with assurance of 
prolific bearing. The^ best trellis is the 
“Munson*^ trellis, consisting of a post with 
cross-bars at top. These varieties are usu¬ 
ally planted 8 to 10 feet apart. Should be 
pruned each winter, removing the majority 
of the last yearns growth. 
CARMAN— Ter. 1 to 6. Vigorous grower and prolific 
bearer. Fruit grows in large bunches of medium 
size grapes. Color, black; firm, tender, and extra 
fine quality. Very rich, superior flavor, seeds 
easily leaving pulp. A popular standard commercial 
variety for the Gulf Coast. Ripens about July 15th. 
CONCORD —Ter. 1 to 6. CJood grower; full bunches. 
Very large, round, bluish-black. Sweet. Ripens 
about July 15th. An old favorite. 
NIAGARA —Ter. 1 to 6. Best white bunch grape. 
Pale greenish-yellow in color. Tender, juicy and 
sweet. Fine for table use. Ripens about August 
1st. 
Size Class Each Dozen 
Small Vines .NB $ .30 $2.50 
Extra Strong Vines .NB .60 S.OO 
GARDENIA—See Cape Jasmine. 
GELSEMIUM— See Vines. 
GROUNDSEL BUSH 
Baccharis halimifolia 
Broadleaf Evergreen. Ter. 1 to 6. 10 ft. 
A much-branched shrub or small tree. Leaves ob- 
longish, short stalked, wedge shaped at base, and 
coarsely toothed, of gray-green color. During the 
late fall the cloudy mass of white down or bloom 
makes the bush a beautiful sight. Grows in any 
kind of soil. 
Approx. Ht. Class XX XXX 
3- 4 ft.B&B $2.00 $3.60 each 
4- 6 ft.B&B 3.50 5.00 each 
6-8 ft.B&B 6,00 10,00 each 
