We List Only Kinds and Varieties of Fruit and Nut Trees Which Are Suitable to Florida 
FRUIT AND NUT TREES 
All prices quoted are delivered to any point in Florida. For export, prices are f. o. b. nursery after adding 20% to 
prices indicated to cover special packing charges. 
Figs, Grapes, Peaches, Pears, Paper 
Shell Pecans, Plums and Japanese 
Persimmons. 
We carry a complete line of fruit and 
nut trees of varieties best adapted to 
Florida. Our fruit and nut trees are the 
best, most dependable, budded, result- 
producing stocks. 
Orders are taken for delivery between 
December 1 and March 15. As the sup¬ 
ply of the most desirable varieties fre¬ 
quently becomes exhausted early in the 
season, it will behoove our friends to 
order early, stating when delivery is 
wanted. 
All orders will be shipped direct from 
the nursery. 
FIGS 
Fig trees are very productive and the 
fruit, fresh or preserved, may be used 
throughout the year. Fig trees grow 
readily and need only a little attention. 
Mulching is desirable, as it keeps the 
soil and roots cool and moist. Every gar¬ 
den should have at least one fig tree, 
which ought to be the early bearing 
Celeste. For larger places select two or 
three later varieties. 
Celeste or Little Sugar Fig. The 
sweetest of all varieties. Fruit small to 
medium; purple-brown color; juicy and 
sweet. Ripens early. 
Brown Turkey. Medium size, short, 
thick, color coppery-hrown, flesh amber 
to pink, quality excellent. Hardy. 
Brunswick. Large, pear-shape, dark 
brown, flesh thick of good quality. 
Each 3 6 Doz. 
2 to 3 ft.$0.40 $1.10 $1.95 $3.50 
3 to 4 ft.50 1.40 2.55 4.70 
GRAPES 
Grape production is increasing in 
Florida. We list only the Muscatine and 
Bunch grapes which have been found to 
do best in Florida. 
Bunch Grapes 
Beacon. A strong grower. Fruits ripen 
early. Fruit black, of good quality, pro¬ 
duced abundantly in large bunches. This 
is the most extensively planted commer¬ 
cial variety in the important grape grow¬ 
ing section of Lake County in Central 
Florida. 
Carmen. Vigorous; prolific; large clus¬ 
ters; berry medium size, black, firm, of 
fine quality and very rich flavor. 
Concord. A well known, long estab¬ 
lished variety. Fruit large, blue-black 
in color, sweet and tender. A vigorous 
grower and a regular and heavy bearer. 
Muscatine Grapes 
Scuppernong. This is an old popular 
variety, known for its delicious musky 
flavor. Fruit large, bronze colored; sweet 
and juicy. 
Thomas. One of the best and most 
popular varieties. Fruit purple in color, 
pulp sweet and tender. 
Prices of all varieties of Grapes: 
Each 3 6 Doz. 
1- yr.$0.40 $1.10 $1.95 $3.50 
2- yr.50 1.40 2.55 4.70 
JAPANESE PERSIMMONS 
Popular for the home garden and be¬ 
coming an important commercial crop 
as the demand in northern markets in¬ 
creases. The fruits, used fresh, are de¬ 
licious, and equally so in sherbets, creams 
and other frozen mixtures. 
Tane-Nashi. The finest commercial sort 
and most popular for home use. Very 
productive, early bearer of large, coni¬ 
cal shaped fruits of excellent quality. 
Triumph. This variety bears quite 
young, and is very productive. Fruits 
are of medium size, tomato-shaped, red¬ 
skinned with yellow flesh, of fine quality. 
Price for either: 
Each 3 6 Doz. 
2 to 3 ft.$0.40 $1.10 $1.95 $3.50 
3 to 4 ft.50 1.40 2.55 4.70 
4 to 5 ft.65 1.80 3.35 6.25 
PEACHES 
Peaches are well adapted for home 
planting as a means of securing high 
quality, tree ripened fruits for home use. 
Jewel. This variety is best adapted to 
Central and Southern Florida and trop¬ 
ical climates. Fruits are of medium size, 
somewhat oblong, light yellow in color. 
Bears June 1. 
Angel. Large fruits, yellow splashed 
with red, juicy, highly flavored. Bears 
well while young. Fruit matures July 1. 
Hall’s Yellow. Large, nearly round, 
yellow splashed with red, of fine qual¬ 
ity. Bears July 1. 
Luttichau. A fine market and table 
peach. Large, greenish-white splashed 
with red, juicy, fine flavor. Bears June 1. 
Waldo. Early, of medium size, light 
yellow splashed with dark red, juicy and 
of fine flavor. Very prolific. Bears June 1. 
Prices of Peaches on plum root stocks: 
Each 3 6 Doz. 
2 to 3 ft.$0.40 $1.10 $1.95 $3.50 
3 to 4 ft.50 1.40 2.55 4.70 
4 to 6 ft.65 1.80 3.35 6.25 
PEARS 
Every home garden should have a few 
pear trees to supply luscious, juicy fruit 
for the table as well as for cooking pur¬ 
poses. 
Hood. Large, yellowish-green fruit with 
white flesh, very juicy, mellow, free 
from grit and deliciously flavored. Ex¬ 
cellent for every use to which pears are 
put. Blight resistant. 
Pineapple. (Sand) An excellent pre¬ 
serving or canning pear, as it holds its 
white color when cooked, and does not 
turn brown like most varieties. The flesh 
is coarse but juicy. Blight resistant. 
LeConte. A very strong, quick grow¬ 
er, early bearer of large pale-yellow 
fruits. A dessert pear of good quality. 
Not as resistant to blight as other va¬ 
rieties. 
Prices of all varieties of Pears: 
Each 3 6 Doz. 
2 to 3 ft.$0.40 $1.10 $1.95 $3.50 
3 to 4 ft.50 1.40 2.55 4.70 
4 to 6 ft.65 1.80 3.35 6.25 
PAPER SHELL PECANS 
The pecan is an excellent shade tree, 
and this, together with its valuable crop, 
commends it as a most desirable tree to 
plant, especially where shade is desired. 
The nuts are palatable and rich in re¬ 
quired food elements. 
Curtis. A beautiful, rapid growing tree 
and a heavy bearer of very thin shelled, 
medium size nuts of high quality. Bears 
at an early age. Of Florida origin. 
Stuart. Produces a large, strong tree. 
Nuts large, medium thin, of good qual¬ 
ity. This variety stands cold better than 
most other varieties. 
Money-Maker. The tree is an upright 
grower with dark green foliage. A me¬ 
dium size nut, with medium shell, well 
filled with rich meat. 
Success. Tree sturdy, vigorous and a 
heavy producer of large nuts of good 
quality with average thick shell. 
Prices of Pecan Trees: 
Each 3 6 Doz. 
2 to 3 ft.$0.65 $1.80 $3.35 $6.25 
3 to 4 ft.75 2.10 3.95 7.35 
4 to 5 ft.95 2.70 5.00 9.50 
PLUMS 
Not many plum varieties are success¬ 
ful fruiters in Florida. We list only va¬ 
rieties which have been proven to be 
heavy producers. 
Excelsior. This is one of the most suc¬ 
cessful varieties for Florida. A strong 
grower, medium size fruits, reddish- 
purple in color, full of juice and of ex¬ 
cellent flavor. Ripens in May. 
Terrell. This is a fine hybrid plum, 
producing large, nearly round, reddish- 
yellow fruit, very juicy, aromatic and of 
fine quality. Bears June 1. 
Kelsey. This is a favorite in Florida 
and the largest of all plums. Fruit heart- 
shaped, greenish-yellow blotched with 
reddish-purple; rich and juicy. Ripens 
in June. 
Prices of all varieties of Plums: 
Each 3 6 Doz. 
2 to 3 ft.$0.40 $1.10 $1.95 $3.50 
3 to 4 ft.50 . 1.40 2.55 4.70 
4 to 6 ft.65 1.80 3.35 6.25 
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