BE SURE TO PLANT A FEW FRUIT TREES EACH YEAR 
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FRUIT TREES 
For Ohio Trade Only 
These are too large to mail and hence prices do not include postage. 
These prices are for local trade; if to be shipped add for packing as follows: $6.00 order or less 60c; 
over $5.00 add 76c. 
APPLES 
SOUR CHERRIES 
SUMMER AND AUTUMN 
RED ASTRACHAN. Large deep crimson, striped. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. Earliest and best of 
all the early kinds; white, tender, juicy, sub-acid. 
MAIDEN BLUSH. Large, blush cheek. 
RAMBO. Medium, yellow, streaked red. 
WINTER 
BALDWIN. Large, bright red, crisp, Juicy, very 
good. 
GRIMES GOLDEN. Medium size, yellow, produc¬ 
tive, flavor. 
McINTOSH. Deep crimson, highest quality, Juicy, 
sub-acid. 
STAYMAN WINESAJP. Improved. Large and beau¬ 
tiful, flesh crisp, juicy with a mild pleasing acid¬ 
ity and spicy flavor. 
WEALTHY. White fleshed, Juicy; medium size, 
smooth, round, deep red. September. 
JONATHAN. Medium, red, pleasing flavor, free 
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NORTHERN SPY. Large, striped, sub-acid, tender, 
with a rich, delicious flavor. 
RHODE ISLAND GREENING. Large, greenish 
yellow, rich acid. 
DELICIOUS. Large, dark red, fine grained. Juicy. 
WAGENER. Good size, red, flesh firm, sub-acid, 
excellent quality. Bears fruit young. 
CORTLAND. Derived from the McIntosh; two 
weeks later, early producing, long-lived, and 
thrifty. 
BANANA. Yellow shaded bright crimson, fine 
grained, rich sub-acid, early bearer. 
Prices on Apples: 3 to 4 ft. trees 65c each, 10 for 
$ 6 . 00 . 
PEARS 
BARTLETT. Large Juicy, high-flavored, great 
bearer; the favorite for canning and eating as 
fresh fruit. August and September. 
CLAPP FAVORITE. Very large, yellow and dull 
red, russet specks. August. 
FLEMISH BEAUTY. Large, Juicy, rich, very fine. 
Trees are very hardy. September and October. 
DUCHESS. Very large and Juicy, should be picked 
before maturity, wrapped and placed on racks to 
ripen. October and November. 
SHELDON. Medium size, rusty yellow, flesh coarse. 
Juicy, with very fine rich flavor. October. 
SECKEL. Small; skin yellowish brown, with red 
cheek; fine grained, sweet, with very rich flavor. 
A favorite for eating as fresh fruit, and for pick¬ 
ling. 
Prices on Pears: 3 to 4 ft. trees 75c each, 10 for 
$7.00. 
PLUMS 
GREEN GAGE. Very large greenish color, fine 
flavor. September. 
LOMBARD. Medium, violet-red, Juicy, hardy, 
very productive, excellent market variety. August. 
BRADSHAW. Large, dark red, flesh green, very 
good. August. 
BURBANK. Tree flat topped and round, very pro¬ 
ductive, bearing young. Fruit cherry-red, round, 
very good flavor. August and September. 
SHIPPER’S PRIDE. Large, dark purple; often 
measures 2 Inches in diameter; fine. Juicy and 
sweet. September. 
GERMAN PRUNE. Large, dark purple, sweet, 
good. One of the best for canning. September. 
Price on Plums: 3 to 4 ft. trees 70c each, 16 for 
$6.50. 
CHERRIES 
SWEET CHERRIES 
BLACK TARTARIAN. Very large, blaok. Juicy, 
rich. Last of June. 
GOV. WOOD. Large, light red. Juicy, rich, deli¬ 
cious. Very productive. June. 
NAPOLEON. ' Large, pale yellow with at least one 
red cheek; firm, Juioy, fine flavor; productive. 
Jul y. 
SCHMIDT. Immense size, deep black, flesh dark, 
tender, very Juioy, fine flavor; productive. July. 
EARLY RICHMOND. Medium, dark red, melting, 
juicy, rich acid, best. A dependable cropper. 
June. 
ENGLISH MORELLO. Fair size. Blackish red. 
Rich acid, juicy, very good. The best late va¬ 
riety. August. 
LARGE MONTMORENCY. Large, red, productive, 
ten days later than the Early Richmond. Late 
June. 
Prices on cherries: 3 to 4 ft. 70c each, 10 for $6.50. 
PEACHES 
J. H. HALE. A choice variety, larger than the 
Elberta, and a few days earlier, with superior 
flavor. Color a beautiful golden yellow, with 
deep carmine blush. A good shipper. 
LATE CRAWFORD. A superb late yellow peach. 
Late September. 
ELBERTA. Large yellow, with red cheek; flesh 
yellow, firm, juicy, of high quality. Exceedingly 
prolific. September 16th. 
ROCHESTER. The fruit is large, yellow, sweet, 
juicy and of delicious flavor; good keeper and 
shipper. August. 
WILMA. An Elberta type; rounded, about ten days 
later. 
ADMIRAL DEWEY. Best early yellow freestone. 
July. 
CHAMPION. An extremely large, handsome early 
white variety, with red cheek, sweet, rich and 
Juicy. August. 
Prices of Peaches: 3 to 4 ft. 40c each, 10 for $3.00. 
QUINCE ORANGE. 3 to 4 ft. Each 75c, doz. $7.50. 
The New ADJUSTING TREE 
SHIELD 
A BARRIER Against: Rodents such as rabbits, 
mice and others, of bark-eating or clawing hab¬ 
its; Also against borers, such as the apple tree 
borers and peach tree borers, orchard bark beetle, 
and other enemies which affect the bark of young 
trees. 
BENEFITS GROWTH. Conserves moisture for the 
tree, materially aiding growth; moisture is vitally 
important in the early life of the young tree. 
ECONOMICAL. This SHIELD combines the tree 
protection previously afforded by various expen¬ 
sive methods and devices. This SHIELD com¬ 
bines into ONE SIMPLE Operation, PROTEC¬ 
TION against tree enemies. _______ 
BAWfl 'ttiutri- SAVES LABOR: SAVES MONEY: 
SAVES TREES: 
SAFE, CONVENIENT, EFFECTIVE. 
15c each, 1* for $1.50. Write for prices on larger 
quantities. 
THE PRUNING MANUAL, by L. H. Bailey. 
381 illus.; 400 pages; 6x7% inches. This book 
gives clear instructions for pruning fruit trees 
from infancy to maturity, care and mending or 
ornamental trees; the training of vines and 
shrubs; the various systems for training grapes; 
devices to use in trimming strawberry vines; 
and valuable information on other plants and 
practices. The illustrations show how to follow 
the instructions and the tool to use. Price 
$3.00, postage 14c. 
/ have been buying my seeds from you each year 
and find them of ' excellent quality and reasonable tn 
price. M. L. Lawrence, Ohio. 
We find Ford seeds the best ever, there is none 
better than Ford’s Glory Cabbage. Mrs. Chas. Get- 
tles, Ohio. 
FORD SEED CO., RAVENNA, O 
