SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY. SPRINGFIELD. MO 
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FRUIT SECTION 
"Thou shalt satisfy the inner man with good things.” 
What could be more satisfying than a big piece of apple 
pie or a dish of peach butter? And how much sweeter and 
full of flavor is the fruit from your own garden! 
In this Fruit Section we offer only varieties that have 
stood the test of time and have proven satisfactory FRUIT 
PRODUCERS in this territory. They are all good, you 
can’t go wrong. Plant now and enjoy the FRUITS of your 
labor yourself. 
APPLES 
Each 
2- 3 ft., prepaid.$0.25 
3- 4 ft., prepaid.30 
4- 5 ft., not prepaid.45 
Per 5 
$1.10 
1.35 
2.10 
Per 10 
$2.00 
2.50 
4.00 
Per 25 
$4.50 
5.50 
9.25 
EARLY- 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. Season, July. Fruit clear white, 
becoming pale yellow when fully ripe; flesh fine grained, of 
splendid quality. 
EARLY HARVEST. Season, July. Fruit bright straw color: 
flavor tart; productive. 
FALL- 
GRIMES GOLDEN. Highest quality, good for eating out of 
hand, for pies, marmalade and dumplings. Bright yellow with 
pink cheeks. 
JONATHAN. Best known and best beloved of all apples. 
Bright red fruit, high flavor, bears young and abundantly. 
winter- 
red DELICIOUS. Fine grained, juicy, mild. A wonderful 
eating apple. Color light green shaded to dark red. You need 
this apple. 
MISSOURI BLACK TWIG. Fruit large, highly colored and very 
attractive. Tree a very strong grower. 
WINESAP. December to April. Medium size, dark red, juicy, 
mild. Good to eat “as is,” or for jellies, pies or marmalade. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. Some say the quality is better than 
even the Red Delicious. A dependable cropper, a good keeper. 
CRAB APPLES 
RED TRANSCENDENT. Season, September. Fruit medium 
to large, firm and crisp, very juicy. Fine for preserves, cider, 
jelly. 
PEACHES 
Each Per 5 
2- 3 ft., prepaid.$0.25 $1.10 
3- 4 ft., prepaid.30 1.35 
4- 5 ft., not prepaid.45 2.10 
CHAMPION (Free). Flesh white with red at 
the best in quality and hardiness. 
Per 10 
$2.00 
2.50 
4.00 
the pit; 
Per 25 
$4.50 
5.50 
9.25 
one of 
EARLY WHEELER (Cling). The best of the early peaches. 
Good size, white flesh, of good flavor. Hardy, vigorous, pro¬ 
ductive. 
GOLDEN JUBILEE (Free). Fruit of enormous size, golden 
yellow, rich and syrupy. Ripens extra early. A new commer¬ 
cial variety. 
HALEHAVEN (Free). Combines the best qualities of the 
J. H. Hale and South Haven. Yellow meat, early. Another 
new variety. 
ELBERT A (Free). Our best known peach; very productive, 
large size, a good keeper; flesh pale yellow, tender and juicy. 
J. H. HALE (Free). Very large, deep golden yellow, of delicious 
flavor. Tree very hardy and productive. 
PEARS 
Each Per 5 Per 10 Per 25 
2- 3 ft., prepaid.$0.45 $2.10 $4.00 $ 9.50 
3- 4 ft., prepaid.58 2.80 5.40 12.50 
BARTLETT. Ripens in August and September. Large size, 
buttery flavor, very juicy, and highly flavored. Bears abun¬ 
dantly. 
DOUGLAS. Ripens in late September. Larger than Bartlett, 
flesh fine grained, juicy and tender. Productive and blight- 
resistant. Bears second year and is a sure crop. 
KIEFFER. Ripens in October. Fruit large, juicy and melting. 
Tree hardy and vigorous, most profitable to grow. 
PLUMS 
Each 
2- 3 ft., prepaid.$0.25 
3- 4 ft., prepaid.30 
4- 5 ft., not prepaid.45 
Per 5 
$ 1.10 
1.35 
2.10 
Per 10 
$2.00 
2.50 
4.00 
Per 25 
$4.50 
5.50 
9.25 
SHROPSHIRE DAMSON. Good for preserving, flesh amber 
colored; juicy and spicy; tree vigorous and hardy. August- 
September. 
AMERICA. Fruit of golden yellow with red cheek, of good size. 
Almost frost-proof. Late July. 
WAN ETA. The giant of hardy plums. Highly flavored, richly 
colored red skin, bears very early. 
GOLD. Orange-yellow and red, flesh yellow, firm and meaty; 
clingstone. 
SAPA. Glossy, dark purple, red flesh. Excellent for eating 
from the tree and makes the most delicious sweet wine-colored 
sauce. 
OMAHA. An early light red plum, flesh moderately firm, yel¬ 
low, juicy and sweet. 
CHERRIES 
2- 3 ft., prepaid 
3- 4 ft., prepaid 
Each Per 5 
,$0.50 $2.40 
. .60 2.90 
EARLY RICHMOND. Medium size, dark red, 
flavor; exceedingly productive and very hardy. 
Per 10 Per 25 
$4.50 $10.50 
5.50 12.75 
very juicy, acid 
MONTMORENCY. About ten days later than Early Richmond; 
the famous pie cherry. Fruit large, red, mildly acid. 
APRICOTS 
Each 
2- 3 ft., prepaid.$0.25 
3- 4 ft., prepaid.30 
4- 5 ft., not prepaid.45 
Per 5 
$1.10 
1.35 
2.10 
Per 10 
$2.00 
2.50 
4.00 
Per 25 
$4.50 
5.50 
9.25 
HARDY RUSSIAN (Superb). Perfectly hardy and very produc¬ 
tive. Fine quality, flesh firm and solid. Yellow with slight 
blush. 
MOORPARK. Orange-yellow, large; flesh sweet, juicy and rich. 
August. 
