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HENDERSON’S NURSERY, ATHENS, TEXAS 
best quality. A better plum than Gonzales; good 
grower and very productive. June. 
NONA. A very greatly improved Wild Goose, 
as large as the largest Japan plum with the 
sprightly flavor of the American species. It has 
a long ripening period. Hardy tree and good 
bearer. Ripe last of June and flrst of July. 
not half the merit of this usually sell tor hign 
prices. 
DOUGLASS. A new pear originating m Kan¬ 
sas. One year trees often carry a cluster of pears 
in the nursery row. It seems to be doing well 
all over, the southwest. Good quality, ripe in 
late summer. 
AMERICA. Our very best commercial plum. 
Large yellow with red on sunny side. Very 
hardy tree and regular bearer. June. 
BARTLETT. A large freestone plum of su¬ 
perb quality. Tastes like a Bartlett pear, hence 
its name. 
ENDICOTT or MAMMOTH GOLD. The tree 
is strong, upright grower; the plums are yellow 
with pink blush, flattened at both ends. Very 
sweet. 
GOLD. A fine late yellow plum of good size 
and quality. Ripe in July. 
HANSKA. The Hanska is a medium size 
bright red plum of superlative quality. Called 
by some “The Apricot Plum.’’ Grows like a 
plum; smells and tastes like an apricot. The tree 
is an upright grower and quite ornamental. 
HYTANKIO. The best pure Japanese variety, 
ripening in July. Large, firm, red plum of good 
quality. 
OTHELLO. “Purple Leaf Plum.’’ See de¬ 
scription under shrubs. 
WOODS. A very hardy native Texas plum, 
practically proof against scale curculio and all 
other diseases and insects that affect plum trees. 
Ripe in July. If you have been failing to grow 
plums, try this one. 
BECKY SMITH. A fine late-ripening variety; 
big, round red fruits of excellent quality and 
a good shipper. A wonderful plum. August. 
WANETA. A Hansen hybrid described by 
Professor Hansen as follows: “It is probably the 
largest of over 10,000 seedlings; about 2 inches m 
diameter; weight, 2 ounces; good red color and 
delicious flavor. Has borne the past 4 successive 
years.’’ It often bears in the nursery row; the 
quality is really fine. 
KEIFFER. Everybody’s pear. Very large, 
yellow flesh, brittle, juicy with a marked aroma; 
tree very vigorous and prolific; bears young, so 
far has proved to resist blight or other diseases 
better than any other pear. 
APRICOTS 
Size 
Each 
Per 10 
1-2 ft. 
$ .20 
$1.75 
2-3 ft. 
.30 
2.00 
3-4 ft. 
.40 
2.50 
4-5 ft. 
.50 
4.00 
5-6 ft. 
.60 
5.00 
EARLY GOLDEN. Deep yellow, medium size. 
One of the sure bearers and a good all-round 
apricot. June 1. 
CLUSTER. One of the best apricots for Tex¬ 
as; said to bear when other varieties fail. 
HANSEN’S NEW RUSSIAN APRICOTS. We 
have a few medium size trees for those who wish 
to try them. Price, 75c each. 
APPLES 
Size 
Each 
Per 10 
Per 100 
2-3 ft. 
$ .20 
$1.50 
$14.00 
3-4 ft. 
,30 
2.00 
16.00 
4-5 ft. 
.35 
2.75 
20.00 
5-6 ft. 
.50 
3.50 
30.00 
Listed in order of ripening: 
RED JUNE. Medium size, bright red; flesh 
white, tender and puicy; an abundant bearer. 
STRIPED JUNE. A very fine June apple of 
the best quality; very strong grower and bearer, 
ripening its fruit from the middle of June to 
August — abundant bearer. 
PEARS 
Size 
Each 
2-3 ft. 
$ .30 
3-4 ft. 
.40 
4-5 ft. 
.50 
5-6 ft. 
.60 
Per 10 Per 100 
$ 2.50 $20.00 
3.50 25.00 
4.00 30.00 
5.00 40.00 
Listed in order of ripening. 
EARLY HARVEST. Large red cheek, marked 
aroma. Ripe June 10. 
LE CONTE. An early summer pear of good 
quality. 
GARBER. Resembles Keiffer in size, quality 
and appearance, but is somewhat earlier and 
oetter quality. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. A yellow June 
apple; moderate grower, and good bearer. 
BLEDSOE (or Smokehouse). A large greenish 
yellow apple of good quality. A very dependable 
bearer in the southwest, ripening in late summer. 
EARLY HARVEST. Medium size, prolific, 
good quality, yellow apple ripe in July. 
JONATHAN. Healthy grower; prolific, medi¬ 
um red; good market; one of the best fall and 
early winter apples. 
DELICIOUS. A very fine fall and early 
Winter apple of the very best quality. The tree 
is a strong, healthy grower and prolific bearer. 
It does well anywhere apples will grow. The 
most popular apple grown. 
BARTLETT. Good size, buttery, juicy, high¬ 
ly flavored, good bearer. 
PINEAPPLE PEAR. An excellent pear for 
preserving. Holds white color when cooked. Very 
large and juicy. Rather coarse. Produces enor¬ 
mous crops. It blooms early and the crop is some¬ 
times killed by frost. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. Large as the gen¬ 
uine Delicious, golden in color, delicious flavor, 
trees bear very young and does well wherever 
apples succeed; best quality; ripe in October. 
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RED DELICIOUS (Blood Red). Identical 
with the regular delicious apple but much deeper 
color. 
HENDERSON’S SPECIAL PEAR. When do 
pears bear? If you plant this one you can say 
NOW. Fully one half of the one year, 2 to 5 
foot trees in the nursery rows bore big fine crisp 
yellow pears this year. The quality is good. Ripe 
last of August and September. It has Deen ab¬ 
solutely proof against blight. New fruits witb 
KING DAVID. A dark red apple ripening in 
late fall; seems to succeed well over the South¬ 
west; good bearer; excellent quality and comes 
into bearing early. 
TEXAS RED. One of the most highly es¬ 
teemed apples in East Texas; large, striped, tine 
