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1 “The Smyrna fi{ at Home and Abroad” | 
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON FIG GROWING 
a BY GEO. C. ROEDING, FRESNO, CAL. a 
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® THIS book should be read by every up-to-date horticulturist, ® 
® * fruit farmer, and those contemplating planting an orchard ^ 
$ for profit. This book shows whettein the fig problem iu the if 
® United States is solved, and also gives facts and figures regard- ® 
® ing fig-growing as a money making project for all those seeking ® 
an investment in orchard farming $ 
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FIMIRF SFTIRF Fi,sAine > 
1 L "‘ 111 L j L J, 1 iv i. , Ussy Ca | Vall0Si France 
Grower and shipper of Nursery Stock: Ornamentais, trees 
and shrubs; Kverg-ceens, C >nlfers Forest Tree®, 
for lute fall Delivery; also a l.mited stock left of Pear, 
and Quince Fruit Stock SeedJin&s. 
Send for estimates to our sole American agents , 
\RDY Native American Rhododendrons and f Aza 
leas are the best to use. There are a hundred 
thousand growing in the highlands Nursery, 
Large clumps, 2*4-6 feet high collected in the 
Pennsylvania Mountains, at a low rate per car load. 
Write for surplus list and full particulars, also, for uni¬ 
que illustrated catalog of Hardy Native Plants, filled 
with half-tone engravings. Address, 
HARLAN F*. KELSEY, 
Proprietor of Beacon Building, 
Highlands Nursery, N. C. BOSTON, MASS. 
GRAPE VINES 
■- AND - 
AUGUST ROEKER <£ SONS, 
P. O. Box 752. 31 Barclay St., New York 
Importers of 1 SURSERY STOCKS, FRUIT and TREE SEEDS 
RAFFIA FIBRE in Prime Nurserymen’s Quality. 
The Willadean Nurseries 
OFFER FOR FALL 1904 
Gurrant Plants 
Highest Standard of Grades. Largest Stock and 
Lowest Prices. Correspondence solicited. 
M/HEELOCK Sc CL/\RK 
Apples, Pears, Standard and Dwarf Plums, 
Cherry, Grape Vines, Small Fruit Plants, 
Rhubarb, Asparagus, Ornamentals, Shrubs, 
Herbaceous and Hardy Perennials. 
Forest Tree Seedlings we have in quantities, over 50 kinds, nur¬ 
sery grown. Tree seeds we have in season in large quantities 
Send us your list of wants. We can interest you. Trade list 
ready September 1st. 
THE DONALDSON CO., Warsaw, Ky. 
Successors to DONALDSON & GIBSON. 
FREDOINIA, IN. Y. 
GRAPE 
An extra fine stock and full assort¬ 
ment of varieties of CURRANTS and 
GOOSEBERRIES; also BLACKBERRY 
ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. 
T. S. HUBBARD CO., 
EREDORIA, R. Y. 
ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES 
Immense Stock Warranted True. 
QUALITY UNSURPASSED. 
A fine stock of Campbell’s Early. 
Catalogue and Price List Free. 
Send list of wants for prices 
1,000 ACRES 
A General Assortment for Pall 1903 and Spring 1904. 
• HEAVY STOCK 
Peach, Apple, Asparagus, California Privet, 1 and 2 yr. 
PECANS, ORNAMENTALS, ETC. SEND US YOUR WANT LIST FOR PRICES. 
FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO., 
BALTIMORE, /V\D. 
We want Standard and Dwarf Pears, Quince, 2 yr.; Cherry, Grape, Currants and Gooseberries. Send us your surplus list and prices. 
BUDDIRG KRIEE Ro. 94. 
Blades are thin and tempered very hard. Hardle is one inch longer than the'cut. Sample by mail, 25 cents. 12 by mail $2 25. 
BCIMHNG KNIFE with folding blade, No. 98. By mail 35 cents ; 6 for *1.75. 
GRAFTING KNIFE, 25 cents. Heavy Pocket Pruner, 85 cents. Nursery Pruner, riveted In handle, 50 cents, postpaid. 
SEND FOR 12-PAGE SPECIAL NURSERY CATALOGUE. 
Maher & Grosh Co., oo a street, Toledo, Ohio 
When writing to Advertisers'mentionjThe National Nurseryman. 
Nurserymen’s 
knives 
Hand Forged. Razor Steel. Warranted, 
Since 1877 we have been selling the nur-ery 
trade, and have over 3,000 nurseries in our list 
of customers. It is a trade we take great 
pains to please. We issue an 80-page catalogue 
of Knives. Shears, Razors and Strops, and send 
free to all who ask for one. 
