ITOBOLAN PLUM SEED 
New crop ready for 
delivery. You get 
the best results by 
planting early. Samples on application. 
MAZZ ARD TORY SEED 
french Crab and Pear Seed 
quire now, and remember that last year when the crop was scarce 
we delivered our orders in full. 
READY NOW. 
FRUIT STOCKS 
Price list now ready. We handle only 
a good grade of French Stocks and can 
give satisfaction. 
Scarce. We have the French Stock 
for budding, and a selected grade of 
English stocks for florists use in graft¬ 
ing Tea Roses. The English stock is superior to the French f r this 
purpose. Better rooted 
MANNETTI ROSE 
JAPANESE SNOWBALL 
(Viburnum plicatum). We 
are the introducers of this, 
and offer only the TRUE 
VARIETY. Another Viburnum, more easily propagated, is being 
offered as Japanese Snowball at a less price. Be sure to get the 
TRUE VARIETY. 
Bechtel’s Double flowering Apple 
feet, 3 to 4 feet, and 4 to 3 feet trees 
A fi n e 
supply of 
strong 3 
THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, .-corporate* 
Wholesale Department. DRESHERTOWN, MONT’G CO., PA. 
| THE FOLLOWIHG STOCK | 
EE IS OFFERED AT ^ 
| WILLIS’ NURSERIES % 
For the Fall of 1902 and Spring of 1903. :^3 
The stock is all choice No. 1 stock in every particular. ^5 
Entomologists’ certificate with all shipments. 
ZZ Standard and Dwarf Pears in all grades from to ^ U P to M and -3 
y- up, all 2-year stock. 
100,000 Concord Grapes, 1-year, No. 1. « 
200,000 Forest Trees from B inches to 3 feet, mostly Russian Mul- 3^3 
berry, Black and JHoney Locusts, Catalpa and other varieties. 
100,000 Hedge, 1-year, No. 1; also a fine lot ot No. 2 Hedge. 
ZZ 35,000 Roses, mostly leading sorts of Climbers. Ramblers, Gen. 
Jacq., and other leading sorts. ZZ 
The following stock is wanted, all to be choice No. 1 stock, —3 
free from insect pests, carefully handled and up to grade. 73 
ZZ Plums, J4 to % to M and % and up. Wild Goose, Weaver, ^ 
3-— Marianna, Wiekson, Abundance, Coes’ Golden Drop, Fallen,- 3^3 
In burg. . . —^ 
Peach, to % and % and up. Arkansas Traveler. Amsden, ^3 
ZZ Alexander, Hales’ Early, Foster, Triumph, Wonderful, —• 
Globe, Old Mixon Free, and Golden Dwarf. ZS 
ZZ Grapes, 1-year, No. 1. Moores’ Early, Pocklington, Niagara, 
y- Campbell’s Early, Moore’s Diamond, Agawam, Early Ohio. zS 
ZZ Gooseberries, 2-year, No. 1. Houghton. Downing, Smiths Im- —■» 
»— proved, Industry, Pearl. „ . „ . ZZ 
Currants. 2-year, No. 1. Red Dutch, White, Cherry, Fay s —^ 
y- Prolific. * , r . ZZ 
ZZ Roses, No. 1, strong plants; plants on own roots preferred. 
Red Moss, White Moss, Victor Verdier, Countess Murianis, zZ 
ZZ American .Beauty, Coquette des.Alps, Crested Moss, Mad. 
OhftS Wood 
ZZ Will uDo need some Cut-Leaved Birch, Kilmarnock, Willows and 
3*^ other Ornamentals. Address, ZZ 
| A. WILLIS, Ottawa, Kas. | 
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LARGEST GROWER IN AMERICA OF 
GRAPEVINES 
OTHER SPECIALTIES 
Currants ami Gooseberries 
Introducer of Campbell’s Early 
Grape, Josselyn Gooseberry, Fay 
Currant. 
Our main business is the growing of unusually high grade 
stock suitable for the proper filling of Nurserymen’s Retail 
Orders There being no standard for grading above kinds of 
stock, every grower of the same is at perfect liberty to adopt 
his own ideas for growing and grading and alter the same as 
often as he sees fit. 
Prices reasonable but not always lower than are generally 
quoted for light rooted stock. 
Please send us your list of wants. 
GEO. S. JOSSELYN 
PREDONIA, N. Y. 
SPECIAL OFFERS 
—= FOR FALL OF 1902 ===== 
The following special stock is noted from our large assort¬ 
ment of nursery stock as not generally offered by the trade. 
Other standard varieties of the trade grown in quantities. 
Ampelopsis Englemanii, strong, 2 year vines, (best clinging Woodbine.) 
Amorpha fruticosa, Heavy trans. 4-5 feet, a fine shrub for sterile soil. 
Aralia pentaphylla, 3 feet. Centaurea nigra vgta, beautiful variegated foliage. 
Chelone Lyonii, brilliant scarlet autumn flowers. Euonymus alatus, 
fine new Japanese shrub, 6-12 inches Fagus sylvaticus (European 
Beech), 5-6 feet. Fagus sylvaticus v pendula (Weeping Beech), 6-8 
feet, 8-10 feet. Carefully trained specimens. * 
Funkia spathulata, fine new Plantain Lily. Larix Europaea, transplanted 
stock, 2-4 feet, 4-6 feet, 6 8 feet, 8-10 feet. Larix leptolepis, rare 
Japanese species, 8-10 feet. Ligustrum Ibota, the true upright sort, 
3-4 feet Lysimachia clethroides Mahonia aquifolia, transplanted, 
9-12 inch Picea excelsa v. elata, 6 foot specimen trees. Picea 
excelsa v. pendula, 4-6 feet specimen trees. Picea pungensv. glauca, 
1-2 feet, 2-3 feet specimen trees. Brilliant color. All grafted plants. 
Quercus palustris, 2 year seedling; fine; 10-12 inches. Quercus prinos, 2 
year seedling, 12-15 inch. Quercus rubra, 2 year seedling, i2-i8inches. 
Rheum Tanghuticum ; rare ; rich sub-tropical effect. 
Thermopsis mollis tGolden Lupin) ; very fine. 
READING NURSERY. 
READINC, MASS. 
Established in 1854 . JACOB W. MANNING, Proprietor. 
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