PEARS 
3-4 ft. 45c; 4-6 ft. 55c; 4-6 ft. select 75c each. 
Bartlett. Large golden yellow summer variety. 
Beurre d’Anjou. Large yellow with blush, good keeper. 
Beurre Bose. Large, very productive, russet, juicy. 
Winter Nellis. Yellow covered with russet, medium size. 
Clapp’s Favorite. Large, similar to Barlett but without its 
musky flavor. Hardy and productive. August and September. 
PEACHES 
3-4 ft. 45c; 4-6 ft. 60c; heavy select 4-6 ft. 75c. 
Hales Early. One of the best white peaches, juicy and sweet; 
June. 
J. H. Hale. Very large, golden yellow blushed red with fuzzless 
skin; freestone. 
Rochester. Similar to Crawford but two weeks earlier; yellow 
freestone. 
Charlotte. An improved early Crawford; smoother and heavier 
bearer. 
Improved Early Elberta. Excellent canning; two weeks ealier 
than Elberta. 
Late Crawford. Large yellow freestone. 
Muir. Late August, yellow skin and flesh; resistant to curl 
leaf. 
Slappey. Yellow, good bearer. Fine flavor. Medium early. 
Standard Elberta. Large, golden yellow. Juicy, rich and sweet. 
Freestone. September. 
Golden Jubilee. Outstanding peach of recent introduction. 
Early, yellow freestone. Hardy and good shipper. Price: 3-4 ft. 
50c: 4-6 ft. 65c. 
CHERRIES 
3-4 ft. 45c; 4-6 ft. 65c; extra select 75c. 
Sweet Varieties 
Bing. Large black red, excellent flavor. July 1. 
Black Republican. Dark red, good keeper, pollenizer. 
Black Tartarian. Large black, mild flavor, heavy bearer, pol¬ 
lenizer. 
Lambert. Large heart shape. Purplish red, rich flavor, good 
shipper. 
Royal Ann. Large, yellow with red cheek, good keeper and 
canner. 
Sour Varieties 
Early Richmond (Kentish). Medium size, bright red. Last of 
June. 
Late Duke. Large rich red, sub-acid. Last of July. 
May Duke. Medium size, dark red, juicy. First of June. 
Montmorency. Strong bearer, fruiting young. Fruit large 
Late June. 
PRUNES 
4-6 ft. 50c; 6-8 ft. 60c. 
Hungarian. Large bright red, one of the best for marketing. 
Italian. Dark purple, standard drying variety. 
Silver Prune. Large sweet, good drying. Late. 
French or Petite. Excellent drying, firm and sweet. 
Sugar. Early, drying and fresh shipping. Medium to large 
fruit. 
PLUMS 
Prices same as for Prunes. 
Bradshaw. Large early, dark violet-red; productive; mid- 
August. 
Damson. Very productive, dark purple, fine for culinary uses. 
Green Gage. Medium size, greenish yellow, high quality; 
mid-season. 
Peach Plum. Large early variety; skin red dotted; mid-July. 
Giant Satsuma. Large freestone shipping plum. Blood red 
flesh. 
Burbank. Medium to large. Orange-yellow. Flesh sweet and 
meaty. Mid-June. 
Abundance. Large. Cherry red. Flesh yellow. Jucy. July and 
August. 
Santa Rosa. Deep, purplish crimson. Yellow flesh. Middle of 
June. 
Beauty. Early. Large crimson; amber-crimson flesh. 
NECTARINES 
Early Violet. Rich highly flavored, yellow with purple cheek. 
July. 
Boston. Deep yellow with bright blush, pleasing peculiar odor; 
freestone. 
Same prices as for peaches. 
Suitable Distance for Planting Trees 
and Plants 
NOTE—Depending on method of cultivation. In plant¬ 
ing in the home garden for hand cultivation you can 
set plants or trees closer. 
Apples, standard . 25 to 35 feet 
Apples, dwarf . 10 to 12 feet 
Pears, standard . 20 to 25 feet 
Pears, dwarf . 10 feet 
Peaches and Apricots . 18 to 22 feet 
Cherries, sweet . 30 to 35 feet 
Cherries, sour. 18 to 22 feet 
Plums and Prunes . 20 to 25 feet 
Quinces . 15 to 18 feet 
Walnuts . 40 to 50 feet 
Currants . 3 by 6 feet 
Gooseberries . 4 by 6 feet 
Raspberries . 3 by 6 feet 
Strawberries, in hills. 2 by 3 feet 
Strawberries, matted rows . 2^ by 4 feet 
Asparagus, in beds . 1 by 1% feet 
Asparagus, in field . 1 by 4 feet 
Rhubarb . 2 by 6 feet 
Logans and Cory Blackberries— 
Rows . 6 to 9 feet apart 
Plants in the row . 6 to 10 feet apart 
Grapes— 
Rows . 6 to 9 feet apart 
Plants in the row. 6 to 10 feet apart 
Number of Plants to Acre 
Set regular distances apart 
No. 
No. 
Distance Apart 
Plants 
Distance Apart 
Plants 
1 
ft. 
by 
6 
in... 
....87,12© 
6 
ft. 
by 
6 
ft... 
.... 1,200 
2 
ft. 
by 
6 
in... 
....43,500 
7 
ft. 
by 
7 
ft... 
.... 888 
2 
ft. 
by 
12 
in... 
....26,780 
8 
ft. 
by 
8 
ft... 
.... 680 
2% ft. 
by 
12 
in... 
....17,420 
9 
ft. 
by 
9 
ft... 
.... 537 
2y2 ft. 
by 
18 
in... 
....17,420 
10 
ft. 
by 
10 
ft... 
.... 435 
2% 
ft. 
by 
18 
in... 
....11,616 
11 
ft. 
by 
11 
ft... 
.... 360 
214 
ft. 
by 
2 
ft... 
.... 8,712 
12 
ft. 
by 
12 
ft... 
.... 302 
3 
ft. 
by 
1 
ft... 
....14,520 
14 
ft. 
by 
14 
ft... 
.... 222 
3 
ft. 
by 
IV2 
ft... 
.... 9,924 
15 
ft. 
by 
15 
ft... 
.... 193 
3 
ft. 
by 
2 
ft... 
.... 7,260 
16 
ft. 
by 
16 
ft... 
.... 170 
3 
ft. 
by 
3 
ft... 
.... 4,840 
17 
ft. 
by 
17 
ft... 
.... 150 
4 
ft. 
by 
1 
ft... 
....10,890 
18 
ft. 
by 
18 
ft... 
.... 134 
4 
ft. 
by 
2 
ft... 
.... 5,445 
19 
ft. 
by 
19 
ft... 
.... 120 
4 
ft. 
by 
3 
ft... 
.... 3,630 
20* 
ft. 
by 
20 
ft... 
.... 108 
4 
ft. 
by 
4 
ft... 
.... 2,722 
25 
ft. 
by 
25 
ft... 
69 
5 
ft. 
by 
1 
ft... 
.... 8,712 
30 
ft. 
by 
30 
ft... 
48 
5 
ft. 
by 
2 
ft... 
.... 4,356 
33 
ft. 
by 
33 
ft... 
40 
5 
ft. 
by 
3 
ft... 
.... 3,904 
40 
ft. 
by 
40 
ft... 
27 
5 
ft. 
by 
4 
ft... 
.... 2,178 
50 
ft. 
by 
50 
ft... 
12 
5 
ft. 
by 
5 
ft... 
.... 1,742 
60 
ft. 
by 
60 
ft... 
17 
6 
ft. 
by 
3 
ft... 
.... 2,420 
66 
ft. 
by 
66 
ft... 
10 
6 
ft. 
by 
4 
ft... 
.... 1,815 
How to Plant a Tree 
SET TREE IN TUB OF WATER DIGGING HOLE. 
m 
SUBSOIL SHOULD 
BE BROKEN UF 
IF VERY HARD. 
SETTLE TREE BY 
SHAKING UP 
AND DOWN. 
■OOTS SHOULD NOT 
BE BENT IN PLANT¬ 
ING SO DIG HOLE 
LENTY LARGE ENOUGH 
SET TREE TRIFLE DEEPER 
THAN IT GREW IN NURSERY. 
WHEN HOLE IS 
ABOUT ^GHJLL PACK 
FIRMLY WITH FEET.^ 
LEAVE SOIL 
LOOSE ON 
HLLIN AMONG ROOTS 
WITH GOOD LOAMY 
SOIL. WORK IN BY 
HAND OR SETTLE 
WITH WATER. 
HOLEi 
PACK FIRMLY. 
LIGHT SOIL 
REQUIRES MORE. 
PACKING THAN 
HEAVY SOIL. 
LEAVE POCKET AROUND 
HOLE TO CATCH WATER. 
IMPORTANT: we do not encourage the USE or MAN¬ 
URE. IF WELL DECAYED AND MIXED WITH SOIL IT SHOULD 
BE USED ONLY ON THE TOP. 
USE RED STEER FERTILIZER ON YOUR TREES 
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