FIRST FRUIT TREE PATENTED IN 
U. S. PATENT OFFICE 
Originated by J. E. Markham and is caged in the 
middle of my breeding grounds. I sold my propagating 
rights of this tree to Stark Bros., Nursery, of Louisiana, 
Missouri, for the sum of $2,500.00. 
J. E. MARKHAM 
Fruit breeder and Orchardist 
LOCATION OF NURSERY 
4 Miles West of Flora, or 4 Miles East of Xenia, Illinois, 
on U. S. Highway No. 50 . 
This location is Yellowblossom School House, 
then 4 Miles straight South to MARKHAM’S NURSERY 
on Oil Road. 
