FRUIT 
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All Our Fruit Trees Are Grown In Our Nursery at Alpha, Ill, 
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They are all hand sorted to insure good straight trees, with well shaped tops and good roots. 
All the varieties are adapted to this climate, as they are grown in this climate. 
60c each 
3 for $1.65 
APPLE TREES 
2 year trees 5-6 ft., 60c ea.—3 for $1.65—10 for $5.00 
10 Trees 
$5.00 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
EARLY HARVEST —Medium, to large, roundish, 
bright straw color: flesh white, good quality. 
July. 
RED JUNE —Medium, oblong, hardy, and produc¬ 
tive; deep red color; flesh white, tender, rich 
and sub-acid. August. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT —Medium, yellow, good quality, productive, early bearer. 
July, (also 6 to 7 ft. 3 yr. trees $1.00 ea.) 
BENONIA— Tree upright, rapid grower. Color, dark red with yellow blush; flesh 
creamy color; flavor unlike any other apple. Fine eating or cooking. This is about 
the last of the summer apples 
AUTUMN VARIETIES 
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG— Large size, roundish, streaked with red and yellow; 
flesh white, juicy, acid. September. 
FAMUESE (Snow) —Medium, deep crimson, flesh snowy white, tender. Tree slow 
crooked grower. October and November. 
WEALTHY —Large, roundish, smooth, nearly covered with dark red; flesh white, 
fine, juicy, sub-acid; quality very good; good grower and productive. October. 
ANOKA — A really good apple. Bears in two and three years. Fruit large and very 
much like Wealthy, ripening in late September to October. Very hardy and 
vigorous grower, very productive. 
LIVELAND— Red and Yellow striped, crisp, good flavor. September. 
RED SIBERIAN —Grows in clusters and the tree is simply loaded when fruiting. 
Bears very young; fruits in September. Use these for jelly and pickles. This is 
the little red one. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
ALL RED DELICIOUS —Has the same size, flavor and shape as the common Deli¬ 
cious, but this variety is a deep bright red, which completely covers the apple. 
Flesh is very white, crisp and very juicy. Heavy bearer. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS —Fruit golden yellow; flesh pure white; very crisp and juicy; 
very fine quality. Tree bears young with enormous crops. The old fruit growers 
claim this is the peak in apples. 
JONATHAN —Medium, nearly covered with brilliant stripes of lively red; very showy, 
juicy, excellent; trees spreading and slender; bears early. November to February. 
GRIMES GOLDEN —Medium golden yellow, with white dots, crisp, tender and juicy, 
excellent; tree vigorous, hardy and productive. November to January. 
NORTHWESTERN GREENING —Large; Greenish Yellow flesh; fine grained; firm; 
extremely hardy and strong grower; heavy bearer. An extra fine cooking apple. 
Late keeper. 
RED ROME BEAUTY —Fruit large; roundish; bright red with slight yellow blush. 
Flesh yellowish, tender and juicy. Very Good. October to December. 
ROMAN STEM —Medium size, yellow, of good quality, very productive; tree a slow 
grower when young. 
STAYMAN’S WINESAP —Fruit large, striped, nearly covered with red; flesh green¬ 
ish yellow, very juicy and aromatic; very good; a strong, spreading grower; a good, 
early bearer; the best of our late winter apples. January to May. 
BALDWIN— Bright red, tender and juicy. January to April. 
YELLOW BELLEFLOWER —Yellow, good flavor—one of the old varieties. Decem¬ 
ber to March., 
WINTER BANNANA— Yellow with red cheek, high flavor. January. 
2 year-4 ft. CRAB APPLES 60 c each 
WHITNEY—Fruit very large, yellow striped with red; flesh yellow, very juicy and 
fine grained, flavor rich and almost sweet. August. 
Apples 
Peaches 
Plums 
PEACH TREES 
PEAR TREES 
2 year trees 5-6 ft. 50c ea.—5 for $2.25—10 for $4.00 
ELBERTA—The great American market peach; produces big, profitable crops. Fruit 
large, bright, attractive, yellow with crimson shading; flesh firm and of good quality. Will ripen 
perfectly when picked green. One of the best for home or market use. Free stone. September. 
Each 3 Trees 5 Trees 
3 year trees—5 to 6 ft. 75c $2.00 $3.25 
LINCOLN—Medium si/e, clear yellow flushed with 
red. Very hardy and very productive. Either 
canned or eaten fresh its flavor is delicious. Tree 
bears very young, and is a sure bearer from year 
to year. 
Pears 
CHAMPION—Fruit large, delicious, sweet, juicy; skin creamy white, with red cheek; 
handsome, hardy and productive, and a good shipper; adhering slightly to the stone. White flesh. 
August 15th. 
SOUTH HAVEN—One of the newer peaches grown much in Michigan. It stands our 
cold winters better than any of the other varities. Flesh golden yellow; rich and sweet; firm, ex¬ 
cellent shipper and keeper; freestone; ripens 2 to 3 weeks ahead of the Elberta. Tree is hardy, 
healthy and is a vigorous grower and heavy producer. 
HALE-HAVEN—This is a cross of the J. H Hale and the South Haven, which de¬ 
velops a very large Peach of the Hale type and with the hardiness of the South Haven. We do not 
believe that Hale-Haven is quite as hardy as the South Haven; the fruit, however, is much larger. 
Try a few trees of this new variety. 
GOLDEN JUBILEE—A new early peach, large size, golden color, rich flavor, free¬ 
stone. A good shipping variety. 
BARTLETT Large size, rich, yellow color, with a blush; very juicy and highly 
avored; good to eat from the tree. This is the variety that is sold at fruit stands. 
KEIFFER—The best late pear—does not ripen on the tree. Pick them before frost 
and lay them away. Heavy and sure bearer; good for canning. 7 to 8 ft, $1.00. 
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ALEXANDER — White meat. Bears in July. 
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ties and habits of all leading varieties—with the drawbacks of none. It bears even 
more profusely than the Keiffer. It begins to bear at an earlier age than any other 
pear on earth. It lanks with the best in shape, size and coloring. 
CLAPPS FAVORITE— Yellow flushed with red; good eating pear. Ripen on the tree. 
CHERRY TREES 
3 year trees-6 to 7 ft., $1.00 each—3 or more trees 90c ea. 
Year trees-4 to 6 ft.. .70 each—3 or more trees 60c ea. 
EAR Me^diu m 1 C re T,° N . D ~ Th ‘ S is the early P 0 P«lar cherry that is planted so much 
. hardy, immensely productive, ripens the last of June. 
M0 !n T nS R ! NCY ~ rhe , Iarge> l atC > da,k red Cherry - This cherry has become very 
Richmond" aCC ° Unt ° f “ Ze * U 15 Vefy meat y-ripens about 10 days later than the 
SWEET CHERRIES 
4 to 6 ft.. $1.00 each 
BING—1 'lack—v l r y i arge and nieaty 
SPANISH—)-, .-How—l arge and good flavor. 
Sweet Cherries need well drained soil, heavy in limestone. 
PLUM trees 
^^^sbx ^ Purple skin with purplish flesh. Bears very young and heavy. 
O ATA Purplish icd skin, greenish flesh, heavy bearer, and bears young. 
UNDEKWQOD-Large size, skin greenish yellow with red, flesh golden yellow; 3 U,C 
and sweet. Very hardv and productive bearer. One of the best. 
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Personally Select Youi jreens and Plants ~ xT MlGI 
Very 
2 year trees 5 t Q g feet— 60c each 
One important feature °f thes< Hybrid Plums is their good quality 
extreme hardiness, prolificness and early bearing. ^ 
Mediun WANETA—Often bears next year after planting. Skin deep red flesh yellow 
delicious and very hardy. Three weeks later than above 7 
Wl ^we?t°?aDid“^owir’ nat i Ve ’ de . c P, red , with Purplish bloom, flesh yellow, juicy and 
ct, rapid grower, early and abundant bearer. July and August. 
DOWNING—Red,—Large round plum. Very good flavor. 
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