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HE deciduous fruit trees, by com- 
parison with and other 
purely tropical fruits, are quite 
likely to be overlooked in the average 
Southern planting scheme. This is 
because their adaptability to these 
lower latitudes is not fully recognized. 
Actually, there are few locations in 
Florida that would not support a fine 
assortment of fruit and nut trees, ample 
for completely satisfying the dietary 
needs of any family. Catering to the 
commercial markets can often become a 
profitable thing for the more ambitious 
growers who have an investment in idle 
land and wish to put it to work. Pears, 
Peaches, Plums, Persimmons, Figs, and 
in certain sections, Pecans, all offer 
unusual opportunities. The importance 
of fruit trees to the small or large grower, 
especially in these uncertain times, 
cannot be overestimated. WHY BUY? 
—GROW YOUR OWN SUPPLY! 
CARNES PEAR 
{Apple Pear} 
Originated about fifteen years ago by 
S. M. Carnes of Florahome, Fla., from 
an old tree said to have come from 
England half a century before. The fruit 
is medium to large, rather round in 
shape and of good color. The flesh is 
firm and free from grit, juicy, and the 
flavor is quite apple-like. It matures 
earlier than our other Pears, beginning 
to ripen fruit in late June and carrying 
over through July. Blight resistant, 
and a regular and heavy bearer. 
citrus 

Stuart 

Moneymaker 

Excelsior Plums. Natural size 
FIGS 
Fig trees mature fruits from about June 
to November in the Lower South. Trees 
are very productive and the fruit, fresh or 
preserved, may be used throughout the 
year. A commercial Fig orchard requires 
very little care, compared with other fruits. 
Black. Medium to large; skin bluish black, 
almost entirely covered with delicate 
bluish bloom. Quality good. Strong 
grower, heavy bearer; hardy. 
Brunswick. Large, pear-shaped; dark brown; 
flesh thick, soft, very good. Late. 
Celeste. Small to medium; violet color; 
flesh light to rose at center; juicy, sweet, 
excellent. Hardy. June, July. 
Lemon. Good size; yellowish green; flesh 
white, sweet, of fair quality. Early. 


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EXCELSIOR PLUM 
Taber in 1887. Experienced fruit-growers put 
Excelsior at the top of the Plum list; there- 
fore home-garden owners may expect equally 
good results. The fruit ripens early in June, 
is a bright wine-red, 2 inches or more in 
diameter, with lots of juice and a real Plum 
flavor. If you like Plums, plant Excelsior. 
LOQUAT 
{Eriobotrya japonica} 
A handsome, large-leaved, medium-size 
tree standing several degrees of frost, and a 
fine ornamental. The yellow, oblong fruit is 
about as large as a medium-sized plum and 
has a fine, sub-acid flavor. Tree blooms in 
November to December, and fruits mature 
MULBERRIES 
For quick, effective shade and an abun- 
dance of fruits for birds, chickens, and pigs, 
no other tree takes the place of the Mulberry 
about the home. In addition, the fruit is 
wholesome and abundant. Every farm should 
have them. 
Hicks. Rapid-growing, early-bearing trees, 
producing good fruits all summer. 
Stubbs. A vigorous tree producing large, 
acid, black fruits of best quality. 
Townsend. Very vigorous tree, bearing 
wonderfully fine crops of medium-sized 
fruits very early in spring. 
PECANS 
Because the nuts are so rich in required 
food-elements and so palatable, the Pecan 
has become an essential part of fruit orchards 
for home use throughout the South. Pecan 
trees succeed on various soils—sandy loam, 
light clay, or sand and clay are suitable. Low, 
wet land should be avoided unless it can be 
well drained; they need moisture like all 
trees, but detest ‘‘wet feet.’’ The varieties 
we list are well tried and favorably known. 
Curtis. Of Florida origin. A _ beautiful, 
rapid-growing tree and a heavy bearer of 
very thin-shelled, medium-sized nuts of 
highest quality. 
Frotscher. A large, oblong nut with very 
thin shell and of good quality. It is well 
adapted to planting in the Gulf Coast 
country, Florida, and southeast Georgia. 
Moneymaker. A medium-sized nut with 
medium shell, well filled with a rich meat. 
The tree is an upright grower with dark 
green foliage. 
Schley. A good growing tree of average 
form and size. Nuts medium to large, with 
very thin shell and highest quality meat. 
Stuart. A large, strong tree with a fine head. 
Nuts large, medium thin, good quality. 
It stands the cold better than most other 
Southern varieties. 
Success. Tree sturdy, vigorous, and is a 
heavy producer of large nuts of average 
thickness and of good quality. 
Big Z. The trees are symmetrical and grow 
faster than the average Pecan. The nuts 
are narrow and nearly as long as Stuart; 
easy to crack and well-flavored. 
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