WAYTESBORO, VIRGINIA 


FRUIT DEPARTMENT 
Our Strains Ave Tested for Performance 
As Virginia’s Largest Growers, our trees are 
well known to the commercial orchardists. 
Our fruit tree business is mostly with the com- 
mercial planters and for this reason we do not feel 
it necessary to go into lengthy descriptions of the 
standard varieties or the quality of the stock we 
furnish. In our descriptions of the newer varieties 
we try to bring out the good points and weak points 
as well, to give the planter a true guide. 
WE ARE CONTINUALLY ON THE ALERT 
FOR NEWER AND BETTER VARIETIES 
We do not attempt to offer a new variety until we 

have thoroughly tested it ourselves or have accurate ‘phe tree in the foreground is one of 40,000 Peach in the Wiley 
information from a reliable SOUrCE. We must be thor- Brothers Orchards at Crozet, Virginia. This orchard contains 
oughly convinced of its merits before placing it on our approximately 40,000 trees ranging from newly planted to 
list and offering it for your orchard. This is costly, but 
a great protection to you. 
The past few years we have been concentrating on the 
improvement of existing varieties, rather than offering 
new varieties, as this seems to be a more promising field. 
Much has been accomplished, especially in color improve- 
ment with attending market possibilities. 
Among the improved strains are the New Red Deli- 
cious, Vance Delicious, New Red Stayman, New Red 
Jonathan, New Red Rome, New Red Duchess, and 
Red Spy. The outstanding New Red Sport is the YORK- 
ING, which is one of the few Apples ever to be honored 
with a United States patent. The YORKING is a sport 
of the Standard York, differing by being a solid red and 
coloring two weeks earlier. 
In recent years most of the new varieties have been 
sports. The Turley and Lowry, however, have been excep- 
tions, having originated from cross pollination. 

A block of 300,000 young Peach Trees being grown for commercial orchard 
planting. This photograph was made in Midsummer, when the trees had 
three months more to grow. 
eighteen years—furnished by the Waynesboro Nurseries. 
PROGRESS MADE WITH OTHER FRUITS 
Equal progress has been made in improving varieties of 
Peaches, Cherries, Pears, Plums, Strawberries, and other 
Small Fruits. 
The Gage Elberta, Golden Jubilee, Hale-Haven, 
Valiant, South Haven and Vedette—each being a Yel- 
low Freestone Peach of good quality—have been well 
received and have great promise. 
BERRIES GREATLY IMPROVED 
The New Thornless Youngberry is not only a greatly 
improved, most delicious fruit, but its vine is without the 
objectionable saw teeth and cat claws which leave thorns 
in the flesh and torn clothing. 
The Boysenberry, which has been produced by cross- 
ing the Blackberry, Raspberry and Loganberry, has pro- 
duced almost unbelievable results, the berries averaging 
11% inches in length and having been known to produce 
as much as 61% tons per acre. 
The Native Blueberry has been im- 
proved in both size and quality, the im- 
proved being as large as Cherries and of a 
most delicious quality. 
The Gem Everbearing Strawberry is 
no doubt outstanding among the New 
Strawberries. The Fairfax and Dorsett, 
however, are valuable acquisitions and 
will do much to increase Strawberry con- 
sumption and bring better profits. 



USUAL PLANTING DISTANCES 
Apples. ..30to 35 ft. Cherries..20 to 25 ft. 
Pears.....20 to 25 ft, ‘Plums.2. 15. to 20 ft: 
PGaGhes: tatters cticia easier ere ke 18 to 22 ft. 
Grapes, 8 ft. apart in row, rows about 6 ft. apart 
Gooseberries and Currants. .4 ft. both ways 
Raspberries and Blackberries 
3 to 4 ft. apart in row; rows 5 to 6 ft. 
Boysenberries and Youngberries 
Same distances as Grapes 
Strawberries 
"12 to 18 in."apart in row; rows 3 to 3% ft. 
Asparagus 
12 to 18 in. in rows; row 3) ft. each way 
Rhubarb cm wees ora cases 4 ft. each way 

We Are Virginia's Largest Growers of Fruit Trees. 
