Wild Persimmon Seed. 
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wht save seeds ae wild Persimmon from the best 
bearing trees we have in our orchard. About half 
the trees: will bear the others male trees. 
wild persimmon is one of the most valuable trees 
_ we have on our place. 
The 
We have single trees that 
bear as much as fifteen bushels and are very fine 
hog feed. The persimmons sell fairly well on the 
market. Should be planted about two inches 
deep. Packet about fifty seed 25c. 
‘will grow it, no matter how poor. 
_ the leaf should be slightly covered, leaving part 

Cactus 
This is the prickly pear of the South but without | 
thorns. Cows and sheep eat it greedily. This plant 
is said to have been found in a thicket by a Mexi- 
can near Corpus Christi. This pear will grow as 
far north as any pear. It is not the tender, useless, 
Burbank kind. After it is well started tons of 
nice green feed can be grown on an acre. Nothing 
finer for milch cows in winter. Any waste land 
In planting 
out, or in the spring lay them flat with a small 
rock on them. One leaf, 10c; $1.00 per dozen. 

J Sia oats 
Also called Geresol. Grows well on good cotton 
and corn land but does not require so much cul- 
tivation since the plants grow very fast. The small 
tubers planted whole but the large ones can be cut 
up like Irish potatoes. Makes as many or more 
bushels than Irish potatoes and can be used for 
them. The Tubers are often recomended for dia- 
betics. This is one of our overlooked plants since 
they are fine to fatten hogs and the hogs do their 
own digging. One pound postpaid 35c, Ten pounds 
$1.25 and fifty pounds $4 by express. We are all 
looking for something easily. cultivated—try arti- 
chokes. 
7 

_ I take this little corner in my catalog 
to tell you if there are any short com- 
ings I wrote the book myself. 
I could have hired a man to write 
it for me, he might have not known the 
difference between a June bug and a 
weed seed, but he could have made 
exaggerated claims. So you can know 
by reading this catalog a fellow wrote 
it who is close to the soil. 


Porto-Rica Sweet Potato 
Plant 
We get so many inquiries for these plants we 
decided to quote them, though they often cause a 
lot of grief because they can not be shipped on the 
dot every time. Per hundred, prepaid 95c; thou- 
sand, $6.00. é 

_ FITZGERALD NURSERY 
- STEPHENVILLE. TEXAS 
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