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FRUIT AND ORCHARD TREES 
FRUITS FROM YOUR OWN BACK YARD 
: FOR THE GULF COAST AREA 
While the South is usually regarded as the home of Citrus, Pecans, and Fig Trees, there are other varieties of 
Fruits that can be grown successfully along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, such as Pears, Grapes, Guavas, 
and Berries. 
The Fruits we list are varieties that have been tried out and will succeed under proper selection and preparation 
of soil and cultural directions. 
Our fifty years’ experience teaches us that we cannot grow the same varieties of Peaches, Pears, Plums, and Pe- 
cans that thrive and do well in higher altitudes and different kinds of soils, even a hundred miles back from the 
Coast. FI GS 
Ficus 
No fruit is more valuable in the Southern Fruit Gar- 
den than Figs. No home pantry is complete without 
CANNED AND PRESERVED FIGS for winter use. 
Figs come into BEARING VERY EARLY. If regularly 
sprayed with BORDEAUX MIXTURE they will hold 
their FOLIAGE LATE in the season, greatly extending 
the PRODUCING PERIOD. 
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Fresh Figs are delicious for home use or as preserved. 
CELESTIAL “Little Sugar Fig” Ficus species 
The Tree is a vigorous grower and profilic bearer. The fruit is 
medium to small, of blush to ivory color; flesh is rich, tender and 
very sweet. So tender you can eat, can, or preserve them without 
peeling. It is the hardiest variety we have—hence reliable further 
north. Produces more fruit than any other variety. Generally con- 
sidered the business fig of the South. Should be grown in tree form. 
MAGNOLIA Ficus species 
This variety should be trimmed to bush form, as it bears on new 
vigorous limbs. It should be cut back every spring before budding 
out, to 5 or 6 buds of where it was cut the year before. It can be 
grown as far north as Oklahoma City by banking high every winter, 
and removing the dirt in the spring, pruning heavily, to get a 
quantity of new growth (every leaf should produce a fig), and by 
spraying to keep the leaves on, the fruit is medium to large, oblong 
in shape, smooth skin; color, pale yellow with purplish-brown flesh ; 
pulp, dark red. This variety is most often used for commercial 
orchards for preserving purposes. 
Class Min. Ht. Each 
NBS ae 12 in. Small $ 60 
IN Bis Sees 18 in. Medium e 
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The soil for Grapes should be of deep sandy nature and it should 
be THOROUHLY DRAINED. It should be DEEPLY WORKED and 
well manured. Every home in the South should have a shade ARBOR 
or nice TRELLIS of grapes. 
CARMAN 
Vigorous grower and prolific bearer. Fruit grows in large bunch- 
es of medium size grapes. Color, black; firm, tender, and extra fine 
quality. Very rich, superior flavor, seeds easily leaving pulp. A popu- 
lar standard commercial variety. Ripens about July 15th. 
CONCORD 
Good grower; full bunches. Very large, round, bluish-black. Sweet. 
Ripens about July 15th. An old favorite. 
NIAGRA 
Best white bunch grape. Pale greenish-yellow in color. Tender, 
juicy and sweet. Fine for table use. Ripens about August Ist. 
Size Class ch Per Doz. 
Smallaviness Ley re NB Be $ 
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PEACHES 
Amagydalis persica 
It is advisable to plant a few new TREES EVERY 
YEAR on well-drained soil, and NEW VIRGIN LAND. 
if possible, for a continuous home supply. Peaches 
should be well cultivated, fertilized with NITROGEN 
WHEN YOUNG, AND POTASH WHEN BEARING. 
They should be SPRAYED REGULARLY. The varieties 
we list have been chosen for the Gulf Coast Territory. 
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CARMEN 
Freestone. Large white flesh with red cheek. 
ELBERTA 
Freestone. Large, oblong, pointed fruit. Yellow flesh and skin 
with red cheek. Ripens last of July and early August. 
FRANK 
; Freestone. Large size, yellow skin with red cheek; flesh yellow, 
Juicy and of good flavor. Ripens in July. 
HOBSON CLING 
Fruit large, white and red, of best flavor. Sure heavy bearer. with 
firm meat. 
LUTTICHAU 
A fine market and table peach. Large, greenish-white, marked 
with red. Juicy and fine flavored. Freestone. Ripens early in June. 
PALLAS 
Prolific and regular bearer. Flesh is white, washed with red. 
Medium size, oblong shape, decidedly pointed. Very sweet. Freestone. 
Ripens early in July. 
RED INDIAN CLING 
Fruit medium size, deep red color. Ripens in July. The well-known 
Indian peach. 
Class Min. Ht. Each — Per Doz. 
NB gee ee 3 ft. Teer $ $ 
IN Boeier, cohen: be ft, qe Gy 1 Ly 
PLUMS 
Prunus 
Varieties of Plums suited to the Coastal Section are becoming 
more widely planted. Recent crops of Plums have shown the people 
of South Texas and Louisiana that there is no better section for 
their extensive production. 
BRUCE 
A very productive hybrid, originated by Mr. A. L. Bruce. Extra 
large, red fruit, delicious in flavor. Ripens early in June. 
GOLD 
A prolific bearer. Fruit is of medium size, firm yellow, with a 
little red. Ripens middle of July. 
METHLEY 
A very large plum, with greenish-red skin. Red flesh. Deliciously 
sweet. Best of the early plums. Ripens middle of May. 
SANTA ROSA 
Large; rich color of red. Ripens middle of June. 
Class Min. Ht. Each Per Doz. 
NEW fee: Sift: ib yGe $575 $ me 
UNG eee aes 5 ft. hb A 17. 

STANDARD QUALITY IS XX — SPECIMENS ARE XXX 
