E.H. BURSON NURSERY 
(SUCCESSOR TO GREEN’S NURSERY) 
CLIFTON, N. Y. 
GREETINGS: 
A new year has arrived and with it has come a renewed hope that Peace and Good Will among men will have a deeper meaning to all of 
us. We can only hope and pray that a greater understanding of human problems among the Nations of the World will prevent another 
conflict such as we have just experienced. 
We are going forward now with renewed courage, new plans and new ideas which we hope will mean a better future for everyone. In the 
Nursery Business, we are still handicapped in many ways with a scarcity of many items but we sincerely hope that we may soon be in a 
position to serve you with a very complete line of Nursery Stock. We appreciate your patronage and will do our utmost to please you 
in every way. 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
Some of our fruit trees offered this season are 1 yr., but they are the best that 
can be grown, and in many respects preferable to 2 yr. stock—they will be so 
listed in this catalog. 
Due to high cost of all packing materials such as burlap, twine, packing, etc., 
we are compelled to make a charge of 40c for handling all orders under 
- INFORMATION 
To order from catalog, simply make your selection, write your order on the 
order blank enclosed, with proper prices as listed in the catalog and mail to 
us in the self-addressed envelope together with your check or money order. 
A special ‘‘How to Plant’’ Booklet will be sent with your order. 
GUARANTEE 
We guarantee stock to be first class in every respect and up to size and quality 
as advertised. If you are not pleased with stock on arrival, please advise and 
GOUR SELECTION 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
RED ASTRACHAN. One of the best summer cook- 
ing and eating apples. Yellow, splashed with crimson. 
Sub-acid flavor and good quality. Ripens July. 1 yr., 
4 ft., $1.10 each. 
SWEET PARADISE. One of the newer varieties of 
sweet apples and considered one of the best. You 
should try one of these. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. Most popular early 
yellow apple. Juicy, mild and tasty. Good filler be- 
tween vigorous and strong growing varieties. Ripens 
late July. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES 
GRAVENSTEIN. Orange-yellow striped light and 
dark red. Sub-acid flavor and hardy. Fine for pies 
and sauce. Ripens early fall. 
TWENTY OUNCE. Extra large, greenish yellow, 
striped with red. Juicy, mild and excellent flavor. 
Good for pies and baking. Ripens early fall. 
WILLIAMS RED. Scarlet red, hardy and early. 
Strong grower. Bears good crop. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
DBL. RED DELICIOUS. Large, solid red color and 
of superb quality and flavor. Hardy, good bearer and 
ideal for home and market. 
BALDWIN. Old time commercial favorite. Yields 
good crop and fine shipper. One of best eating and 
cooking varieties. Excellent keeper. Bright red. 
R. I. GREENING. Unexcelled for cooking and 
dessert. Good keeper, rich yellowish green color 
when ripe. Long lived and hardy and an abundant 
yielder. 
McINTOSH. Rightly considered best commercial 
variety of Northern States and New England. A 
bright red of the highest quality, unequalled by any 
other variety except Cortland. Flesh is crisp, tender, 
and very juicy with a flavor all its own. Ripens in 

Red Delicious 
Most cordially yours, 
EK. H. BURSON NURSERY, 
F. J. Stckies, President 
we will replace items. If any stock should prove to be untrue to name, we will 
replace upon proper proof or refund purchase price. We cannot assume greater 
responsibility. 
TRANSPORTATION 
All our stock is shipped F. O. B. our railroad station with exception of items 
as are marked postpaid. 
TERMS 
Payment should accompany orders—this saves expense of bookkeeping records 
and enables us to sell for less. 
WHEN TO ORDER 
There is a scarcity of all kinds of fruit trees and bush fruits and we strongly 
urge you to order early so stock may be reserved for you, and thus avoid 
disappointment. 
OF THE BEST APPLES 
PRICES: 2 yr., 5-6 ft., $1.75 each 
10 for $16.00 
except where noted 
SPECIAL OFFER FOR SPRING 
We have a limited supply of nice 1 year apple trees, 
3-4 ft. high, ideal for planting in the following 
varieties at $1.10 each, 3 for $3.00. 
RED ASTRACHAN. Summer apple (red striped). 
CORTLAND. Large winter apple (red). 
McINTOSH. Medium winter apple (splashed red). 
ener TRANSPARENT. Summer apple (yel- 
OW ). 
DUCHESS. Summer apple (splashed light red) 
DELICIOUS. Large winter apple (solid red). 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. Large winter apple (yel- 
low). 
PEARS 
PRICES: 1 yr., 4 ft., $1.85 each 
BARTLETT. Universally known and without an 
equal as a canning and commercial variety, adapt- 
able to nearly all climates. Fruit is large, golden 
yellow, tender, juicy with a delicious flavor. Ripens 
in September. 
BOSC. A very fine variety with long tapering neck 
and brownish yellow in color. Flesh is tender, very 
juicy with a pleasing aroma. Slow grower but very 
productive. Ripens in October. 
SHELDON. A russet color, with a ruddy cheek. 
Flesh is melting and juicy with a luscious flavor. 
October. 
RED SPY. A sport of Northern Spy but of a solid 
red color with no stripes or splashes. Unexcelled in 
its rich crispy, tangy flavor. Excellent commercial 
variety. Ripens in November. 
V 
CORTLAND. A sport of the McIntosh with much 
same color, but larger and overlaid with purplish 
bloom. About two weeks later than McIntosh. One 
of the best eating apples grown. Plant with Mc- 
Intosh to cross-pollinate. Ripens in October. 
Very good for culinary purposes. 
SCAYUGA. A seedling of the Seckel which it re- 
sembles, but about the size of a Bartlett, and colored 
greenish yellow with a dull blush. Not quite so spicy 
as Seckel and milder. 
