PEACH COLLECTION 
| + Belle of Georgia 1 Polly 
1 Champion 1 J.H. Hale 
All nice 4-6 ft. trees. 
For § .65 By 
Only Express 
1 Gold Flame 
FREE Honeysuckle 

oe NECTARINES—SMOOTH SKINNED PEACH 
mele horace | * cestone- The Quetta Nectarine fie us, eerie 
in size 
and growing habits, and is as hardy as the Champion 
or most other budded peaches. The fruit is almost as 
large as the common run of peaches, but it is perfect- 
ly smooth-skinned, with a wax-like appearance. Of 
pleasing, delicious quality, the Nectarines make an 
excellent dessert dish. For drying and for preserves 
they are superior to the peach. Nectarines have never 
been offered on -a large scale, and have not been 
Large size, 
beautiful rich orange yellow 
color with carmine cheek, 
smooth; a very good peach. 
Does well as far north as the 
middle of Nebraska, and any- 
where south and east of here. 
Ripens end of August. 
¥ Poll Freestone. One of the planted in commercial orchards, and is known only 
y Surest bearers. to few people. However, the tree is hardy anywhere 
Claimed to be even hardier in the corn belt, can be grown successfully wherever 
than Champion. Medium size, peaches can be grown, and produces as good as 
good flavor, white-meated, peaches. Nice 3 to 4 ft. trees, $1.85 each: 2 for $3.45; 
ripens in August. prepaid. 
Extra Hardy Seedling Peaches 
Although these .ittle trees have been grown from seeds of choice, hardy varieties, 
they will not come true to name when they start bearing. The larger per cent however, 
will produre peaches of fair to good quality. We recommend them for a row in the 
windbreak, where their rapid growth will be very valuable, and will make some pretty 
good fruit. For orchard planting you should use only budded peach trees, as the Seed- 
ling peaches would be too uncertain as to the quality of fruit. For a windbreak row, 
plant Seedling peaches 6 or 8 ft. apart; or plant them alternated with Seedling Apricots 
(see page 22). Our Seedling peaches have been pruned to nice tree form, they are now 
2 to 3 ft. high, easy to start, will make a fast growth. 10 for $1.95; 25 for $3.75; 50 for 
$6.95; prepaid. FRUIT TREE UNDERSTOCK 
Some of our customers like to graft or bud some rare 
specimen of fruit, and need understock for such pur- 
for Peaches poses. We have understock of the wild French Crah 
; apple, also wild Pear roots, and the hardy Maheleb 
peaches free from worms, spray roots used for Cherry-understock. We are using this 
Sherwin-Williams sprays. stock for our own propagations, and if you are ex- 
. perienced in propagating, want to do some grafting 
from your own scions, we will furnish you this under- 
stock, in any of the three types mentioned. Your 
order for this stock must reach us before February 
20th, as we will be planting the understock in the 
nursery here, at that time, and cannot make reserva- 
tions on later orders. State when you wish to have 
shipment. Price of these roots: 25 for $3.00, postpaid. 
aReer ine Defore the buds begin PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Pruning of Peach trees is an important matter. At 
planting time cut back all branches to within 1-inch 
from the main stem. This produces a new, dense 
crown. As soon as the new branches are about 16 
1. When 75% of the shucks have inches long, cut them back to 1 ft. length. During 
WHEN TO SPRAY 

fallen. the following years give fast growing peach trees a 
2. Two weeks later. summer pruning early in July, cutting off just the 
8. Four weeks before picking. very ends of all new branches. This makes stouter 
branches, a stronger crown, and increases fruit pro- 
duction for the next year. Never cultivate around 
Peach trees after July. 
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