Michel's Select Fruits 
PEACHES 
Peach varieties are generally self fruitful, 
but J. H. Hale produces tmpotent pollen. For 
that reason it is desirable to interplant with 
varieties bearing potent pollen. 
Belle of Georgia. White, red cheek; flesh 
white, of good flavor. Freestone. Sept. 
Champion. A large, handsome early white 
variety with red cheek; sweet, juicy. Aug. 
Elberta. The standard market variety. 
Large; flesh yellow, juicy, and of high 
quality. A heavy bearer. Sept. 15. 
Golden Jubilee. Resembles Elberta. Skin 
yellow with red flesh; flesh golden yellow, 
juicy and sweet. Freestone. Early Aug. 
Hale-Haven. Ripens two weeks before 
Elberta. Wiuthstands cold temperatures; 
very hardy. A perfect freestone of extremely 
high color, yellow fleshed, large In size, 
good shipping qualities. Heavy bearer. 
J. H. Hale. Larger than Elberta. Deep 
yellow with carmine blush; wonderful 
flavor. Stands shipping. Ripens about 
Sept. 10. 
Salberta. Late. Large yellow freestone. 
Ripens about 10 days to two weeks after 
Elberta. Is being planted commercially in 
many Peach-growing sections. 
All Peach trees, 314 to 4 ft., 
each $2.50; doz. $27.50 
Special quick-crop size: 6 to 8 ft., 
each $4.50 
CHERRIES 
Sweet Cherries need cross pollinization; 
use two varieties. 
factory when planted alone. 
Black Tartarian. Sweet. Very large; black; 
rich and juicy. 
‘ Early Richmond. Sour. An early variety 
of medium size; dark red fruit. Early June. 
Montmorency. Sour. Large, dark red 
fruit, about 10 days later than Richmond. 
Napoleon (Royal Ann). The best and most 
profitable yellow sweet Cherry. Flesh very 
firm, juicy, and delicious. 
All Cherry trees, 4 to 5 ft., each $3.00; 
doz. $33.50 
Special Offer of fruiting size Cherry } 
trees available fall, 1948. Please mark 
orders stock “E.”? 
Lambert. Extra large, sweet, jet-black. 
Very popular, midseason. 
Napoleon (Royal Ann). Large, pale 
yellow, bright red cheek; sweet, ex- 
cellent flavor. Prolific bearer; mid- 
season. 
Windsor. Large, sweet, almost black; 
fine quality. Valuable late variety. 
Yeliow Spanish. Large, sweet, yellow 
with red tinge. One of the most beau- 
tiful and popular of the light-colored 
Cherries. Heavy bearer. Midseason. 
STRONG TREES 
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CRAB APPLES 
Hyslop Crab. Large, round, deep red fruit. 
‘The best variety for jelly. Sept. 
Crab Apple trees, 5 to 6 ft., each 
$2.50; doz. $27.50 
Special quick-crop size: 6 to 7 ft., 
each $4.50 
.. $3.75 each 
5.00 each 
a 
Guintuplet Apple Trees 
9 s-in. cal. and up. 
The popu 5-N-1 Apple varieties on 
each tree: Anoka, Red Jonathan, Red 
Delicious, Yellow Delicious and Trans- 
parent. Each $6.00. 
Sour Cherries are satis-- 

PEARS 
Most varieties of Pears are self unfruitful, 
or self incompatible, even though they bear 
excellent pollen. Duchesse d’Angouleme has 
proved to bea desirable pollinator for the 
other varieties that we offer. Bartlett and! 
Seckel will not cross pollinate; use Duchesse 
d’Angouleme if either or both of the above 
two are being planted. 
Summer Varieties 
Bartlett. An old favorite. Juicy, well flavor- 
ed and a good bearer. Aug. 
Clapp’s Favorite. A fine large yellow var- 
iety stained red; flesh fine-grained. Aug. 
Fall Varieties 
Anjou. Fruit large and handsome, yellow 
with red blush; flesh of good flavor. Late 
keeper. Oct. 
Duchesse d’Angouleme. Large; flesh but- 
tery, rich, and juicy. A good standard 
variety. Fine keeper. Oct. 
Kieffer. Late. Rather coarse-grained, but 
when well ripened is good for both eating 
and preserving. Good keeper. Oct. 
Seckel. A well-known, dark brown, small 
variety; flesh very sweet and juicy. Oct. 
All Pear trees, 5 to 6 ft., each $3.00; 
doz. $33.50 
APPLES 
Apple varieties may be classified roughly 
as self fruitful, partially self fruitful, and self 
unfruitful. Delicious and Wealthy are two 
good self-pollinators. Include these varieties 
with others of your choice from the list below. 
Delicious. A good late variety with rosy 
red fruit of good size. Truly delicious. 
Grimes Golden. Late. Good size; yellow, 
and of fine flavor. 
Jonathan. Winter. Fruit medium to large; 
brilliant red; flesh juicy, fine grained, 
tender and very highly flavored. Bears 
heavy crops every year, and comes into 
bearing early. 
McIntosh. Winter. Medium size; nearly 
covered with bright red; flesh white, tender, 
juicy, sub-acid. Hardy, vigorous, healthy. 
Rome Beauty. Late. Yellow shaded red; 
solid and juicy. 
Stayman’s Winesap. The best winter 
variety. Large, juicy, semi-sweet. Fine for 
eating and cooking. Prolific. 
Wealthy. Late. Round, red, 
good keeper. 
Yellow Delicious. Winter. Tree comes into 
bearing early, producing heavy crops. 
Very thrifty, hardy, and a _ vigorous 
grower. A golden Apple which has won 
fame as an outstanding commercial variety. 
Yellow Transparent. Early and desirable. 
Good color; juicy and semi-sweet. 
Apple Trees 5 to 6 ft., each $2.50; 
doz $27.50 
Quick-crop size: 6 to 7 ft., each $4.50 
sweet. A 
Fill hole with good 
soil and tramp down 
hard and firm. 
Leave loose soil on 
top or cover ground 
with a mulch. 


SSNS 
Basin or s Use manure 
depression SY y SS only on top; 
left to catch “Ss don’t put it 
water. near roots. 
In planting fruit trees, the hole must be 
large enough to allow the roots to lie in their 
natural position. Make sure to eliminate all 
air pockets. 


PLUMS 
The varieties Abundance and Burbank 
need cross pollinating; they will pollinate 
each other. Other varieties offered are self 
pollinating. 
Abundance. <A _ very productive, large 
variety of light cherry-red color. Aug. 
Burbank. Fruit round, 
lilac bloom. Heavy bearer. Sept. 
Diamond. Enormous, dark purple fruit 
with a beautiful bloom. Sept. 
Green Gage. Large, greenish, sweet fruit 
of good flavor. An excellent variety. Sept. 
Shropshire Damson. Late. Medium-sized 
fruit, produced in thick clusters. A strong 
grower and very productive of dark purple- 
colored Plums. The popular old-fashioned 
Damson variety. 
All Plum trees, 5 to 6 ft., each $3.00; 
doz. $33.50 
Howard Miracle Plum. The most sen- 
sational novelty of a decade. The 
introduction of this grand new Plum 
marks an epoch in the advance of fme 
fruits for the table. The tantalizing and 
delicious flavor, the great size, firm 
amber flesh and miniature seed, com- 
bined with the red and yellow maple- 
leaf color, place the Miracle Plum far 
ahead of all other Plums on the market. 
Some say the taste is like pineapple; 
others compare it to Plum and Nec- 
tarine combined. Invariable, after 
tasting this Miracle Plum, comes the 
exclamation: “This fruit is truly a 
miracle. Certainly no other Plum could 
be so-uscious. Why, this fruit is simply 
out of this world.” 4 to 6 ft., each $2.50, 
3 for $6.75; 10 for $20.00. 
DWARF FRUIT TREES 
Grafted on selected Malling stock No. 9. 
The ultimate size of these trees is 5 to 8 feet— 
ideal for home gardens. These trees are 3 
years old, well branched. 
G Good pollinator for other sorts 
S Summer ripening 
F Fall ripening 
W Winter ripening 
*Please mark orders stock ‘‘L’’ 
All varieties, each $7.00; 3 for $19.50; 
doz. $72.00 
DWARF APPLE TREES 
Baldwin. *W. 
Cortland. GF 
Cox Orange. W 
Delicious. *SW 
Golden Delicious. GW. 
Grimes Golden. *GF. 
Stayman’s Winesap. W. 
Wealthy. GF. 
DWARF PEARS 
Bartlett. GS. 
Clapp’s Favorite. S. 
Kieffer. F. 
DWARF QUINCE 
Orange (Apple). F. 
Champion. F. 
DWARF SWEET CHERRY 
Black Tartarian. *GS. 
Yellow Spanish. S. 
Napoleon. S. 
DWARF SOUR CHERRY 
Early Richmond. *S. 
Montmorency. *S. 

78 HENRY F. 
MICHELL CO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA, 
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