6 SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 

FRUIT SECTION 
APPLES 
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EARLY— 
RED DUCHESS. This is a strain of the Duchess. The only 
difference is that it colors somewhat earlier, and better, which 
is a big advantage for the commercial Apple grower. Profits 
are larger because of the earlier marketing quality. Plant a few 
of these in your orchard this year. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. (Early Summer.) The best extra 
early Apple; medium size; a beautiful clear yellow; smooth, 
waxen, brilliant.skin.... Unexcelled for pies, tarts and apple sauce. 
Tree extremely hardy,.upright,compact grower; often used as 
a filler;~réliable-cropper. she 
SUMMER CHAMPION. A late summer 
Large, attractive, red, and of fine quality. 
a heavy bearer. 
WEALTHY. (Late Summer.) A most dependable and widely 
Planted late summer Apple; bright_red striped; medium to large 
size. Ripens over a long season. Very good quality. Tree up- 
right grower; often used as a filler; very hardy; bears young. 
FALL— 
GRIMES GOLDEN. Highest quality; good for eating out of 
hand, for pies, marmalade and dumplings. Bright yellow with 
pink cheeks. 
JONATHAN. Best known and best beloved of all apples. Bright 
red fruit, high flavor; bears young and abundantly. 
or early fall Apple. 
Tree is hardy and 
WINTER— 
RED DELICIOUS. Fine grained, juicy, mild. A wonderful eat- 
a apple Color light green shaded to dark red. You need 
s apple. 
WHETSTONE. The Missouri Fruit Experiment Station put in 
40 years’ time and effort crossing Jonathan and Ben Davis 
to develop an Apple with Jonathan quality and Ben Davis pro- 
ductiveness and keeping qualities. 
WINESAP. December to April. Medium size, dark red, juicy, 
mild. Good to eat “as is’’ or for jellies, pies or marmalade. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. Some say the quality is better than 
even the Red Delicious. A dependable cropper and a good 
eeper. 
RED ROME BEAUTY. Identical with the Rome Beauty except 
that it colors earlier and has more red color. Hence, it is a 
more profitable Apple for the grower. This is also a hardy, 
vigorous Apple tree, and is a popular favorite in almost every 
section of the apple country. 
RED STAYMAN. Everyone is familiar with the wonderful,- 
early coloring qualities of the Red Stayman. The Dark Red 
Stayman is a marvelous improvement over many Stayman 
Apples; has more color and keeping qualities. It is the solid 
dark red which makes it a universal] favorite. 
TURLEY WINESAP., A truly fine quality Apple of a beautiful 
ruby-red color of the Stayman type. Absolutely does not crack. 
This is Indiana’s greatest gift to the Apple industry and their 
most precious crop. You, too, will find it a profit maker. 
BLACK BEN. (Winter.) The best of the Ben Davis family. 
It attains a much higher color than Ben Davis or Gano. The 
tree is hardier, more vigorous and more prolific than Ben Davis. 
Fruit is large, solid dark red. 
YORK IMPERIAL. (Winter.) Bright pin-striped with dark red; 
fair quality. Its oblique or lop-sided shape is a notable charac- 
teristic. A very heavy bearer. Easy to handle. Imperial good 
keeper in dry storage. 
CRAB APPLES 
VIRGINIA. One of the finest Crabs for home use, and being 
a heavy producer of large pink fruit of unusual hardiness 
makes it a profitable market Crab. 

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EARLY RICHMOND. Medium size, dark red, very juicy; ex- 
ceedingly productive and hardy. 
MONTMORENCY. About ten days later than Early Richmond. 
The famous pie cherry. The fruit is large, red, mildly acid. 
PEACHES 
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CHAMPION (Freestone). Flesh white with red at the pit; one 
of the best in quality and hardiness. Ripens midseason. 
RED BIRD (Clingstone). The best of the early peaches. Good 
size, white flesh, good flavor. Hardy, vigorous, productive. 
GOLDEN JUBILEE (Freestone). Fruit of enormous size, gold- 
en yellow, rich and syrupy. Ripens extra early. A new com- 
mercial variety. 
HALEHAVEN (Freestone). Combines the best qualities of the 
J. H. Hale and South Haven. Yellow meat, early. Another 
new variety. 
J. H. HALE (Freestone). Very large, deep golden yellow, of 
delicious flavor.. Tree very hardy and productive. 
EARLY ELBERTA. Our own special strain of Harly Elberta 
that we have fruited for years. Ripens five days ahead of El- 
berta. A smooth-skinned Peach, yellow background with bright 
crimson blush. Much better flavor than regular Elberta and of 
good size. Brings top prices on every market. 
BELLE OF GEORGIA (White Freestone). (Midseason.) An 
unusually handsome large Peach. Creamy white blushed with 
red; good quality. A favorite with commercial growers. Very 
hardy, vigorous and productive. Ripens August Ist. 
ALTON. This Peach in our own orchard has proven one of the 
hardiest, most profitable of the Belle of Georgia type, ripening 
about half way between Red Bird and Elberta. It is a semi- 
cling, white Peach with beautiful red blush. You’ll have a crop 
of Altons whenever seedlings bear. Ripens about July 15th. 
The tree is strong, stocky, good grower, well-branched, and it 
is an extremely good, regular bearer. All in all, the Alton is 
a money-maker for the farm or home. 
LATE ELBERTA (Yellow Freestone). A large yellow Peach 
with red cheek, of Elberta type, ripening last of August, extend- 
ing the Elberta season twenty days 
GARDEN ROOTS 
ASPARAGUS. 2-Year Washington Rust-Proof. For tender, 
ere tips in early spring. 25 roots, $1.35; 100 roots, $4.25; pre- 
paid. 
RHUBARB ROOTS, Victoria. Large roots, each, 25c; doz., $2.50; 
postpaid. 
RHUBARB ROOTS, Ruby Red. Solid red variety all the way 
through. Excellent for pies and sauce. Strong divisions, 75c 
each, postpaid. 
HORSERADISH. To be dug in late winter or early spring for 
an appetizing relish. 6 roots, 55c; 1 doz., 95c; prepaid. 
PRUITONE 
REG. U.S. PAT. OFFa 
THE HORMONE SPRAY 
Stops premature drop of Fruits, Flowers and Leaves. 
Also increases production of Tomatoes, Beans, Corn, 
Alfalfa and Clover. 2/5-0z. Pkt., 25c; 2-0z. Can, $1.00. 
Ask for prices in larger quantities. 






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