Fruit trees from dormant bare root stock are available for planting 
from late December to mid-March. In any other season most varie- 
ties are available growing in containers at slightly higher prices. 
PINEAPPLE QUINCE 
PEARS 
Bartlett. The outstanding canning, drying, and market pear. Fruit 
large and regular in shape, tapering slightly toward apex. Skin 
brightly yellow with rose blush. Flesh fine grained, buttery and 
juicy. August. 
Beurre D’Anjou. A fine pear; rather large; flesh yellowish white, 
rich and vinous flavored. Tree good grower and productive. Good FRANOUETTE WALNUT 
eating pear. October. 
Comice. Skin rich yellow at maturity, often lightly shaded with PERSIMMON 
crimson. Flesh white, fine grained and melting, sweet and rich. $3.50 and up 
Very good. October. Hachiya. The best and most popular variety. Large cone-shaped 
Winter Nelis. Small delightfully flavored fruits. Excellent along bright orange-red fruit with sweet, rich, soft flesh. Puckery only 
the coast. Oct.-Nov. Good bearer and pollinizer. when not completely ripe. 
HOW TO PLANT FRUITS.BERRIES.ASPARAGUS 
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TREES should be planted as soon as possible F 2) eB) PRUNE THE TOP GROWTH. Young trees 
after tney arrive. Keep moist until Ze \, Bo. may have from one to several 
os planted. Do not expose roots unneces- { \\, ‘oy small twigs when planted. Tilig 
emcee wd: Ti not ok, ee These develop into the main 
COVER With planted immediately “‘heel- 7 raped ts ne a a ae 
wet burlap or wet in’’ in moist ; 7 here 
newspaper until ikGfig ax SOI. = It is important to carefully 
Bigg res ate Veady. select the branches to leave so TORTIE 
Jy | that the top of the tree will be 
2) PRUNE all broken roots with a sharp knife “ is El} Wea well Balanced, sturdy and 
drokey O¢ Pruning shears. Make a clean G) : | Brongn ticayy abeating stress 
a ee eye EAD cece out nenould be disbuddedifor larger, 
< pull broken pieces off. in a natural posi- finer flavored fruits. 
tion and tamp soil 
firmly about roots. 
Water well. 
Pr Ue Ahere.a 
ASPARAGUS. Plant in furrows or 
BERRIES. Raspberries may be planted STRAWBERRIES. Spacem mit ma pata 
as hedges, Ds apart. Sprawly kinds like Be at each way. For trenches. Roots should be 6 to 8 in. 
blackberries (Boysen, Young, and le the home garden deep, but when planted cover only 2 to 
Logan), are better trained on trellises, - a 3 feet is a good 3 jin. and later in season fill in the 
6’-8' apart. Their dense growth covers eae fom EXSY width of bed— remainder me Cutmven merit msecond 
the trellis and fruits appear on the ? “ any lengt hi : 
surface. for wider beds allow walk at 3-foot season; full crop third year. 
intervals. Three feet between 
GRAPEVINES | Grapevines are planted sn : rows, 
(hes. - 57 Rtgs | £ , 
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or 2AXAF = buds, except in arbors, Th. “>, under ground A 
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ALL PRICES IN THIS CATALOG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 39 
