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Seed Catalogue and Garden Guide.
NURSERY DEPARTMENT.
Nothing is more healthful than fruit, and nothing more easily grown. Most of our customers can spare room for a small bed of strawberries, a few rows of raspberries, blackberries, or currants or grapes, and what is more delicious than a dish of fresh fruit from your own garden, instead of depending upon fruit which has stood in the hot sun all day in a market stall. There is really no comparison in flavor. It is wonderful the amouut [amount] of fruit which can be grown in a space 30 or 40 feet square, and it costs but little for plants enough to fill it. And then you certainly have room enough for a few fruit trees. It takes no more room or trouble to grow an apple or cherry tree than it does a shade tree, and you will have both shade and fruit.
Our stock of all kinds has made a very fair growth the past season, and is in splendid condition, thoroughly acclimated, hardy, strong, well grown, properly labeled. and all will be pleased who order from us. All stock is carefully packed and shipped by express or freight at expense of purchaser unless stated by mail-but the present special rates of express and freight charges are very low. Don’t buy of tree peddlers, but send order to us and be sure of getting what you want.
TIME OF SHIPMENT.
For south of Iowa line we begin shipments March 20th; for Iowa and other states of same latitude about April 10th; for north about April 20th. Send order early so that we can select stock for you and have no delay.
DISCOUNTS.
On orders amounting to $5 or over you may select stock to the amount of 10 percent extra.
Five of any sorts at the ten rate, and fifty at the hundred rate. If you want a large amount send us your list and we will make special prices wherever possible.
APPLES.
We grow over one hundred sorts, yet are not always able to supply all kinds called for. But if selections are partly left to us we can always fill the place of any sort we may be out of with others equally as good and ripening at the same season; the same is true of other fruits. Below we give a partial list of our best known varieties, -anitario of which we have a large stock.
SUMMER SORTS.
Yellow Transparent—The old earliest and best; skin clear white, changing to pale yellow when fully ripe; flesh white, tender, juicy, sprightly, sub-acid; good early bearer.
Red Astrachan—Medium size, beautiful deep crimson, striped yellow. hardy and of good quality.
Duchess—Of good size, yellow, streaked with red, juicy, rich, sub-acid, a favorite everywhere.
Sops of Wine—Medium size, dark crimson. pleasant flavor.
Cole’s Quince—Large size, greenish yellow. very best quality. Bears well when quite young.
Benoni—Medium size deep red color, rich flavor.
AUTUMN SORTS.
Wealthy—A perfect iron-clad. Fruit of large size, of fine appearance and quality, rich, sub acid and delicious. An early and profuse bearer and quick seller on the market; keeps well.
Saxton—Hardy and bears when young; medium size.
Longfield—One of the best of the Russian varieties, an early and abundant bearer and the fruit is of most excellent, rich, sprightly, sub-acid quality, from October to February. Medium size, yellow with a decided blush on one side.
Snow or Fameuse—Very popular, medium size, excellent quality.
Utter’s Red—Medium to large, and one of our best autumn sorts.
Haas or Gros Pomier (meaning big apple)—A large handsome, red striped fall apple, juicy and veryproductive. Hardy.
WINTER SORTS.
Rawle’s Janet—Medium size, greenish yellow, striped with red. rich, crisp and juicy; a long keeper.
Walbridge—Medium size. very good quality; one of our hardiest and best keeping sorts. Handsomely striped red.
Willow Twig—Medium to large, good quality, popular.
Grimes’ Golden—Medium to large, golden yellow and flesh a still deeper golden, sub-acid, rich spicy, aromatic; one of our very best and most profitable market sorts. There is nothing superior in quality.
Sheriff—A small round apple of good quality; very hardy.
Roman Stem—Medium size, brown russeted, very good quality. Desirable for home use.
Talman Sweet—Medium size, yellow and red, rich. sweet and good.
Pewaukee—Medium size, bright yellow, splashed and striped red, sub-acid, with rich aromatic flavor.
Iowa Blush—Hardy and desirable for the north. Small and good quality.
Wolf River—The famous prize apple from Wisconsin which took three first prizes at the New Orleans Exposition. Very hardy, a strong grower and profuse bearer of large. beautiful fruit of excellent quality. Color light yellow, shaded with crimson and red; very showy. Has been grown to the weight of 27 ounces.
Jonathan—Popular everywhere. Medium size, handsome, deep red color; juicy, rich and always brings an extra price. Trees scarce this year.
Ben Davis—Large striped apple; handsome and bears well.
McMahon—Large, beautiful, glossy, white with delicate crimson cheek, juicy, lively tart flavor; good for cooking or desert.
Flora Bellflower—Extra fine, large, yellow fruit of good quality; bears well.
Virginia Greening—Hardy; tree medium to large in size; green; a long keeper.
Seevers—This is one of our choice apples. Hardy in the south half of the State. Medium to large, greenish yellow, with blush in sun. Best in quality. An immense bearer.
Price’s Sweet—A large, late keeping greenish yellow apple of flat shape. Tree very hardy. Claimed by many to be of superior quality to Tallman Sweet.
| Prices. | Per.10 | Per[.]100 |
|---|---|---|
| Any of the above, 5 to 6 ft | $2.50 | $18.00 |
| [Any of the above,] 4 to 5 ft | [$]2.00 | [$]16.00 |
| [Any of the above,] 3 to 4½ ft | [$]1.60 | [$]12.00 |
One year old by mail postpaid; each 15c
CRAB APPLES.
Hyslop—Large, deep crimson; one of the most beautiful of crabs; very popular; keeps well.
Red Siberian—Small, yellow and scarlet, handsome; tree crect [erect?], full grower and early bearer.
Transcendent—Large, yellow, mostly covered with red; tree very vigorous and productive. Popular and desirable. September and October.
Whitney’s No. 20—One of the largest of crabs, glossy, green, splashed carmine, firm, juicy, pleasant, great bearer; excel lent for cider.
Soulard—A very large native crab. Originally found on Illinois River.
| Any of above. | Each, | Per 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 to 6 ft. | $ .40 | $3.00 |
| Same, 3 to 4 ft[.] | [$] .30 | [$]2.50 |
Small size by mail; each 15c; per doz., $1.50.
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FRUIT BOOKS.
SENT BY MAIL POSTPAID.
FULLER’S SMALL FRUIT CULTURIST.—By Andrew S. Fuller. Rewritten, enlarged, and brought fully up to the present time. The book covers the whole ground of propagating small fruits, their culture, varieties, packing for market, etc. It is very finely and thoroughly illustrated. Price $1.50.
FULLER’S GRAPE CULTURIST.—By A. S. Fuller. This is one of the very best of works on the culture of the hardy grapes, with full directions for all departments of propagation, culture, etc., with 150 excellent engravings, illustrating planting, training, grafting, etc. Price $1.50.
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