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Insect Enemies and How to Destroy Them.
We embody herewith brief but plain descriptions of the various insects which attack different classes of trees and plants; and in each case the best knownremedy. Our directions can be relied upon i mplicitly, and we need only ask our friends and customers to-follow the directions in each case to the
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- DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARING THE REMEDIES.
Paris Green or London Purple—These poisons are used either in solution or dry form. In solution one pound is mixed with from 100 to 300 gallons of water, the strength deperding on the plant sprayed and the insects to be destroyed. The poison should first be mixed with enough water to form a paste, after which the full quantity may be added. It is always best to add one or two pounds of.lime for each pound of the green, as the danger to foliage will be much lesyened thereby. Paris Green alone is sometimes applied in dry form. It is best, however, to mix each pound with ten pounds of flour or plaster. The liquid is much less objectionable, and we would in all cases recommend it.
Kerosene Emulsion—Take common bar soap, one-half a pound, water one gallon, and kero- sene two gallons. Shave the soap into the water, then heat the whole until all the soap is dis- solved; add the soap liquid, boiling hot, to the kerosene, and churn: for ten minutes by pumping it back into itself; when cool, the emulsion should have the consistency of thick cream or soft butter, this depending somewhat upon the kind of soap used.
INSECTS AFFECTING THE GRAPE—The Flea Beetle
This small, steel blue insect, appears in early spring, and at once begins eating the tender foliage. After eating about 2 moment the female beetle deposits small yellow eggs on the foliage.
These soon hatch into small larvae, which continue the work. of destruction.
Remedies—Spray with Paris Green, one pound, and one and one-half pounds lime to 200 gallons of water, as soon as the beetles are noticed. Two applications of this solution at inter- vals of a week or ten days, will usually destroy all the insects.
The Rose Bug
It makes its appearance early in the summer, devouring flowers, young fruit and leaves. The beetle is about half an inch long and of a brown color.
Remedies—The best results have followed the use of Pyrethrum, which should be applied in solution at the rate of one ounce to two gallons of water.
INSECTS AFFECTING THE APPLE—The Codling Moth
The little white caterpillar, whose effects are so familiar. to everyone, is the larvae of a small. nocturnal, gray moth. The moth deposits her eggs on the’ blossom end of the fruit. As soon as the eggs hatch the larvae eats its way into the young fruit; the rest of the story is well known to every one.
Remedies—Spray the trees with Paris Green or London Purple at the rate of one pound to 250 gallons of water add one and a half pounds of lime, first when the flowers are falling and again when the fruit is the size of peas.
The Canker Worm
This measuring worm eats the green portion of the leaf, giving the tree a brownish color, as though scorched by fire. The worms appears in early spring, and when full grown are an inch long. %
Remedies—Spray the trees when the leaves are one-third grown, with Paris Green solution, one pound to 200 gallons of water, add one and a half pounds of lime. Usually one spraying will be sufficient, but if the worms appear to be on the increase a second application will be advisable. | .. 3
Apple Tree Tent-Caterpillar
The large silken nests made by this insect are familiar to every one. The caterpillars appear in May or June, and in five or six weeks have attained their full size.
Remedies—Cut out and burn the nests.as soon as they are seen, taking the precaution to do this in:the morning when the caterpillars are all in. This, together with one or two sprayings of Paris Green solution, having a strength of one pound to 200 gallons of water, and one and a half pounds of lime, will effectually rid the trees of the pest. :
The Apple Aphis
Apple trees are often attacked early in the season by this insect. The lice are quite small and green in color. By sucking the juice from the young growth they greatly interfere with the functions of.the latter, and as a result the tree has a sickly, yellow appearance.
Remedies—Spray with kerosene emulsion at the rate of one gallon to twenty of water, as ‘soon as the lice appear. Repeat the treatment in eight or ten days if necessary. A decoction made by soaking over night four or five pounds of tobacco stems, or refuse tobacco of any kind, in five gallons of water, will also be found an excellent remedy against the lice.
The Oyster Shell Bark Louse
There are frequently seen on the trunks, branches and twigs of the apple tree, small, whitish shells, resembling in shape those of an oyster. Under these shells are numerous small lice busily engaged in sucking the sap from the tree.
Remedies—Scrape the trees thoroughly in spring before the leaves appear and then paint the trunk and large limbs with a thick solution made by dissolving one quart of soft soap in half a gallon of hot water. Two ounces of crude carbolic acid added to this will also increase its effi- cacy. Make no further treatment until the middle of May, when kerosene emulsion, one gallon to twenty-five gallons of water, should be applied. It is always best to apply the emulsion soon after the lice hatch.
Insect Enemies and How to Destroy Them—Continued on Third Page of Cover
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ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE |
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FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL TREES of The Nampa Nursery
EXTENSIVE GROWERS AND PROPAGATORS OF
Reliable High Grade Nursery Stock
A large and complete line of Hardy, Acclimated, Well Tested Trees, Vines, Shrubs, and Plants constantly on hand.
J. W. PITTENGER, Proprietor OFFICE AND PACKING HOUSES
At the Nurseries, one and a half miles North of Nampa, _ near the Idaho Northern R. R. Tracks. NAMPA, - IDAHO.
Capital Invested $25,000.00 — Acreage 220.
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
1. Orders should be sent in as early as possible, that there may be plenty of time for shipping long distances when necessary. .
2. Buyers ordering by letter, should write out their orders plainly, on a separate list, and not on the body of the letter. It will prevent mistakes in the hurry of the packing season.
3. Give plain and explicit shipping directions. When none are given we forward according to our best judgment; but in no case do we assume any responsibility after the delivery of stock in good condition to the forwarder.
4. All orders from unknown Cougs oontlenus must be accompanied with the cash or satisfactory references.
5. If the varieties of fruit ordered cannot be supplied, others e equally as good, and ripening about the same season, will be substituted, unless ordered to the con- trary.
6. We recommend that purchasers leave the selection of varieties with us, as far as possible, merely stating the proportion of summer, fall and winter fruit wanted, as our experience enables us to select such sorts as are adapted to the locality. We will cheerfully give our personal attention to all such orders, and our customers can depend on getting, not only the best varieties, but those that are best adapted to the location.
7. Immediate notice should be given to us of any error in filling out an order, so that we may at once rectify the mistakc, or give a satisfactory explanation.
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Digging Nursery Stock with Power. Digger
Our large sales and increasing business are the best evidence 7 THAT OUR TREES PLEASE.
= . We: TAKE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING a New Edition of our Descriptive
Catalogue, carefully revised and corrected by the addition of descriptions of our new and promising sorts, and the omission of such as greater experience and pro- gress in horticulture and floriculture have proved no longer worthy of general dis- semination.
The continued patronage of our friends, as shown by their frequent and increas- ing orders, assures us that our efforts to please them are appreciated. This will stim- ulate us to still greater efforts, and will warrant us in making expenditures necessary to secure the best results.
Nothing better illustrates the progress of our country, the advance in civilization its people are making and the fact that they are learning to live better, than the greatly increased and continuing demand for nursery stock, both fruit and ornamental.
While this demand is stimulated in part by the knowledge of the great profits which result from the systematic planting and careful cultivation of many kinds of fruit, it is by no means limited to this incentive. In every rank and station of life, including the humblest and the most opulent, those residing in town and country, peo- ple are begining to see that nothing can add so much to the comforts of living as a constant supply of the best varieties of the different fruits for home use, and noth- ing will do so much to adorn their homes, gratify a sense of the beautiful, and pro- duce refinement in their families as the planting of such well-selected varieties of ornar ental trees, shrubs, roses, clematis, etce., as the ground about their houses will permit.
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Some persuade themselves that the demand for fruit and fruit trees has already reached its limit, but canning and the improved methods of factory drying (still in their infancy) have increased the domestic consumption of the different fruits, by ren- dering them nearly as good as fresh throughout the year, and that by means of these processes and improved facilities for shipping fresh fruits, the fruits of the United States can be exported to the remotest quarters of the globe. Miulhons upon land and sea are now supplied who have hitherto been deprived of such luxuries and no one can doubt that the setting of trees and plants for the production of large and small fruits at a much better profit than can be derived from ordinary farm crops, is also in its infancy.
We would not tempt the uninitiated with the promise of a large fortune in a few years without labor or trouble, but we do say, that the business of fruit growing, con- ducted with energy, perseverance and intelligence, will bring an ample and sure reward.
S Good eultivation—by which.we mean keeping the ground sufficiently fertile and at all times mellow and free from weeds, together with thorough drainage, either natural or artificial—is absolutely necessary to success. This, with judicious pruning and proper selection of varieties suitable for the locality will, in nearly all portions of the United States, produce gratifying results.
We devote our personal attention to every branch of our business. We aim to include in our assortment the best varieties in each class, for market and family use, and persons ordering from us may rely upon our giving careful attention to their interests.
GLUB ORDERS
For special prices on large lots, please write the nurseries.
Club orders are open for all who desires to take advantage of them. Any individ- ual person can act as Agent among his neighbors, and secure their orders and include his own, at catalogue prices, deducting for his trouble, 20% of the whole amount. Cash to accompany the order.
Our terms are invariably Cash with the order, unless otherwise agreed upon. Or- ders will not be shipped under other conditions. If we are, from any cause, unable to fill your order we will promptly return to you your money.
On all orders sent us at catalogue prices, with cash accompanying the order, we will allow 5% discount.
100,000 Block oftwo year old Apple trees on our grounds Dec. 1st, 1907
Orders should be sent in two weeks before the goods are to be shipped. We get busy and have to have some time to get the trees out of our Nurseries, get them ready and shipped. We often can ship trees the next day after order has been received and we do it if we possibly can.
All goods are delivered by us to the depot in Nampa and a receipt taken for them when our responsibility ceases.
All mistakes, losses or shortages must be reported to us within six days after goods are received that we may correct them, or no notice will be taken of them.
Agents wanted in every locality, to sell our fine nursery stock.
Write us for terms and conditions. J. W. PITTENGER, Proprietor and Manager.
Testimonials
MARCH 3RD, 1908. I have this day inspected the Nursery of J. W. Pittenger, (Nampa Nursery) and have found the same apparently free from insect pests and fungus diseases.
N. S. MILLER Inspector Fourth District CALDWELL, IDAHo.
ENTERPRISE, IDAHO, AUG. IST, 1907.
The great success achieved by J. W. Pittenger in the nursery business at Nampa,
is not only a credit to himself but to the state as well. It shows what water, work and perseverance can accomplish in Idaho,
Mrs, J. W. GRIFFITH.
2 year old Rome Beauty Trees, growing in our Nurseries
REFERENCES BY PERMISSION
THE BANK OF NAMPA, Ltd., - - - NAMPA, IDAHO THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NAMPA, NAMPA, IDAHO. ANY BUSINESS CONCERN IN NAMPA, - NAMPA, IDAHO
N. S. MILLER, District Inspector, - : CALDWELL, IDAHO
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Preparation of the Soil—Prepare a rich, deep bed of mellow soil, and have the land sufficiently drained to relieve the roots from standing water. To insure a fine growth, land should be in as good condition as is required for a crop of wheat, corn or potatoes.
Preparation of Trees or Other Stock—We use great care in digging and packing, but the loss of some small roots and fibers is unavoidable. If stock is properly pre- pared before it is planted, no permanent injury will result from this, but the preser- vation of the natural balance between top and roots renders a vigorous cutting back of the former absolutely necessary in most cases. And, therefore, prune off broken ends of roots, if any (a smooth cut root granulates or makes ready to extend sooner than one broken off), cut back the tops to the extent of about one-half the previous season’s growth, taking care at all times to prune in such a manner as will tend to develop a well-formed head, sufficiently open to admit air and light freely. Evergreen and other ornamental trees, the beauty of which depends on preserving their natural form, should be pruned very little. Hence, great pains should be taken in planting and caring for these. If not ready to plant when the stock arrives, ‘‘heel it in’’ by placing the roots in a trench and covering them with mellow earth, well packed.
Planting—Make the holes large enough to admit the roots without any cramp- ing or bending, and deep enough to bring the tree to its natural depth. The fine sur- face soil should be used in covering the roots, and this should be carefully worked among them. If the ground is dry it is well to pour in some water when the hole is partially filled. See that the ground is firmly and solidly packed over all parts of the roots by exerting the full weight of the planter upon it, so that there will be no opportunity for dry air or frost to enter and destroy roots deprived of the full benefit of their natural protection. Omission to pack the earth solidly is a most frequent cause of failure in planting nursery stock. Fill the holes full enough to be even with the surrounding surface after the fresh earth settles. Always remove the label when planting. If this is left until the tree is grown, the connecting wire often cuts into and destroys the tree or branch to which it may be attached. Never use wire in con- tact with roots.. When planting dwarf trees set them low enough to cover the stock upon which they are budded, but not lower. Large standard trees should be staked and tied so that the wind will not loosen the roots. This should be so done that the bands will not chafe the trees. It is a very good way to drive two stakes and con- fine the trees between straw or hay bands stretched from stake to stake.
Mulching—When trees or bushes are planted, they should be mulched or covered with a layer of coarse manure or litter from three to six inches deep for a space of say, two feet more in diameter than the extent of the roots. This keeps the earth moist and even temperature.
After-Culture—Grass should not be allowed to grow about young trees or plants. The ground should be cultivated for a space of at least a foot outside the roots. If the ground is poor it should be enriched with surface applications of manure. Prun- ing should be varied according to the condition of the tree and the ~-purpose of the planter. It should be done regularly every spring before the buds swell any. In this way the removal of large branches will be avoided.
Fall Planting—When planted in the fall, all trees should be banked up at least one foot high until spring. This overcomes the tendency of the trees to heave out, protects them from mice and prevents the roots from freezing before they have taken hold of the soil. In planting roses, shrubs, vines, and other delicate stock in the fall, the tops should be nearly or quite buried with mellow earth during the first winter. The surplus earth should be removed early in the spring.
Injured Trees—If trees are received in a frozen state, place the package un-. opened in a cellar, away from frost and heat, until thawed out and then unpack. If partially dried from long exposure, bury entirely in the eu or place in water from 12 to 24 hours.
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“‘WINTERING NURSERY STOCK PROCURED IN THE FALL
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In sections where the winters are very severe, it is not advisable to set out young trees and plants in the fall, but the practice of procuring them in the fall and plant- ing them in the spring is becoming more and more popular as experience has demon- strated its advantages. In the fall nurserymen are not hurried with their own plant- ing; the season for shipping is comparatively long, and the weather not nearly so changeable as in the spring. Railways are not so much hurried and there is much less chance for injurious delays than in the spring. It being practicable to plant trees so procured as soon as the frost is out, they become thoroughly established the first season.
There is a popular impression that trees dug in the fall and heeled in over winter are worthless. If the heeling is well done there could not be a greater mistake. Peach and some other young trees, if left standing during the first winter are fre- quently killed or injured by frost, while if dug in the fall and treated as below de- scribed, they come through bright and uninjured.
To insure success, select a dry spot where no water will stand during the winter, having no grass near to invite mice. Dig a trench deep enough to admit one layer of roots, and sloping enough to admit the trees to lay at an angle of not more than 30 degrees with the ground. Having placed one layer of roots in this trench; cover them with mellow earth extending well upon the bodies and see that this is firmly packed. Then add another layer of trees overlapping the first, and continuing as at first until all are heeled in. As soon as this is done, cover the tops so well with evergreen boughs that they will be thoroughly protected from winds. Roses and other small stock may be wholly covered with earth.
PLANT YOUNG TREES
We cannot too strongly recommend our customers to procure young trees, espec- ially for orchard planting. They cost less, they can be taken up with more perfect roots, are much more likely to live, and will become sooner established in a new location. They can also be more readily trained to any desired shape. The largest and most successful planters invariably select young, thrifty trees.
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING
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NUMBER OF TREES ON AN ACRE.
SU SheGie a Part. Ca Gh WAV. se ssarear DO) pakO feeb “apart: each way. .a. 22: . 435 Di ee el ee (ee ee Ree i le eae eee ee 680 30 ees ee SSS See ae 110 oe aoean ee eg teres ee 1210 doce Se re ae Se # cae Gee oe 125 Dee eT eg ae ee ees 1745 dint ee Soe est eee 205 eae ire EERE SN PSR PE eens 2725 12 gee ah a ert e een 300: sede es ot ee eer cee 4840
Rule—Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the plants are apart in the rows, and the product will be the number of square feet, for each plant or hill, which, divided into the number of square.feet in an acre (43,560) ,will give the number of plants cr trees to the acre.
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Fruit Department
NORTHERN SPY.
APPLES
_ The first fruit of importance is the Apple. Its period of ripening. unlike that of othef fruits, extends nearly or quite through the year. By making judicious selections or summer, autumn and winter sorts, a constant succession can be easily obtained of this indispensable fruit for family use. :
There is no farm crop which, on the average, will produce one-fourth as much income per acre as will a good apple orchard. The average prices paid for the fruit is steadily on the increase, and theimmense demand for home consumption, foreign shipping. canning and evaporating, assures us that they will continue to increase.
If apples are planted at the rate of fifty trees per acre, rows of peach trees can be planted between the apples which growing more quickly than the apple trees, soon protect them from the winds, and thus prove a great benefit to them. After eight or ten years of productiveness, as the space is needed for the apples, the peach trees may be removed, leaving the orchard better for the protection, and at the same time having yielded the planter a large return for his outlay and labor.
EXTRA HARDY, OR IRON-CLAD APPLES
- The opinion has prevailed that the attempt to produce valuable apples in the North- ern sections of New York, New Englandand the adjoining portions of Canada, Wisconsin, Minnesota and other sections unfavorable for general fruit growing, must prove a failure. While this is true as to many varieties successfully grown in more temperate or favorable regions, its general application is quite erroneous. Experience in growing Russian or other varieties of Northern origin, has shown that a limited variety of fine apples can be grown as far North as Montreal, and that some of these varieties may be planted with equal profit in all sections, North and South.
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Select varieties best adapted to your location and in case you are not familiar with the varieties, we will be pleased to assist you at any time.
CRAB APPLES
Within the past few years much attention has been given to improving this class of fruit, because of their adaptability to cold sections, where only a few varieties of apples
can be successfully grown.
These efforts have been attended with miarked success.
Crab apples succeed equally well in all sections, and are valuable for cider, preserving, jelly, ornament and some of the improved sorts are excellentfor eating. Sent to the Eastern markets they command a very high price.
2 and 3 year old trees 4 to 6 feet and up 25 cents each; $22.50 per 100; $200.00 per 1000.
Arkansas Black—Dark red, medium, firm, late keeper. A commercial sort. Amer. Blush—Large, conical, dull, almost sweet. Winter.
Aikins Red—A_ splendid new apple, should be in every orchard. Winter.
Benoni—Esteemed by every one for an early Apple.
Bismarck—Dwarf in growth, great bearer, large and hardy. ©
Baldwin—Crisp, sub-acid, December to March.
Blue Pearmain— One of the finest appearing apples grown. Mid-Winter.
Ben Dayis—Winter, spring and early sum- mer. Truly a grand apple.
Duchess of Oldenburg—Sure bearer, and good cooking. Early summer.
red,
good quality,
Early Strawberry —Medium, striped with red, .
tender, sub-acid, excellent. Aug.
Early Harvest—One of our best summer sorts. Golden yellow. Early.
Early Colion—Earliest grown. Good but not the best. Ripens in June.
Florence—Crab—Hardy, larger and far sup- erior to Transcendent.
Gravenstein—Large, striped and beautiful. Fall.
Gloria Munda—Very large, pale green, fair quality.
Grimes Golden—Golden yellow. Spicy, rich and good. Good commercial. Winter.
Gen. Grant—Crab—Erect, vigorus grower. Fruits in clusters. Oct. to Dec.
Golden Russett—Crisp, juicy and _ highly flavored. Nov. to April.
Gano—Far superior to Ben Davis. Redder and a better apple every way.
Golden Sweet— Yellow. Sweet, ripensin Aug.
Hyslop—Crab—Deep crimson. Large, good keeper. Hardy.
Huntsman Pavorite—Good grower and hardy An early bearer.
Jenneton—An old and highly prized late keeping variety. An abundant bearer. Jonathan—The apple that stands at the head of the list for commerce in Idaho to-day. It is the one to plant to make
money, toeat or cook
Maiden Blush—Medium size, flat. Yellow with red cheek. Good, Sept. and Oct.
Martha—Crab—Handsome, showy fruit. Resembling Transcendent.
Mammoth Black Twig— Large, red. Excellent keeper. Resembling the Wine Sap but larger.
Northern Spy—Large, roundish, dull red. flesh white, tender, good quality. Winter.
North West Greening—One oi the best keep- ing apple grown, good size, fair quality.
Rhode Isiand Greening—Large, round, green- ish, juicy, high flavored. Dec. to April.
Roman Stem—Greenish yellow, of best quality Plant #.° Dec. to. Jan:
Red June—Medium, fine grained, rich, very early bearer and prolific. Aug.
Rome Beauty—Idahos Far Famed Apple of Commerce. Dec. to March.
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Red Cheek Pippin—Large, pale yellow with russett dots, red cheek. March.
Rambo—Medium, yellowish, streaked with dull red, productive. Good. Oct and Dec
Red Astrachan—Large, roundish, covered with deep crinison with bloom. Aug.
Springdale—Medium size, streaked with dull red. Firm long keeper. May.
Summer Pearmain—One of the best sweet summer apples grown, crisp and good. Fameuse or Snow - Medium size, flesh snow
white, juicy and pleasant. Dec. Swarr Large, pale yellow with dark dots, tender, mild, rich flavor.
Stayman—An improvement on Wine Sap. Esteemed for commerce. Late keeper. Salome—Hardy, keeps the year round.
Ripens in winter and keeps till summer. Seek-No-Further—Above medium, dull red, flesh white, rich, good flavor. Dec. Senator.—A valuable early apple. Saint Lawrence— Medium, striped with red, sub-acid, good for fall use. Sept. Spitzenberg (Esopus)—Medium to large, deep red, does not do well in Idaho. Scott’s Winter— One of the iron-clad varieties. Talman Sweet—Firm, juicy, sweet, excellent for cooking. Nov. to April. Transcendent —Crab —Medium to large, red on yellow ground, one of the best.
Tetoisky—Crab—Large, nice for eating.
Van Wyck—Crab—Nice for pickling sweet. Late
White Winter Pearmain—Medium, light yel- lowish green. Flesh tender, fine grained. March.
Whitney—Crab—Large, skin smooth, glossy, green striped with carmine.
Winter Banana—Hardy, good for cold and warm climate. Flavorrich, spicy, arom- atic, yellow with blush. Season Dec.
Wine Sap—Medium, dark red, sub-acid, excellent. Commercial sort Dec to May.
Wealthy—This splendid fall apple has no superior, should be in every orchard.
Wolt River—Very large, dull red on yellow ground with bloom. Nov. —
Wiater Sweet Paradise.
Wagoner—Medium to large, Light yellow
tinged with red, firm, rich, juicy. Dec. to May.
York Imperial—Medium size, oval, angular, greenish yellow, tender, crisp, good.
Yellow Beliflower—Large, conical, yellow. Very good. Dec. to May.
Yellow Transparent—The best Summer apple grown. Earliestand best Yellow.
Yeliow Newtown—Highest quality. Latest keeper, slender grower.
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PEARS
The cultivation of this noble fruit is rapidly extending as its value is appreciated. The range of varieties is such that, like apples, they can be had in good eating condition
from August until early spr'ng.
The melting, juicy texture, the refined flavor and the delicate aroma of the Pear,
give it rank above all other fruits except the Grape. | desirable, and valuable, cannot be had without attention and labor.
The Pear, like most things highly The relative prices
of the Apple and Pear being about as one to five, purchasers of the latter can well afford to give the trees the high cultivation necessary to secure the best results.
Dwarf Pears must always:be planted sufficiently deep to cover the junction of the Pear and Quince two or three inches—the soil made rich and well tilled and about one-half the previous summer’s growth cut off each spring. Under this treatment Dwarfs are every-
where sucsessful.
the ground in Dwarfs, while the Standards may be trimmed to the height desired. in pyramidal form. Ripen the fruit in the house.
The side branches should not be removed higher than one foot from
Train Gather when, on gently lifting the
fruit, the stems will readily separate from the limb. Place in a dark room until fully matured Winter pears may hang on the trees until there is danger from frost, then
place in a dry cellar for maturing.
1-2 and 3 old trees, 4 to 6 feet, 35 cents each ; $30.00 per 100 ; $250.00 per 1000.
Bartlett—Large, fine, juicy, highly flavored. Aug to Sept. ;
Beurre de Anjou—Large, buttery, melting, vinous flavor. Nov. to Jan.
Clapp’s Favorite—Large, resembling the Bartlett without its musky flavor. Hardy, good quality. Early.
Early Wilder—Handsome, melting, sweet, pleasant, of best qualtty. Early.
Easter Beurre—Large, pale yellow with round dots, greenish. Winter.
Flemish Beauty—Large, beautiful, juicy, rich, melting, fine, hardy everywhere. SepE to Oct:
Louise Bonne de Jersey—Greenish yellow.
pub red cheek, excellent. Sept, to Cr.
Kieffer— Vigorous grower, hardy, so much so it rarely ever blights. Oct.
Koonce—Best and most valuable, early pear. Middle of July.
Krull—Winter, medium, long keeper, ripe about April rst.
Pat, Barry—Resembles Winter Nellis, but larger, slightly sub-acid. Winter.
Pound Pear—Large specimens often weigh- ing over a pound. Hardy. Late.
very
Winter Nellis—Medium , yellowish green and russett, delicious Dec.
Winter Bartlett—Much like Bartlett, but la‘er Nov to Dec.
Howell—Large, light waxen, yellow, hand- some, aromatic flavor. Ost:
Duchess d’Angouleme — Large, greenish yel- low. Beautiful tree. Oct.
Seckel- Small, rich, yel- lowish brown. One of the best flavored known. Oct.
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CHERRIES
There are few more desirable trees than the It may be planted near the street, or used to line avenues as an ornament, and it will at the same time produce an abundance of delicious fruit.
Cherry.
EARLY WILDER
This may be eaten out of
hand, preserved, or it will find a ready market at highly profitable prices for shipping,
canning, etc.
The trees thrive in any well-drained location.
The Duke and Morello, or
acid varieties, are thoroughly hardy, while the Heart and Bigarreau, or sweet sorts, will successfully resist very cold weather and may be grown in most places.
The Cherry may be grown for market with great profit.
Many varieties are regular
and abundant bearers, and fruit commands a good price in the market,
Cherry Trees 40 cents each; $35.00 per 109. Except where marked with X.
Abbess Duke — Yellowish red, fine, late bloomer, missing the frosts. Of the best quality, ripens in July. Almost sweet.
Black Republican — Fruit large, shining black, solid and firm Good keeper. Ripens 10 of June.
Bing—A half larger than Republican. Flesh solid. Flavor the best.
MONTMORENCY LARGE
Baldwin—Upright vigorous grower. Flavor slightly acid. Best Morello type.
Dyehouse—Very early and sure bearer. One weck e: rlier than Richmond.
Early Richmond—Medium, bright red, melt- ing, juicy, sprightly. June.
English Morello—Medium to large, blackish red, rich and good. August.
-Elton—Large, fine flavor, pale yellow, red
cheek, last of June. Governor Wood—Very large, rich, vellow. juicy and sweet. June. —
light
_X Kerrs Sweet —This grand new duke, stands
at the head ofall the Dukes. Quality the best, somewhat resembling the
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Royal Ann, much —SS SS) nn hardier and surer = al)
cropper. We are the first propagators of this fruit, early. 75 cents each.
Late Duke—Large, light red, late and fine. Last of July.
Lambert—Size very large, dark purplish red with dots, sweet and mild.
Major Francis — Very sweet, early, dark red, sem 1-—¢l in 9 good variety
Montmorency lLarge— Red acid cherry, a week later than Richmond. Goed.
May Duke—Large, red, juicy and rich. Mid- dle of June.
Royal Ann—Very large, pale yellow or red. firm, juicy and sweet.
July.
X White Wax—A new Duke that is almost a sure cropper, as itis the last to blos- Yellow Spanish—Large pale yellow with som and the last of all the cherries to red cheek, fine. June. ripen, large and of fair quality. 75c, each.
PLUMS.
The plum, like the pear and other fine fruit, attains its greatest perfection on heavy soil. The curculio, a small, dark-brown beetle, often stings the fruit, causing it to drop off, but the following directions, faithfully observed, will secure a crop of this splendid pruit everywhere,
BALDWIN
As soon as the blossoms are fallen, spread two sheets under the tree, and give the tree a sudden jar by striking a smart blow with a hammer upon the stub of a limb sawed from the tree for the purpose; the insects will drop on the sheets and can be killed. Collect all fallen fruit and burn or feed the swine. Repeat the operation every day fortwo or three weeks. It should be done before sunrise.
The cost of protecting entire orchards from the attacks of this enemy will not exceed ten cents per tree for the entire season.
Black knots should be cut out when they appear, and the disease will soon be conquered.
l year 4 to 6 feet, 25 cents each. Except where marked with X.
Abundance—Large, red, yellow cheek, juicy, delicious and sweet. Sept. - pS
Burbank—Large, globular, cherry red mottled yellow color, semi-cling. July.
Bradshaw—Large, dark violet red, juicy pleasant. August.
Blue Damson—Shropshire, large and desirable _ for preserving.
ITALIAN PRUNE
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Columbia— Dark purplish with dots. quality. Large. Sept.
Coe’s Golden Drop—Large, handsome, light yellow, sweet. Last of Sept.
Green Gage —Small, considered the standard of excellence. Mid. Aug.
X Hale—New. A handsome large round plum. Late. 75 cents.
Imperial Gage—Large, fruit oval, pale green. Juicy. sweet. rich, excellent.
Lembard—Medium, round, violet red, juicy and good. August.
Moore’s Arctic—Hardy, skin purplish black with thin blue bloom. Early and abund- ant bearer. Resistsa greater degree of cold than other sorts.
Pond’s Seedling—Magnificent English plum, light red, large. August.
X Pruaus Simoni—Large flatened brick red. Aromatic flavor. Sept. 35 cents each.
Good
Peach Plum—Very large and handsome. Dull red, productive. August.
Reine Claude de Bavay—Large, greenish yellow. Spoted with red, sugary. Sept.
X Red June—Medium size, pointed. Color deep red purple. A market variety 75 cents each.
X Satsuma—Valuabie for preserving. Red flesh, small pit. 35 cents each.
Shippers Pride—Large size, round, semi- cling. Dark purple.
Washington—Large, green, somewhat red- ened, juicy, sweet and fine. August,
X Wickson—Large glowing carmine, heavy
white bloom. Delicious. August. 50 cents each.
Wild Goose—Skin purple. Flesh juicy and sweet. Last of July.
Yellow Egg— Sweet, very large size.
Skin and flesh yellow. Sept.
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WICKSON PRUNES French (Petite De Agen)—Small, dark Italian—A fine late prune. Especially fine purple, very sweet. Cling. August. for drying. Sept.
Hungarian—Large oval, purplish red. Sept. Silver--Large, yellow, sweet, good for shipping and canning.
PEACHES
The ease with which Peach trees may be cultivated, their comparative freedom from disease, the short period before they become productive, with the immense demand for the fruit and the facility with which it may be shipped into distant markets, makes peach growing extremely profitable.
To secure healthy, vigorous and fruitful trees, the ground must be kept clean and mellow, and it should receive an occasional dressing of wood ashes. It should be remembered that peaches are all borne on wood ofthe previous season’s growth, and that this makes it absolutely neccessary to prune the trees yearly to remove dead branches and to let in light and air, and keep the trees in good shape to produce bearing
wood.
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Peaches | year old 4 to 6 feet 25 cents each; 3 to 5 feet 20 cents each; 2 to 3 feet 15 cents each,
Special prices on
Alexander—Medium, greenish. white nearly covered with red, semi-cling. Mid. of July
Admiral Dewey—Freestone. There is no known variety that will compare with this early market peach.
Champion—Large, cream white with red cheek. Sweet, rich, juicy. Aug.
Carman —Large, oblong, resembling the Great Elberta, pale yellow with deep blush. Ripens last of July.
Capt. Ede—Similar to Early Crawford, hardier, ripening with Crawford and a more desirable variety.
California Cling—Large and fine, resembling Early Crawtord but larger, ripening with it. Yellow with red cheek. Mid. Aug.
Yellow flesh.
Elberta—Large, handsome. Mid. Aug.
Freestone.
ELBE Early Crawford-—Magnificent, large, early peach, yellow. Freestone Aug. Early Rivers—White flesh, with pink cheek. Rich flavor Middle of July. Fitzgerald—Hardy, white flesh, freestone. October.
attacked by curculio and requires the same crops, ripening in July and August. : Apricots 35 Alexander—Very hardy, beautiful, sweet, delicious. July.
larger quantities.
Vie = A rapid vigorous grower and enor- mous bearer, large, firm, juicy, yellow shaded with reddish crimson. Sept.
Gireensboro—Large and _ beautiful, early freestone peach. Yellow flesh.
Hill’s Chili— Hardy, great bearer, excellent. Sept.
Hales Early—Medium, Greenish white with red cheek. Earliest good peach.
Henrietta—This superb peach will bear transportation a thousand miles in good order when fully ripe.
Late Crawford—Large size, skin yellow, with dull red cheek. Free. Sept.
Mt. Rose—Large red, juicy, rich, excellent. Aug. Ist.
Ohio Beauty—Medium, pointed. Excellent quality, white cling. Oct.
RTA Old Mixon Cling—Large, pale yellow with red cheek. Last of Sept. Sallie Worrel—Very large, white. Good. Sept.
APRICOTS
A delicious fruit of the plum species, valuable for its earliness.
It is liable to be treatment as the plum, It bears immense
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Alexis—Very hardy, abundant bearer, yel- low, large. July.
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J. L. Budd—Strong grower and profuse Moorpark—Largest, orange with red cheek.
: : Firm, juicy, rich flavor. Aug. bearer. Large white with red cheek. Royal—Medium, rich and good hardy and
Aug good bearer. Sept.
NECTARINES
A most delicious, smooth skinned fruit, which thrives wherever peaches will grow but is liable to be stung by curculio and requires the same treatment as plums.
Boston—Medium to large, yellowish green, Tender, white, juicy and good. 35c. covered with red, sweet and good. 35c. Red Roman—Largest size, greenish yellow, New White—Large, white nearly round. with red cheek. Sept. 35c.
ALMONDS
H. S. Almonds—Hardy, great bearer, fine Nonparel—Soft shell, sweet, not hardy for grower 25C. Idaho. 35¢c.
AMERICAN PERSIMMONS.
American Persimmons—This splendid fruit of date origin is perfectly hardy in Idaho bears young, easily preserved, unlike other fruits. 35c.
QUINCES
The Quince is of late attracting a great deal of attention as a market fruit. Scarcely any fruit will pay better inthe orchard, The tree is hardy and compact in growth, requiring but little space; productive; gives regular crops and comes early into bearing. The fruit is much sought after for canning for winter use, When put up in the proportion of about one quart of quinces to four quarts of other fruit it imparts a delicious flavor.
It flourishes in any good garden soil, which should be kept mellow and well enriched. Prune off all the dead and surplus branches, andthin out the fruit if bearing too freely.
Orange—Large, yellow roundish. Ex- cellent flavor. 25c.
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GRAPES
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The grape is the most healthful of all fruits, and the most highly esteemed for its many uses. It can be secured by every one who has a garden, a yard or a wall. It can be confined to a stake, bound toa trellis, trained over an arbor or extended until it covers a large tree or building, and it still yields its graceful bunches and luscious blooming clusters. Capable of most extraordinary results under wise management, it is prone, also to give the greatest disappointment under bad culture or neglect Other fruits may be had from plants that know no care, but grapes are only to be had through attention and forethought.
Grapes $1.50 per dozen. Except where marked with X.
Brighton—Flesh rich, sweet and of the best quality. RedorAmber. 15c.
X Campbell’s Early —A chance new seedling of great merit. Large shiny black with bloom. Keeps well on the vine for long fies, 25:
Champion—Large, of medium quulity, hardy,
YyijyyyY Z earliest of all. 15c.
titsjyzssy =~ A y Clinton—Bunches small and compact. A
good grape when thoroughly ripe. 15c.
Concord—A large handsome grape of good quality. Good vigorous yrower. 12%c.
Delaware—Bunches small, compact, berry small, round and sweet, lightred. 15¢c.
Diana—A_ seedling of Catawba and ripens earlier. Red and sweet. 1I5c.
X Duchess—Bunch large, often8 inches long. Shoulders compact, berry greenish white. Tender without pulp. Ripens with Con. cord. Green. 25¢c.
X Empire State—Extremely hardy, product- ive. Early, light green. 20c. ~
Golden Pocklington—Bunch and berry of good size. Ligh lemon’yellow. 15c.
ae X Jefferson—Hardy, thrifty, light redj.with
Seay, lilac bloom, unsurpassed in flavor. 25c.
MOORE?’S
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X Lady Washington—Vigorous, berrv med- ium to large, deep yellow with tinge of delicite pink, covered with white bloom. 25C
Moore’s Early—Bunch large, berry round, black with heavy blue bloom. Aug. 15c.
Moore’s Diamond —Entirely free from mildew Greeni:h white. Good quality. 15c.
Niagara White —This white grape is regarded as one of the very best known. 15c. Salem—Bunch large, berry large, flesh, tender, juicy, rich, a good keeper. 15¢c. Vergennes — Clusters large, light amber color, rich and delicious. Early. 15c. Worden—Like Concord but larger and better. A seedling of the Concord. 15c.
STRAW BERRIES
Strawberries may be successfully grown on any soil adapted for garden purposes’ or where good crops of grain or potatoes can be raised. Tne ground should be well prepared, thoroughly enriched, and shou!d be kept free from weeds.
In the Middle and Northern States the plants should be set during the months of
April and May
Pot plants that will produce some berries. in the season following the planting may be setin August or September,
but these are necessarily expensive.
Plants taken from the open ground in August or September are much more jiable to injury in transit than those sent in the spring, and need careful shading and watering
until established.
Three hundred bushels per acre is not an unusual crop- Strawberries—Strong Plants. $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000.
Clyde—Ripens early, strong grower, berries sweet and of good quality.
Glen Mary—By all odds the most product. ive and reliable berry grown.
Hood River (Clarks Early) best fruit known. it should be.
—FEarliest and Not as productive as
Wm. Belt -A splendid new sort, the com-
ing commercial variety for Idaho.
GLEN MARY
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RASPBERRIES
GREGG.
Coming immediately after Strawberries, when there is a dearth of other fresh fruit, Raspberries are equally desirable for planting in the garden for home use and in the field for market.. They are easily cultivated. Beds se'dom require renewing Their season of ripening islong. The fruit bears transportation well, and aside from its demand for immediate consumption, it brings highly remunerative prices for drying and canning.
Plant in good soil and manure it from time to time freeiy. The hills should be not less than four feet opad each way, with two ofthe plants ona hill. Cut out the old and
ROYAL CHURCH
weak shootseach year, preserving not over six for fruiting. If the location is much exposed and the plants inclined to kill down serious- ly, they may be bent over in the fall on mounds of earth formed at one side of the hills and covered sufficiently to keep them down until spring. Surplus suckers take strength from the bearing plants. They should be cut away or hoed up frequently.
Raspberries may be made very profitable with good cultivation.
Cuthbert — Large, conical, deep crimson, of best quality. 5c. Columbian—Not so good as its des- cription, not up to Cuthbert and Royal Church. 5c.
Gregg—Good size, fine quality hardy, black, 5c.
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Kansas—Black, strong growth, hardy and quality. 5c.
prolific, early, of great value. Munger—Excels all others in size and Louden—Ripens with the earliest and productiveness. 8c.
hangs to the last shipping sort. 5c. Royal Church— Large, dark crimson. Firm Mammouth Cluster—Black, large, of finest and good quality, excellent. 5c.
~CURRANTS
Ripe just before Raspberries are gone, continuing in prime order for several weeks, there is no more useful fruit than the currant, and is among the easiest to cultivate.
Plant in rows four feet apart each way, if practicable. Light and air will do as much to enchance the value of currant bushes as with other plants. Keep the ground mellow, free from weeds, and in a good state of fertility, and prune freely every spring. Should the currant worm appear, dust a little white hellebore powder from a small, coarse bag, over the bushes when the leaves aredamp. In some instances itmay be necessary to repeat this precess, but the trouble and expense of exterminating the worms is triflng; if the powder is applied as soon as the worms appear.
Black Champion—Large, delicious flavor. $1 50 per dozen. ~
Crandali’s Black—Hardy, adapted to all soils. Large as huckle berries. $1.50 per dozen.
Fay’s Prolific—Large size, fine flavor. Five times as prolific asCherry. $1.50 per dozen.
North Star—Best growing, best flavored, most prolific. $1.50 per dozen.
Pomona—Red, new, one of the best. $2.00 per dozen.
Red Cross—New red currant of large size and superior quality. $2.00 per dozen.
Red Cherry—Very large, deep red, rather acid, productive and good. $1.50 per dozen.
White Grape—Large, yellowish white, mild and good. 1.50 per dozen,
GOOSEBERRIES
This fruit is useful for cooking, when green or ripe and it may be canned with such facility that it is beginning to be cultivated very extens- ively for both home use and market.
It requires the same cultivation and treat- ment for worms asthe currant. The worms attack the Gooseberry before the currant bushes, and if a few of the former are set near a currant plantation, and the worms exterminated on these, there will be little if any trouble from them on the currant bushes.
The American varieties, though not quite so large as the English sorts, are of fine quality and are not subjet to mildew. |
Golden Prolific—Resist milddew. Golden Red Jacket —Josselyn—Large as the largest,
yellow, very productive. 20c. smooth and hardy. 25c. Industry—Largest size, dark red, hardy. Smith’s Improved—Large, oval, light green, Rich and agreeable, largest grown. 25¢. with bloom. 2oc.
Pearl—Hardy, wonderful cropper, strong grower, white. 2oc.
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INDUSTRY—GOOSEBERRY
BLACKBERRIES
This excellent and profitable fruit should be planted for garden use in rows six: feet apart, with plants four feet apart in the rows ; for market, in rows eight feet apart, with plants three feet apart in the rows. Give the plants the same cultivation as Raspberries.
Erie or Uncle Tom—Hardy, very large, Strong grower, larger, earlierand sweeter than any other. 5c.
Eldorado— Hardy, berry sweet without hard core: — 5¢.
Kittatinny—Large, black, sweet, soft when ripe, very hardy. 5c.
Lucretia Dewberry—Hardy, largest berry, productive, soft, sweet and luscious. 5c
Rathbun—A strong erect grower with strong stems, sweet extra high flavor. toc.
Wilson Jr.—Large, sweet, fair flavor, very productive. 5c.
RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT
10 cents each ; $1.00 per dozen.
Myatt’s Linnaeus—Large, early, tender and fine.
Wine Plant— Of the largest type, but fender and good.
ASPARAGUS
Conover’s Colossal—Superior in size and quality to any other. Tender. Per too
RaTHBUN ; $3.00.
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While most people appreciate well arranged and well kept grounds, Jarge or small, many fail to realize that they too can have equally fine grounds. We frequently observe a few roses growing in thick turf, with no attention given to pruning or cultivating, Under such circumstances good results cannot be expected.
Aside from the p!easure of having fine trees, shrubs, vines and flowers in the grounds surrounding a home, few realize how much these add to the commercial value of the place. A purchaser having to decide between a house with bare and unkept grounds and one surrounded by fine ornamentals, invariably chooses the latter at a marked advance in price, because he sees that he will at once enjoy what it would otherwise take some years to secure. Sagacious men are led by a knowledge of these facts to plant fine trees and shrubs about vacant lots they are intending to put upon the market. Lots thus planted readily secure purchasers at good prices when bare grounds go begging for ‘buyers.
HOW Tv PLAN!
Do nut mike ‘he mistake of planting at random all over the grounds. A fine, well cut lawn is one of the handsomest features of a place. Trees may be planted along a lane or avenue leading to the house, or dotted about the lawn on lines radiating from the house. This will secure light and air with good views from the house. Upright shrubs and roses should be planted in beds, each class by itself, about the borders of the grounds, These beds should be well cultivated and the plants annually pruned. When the growth of the plants has made them very thick, some should be taken out. It will not do to plant so little that years must elapse before a fine: effect will be produced. A surplus should be planted at first and this gradually taken out. Vines should be planted near the house and allowed to climb upon and about it, or they may be trained on posts, arbors or stakes, placed in suitable location on the lawn.
SHADE TREES
Ash (Gray) —r2-15 ft. 50C.; 10-12 ft g5c.; 8-10 Black Walnut—6-8 ft. 35c.; 2-3 ft. 15c.
ft. 25c.; 6-8 ft. 20c.; Seedlings 2c. Catalpa—12-15 ft. 4 inch Calip $1.00 ; 10-12 Ash (European Mt.) — 8-roft. 75c.; 6-8 ft. 50c. ft. 50c.; 8-10 ft. 35c.; 6-8 ft. 25c. Birch White—12-15 ft 65c. 10-12 ft. 50c.; Chestnut Sweet—3 yr- 50c.; 2 yr. 35c.; I yr. 8-Io ft. 35c ; 6-8 ft. 25c. 25C. Black Locust—r12-15 ft. 50c., Io-12 ft. 35c.; Camperdown Elms—2 yr. heads $2.50 each. 8-10 ft. 25c.; 6-8 ft. 20c.; I year 3c. Dwarf Catalpa (Bungei)—2 yr. heads $1.50 Box Alder—1o-12 ft. 35c.; 8-10 ft. 25c.; 6-8 ft. each.
20C.
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‘Elm — Americ2zn- or Rock, 12-15 ft. 50c.; 10-12 {t. 35¢.;.8-1vlt. Deen GO Oclk JOU;
Elm, Cork Bark—tro 12 it "92: 0077 S-16= 1h, $1.50, 6-8 ft. $1 00; 3-5 it. 75c.
Elm, (Tennessee Cork) = Ono tt. 5OCa 5.0.11:
25 Horse Chestnut— 35c. Hackberry—S-roft. 75c. 6-S ft 5o0c. Kilmarnock Weeping Willow—$1.50 each. Kentucky Coffee Tree - 8-10 ft. 60c.; 6-8 It. 50G3 == Linden American —8-10 ft. 75c.: 6-8 ft. 50c. Linden European—8-10 ffi Sr-00: Maple (Norway )—8-10 ft. 50c. Maple (Scarlet)—8 10 ft. 75c. 6-8 50c. Maple Sugar or Rock— Garo it.65c.5- 6.0 ft,
50c.
Maple (Soft )—S8-1o ft. 50¢.; 6-8 ft 35c.: 5 6 i§=-05623; One “year seedlings 2c.
Oak (Pin)—8-1o ft. $1.00; 6-8 ft. 75¢. Oak (Mosey Cup )—8-10
ft. $1.50
Poplar (Carolina )—to- 12 it 50c.;. 8-Lo-it, 35c.; 6-8 ft. 25c.; one year I0c.
SOFT
MAPLE
CAROLINA POPLAR
Poplar (Russian)—12-15 ft. 75c.; 10-12 ft. 35c.; 8-Io ft. 25c.
Pussey Willow—A fine shade tree of quick growth 35c. to 50¢.
River Birch—1o 12 ft. 35c.; 8-10 ft. 25c.
Russian Mulberry—S-tro ft. 35c.; 6-8 ft. 25c.
Sycamore— 8-10 ft 75c.; 6-8 ft. 50Cc.
Tulip Tree—8-ro ft. $1.00; 6-8 ft. 75¢c.
White Mulberry—7-9 ft. 50c.
Weeping Mulberry, Tea’s—- High heads $2.50 each
Weeping Mt. Ash—2 year heads $2.00 each.
Yellow Locust—tro-12 ft. 50c ; 8-10 ft. 35c. 6-8 ft. 25¢.
EVERGREEN TREES
Evergreens are very desirable, but they are difficult to transplant, and both the time and manner of transplanting should be locked to. They should never be set in the fall after the growth of other trees has ceased. They may be set in
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i i d—235c to 50c each. : August, or after they have started in Paconia Red. 35 Agal but they should be subjected to Paconia White—35c to 50c each. as little exposure as possible and be set Paeonia FPink—35c to 50c each.
with great care.
ALTHA-A
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus)—2 year assorted colors. Each 4oc. :
Snowball—A well known favorite shrub, with clusters of white flowers. 35c.
ARBOR VITA:
Arbor Vitae—24-36 inch. $1.50; 18-24 inch. $1.00; 12-15 inch. 50c.; 10-12 inch 25c.
Norway Spruce—18-24 inch. $1.00; 12-18 inch. 75c.; 10-12 inch 50¢.
FLOWERING SHRUBS
Almond—Double flowering. Pink 5oc. Almond—Double flowering. White 5oc. Bechtels Crab—Double flowering. Medium size, hardy, ornamental tree of great beauty, when in bloom it appears to be covered with roses. 75c. Calycanthus (Sweet Shrub)—Chocolate flowers, peculiar agreeable odor. 5oc. Dogwood (Cornus) —A beautiful little tree with large star white flowers. 5oc. Hydrangea P.G.—A fine hardy shrub, flower white in great pyramidal panicl s. 4oc. Halesia (Snow Drop Tree)—Haudsome : SPIREA VAN HOUTTE]! bell shaped flowers, white. 5oc. Gee pate ee Judas Tree or Red Bud—A small growing Syringa (Mock Orange)—Showy white flowers tree covered with pink flowers, 5c: - fragrant, desirable. 50. — Japonica (Japan Quince)—Bright flowers Spiraea Van Houttei—_The most showy of appearing in advance of foliage. 50c. | : : = cs : Lilac White—Large tufts of pure white all the Spireas. oe ; flowers. 35C. Tartarian (Upright Honeysuckle )—Pink, a Lilac Purple—The well known sort, purple, beautiful shrub. Vigorous. 35c. fragrant. 35c¢. Te
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White FPringe—Hand- some, large foliage, delicate white flow- ers. 50C.
Weigelia—Robust habit, large foliage. Pink
flowers, blooms in
Autumn. 5o0c.
CLEMATIS OR VIRGIN’S BOWER
None among hardy perennials ex- ceed in beauty and effectiveness the finer sorts of Clematis. As a climber for the veranda, a screen for fences, for pillars, along garden walks, for training on walls or arbors, in masses on rockwork, or cultivation in pots, it has no rival among strong-growing blossoming plants. The Clematis should be grown in rich, deep, sandy loam, and be well mulched with rotten manure in winter. The richest sheets of bloom and largest flowers are obtained where it has partial shade and a liberal supply of water at the roots. The leading and best varieties are Jackmanni, MHenryii, Mm. Edouard Andre, Paniculata and Sie- boldii.
CLEMATIS PANICULATA
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“There’s naught in Nature, bright or gay,
Where Roses do not shed their ray.”
We are constantly adding the most promising new kinds to our list, and have one of the best grown and best selected stocks of Roses in the country.
Cultivation.— Roses require plenty of manure and good cultivation. Old and decayed branches and at least half the previous season’s growth should be cut away early each spring, ano a little cutting back after the first blooming will insure more late flowers. The so called tender Roses must be carefully protected in winter by covering them with leaves and evergreen boughs; and the hardy sort will be rendered more vigorous and productive of fine flowers. if they, too, are similarly protected.
Insects.—It the ‘‘thrip’’ or fly appears, syringe the plants daily with a strongly steeped solution of tobacco stems (one pound of stems to five gallons of water), or a solution of whale oil soap (one pound of soap to eight gallons of water) until the insects are mastered. Rose bugs, which work at flowers, must be picked off. The presence of the rose caterpillar can be detected by its glueing two or more Jeaves together to form a shelter. These leaves should be promptly pressed together with the thumb and finger. Insects which eat the leaves can be destroyed by applying White Hellebore when the foliage is damp. The secret of success in destroying all species of insects lies in the applying the appropriate remedy as soon as the insects appear.
Our Roses are strong plants grown out of doors, well rooted and every way desirable. They have already bloomed before being sent out, and arein every respect much better and stronger plants than the ones that are so fully advertised and sent out by mail, which are small, tender shoots, started ina greenhouse, and after a few weeks sent out before they have established growth and constitution enough to stand the shock of transplanting.
CLASS A—HARDY PERPETUAL OR REIFONTANT ROSES
In this class are included the so-called ‘‘Hybrid Noisette’’, also a few of the ‘‘Hybrid Teas’. These two groups contains some very beautiful varieties which cannot be omit- ted from any good list of Roses for outdoor cultivation, but as they are much more> tender than any other in this class, they must be thoroughly protected in winter by a covering of forest leaves or other light litter. We also include summer Roses ( Hybrid China and others), blooming but once in the season, but very hardy and beautiful. As for the rest of this class, it comprises many of the most beautiful roses in cultivation, and as they are hardy and easy of culture. they must be, as a class the most popular and reliable for the multitude of planters. To insure their blossoming freely in the autumn, Ao sy must be cut back in the summer, and a portion of the first crop of flowers sacrificed. Peas ae
The most of our roses are propagated on their own roots from cuttings.. They are never liable to throw up suckers of an inferior kind.
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Perpetual Roses, Hardy Teas and Climbers, 2 years No |. 50 cents eaeh; $5.00 per dozen. a
Mabel Morrison—White Mamam Cochet—Pink M. P. Wilder—Crimson
Mrs. John Laing—Pink Paul Neyron—Pink Persian Yellow Prince Camille de Rohan— Maroon Souy. Pres. Carnot—Cream _ Souy. De Malaison—Pale Flesh. Ulrich Brunner—Crimson Victor Verdier— Pink
Crimson Rambler—
Climbing Papa Gontier—
Dorothy Perkins—Double Pink Empress of China—Pink
Pink Rambler— i Philadelphia Rambler—Pink
Rubin —Red Climber ;
PAUL NEYRON : White Rambler—
Yellow Rambier—
Agrippina—Red
Alfred Colomb—Crimson
American Beauty—Red
Anna de Diesbach—Pink
Baby Rambler—Crimson
Baron de Bonstetten—Maroon Caprice Vicks—Striped
Clio—Flesh
Clotilde Soupert—Flesh White
Earl of Dufferin— Red
Fisher Holmes—Crimson
Frau Karl Druschki—White
Gruss an Teplitz—Crimson
Gen. Jacqueminot—Crimson
Glorie de Margottin—Pink
Jubilee— Dark Crimson
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria—White La France—Silvery Rose Mad. Caroline De Testout—Silvery Pink
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Insect Enemies and How to Destroy Them—Continued From Second Page of Cover.
INSECTS AFFECTING THE PEACH—The Black Aphis
Numbers of this small, shiny black insect may be seen in the spring on the leaves and twigs of the peach. The lice often do a great deal of damage above ground as well as below on the roots.
Remedies—For the form above ground, spraying with kerosene emulsion, one gallon to thirty-five gallons of water, is the most effective remedy. The first spraying should be made as soon as the lice appear; if necessary, this should be followed by others at intervals of a few days until the trees are rid of the pest. Under the ground the lice are best destroyed by digging in tobacco stems or dust among the trees. The tobacco is scattered on the ground to the depth of half an inch or mere, then dug in with a spade or fork.
Peach Yellows
This is one of the few diseases as to which very little is positively known, except its effects. It usually makes its appearance about mid-summer, causing the foliage of the trees to turn yellow, and soon thereafter the body and large limbs will throw out a considerable number of weak, yellow leaved suckers. If the tree is loaded with fruit it will be under size, little or no flavor, and ripen prematurely.
Remedies—The moment that you feel sure that a tree is affected with yellows, dig it up root and branches and burn it, and plant any tree that you like, other than a peach tree, in its place.
INSECTS AFFECTING THE PEAR—The Pear Tree Slug
This insect attacks the leaves, eating away the green portion so that nothing remains but the parchment-like tissues and veins. It appears usually the latter part of June and again in August.
Remedies—Spraying with a simple solution of milk of lime, made by mixing two pounds of lime, in twenty gallons of water, will often rid the tree of this pest. The first application should be made as soon as the slugs are noticed; if necessary, others should follow in a week or ten days. ae edding a little Paris Green, say one ounce to the lime of milk, the latter will be made more effectual.
The Scurfy Bark Louse
This insect resembles the Oyster Shell Bark Louse already described as attacking the apple. Remedies—The same as for Oyster Shell Bark Louse.
Pear Blight
It is understood by the best authorities, both practical and scientific, that the cause of the disease is absolutely unknown, and there is but one certagn remedy, namely to cut out the blighted parts promptly on appearance of the disease and burn them.
INSECTS AFFECTING THE PLUM—tThe Curculio
This little grub originates from eggs deposited by a small, dirty gray beetle, when the flowers are still small.
Remedies—The most reliable way now known of dealing with Curculio is to spray it with Paris Green. The first application should be made when the flowers are falling, using a solution made by mixing one pound of Paris Green in 200 gallons of water, and adding one and a half pounds of lime. In a week or ten days make a second application, and follow this by another after the lapse of same length of time.
The Plum Tree Aphis
This insect resembles the one occurring on the peach, and like it may be destroyed by spraying with kerosene emulsion, made by mixing one gallon of the concentrated emulsion in
twenty gallons of water. ; Black Knot
The most scientific as well as practical fruit growers in the country are by no means agreed as to the cause of Black Knot on plum and cherry trees, but they are entirely agreed as to the only known’ remedy, namely: Just as soon as the Black Knot appears cut it out, removing the branches at least two inches below where the knot appears. Burn the affected parts and follow this method promptly, thoroughly and in most cases, you will have exterminated the disease before it has done serious damage.
INSECTS AFFECTING THE CHERRY
The Cherry is injured by plant lice, resembling those occurring on the peach or plum. The Pear Tree Slug also attacks the leaves, while the fruit is infested by the Plum Curculio. Remedies. .The remedies given under peach and pear insects should be adopted in this case.
Black Knot
Cherry trees are affected with Black Knot the same as the plum trees, and the same remedies should be used.
INSECTS AFFECTING THE CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY—The Currant Worm
The perfect form of the worm is a small fly, which lays its eggs on the leaves in early spring. As soon as the eggs hatch, the worms eat circular holes in the foliage. As the worms increase in size, they become more voracious, often riddling the leaves.
Remedies—As soon as the worms are seen, spray the plants with a solution made by mixing one ounce of Hellebore in two gallons of water. The Currant Aphis The insect attacks the leaves, causing them to curl and turn brown. The lice are usualy
abundant in early summer, but as hot weather advances they disappear. Remedies—Spray with kerosene emulsion, one gallon to twenty gallons of water, as soon as
the lice are noticed. : : INSECTS AFFECTING THE ROSE
The Rose Bug—The same as sometimes attacks the grape. Remedies—The same. The Green Aphis—The same that attacks the apples. Remedies—The same. The Black Aphis—The same that attacks the peach and other trees. Remedies—The same
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