Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. <7* ft**-' t> bjdexed jvxX FEB I ~ MIS POMONA NURSERIES ESTABLISHED 1891 BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY A. A. McGINNIS & SON, Proprietors .4? Fruit and Ormamental Trees, Small Fruit SHRUBS AND VINES EZ ^SPECIALTIES X _J A Full Line of General Nursery Stock In Either Large or Small Quantities TO OUR CUSTOMERS After many years’ experience in the growing of nursery stock we now feel more capable than ever of giving to our patrons good, thrifty, well-grown trees and plants that are best suited to this and adjoining localities as Ave have made this one feature of the business a careful study and are noAV offer- ing the very best old, and those of the new, varieties that have been thor- oughly tried and found to be a success in this latitude. Apples being the King of Fruits, w7e make that more of a specialty, though Ave grow most everything in the nursery line, and can ship any time from October 15 to April 1st, except during the hardest winter Aveather. We pack carefully in paper-lined boxes or bales. Send in your order noAV, do not wait until time for planting as Ave some- times run short of stock late in the season and are not able to fill large or- ders in full. Send in early and Ave Avill file aAvay and ship at the proper time, after notifying you of date of shipment. A Certificate of Inspection from our State Entomologist is attached to every shipment in addition to Avhich Ave fumigate all stock before shipment. Preparing the Land For Planting an Orchard First select the most suitable place, then break the land deep and pulver- ize Avell by thorough dragging or harrowing, then check off the desired dis- tance: 25 to 30 feet for apples, 30 feet the better; 16 to 20 feet for peaches, pears, plums and cherries, and AAdien trees arrive cut the bundles apart or open up and take from the box or bale, as the case may be, and trim all broken or mutilated roots, and if tAvo-year trees, cut back all branches to from three to half a dozen buds leaAung the central shoots the longest, then heal in deep near Avhere they are to be planted and if dry Avater heavily and let stand over night or until ready to plant, and then plant from the trench to avoid drying out again. In planting open out the holes a sufficient width and depth to receKe the roots without cramping. Where not conA^enient to cultivate, or Avhere only a feAv trees are to be planted open out a hole 12 or 18 inches deep and three feet Avide, throw a little of the surface soil back, then set in your tree and place the balance of the soil well betAveen the roots, coATering them two or three inches deeper than they stood in the nursery, then cover the space with some sort of mulch, coarse manure, straw or leaves will do, to protect from the hot sun and hold the moisture. It is always best to plant where the land can be cultivated through the spring and summer in some crop Avhere constant plowing and hoeing is nec- essary. This cultivation or mulching should be kept up for tAvo or three years, or until the trees are well established, after which a crop of orchard grass or cloAmr is a very suitable crop. No small grain crop is good. Spraying for Insects. Should any scale disease make its appearance, spray with lime sulphur solution, one (1) gallon of the prepared solution to ten (10) gallons of Avater, POMONA NURSERIES. and spray before the sap begins to rise while the trees are perfectly dorm- ant. For apple worm, codling moth, or any other leaf or bloom pest on fruit or plants, spray with arsenate of lead, three pounds to fifty gallons of water, after the blooms are fully open, and again in about two weeks; a third ap- plication in three weeks after the second will also help. The above remedies can be found at the Warren County Hardware Company or Hendrick Hard- ware Company, in Bowling Green, already prepared at small cost. It is gen- erally kept in every town or city of any size with instructions for use. We will be glad, also, to answer at all times any inquiry as to fruit or its treat- ment for disease or where to find the different preparations. APPLES The apple is the most important of our fruits in the excellence of the fruit, value of the crop and extent of culture. In this section the apple is very successful if given the proper attention. This attention includes select- ion of suitable land and varieties, careful preparation of the soil, thorough YELLOW TRANSPARENT cultivation and spraying. Clay or a clay loam are the best soils for apples. The land should be well drained. If apples are planted thirty feet apart each way rows of peaches can be planted between and as the peaches will grow faster they will protect the young apples besides utilizing space that they will not need for twelve or fifteen years, when the peaches can be cut out. POMONA NURSERIES. 3 PARAGON We give below a list of varieties every one of which we know personally to be good and a success in this section. This list is not called from some ready-made catalogue, hut is the result of our thirty years’ experience and we know and grow every variety listed. Do not make the mistake of planting too many kinds. For a family orchard a dozen and for commercial planting four or five varieties are enough. Summer Apples EARLY TRANSPARENT (Yellow Trans- parent). The most valuable of all early ap- ples and the first to ripen. Fine for both eating and cooking and a good apple for com- mercial planting in this section. Medium to large, oblong in shape ; yellow skin ; flesh white, juicv and rich, of good ciuality. RED ASTRACHAN. Large, yellow, nearly covered with deep crimson. A thrifty grower and abundant bearer, ripening early in June. EARLY HARVEST. This is such a gen- eral favorite that it needs no praise. A profit- able early apple for home marketing. Medium to large flat yellow; fruit tender, juicy and well flavored. Ripens about ten days later than Red Astrachan and Red June. Tree of rather spreading habit. RED JUNE. Medium size; deep red. Ripens about the same time as Red Astrachan and Early Transparent. A fine eating apple and a ready seller but not a good cooker. Tree very productive. SUMMER PEARMAIN. Not a beauty to look at but its quality and flavor make it a favorite. Yellow, streaked with rustv red. Ripens late .n July. Tree is a ragged slow grower, moderately productive. GOLDEN SWEET. Large, pale yellow. A fine sweet apple, good to eat and cook. Tree is a good bearer. HORSE APPLE. A well-known old favor- ite. Large, yellowish green, acid; a good cooker and a liberal bearer. Ripens July to August. MAIDEN’S BLUSH. This is one of the most beautiful and popular of summer ap- ples and is a valuable maruet variety. Large waxy yellow with bright red blush; flesh ten- der and juicy. Excellent alike for eating, cooking and market and especially good for drying. Ripens in August. An abundant producer. DUCHESS (Oldenburg). Streaked red and yellow, large crisp and tender, fine for cook- ing, an early and regular bearer. A Russian variety and noted for its hardiness. Should be in every orchard. LIVE LAND RASPBERRY. Color orange yellow striped ana shaded with red showing gray dots through the color, flesh light yellow, sometimes striped with red, fine, tender and juicy, flavor rich, sub-acid. There is no ap- ple of better quality ; the tree is perfect in shape and a great bearer. Season August. BENONI. Crimson^ tender, sub-acid; medium size. Ripens, iAv-July. No better ap- ple for family use. ' • ' CHENANGO STRAWBERRY. Handsome fruit, medium size, oblong; shin whitish, splashed with crimson. Good for table or market. Tree a vigorous grower. Ripens in August. Autumn and Winter Apples STARKE. Large size; green, striped with red. One of the very best eating apples and a good cooker. Ripens early in September. WOLF RIVER. Very large and handsome fruit ; aeep crimson ; flesh white and tender and of good flavor. Excellent for cooking. Tree a strong grower, very hardy, and a great bearer. September. WEALTHY. Large, round, dark red set with white dots, smooth and glossy ; fine qual- ity. Tree vigorous, hardy and very product- ive. An excellent commercial sort and should be quite freely planted. GRIMES GOLDEN. One of the best apples we have, excellent in every way and should be 4 POMONA NURSE RIPS. in every orchard. Medium size, rather oblong, deep yellow fruit of fine flavor and quality, rich and juicy. The tree is a strong, spread ing grower, hardy and bears well. GEM ETON. A well known old standard apple, a long keeper. Blooms late in the sea- son which makes it a sure bearer. BEN DAYIS. Large and handsome red striped fruit. A little below the average in quality but a late keeper and a good cooker. A profitable market apple and a good bearer. NORTHWESTERN GREENING. A favor- ite commercial apple in the north and good for all uses. Succeeds here. Large rusty yellow- ish green fruit, fine in flavor and quality. In good eating condition by November and one of the longest keepers known. The tree is a thrifty grower, bears early and regularly. ROME BEAuTT. Large yellow, striped with bright red; flesh juicy and crisp. Tree a a moderate grower and a good bearer. KINNAIRD’S CHOICE. A fine early winter apple ; medium size with a small core : flesh yellowish, tender with a rich sub-acid flavor. Tree a vigorous, irregular grower, an early and safe bearer. WINE SAP. Probably the best known and greatest favorite among apples. It is a very productive bearer of attractive dark-red ap- ples of fine flavor, good appearance and keep- ing quality. This is the standard of com- mercial apples and while we have some others as good and some better you will not make a mistake in planting Winesap. STAYMAN WINESAP. best apples in cultivation, famous Winesap and a worthy namesake. Skin a smooth greenish yellow, striped with red. Tree thrifty in all soils and climates like Winesap. Don’t fail to plant it. SWEET LIMBERTWIG. A good apple for this section and farther south. Yellowish, streaked with red. Productive, a good keeper, of good quality. ARKANSAS BLACK. An enlarged and im- proved Winesap. Deep dark red, almost black in color ; flesh firm and crisp, with a rich flavor. Cannot be excelled for cooking and is a good keeper. The tree is a fine upright grower. MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG. Resembles Winesap but is about a third to a half larger. It is one of the most profitable apples grown and should be in every orchard. Bears well, keeps well ana is of a fine flavor and very handsome in appearance. PARAGON. Combines the good qualities of Limbertwig and Winesap. Large, deep red, very fine appearing fruit ; quality extra good. Tree is hardy and productive. A long keeper and should never be overlooked for either fam- ily or commercial orchard. JONATHAN. One of the most beautiful of apples, yellowish nearly covered with bright red; flesh white and tender, of spright- ly flavor. Excellent for table, cooking or market. Tree spreading in habit,' hardy and moderate in growth. LANSINGBURG. Rather small fruit, yel- low, overspread with pale red; good duality. Yalued principally for its long keeping qual- ities. It keeps till next year’s -pples are ripe. .YORK IMPERIAL. Lame, flatish; white, specked and shaded with red. J his lias all vlia elements of a profitable nark it apple, is pro- ductive, of good flavor, looks well and keeps on a rich greenish ground ; flesh yellowish, of a rich spicy flavor, similar to Ben Davis and Gano but better keeper. Originated in Ar- kansas. One of the vefy ' w^ffl. a seedling of thb^wREAGON, OR BLACK BEN DAVIS. Large roundish, oval, striped and marked with red PEACHES ELBERT A PEACH A sandy loam is best for peaches but they will do well in most any well % R0MONA NURSERIES. 5 drained soil that is not too rich. Plant 16 to 18 feet apart or between rows of apples. Cut the young tree back well before planting as it is best to have a low head. Keep the ground clean and mellow. Use some well-decomposed barnyard manure at first but after the trees begin to bear use fertilizers with more phosphate and potash. Good land needs no fertilizing at all. The fruit is borne on the previous season’s wood and the trees should be kept in good bearing condition by pruning every year cutting oft one-third to one-half the iast season’s growth. Varieties marked (F) are freestone, those marked (C) are cling. They are listed about in the order of ripenin Peaches SNEED (C). Supposed to be a seedling of Chinese Cling. The earliest peach, ripening earlier than Alexander. Medium size; cream with slight red shade. A semi-cling. ALEXANDER (C). Above medium size; greenish white, nearly covered with deep red ; tiesh juicy and sweet! Clings slightly to stone. CARMAN (F). The finest and most reliable early peach. Shaped like Elberta and almost as large ; tough skin ; cream} white with deep blush ; flesh tender, juicy and tine flavor. CHAMPION (F). A new peach, very large and beautiful. Creamy white with red cheek ; sweet and rich. Ripens early, ships well and is also one of the best for eating and home use. Do not fail to have some Champion in your orchard. WADDELL (F). Medium, oblong; skin white and firm. A good keper and one of the best market varieties. CRAWFORD’S EARLY (F). Very large, yellow with red cheek; flesh j ellow and good quality. The tree is a good grower and very productive, making it one of the best early yellow sorts. OLD MIXON (F). White with a red blush; meat white, red at seed ; large size and one of the very best to ship or market at home. CHINESE CLING (C). Large showy fruit, yellowish white with pink blush ; flesh white, red at pit; juicy and. melting, rich flavor. A valuable variety. KENTUCKY BELLE (F). A new and very handsome peach whicn seems to be a sure bearer. The original tree has borne annually for 25 years. Very large, creamy white, red blush. BELLE OF GEORGIA (F). Very large; skin white with red cheek ; meat white and firm. A prolific bearer and should never be left out of an orchard. It is ar ^xc^ilent shipper and one of the very best . - mily use and home market. ELBERTA (F). Really needs no descrip- tion or praise as it is so well and favorably known everywhere, especially in the South, where it is the great market peach and stand- ard of excellence. Large, yellow with slight overspread of red; flesh yellow, very rich flavor more or less acid. The fine appearance flavor and shipping qualities make Elberta the best market variety. NEW GLOBE. (F). Large, golden yellow with blush ; as fine in appearance, and ship- ping qualities as Elberta and of better flavor. j. lesh yellow, rich and of excellent quality. SALWAY (F). Fruit large, yellow, mot tied with a dull red ; flesh yellow and firm, rather acid but one of the finest late yellow peaches. MAMMOTH WHITE CLING (Heath Cling) (C). Its name describes this peach satisfac- torily. One of our most reliable and excellent clings. CRAWFORD’S LATE (F). Larger than Crawford’s Early, of similar quality and ap- pearance, and two to three weeks later. One of the finest late sorts. MAMMOTH WHITE FREE (F). A free- stone companion to Mammoth White Cling. Ripens first of September. HENRIETTA (Levy’s Late) (C). A great late yellow cling. Yellow with crimson color- ing. Very large, productive, and a sure bearer. A most excellent one for eating, pre- serving, or market. BURKE (C). Large greenish white with a red blush. One of the most valuable for late market or home use. BELLE OF KENTUCKY (F). A new seed- ling originated on the farm of Mr. Virgil arvin, ex-County Court Clerk of this (War- ren County), who says the tree is about twen- ty-five years old and has never failed to bear since first coming into bearing, which makes it a profitable peach for planting either for home or market. Besides if is one of the very best in quality, firm and good for shipping and when fully ripe one of the beat to eat. Flesh creamy white, with small seed. A freestone ripening 15th to 20th of August. APRICOTS Apricots do not do well here as they are not Yery hardy. They are best adapted for planting in city gardens or in a situation where trees are pro- tected by surrounding buildings. They are among the most delicious of fruits find a little extra care given them is many times repaid. The blooms are liable to be caugbt by late spring frosts and care is necessary to protect them. We can furnish Moorpark or Early Golden. POMONA NURSERIES. (i NECTARINES Nectarines thrive in the same soil and require the same cultivation as the peach. They are very liable to attacks of the curculio and brown rot and must he sprayed. They ripen from the last of July to the last of August. QUINCE These do best in strong clay soils. The leaves are somewhat subject to blight and should be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture before the buds swell and again at intervals as necessary. In this section they are almost free from blight and do not need spraying unless you. see that they are affected. We can supply Meech’s Prolific and Orange. FIGS Figs are not hardy here but may be grown in tubs or in the open ground if bent over and covered with earth in the winter. The trees bear early and the fruit is delicious and most healthful as a well-known patent-medicine ad- vertisement has impressed upon us since the beginning of our memory. PEARS Pears succeed on most any soil that will produce good grain or vegetable crops but they do best on a rather strong heavy loam. The ground should be rich and well cultivated for the first three years and then allowed to grow up in bluegrass. When blight appears cut off the affected parts at once, about four to six inches below the blight and burn them. Pears, especially the up- right growers like Ivieffer, should be set close together. We believe this pro- tects the fruit from frost. Always gather pears before they are ripe as they lose flavor and are liable to rot if left on too long. The winter kinds can be gathered entirely green and wrapped in paper to ripen in the cellar or other cool, dry place. Summer Pears BARTLETT. A European pear, large, but- tery, juicy and rich flavor. A very popular sort. Ripens in August. EARLY HARVEST. Medium size; rich yellow with red cheek ; quality fair ; a strong growing and productive tree. GARBER (Garber’s Hybrid). One of the hybrid Oriental varieties that are better suit- ed than the English sorts to the south and this section as they are freer from blight. Gar- ber is much like Kieffer in size and appear- ance but ripens earlier. Tree is a very strong grower and bears well. Should be planted with Kieffer as a polanizer. WILDER. Small to medium in size; yel- low with dark red cheek, melting, sweet and good flavor. A good market fruit. Autumn and Winter Pears DUCHESS (Duchess d’Angouleme) . Very juicy and excellent for preserving or canning, large, rough and uneven ; greenish yellow with red cheek. JAPAN GOLDEN RUSSETT. Large, al- most globular, covered with russet; firm and An Oriental variety and a strong, vigorous grower and very sure bearer but poor in qual- ity. KIEFFER. The surest and best pear to plant. Fruit is not quite so fine in quality or flavor as some but it has everything else in its favor. The tree is a vigorous, upright grower, is almost free from blight, and is a sure and very prolific bearer. In an even moderately good season the fruit must be thinned out, it is so thick on the trees. Fruit is large, pear-shaped, rich yellow, somewhat russet/ with light red cheeks when fully ripe. Easy to handle, keeps and ships well and is a handsome fruit and sure seller. Trees be- gin to bear at four yeai*s old. For this sec- tion there is no pear so profitable as Kieffer and Garber and should be planted together about in the pi'opoi'tion of one Garber to three or four Kieffer to insure a crop almost every season. POMONA NURSERIES. 7 CHERRIES The cherry thrives best on a sandy or gravelly soil but will do well in any situation provided the ground is dry and well drained. There is a good profit to be had from growing cherries, the Dukes and Morello sorts, as the yield is almost sure and the market always good with top prices. There are two general classes of cherry; Hearts and Bigarreaus and Dukes and Morellos. The former are sometimes called sweet cherries and the latter sour, though the terms are not always a correct indication of the fruit 7s acidity. The Hearts and Bigarreaus grow faster, make larger trees and EARLY RICHMOND larger and, as a rule, sweeter fruit, but they do not succeed in this section or any part of the south and we advise you not to plant them at all, or at most only a few trees. The Dukes and Morellos are of slower growth make smaller trees and usually more acid fruit but they succeed well in this section and are the kinds to plant if you want your trees to do well and bear fruit. Me can supply Hearts and Biggereaus Avhere wanted and are listing some of the best of these. Hearts and Bigarreaus BLACK TARTARIAN. Large, glossy black, tender and juicy: mild pleasant flavor. NAPOLEON. Very large, light yellow with bright red cheek. WINDSOR. Fruit large, liver colored: much like Tartarian : flesh firm and fine qual- ity. GOT. WOOD. Large bright red fruit : medium size : flesh soft. The best known of table cherries. 8 POMONA NURSERIES. Dukes and Morellos EARLY RICHMOND. This is everywhere the most popular cherry. Tree is a strong, thrifty, symmetrical grower ; hardy, healthy and very productive. Fruit dark red; juicy; acid flavor ; especially valuable for preserv- ing and cooking purposes. Bears early and abundantly. Ripens first of June. large montmorency. Tree very hardy and a great bearer. Fruit very large ; bright shining red; of the Richmond type, but larger and more solid. Ripens a week or ten days later than Early Richmond. BALDWIN. Tree upright and vigorous, forming a round head. Fruit large and very dark. Unexcelled in earliness, vigor and pro- ductiveness. ENGLISH MORELLO. The tree is a mod- erate grower, hardy, and an early bearer. Fruit is large ; dark red, becoming nearly black when fully ripe; flesh dark red, tender and juicy and of a pleasant flavor when ripe. The most val- uable of the late varieties. Ripens in July. MAY DUKE. Earliest of the Dukes; large, dark red, rich, juicy and excellent. Popular and reliable. DYE HOUSE. Much like early Richmond but a week earlier and fruit larger. Tree an upright grower; one of the best. PLUMS The plum likes best a strong clay soil in a cool, not too dry situation. It should be well cultivated to do well. There are three classes of plums ; the na- tive, European and Japan. We list one or more of each. The Japan are the largest and most productive, though all classes are satisfactory producers. WICKSON Several kinds should be planted together as some are not fertile, that is, do not pollenize their own blooms. The enemies of the plum are the black-knot and an insect known as the curculio, a small brown beetle which deposits its egg in the fruit causing the fruit to rot and drop before ripe. The curculio tan be destroyed by spraying or in the following way: As soon as the trees are out of bloom and while the fruit is small spread a sheet under the tree and then jar the tree so as to shake down all the injured fruit and the in- sects, which should then be destroyed. This should be done early each morn- ing for some so as to be sure to get all insects and stung fruit. We ihink in this way you can protect your plums and insure a good crop. Plums ABUNDANCE (Botan; Japan). Large, showy, roundish, yellow fruit, turning to a rich purplish red; flesh light yellow, very juicy and tender with an apricot flavor. One of the very best early varieties of Japan plums. Ripens from July 15 to first of Au- gust. BURBANK (Japan). In general charac- teristics much like Abundance. Large, nearly globular cherryred fruit ; flesh, flavor and quality indentical with Abundance but it ripens two to three weeks later. RED JUNE (Japan). Long, oval, pur- plish red fruit; flesh yellow and solid, some- what coarse-grained; juicy, sub-acid, with a POMONA NURSERIES. 9 damson flavor; clingstone; quality good. Very prolific, showy and attractive. Ripens a week to ten days earlier than Abundance. SHROPSHIRE DAMSON (European). An English variety of great merit for preserving. Larger and more desirable than the common Damson. Tree a good grower and hardy. WICKSON (Japan). Originated by Lu- ther Burbank. A sturdy, upright grower, un- usually productive. Fruit a very handsome, deep maroon ; flesh fine, firm and delicious ; stone small. An excellent keeper and a good shipper. August. WILD GOOSE (Native). An improved Chickasaw, our native plum. Medium size ; bright red; juicy, sweet and good quality. A very abundant bearer. Ripens last of July. BRADSHAW (European,-. Fruit large; dark red ; flesh yellowish green ; juicy and pleasant flavor; very productive. An old fa- vorite variety. Ripens the middle of August. IMPERIAL GAGE (European). Medium large ; oval ; greenish yellow ; flesh juicy, rich and delicious ; freestone. Tree a vigorous grower and productive. Ripens in August. GRAPES No fruit succeeds better generally than the grape. It can he grown by anyone who lias a garden, a yard or even a few feet of space beside a fence or wall. It can be tied up to a single stake, bound to a trestle, or trained on an arbor, porch or tree. The grape will grow well in most any well-drained mel- low soil, deeply worked and rich, and there should be a free exposure to sun and air, morning sun especially. In planting give the roots ample room spread them out well, planting just a little deeper than they grew in the nursery, and press the soil firmly. The vines should be set from 8 to 10 feet apart each way. The vines should be pruned in the winter or early spring' of each year while still dormant. If the grapes are allowed to go to wood there will not be satisfactory crops of fruit either in quantity or quality. The surest way to get a crop of fine perfect bunches where there are only a few vines is to buy sufficient No. 2 paper bags and a paper of pins and when LUTIE the bunches are still very small pin a bag over each. By this method you will have beautiful, perfect bunches that will be a delight to look on and delicious tc eat. There are innumerable varieties of grapes, many of which do not succeed here. We offer a limited number which our experience has taught us are best and most dependable for our section. We can assure our customers of the 10 POMONA NURSERIES. reliability of the following. They are listed in the order of ripening, and the color indicated. Grapes LUTIE. A fine red grape; very early; bunch compact and large ; berry large and handsome and very sweet; color bright, changing to a rich deep red when ripe. Vine vigorous and bears well. MOORE S EARLY. A seedling of Con- cord, two weeks or more earlier, larger berry and better quality. Bunch medium size, com- pact ; berry large, black, good quality and flavor. Yine very hardy and free from dis- ease. MOORE’S DIAMOND. This is the best white grape for home use and nearby mai'ket, but not as good a shipper as Niagara, be- cause of its thin skin. Bunch large and hand- some, well-filled and moderately compact; berry about the size of Concord, a delicate greenish white, tinged with amber when fully ripe; flesh tender, juicy and sweet and en- tirely free from foxiness. Vine a vigorous grower. Ripens about with Delaware, a week before Concord. CONCORD. The standard grape for wine and market, succeeding over a great extent of the country. Bunch large; berry large and handsome, blue black ; flesh sweet and fair quality. Yine hardy and bears well. NIAGARA. The leading white market grape and equally excellent for home use. Large, long bunches, uniform and very com- pact; berries larger than Concord, pale green changing to a pale yellow when ripe ; a thin but tough skin that makes them good shippers ; flesh sweet and first quality. - Very hardy. Ripens with Concord. BRIGHTON. Dark red. Ripens with, or before Delaware. Bunch large, long and shouldered, berries medium, skin thin, flesh tender, sweet ana best quality. Yine vigor- ous and fairly productive. It yields best if planted among other varieties. A valuable and desirable grape for garden and vineyard. WOODRUFF RED. A large, handsome red grape of good quality; good size; perfect, compact bunches; berry large and of beau- tiful color; vine vigorous and a vei’y prolific bearer. This is a very fine table grape, yields as heavily as Concord, and in the market, brings about a half more in price. WORDEN (Black). This excellent grape is as hardy, healthy, vigoroxxs and productive as the Concord, of which it is a seedling, Imt better in quality, sweeter, larger in bunch and berry, and several days earlier. Tender skin- ned and inclined to crack, but still very valu- able for garden and vineyard. LINDLEY (Rogers No. 9). A red grape of the best quality, and one of the most desir- abel of Rogeirs Hybrids. Ripens with Con- cord, carries and keeps well ; medium to large in bunch and berx’y; flesh tender, sweet and of a high aromatic flavor. Yine vigorous, hardy aixd healthy. It seems to be more pro- ductive when mixed with other varieties, and on clay soil. IVES SEEDLING. This is ixot a very good table grape but is very desirable for wine-making. Bxxxxch large and perfect ; berry medium in size, slightly oblong ; color a dark purple turning to a deep black when ripe; flesh rather pulpy and of foxy flavor but sweet whexx xfipe. RHUBARB This delicious plant should certainly be' in every garden. It begins to ripen in early spring when green things and fruit are scarce and can be used till September. It can be stewed, made into pies, canned for winter use, or made into excellent wine. Should be planted in a deep very rich loam on the shady side of a wall, fence or building, as it does not like much hot sun. Just the thing for that shady spot where nothing else will grow. We send out roots that will bear heavy stalks the first season. There is nothing to do after planting but to keep out the weeds and cut the stalks for use. Plant three feet apart each way. ASPARAGUS As a vegetable asparagus fills the same place that rhubarb does with with fruits. It comes early in spring when there are none but canned vege- tables available and so is doubly welcome. There are two ways to grow asparagus. You can prepare a bed as large as you need, making it very rich. In this set the plants, with roots spread out, about 8 to 10 inches below the surface. Or you 'can plant in the same kind of bed but just below the surface as with other plants. In this case when the shoots begin to show in the spring you must hill up the ground so as to make long tender shoots. After the season is over harrow or plow the mounds down and allow the stalks to seed so as to insure a permanent bed. Do not plant in the shade or near trees. POMONA NURSERIES. 11 SMALL FRUITS STRAWBERRIES Most important of all the small fruits is the strawberry. It is a delight- iul addition to the home garden and very profitable for market. Our nursery is in Warren County, Kentucky, one of the greatest berry growing sections of the country. A thousand acres are planted to this crop and on one day forty- seven carloads were shipped. Excelsior, Klondyke, Aroma and Gandy are the varieties in favor here. They are all perfect in bloom, good producers and safe shippers. The strawberry will succeed in any soil not too rich. Prepare the soil thoroughly to a good depth. Mulch well with straw in the early spring or late winter. After the season is ended plow and hoe well and often, keeping free from weeds. For field culture plant in rows 3 1-2 feet apart, plants 18 to 24 inches apart in the row. For a small patch in the garden set as close as 12 inches apart each way, though 18 is better. Strawberries EXCELSIOR. A very early, bright red berry ; fine for market but having a rather acid flavor. KLONDYKE. The fruit is of good size though not extra large : regular in shape ; dark red; firm and ships well. nL'BACH (Imperfect). Very prolific, of excellent flavor and very large size. Berries ai*e all large. A number of new varieties are now preferred to Burbach on account of their better shipping qualities, but for home use or nearby market none can excel it. AROMA. The best market variety grown. Fruit is large, very firm and handsome, and always smooth and free from defects. Bears heavily and ships well. Good for either home use or shipping. GANDY. The favorite and best late va- riety, successful everywhere. The plant is a very strong grower : fruit large and very firm, but inclined to develop an ugly green end in a dry season. Valuables because of its late- ness and firmness. It is the best shipper of all. BLACKBERRIES Blackberries are natives of the United States and are adapted to a wider range of soils than most any fruit, but a strong clayey loam, well drained is best. Rows should be about 6 feet apart and plants from 3 to 4 feet in the rows. If you desire to cultivate both ways set them in checks 6 feet apart each way. As soon as the fruiting season is passed remove and burn the old canes. The young canes should be clipped off at about 2 to 3 feet so they will branch and be self-supporting. The blackberry is so well known as a wild growing vine in most sections that few have realized how well it pays when cultivated either for home or market. Blackberries EARLY HARVEST. The earliest; medium size, long berry; small seed; sweet and good. A sure bearer, even in dry seasons, and very productive STONE’S HARDY. Said to be hardier even than old Snyder. Berries of medium size, glossy biack and of good flavor. A vigor- ous grower. Ripens about a week later than Snyder and lasts two weeks. SNYDER. The old standard. Very hardy but as we have a moderate climate not so valuable for that quality with us. Berries medium size, juicy and rich; strong heavy cane. A thrifty grower. LUCRETIA DEWBERRY. Very large, tender, juicy and luscious. Ripens before the earliest blackberries. Vine trails on the ground or ca nbe handled on low wire trellis. RASPBERRIES Raspberries thrive best in deep, moist, well-drained soils ; light loams for ibe red and heavy loams for blacks. The land should be able to withstand 12 POMONA NURSERIES. drouth well. The plants should be well mulched with straw. As soon as the bearing season is over cut out all the canes that bore fruit and cut back the new canes to about 2 feet so that next year they will branch out and be self-supporting. Plant in rows five feet apart setting plants four feet apart in the rows. Kaspberries COLUMBIA (Red). Fruit very large and of a purplish color. Vine vigorous and pro- ductive. CUTHBERT (Red). One of the best and most reliable of the reds for this section. Large, excellent quality and very prolific. GOLDEN QUEEN. Fruit a beautiful golden yellow ; large size. A seedling of Cuth- bert and like it except in color. A strong- grower. GREGG (Back). Large, blue-black, the standard “black cap” for market and table. Vigorous growing canes, branching sparing- ly; hardy and very productive. CUMBERLAND (Black). The largest raspberry known, fruit frequently nearly an inch in diameter. Its immense size, firmness and productiveness entitle it to favor. A very strong grower; perfectly hardy. It is the most profitable raspberry for both home and market. GOOSEBERRIES Gooseberries do very well here. They succeed best in a strong, moist loam and should be well cultivated, fertilized and mulched. Should be planted in a cool northern exposure. INDUSTRY. Very large, dark red, of re- licious quality. An English sort. HOUGHTON. An old, well-known kind, DOWNING. Later than Houghton; light hardy and prolific, with medium size, pale red green; juicy and good. Plant is vigorous and fruit. one of the best. CURRANTS What was said of gooseberries may be said of currants. Plant them four feet apart. The older suckers should be kept well cut out, FAY’S PROLIFIC (Red). Large clusters; so acid as most. A vigorous grower with one of the oest red currants. Of large size, hardy, healthy foliage. fine flavor, and said to be twice as productive WHITE GRAPE. Very large, yellowish as Cherry, from which it originated. white; a mild acid flavor; of excellent and POMONA (Red). This is one of the most valuable for table use. The best of the white profitable currants tor market. It is not as sorts. large as some but outyielus them all. Color is BLACK NAPLES. Large, rich and ten- a beautiful bright red; berry sweet and not der; excellent for jellies and wine. NUT TREES Nut-bearing trees should be more rule a handsome appearance and after nuts. They are thus doubly valuable, 1 ALMOND. Rather unreliable here as it blooms earlier than the peach and is more than liable to be caught by late frosts. When it does bear, however, the crops are abund- ant. We have both the soft and hard shelled varieties. AMERICAN CHESTNUT. Our native chestnut, and well known. u is excellent both as an ornamental tree, for its shade and its fruit. SPANISH CHESTNUT. Makes a hand- some tree and bears immense nuts, much larger but not so sweet as the American. The nuts find ready sale on account of the size. PECAN (Budded). This is a native nut, now much improved by intelligent cultiva- tion. The tree grows tall and is of fine ap- pearance. Bears a heavy crop of the choicest nuts, that command top price in the market. ENGLISH WALNUT (Thin shelled). Nuts very large, rather oblong ; shell very thin ; of excellent quality; large kernels that keep sweet a long time. Does not bear very well here. JAPAN WALNUT. This is a very hand- some tree, having a large, spreading top. Suc- : generally planted. They make, as a a few years will bear a heavy crop of Ar their shade and their fruit. ceeds well here. Commences to bear in three to four years. The nuts are borne in clus- ters or strings of a dozen or more; shells moderately thick ; kernels very sweet. Persimmons NATIVE. Bears small fruit, delicious when fully ripe. Ripens in late fall and hangs on tree till after several frosts. They require careful transplanting. JAPAN. The fruit is of the same appear- ance as the native but of immense size in comparison, averaging from 2 1-2 to 3 inches in diameter. Now being widely grown for market, especially in the Southern States. Mulberries DOWNING’S EVERBEARING. Makes a handsome lawn tree and in addition yields an immense crop of large berries, good for eat- ing. Is a very suitable tree for the chicken yard as chickens are very fond of the berries. RUSSIAN. A hardy, rapid growing tree, introduced from Russia. Very abundant foliage making a dense shade or a valuable windbreak, but its fruit is of little value. 13 POMONA NURSERIES. ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT DECIDUOUS TREES The public now very generally recognizes the superiority of a thrifty, carefully grown nursery tree over one dug from the woods. The nursery-grown tree has a well developed root system, smooth, straight body and symmetrical top. It has been trained up for the use to which it is to be put and takes more kindly to transplanting than a forest tree, growing off much better and CUTLEAF SILVER MAPLE being very much more successful. Of course, all the care that lias been given it makes the initial cost usually a little more, but it is much cheaper in the end. Before setting out cut off all broken or badly bruised roots, if there are any. If the top is heavy in proportion to the roots prune the tree back well leaving a small but naturally shaped top. To try to transplant a heavily top- ped tree without pruning is to court failure and if it dies don’t blame us. Dig the hole wide and deep, partly fill it with rich earth or well-decomposed stable manure mixed well with the soil. Spread the roots out naturally, fill in be- tween them well with earth and press it around them carefully. Mulch with manure or rotten straw and keep the top of the ground loose and free from weeds and grass. The most satisfactory trees for street or lawn planting are Silver Maple, 34 POMONA NURSERIES. American Sycamore or Tulip Poplar. Where there is rich soil and plenty of water Linden will do well. The Sugar tree is perfect in every way but is of slow growth. Carolina Poplar is good for a drive or where you want shade as soon as possible but we like it only as a filler or a makeshift until a better tree can grow large enough to take its place. AMERICAN WHITE ASH. A very hardy native tree ana a rapid grower, thriving an al- most any fertile soil. Good for street or park. MOUNTAIN ASH. An erect-growing tree of medium size, producing white flowers in spring followed by clusters of scarlet berries which remain through the winter. CATALPA BUNG El (Umbrella Tree). A dwarf growing tree. Ours are grafted on up- right stems so as to make a beautiful round- headed tree of from six to eight feet in height, somewhat like the bay tree. Large, glossy foliage. Very effective as single specimens on the lawn or for avenues. CATALPA SPECIOSA (Western Catalpa). A valuable forest tree on account of its tough wood. Now being planted in great numbers especially by railroads to produce tie timber. DOGWOOD (White Flowering). A beauti- ful American tree of rather shrubby growth. Leaves a glossy, grayish green turning in Autumn to a deep red. The flowers appear in the spring before the leaves. They are about three inches in diameter, white and very showy. AMERICAN WHITE ELM. Probably the noblest of our native foi’est trees. Of moderate- ly rapid and stately growth, with open head and long graceful drooping branches. Fine for street planting. Succeeds even where soil is somewhat damp. CAROLINA POPLAR. A very rapid-grow- ing tree and popular on that account. We do not liKe it except for drives or as a temporary filler while slower growing trees are attaining a suitable size. It should be kept cut back or will run up to a verv narrow and tall head. AMERICAN LINDEN. A very handsome tree of large size and moderately rapid growth. Leaves very large, heart-shaped. A very de- sirable tree for all purposes. Succeeds best in a rich soil, well watered. SUGAR MAPLE (Rock Maple). The most beautiful of trees. Makes a perfectly shaped, dense, somewhat pyramidal head ; foliage a rich dark green, changing in Autumn to bril- liant scarlets and yellow. A magnificent tree for street or lawn. Its only disadvantage is its rather slow growth. Plant some where you do not need the shade now and let time give you truly beautiful trees. SILVER OR WHITE MAPLE. One of the best shade trees on account of its beauty, hardiness and comparatively rapid growth. Closely approaches the Sugar Maple in its qualities. AMERICAN SYCAMORE. A rapid grower, touch and healthy. Good for street and lawn. TULIP TREE (Tulip Poplar). A magnifi- cent tree native to Kentucky. Pyramidal in form; broad ana glossy leaves, yellowish-green; tulip-shaped flowers. We have no more de- sirable tree for either lawn or street planting. Should be pruned when transplanted. KILMARNOCK WILLOW. Grafted on a five-foot stem ; this makes a very handsome small tree, having a perfect umbrella-shaped head with branches drooping gracefully to the ground. Well suited to planting in cemetery lots. PRUNUS PISSARDI (Purple-leafed Plum). The best of all purple-leafed trees. A rich, dark, purplish-red. Retains its color through- out the summer and until late fall. Of strik- ing appearance as a single specimen orto give a dash of color in group planting. Coniferous Evergreens GOLDEN ARBORVITAE. Conical in shape, compact and dwarf in gi'owth. Beauti- ful foliage. Suitable for small gardens or cemeterv lots. AMERICAN ARBORVITAE. A well- known variety of great value; especially fine for screens or hedges where it is not neces- sary to turn stock. Easy to transplant, grows rapidly and with slight care will form a dense screen or hedge. IRISH JUNIPER. Of erect, conical shape: very dense. Will grow to eight or ten feet high. GOLDEN JUNIPER. A beautiful Juniper of somewhat trailing habit ; bright golden foliage. A very effective and desirable Jun- iper. COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE. A magnifi- cent evergreen from the slopes of the Rock- ies. Pei'fectly hardy, beautiful in color and outline. Foliage a handsome bluish green. NORWAY SPRUCE. Of moderately rapid growth and when it attains some size is of a graceful, drooping habit. A dense, symmetric- al grower; perfectly hardy. Will bear prun- ing well and is adapted to' planting in hedges and screens HEDGE PLANTS To succeed any hedge must have rich soil and with no nearby trees. We do not list Osage Orange because we farm hedge is about gone. CALIFORNIA PRIVET. An entirely hardy, half-evergreen plant; glossy leaves; a rapid grower. The favorite everywhere for low formal hedges and borders for drives, etc. AMOOR RIVER PRIVET. For Southern sections superior to California privet, as it retains its leaves during the winter. It is of rapid growth, succeeds in any soil not too dry or too wet. do not like it and its popularity as a BARBERRY THUNBERGII. A beautiful dwarf shrub from Japan, with small, bright green leaves that change to a copp'er color in Autumn. Makes a beautiful and striking low hedge. AMERICAN ARBORVITAE and NORWAY SPRUCE, described under Evergreens, make excellent evergreen hedges or screens. POMONA NURSERIES. 15 FLOWERING SHRUBS With such a variety of beautiful shrubs, liardy and easy to make succeed, it is surprising' that they are not more widely used for beautifying' the yards and lawns of our homes. In the last few years their importance has begun to be appreciated and Ave are prepared to meet the demand. There is not a home, great or small that Avould not be improved by the use of a feAV shrubs. They are valuable for their oAvn beauty, as screens to hide unsightly fences or buildings, and to relieve the monotony of a bare stretch of laAvn. They should usually be planted in groups, not scattered about haphazard. All shrubs should be pruned each year, the vigorous growers more than those of dwarf habit. Altheas, Deutzia, Spirea and the others that produce flowers on the last years ’ wood should not be cut back until after the bloom- ing season. Those varieties like Hydrangea Paniculata, Avhich produce Aoav- ers on neAV Avood should be pruned during the Avinter. ALTHEA (Rose of Sharon). A most beau- tiful flowering shrub producing a profusion of flowers from June to the last of August. We have several varieties and colors. BARBERRY (Purple-leaved). A form of the European Barberry; bright purple foliage. A very conspicuous plant when set in groups with other shrubs. This and Prunus Pissardi, the purple-leaved plum, are the two reliable purple-leaved trees that keep their color throughout the summer. CALYUANTHUS. Our native sweet-shrub; produces great numbers of double, chocolate- colored flowers; very fragrant. No old-fash- ioned garden was complete without one of these. DEUTZIA. This plant comes from Japan. It is hardy, with fine foliage, producing long racemes of pure-white flowers late in May and June. AVe have Deutzia Crenata, a tall grower; Gracilis, of dwarf growth; and Pride of Rochester, double white flowers with back of petals pink, a tall grower. PURPLE FRINGE or SMOKE TREE. A small tree or shrub greatly admired for its masses of hair-like flowers which appear in May and cover the plant during the summer. FORSYTHIA (Golden Bell). This is a pretty shrub of medium size, a native of China and Japan. The flowers are golden yel- low, produced in great profusion in early spring. Most effective in groups. HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRAND I- FLORA (Hardy Hydrangea). Produces in August immense panicles or clusters of pure white flowers which last for weeks. A most valuable shrub, conspicuous as a single speci- men and striking for a large bed or group. Should be grown in rich soil, protected from the afternoon sun, and cut back during the winter, to insure a magnificent head of best flowers. Of all shrubs this is perhaps the best if you can have only one chaice. It is a low grower not suitable for screens. LrLAC (Syringa). So well known and so beautiful in foliage and flower that we feel it needs no further praise than to call your at- tention to its beauty and worth. Fine for screens. We have both purple and white. SNOAYBALL (Arrowroot or Viburnum). We grow and offer the Japanese snowball which surpasses the common snowball in foliage, habits, and in delicacy and color of flowers. Blooms early in May. The common snowball grows larger and blooms more freely. SPIREA. Hardy and easily grown. Of low growth requiring very little room. AVe have the following kinds. BRIDAL AVREATH. A beautiful early- blooming variety with small double, white flowers. Blooms early in the spring. A^AN HOUTTE. Very graceful: 6 to 8 feet high ; produces in early spring a great number of single white flowers. ANTHONY WATERER (Crimson). Re- markably free-flowering; aoout 3 feet high, making a broad, drooping head of deep pink flowers. If blooms are cut off as soon as they begin to fade it will bloom through- out the season. WEIGELA. A hardy shrub of rather spreading habit ; forms a large, symmetrical bush covered in June and July with large, trumpet-shaped flowers of varying colors. ( limbing Vines AMPELOPSIS ArEITCHII (Boston or Japan Ivy). A hardy and beautiful decidu- ous climber of very rapid growth. It ad- heres without nailing to brick or stone and is excellent for covering walls, stumps, etc. CLEMATIS PANICULATA (Small flower- ing). A new vine of rapid growth and a most desirable climber for trellises. The foliage is handsome and in late summer and fall it pro- duces a profusion of fragrant, star-shaped flowers. LARGE FLOAVERING HYBRID CLEM ATIS. Not so vigorous a grower as the small flowering but producing large and beautiful flowers. AVe have Jackmanii, purple, and the most satisfactoi’y of the Hybrids; Henryi, white : and Madame Edouard Andre, violet- red, both good. ENGLISH 1 v Y. Too well-known to need a description. Slow in growth but with its rich leaves forms in time a most beautiful mantle of green over building, wall or tree. 16 POMONA NURSERIES. ROSES The gro wing of roses is very often attended with failure at the hands of any but experts. W e all love them and every dooryard and home should have its share of this most beautiful of flowers. There are innumerable varieties many of which are not at all suited to any but the most careful culture. It is with the idea of furnishing those that will not disappoint your expectations that we have been at great pains to offer only what we feel sure will succeed under the ordinary attention of the garden. We have selected the following very carefully and can recommend them all as being suitable for your garden or the farm home. They are all very hardy, good bloomers, and require no especial care to insure free and regular blooming. Of course you must keep them free from grass and weeds and the ground mulched and mellow. Any good rich garden soil is suitable for roses but it will be better if a liberal supply of manure is furnished. Spade up the ground well and deep. Spread out the roots naturally, fill in with fine soil and press down firmly, water well and shade for a day or two. At the time of planting cut off all but two or three good branches and cut these back to not over six inches. Prune the weak growers back severely and the strong, vigorous sorts slightly. Remove all decayed wood. Do not cut back the main stem of climb- ers— shorten the side branches a little. Climbers CRIMSON RAMBLER. This is decidedly the most novel and satisfactory of all ramblers. The plant is a very vigorous grower, making shoots of fi’om 8 to 10 feet in a single season. During May and June it is litter ally covered witn panicles or bunches each having from 15 to 40 small, vivid-crimson flowers. These are about 1 to 1 1-2 inches in diameter and remain in perfect condition for a long time. This rose is sure to please. WHITE AND YELLOW RAMBLERS. These are companions to Crimson Rambler ex- cept not so hardy and vigorous, but they make very desirable . climbers. DOROTHY PERKINS (Pink Rambler). A vigorous and pleasing climber of late intro- duction coming rapidly into favor. Flowers the same as on Crimson Rambler except a beautiful shell-pink in color. Yery effective for terraces or trellis. Hybrid Teas and Perpetuals BAB T RAMBLER (P). In this new va- riety we have the wonderful Crimson Rambler reproduced in dwarf or bush form with the added advantage that the Baby Rambler is a ceaseless bloomer. Indoors it may be kept in bloom the entire year and out-of-doors it blooms continuously from June till after frost. • ETOILE DE LYON (T). This is one of the few good yellow roses that thrive in the garden. It is a strong grower and very hardy. The flowers are large, full ; color a deep canary yellow; the buds are of fine shape. GENERAL JACQEMINOT (H.P). This lovely rose should not be omitted from any col- lection. It is perfectly hardy, a strong erect grower, does well outdoors. The flowers aw1 large, elegant in form, very fragrant and a bril- liant scarlet-crimson in color. HELEN GOULD (H.T.). A hardy crim- son, ever -bloomer. A very vigorous grower, continuously covered with fine clusters of large double flowers, very fragrant. It is perfectly nardy and needs no protection. KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA (H.T.). One of the finest. Pure white in color ; hardy an abundant bloomer. It should have a very rich soil and severe pruning for best results in blooming. MAMAN CACHET (T). One of the best nardy everblooming roses we have. The flow- ers are different shades of pink; the buds are oeautiful in form and color. METEOR (H.T.). A hardy Hybrid Tea, rich dark velvety crimson ; very fragrant ; a constant bloomer; flowers very double and Dorne on long stems. One of the greatest ever bloomers. PAUL NEYRON (H.P.). Hardy; the wood has v">ry few thorns. The largest rose in cultivation, often measuring five indies across; deep pink; very full; somewhat frag- rant; Dooms in June and fail. ms s 0 0 i&i E E E E E E | S. C. White and Brown Leghorns Bred for show quality, and heavy laying Eggs for hatching and Baby Chicks. Write for prices E E B E E E E F5?| E E Pomona Poultry Farm EMMETT McGINNIS, Proprietor. Bowling Green, Kentucky. i&i E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E