Historic, Archive Document

Do not assume content reflects current
scientific knowledge, policies, or practices.

The Kelsey Nurseries

(Incorporated)

St. Joseph, Missouri

■ :

i'

Loading Large Ornamental Trees and Balled Evergreens in Car Lots

Nursery Stock

Wholesale and Retail

In presenting our new catalogue we wish to
thank our many customers for the liberal
trade extended to us in the past and assure
you of our appreciation of your continued
patronage, which we will make every effort to
merit.

We urgently request by correspondence and
trial orders from new customers, feeling con-
fident that you will be pleased with our stock
and method of doing business.

We grow a complete assortment of hardy
Nursery Stock, including Fruit and Orna-
mental Trees, Small Fruits, Shrubs, Roses,
Vines and Perennials. We are always pleased
to quote prices on your wants at any time.

The nursery planting under our direct man-
agement covers more than 500 acres. We are
located at St. Joseph, in northwestern Mis-
souri, where we have a strong, rich, loess
clay soil. This natural tree soil produces
good, healthy Nursery Stock, with an abund-
ant supply of fibrous roots that stand trans-

planting and handling better than trees grown
on land not adapted for growing Nursery
Stock.

THE KELSEY NURSERIES were establish-
ed in 1860 to meet a local demand at that
time for fruit trees. The present owners en-
joy the distinct advantage among nurserymen
of having grown up in nursery work, which
has enabled us to acquire valuable practical
experience in growing and handling trees. Our
one endeavor is to grow the best trees that
modern nursery science and modern methods
can produce. With our many years of actual
experience and training, we feel justified in
saying that no better stock can be purchased
in the country at any price than we are able
to offer you. Our policy is to supply you with
the hardiest and most vigorous stock of the
best varieties than can be grown. Special at-
tention is given to propagation from selected
and proven strains of bearing trees in order
to insure the best results.

ISTxxirvS-oirxj J"1:ock

^ In. G^xx^xvtit^xj

— ' — - =*®r = =

Facts of Interest to the Trade About
Kelsey Nurseries

MR. G. L. WELCH
General Manager

G. L. Welch, general manager of the Kelsey
Nurseries at St. Joseph, Mo., comes from a
family of nurserymen. He has spent a life
time in the business and has been a successful
nurseryman all his life. The Kelsey Nurseries,
under the management and direction of G. L.
Welch, have grown to be one of the leading
nurseries in the West, and supply a large trade.
The plant operates about five hundred acres
of the best growing land in Missouri, with the
result that it holds an enviable position be-
cause of the fine stock that is delivered. They
have growing now a large general assortment
of stock, and can supply the most critical trade
with most anything in the nursery line.

Come and see us; walk through our large,
modern storage and shipping plant; drive
through our fields; see how we handle and
grow this stock; no pains or expense are
spared to produce the best that can be grown.

Digging, Handling, Packing and Shipping —

Careful digging, handling and packing are
necessary to secure success even with the
best grown stock. Our departments have been
carefully systematized, and are under the su-
pervision of experienced and practical mana-
gers or members of the firm. All stock is
packed under cover, and is not exposed to
either wind or sun. Our shipping season in
the fall begins about the first of October and
continues throughout the winter and spring
until May 10th. We pack all stock either in
paper-lined boxes or bales, using plenty of
packing material. If in bales we wrap the
tops, and burlap roots securely. This insures
their arrival at destination in first class con-
dition.

SHIPPING FACILITIES— Our shipping facili-
ties are excellent. St. Joseph is located on six
lines of railroads. We have access to all the
trunk systems of the central west, without the
congestion of big transfer points.

We give you in this Catalog accurate and
careful information to aid you in selecting the
best trees and plants for your own special re-
quirements. Your investment in nursery stock
means a very small outlay, and it is poor
economy to buy anything but the very best
rooted and sturdy specimens. We furnish
your special planting directions and are in-
terested in keeping in touch with you after you
have bought our trees and plants. We help
you to obtain the best possible results.

We urgently request correspondence and
trial orders from new customers feeling con-
fident that you will be well pleased with our
stock and method of doing business.

STORAGE — Our modern storage buildings
are especially designed for handling nursery
stock in the best possible manner, enabling
us to get the trees and plants to our customers
in prime condition, you should consider this in
buying.

Stock handled always under cover; we have
the exposure of stock reduced to the minimum
after digging; all stock is immediately sent
to our large storage houses where it is kept
damp while grading and packing for shipment;
customers can rely on receiving stock in good
condition.

2

Information of Value to Planters

All orders entrusted to us will receive prompt
attention. It is a great advantage both to the
purchaser and to the nurseryman to have or-
ders booked as far in advance of the shipping
season as possible.

Purchasers are requested to give explicit
shipping directions, whether by freight or ex-
press. When none are given, we forward ac-
cording to our best judgment, without assum-
ing responsibility, as all goods travel at pur-
chaser’s risk.

We deliver all goods at railway or express
office, taking receipts for all goods as shipped,
after which purchaser must look to forwarders
for all damage by delay or miscarriage in
transit.

All orders from unknown correspondents
should be accompanied with a cash payment to
insure good faith, or satisfactory reference.

GRADES. We grade carefully, in some cases
by caliper, in others by height. When graded
by both caliper and height the caliper must
govern.

CAUTION. We accept all orders on the con-
dition that they shall be void should injury be-
fall our stock from frost, hail, fire, or other
causes over which we have no control.

CLAIMS for errors should be made promptly
on receipt of goods, as we cannot rectify them
unless promptly made.

GUARANTEE OF GENUINENESS. While
we exercise the utmost diligence and care to
have our varieties true to name, and hold our-
selves in readiness on proper proof, to replace
all trees, etc., that may prove otherwise, or
refund the amount paid, it is mutually under-
stood and agreed between the purchaser and
ourselves that we shall in no case be liable
for any sum greater than the amount origin-
ally received for said trees, etc., that prove un-
true.

We consider varieties marked with a (*) as
the most valuable.

IN ORDERING, write the name, number and
size of each variety plainly so as to avoid er-
rors. In filling orders we reserve the right, in
case we are out of a variety ordered, to sub-
stitute another of equal merit, unless customer
writes “no substitution” in order, and recom-
mend that purchasers leave the selection of
varieties with us as far as possible, as our
experience enables us to select such sorts as
are best adapted to the locality.

We will also fumigate stock when requested
to do so, with Hydrocyanic Acid Gas.

General Instructions for Transplanting and
Managing Fruit Trees

1. PREPARING THE G ROU N D— B e f o r e

planting fruit trees the soil (except new
ground), should be made mellow by repeated
plowing, and where the soil is densely packed,
a subsoil plow should be used and the ground
stirred up from twelve to fifteen inches deep.
If this is neglected the roots are soon surround-
ed by an almost impenetrable wall and cannot
be expected to live many years. Whenever this
system has been practiced, healthy and vigor-
ous trees and fine fruit have been the result.

2. RECEIVING AND CARING FOR TREES
— Trees are frequently ruined through the lack
of care or bad management after they fall into
the hands of the purchaser. When trees are
received the roots should be covered with a

blanket, sack or straw until they reach their
destination. The bundle should then be opened
and the trees separated from the moss in which
they are packed. If the roots have become dry
from long exposure, straw should be spread
upon the ground, the trees laid upon it, then
covered entirely (roots and tops) with straw
and the whole well watered. If holes are not
yet dug or the ground too wet to plant when
the trees are received, dig a trench and lay
the trees in a slanting position, so that you
can cover up the roots and two-thirds of the
body or stalk. In this position let them remain
until the holes are dug or the ground is in a
suitable condition to receive them.

3. DIGGING THE HOLES— If the soil for
an orchard has been properly prepared by sub-
soiling and deep plowing, then the opening of
the holes becomes a very simple matter, and
really this is by far the easiest, cheapest and
best plan; for if the soil is thoroughly pulver-
ized to a depth of from twelve to fourteen
inches, all that is necessary is to measure off
the distance at which the trees shall stand
from one to another and the order of planting.
Where only a few trees are to be planted and
the soil has not been subsoiled, or where the
trees are to be planted in sod, then the holes
ought to be at least four feet wide and eighteen
to twenty inches deep, the subsoil thrown back
and the hole filled up to the proper depth with
fine top soil to receive the trees.

4. PRUNE BEFORE PLANTING— Both root
and top should be pruned at time of planting
and before the tree is set in the ground. First
cut off the ends of the broken and bruised
roots with a sharp knife, in a slanting direc-
tion on the under side. This will cause the
wound to heal over readily, by throwing out
plenty of fibrous root at the end. Then cut
back each branch or side limb to a bud not
more than four to six inches from the body.
Then cut back the leader or central limb so
as to leave it about four or five inches above
the highest side limb. When there are no side
limbs the tree should be headed back to a
height proper to form a top. None of the lower
limbs should be cut off entirely, as it is best
to form the heads as low as possible, so that
the limbs and leaves will protect the trunk
from the direct rays of the sun.

5. DEPTH TO PLANT — Immense numbers
of trees are ruined by being planted too deep.
Most kinds of fruit trees, except dwarf pears
and plums on peach roots, should be planted
not over two or three inches deeper than they
grew in the nursery row. Dwarf pears and
plums on peach roots should be set so that
the joint where the body and roots are united
will be about four inches below the top of the
ground. By this means roots will be thrown
out from the body that is covered and larger
and longer lived trees secured.

6. PLANTING— When ready to plant, take
from the trench a few trees at a time; place
the tree in position and arrange it to the proper
depth by filling in or raking back the soil to or
from where the tree will stand; then fill in the
fine mellow soil between and around the roots
with the hand, arranging the roots in their
natural position and packing the soil carefully
around them. When the roots are well cov-
ered and hole is about half filled with earth

3

]NT vx it ^ er vj J" ±ock
^ Tjtl ^ijL^irrtiisTj

pour on each tree at least one bucket of water,
allowing it to entirely soak away, then finish
filling the hole with earth, keeping it pressed
firmly, then finish up with a little loose earth
on top to keep from baking.

7. MULCHING — Mulching prevents the
moisture from escaping and maintains equita-
ble temperature about the roots. The material
used may be long manure, litter, straw, grass
or hay, which should be spread on the surface
around the tree for the space of four or five
feet and three to six inches deep. Bearing-
trees may be benefited by mulching heavily in
winter, which will tend to prevent an early
development of the fruit buds and assist them
to escape the effect of late frosts.

8. AFTER CULTURE— The trees should be
kept free from grass and weeds, and no crops
should be grown in the orchard while the trees
are young, except such as can be cultivated
with the plow or hoe. Cultivate well in the
spring and summer.

9. AFTER PRUNING— The great majority

of people do not take proper care of their trees
after planting. This is a great mistake. If a
tree or vine does not receive the right kind of
care and enough of it when young, it will never
attain a healthy old age. Very much has been
said about pruning by various authors. Judg-
ing these and our own experience and observa-
tions, we would say: The best time to prupe

fruit trees, and about all kinds of trees and
shrubs, is during May and June, May preferred;
but be governed by the health and vigor of the
tree. We do not advise severe pruning, as too
much would injure the tree. Keep all super-
fluous forks and limbs cut off and the heads in
proper shape to admit air and sunshine as long
as the tree lives. Currants and Gooseberries
should be trimmed late in the fall or early in
the spring, before commencing to grow; Grape
vines late in November or any time during the
winter up to March 1st; after this trimming,
is apt to excite bleeding ov flowing of sap from
the wounds.

22. WINTERING TREES WHEN PRO-
CURED IN THE FALL— Procuring trees in the
autumn for early spring planting is recommend-
ed, when the purchaser is not prepared to plant
in the fall or prefers spring setting, or where
the winters are too severe to set out young
trees and plants in the fall. The greatest ad-
vantages derived in doing so are that when
the roots have been cut or pruned it will be
found upon taking them up in the spring, that
callous has been formed, ready for the produc-
ing of new rootlets, and the trees being planted
without much exposure as soon as the frost is
out of the ground, will become thoroughly es-
tablished the first season, and should make
twice the growth of late planted trees, and the
labor of planting is done before the rush of
spring work sets in. To insure success select
a dry spot of ground where water will not stand
during winter and no grass or litter that will
invite mice. Dig a trench from three to four
feet wide, according to the amount of trees to
be heeled in, and deep enough to admit one
layer of roots and sloping enough to let the
trees lie at angle of about 30 degrees, throwing

the earth on the back part of the trenches so
as to make a more perfect slope on which to
lay down the trees. Put in one layer of trees,
placing the roots as close together as can con-
veniently be done; cover them with well pul-
verized, moist soil, well up on the bodies, and
see that it is carefully worked in about the
roots as if they were being planted; then add
another layer of trees, overlapping the first,
and continue as at first until all are heeled in,
throw in the ground well up around the branch-
es with about six inches of dirt on the tops,
covering the trees entirely up with the earth.
The roots should be pruned before laying them
down in the fall.

A TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF
TREES OR PLANTS TO THE ACRE

Distance No. of trees

1 foot apart each way 43,560

2 feet apart each way 10,890

3 feet apart each way 4,840

4 reet apart each way 2,702

5 feet apart each way 1,742

6 feet apart each way 1,210

7 feet apart each way 888

8 feet apart each way 680

9 feet apart each way 537

10 feet apart each way 434

11 feet apart each way 360

12 feet apart each way 302

13 feet apart each way 257

14 feet apart each way 222

15 feet apart each way 193

16 feet apart each way 170

17 feet apart each way 150

18 feet apart each way 134

19 feet apart each way 120

20 feet apart each way 108

25 feet apart each way 69

30 feet apart each way * 48

35 feet apart each way 35

40 feet apart each way 28

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, di-
vided into the number of feet in an acre (43,-
560), will give the number of plants or trees to

the acre.

SUITABLE DISTANCES FOR PLANTING

Apples, Standard 25 to 30 feet

Apples, Dwarf 8 to 10 feet

Pears, Standard 18 to 20 feet

Pears, Dwarf 10 feet

Peaches 10 to 18 feet

Nectarines and Apricots 16 to 18 feet

Cherries, Sweet 18 to 20 feet

Cherries, Sour 15 to 18 feet

Plums 10 to 20 feet

Quinces 10 to 12 feet

Grapes 7 t° 8 feet

Currants 3 to 4 feet

Gooseberries 3 to 4 feet

Raspberries, Red 3 to 4 feet

Raspberries, Black 4 to 5 feet

Blackberries 4 to 6 feet

Strawberries, rows 1 by 3V2 feel

Strawberries, in beds IV2 by IV2 feet

Asparagus, in beds 1 by 1 V2 feet

Asparagus, in field 1 by 3 feet

4

FRUIT DEPARTMENT

APPLES

I/

THE apple is the first in importance of all fruits. It will thrive on nearly any well drained
soil. Its period of ripening, unlike other fruits, extends nearly through the whole year. By
making careful selection, a constant succession can be obtained. For family use there is no
fruit that is more indispensable. No fruit is so healthful and many physicians say that if a
person would eat an apple a day they could dispense with doctor bills. Besides this, and just
as important, is the fact that the average price on the market is steadly increasing and the im-
mense demand for home consumption, foreign shipping, canning and evaporating assures high
prices. The apple if given the same care and attention as other farm crops, will yield greater
returns per acre. The following list we consider to be the best and the varieties starred we

recommend as the best for general planting.

Summer Apples

Chenango Strawberry — Rather large, oblong
conic, angular; striped and splashed with
light crimson on whitish-yellow ground;
flesh white, very tender, with a pleasant,
mild, sub-acid flavor. Best late summer
eating apple. August and September.

*Duchess (Duchess of Oldenburg) — Origin, Rus-
sia; tree upright, vigorous and extremely
hardy. An early and annual bearer of uni-
formly large crops; fruit large, greenish yel-
low with red stripes; flesh light green,
medium fine grained, firm; flavor a pleasant

Duchess of Oldenburg

acid, a great cooking favorite and prime
market sort; A good shipper for any early
apple and commands good prices; should be
planted in every orchard. The most profit-
able early apple for commerical purposes.
July and August.

!:Early Harvest — Size medium, roundish, usual-
ly more or less oblate, smooth, bright straw
color when ripe; flesh nearly white, flavor
rather acid, fine, productive; needs rich cul-
tivation to be fine ; good throughout the
northern states and southwest. July.

Golden Sweet — Medium or rather large, round-
ish, slightly flattened, greenish, becoming
pale yellow; flesh very sweet, good, of
moderate quality; the fruit is always fair,
the tree is a free grower and very productive;
tender for west; succeeds well southwest.
Late summer.

*Liveland (Lowland Raspberry) — Color orange
yellow, striped, splashed and shaded with
red, showing gray dots through the color;
flesh light yellow, often stained with red,
fine, tender, juicy; core medium open; flavor
sub-acid, good; there is no apple east or west
of better quality than Liveland; the tree is
perfect and a good bearer; the fruit is hand-
somely colored. August.

*Red Astrachan — Origin, Russia; first imported
into England with the White Astrachan from
Sweden in 1816; tree upright, spreading, vig-
orous growth; an early and abundant bearer;
fruit above medium, greenish-yellow, almost
covered with mottled and striped crimson;
flesh white, crisp, juicy, brisk acid; good.
July.

5

lST\air^ er\j

O’LX^ircti't^j

-=^-=

J^-tock

SUMMER APPLES— Continued

’"Red June — Size medium, oblong, very
red; flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-
acid, with a sprightly agreeable
flavor; quite early and continues to
ripen for four weeks, and will keep
long after ripe for a summer apple;
profitable for market. The tree is
a fine, erect grower, very hardy,
bears young and abundantly. A val-
uable early apple. First of July.

Sops of Wine — Medium size, round-
ovate, dark red; flesh white, tender,
juicy, sub-acid, often stained red.

Valuable for its free growth and fair
fruit. Late summer.

Sweet June — Rather small, roundish,
regular; skin smooth, light yellow;
flesh yellowish, very sweet, rich;
tree upright, vigorous, productive.

A valuable early summer sweet ap-
ple.

Sweet Bough — Large, roundish, re-
motely conical-ovate. Flesh, white,
very tender, with an excellent sweet
flavor. Ripens from the middle to
the end of summer. A moderate and
regular bearer. Somewhat irregular,
ascending. Tree round-headed.

Tetofsky— Origin, Russia. One of the earliest
apples to ripen in the northern states, very
popular on that account. Flavor sprightly
sub-acid, aromatic, extra good quality. Tree
stout and upright in growth, but it is apt to
blight. July to August.

*Yellow Transparent — Origin, Russia. Import-
ed from St. Petersburg by United States De-
partment of Agriculture. One of the most
valuable early apples. Fruit medium, smooth,
transparent skin; clear white, becoming pale
yellow when fully ripe; flesh white, tender,
fine grained, of special quality. Tree is mod-

Fameuse

Yellow Transparent

erately vigorous and a good annual bearer.
July.

Autumn Apples

Anisim — Origin, Russia. Tree spreading and
a prodigious bearer; usually free from blight
and about equal with Wealthy in hardiness.
Fruit medium to small, roundish; color green-
ish nearly covered with dark red, over which
is a bluish bloom; flesh white, juicy, fine
grained, pleasant sub-acid. Beautiful when

/Avell ripened. October to December.

Autumn Strawberry — Medium size, round,
oval; flesh white, striped and splashed with
red, tender, juicy, and pleasant; bears young
and abundantly. One of the best early au-
tumn apples.

Bailey Sweet — Origin, New York. Season Oc-
tober to November. An old choice variety.
Has been fruited successfully as far north
as southern Minnesota and South Dakota.
Fruit large, conical, irregular; greenish-yel-
low, with dull red stripes and russet dots;
flesh yellow, moderately juicy, firm, sweet
and very good.

Fall Pippin — Very large, roundish, oblong, yel-
low; flesh tender and delicious. Tree a free
grower and a fine bearer; one of the most
valuable varieties for table or market. Grown
in Western New York as Holland Pippin.
October and November.

Fameuse7 (Snow Apple) — Origin, Canada. An
old and a well known variety. Tree a mod-
erate grower, productive. Fruit medium in
size; color pale greenish-yellow, mixed with
stripes of red. with splashes of same on shady
side; flesh white, tender and juicy, slightly
perfumed; flavor sub-acid, extra good. Oc-
tober and November.

6

C^TJL <al i“t TJ

J^-tock

—

AUTUMN

Maiden Blush.

*Gravenstein — Rather large, roundish, slightly
oblate, obtusely ribbed, surface a little wavy;
striped and splashed with bright red on a
yellow ground; flesh tender, juicy, very rich,
sub-acid or rather acid, high flavored. Mid-
summer, productive, handsome and excellent.
Fine in all localities.

* Maiden Blush— Of uniformly good size, smooth,
round, beautifully flushed with red on creamy
yellow ground; flesh tender, of pleasant but
not high flavor. A good market sort because
of its attractiveness and the tree’s heavy
crops. September and October.

McMahan (McMahan^ White)— Origin, Wis-
consin. Season, October to December. Fruit
large to very large; color, greenish pale yel-
low to nearly white, often with suffused pale
blush on sunny side; flesh, pale yellow, with
good acid flavor; skin very tender and does
not stand tight packing; crisp and a good ta-
ble apple in season; splendid cooker, as it
has the proper firmness. Tree a good grow-
er, and moderately productive.

Okabena — Origin, Minnesota. Season, Septem-
ber to October. Vigorous, absolutely hardy,
and an ideal orchard tree in every respect.
Bears very young, and a good crop may bo
depended upon. Fruit medium to large; yel-
low striped and splashed with carmine,
which is heavy on sun side; flesh yellowish-
white, fine grained, crisp and juicy; flavor-
sprightly sub-acid; quality excellent. Ripens
after Duchess, and valuable in market on
that account. A seedling of the Duchess
and an excellent dessert apple.

Peerless — Origin, Minnesota. Season, Septem-
ber to October. Fruit medium to large; yel-
lowish-green with stripes and splashes of
carmine; flesh yellowish- white, fine grained;
flavor agreeable sub-acid, but not rich. Tree
a vigorous, upright grower.

APPLES — Continued

*Rambo — Size medium, oblate, smooth; streak-
ed and marbled with dull yellowish-red on
pale yellowish ground; dots large; whitish;
flesh tender, rich, mild sub-acid, fine fla-
vored, often excellent. October and Novem-
ber.

/

*Ramsdell Sweet — Rather large, oblong, ob-
scurely, conical, regular; dark rich red, with
a blue bloom. Flesh yellowish, tender, sweet,
rich, good second quality. Tree vigorous, up-
right, productive. Late autumn and early
winter.

Red Bietigheimer — Large to very large; pale
green color, mostly covered with purplish-
crimson stripes; flesh white, firm and rather
dry. A good cooking apple which attracts
attention in market on account of size. Tree,
German origin, a fine grower, abundant
bearer. September-October.

* Wealthy — Originated about 1861 by the late
Peter M. Gideon, Excelsior, Minn. This one
variety is an enduring monument of its orig-
inator. Season, September to January.
Almost too well known to need description.
Since its origination it has become exten-
sively planted in all the apple growing states.
Fruit large, regular, smooth, light yellow
and crimson stripes and splashes; flesh
white, often stained with red, tender, very
juicy, sprightly sub-acid with delicious
aroma. Splendid dessert and cooking apple.
Market demand never supplied.

Wealthy

G^ULcalirbTj ISTult' vS" er vj J" i:ock

^ Ixx G^xx^xrti't'ij

— - - ^§fc= —

Winter Apples

Arkansas Black — A remarkably handsome
crimson-black apple; large, perfectly:
smooth, roundish flat, lightly dotted with
white; the flesh is yellow, juicy and deli-
cious, keeping late. December to April.

Baldwin — Origin, Massachusetts. Season De-
cember to March. The great commercial
late winter keeper of the eastern states.
Tree a vigorous grower, upright in tendency
and very productive where hardy. Fruit;
large, rounded, deep red; flesh rich, crisp
and juicy.

Banana — Fine, vigorous grower, large, healthy
foliage; early bearer. Fruit medium to
large, smooth and handsome, golden-yellow,
usually shaded with red blush; flesh fine
grained, rich, sub-acid, aromatic; highest
quality. One of the best dessert apples. A
valuable market variety in some sections.
Originated in Indiana.

*Ben Davis — Origin, Kentucky. Season Jan-
uary to April. Vies with Baldwin as a
profitable commercial variety in many sec-
tions; quality not so good, but a better
bearer and keeper. Tree very vigorous and
hardy in the Central States. Fruit large,
handsome, brightly striped with red; flesh
medium quality.

* Black Ben Davis — A newer member of the
Davis family. Handsomer. Restaurant
keepers and fruit stand men use it for dis-
play. Suitable for cooking as well as eat-
ing. A good box trade apple. Blossoms late
in the spring.

•Delicious — New apple of great merit; large
size, streaked and splashed with red; strong
grower, heavy bearer. Fruit of superb fla-
vor, unlike that of any other apple. Ripens
early in the winter, keeps late in cellar stor-
age. Admirable for home use. It is a fancy
market sort and one of our very best paying
commercial varieties.

•Gano — Originated in Missouri. Similar but
superior to Ben Davis. It has all the high
qualities in a higher degree, more brilliant
coloring, runs more even in size, and keeps
fully as late. The tree is vigorous and
hardy; is a rapid grower; bears while young.
Color bright red without stripes or blotches,
and large and even size. Season, February
to March.

•Grimes’ Golden — Origin, Virginia; season, No-
vember to January. Tree vigorous, upright,
spreading; a good early annual bearer. Fruit
above medium, regular, surface rich golden
yellow, sometimes with net veining of rus-

Delicious.

set; flesh yellow, firm, compact, crisp, aro-
matic, rich, spicy, sub-acid; quality the best.
A valuable early winter apple and particu-
larly desirable for its late blooming.

Hibernal — Origin, Russia; season, November
and December. This variety represents what
is probably the hardiest type of the Russian
race. Tree sturdy, vigorous, very spreading
and productive. Fruit is very large, irregu-
lar, greenish yellow with dull bronze red on
sunny side; flesh acid, juicy; very good for
cooking. Succeeds in the most exposed loca-
tions and is popular in the Northwest on this
account.

Hubbardston Nonsuch — Large, handsome, yel-
low, overlaid with red; tender fleshed, with
distinct, delightful flavor. Strong grower and
heavy bearer. A native of Hubbardston,
Massachusetts. Season, November to Janu-
ary.

Huntsman — Originated in Johnston County,
Missouri; very large, golden yellow, with
bright red cheek; nearly sweet, fine flavor,
very aromatic; one of the best and highest
selling market apples; tree very healthy and
moderately productive. Vigorous. Novem-
ber to January.

8

G^UL«ali~tTj

ii IrL

IShjLir^roi: wS^toolr

WINTER APPLES— Continued

GOLDEN WINESAP

Golden Winesap — This new apple is the most promising variety offered in
the past twenty years. No apple since the advent of the Delicious has made such
an impression on the large buyers of apples. Specimens were sent to all horti-
cultural authorities over the country, and they unanimously recommend it. It is
a seedling of the old Winesap, but a beautiful golden yellow with a deep red blush.
Many specimens from the original tree were 4 to 4% inches in diameter. It re-
sembles the Winter Banana in appearance and beauty, but has much better qual-
ity. Imagine the juicy flavor of the Jonathan, the satisfying meatiness of the
old Winesap, the splendid quality of the old Belief lower and the keeping qualB
ties of the old Ben Davis and you have good picture of this splendid new ap-
ple. It is no experiment.

It has been tested and is now grown by nearly every experimental station in
every state in the Union.

It has behind it the recommendation of all the leading horticulturists and
large apple growers. They are plantingit because they believe in it.

It has quality that ranks right up with the very best apples in the land.

It has uniformity in size that apple buyers want.

It has keeping qualities as good as the best.

The tree is a fine, healthy grower, and an early and abundant bearer. A
splendid orchard tree.

9

G^ijl <alirbTj

liP-

J"i:oclr

WINTER APPLES— Continued

Ingram — A seedling of Janet. Tree more up-
right and a better grower. Fruit medium
size, roundish, inclined to conical; smooth,
yellow ground, striped, bright red, flesh
greenish-yellow, delicate, tender, juicy, sub-
acid. A late keeper.

Iowa Blush — Origin, Iowa. Tree very produc-
tive; a strong grower in nursery and orchard.
Fruit small, roundish conical; surface
smooth, yellow with bright mottled red blush.
Flesh white, juicy, mild, sub-acid, good. No-
vember to January.

I sham Sweet — Fruit large, oblong, conical,
greenish-yellow, striped with dull red; beau-
tiful, showy, good; tree hardy, spreading.
November to January.

Janet (Rawl’s Neverfail) — Medium in size
roundish, approaching oblong or obtuse-coni-
cal, often oblique; color pale red, distinct
striped on light yellow ground; flesh nearly
white, fine, mild, sub-acid, fine texture, crisp,
juicy. Growth slow; a profuse bearer. Keeps
through spring. The blossoms open ten days
later than usual kinds, thus sometimes es-
caping spring frosts, and hence the name
Neverfail.

^Jonathan — Origin, New York — Season, Novem-
ber to January. A seedling of Spitzenburg,
which it resembles in fruit, and is a much
better tree. Hardy in latitude of Central
Iowa, where it is a vigorous and productive
variety. A delicious and strictly dessert ap-
ple that always commands highest market
prices. Fruit good size, roundish; surface is
very smooth, clear light yellow, almost cov-

Jonathan

Mammoth Black Twig.

ered with rich dark red on sunny side; flesh
white, tender, juicy, spicy aromatic.

King David — Enormously productive, bearing
heavy crops year after year. Uniform
shape, tapering toward the blossom end.
Medium size; very dark, rich garnet red,
showing almost a purplish-black on the
sunny side. Flesh is firm, tinged yellow,
crisp, juicy, very good. Tree is a hardy,
vigorous grower, comes into bearing about
the fourth year.

*Longfield — Origin, Russia. Tree hardy, vig-
orous, spreading, pendulous growth; an early
annual bearer. Fruit medium-roundish,
conical, unequaled; surface smooth polished,
clear waxen yellow, with lively red blush;
dots distinct, few, large, yellowish. Flesh
very white, very tender and juicy, pleasant,
brisk sub-acid; good. October and November.

Malinda — Origin, Vermont. Season, February
to March. An irregular but steady grower
of about same hardiness as Wealthy. Where
ever grown in the North it is giving great
satisfaction as a long keeper. Fruit medium ;
flavor sub-acid and good. Its size, beauty
and smoothness are strong points in its
favor.

^Mammoth Black Twig — Excels Winesap in
nearly every important point; a better
grower, hardier, and the fruit much larger;
color even a darker red; flesh firmer; flavor
milder; but fully equal. A long keeper.

* McIntosh Red — Origin, Ontario. Season, De-
cember and January. A choice variety of the
Fameuse type. Tree vigorous with spreading
head; a good annual bearer. Fruit above
medium to large, highly perfumed; smooth
polished yellow, almost covered with bril-
liant solid crimson, a beautiful fruit; flesh
snow white, crisp, very tender, sprightly aro-
matic. sub-acid; very good quality.

10

<fi 1 I^txj ^STxxir^oirxj vT'tock

yi Irx C^xx^a.ivti'tTj

^ ====s=^r '-- —

WINTER APPLES— Continued

Milam — Rather small, roundish, greenish,
shaded and striped with red; flesh rather
firm with a pleasant sub-acid, moderate fla-
vor, A good keeper. Hardy and productive.
Tree a good grower.

Missouri Pippin — Large, oblong, bright red
with numerous gray dots, very handsome and
of fair quality, an early and very abundant
bearer, and very profitable orchard fruit;
vigorous. December to March.

Northern Spy — Large, roundish-conical, often
flattened, slightly ribbed; handsomely striped
with red; flavor rich, aromatic, mild sub-acid,
fine. Keeps through winter and late into
spring; a tardy bearer. To afford fine fruit,
tree must be kept thrifty by good cultivation.

A fruit of the highest quality, and profitable
for market.

^Northwestern Greening — -Origin, Wisconsin.
Season, December to March. Tree a splen-
did, vigorous grower, quite hardy. Fruit
large to very large; green, becoming yellow-
ish green when ripe; flesh yellow, fine
grained and firm; flavor a good sub-acid;
very smooth and attractive; should be given
plenty of room in the orchard to secure large,
even fruit. One of the best growers we have
in the nursery and in the orchard is very pro-
lific and regular when mature.

Paradise Winter Sweet — Fruit rather large;
color dull green when picked; flesh white,
fine grained, juicy, sweet, sprightly and very
good. Productive and extremely satisfactory
for either home or market. November to
February. Tree upright, moderate, blights
in some localities.

"Patten’s Greening — Origin, Iowa. Introduced
by C. G. Patten. Season, October to Decem-
ber. A seedling of Duchess of Oldenburg.
Fruit large to very large, when well grown;
green, with often a blush of red or brown;
flesh yellowish white, rather coarse, but
firm; core small; flavor a pleasant acid.
Tree vigorous and spreading, and exception-
ally hardy; an early and regular bearer. The
fruit is very smooth and attractive and keeps
well in home orchard and for market and is
highly recommended for general planting.

* Pound Sweet — Very large, roundish, ribbed
most toward the stalk; pale green, flesh
white, sweet, tender, not juicy, of moderate V
quality. Ripens' through autumn into win-
ter. A valuable culinary sort.

Price’s Sweet — Of very strong, upright growth
in nursery and orchard. Popular in parts of
the West. Fruit medium, regular, oblong,
conical, often unequal; surface yellowish-
green, mostly thinly covered with mixed and
marbled dull red, obscurely splashed and
striped; dots, large distinct, numerous, rus-
set, rough; flesh yellow- white; moderately
juicy, very sweet, good. October and Novem-
ber.

Rhode Island Greening — Origin, Rhode Island.
Season, December to March. Fruit large and
handsome, smooth, dark green overspread

Northwestern Greening

with yellow. Flesh tender, rich, rather acid,
but highly flavored and excellent. Has long
been popular in the Eastern States as a des-
sert apple and also for cooking. Tree vig-
orous and spreading; a heavy and constant
bearer.

Rome Beauty — Large, roundish, very slightly
conical; mostly covered with bright red on
pale yellow ground; flesh tender, not fine
grained, juicy, of good quality. Ripens early
in winter. The large size and beautiful ap-
pearance of this Ohio apple render it popular
as an orchard variety.

Salome — Flesh, whitish-yellow, half fine, ten-
der, mild, slightly aromatic, very good; Jan-
uary to May; its hardiness, long keeping,
good quality, uniform size, retention of its
flavor quite late, makes it valuable for the
West and Northwest.

Scott’s Winter — Origin, Vermont. Season, De-
cember to February. Fruit small to medium;
color deep red over yellow ground, russet in
cavity; flesh yellowish-white, coarse grained,
juicy, of fine flavor, pleasant acid; good.
Tree a spreading grower and productive with
age.

Spitzenburg (Esopus)- — Rather large, round-
ovate, slightly conical; surface a high, rich
red, rather obscurely striped; flesh yellow,
firm, crisp, spicy, rather acid, unequaled in
its high flavor. Keeps through winter. Com-
mands highest market prices; especially
prized in the West.

*Stay man’s Winesap — It is now attracting at-
tention everywhere as a profitable market va-
riety. It has large size, bright red color,
great productiveness and best quality to com-
mend it. The tree is a vigorous grower and
like its parent, is irregular and drooping in
habit, and adapts itself readily to different
soils and situation. Season, November to
February.

11

GJ^ULcali^bTj

IlTL

n

IShjLir^ ei

J"i:ock

WINTER APPLES— Continued

St^yman’s

Talman Sweet — Origin, Massachusetts. Season,
December to March. One of the most vigor-
ous, upright, spreading and very productive.
Fruit above medium; whitish-yellow, often
with faint blush on sunny side; flesh white,
firm, moderately juicy, fine grained, rich and
sweet; quality excellent for a sweet apple.

University — Origin, Iowa. Season, November
and December. A seedling of the Duchess,
originated by C. G. Patten. Tree is a vigor-
ous and spreading grower. Fruit large, very
large; surface a clear yellow on sunny side;
core medium, flesh white with yellow vein-
ing; flavor pleasant sub-acid, quality good.

Wagner — Medium, oblate, obscurely ribbed;
shaded and indistinctly striped with pale red
and a full deep red in the sun or warm
yellow ground; often streaked with russet;
flesh yellowish, fine grained, tender, com-
pact, mild sub-acid, aromatic, excellent; rip-
ens through winter; succeeds well in the
West. An early bearer.

White Winter Pearmain — Rather large, conical,
angular or ribbed; light yellowish-green, with
a brownish-red cheek; stem short; flesh
whitish, fine grained, with a mild sub-acid,
rich, fine flavor. Is one of the best and most
productive winter apples in the West.

Willow Twig — Large, roundish, slightly conical,
obtuse, very regular; greenish-yellow, striped
and mottled faintly with dull red; flavor sub-
acid, or rather acid; not rich. A long keeper.

Windsor Chief — Origin, Wisconsin. Tree very
productive and an early bearer. One of the
hardiest of the Wisconsin winter seedlings.
Fruit hangs well to the tree in high winds.

Winesap.

Fruit medium smooth, light greenish-yellow
mostly covered with mixed and marbled dull
red, indistinctly splashed, rarely striped with
crimson; dots many, large, gray, coalescent,
some surrounded with russet; flesh whitish-
yellow, firm, fine grained, somewhat spicy,
pleasant sub-acid, very good. December to
spring. Subject to blight in some localities.

*Winesap — Origin, New Jersey. A valuable, old.
well-known variety. Season, December to
May. One of the leading export apples. Fruit
medium, roundish, skin moderately thick and
very tough; dark yellow, almost entirely cov-
ered with dark red; flesh yellow, fine grained,
firm, rich, crisp, sprightly sub-acid; quality
excellent. Tree moderately vigorous with
rather open, irregular head. Very productive
and an early bearer.

Wolf River — Origin, Wisconsin. Season, Oc-
tober to January. One of the largest apples
grown. Color yellowish-green with stripes
and splashes of carmine, very handsome and
showy; flesh nearly white, firm and rather
coarse grained; flavor sub-acid, fair to good.
Tree vigorous and fairly productive.

*York Imperial (Johnson’s Fine Winter) — Ori-
gin, Pennsylvania. Medium, oblong, angular,
oblique, smooth; yellow shaded red, indis-
tinct red stripes; flesh yellow, firm, juicy,
sub-acid, good. Winter. An excellent ship-
ping apple; always brings high prices.

Yellow Bellflower — Large, often quite large;
surface pale yellow, often with a blush; very
tender when ripe, fine grained, crisp, juicy;
through winter. Growth of tree rather up-
right; succeeds best on rather light soils.

12

<al irbxj

iIr>-

ISTvLir^e^ir'Lj vllock

0\x<axvtrt^

=*&f==^ =-

CRAB APPLES

Within the past few years a good many peo
pie have given much attention to improving
this class of fruit. Their efforts have been at-
tended with marked success. Crab Apples suc-
ceed equally well in all sections and are valu-
able for cider, preserving and jellies, and some
of the improved sorts are excellent for eating.
Every orchard should contain a few, as the
trees are handsome, annual bearers, and usual-
ly fruit the second year.

* Early Strawberry — Origin, Iowa. Season, July
and August. Should not be confused with
Early Strawberry Apple. Early Strawberry
Crab is an old-time favorite, especially in the
Northwest. Tree is hardy and a vigorous
grower. Fruit medium, greenish-yellow,
ground overspread with carmine stripes and
splashes; flesh nearly white; flavor mild,
sweet, very good. One of the best crabs for
eating.

♦Florence — Origin, Minnesota. Season, August.
Originated with Peter M. Gideon, who also
produced the Wealthy Apple. A hardy
spreading tree; bears young and inclined to
overbear. Fruit medium; color carmine when
well colored; flesh yellowish, medium, fine,
acid; excellent for cooking. A fine jelly crab,
and valuable for early market, as well as
home use.

Transcendent — Origin, Russia. Season, Sep-
tember. Fruit medium to large; color brown-
ish-yellow with blush of carmine; flesh firm
and crisp, yellowish, fine grained, very juicy,
acid. Tree is a vigorous grower; hardy.
Subject to blight and should not be planted
,near other orchard trees.

Virginia — Season, September. Fruit medium,
round; color yellow and blush red, somewhat
striped; flesh golden-yellow, crisp; flavor
acid, sometimes bitter. Tree vigorous, large,
spreading, hardy, moderately productive. De-
cidedly different from Howe’s Virginia, and
should not be confounded with it. Desirable
for top grafting.

: Whitney (Hybrid) (Whitney No. 20) — Origin,
Illinois. Season, August. Fruit large to very
large for a hybrid; yellow, striped with red
and mostly covered with red on sunny side;
flesh yellow, very juicy and fine grained;
flavor rich and almost sweet. Its crab par-
entage is shown in the health and vigor of
the tree. The fruit in size and quality is
fully equal to many apples.

Yellow Siberian — Medium, round, golden-yellow.
Vigorous grower. Ripens in September.

General Grant — Large, roundish-oblate; yellow,
with stripes of dark red, almost black on the
sunny exposures; flesh white, moderately
fine grained, mild, sub-acid flavor. Septem-
ber to October.

♦Hyslop — Origin, America. Season, September
to October. Tree vigorous where hardy.
Blight in some localities. Fruit medium; yel-
low grounded with heavy shadings of deep
crimson and splashes of maroon with heavy
blue bloom; flesh fine, firm, yellow, astring-
ent; bears abundantly in clusters, which
make tree exceedingly ornamental. Its high
color always commands a fancy market price
for it. One of the most desirable crabs for
culinary purposes.

* Red Siberian — About an inch in diameter,
grown in clusters; bears young and abund-
antly. August to September.

Florence

13

G^uL<ali"tTj ISTTair^oir'Lj v5"i:ock

^ In ft

PEARS

THE cultivation of this fruit is rap-
idly extending as its value is ap-
preciated and the demand is increas-
ing every year, making it one of the
most profitable to plant. The range of
varieties is such that, like apples, they
can be had in good eating condition
from August until early spring. The
melting, juicy texture, the refined
flavor and the delicate aroma of the
pear give it rank above all other fruits,
excepting the grape. One of the most
important points about the manage-
ment of pears is the gathering at the
proper time. Summer pears should be
gathered at least ten days before they
are ripe, and autumn pears at least
two weeks. Winter varieties may
nang until the leaves begin to fall,
then place in a cool, dry cellar.

When the pear trees are heavily
laden the fruit should be thinned when
about one-third grown, else it will be
poor and the tree injured.

Summer Pears

♦Bartlett — Large size, with a beauti-
ful blush next the sun; buttery, very
juicy, and highly flavored; tree a
strong grower, bears early and
abundantly; very popular. August, Septem-
ber.

Clapp’s Favorite — A large fine pear resembling
the Bartlett, but without its musky flavor;
pale lemon-yellow with brown dots, and fine
texture, melting, buttery, juicy with a deli-
cate flavor, tree hardy and productive. Au-
gust and September.

Early Harvest — Large, golden-yellow with
bright red cheek, quality not the best, but
grown extensively for market on account of
its size, beauty and hardiness; ripens ahead
of Bartlett.

♦Seckel — Small, rich, yellowish-brown; one of
the best and highly flavored pears known;
very productive. September and October.

Wilder— Medium to small, greenish-yellow with
a brownish-red cheek; melting and juicy;
sweet and very pleasant; tree a vigorous
grower and good bearer.

Autumn Pears

♦Beurre d’ Anjou — A large, fine pear, buttery
and melting with sprightly flavor; tree a
fine grower and very productive; one of the
best. October to January.

♦Duchess d’Angouleme — Very large, greenish-
yellow, sometimes russeted; makes a beauti-
ful tree and heavy bearer; buttery, melting
and sweet. October and November.

Flemish Beauty— Large, juicy, melting and
rich; strong grower and good bearer; very
hardy. September and October.

Bartlett

Sheldon — Large, yellow or greenish-russet with
fine red cheek; flesh a little coarse, melting,
juicy and crisp, highly perfumed; tree vigor-
ous and productive. October.

Vermont Beauty — Of medium size, roundish,
yellow, heavily shaded with carmine; flesh
exceedingly fine, sweet and juicy. The tree
makes a strong healthy growth and bears
good crops. October.

Worden-Seckel — A seedling of the Seckel; color
golden-yellow with bright crimson cheek;
flesh white, juicy, buttery; vigorous grower.
Very hardy and an abundant bearer.

Winter Pears

♦Keiffer — This is the most popular pear grown;
fruit of fine size, rich color and good quality;
tree very vigorous and seldom blights; should
be picked at maturity and ripened indoors.
October and November.

♦Lawrence — Medium to large; lemon-yellow
with small brown dots; flesh white, juicy and
melting and of good quality; one of the best
winter pears known.

Winter Nelis — Medium, yellowish-green and
russet; fine grained, melting, rich and deli-
cious; one of the best winter pears; tree
rather a slender grower, but very productive.
December.

14

G^ULcali'bTj INPulit^ ox'xj tock

^ In O uc^xvti-tTj

==g==^=^ —

IX

TO SECURE healthy, vigorous and
fruitful trees, the ground must be
well drained and kept clean and mel-
low. Peach trees are easily cultivated
and their freedom from disease, the
short time it takes to come into bear-
ing and the immense demand for the
fruit, make them extremely profitable.

Peaches are borne on wood of the pre-
vious season’s growth and this makes
it absolutely essential to prune the
trees yearly, remove dead branches
and let in light and air. Keep the
trees in good shape and you will have
splendid returns.

♦Alexander (Cling) — Medium size;
greenish-white, nearly covered with
rich red; flesh sweet and juicy; tree
vigorous and productive; a good mar-
^ket peach.

♦Alton (Semi-freestone) — Early large
size mid-season white fleshed peach
of the Carman type, good quality
and beauty. The tree is very large,
vigorous grower; hardy.

Bailey (Cling)— Small and hardy; rip-
ens late, very productive and almost
always sure of a crop.

Beer’s Smock (Free) — Medium to large, rounds
ish; creamy -white, with dark red blush;
flesh yellow, tender and rich; good quality;
a good commercial peach.

Champion.

♦Carman (Free) — Large; resembles Elberta in
shape; creamy white with deep blush; skin
tough, making it a good market variety; flesh
tender, juicy and fine flavor; a prolific bear-
er.

PEACHES

/♦Champion (Free) — Large, round, quite regu-
lar; yellowish white mottled with red on sun-
ny side; flesh white with red at pit; one of
the best in quality.

/Chinese Cling (Cling) — Large, roundish, some-
what elongated; pale yellow, flesh white; red
at pit; tender and good.

.♦Crawford’s Early (Free) — Large, roundish,
bright yellow with red cheek; flesh yellow,
juicy and sweet; good quality. August and
September.

Crawford’s Late (Free)— Large, roundish-oval,
yellow with broad red cheeks, flesh yellow
with red at the pit; melting, vinous and very
good. Late September.

♦Crosby (Free)— Medium to large; orange-yel-
low splashed with red; flesh yellow with red
at pit; juicy and rich; tree hardy and pro-
lific; fruit should be thinned in order to
make good sized peaches; a popular market
sort; middle of September.

Elberta (Free) — The great market peach of
the Southwest; perfectly hardy in the North
and is believed by many growers to be the
best all around peach; color lemon-yellow
with blush on sunny side; flesh pale yellow,
tender and juicy; tree vigorous; a good ship-
ping peach.

♦Fitzgerald (Free) — An improved early Craw-
ford fully equal to it in size, quality and
color; tree bears quite young, is productive
and very hardy; bright yellow splashed with
red; flesh deep yellow and of the best qual-
ity; early September.

♦Bokara No. 3 (Free)— Large; resembles Elber-
ta in shape; creamy white with deep blush;
skin blush; skin tough, making it a good
market variety; flesh tender, juicy and fine
flavor; a prolific bearer.

Elberta.

15

G^ul <5il irtTj ISTtjlitvs' er\j vTirock

Ji Iitl <^xxc\rvt;rtTj rr

- -===^®&==^=^-== ^==—=L-

PEACHES— Continued

Greensboro (Cling) — Large, rather roundish;
yellow with splashes of bright red; highly
colored in the sun; flesh white, very juicy
and of good quality; ripens with Alexander.

*Heath Cling (Cling) — Very large, creamy
white, slightly red at the pit; tender, juicy
and sweet; a valuable sort for canning; early
September.

J. H. Hale— A remarkable yellow freestone
peach ripening in midseason; discovered by
Mr. Hale nearly 20 years ago, but it was not
recommended to the other planters until Mr.
Hale had tested it for more than 10 years
in a large way on three different soils and
in two different climates, Connecticut and
Georgia.

Henrietta (Cling) — Very large; deep yellow and
brownish-red in the sun; flesh deep yellow,
firm, juicy and sweet; one of the latest
clings and splendid for canning or market.
September.

Hill’s Chili (Free) — One of the best; medium
to large, oval, yellow with red; flesh rather
dry, but good; a valuable sort for drying.
September.

Indian Blood Cling — Here is the biggest,
handsomest and best of all the blood clings.
The flesh is red, like that of a beet, and it
is the peach par excellence for pickling and
preserving. Mid-season.

^Krummel’s Oct. (Yellow Freestone) — Is a
large round peach, one side a little larger
than the other. A rich, golden yellow,
blushed with carmine. Flesh is yellow,
tinted red at the pit. Firm, melting, rich,
sub-acid and refreshing. Good quality. A
good keeper and shipper. The tree is hardy,
healthy and a strong, vigorous grower. Very
late.

Mayflower — A week earlier than the Sneed.
A red all over; carries to market in fine
shape and sells well, as it is the only early
peach that is well colored; a strong, thrifty
grower inclined to overbear; should always
be thinned.

Lemon Cling (Cling) — Very large and beautiful
lemon-shaped; light yellow with red in the
sun; flesh firm, yellow and rich; sub-acid
flavor. August.

Lemon Free (Free) — Large, roundish, often
pointed apex; light, yellow with greenish-
white tinge and thick bloom; flesh yellow,
tender and good; a good canning sort.

Muir (Free) — Large, pale yellow; flesh very
firm and sweet; a valuable sort for drying.

Old Mixon Cling (Cling) — Large, pale yellow
with red cheek; flesh juicy, rich and of high
flavor; one of the best cling stone peaches.

Krummel’s Oct.

Old Mixon Free (Free) — Large, roundish, slight-
ly oval; pale yellow with a deep red cheek;
flesh tender, rich and good quality; succeeds
well in all localities.

*Salway (Free) — Large, roundish, deep yellow
with rich red cheek; flesh yellow, firm and
juicy, and sugary; a late market sort.

Smock (Free) — Large, roundish, somewhat
oval; yellow with some blush and thick
bloom; flesh yellow, tender and sprightly;
quality good; a good commercial peach.

Stump (Free) — Medium to large, roundish-oval;
creamy-white with bright red cheek and
abundant bloom; flesh white; very good.

^Triumph (Free) — Medium to large, round,
somewhat flattened; greenish-yellow, broken
striped of purplish red and pink dots; flesh
yellow with red stains, juicy, luscious and
very good; one of the early sorts.

Wheatland (Free) — Large to very large, round-
ish, golden-yellow shaded on cheek with dark
red and crimson; flesh yellow, red at the
pit, firm, juicy and sweet; quality good;
widely grown in Colorado and Utah.

Wonderful (Free)— Large, round, somewhat
oval; yellow, with carmine blush; flesh yel-
low, tender and high flavored; a good peach
for the home gardens or shipping late.

16

<3l1 Lt tj

Tl IrL

vT tock

C^xx^xvti-tTj

PLUMS

^T^HE plum, like the pear and other

-L finer fruits, succeeds best in
heavy soil with some clay and being
almost entirely free from disease,
they can be grown very profitably.

Of late years the demand has been
growing very rapidly. The finer
kinds are very excellent dessert
fruits of rich and lucious flavor;
for cooking and canning they are
unsurpassed. For home consump-
tion they should be allowed to re-
main on the trees until fully ripe,
but for shipping they should be
gathered a few days before. Some
of the varieties are inclined to over-
bear and should be thinned in order
to produce perfect fruit. Most
all the varieties, especially the na-
tive sorts, are extremely hardy and
will withstand the most severe
weather.

European Plums

Bradshaw — Very large, dark violet red; flesh
yellowish-green, juicy and pleasant; tree vig-
orous, erect and productive. August.

Coe’s Golden Drop — Large and handsome; light
yellow, firm, rich and sweet; one of the best
of the late plums. Late September.

Fellenberg (Italian Prune) — Medium, oval, dark
purple with dark blue bloom; flesh, greenish-
yellow, juicy, sweet and of good quality;
freestone; will hang well on tree after ripen-
ing. Late August.

German Prune — Medium oval purplish-blue;
rich, juicy and of high flavor; tree vigorous
and very productive.

Lombard

Imperial Gage — Large oval, yellowish-green
with marbled green stripes, heavy white
bloom, flesh greenish, juicy, melting, rich
and best quality; tree upright and vigorous.
September.

^Lombard — Medium roundish-oval, violet-red,
juicy and pleasant; adheres to stone; a valu-
able market sort, hardy and adapted to light
soils; nearly always produces a crop.

*Moore’s Artie — Grows in large clusters, large
dark purple; flesh very fine; splendid for
preserving and dessert; tree vigorous and
prolific; fruit is a long keeper.

Pond’s Seedling— See Hungarian Prune.

Reine Claude (Green Gage) — Small, yellowish-
green when mature; flesh pale green, melt-
ing, luscious and best quality; considered the
standard of excellence; tree a moderate
grower. Mid-August.

^Shropshire Damson — One of the best for pre-
serving; flesh amber colored; juicy and
spicy; tree vigorous, hardy and an abundant
bearer.

Shipper’s Pride — Large, nearly round, dark
purple, juicy and sweet; a splendid shipper
and good market variety; tree moderate
grower, but productive.

Shropshire Damson

Yellow Egg — A very large and beautiful egg-
shaped yellow plum; a little coarse, but ex-
cellent for cooking; tree a free grower and
very productive. Late August.

*Blue Damson — Small, black, with
thick blue bloom. Freestone.
Flesh juicy, but rather tart.
Good for preserving and a splen-
did market variety.

17

C^TJL<ali“txj JShjLir^S'oirxj vT tock

,] In ^

Japan Plums

America — Originated by Luther Burbank, a
beautiful waxen yellow, with currant red
cheek. Flash is yellow, juicy, sweet; very
good for cooking. The tree is a good grower
and productive.

October Purple. Strong, vigorous grower, said
to be one of the hardiest of the Japan varie-
ties. Productive, of good quality, a large,
round, late purple plum, especially recom-
mended for late market.

Abundance — One of the best Japan plums;
tree is a very rapid grower, healthy and
comes into bearing quite young and yields
abundantly; medium size, rich, bright cherry-
red with distinct bloom and highly perfumed;
flesh light yellow, juicy and tender and ex-
cellent quality; tree vigorous and hardy.

*Burbank — Medium to large, orange-yellowish,
dotted and marbled with red; flesh meaty,
yellow, sweet and good; valuable for can-
ning and a good market plum; mid-June;
Hardiest and most prolific of the Japan vari-
eties.

Red June — Earliest Japan plum; bright deep
red, with blush bloom; good size, pointed;
flesh yellow, sweet, rich; very solid for early
fruit; tree vigorous and very prolific.

Santa Rosa — Tree a strong, vigorous, upright
grower. Fruit uniformly large, deep pur-
plish crimson, with blue bloom; flesh purple
shaded scarlet; pit small; the eating quality
is unequaled, rich, fragrant, delicious; ripens
with the earlies.

Wickson — Large, heart-shaped, deep maroon-
red; flesh very firm, yellow, sub-acid; rich
and good; a good shipping plum; tree up-
right, but in some localities a shy bearer.

Burwood — A valuable new plum, originated by
the late Theodore Williams of Benson, Neb.;
supposed to be a cross between the Burbank
and Brittlewood; flavor is excellent; meat
is solid and pit small; highly recommended.

Chabot — Medium to large; cherry red, flesh
yellow, sweet, of excellent quality; very pro-
lific; one of the best of Japan plums. Early
September.

Climax — Fruit large as an ordinary peach, deep
dark red; skin firm; flesh yellow, sweet,
rich, fruity, of fine quality.

Maynard — Sturdy, strong and very rapid
grower, with heavy luxuriant foliage. Fruit
is very large, nearly round, color deep, dull
red, thin whitish bloom. Flesh firm, melt-
ing and juicy, rich and sweet, extra fine
quality. Its shipping qualities are unsur-
passed. Follows Climax in ripening.

18

G^UL«ali-tTj ISTuliTv^ox"^' J^-tock

Irv

~ ~ -- ■ ■-■■

Native Plums

Surprise

*De Soto — Large, oval, orange overlaid with
crimson, numerous dots and thin blue bloom;
flesh firm, juicy and high flavored; one of
the best natives in quality.

* Forest Garden — Large, nearly round, deep red
when fully ripe with numerous yellow specks;
flesh firm, sub-acid; good quality; season
late.

Hammer— Medium to large, crimson with yel-
low dots; blue bloom; valuable as the tree
is hardy and an immense bearer. Septem-
ber.

Hawkeye — One of the best; large, color light
mottled red, superior quality, firm; carries
well to market. Tree hardy, thrifty, annual
bearer. A splendid fertilizer. September.

Klondike — Medium to small, roundish-oval,
bright yellow shaded with red and many
small dots; flesh juicy, pleasant, sub-acid;
quality good. Early August.

Miner — Medium to large, roundish-oblong; dull
purplish-red with many small yellow and gray
dots; flesh amber colored, soft, juicy, rich,
but some astringency when cooked; poor
bearer when not intermingled with other
varieties.

Milton — Large, fine deep red, skin thin, and
flesh firm; good quality; ripens about a week
earlier than Wild Goose; a strong grower,
and very productive; clingstone; extremely
hardy.

Omaha — Originated at Omaha, Neb., by Theo-
dore Williams, a plum specialist. Fully
tested in the north cetnral section of the
United States. Everywhere a great suc-
cess. Fruit very large, dark, rich red. Flesh
meaty and delicious. Tree perfectly hardy

and bears regularly annual crops of large,
fine plums. Season August.

Pottawatomie — Medium to small, roundish
oval, bright red with light colored dots and
thin bloom; flesh yellow, sweet and juicy;
quality good; not hardy in the North.

Quaker — Very large, roundish, oval, purplish-
red with yellow dots and blue bloom; flesh
yellow, firm and sweet; quality excellent.

-Surprise — This fine new plum originated in
Minnesota. Tree perfectly hardy, vigorous
and a fine grower; leaves dark, glossy green.
Fruit good size; flesh firm, even when ripe,
but melting and juicy. Should be in every
garden. Ripens about August 20 to Septem-
ber 1.

Terry — By far the largest plum of the old list.
The tree very hardy, doing well in the severe
climate of the Northwest. Fruit red and
quite firm, with considerable acidity; cling-
stone. Was first sent out under the name of
Free Silver.

*Wild Goose — Medium to large; roundish-ob-
long, skin light red and shining, making an
attractive market plum; flesh yellow, pulpy
and sweet; very popular, but a poor fertili-
zer; should be planted with other trees of
abundant pollen.

Wolf — Medium to large, yellow mottled with
red; flesh yellow, firm and good quality;
tree vigorous and a prolific bearer.

-Wyant — Medium to large, oblong, purple-red
on yellow ground; flesh firm and good qual-
ity; one of the most popular of the American
sorts.

19

C^Vl <^l l i t\J 1ST TJLTT -S' <31“ \ J vJT toclr

=il In 0\i<a.xvti't'U'

— ^ ^

HANSEN HYBRID PLUMS

New plums introduced by Professor Hansen
of the South Dakota Experiment Station at
Brookings, who has originated many new
fruits which are of great value and import-
ance to all sections of the country. One im-
portant feature of these Hybrid Plums is their
good quality, extreme hardiness, prolificness
and early bearing.

*Hanska — This is a cross between the native
Plum and the fine fragrant Apricot Plum of
China. The fruit is splendid for eating out
of the hand, and when cooked retains the
Apricot flavor. The size of the fruit is
about one and one-half inches in diameter.
The color of the fruit when ripe is bright
red, with a heavy blue bloom; flesh is firm,
yellow, good quality and very fragrant. It
begins to bear the second year, ripens the
first week in September. Its value for pre-
serves will make it popular and desirable
everywhere. There is a tremendous demand
for this variety, and we have been unable to
meet the demand to date.

♦Opata — One-year-old trees set fruit buds
freely. No. 1 trees transplanted will bear
the next year. This variety is a cross be-
tween the Sand Cherry and the Gold Plum,
a very large plum, for which $3,000 was paid
when first introduced. The tree resembles
the plum in its habit of growth. The fruit
is one inch or more in diameter; small pit.
It is a dark purplish red, with blue bloom,

*Sapa — Introduced in 1908. Fruit has a glossy, dark pur
pie, thin skin, rich dark purple red flesh of the Sultan
Plum. On account of its fine flavor and rich coloring
Sapa has headed the list of these Hybrids in popularity.
Excellent eating out of the hand, and makes the most
delicious, rich, sweet, deep wine colored sauce. It is a
wonderfully early and prolific bearer. Specimens grown
in Minnesota on one-year-old trees in the year 1909 took
first prize as a seedling plum at the Minnesota State
Fair of that year. Fruits are borne in clusters around
the branches, and three-year-old trees have borne as
high as one and one-half bushels. Tree is spreading and
handsome in appearance.

* Wan eta — This wonderful big new Plum is the latest of
Professor Hansen’s productions, and gives the northern
orchardist his first opportunity to compete with Califor-
nia in growing large market plums. The following is
Professor Hansen’s description: My belief is that in

this variety I have combined the best points of the na-
tive and Japanese Plum. It is the largest of 10,000 seed-
lings. In size it is two inches in diameter and weighs
two ounces. The female parent is the apple plum, a
large Japanese variety. The male parent is the Terry,
the largest of the native varieties. We regard this as
the most promising plum that has been offered to our
planters since the settlement of the country. All the
reports coming in from those who have tried it describe
the Waneta as bearing early and producing the largest
fruit that has been raised in their locality.

Opata

Hanska

flesh is green and firm; flavor pleasant,
partakes of the rich sweetness of the Gold
Plum. It is excellent for eating out of the
hand as well as for table and cooking pur-
poses. Bears as early as the first week in
August. This is greatly in its favor, as at
that season there is very little fruit of any
kind. Tree hardy and a great bearer cer-
tainly makes it popular wherever planted.

20

G^tjl <3l1 irtoj

J"i:ock

CHERRIES

THERE are few more
desirable fruits than
the Cherry. They are be-
ing planted more and more
each year and there is al-
ways a brisk demand on
the market for good fruit.
Aside from their fruit
value, they make very or-
namental trees for the
lawn. Cherries thrive in
most any dry or well
drained soil; the fruit is
delicious whether eaten
out of hand or preserved.
No home garden is com-
plete without a few cherry
trees.

Baldwin — One of the best
of the Morello type; very
large, round, color dark
yet almost transparent,
stem quite large, medium
in length; fruits usually
in pairs; flesh sub-acid
and very good; it fruits
early, is hardy; very
productive.

Fao»T Grower

CO,

Bing — A new black cherry; originated in Ore-
gon; size large; color blackish purple; half
tender, juicy, very rich and flavor excellent;
tree vigorous, upright and market cherry.

Black Tartarian — Very large, bright purplish-
black; half tender, juicy, very rich and flavor

excellent; tree a vigorous grower and pro-
ducer. June.

Dyehouse — Partakes of both the Duke and Mo-
rello in wood and fruit; a very early and
sure bearer; ripens a week earlier than
Early Richmond.

Montmorency.

* Early Richmond — Medium size, dark red,
melting and juicy, acid flavor; one of the
most valuable and popular of the acid
cherries and is unsurpassed for cooking;
tree slender grower, exceedingly produc-
tive and very hardy; will stand the most
severe weather.

^English Morello — Medium to large, round-
ish; dark red, nearly black when ripe;
flesh purplish-red, meaty, juicy, slightly
astringent and good; very productive. Au-
gust.

Governor Wood — Large, rich, light yellow
with red cheek, juicy and sweet. Late
June.

Honey Dew — The only sweet cherry that has
succeeded in the Northwest. It was origi-
nated near Wahoo, Neb., and is the largest
of all our cherries. Tree perfectly hardy
and vigorous and an extra fine grower.
Bears large crops of fruit of immense size
and excellent quality and fully equal to
California cherries for canning.

Lambert — One of the largest known;
smooth, glassy, dark purplish-red with
numerous russet dots; flesh dark purplish-
red with whitish veins, firm, meaty;
flavor sweet, rich and highest quality;
form roundish, heart-shaped; tree hardy
and vigorous; a good shipping variety.

21

C^xa<aiirtTj

INTvarvs" vj v5^toolr

G^uantitij

CH ERRIES — Continued

♦Large Montmorency — Large, roundish, red;
flesh tender, mildly acid and good quality,
larger than Early Richmond and about ten
days later; one of the popular sorts. Late
June.

Late Duke — Large, heart-shaped, dark hand-
some red when fully ripe; flesh light colored,
sub-acid, flavor good; one of the latest.

Napoleon Bigarreau (Royal Ann) — A beautiful
cherry of large size; pale yellow with bright
red cheek; flesh firm, juicy and sweet; one
of the best for market and canning. Late.

Ostheim — Large, roundish, one side compress-

ed; dark red and much darker when fully
ripe; flesh liver colored, tender, juicy, sub-
acid and very good; early and ripens over a
long period.

Windsor — Large, dull red; flesh very firm and
fine quality; good bearer. No cherry in re-
cent years has attracted more attention. Rec-
ommended by country’s most prominent fruit
growers.

♦Wragg — Large, roundish, heart-shaped; dark
crimson and when fully ripe, black or nearly
so; flesh and juice light crimson, firm and
good; very productive; one of the hardiest
and is usually a sure cropper.

COMPASS-CHERRY PLUM

♦Compass Cherry-Plum — Originated at Springfield, Min-
nesota by M. K. Knudson, through scientific hybridi-
zation by applying pollen to the English Morello
Cherry and Miner Plum to the blossom of the Sand
Cherry (Prunus Besseyii). It is absolutely hardy, won-
derfully prolific, frequently producing fruit on young
trees in Nursery row. In shape, size and coloring of
the fruit the characteristics of the Plum and Cherry are
about equally divided. Color bright red, deepening as
it becomes well ripened, until it reaches a rich dark
wine color. Valuable for canning and preserving.
The Compass fills a unique place in the North, where
it stands today as the principal hardy fruit approach-
ing the Cherry, and is especially recommended for
planting where Cherries of the Morello type are not
successful.

DWARF ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHERRY

(Prunus Pumila Besseyii) — A very hardy native dwarf
Cherry, growing in shrub form. Bears large crops of
medium sized black Cherries which when fully ripe
are of a fair quality; used for cooking and preserving
with good results.

APRICOTS

A beautiful and delicious fruit; a close relative of the
plum and peach, combining the qualities of both. The
fruit ripens after the early Cherries and just before the
plum and peaches; trees is as hardy as the peach and
requires about the same cultivation. It ships well and
commends a good price in the markets and for drying
and canning, it has no superior. The Russian varieties
are the most hardy, earliest and most productive.

Compass Cherry

♦Alexander (Russian) — Medium to small, light
orange, yellow flecked with red; flesh tender;
juicy, sweet and good quality; hardy; very
productive ; J uly.

Budd (Russian)- — Medium to small; light blush
with orange on sunny side; flesh sweet; juicy
with flavor of the peach; hardy and produc-
tive; August.

Early Golden — Small, roundish-oval; pale
orange with smooth skin; flesh yellow, juicy,
sweet and of the best quality; hardy and pro-
ductive; freestone.

Harris — Large, oval, bright, yellow, with red
cheek; flesh tender, juicy, sweet and good;
tree hardy and productive; late July.

♦Moorpark — One of the largest; orange yel-
low, with numerous specks and dots; flesh
yellow, sweet, juicy and rich; tree somewhat
tender and inclined to ripen unevenly. Au-
gust.

Royal — Large, roundish-oval; pale orange, with
faintly tinged red vheek; flesh yellow, firm,
sweet, high flavored, slightly sub-acid and
good quality, ripens a week earlier than
Moorpark; a good market variety.

Superb (Russian) — Medium, roundish-oval,
smooth, light salmon, with numerous red or
russet dots; flesh yellow, firm, sub-acid and
good; tree hardy and productive; middle of
July.

22

ISTuLT'^'e-r-ij J'tock
]j It~i G^ix^.xvfci’t'ij

NECTARINES

Pecans

This fruit may be described simply as a
smooth skinned peach. It will thrive wherever
peaches do, and is much superior to the peach
as a dryer and makes excellent preserves.
The propagation and management are the
same as for the peach.

Boston — Large, roundish-oval; light yellow
with bright red cheek; flesh yellow to the
stone, sweet with a pleasant peculiar flavor;
freestone; one of the most valued sorts for
market.

Downton — Large, roundish-oval; pale green
with violet cheek; flesh pale green with
some red at the pit; melting, rich and very
good; freestone.

QUINCE

The quince is a dwarf growing tree; can be
planted ten to twelve feet apart. They bear
young, about the third year after planting.
Popular for flavoring preserves. There is al-
ways a strong demand for this fruit at high
prices, and every home orchard should contain
a few trees.

NUT TREES

There has been more attention paid to the
planting of nut trees the last few years than
ever before. Few farms but contain land, that
if planted to nut-bearing trees, would pay bet-
ter than anything else to which it could be
devoted. Besides the value of the wood for
commercial purposes, the crop of nuts of nearly
all kinds command a high price in the market.

Butternut (White Walnut) — A native of the
eastern states. It is a beautiful growing tree
and yields a large nut with a rough hard
shell within which are white oily kernels,
sweet, rich and of the most delicate flavor;
tree has a wide spreading head, reddish col-
ored, dark foliage; is a native of this country
and well adapted to nearly all sections.

Chestnut (American Sweet) — The American
Sweet Chestnut is much superior to both the
European and Japanese kinds, although it
does not, as yet, approach in size to either of
them. Chestnuts are much easier to propa-
gate than other nut trees and come into bear-
ing earlier. It does not do well in limestone
or clayey soils, or in wet boggy lands. The
nut is sweet and well flavored; makes a val
uable shade tree for either street or lawn.

Hazelnut — This is the American variety that is
hardy everywhere. Nuts are of fair size and
good quality.

Pecans — Pecan culture in the North is still in
its infancy, yet with proper care and selec-
tion of the hardier types some nuts can oe
grown quite successfully, and there are
some native trees growing and bearing an-
nually good crops of fruit in different parts
of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. These
nuts are already quite a factor in commerce.
Growing in importance yearly in the south-
ern and middle states, where hardy pecan
orchards yield handsome profits. After the
trees get started they grow rapidly and de-
velop into a large tree. Everyone with
ground to spare should plant a few trees.

Walnuts

English or Persian Walnuts — A fine, lofty
growing tree, with handsome spreading
head; produces large crops of thin-shelled,
delicious nuts that are always in demand at
good prices. Not entirely hardy in the
North.

Japanese Walnut — Hardy, rapid grower, hand-
some form, immense leaves; bears young
and makes a good ornamental tree. Nuts
produced in clusters; resembles butter-nut
in shape and quality worthy of extensive
planting.

Black Walnut (Juglans Nigra) — This species is
a common and stately forest tree in the
middle and Western states; grows from forty
to sixty feet high; has an open, spreading
head and is rapid in growth; produces large
crops of nuts with rough hard shell contain-
ing rich, oily kernal of fine flavor.

MULBERRIES

The Mulberry is valued as an ornamental
shade tree and the fruit is quite popular in
some sections. Should be planted in deep rich
sandy loam. Requires little care and is of
easy culture. The fruit is sprightly and re-
freshing and is a valuable addition to any fruit
garden.

Downing’s Everbearing — A beautiful tree for
the lawn or street; gives an abundant supply
of sweet, refreshing fruit for several weeks;
berries are about one and one-half inches
long; color blue-black.

'"Russian — A very large rapid-growing tree
of great value, especially in the West;
foliage abundant and said to be very desir-
able for silk worm culture; fruit good size
and produced in large quantities. Introduced
into this country by the Minnonltes.

23

G^UL<ali“bTj IsPulit^ oor aj J" tock

^ IlTL <^JT^lTL“ti-t>^J jf

GRAPES

EVERYONE should have a few grape vines
in the home garden. They require very
little cultivation and the returns are so abund-
ant. If proper selection of varieties is made,
one may have grapes on the table for several
months in the year. They can be trained over
fences, trellises, or doorways and thus be or-
namental as well as useful. To grow for mar-
ket, they can be planted on hillsides that are
unsuitable for other crop. They should in all
cases have a free exposure to the sun and air.

Agawam (Red) — Bunch large, compact, shoul-
ered, berry large, dark red or nearly black;
flesh tender, juicy, vinous and good quality;
later than Concord.

Beta — A small, desirable grape that is hardy
as far north as North Dakota, often making
a growth of 15 to 20 feet in a single season.

*Brighton (Red) — Bunch medium to large,

quite compact, flesh rich, sweet and best
quality, color dark crimson or brownish red;
vine vigorous and hardy.

Campbell’s Early (Black) — A strong vigorous
and hardy sort; ripens early and bears abund-
antly; berry large, black with blue bloom;
tender, sweet and rich; good market berry;
it is a good shipper and long keeper.

Catawba (Red) — Bunches medium, shouldered;
berries large, deep coppery red, becoming
purple when ripe; flesh somewhat pulpy,
juicy, sweet, aromatic and rich; one of the
latest, does not ripen well in the North.

Concord

Champion (Black)— Bunches medium, compact;,
berries medium, quality fair; on account of
the vigor of vine, showy fruit and heavy
bearing, it is extensively grown for market.

Clinton (Black) — Bunches medium, compact;
berries round, small with thin blue bloom,
pulpy and juicy; hardy and late; good keeper
and valuable as a wine grape.

*Concord (Black) — Too well known to need
much description; is considered by many to
be the best all around grape grown; is ex-
tremely hardy, vigorous and productive;
bunches large, compact; berries large, juicy,
buttery and sweet; wull succeed almost any-
where.

Delaware (Red) — One of the best red grapes;
bunch small and compact; berry small, round,
beautiful light red; flesh rich, vinous, sweet,
and delicious, best quality; a good market
grape.

Moore’s Diamond

Goethe — Large bunch and berry; yellowish-
green, shaded dull red; tender, sweet, qual-
ity perfection; vine vigorous and productive.
In the North vines should be laid down and
covered for protection.

24

G^xx<ali“bTj INTxiir^ojr'xj J"±ock
~ =f| In Oxx^xvbitTj

GRAPES — Continued

Elvira (White) — Bunch medium, shouldered and very com-
pact; berry medium, pale green with yellow shade,
sweet, tender and free from foxiness; in the West it is
grown as wine grape

Lind ley (Red) — Bunch large, long and compact; berry
medium, pale red with violet bloom, sweet, juicy, high
flavored and good, hardy and vigorous.

Lutie — Rich red, a good grape everywhere, vigorous, heavy
bearer and always dependable.

Martha (White) — One of the most reliable white grapes;
bunch medium, greenish yellow with bloom, sweet, juicy
and tender; ripens a little earlier than Concord.

Moore’s Diamond (White) — A vigorous grower entirely free
from mildew and a prolific bearer; bunches large and
compact, slightly shouldered; color delicate greenish
white with yellow tinge when ripe; berries tender, juicy
and nearly transparent, sweet and rich; ripens about
two weeks before Concord.

"Moore’s Early (Black) — Bunch large, berry round with a
heavy blue bloom, quality said to be better than Con-
cord; hardy and prolific; a good market berry; ripens
about two weeks before Concord.

* Niagara (White) — One of the leading white sorts; bunch
large, yellowish white, juicy, vinous and sprightly, qual-
ity good, skin tough, making it a good shipper and
market berry.

Moore’s Early

Pocklington (White) — The great vigor and
hardiness of the vine with the beauty and
size of the clusters, place this in the front
ranks of white grapes; berry a light
lemon-yellow, tender, sweet and fine
aromatic flavor; very prolific.

Salem (Red) — Bunch medium, shouldered
and compact; vine strong and vigorous;
berry large, coppery red, thin skin, sweet
and sprightly; a good market berry;
ripens in September.

Vergennes (Red) — Bunch large and com-
pact; berry large, amber red with grayish
bloom, tender vinous, rich and very good;
a long keeper; splendid market grape.

* Worden (Black) — A seedling of the Con-
cord; bunch large and compact, berry
round, black with blue bloom, pulpy, juicy
and very pleasant; ripens several days
earlier than Concord.

Woodruff (Red) — Bunch very large, shoul-
dered and roundish berries round, red and
some bloom, juicy sub-acid and good.

Wyoming (Red) — Bunch rather small and
compact; berry medium red, brighter than
Delaware; tender, juicy, sweet and very
good; hardy, vigorous and prolific; one of
the best early grapes.

Worden

25

G^UL<alirboj 1S3\xx'vS'^i~xj tock
^ In Q^ixaxvtrt'y

====*&?=

RASPBERRIES

THE Raspberry is one of the most delicious and popular fruits
grown. They are always in demand in season and command
good prices on the market. For canning purposes they are un-
excelled. They are easily cultivated and require little care. Cut
out the old and weak shoots each year; plant in good soil in hills
about four feet apart. With a little care and attention they will
produce large crops of berries. For winter protection, bend the
canes over and cover with straw or leaves and remove early in
the spring.

Brandywine (Red) — Large, bright and very firm; a good market
berry and valuable for its shipping qualities.

♦Cardinal (Red) — One of the new sorts; it is extremely hardy
and productive; fruit is rich, red and highly flavored. It is the
opinion of leading horticulturists that it is the best of the good
varities now being grown.

Columbian (Red) — Resembles the Shaffer, but is much better;
the berry is firmer, dark red and adheres to the bushes much
longer; a strong grower, attaining large size; one of the hard-
iest and most productive and stands at
the head for canning, jams, etc.

♦Cumberland (Black) — The largest of all
black caps; a healthy, vigorous grower,
throwing up stout, stocky, well branch-
ed canes that produce immense crops
of magnificent berries. Fruit very
large, firm, quality about the same as
Gregg; keeps and ships as well as any
of the blacks. The most profitable
market variety.

1C

♦Cuthbert (Red) — Large bright, scarlet-
crimson, excellent quality, firm, juicy
and refreshing, vigorous grower, hardy
and productive; very popular as a
home garden and market berry.

Gregg (Black) — Of good size, fine quality, pro-
ductive and hardy, firm, sweet and rich;
strong grower and good bearer; ripens late
and evenly; good market berry.

Kansas (Black) — Large, round, firm, moderate-
ly juicy, strong grower and very productive;
ripens early; considered one of the best
market berries on account of its handsome
appearance.

♦Loudon ( Red) — Large, firm and of good qual-
ity; dark crimson; very productive, hardy
and vigorous.

Marlboro (Red) — The largest early red;
bright scarlet, sub-acid, pleasant and good;
hardy and productive.

Miller (Red) — Bright red color; is a healthy,
vigorous grower, canes strong, well adapted
to carrying their heavy load of berries, firm
and a good shipper; an early ripener.

♦Pearl — The Black Pearl oroginated near St.
Joseph, Mo., where it is being planted ex-
tensively in preference to all other black
raspberries. The wrood is extremely hardy.

Cumberland

making strong canes, which hold up their
big loads of fruit in good shape. Berries
are large and ripen a few days ahead of the
Cumberland. Always command top prices.

♦Plum Farmer (Black)— A vigorous, stocky
growing black cap, very healthy and at-
tractive in appearance; productive, bearing
heavy crops of large, fine jet black berries;
excellent quality and a good shipper; one of
the most valuable market berries, as it com-
mands top prices.

EVERBEARING RASPBERRY

♦St. Regis (Red) — Earliest of all; wonderfully
prolific; it equals most black varieties; gives
a crop of fruit all summer and autumn,
fruiting on old canes in generous quantities
until late in August, when berries begin to
ripen on young canes; berries bright crimson,
of large size and surpassing quality; canes
stocky, strong growth, with abundance of
dark green leathery leaves; succeeds on all
soils, whether light and sandy or cold heavy
clay; canes are absolutely hardy.

26

G^xx<3Lli“tTj IShjLir^ oit'lj J"i:ock
^ In *’ C^ncani^iLxj ft

BLACKBERRIES

BLACKBERRIES are among the best-known and most
valued of our berries. No fruit of any kind is more
wholesome. A liberal use of berries and other good fruit
will save doctor’s bills. Blackberries should be planted
in rows six or seven feet apart, three to four feet in the
row. Keep the ground light, rich and clean, and pinch the
canes back when they have reached four feet high. The
demand for blackberries is always good.

Ancient Briton — Large, oblong, sweet and very good;
bushy and sturdy grower, hardy and one of the the most
productive; one of the best sorts for the Midlle West.

Blowers — Fruit large, productive, a strong grower; a prom-
ising new variety.

Early Harvest — One of the earliest; berry medium sized,
good quality and very prolific; firm and attractive in ap-
pearance. A good market sort.

* Eldorado — Vine is vigorous and hardy; berries are very
large, black, borne in clusters; ripens well together;
sweet, melting and pleasing to the taste.

Erie — One of the very best large new blackberries; abso-
lutely hardy,- very black, firm and solid; ripens early.

Himalaya (Giant) — Bears fruit from July till October.

Hardy; fruit large, black; almost coreless and its flavor
superior to blackberry. Its high quality makes it popu-
lar for canning and preserving.

Kittatinny — Large, sometimes one and one-half inches in Snyder

length; glossy black; flesh moderately firm, sweet, rich Rathbun A strong erect grower

and excellent; canes are vigorous and hardy; very pro- an(j hardy; fruit is sweet, lus-
ductive. cious, without a hard core; high

*Mersereau — Large, oval, sparkling black, sweet, rich flavor, jet black, small seeds;
and melting; hardy and productive. firm enough to ship and handle

well. One of the largest sized
berries.

*Snyder — The hardiest blackberry
known. Fruit medium sized and
of a good quality; a standard
market variety .

Stone’s Hardy — A vigorous grower;
berry glossy black and of a good
flavor. A little later than the
Snyder; very hardy.

Taylor — Large, oblong, soft, juicy,
sub-acid and rich; later than Sny-
der.

DEWBERRIES

The Dewberry is a dwarf and
trailing form of the Blackberry.
The fruit is highly prized as a mar-
ket fruit owing to its large size and
fine quality. Set the plants two
feet apart in the row and cover in
winter with coarse litter. Should
be mulched in the spring to keep
them off the ground.

Austin — Glossy shining black color;
flavor is most excellent and when
fully ripe will fairly melt in your
mouth; has the hardy character-
istics of the Dewberry family;
very productive.

*Lucretia — Perfectly hardy and re-
markably productive; said to be
the best of this class of fruit;
ripens early; is often one and
one-half inches long by one inch
in diameter; sweet, luscious and
melting. This variety is recom-
Lucretia. mended most highly.

27

G^uLc3Lli“bTj ^SPuliTvS' er\] ±ock

^ Irv 0\x<aiTL-ti'tiT

— sCfr — ^ = —

'- : .•;

CURRANTS

THE Currant is one of the most valued of the small
fruits. They mature just before raspberries and
can be used either raw or cooked. Being very hardy,
they do not winter-kill and are easy of cultivation, re-
quiring little care. They can be grown in any good
garden soil.

Black Champion — Very productive, large bunch and
berry, excellent quality and a strong grower.

Black Naples — Very large, black, rich, tender and ex-
cellent for jellies and wines; very productive.

Black Victoria — An English variety of exceptional
merit; said to be the largest black currant in cul-
tivation; good flavor and very productive.

♦Cherry — Large, deep red, rather acid, branches short;
very productive.

* Fay’s Prolific — A cross between the Cherry and Vic-
toria; one of the most popular of the red currants
and immensely prolific.

Lee’s Prolific — A new English variety; the fruit is
large and of superior quality; vigorous and immensely
productive; is classed with the black varieties.

Long Bunch Holland — One of the best late varieties;
bush very vigorous and hardy, clusters long, berry
medium to large, bright red and good quality.

North Star — Said to be the strongest grower among the
red varieties; bunches average four inches in length
and are freely produced; extra quality and extremely
hardy.

Wilder

Pomona — Fruit of good size and flavor,
bright red, has long stems and hangs
in fine condition after ripening, is a good
shipper; bush bears early and is wonder-
fully prolific; a good market sort.

*Red Cross — A strong growing variety with
long clusters; berry medium to large,
bright red, ipild, good quality and a fine
flavor.

Red Dutch — An old well-known standard
variety; berries dark red, mild sub-acid;
one of the most valuable late varieties.

Versailles — A French variety resembling the
/Cherry; deep red, bunch and berry large
and handsome; very productive.

Victoria — Clusters medium, berries medium
to large, bright red, mild sub-acid; one of
the most valuable late varieties.

White Dutch — Clusters two to three inches
long, berries medium, translucent, a little
darker than white grape; quality excellent
and ripens early, vigorous and productive.

* White Grape — Bush vigorous and produc-
tive; clusters long, berries large, very at-
tractive, mild flavor and good quality; a
good table variety; distinct from White
Dutch.

^Wilder — Clusters above medium length and
berries large, bright red, of excellent qual-
ity, with mild, sub-acid flavor; ripens early
and is a good keeper.

♦Perfection — Berries are a beautiful bright red and
larger than Fay’s Prolific. In quality it is said to
be superior to anything in the market today; rich,
mild, sub-acid flavor with plenty of pulp and a few
seeds, clusters are long and size of berry is main-
tained to the end.

White Grape Currant

28

G^u.«ali-fcTj USTu-Tr^s'e-x-'cr J'tock

3|Irx

Q uanl;it\i

^========

GOOSEBERRIES

THIS fruit is very useful
for cooking either green
or ripe and is used for can-
ning extensively. Requires
the same cultivation and
treatment as Currants.

Carrie — Berries fair size,
though not large, of a bright
maroon color; excellent
quality; most valuable
Gooseberry for jams, jellies
and canning.

Champion (Oregon) — Berries
medium, round, smooth,
greenish-white with thin
transparent skin ; good
quality and ripens early;
bush vigorous and very free
from mildew.

♦Downing — Fruit large, round,
light green with distinct
veins, soft, juicy and finely
flavored; vigorous and pro-
ductive; smooth skin; one
of the best.

♦Houghton — Medium size, pale red, sweet and
juicy; vigorous grower, abundant bearer and
free from mildew.

♦Josselyn (Red Jacket) — Large size, smooth
and excellent quality; very hardy and a won-
derful cropper.

♦Pearl — Similar to Downing, but fruit a little

larger, very hardy, free from mildew and very
productive; valuable for home use or market.

Smith’s Improved — Bush moderately vigorous
and very productive; fruit large, pale yellow
. and thin skin; excellent quality for dessert
or cooking.

STRAWBERRIES

STRAWBERRIES can be successfully grown in any good garden soil. It is easily placed in
the front rank among small fruits, and owing to the wide range in which it can be grown,
there is always a good market for several weeks of the year. No fruit lends itself so readily
to the varied uses of the table or for canning purposes or preserving. The varieties that we
list are all standard and the best. “S” or staminate varieties fertilize themselves. “P” or
pistillate varieties require to be planted with staminate in order to produce good crops.

♦Aroma — Large, dark red, uniformly roundish heart shaped; flesh firm and

Senator Dunlap

of good quality ;
stands shipping
well ; plants
vigorous and
very produc-
tive; blossoms
rich in pollen
and is good fer-
tilizer for im-
perfect varie-
ties.

Bederwood (S)
— A very desir-
able early ber-
ry; medium to
large, very
firm, sweet and
good ; a vigor-
ous grower and
enormous yield-
er.

29

G^tjl «al itxj

IStxjjjr^r&irxj J'tock

QxXcfLXVtitXT

^g==-===-=

STRAWS ERR I ES— Continued

Brandwine — A good market berry; medium to
large; dark scarlet, firm and somewhat acid;
a good bearer and does well in clay soil.
Mid-Season.

Gandy (S) — Large, regular and conical; bright
glossy crimson; firm, fine flavor; vigorous
and prolific; a fine late sort and a good
shipper.

*Gibson — A well tested sort that has proven
one of the best for both home and market.
Plants are strong growers with large roots
and abundant foliage. Exceedingly produc-
tive; berries extra large, choice, fine flavor,
dark glossy red clear through.

Glen Mary (S) — Berry is large to very large;
conical and ribbed, crimson, flesh pinkish
white and good quality; plant strong, healthy
and productive; ranks with the best in
flavor. Mid-season.

Paul Jones — Said to be a seedling of the Haver-
land and Brandywine. Considered the best
berries grown. A good grower and very
healthy.

Sample (Imp) — Extremely productive when
planted with other staminate variety like
Senator Dunlap; hardy; stands drouth; fruit
firm, medium to large, bright red.

'-Senator Dunlap (S) — Medium size; dark;
glossy red with golden seeds; flesh reason-
ably firm, red and of excellent flavor. Highly
recommended for all purposes. Productive
and hardy. Mid-season.

-Warfield (P) — Plant is a vigorous with long
penetrating roots; a good berry for dry sea-
sons; dark crimson, firm, sub-acid, and very
good; popular as a market variety.

ASPARAGUS

Asparagus

Set in the fall or spring with the crown of the
plant about three inches below the surface of the
ground. Ten to twelve inches by two feet is a good
distance to plant.

Barr’s Mammoth — The largest of all, is very early,
and quite tender and delicious; light color. The
yield is simply enormous.

Columbian — A distinct variety of mammoth size,
great yield and superior quality; remarkable for-
the clear whiteness of its stalk which retains the
clearness of its color until several inches above
the surface.

Conover’s Colossal — A standard kind of first-class
quality; tender and high flavored; valuable
market and garden sort.

Palmetto — Extensively grown for market on account
of earliness, large size and fine appearance.

RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT

This very desirable vegetable comes early in the
spring. The large stems of the leaves are used for
pie-making and stewing. It is also valuable for
medicinal purpose. A deep, rich soil is indispensa-
ble to secure large, heavy stalks. Plant in rows
four feet apart, with the plants three feet distant.
Set so that the crowns are about one inch below
the surface. Top dress in the fall with stable
manure and turn under in the spring.

Linneaus — This variety produces a small stem of
fine quality; early; excellent for cooking.

Victoria- — Very large and valuable for market; early.

30

Ripe, Green and Blooming Everbearing Strawberries in October From
Our Plants, Photographed October 2 With Ear
of Corn and Tomato

EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES

STRAWBERRRIES that yielded fruit contin-
uously from May until frost have been
known for a long time. The new cultivated
sorts were originated by cross pollinating these
wild everbearing Alpine sorts with our standard
varieties and combining the everbearing habits
of the one parent and the size and quality of
the other.

We have been testing the different varieties

selling for more than three times as much
per crate as the spring crop. And if the
frosts should get the blossoms in the spring
the plants will immediately commence to pro-
duce the other fruiting stems and will come
right on with a good fair crop just as if
nothing had happened. The frost cannot
cheat you out of strawberries if you have
the Progressive. You will never be sorry
if you invest heavy in this variety.

of everbearers for several years on or own
grounds, and offer to our patrons the following,
which have proved perfectly reliable. These
varieties have given us fruit continuously from
June to November in liberal quantities, except
during continued and extremely dry periods.
Each fall, blossoms, green and ripe fruit have
frozen up on these plants. Spring planting is
recommended.

* Progressive (Per) — This is a vigorous thrifty
grower, making a matted row 2 to 3 feet
wide; in fact, the best plant maker of all
the everbearing kinds, and on rich soil
plants should be set at least two feet apart;
firm and of good quality; it will produce as
many berries in June as Dunlap or Warfield,
and as it bears fruit on the new formed
plants it will continue to produce berries
all summer, even up to the time the ground,
freezes in the fall, but producing the most'""
fruit during the latter part of September and
up to about November 1st. Just think of it,
two crops in one year, with the fall crop

Superb (Per) — This variety makes large, beau-
tiful, vigorous and thrifty plants, and just
the right amount for a good fruiting row.
Fruit is large to very large, of a beautiful
bright crimson color, running very even for
size and shape; in fact a crate of them looks
like each berry had been run in the same
mold. The berry is firm and of good quality.
This variety is preferred by many growers
on account of its large size, even shape and
good quality. Most growers would prefer one
quart of large, smooth high-colored berries
to two quarts of small ones, and we feel a
good deal like this ourselves. This kind does
not run down small toward the last picking,
like most other varieties, but holds its size
remarkably well throughout the entire season.
The Superb will command a fancy price in
any market, from the first picking to the last,
and you will make no mistake in ordering
this variety.

Americus — This is a handsome berry of fair
size and excellent quality. The plants are
strong growers and perfectly hardy. Blos-
soms and fruits from May until frost.

31

Ornamental Department

Our ornamental department contains the best kinds of hardy ornamental
trees, evergreens, vines and roses that it is possible to select. We have a great
variety to select from, insuring the customer the most beautiful effect from
planting; also the choice of their own selections.

Our aim is to help you make your house a home, and with our lifetime ex-
perience we feel that we can give you the best of service and advice.

Landscaping

A man's premises are as much his home as the house that shelters him. We
do not enter your home when we cross your threshold, but when we enter your
premises. Therefore you should make the surroundings as attractive as it is*
possible.

A home that is well planted is a beauty spot and a point of admiration to the
whole community. It not only gives satisfaction to the owner, but is an uplift to
everyone who passes. It shows refinement and good taste.

The greatest pleasure to the owner should come from the enjoyment that
other people get from the natural beauty that can be made on his grounds. What
is there that gives more pleasure than to see someone enjoying the beautiful sur-
roundings ?

The man who builds the house alone and does not decorate the grounds does
not get the idea of a real home. At a small cost he can beautify his place and
make it a real home.

Every home that is beautiful helps the looks of your city. Civic pride
should prompt you to start this move. When once it is started in a community
everyone wants to get in line. You be the leader in your city.

We have a landscape department that is at your service. We can turn any
house into a home. With our large stock of specimen stock to draw from we can
furnish your job in first-class shape. All that we ask is that you give us the
measure of your place with your house and all permanent trees located on the
place. From this we can draw your plan and give you the idea that we mean to
convey.

With our ornamental department are men that know how to bring out the
beautiful, and we try to please our patrons. Any suggestions are always
gladly received, for in this way your own personality will be brought out more.
This is the best way to get individuality into the planting.

32

Shrubs, Vines, Perennials

We plant our trees in the nursery rows, set-
ting them two and three times the usual dis-
tance apart, cutting them back to make them
put on a bushy head and heavy stems, and
more especially a better root system. Stock of
this nature withstands the shock of transplant-
ing much better than ordinary trees.

We have growing in our nursery all of the
very best ornamental trees and have built up
a reputation for the growing of good stock,
and are in position to take care of the most
critical trade.

ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS

The planting of ornamentals has become
prominent in the building of homes in America.
A street with uniform trees such as the Maples
and Elms lends interest to everyone.

A beautiful hedge of Barberry, Privet or
whatever is best adapted to your locality, lends
attraction to the place. Shrubs such as Hy-
drangeas, Spireas, Snowballs or whatever is
best suited will show up to good advantage any-
where. Vines for the porches, trellises or
fences can be made very effective at a very
small cost and lend comfort and satisfaction to
yourself and everyone who has the opportunity
of seeing them.

When you decide to plant, you should plant
none but the best. Plant borders of shrubs
that will give flowers in succession, blooming
from early spring until frost. Get plants that
are hardy, well branched and that will make a
beautiful specimen if given the proper atten-

tion. We have a large acreage of ornamentals
here, and have men who are especially trained
in this business of propagating and caring for
our ornamental department.

VINES

Climbing vines are as necessary in the orna-
menting and beautifying of grounds as shrubs,
trees or grass. Around new buildings they give
shade quickly and are very cooling and cheer-
ful. They are used for verandas or trellises,
summer houses or trunks of dead trees, and
give a wild natural effect. They are often used
for covering stone walls, rocky banks or steep
slopes where they lend attraction and are also
also very fragrant.

We grow a large assortment of vines. The
varieties we have listed in this book can be
relied upon when wanting them for improving
your property or grounds.

PERENNIALS

Perennials infuse into our gardens and homes
a peculiar charm, rare beauty and fragrance
that is only known with the old fashioned gar-
deners. Old fashioned gardens would all be in-
complete without them. Some poet wrote in
his day, “There is nothing like old flowers, old
books and old friends.” This is as true today
as ever.

We grow all the old favorites together with
the new hybrids and selections, and you will
find in our assortment the kind that will make
your home beautiful.

33

IsTvir'^'e-T'xj to ck

{1 In Quarttifcg (f

ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT

Varieties Not Listed — In every large, well-con-
ducted nursery there are many varieties of extra
size, but in too small quantities to list in the cata-
logue; also new varieties which have not been
thoroughly tested. If you wish any variety in a
special size or variety not listed, write to us for
special quotations, and if we have it in stock, we
shall be pleased to supply.

BIRCH

Betula

European White Birch (B. Alba) — Remarkable for
its elegance. A graceful tree with silvery bark
and slender branches; quite erect when young,
but afterwards assumes an elegant drooping habit,
rendering it very effective for landscapes or lawns.

NEW VARIETIES

WE are constantly adding to our list of orna-
mentals, as well as in other departments. Be-
fore placing new varieties on the market, we give
them a thorough trial in the nursery, and thus weed
out undesirable varieties, offering only the best in
each class.

Upright Deciduous Trees

AILANTHUS
Tree of Heaven

A. Glandulosa — From Japan. A lofty, rapid growing
tree, with long elegant feathery foliage, free from
all diseases and insects. One of the most distinct
of ornamental trees.

ASH

Fraxinus

American White Ash (F. Americana) — A well known
native tree; tall, very straight, with broad, round-
head and dense foliage.

Green Ash (F. Viridis) — A tree of medium size with
slender, spreading branches forming a shapely
round head; grows 50 to 60 feet high.

CATALPA

Catalpa Bungei — A remarkable species, forming a
dense, round umbrella-like head; makes a beauti-
ful lawn tree when grafted or budded on a high
stem.

Hardy Catalpa (C. Speciosa) — A variety which is
said to have originated in the West; it is very
hardy and a rapid grower and is being extensively
planted for commercial purposes; has broad deep
green leaves and beautiful large blossoms, making
it a highly ornamental tree for lawn or street.
Valuable for planting in groves for growing poles,
posts and railroad ties.

Catalpa Bungei

Horse Chestnut

34

G^ijl <a.l irboj

~ n Itv

vTtock

G^\x^xvtrtij ft

==:==^^F=:=^^ ~ * -

CHERRY

Cerasus

Double White Flowering Cherry (C. Avium, alba flore
pleno) — At the period of flowering in May is a beauti-
ful and attractive tree; the flowers are numerous and
present to the eye nothing but a mass of bloom;
valuable variety.

Wild Black (Prunus Serotina) — A beautiful, upright,
round headed, strong growing tree; slender, glossy
leaves; hardy.

CHESTNUT

Castanea

American Sweet Chestnut (C. Americana) — The well-
known variety; a stately tree with spreading head;
when in full bloom one of the handsomest trees; pro-
duces a quantity of edible nuts.

CHESTNUT, HORSE
Aesculus

Common or White Flowering (A. Hippocastanum) — A
handsome tree of regular form with showy foliage
and covered in the spring with panicles of white
flowers marked with red; as a lawn or street tree
it has no superior.

Ohio Buckeye (A. Glabra) — A native of the eastern
states, forming a large sized tree; leaves are smooth
and the flowers yellow; blooms before other varieties.

American White Elm

CRAB

Pyrus

Bechtel’s Double Flowering Crab (P. Ioinsis) — ■
One of the most beautiful of the flowering
crabs; tree of medium size, covered in early
spring with large, beautiful fragrant flowers
of a delicate pink color; very popular for
lawns, as it blooms when quite young.

DOGWOOD

Cornus

White Flowering Dogwood (C. Florida) — Grows
from 10 to 20 feet high; spreading, irregular
form; flowers produced in spring before the
leaves appear, about 3y2 inches in diameter;
white and showy, very durable, lasting two
weeks; foliage in a grayish-green, glossy
and handsome, turning to a deep red in the
fall; a valuable tree for ornamental planting.

ELM

Ulmus

American White Elm (U. Americana) — A mag-
nificent tree growing 80 to 100 feet high, with

drooping, spreading branches; one of the
grandest of our native trees; makes a lawn
or street tree.

HACKBERRY

Celtis

American Nettle Tree (C. Occidentalis) — A
rare native tree with numerous slender
branches which spread horizontally, and thick
rough bark; apple-like foliage, but more
pointed and a bright shiny green; a very
desirable tree for street planting.

KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE
Gymnocladus

A very ornamental, hardy tree of upright, rapid
growth with rough bark and coarse branches;
foliage of a bluish-green color; flowers white
followed by long pods. The name Coffee
tree comes from the fact of the seeds in the
pods having been used by early settlers as
a substitute for coffee.

G^UL<ali-bTj 1ST \xir ^ er tj

Iitl Oxx<axvtii^^T

KOELREUTERIA

Varnish Tree (K. Paniculata) — A small, hardy round-
headed tree with fine lobed leaves and large pani-
cles of showy-yellow flowers the latter end of July;
leaves change in the fall to a fine yellow; grows
to 25 to 30 feet high.

LARCH. Larix

American Larch (L. Americana) — A tall tree, form-
ing a pyramidal head; bark reddish-brown, branches
slender; leaves long and slender, of a light blue
color; canes small and oval; makes a very beauti-
ful lawn tree and is also serviceable as a wind-
break.

European Larch (L. Europea) — A native of the Alps
of the south of Europe; an elegant growing pyra-
midal tree; valuable for timber.

LINDEN. Tilia

American Linden or Basswood (T. Americana) —
Grows about 60 feet high, rapid growing, large size,
forming a broad round-topped head; leaves broadly
oval, dark green above, light green underneath;
flowers are creamy- white and fragrant; a splendid
street or lawn tree.

European Linden (T. Europea) — A very fine pyra-
midal tree of large size with large leaves and fra-
grant flowers; the leaves change in the fall to
beautiful tones of yellow and brown.

LOCUST. Gleditschia

Silver Leaf Maple.

Honey Locust (G. Traicanthos) — A rapid-grow-
ing native tree with powerful spines and deli-
cate foliage; the greenish flowers appearing
in early summer are followed by flat pods
8 to 10 inches long; used extensively for
hedges.

LOCUST OR ACACIA. Robinia

flowers are white or yellowish, very fragrant
and appear in June.

MAGNOLIA

Cucumber Tree (M. Acuminata) — A majestic
pyramidal tree growing to a height of 90 feet
with large bluish-green leaves 6 to 8 inches

Black or Yellow Locust (R. Pseud-acacia) — A
native tree of large size, rapid growth and
valuable for timber as well as ornamental;

long; flowers yellowish-white; fruit when
green resembles a cucumber.

Magnolia, Soulang’s.

Soulang’s Magnolia (M. Soulangeana) — A large
shrub or small tree; leaves dark green, expanding
after the flowers have fallen; flowers large cup-
shaped, white flushed with rosy pink and quite
fragrant.

MAPLE. Acer

Box Elder or Ash Leaved Maple (A. Negundo)—
Large spreading tree of rapid growth, 70 feet high;
foliage smaller than in other maples; very fre-
quently planted for windbreaks and timber; very
hardy.

Schwedlers Maple (A. Platanoides Schwedlerli) — A
beautiful variety with very large bronze-red leaves
and young shoots of the same color; a vigorous
grower and a most effective ornamental tree:
grows about 50 feet high.

Silver Leaved or Soft Maple (A. Dasycarpum) — A
rapid growing tree of large size, irregular rounded
form; foliage bright green above and silver be-
neath; a favorite street and park tree; attains
about the same height or taller than the Norway.

36

G^tjl <3.1 irt tj

Tl lrx

IST^air^oirxj v5"i:ock
G^\x<a.xvtit:ij

Norway Maple (A. Platanoides) — A large handsome
tree, with broad, deep green foliage; has a very
compact growth; attains a height of 100 feet; a
valuable tree for parks, lawns or streets.

Sugar or Hard Maple (A. Saccharum) — A well-known
native tree, valuable both for the production of
sugar and wood; very desirable as an ornamental
shade tree.

Sycamore Maple (A. Pseudo Platanus) — A native of
Europe; leaves large, deep green and smooth; bark
smooth and ash gray color; rapid upright growth;
a beautiful tree for street planting.

Wier’s Cut Leaved Maple (A. Wierii Laciniatum)—
A variety of the Silver-leaved and one of the most
beautiful with cut or dissected foliage; rapid
growth, shoots slender and drooping; ranks among
the best as an attractive lawn or street tree.

MOUNTAIN ASH. Sorbus

American (Mountain Ash) — A small tree with
spreading branches, forming a round crown, leaves
dark green, turning yellow in autumn; flowers
white and flat cymes, followed later by showy
clusters of bright scarlet berries.

European Mountain Ash (S. Aucuparia) — A fine tree
with dense and regular head; covered from mid-
summer to winter with great clusters of bright
scarlet berries.

Oak Leaved Mountain Ash (S. Quercifolia) — A hardy
tree of fine pyramidal habit; foliage deeply lobed,
bright green above and downy underneath; one of
the finest lawn trees.

MULBERRY. Morus

Russian Mulberry (M. Alba Tartarica) — See
Mulberries, Page 40.

Norway Maple
OLIVE. Eleganus

Russian Olive (E. Angustifolia) — A very large
shrub or small tree; leaves narrow and
silvery-white, flowers yellow and fragrant;
very hard; stands trimming and makes a
beautiful hedge.

OAKS. Quercus

Pin Oak (Q. Palustris) — A magnificent tree for
lawn and street planting with deep green
foliage which changes to a rich scarlet and
yellow in the fall; a most shapely and grace-
ful tree.

Red Oak (Q. Rubra) — Makes a tree of great
height 80 to 100 feet; a native of large size
and rapid growth; leaves dark dull green,
turning to orange and brown in autumn ;
acorns very large; a beautiful specimen
tree for park and street planting.

Scarlet Oak (Q. Coccinea) — A rapid growing
pyramidal tree, especially beautiful in the
fall, when the foliage changes from green
to a bright scarlet; very symmetrical in
outline.

PERSIMMON. Diospyros

American Persimmon (D. Virginiana) — A na-
tive variety with round top head and spread-
ing often pendulous branches; foliage dark
green and very dense; fruit over an inch
in diameter, pale orange-yellow, with a
whitish bloom; delicate flower, very astring-
ent, until full ripe, or after early frosts;
makes a beautiful lawn tree.

Wier’s Cut Leaved Maple

PLUM. Prunus

Purple Leaved Plum (P. Pissardi) — Tree -Of
medium size, wood and leaves dark purple;
fruit is also purple until ripened; a native
of Persia; one of the most conspicuous
ornamental trees.

37

C^Tx«alirtTj

itIrv

ISTulit^s"

OTx<a.xvtit:ij

J" ±ock

Carolina Poplar

habit; leaves large, glossy green above and white
underneath; prefers a moist soil, but grows any-
where.

RED BUD
Cercis

Judas Tree or Red Bud (C. Canadensis) — A medium
size tree with large irregular head and perfect
heart-shaped leaves; derives its name Red Bud
from the profusion of delicate reddish-pink blos-
soms with which it is covered in early spring be-
fore the foiliage appears; one of the finest orna-
mental trees.

SALISBU Rl A

Maiden Hair or Gingko (S. Adantifoilia) — Very ef-
fective for lawns, foliage fern-like, yellowish green
marked with delicate, hair-like lines. The fruit
which matures in the fall have a sweetish, resin-
ous taste.

SYCAMORE

Platanus

American Sycamore or Plane Tree — (P. Occidentalis)
— A well-known tree. Very common throughout
the United States; leaves heart-shaped at base,
short lobes sharp pointed; branches are wide
spreading.

Oriental Plane or European Sycamore (P. Orientalis)
— A rapid growing, erect tree with bright green
foliage; much more esteemed than the American
variety as a shade tree; very desirable for parks,
street and lawns.

POPLAR

Populus

A urea — Fine golden yellow foliage, retaining its
brilliancy throughout the season.

Balm of Gilead (P. Balsamifera) — A strong growing
spreading native tree, esteemed for its vigor and
hardiness; leaves broad and heart-shaped, green
above and rusty white beneath; makes a good
street tree and is best of the Poplars for shade.

Bolles Silver Poplar (P. Alba Bolleana) — A very com-
pact, upright grower, with glossy leaves, green
above and silver underneath; one of the most
desirable of the Poplars.

Carolina Poplar (P. Monolifera) — Pyramidal in form
and vigorous in growth; leaves large, glossy, pale
to deep green;; valuable for street planting on ac-
count of its rapid growth.

Lombardy Poplar (P. Fastigiata) — Attains a height
of 100 to 150 feet; well-known for its erect, rapid
growth and tall, spiry form; an indispensable tree
for landscape gardening to break the monotony of
most other trees.

Norway Poplar (Sudden Sawlog) — Tree very hardy;
is being planted quite extensively in many sec-
tions. Similar to Carolina Poplar in growth and
appearance, but is claimed to be of more rapid
growth and retains its size better as it mounts
upward, and thus produces more lumber. Will
thrive in most any soil or location. Valuable for
street and park planting also for screens and
shelter belts.

Silver Leaved Poplar (P. Alba var. Nivea) — A tree
of wonderfully rapid growth and wide spreading

Norway Poplar

38

C^TjL«aXirtTJj~

IlTL

Dl

JSTulit^S" oitxj

OTjc^irL-ti-tTj

=*==%®<r ■’ ■

v^tock

THORN. Crataegus

Double White Thorn (Oxyacantha, var alba
flore pleno) — A small tree with spreading
spiny branches; very hardy and will thrive
in any dry soil; has small double white flow-
ers; a very highly ornamental tree.

Double Pink Thorn (C. Oxyacantha; var. coc-
flore pleno) — Same as above, but with flow-
ers of a beautiful pink color.

English Hawthorne (C. Oxyacantha) — Well-
known English variety extensively used for
hedges; flowers single white.

Paul’s Double Scarlet (C. Oxyacantha; var. coc-
cinea flore pleno) — Flowers a bright carmine
red; superior to any of its color.

TULIP TREE. Liriodendron

Tulip Tree (L. Tulipfera) — A magnificent rapid
growing tree of pyramidal form attaining a
height of 150 feet, with light green, glossy
fiddle-shaped leaves and greenish-yellow tulip-
shaped flowers; also known as white wood.

WALNUT

Black — (See page 23).

WILLOW. Salix

Russian Golden (S. Vitellina aurea) — At the
present time one of the most planted of all
the willows and a very important tree, both
from an economical and ornamental stand-
point. It makes a round topped tree of sym-
metrical form. One of its strongest orna-
mental features is the bright, clear, golden-
yellow bark which offers a pleasing contrast
wherever it is used. The variety which is
now generally grown under this name is
quite distinct from that to which it was
formerly given. This type was brought from
Russia by Prof. Budd, under the name of

Salix Aurea and it is superior not only for
its hardiness, but for its ornamental features
as well.

Betula

Cut Leaved Weeping Birch

(B. Alba, var. pendula la-
ciniata) — Undoubtedly
one of the most popular
of all weeping or pendu-
lous trees; tall and slen-
der, graceful drooping
branches, silvery-white
bark, delicately cut fol-
iage ; makes an attrac-
tive specimen; growth

Cut Leaved Weeping Birch.

Laurel Leaved Willow (S.

Laurifolia) — A fine or-
namental tree with very
large shining leaves.

Weeping Trees

BIRCH

Camperdown Weeping Elm.

vigorous.

39

J^Xrv <^iJi:<arvtit^j

ELMS
U Imus

Camperdown Weeping Elm (U. Scabra var. Pendula)
—This forms one of the most picturesque of the
drooping trees; forms a large, umbrella-like head,
spreading many feet in every direction; very rapid
grower, making a growth of several feet in a
season; leaves are large, dark green and glossy,
and cover the tree with a dense mass of verdure.

MOUNTAIN ASH
Sarbus

Weeping Mountain Ash (Sorbus Aucuparia, var.
pendula) — A beautiful tree of rapid growth and de-
cidely pendulous and trailing habit. One of the
most desirable of lawn trees.

MULBERRY

Morus

Iowa Weeping Mulberry — Originated in Iowa County,
Iowa; similar to the Teas in habit of growth, but
hardier and a more vigorous grower; a valuable
ornamental weeping tree.

Globe Head Mulberry — Heads very round, compact;
one of the best for ornamental purposes.

Tea’s Weeping Mulberry (M. Alba, var Tartarica
pendula) — One of the most graceful and hardy
weeping trees; forms a perfect umbrella-shaped
head with long, slender willowy branches drooping
to the ground; admirably adapted to ornamenting
lawns or cemetery; the foliage is beautiful and the
tree is wonderfully vigorous and healthy;
will withstand the cold of the north and the
heat of the south.

WILLOW

Salix

Babylonian Weeping Willow (S. Babylonica) —
The well-known, common weeping willow;

American Arbor Vitae

makes a large tree covered with drooping
branches.

Wisconsin Weeping Willow (S. Babylonica var.
dolorosa) — Of drooping habit and considered
the hardiest; valuable on acount of its ability
to resist severe cold.

EVERGREENS

ARBOR VITAE

Thuya

American Arborvitae (T. Occidentalis) A
beautiful evergreen, valuable for screens
and hedges. Stands trimming better than
any other evergreen; also makes a nice or-
namental tree. Habit of growth pyramidal,
with soft, light green foliage dense in
growth from ground up.

Hovey’s Golden Arbor Vitae (T. Occidentalis
var. Hoveyi) — A very pretty dwarf species of
compact form, with bright golden foliage;
very fine and hardy.

Globosa (Globe Arbor Vitae) — Round, compact
form and dense foliage; very hardy; does well
planted in tubs for winter porch decorations.

Pyramidal Arbor Vitae (T. Occidentalis var.
pyramidalis) — A densely branched variety
forming a perfect column; holds its shape
without trimming or pruning; hardy and will
succeed anywhere the American Arbor Vitae
does; a very ornamental type for many kinds
of planting.

Siberian Arbor Vitae (T. Occidentalis var.
Sibererica) — Exceedingly hardy and keeps its
color well into winter; compact and pyra-
midal; of great value for lawns, screens and
hedges.

BOXWOOD

Boxwood (Buxus) — Most extensively used of
the Evergreen shrubs for indoor, porch and
lawn decoration; the beautiful, short dense
foliage is the richest green of any ?vnib;
thick and substantial.

40

C^uL«ali~tTj

IlTL

1

ISTuLir^oirxj ^tock

Qiiarttitij

^r— -

FIR. Abies

Balsam Fir (A. Balsamea) — A very erect, regular
pyramidal tree with dull, dark green foliage; rapid
growth and very hardy.

Concolor Fir (A. Concolor) — A very beautiful species
with yellow bark on the young branches; leaves
green arranged in double rows; equal in color and
beauty to the Colorado Blue Spruce.

JUNIPER. JUNIPERUS

Blue Juniper (Juniperus Glauca) — Its compact coni-
cal form and beautiful blue glaucous foliage makes
it one of the choicest of all Junipers.

Irish Juniper (J. Communis var. Hibernica) — A dis-
tinct and beautiful variety of erect, dense conical
outline, resembling a pillar of green.

Red Cedar (J. Virginiana) — Well-known native tree;
varies much in habit and color of foliage; very at-
tractive in winter when the golden bronze of the
young growth contrasts with the dark green of
the older.

Savin Juniper (J. Sabina) — A dwarf, spreading shrub
with trailing branches; thrives in poor soils and
is valuable for rock work.

Swedish Juniper (J. Communis, var. Suecica) — A
small sized handsome pyramidal tree with yellow-
ish-green foliage; quite hardy.

PINE. Pinus

Austrian or Black Pine (P. Austriaca)— A native of
Syria; tree robust, hardy and spreading; leaves
long, stiff and dark green; rapid growth; very
valuable for this country.

Scotch Pine

Irish Juniper

Bull Pine (P. Ponderosa) — Forms a stout, spreading
tree; a rapid grower; branches heavy and rough
coated with bark; foliage dark green, the needles
growing out at right angles to the wing; very
hardy.

Jack Pine (P. Divaricata) — The most northern of
all American pines; valued for its extreme hardi-
ness and vigor; withstands long drouths and hot
dry winds; of rather irregular and shrubby growth;
foliage bright green, needles short and stiff.

41

IST'ULir^e^x-Lj ^i:ock
^ Iitl C^xx<^ird3it:xj

Mugho (Dwarf Mountain Pine) — This
is the most beautiful of all dwarf
Pines. It forms a lop top, with as-
cending branches, and the breadth
of the tree is frequently double its
height; foliage bright green; a val-
uable tree for ornamental planting.

Scotch Pine (P. Sylvestrus) — A native
of Europe; a fine robust, rapid-grow-
ing tree with stout, erect shoots and
silvery green foliage; very hardy.

Red Cedar — See Juniper.

Koster’s Spruce

light colored and foliage silver-gray; very
hardy.

SPRUCE

Picea

Black Hills Spruce (P. Nigra) — A
beautiful tree with drooping branch-
es and fine yew-like foliage; per-
fectly hardy.

Colorado Blue Spruce (P. Pungens) —
One of the most beautiful and hardy
of all the Spruces; in form and habit
similar to the White Spruce; foliage
a rich light bluish-green.

Douglas’ Spruce (A. Douglasi) — A na-
tive of Colorado; large, conical form;
branches spreading, horizontal;
leaves light green above, silvery-
white below.

Hemlock Spruce (A. Canadensis). A
graceful and beautiful native tree
with drooping branches and delicate
dark foliage, distinct from all other
trees; a handsome lawn tree and
makes a very ornamental hedge.

Koster’s Blue Spruce (P. var Koster-
ana) — A type of the Colorado Blue
spruce; it is the highest colored and
most striking of all the Evergreens
for lawn planting; the foliage is a
rich and beautiful silver- blue; very
hardy.

Norway Spruce — A lofty tree of per-
fect pyramidal form, remarkably el-
egant and rich, and as it gets age
has fine pendulous branches; it is
exceedingly picturesque and beau-
tiful. One of the best evergreens
for hedges and windbreaks. Largely
used for Christmas trees.

White Spruce (P. Alba) — A native tree of
medium size and pyramidal form; bark

Ornamental Shrubs

ACACIA

Robina Flowering Locust
Rose Acacia (R. Hispida) — A native species of
spreading, irregular habit; long clusters of
pea-shaped, rose-colored flowers. In June
and at intervals through the season; foliage
a light green.

ALTHEA
Hibiscus Syriacus

Rose of Sharon — One of the most showy and
beautiful of shrubs; flowers large, double and

many brilliant colors; blooms freely in Au-
gust and September, when few other trees
and shrubs are in blossom.

Ardens — Violet color; petals quilled; very large
and double.

Boule de Feu — Violet red color; very double;
blooms late.

Duchess de Brabant — Reddish-lilac color; very
large and double.

Elegantissima — Double white.

Rubra Flore Pleno — Double red.

42

Japanese Barberry Hedge

Jean de Arc — One of the best; pure white and
double.

Lady Stanley — Very double white with beauti-
ful blush.

Pulcherrima — Large, double, rosy-white.

Totus Albus — Single, pure white, very fine.

Variegated Leaved — Foliage finely marked with
light yellow; flowers purple and double.

ALMOND.

Amygdalus

Pink Double Flowered Almond (A. Flore pleno
Rosea) — A vigorous, beautiful tree, covered
in May with rose-colored blossoms like small
roses; hardy.

White Double Flowered Almond (A. Flore pleno
Alba) — Same as above except blossoms are
pure and white.

Amorpha

A. Fruticoca (False Indigo) — Grows 6 to 10
feet high in large, spreading bush form, with
bright green leaves in pinnate arrangement;
flowers deep violet blue in June.

Aralia Pentaphylia — Long, slender, gracefully
arching branches, and bright green compound
foliage; makes a small tree in time; greenish-
white flowers in long umbels.

BARBERRY.

Berberis

Barberry Thunbergii (Japanese Barberry) —
There is no shrub in existence so generally
planted or more practical for all purposes
where beautiful foliage effect is desired than
this. It is dwarf growing, uniformly bushy
and rounded in form, susceptible to formal
pruning, with small, numerous leaves densely
covering the thorny twigs. These give it
paramount importance for use as a filler, and
edging for shrubbery groups; as a founda-
tion screen in front of porches, and, above
all, as a compact, impassable, hardy, low
hedge for confining lawns or dividing prop-
erties. As dainty in character as Maiden

Hair Fern, the foliage throughout spring and
summer graduates from brightest to richest
green; while autumn makes them blaze with
crimson, scarlet and gold. Following the
close-set, small flowers of creamy white are
oval fruits which gleam readily along every
branch in late fall and far into winter.

BUCKTHORN.

Rhamnus

R. Cartharticus — A very fine vigorous, hardy
shrub of European origin, with dark green
foliage, white flowers, and small black fruit;
a popular hedge plant.

BUDDLEIA

Butterfly Bush (Summer Lilac) — One of the
most admired and sought after shrubs in the
trade. Of quick, bushy growth. The lovely
bloom spikes appear in July and bloom pro-
fusely until cold weather. The blossoms
have the tint and the shape of the Spring Li-
lac and their delightful perfume attracts
numerous large and gorgeously colored but-
terflies that swarm about it as though vieing
with it in brilliancy of color. Flower spikes
ten inches in length by three inches in di-
ameter are not unusual.

CALYCANTHUS.

Sweet Scented Shrub

C. Floridus — -A native species, with double
chocolate flowers, very fragrant, and the
wood is also fragrant and the foliage rich,
dark green; blooms in June and at intervals
afterwards.

CARAGANA.

Siberian Pea

Siberian Pea Tree (C. Arborescens) — A shrub
or low tree with pea-shaped yellow flowers;
hardy and useful for massing.

CEPHALANTHUS

Button Bush (C. Occidentalis) — A tall-growing
native shrub, with globe-shaped heads of
white flowers in July.

43

G^xx<allrbTj J" tocl r

=]| Irv C^xx^LXvti~bij ^

■ — : ~ r-- — • j-

Double Flowered Deutzia (D. Crenata flore pleno)

COLUTEA

Bladder Senna (C. Arborescens) — A large shrub
with small, delicate foliage and yellow pea
blossom shaped flowers in June, followed by
reddish pods.

CURRANT. Ribes

Crimson Flowered Currant (R. Sanguineum) — A
native variety with deep red flowers, blooms
early in the spring.

Crandall’s — A seedling from the West; blooms

profusely; bright yellow flowers; fruit of a
red black color.

Gorden’s Flowering Currant (R. Gordonianum)
— Very hardy and profuse blooming; flowers
are beautiful pink, blooms in pendant
bunches; blooms in May.

Yellow Flowered Currant (R. Aureum) — A na-
tive species with beautiful shning foliage
and yellow flowers, known as the Missouri
Flowering Currant.

Pride of Rochester

DESMODIUM

Sweet Pea Shrub (D. Penduliflorum) — A
low growing shrub having rose-purple,
pea-shaped blossoms in great profusion;
blooms in September and continues
until late October; tops die down after
frost, but come up again in the spring;
a valuable shrub for massing or
borders.

DEUTZIA

Double Flowered Deutzia (D. Crenata
flore pleno) — A very hardy shrub with
luxuriant foliage and a profusion of
double white flowers tinged with rose;
produced in late June on long racemes;
one of the most desirable in cultivation.

Lemoinei (D. Lemoinei)— Flowers pure
white;; shrub dwarf and free flower-
ing; excellent for forcing.

Pride of Rochester — Produces large
double white flowers, tinged with rose;
vigorous grower, profuse bloomer and
one of the earliest to bloom.

Slender Branched Deutzia (D. Gracilis) —
Of dwarf habit; flowers pure white;
one of the first to bloom; fine for pot
culture and winter blooming.

DOGWOOD. Cornus

Golden Dogwood (C. Stolouifera Lutea) —
Similar to the Red, except that it has
yellow bark.

European Red Dogwood (C. Sanguinea) —
A valuable shrub for grouping and
massing; very ornamental in winter
when the bark is blood red; foliage
dark green.

44

KTxur^oirxj ^ tock

It\ ' C^xx<^irrtit:Tj

Red Osier Dogwood (S. Stolonifera) — Produces
white flowers in early June; in winter young shoots
are a blood red color.

Siberian. Dogwood (C. Siberica) — Free growing, 6 to
19 feet tall, and very hardy; forms a small, hand-
some tree in some situations; its clusters of small,
white flowers in early summer are very dainty,
and its bark is a showy, dark red in winter. All
the Siberian Dogswoods bear in early fall a pro-
fusion of whitish blue berries, making them dis-
tinctly ornamental after the flowers have gone.

Variegated Leaved Dogwood (C. Elegantissima Var-
iegata) — Foliage a pale yellow, turning to a rose
color in the fall; branches blood red.

ELEAGNUS

Russian Olive (E. Angustifolia) — See page 37.

Japanese Silver Thorn (E. Longipes) — A shrub about
six feet high; flowers yellowish-white and fragrant;
fruit very ornamental with an agreeable slightly
acid flavor; one of the most desirable for lawns.

ELDER. Sambucus

Common Elder (S. Canadensis) — A large, showy
shrub, very ornamental in foliage, fruit and flow-
ers.

Cut Leaved Elder (S. Nigra, var. Laciniata) — One of
the best cut leaved shrubs; a valuable variety
with elegantly divided leaves.

Golden Elder (S. Nigra, var. aurea) — A handsome
variety with golden-yellow foliage.

Siberian Dogwood

EXOCHORDA. Pearl Bush
Pearl Bush (E Grandiflora) — A fine shrub, pro-
ducing large white flowers in May; one of the
finest in its season.

FORSYTH IA. Golden Bell
Fortune’s Forsythia (F. Fortuni) — A beautiful

shrub of medium size; flowers are a bright
yellow and appear before the leaves; foliage
deep green; the best of the early flowering
shrubs.

F. Intermedia — Flowers bright golden yellow;
foliage glossy green; resembles the viridis-
sima, but hardier; a valuable
variety.

F. Viridissima — A fine, hardy

variety; leaves and bark deep
green; flowers deep yellow;
early bloomer.

Weeping Forsythia (F. Sus-
pensa) — Resembles the For-
tune in its flowers, but the
growth is somewhat drooping.

FRINGE TREES

See Purple Fringe — Page 47.

HONEYSUCKLE BUSH
Lonicera

Bella Albida — Flowers, white,
followed by attractive red
berries.

Fragrant Bush Honeysuckle (L

Fragrantissima) — A spreading
shrub with deep green foliage
and fragrant small flowers
which appear before the
leaves; bushes are erect in
growth.

Pink Tartarian Honeysuckle (L.

Tartarica rosea) — Pink flow-
that make a lovely contrast
with the foliage; planted
with the Grandiflora, the two
make a beautiful display.

Grandiflora Honeysuckle (L. T.
var. Grandiflora) — Produces
large, bright red flowers,
striped with white; blooms in

Fringe Trees

June.

45

G^TJL<alirbTj

" nIrv

JSTxxir^ oir xj J"1:ock

Q'LX^lTL-ti-tTT

—

HYDRANGEA

Hydrangea (Arborescens Grandiflora) —
A grand addition to the summer-flow-
ering shrubs; dwarfing the show of
other sorts in July and August by the
magnitude and profusion of its flower-
heads. The flowers are similar to the
familiar “Snowball” in apperance, and
are so conspicuously white and im-
posing that whether as single speci-
mens, as cut flowers, or in groupings
their presence is predominant.

Chinese Tree Lilac (Pekinensis) — Foliage
smooth, shining green; spikes of
creamy white flowers; blooms late;
makes a large shrub.

Chinese Weeping Lilac (Pekinensis Pen-
dula)— Same as the above, of graceful
drooping habit.

Hungarian Lilac (S. Josikea) — A fine dis-
tinct species of tree-like growth, dark
shining leaves and purple flowers in
June; a very desirable variety.

Red Tartarian Honeysuckle (L. T. var.
rubra) — Blooms early in the spring;
flowers a beautiful bright red.

White Tartarian Honeysuckle (L. T. var.
Alba) — Produces creamy-white fra-
grant flowers in May and June; forms
a high bush.

LILAC. Syringa

The lilacs are well known, beautiful
shrubs, indispensable in every collection.

Japan Tree Lilac (S. Japonica) — A species
from Japan, becoming a good sized
tree; foliage dark glossy green; flowers
creamy white; a late bloomer.

Persian Lilac (S. Persica) — Grows 4 to
6 feet high, foliage small and flowers
a bright purple.

Persian White Lilac (S. Persica, var.
Alba) — Delicate white, fragrant flowers,
shaded with purple.

Persian Red Lilac (S. Rothomagensis,
var. rubra) — Reddish flowers borne in
panicles of great size and very
abundant.

Hydrangea (Paniculata Grandiflora) —
Panicled Hardy Hydrangea. Familiar
to almost everyone as the most con-
spicuous shrub in any collection dur-
ing August and September. Its mas-
sive plumes of white flowers bend the
branches with their weight, changing
finally to pink and bronzy green. The
shrub shows best to advantage when
grown in rich beds or masses and cut
back severely every spring before
growth stars. Grown in this way it
produces fewer flower-heads, but much finer
ones. Sometimes grown in tree form, mak-
ing a strong, vigorous bush six to eight feet
high.

JAPAN QUINCE Cydonia
Scarlet Japan Quince (C. Japonica) — One of
the best flowering shrubs; flowers a bright

Hydrangea P. G.

scarlet crimson, borne in great profusion in
early spring; foliage retains its color of
bright glossy green the entire summer;
hardy; make good hedge plants.

KERRIA

Globe Flower (C. Japonica) — A slender green
branched shrub, 5 to 6 feet high, with
globe shaped yellow flowers from July-
to October; very ornamental.

White Lilac

46

G^ULc3Lli"tTJ

lIxv

1ST ulit ^ ei rxj

Oxx^aLTvti-tTj

■ —

J"-tock

Amoor Privet

Purple Lilac (S. Vulgaris) — The well-known
purple variety; always a standard sort.

Red Lilac (S. Vulgaris rubra) — Flowers a red-
dish-violet color.

White Lilac (S. Vulgaris alba) — Too well-
known to need description; flowers white
and fragrant.

SINGLE LILACS

Charles X — A strong, rapid growing variety;
large shining leaves; flowers reddish purple.

IVIarie LeGraye — Large panicles of white flow-
ers; the finest white Lilac.

Rubra DeMarly — Flowers very dark Lilac.

Souvenir de Ludwig Spaeth — Flowers a dark
purple, borne in large panicles; the best of
the dark varieties.

DOUBLE LILACS

Alphonse Lavalle — Flowers a bluish-Lilac.

Belle de Nancy — Flowers pink with a white
center.

Mme. Abel Chatenay — Flowers white, borne in
compact panicles.

Mme. Casimir Perier — Flowers white, borne in
large, graceful panicles.

President Grevy — Panicles large, pale blue and
very double.

PLUM

Prunus

Double Flowered Plum (P. Triloba) — A very
desirable addition to the hardy shrubs;
flowers double and delicate pink, and thickly
set on long, slender branches; blooms in
May.

Purple Leaved Plum (P. Pissardi) — See orna-
mental trees on page 35.

PURPLE FRINGE OR SMOKE TREE
Rhus.

R. Cotinus — A valuable ornamental shrub; has
curious fringe or hairlike flowers that cover
the whole tree, giving the appearance of mist
or smoke; wide spreading habit which re-
quires some room to grow to the best ad-
vantage.

PRIVET

Ligustrum

Amoor River Privet (L. Amurense) — A valuable
ornamental shrub for hedges and borders;
very hardy; foliage glossy green and holds
its color almost the entire year; will stand
shearing to any extent.

California Privet (L. Ovalifolium) — The well-
known variety; vigorous where hardy; deep,
glossy green; useful for hedges and borders.

English Privet (L. Vulgaris) — Foliage narrow;
showy white flowers in June, followed by
fruit.

Ibota Privet (L. Ibota) — A native of China and
Japan; foliage long and shining; flowers
large, white and fragrant; a distinct sort;
valuable for its flowers and foliage.

Regel’s Privet (L. Regelianum) — A dense low
shrub with spreading branches, pendant at
the end; a very graceful bush for hedges;
needs very little trimming.

RHODOTYPOS

Rhodotypos (Kerrioides) — A distinct, decora-
tive shrub; foliage very large and handsome;
branches clustered with delicate white, pen-
dulous flowers in spring, followed by black
berries which persist throughout the winter.

SNOW BALL
Viburnum

Common Snowball (V. Opulus Sterilis) — Grows
6 to 8 feet high, the old fashioned snowball;
its large globular clusters of pure white flow-
ers are produced in May and June and makes
a very attractive appearance.

High Bush Cranberry (V. Opulus) — It has hand-
some broad foliage of a shining dark green
color, changing to rich coppery tints; flowers
are white and very conspicous; the fruit is
a brilliant scarlet and hangs in long pendent
clusters nearly all winter; a very desirable
ornament to any lawn.

47

G^ULcali-bTj ISPuliTvS' ^T±ock

^ Irv G^\x<air\i^it:\j f[

- ~^>^r

S. Bumalda — A handsome variety from Japan;
dwarf habit and vigorous growth; foliage nar-
row; flowers rose colored and borne in great
profusion; blooms a long time.

Anthony Waterer — A fine dwarf Spirea with
dark crimson flowers.

Douglas Spirea (S. Douglasi) — A beautiful
variety with spikes of deep rose colored flow-
ers in July and August.

Fortune’s Dwarf White Spirea (S. Callosa alba)
— A white flowering variety of dwarf, sym-
metrical form; keeps in flower all summer;
a valuable sort.

Golden Leaved Nine Bark (S. Opulifolia, var.
aurea)— A beautiful variety with golden, yel-
low foliage and double white flowers in June.

Nine Bark (S. Opulifolia) — One of the most
vigorous growers; foliage light green; flow-
ers white and produced in great profusion.

Japan Snowball (V. Plicatum) — Foliage a hand-
some olive-green; flowers are larger and
more white than the Common Snowball;
borne in dense heads; very ornamental.

Lantana (Wayfaring Tree) — The large, white
flower clusters open in May and are followed
by red fruit; has peculiar soft foliage; makes
a good specimen.

SNOWBERRY

Symphoricarpus

Coral Berry (S. Vulgaris) — A slender branched
upright shrub, valuable for planting in shady
places, as the foliage is very persistent; the
fruit is purplish red and hangs on well into
winter; flowers small and rose colored.

Snowberry-Waxberry (S. Racemosus) — Same
as the above except the berries are a pure,
snow white; flowers rose colored, but larger.

Strawberry Tree (Burning Bush) Europeus —
A large shrub or tree bearing rose-colored
capsules with red seeds in autumn; striking-
ly conspicuous.

SUMACH

Rhus.

Cut Leaved Staghorn Sumach (R. Typhina
Laciniata) — A showy broad-headed shrub
with large, long, deeply cut foliage, light
green in color, changing to shades of red and
yellow in the fall; the new growth is clothed
with a peculiar down, giving an appearance
of the growing horn of a deer; the bark below
is a rich orange color.

Aromaitca — Sweet-scented, a low spreading
shrub, with sweet-scented foliage.

Smooth Sumach (R. Glabra) — A shrub 8 feet
high with handsome green foliage, changing
to beautiful autumn tints; showy spike of
crimson fruit.

SPIREA
Meadow Sweet

Arguta — Of a dwarf habit, spreading head;
flowers clear white; the best of the very early
flowering white varieties; blooms in May.

Spirea Thunbergii

S. Prunifolia flore pleno — Foliage a dark shin-
ing green changing to autumn tints in the
fall; flowers double, pure white and are
borne the entire length of the twigs; one of
the most popular varieties.

Snowberry

Ash Leaved (S. Sorbifolia) — A vigorous grower
with foliage similar to the Mountain Ash and
long spikes of beautiful white flowers;
blooms in July.

Billard’s Spirea (S. Billardi) — Flowers are rose
colored; blooms nearly all summer.

48

INtjltt vS* er xj J"i:ock
Iitl Oxx^x\“tit:iJr

— ^^&F===^

D. Candida — Flowers pure white
produced in June and continue
to bloom nearly all summer.

D. Eva Rathke — Flowers a bril-
liant crimson; a beautiful
clear, distinct shade.

D. Florabunda — A fine variety,
flowers a dark red and pro-
fuse bloomer.

Syringa

ful, with silvery foliage; pink flowers borne
on short spikes on the young growth.

T. Hispida Aestivalis — Shrub with slender, up-
right branches, somewhat spreading, leaves
bluish green; flowers pink, borne in dense
racemes, 2 to 3 inches long; August and Sep-
tember. The hardiest and best of all the
Tamarix.

T. Tetrandra Purpurea — A tall shrub with red-
dish-brown bark and slender, spreading
branches, purplish pink flowers.

WEIGELI A (Diervilla)

The Weigelias are shrubs of erect habit
while young, but gradually spread and droop
as they acquire age; flowers
are large, trumpet-shaped, of
all shades and colors; very
effective for grouping and
borders; blossoms are pro-
duced in June and July.

Spirea Van Houttei

D. Rosea — An elegant variety
with fine rose colored flowers
appearing in June.

Reveesiana — Tall and graceful, with dark
bluish green lanceolate fpliage and
large, pure white double flowers in
May and June.

Thunberg’s Spirea (S. Tliunbergii)- —
Dwarf habit and rounded graceful form;
branches slender and drooping; flow-
ers pure white and borne the entire
length of the twigs; foliage narrow and
long, turning to orange scarlet in the
fall.

Van Houttei Spirea (S. Van Houttei) —
This is undoubtedly the most popular
of all the varieties; foliage a rich
green, changing to beautiful tints in
the fall; in blooming season the bush
is a perfect mass of pure white flow-
ers, the branches bending to the
ground; an indispensable ornament for
lawns and hedges.

SYRINGA OR MOCK ORANGE
Philadelphus

Garland Syringa (P. Coronarius) — A well-
known shrub with pure white, very
fragrant flowers; one of the first to
bloom.

Golden Leaved Syringa (P. Coronarius,
var. Aurea) — A handsome variety with
golden-yellow foliage; keeps its color
the entire season; is splendid for group-
ing with other varieties for pleasing
effects.

Gordon’s Syringa (P. Gordononianus) — A
vigorous grower and profuse bloomer;
flower white, fragrant, and a late
bloomer.

Large Flowered Syringa (P. Grandiflorus) —
Has very large showy flowers, somewhat
fragrant; bark reddish; a rapid grower.

Lemoine’s Syringa (P. Lemoinei) — A graceful
shrub with very rich foliage and large pure
white fragrant flowers in June.

TAMARIX

T. Africana — A beautiful shrub with small
leaves; similar to the Juniper; flowers are
pink, small and delicate, borne on long
spikes; blooms in May.

T. Amurensis — Growth is slender and grace-

49

Engelman’s Ivy

HARDY VINES

climbing plant with large trumpet-shaped
scarlet flowers appearing in August.

Large Flowered Trumpet Creeper (B. Radicans*
var. Grandiflora) — A beautiful variety with
very large flowers, salmon colored, yellow
center and striped with red.

CELASTRUS
Bitter Sweet

Climbing Bitter Sweet (C. Scandens) — A native
climber with fine large leaves ; yellow flowers
and clusters of capsuled orange fruit; a rapid
grower.

CLEMATIS

A beautiful class of hardy climbers, many of
the varieties have flowers 5 to 6 inches in
diameter. They are very vaulable for training
around and over pillars, verandas, fences*
rock work, etc.

Large Flowering Varieties
Jackman ni — Large flowers five to six inches in
diameter of a rich violet-purple color. Per-
fectly hardy; one of the best in its class.
Henryi — Flowers creamy-white and very large;
a free bloomer.

Madam Edouard Andre — Flowers are a beauti-
ful shade of crimson; a free bloomer.

Ramona — A vigorous grower and perpetual
bloomer; flowers a deep rich lavender.

Small Flowering Varieties
Coccinea — Flowers thick, bell-shaped, of a
bright coral-red color; blooms profusely.

Pan icu lata — Probably the most popular of the
small flowering sorts; vine is a rapid grower
with glossy, green foliage; in September the

AKEBIA

Akebia Quinata — A Japenese variety of climb-
ing shrub with large leaves and white, purple
centered flowers.

AMPELOPSIS

American Ivy or Virginia Creeper (A. quinque-
folia) — One of the finest vines for covering
walls, verandas or trunks of trees; foliage
green, turning to a rich crimson in autumn;
a rapid grower and quickly fastens to any-
thing it touchs.

Boston Ivy (A. Veitchii) — Leaves smaller than
the American; forms a dense sheet of green
as leaves overlap each other; is a little dif-
ficult to start, but when once established re-
quires no further care; foliage changes to a
crimson scarlet in fall; very valuable for
covering brick or stone structures, ro'ck-
reies, walls, etc.

Engelman’s Ivy (A. quinque folia, var. Engle-
manni) — A type of quinquefolia which has
long been desired; it has shorter joints and
smaller and thicker foliage. It is better
equipped with tendrils, by which it will
climb walls of stone or brick as closely as
the Veitchii (Boston Ivy). It should be plant-
ed in the central and northwestern states, in
place of the Veitchii, as it is perfectly hardy,
withstanding heat and could much better.

ARISTOLOCH I A

Dutchman’s Pipe — A native species of climbing
habit and rapid growth; light green foliage,
and pipe-shaped yellowish brown flowers.

BIGNONIA
T ecoma

Trumpet Creeper. (B. Radicans) — A hardy

60

G^tjl <al

jjlrv

ISPuLir^oirTJr v^-tock

C^\x<zLXvtit:ij ff

Wistaria

flowers appear in a perfect mass of white,
giving the appearance of a bank of snow; the
fragrance is most delicious and penetrating.

Virginiana (American White Clematis) — Pro-
duces immense quantities of small white
flowers in August; a very rapid climber.

Viticella — A well-known variety; produces a
profusion of medium sized flowers of a
bright wine-red color from June to August.

HONEYSUCKLE. Lonicera

Chinese Twining Honeysuckle (L. Japonica) —
A well-known vine, holding its foliage nearly
all winter; blooms in July and September;
very fragrant; also known as the Evergreen
Honeysuckle.

Hall’s Japan Honeysuckle (L. Halleana) — A
strong, vigorous vine with pure white flow-
ers, changing to yellow; foliage remaim
green well into winter; very fragrant and
covered with flowers almost the entire sea-
son; one of the best bloomers.

Japan Golden Leaved Honeysuckle (L. Aurea
Reticulata) — A handsome variety, with the
foliage beautifully netted or variegated with
yellow.

Monthly Fragrant Honeysuckle (L. Pericly-
menum, var. Belgica) — Blooms all summer;
flowers red and yellow and very fragrant.

Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle (L. Sempervir-
ens) — One of the handsomest in cultivation;
a strong, rapid grower; flowers a bright scar-
let, not much odor.

Yellow Trumpet Honeysuckle (L. Flava) — A
strong native vine with brightest orange-yel-
low trumpet-shaped flowers.

MADERIA

Maderia Vine — A rapid climbing plant, with
thick glossy green foliage and fine white,
fragrant flowers.

MATRIMONY VINE (Lycium)

Chinese Matrimony Vine (L. Sinensis) — A
creeping or trailing vine, foliage a grayish
green; flowers appear in June and continue
blooming until Sept, or color varies from
pink to purple; fruits are a bright crimson
and make a beautiful contrast with the green
foliage; valuable for trellises and fences.

WISTARIA

American Purple Wistaria (W. Magnifica) —
Flowers are borne in dense, drooping clus-
ters of a pale color; vine vigorous, hardy
and a rapid grower.

Chinese Purple Wistaria (W. Sinensis) — One
of the best of the Wistarias; rapid growing
an delegant, attaining 15 to 20 feet in a
season; flowers a pale-blue, borne in long
pendulous clusters in May and June.

Chinese White Wistaria (W. Sinensis, Var.
Alba) — Same as the Chinese Purple, except
the flowers are pure white; very beautiful
variety.

DECIDUOUS HEDGE

BARBERRY. Berberis

Japanese Barberry (B. Thunbergii) — A low,
spreading bush, with small branches cov-
ered with small sharp thorns and in spring
with small yellow flowers, succeeded by
bright scarlet berries, foliage changes in
the autumn to shades of scarlet and gold;
makes a dense, thick hedge.

HONEY LOCUST

Gieditschia

Three Thorned Honey Locust (G. Triacanthos)
— A rapid growing native tree of medium
size and spreading habits; leaves bright
shining green, broad and sharp pointed; the
fruit resembles an orange in size and color,
fense, flowers a bright scarlet-crimson, in

JAPAN QUINCE

Cydonia Japonica

Scarlet Japan Quince (Japonica, var. rubra) —
A beautiful flowering shrub, suitable for
hedges, thorny enough to form a good de-
fense, flowers a bright scarlet-crimson, in
great profusion in the early spring.

OSAGE ORANGE
Maclura

Osage Orange (M. Auriantica) — A native tree
of medium size and spreading habit; leaves
bright shining green, broad and sharp point-
ed; the fruit resembles an orange in size
and color.

Altheas, Privet, Roses
Russian Olive, Spireas
Tartarian Honeysuckle

(For descriptions of above see index for pages).

51

ROSES

A MONG all the flowering shrubs that make for beauty, grace and ornamenta-
tion there is none that can compare with the rose. The wide range of
color, shape and size of the blooms and the diversity and character of the
foliage give it a wider range for decoration than any other single group of
plants. \Vhen added to these qualifications are ease of culture, quick and ample
response in blossoms, it is to be wondered that the rose has been aptly termed
the “Queen of Flowers.” In nearly all collections of flowering and ornamental
shrubs it occupies first place.

CULTURAL DIRECTIONS

Roses thrive best in a clay loam, enriched with well-rotted manure. They
should also have an open, airy situation, unshaded by trees or buildings wherever
possible. Dig up the soil thoroughly to a depth of 12 to 15 inches. Soak the
beds occasionally with weak manure water.

HARDY ROSES

Roses delight in an open, airy situation, unshaded by trees and buildings.
Always plant in solid beds and each class by itself. Hardy roses may be planted
in the fall or spring, but for this latitude we recommend spring planting. Dor-
mant plants set in the spring should be planted early, before growth is started.
No plants suffer more by being planted late than does the rose.

As roses are raised mostly for their flowers, it is necessary to give that cul-
ture to the plant best adapted to produce this result. A very rich soil is of the
first importance, and it must be made so by thoroughly working into it plenty of
old composted stable manure in which leaf mold has been decomposed.

All roses should be cut back closely at the time for planting. For Hybrid
Perpetuals remove at least one-half of the previous year’s growth annually in
the spring. In the ever-bloming class two-thirds of the previous year’s growth.
Strong growing varieties require less pruning back than weak ones.

As soon as severe freezing weather sets in raise the earth around the plant 3
to 4 inches with leaves, straw or mellow soil.

Insects and Diseases — It is very important to keep your plants healthy and
vigorous and free from diseases and insects. If troubled with green fly spray
vigorously, covering thoroughly every part of the foliage with sulpho-tobacco,
soap or kerosene emulsion, made by mixing two parts of kerosene with one part
of sour milk. Dilute with twenty parts of soft water. . Bordeaux mixture is
one of the best preventives from mildew and black spots, which are fungous
diseases usually caused by continuous wet weather. By careful attention the dis-
eases and insects may be kept down and plants will reward you with their beau-
tiful blooms and foliage.

52

G^UL<5ili-tTj IShjLir^oiTT^jr vJT tock

=^j In. £

HYBRID PERPETUALS

Alfred Colomb — Brilliant carmine-crimson; very
large, full and globular shaped; very fragrant
and a superb rose.

American Beauty — Deep pink approaching
crimson, of exquisite form and fragrance,
and large size.

Anne De Diesbach — Beautiful shade of car-
mine; very large and fragrant; quite hardy
and a good forcing rose.

Baron de Bonstetten — Rich, velvety maroon,
large and full; a splendid sort.

Baroness Rothschild — Light pink; a fine show
rose, but without much fragrance; hardy and
a late bloomer.

Clio — One of the best; large, fine, globular
form, flesh color, shading to rose in center;
very vigorous.

Coquette des Alps — White, tinged with car-
mine; very fine; a free bloomer.

Eugene Furst — Velvety crimson, shading to a
deeper crimson; large, full and good shape;
fragrant and beautiful.

Francois Levet— A splendid rose; cherry-red;
medium size, well formed; vigorous and a
free bloomer.

Frau Karl Druschki— Very large, perfect form
and snow white; a vigorous grower and a

Frau Karl Druschki

and very effective, very fragrant and one of
the hardiest.

General Washington — Large, rather flat in
shape, bright red with crimson shading;
very free bloomer.

free bloomer.

General Jacqueminot— One of the most popu-
lar of the red roses; brilliant crimson, large

Gloire de Margottin — Brilliant scarlet; large
semi-double, long bud; vigorous, fragrant and
a free bloomer.

General Jacqueminot

John Hopper— Bright rose with carmine center; large
and full; very free bloomer and a standard rose.

Jubilee — A splendid large flowering variety of intense
color, bright maroon crimson, often almost a black-
red; very showy; fragrance very lasting.

Jules Margottin — Bright cherry:red; large, full and very
fragrant.

Louis Van Houtte — Red, shaded crimson, very vivid;
large and fine form; fragrant; one of the best.

Mabel Morrison — White tinged with blush; a very valu-
able white rose.

Magna Charta — Extra large and full, bright rosy-pink;
a profuse bloomer and very hardy.

Madame Gabriel Luizet — Rich, soft pink and deep flesh
colored center; large, full and sweet.

Margaret Dickson — Beautiful form, white with pale flesh
center; petals very large; fragrant.

53

G^UL <3.1 5rtvj

51 lirL

USTulit^ox'xj v5^t: ock

Marshall P. Wilder

Tom Wood — Very large, bright cherry-red with
shell-shaped petals.

Ulrich Brunner — Rich crimson-scarlet, high per-
fumed, vigorous and hardy; a very desir-
able sort.

Vick’s Caprice — A fine striped rose of great
beauty; full, double and finely formed; deep
clear pink, striped with white; hardy and a
good bloomer.

CLIMBING ROSES

American Pillar — Single flowers ranging from
2 to 3 inches in width. Brilliant carmine
rose with a slight cream variegation and
yellow stamens at center.

Baltimore Belle — A rapid growing, dark leaved
Prairie Rose; blooms in large clusters of pale
blush and white flowers late in the season.

Climbing American Beauty (new) — A new
climbing form of a famous pink Rose so long
the American favorite for cutting. The abun-
dant bloom is in prime before the June Show
of the bush type.

Empress of China — A hardy, rapid growing rose
of twining habit; flowers are soft, rich red,
shading to cherry-pink; the vines have few
thorns.

Multiflora Japonica — Single white; fragrant;
very pretty.

Prairie Queen — A rapid climber; flowers are
very large; a bright rosy red, changing light-
er as the flowers open; strong and vigorous.

Seven Sisters — One of the best of the old-fash-
ioned sorts; flowers borne in clusters and
color varies from dark to light red or pink.

Setigera or Prairie Rose — A climber that makes
a beautiful display with its large single flow-
ers of a deep rose color.

Marie Bauman — Brilliant carmine-
crimson, large, full and very fra-
grant ; extra fine.

Marshall P. Wilder — Extra large, full
deep red; a free bloomer and very
handsome.

Mrs. John Laing — Soft pink, beautiful
form, exceedingly fragrant and very
free flowering.

Mrs. R. G. Sherman-Crawford — Deep,
rose pink, very double and full; vig-
orous and a free bloomer.

Paul Neyron — Said to be the largest
rose in cultivation; bright, clear
pink, very fragrant, hardy and a
strong grower.

Prince Camille de Rohan — Very dark,
velvetly crimson, almost black,

Soliel d’Or (Sun of Gold) — A strong,
hardy rose; large, full and double;
golden orange-yellow tinged with
red and rosy-pink; a magnificent
rose.

Prairie Queen

54

er^ i:o olr
<^x^xvtrt>Tj

RAMBLER ROSES
Crimson Rambler — The best
known and most popular of
the climbing roses, a rapid
grower, making sometimes
15 to 20 feet in season;
flowers are borne in clusters
of 15 to 25 perfectly shaped
blossoms of a rich glowing
crimson; when in full bloom
the vine appears to be a per-
fect mat of rich red flowers;
perfectly hardy everywhere.

Dorothy Perkins — This is one of
the new Rambler types; has
the same strong habit of
growth as the Crimson; flow-
ers are borne in large clusters
of 25 to 30 and are a beauti-
ful shell pink; the individual
flower is larger than the Crim-
son Rambler; a valuable ac-
quisition to the climbing roses.

Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins)
— A radiant, blood-red cluster
Rose, as free and double as

Flower of Fairfield (The Everblooming Crim-
son Rambler) — It carries the crimson splen-
dor of the type from spring even into Novem-
ber, commencing to bloom on the first young
red shoots and adding size and brilliancy
with its growth of wood.

Lady Gay — Another new type fully equal to
the Crimson, bud opens, a deep pink, shad-
ing to almost pure white when flowers are
matured, borne in large clusters and very
double.

Philadelphia — A splendid climbing rose with
flowers more than two inches in diameter,
very double, deep rich crimson, more intense
than the bush; the flowers hold their color
for a long time; vine is very hardy and a
strong grower.

Pink Rambler — Flowers are double, of a clear
shell pink, borne in large clusters; a valu-
able rose for cutting.

Tausendschon (Thousand Beauties) — A rapid
growing, almost thornless climber showing
the blood of the Rambler, Polyantha and
Tea parentage. Its innumerable flower clus-
ters make a pretty show in June and July;
at first, the soft pink of Clotilde soupert,
and later deepening to a bright red carmine
rose.

White Rambler — Flowers are pure white, very
double and remain on the vine a long time.

Yellow Rambler— Same as the Pink, excepting
flowers are a light yellow, changing to straw
color; very fragrant.

White Dorothy Perkins — A beautiful white
flowered counterpart of the pink Dorothy
Perkins; vines are a sheet of white during
blooming season; are good white roses.

BLUE RAMBLER

Veilchenblau (Violet Blue) — The new rambler,
which is hailed by the rose growers as the
forerunner of a genuinely cornflower blue
rose, is a seedling of Crimson Rambler. The
blossoms, massed in large umbels, are semi-
double, of medium size. The color, on first
unfolding, is either reddish pink or purplish
pink, then turns amethyst, and finally steel
blue as the flower fades. The general color
impression is that of the March violet. The
yellow stamens appear in sharp contrast to
the blue petals. The plant is vigorous in
growth, with shining green foliage and few
but sharp thorns. So far it has not suffered
from mildew and is considered one of the
most hardy ramblers.

Dorothy Perkins, of which it is
the red prototype; the clusters
are very large.

Dorothy Perkins

55

G^tjl <3.1 irt^j

n Ixx

NJYxi'-s'e'irxj J'tock

C^uc«a.x\‘trfc'y

CLIMBING TEA AND NOI-
SETTE ROSES

Climbing Meteor — A rich velvety crimson, strong
growing shoots 15 to 21 ft. long in a single season;
one of the best ever-blooming climbing roses in culti-
vation.

Marechal Niel — Beautiful deep yellow, large, full and of
a glove shape form, very highly perfumed.

HARDY EVERBLOOMING TEA AND
HYBRID ROSES

Bridesmaid — Clear, bright pink; a constant bloomer, large, full
and globular; one of the finest Teas. Very fragrant.

British Queen — The finest white rose, it is said, in existence.

Gruss an Teplitz— Flower dark, rich crimson, passing to fiery red as they mature; one
of the brightest colored roses, large, full and sweet; vigorous grower and very hardy.

Duchess of Albany (Red La France) —
” Deep rose, nearly red.

K. A. Victoria.

Etoile de France — Flowers very large, borne on good long stiff
stems; color lovely shade of clear red crimson velvet; a good
grower and free bloomer; fine rich color; deliciously fragrant.

Helen Gould— One of the most satisfactory roses for general planting. The color is a rosy
crimson. Thrifty - young plants.

Kaiserin Augusta Victoria — This marvelous
rose has had many rivals for the place it
still retains as the greatest white rose in
existence. Strong, sturdy grower, flowering
with utmost freedom. It holds first place
as the most popular white rose for general
planting. From early spring until late fall
its glorious full double flowers, in all their
perfection, are produced continuously on
long, stiff, erect stems; color, delicate
creamy-white, with a delicious magnolia-like
fragrance; exquisite buds; absolutely hardy.

♦Lady Hillingdon — A splendid new yellow va-
riety, giving quick response to forcing treat-
ment and one of the most prolific cut flow-
ers. Color deep apricot-yellow, varying to
orange.

Richmond— Scarlet crimson of most brilliant
hue. Buds long and pointed, open flowers
beautifully formed. Unusual and typical
fragrance; foliage attractive.

White Killarney (Waban Rose Co., 1909) — A
pure white, sport of the popular Killarney
Rose, identical in every way with its parent,
excepting in color, which is a pure white.

♦Mrs. Aaron Ward — Buds are deeply cupped,
the open flowers delightfully attractive.
Color deep golden orange, shading outward
to creamy yellow.

Etoile de France.

56

G^tjl <3.1

ISTvLir^oirxj I'lock

Q^x<3X3“tit:Tj

Killarney

imperial pink of the inside of the flower as the pet
als unfold and curl and the exquisite blooms are
produced freely on stiff, erect stems; flowers
large, perfectly formed and highly perfumed.

Papa Gontier — Very large, rich rosy-red, full and
sweet; a strong grower and constant bloomer.

Sunburst — Produces buds and flowers on strong,
upright stems, suitable for cutting; color, the ex-
quisite and popular orange, copper and golden
yellow

The Bride — One of the very best pure white ever
blooming roses extra large, buds and flowers pure
cream-white, sometimes tinted with blush.

POLYANTHA ROSES

Clotilde Soupert — Flowers are borne in large clusters
all over the bush; large, full and double; very
fragrant; beautiful cream-white, tinted with amber
at center and clear bright pink.

Crimson Baby Rambler — One of the best hardy
bedding roses; vigorous and grow 18 to 24 inches;
flowers are borne in clusters of 20 or more to
the cluster; perfectly hardy and is good for pot
culture for winter blooming; color a bright crim
son-pink.

Erna Teschendorf — The color of the flowers is the
brightest red; the flowers are large and very
double and are produced in constant succession
throughout the whole season.

Killarney — One of the most
beautiful roses grown,
strong, vigorous, perfectly
hardy and in every way a
rose that should be more
cultivated; flowers are very
large, but long and pointed;
color a briliant shining
pink; one of the best Tea
varieties.

La France (Pink)— One of
the most popular roses in
cultivation; buds and flow-
ers of lovely form and
grand size; color, fine,
peach blossom, elegantly
clouded with rosy pink.

Madam Caroline Testout —

Color is brilliant, satiny
rose, deepening in center
to clear red; it is of ex-
cellent substance and keeps
its color well.

Madam Cochet — This is one
of four of the most beauti-
ful roses in cultivation;
we have them in all colors,
pink, red, white and yellow.

Jonkheer J. L. Mock — The
whole rose-growing public
praises this famous rose,
which gained the distinc-
tion of being a winner of
the Grand Prize, Highest
Award, at the International
Rose Show held at Paris.
The color is carmine on
the outside which contrasts
beautifully with the lovely

Baby Rambler

57

G^'LX<3Lli"tTJ

^irock

Qxx<a.xvtit'ij' (f

Eugene Lamesch — An orange-yellow rose; pop-
ular; hardy.

Baby Orleans — Geranium red, with a distinct
center of pure white; remarkably free
blooming and of unexcelled keeping quali-
ties; a great favorite; flowers numerous, but
not crowded.

‘Baby Dorothy (Pink) — Dwarf rose, with large
clusters of blooms, same color as the popu-
lar Dorothy Perkins and the prettiest pot
rose on the market.

Pink Baby Rambler — Of the same free flower-
ing class as the Crimson Rambler. Blos-
soms a shade of deep rose, with petals
curled and twisted, producing a fluffy effect.
Hardy, vigorous grower and foliage is very
beautiful.

White Baby Rambler — Blooms all summer and
blossoms are produced in great abundance.
Cream-white, passing to snow white.

JAPANESE TRAILING ROSES

WICH U RIAN A HYBRID

Manda’s Triumph- — Flowers are medium sized,
perfectly double, pure white and very fra-
grant; plant an erect grower; dark green fol-
iage and is very hardy.

Pink Roamer — Flowers are single, and from 2
to 3 inches in diameter; rich pink with sil-
very white center and orange red stems; ex-
ceedingly fragrant.

South Orange Perfection — Belongs to the Pink
Roamer class, and blooms freely in clusters;
color rosy blush, changing to white; flowers
are perfect rosettes in form.

Universal Favorite — Flowers are bright pink,
double and in every way equal to the double
white varieties.

MOSS ROSES

Blanch Moreau — Pure white, large and full, per-
fect form and well furnished with deep green
moss. Very strong grower.

Countess of Murinais — One of the best pure
white moss roses. Flowers large, full and
fragrant; a good bloomer.

Crested Moss — Deep pink, colored buds, sur-
rounded with a mossy fringe and crest; a
very fragrant and beautiful variety.

Glory of Mosses — A moderate grower, flowers
very large, color a pale rose.

Henry Martin — Medium size, flowers large and
rosy-red, well mossed, fragrant.

John Cranston — Deep crimson; very double.

Luxemberg — Bright crimson, large and beauti-
fully mossed.

Princess Adelaide — Extra large, flowers very
double and sweet, color bright rosy-pink;
moss a bright green.

Perpetual White — Pure white with a nicely
pointed burr; one of the most beautiful white
varieties.

Salet — A bright light rose, large and full; it
sometimes blooms in the autumn.

TREE ROSES

These are grafted on stems from 4 to 5 feet
high, forming a head that is somewhat tree-
shaped. They may be planted in tubs, and
make very ornamental additions to lawns, ve-
randas, etc. Can be supplied in leading Hy-
brid Perpetuals, Crimson Rambler, Baby Ramb-
ler, etc.

RUGOSA ROSES

The Rugosa Rose are especially suited for
our northern climate, owing to their extreme
hardiness and sturdy growths. The foliage of
these Roses is most beautiful, being a shining,
rich, dark green and very wrinkled. The blos-
soms are unusually single, but very large and
showy, and followed in autumn with a profu-
sion of beautiful orange-red or crimson fruits.
The plants do well for seashore planting,
mountains, or most anywhere. Excellent for
hedges or for planting among shrubbery or
hardy borders.

Conrad Meyer — Its handsome flowers are of a
clear, silvery pink color and are deliciously
fragrant. Flowers are produced freely and
continuously from early summer till fall.

Mad. Georges Braunt— Semi-double, pure
white, in showy clusters. Needs slight pro-
tection against zero weather.

New Century — A magnificent rose, flowers
large and perfectly double. Color flesh-pink,
with bright red center, petals bordered
creamy white.

Rugosa Alba — Single pure white flowers, high-
ly scented, followed by pretty berries.

X Rugosa Rubra — Foliage shiny bright green,
flowers deep rose, produced in fine, large
clusters. Beautiful bright red berries in au-
tumn; excellent for planting on the lawn with
shrubbery or in groups, or used for hedges.

X Sir Thomas Lipton — We consider it, with-
out exception, the best double white rose
in its class; beautiful in foliage; early and
constant in bloom.

MISCELLANEOUS ROSES

Harrisons Yellow — Bright golden yellow, very
hardy; fine for planting in groups; early
bloomer.

Madam Plantier — A pure white rose recom-
mended for lawn and cemetery; plant does
not winter-kill and is a strong, vigorous grow-
er and an enormous bloomer.

Persian Yellow — Flowers a deep yellow, rather
small, but borne in great profusion; con-
sidered one of the best yellow roses.

58

Boltonia (Latisquama)

HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS

The following collection embraces the most
desirable varieties. They are all showy, of
easy cultivation and the flowering season is
from May to November. By a careful selec-
tion a continuous display of flowers may be
had the entire season. If you desire we can
make selection for you.

Achillea, The Pearl — Has very showy heads of
pure white, double flowers, on strong, erect
stems; 2 feet high; blooming constantly.
Anchusa Italica — Bearing panicles of clear sky-
blue flowers; a very useful perennial grow-
ing three feet high and blooms freely from
June until September if not allowed to seed.

ARTE M ESI A

Pontica — Beautiful plant for border or filling
in within the shrubbery. The foliage is sil-
very white, finely cut, and has a peculiarly
agreeable fragrance. We have used this
plant with good success to hold steep banks
and terraces, especially on a south exposure,
where blue grass will not grow. Grows
readily in any soil and can stand any amount
of dry weather.

Russian — Used extensively for hedges, while it
kills back each year it grows up quickly and
makes a thick, heavy hedge early in the
summer. Stands severe trimming and will
grow anywhere.

Aquilegia (Columbine) — These are plants of

elegant habit, distinct in foliage and flow-
ers; the latter form a showy crown well
above the clear cut leaves; all the species
like partially shaded, well-drained soil; one
of the best plants for rock work, or grow-
ing under trees.

ASTERS

Michaelmas Daisies- — Tall, leafy perennials,
blooming in the fall when flowers are scarce.

Novae Angelae — The famous old New England
Aster; 4 to 5 feet tall with a wonderful
fall show of deep violet blue flowers.

Bocconia Cordate (Plume Poppy) — Stately,
growing from 6 to 8 feet high, with large
foliage and long spikes of white flowers in
August.

Boltonia (Asteroides) — Tall, 4 feet or more in
height, with white, asterlike flowers in broad
heads during August; a handsome plant for
borders and masses.

Boltonia (var. Latisquama) — Aster-like flowers
in a broad head; rosy purple; free blooming,
showy and fine; 5 feet; July to October.

Campula, Bellflower (Hare) — A lovely, hardy
little perennial, widely planted everywhere
for its delicate sprays of drooping white bells
and their delightful fragrance; the leaves
are a rich dark green; the plant vigorous,
soon forming fine clumps which bloom early
in the spring; largely forced in winter.

59

G^ijl <al irtvj

11 IrL

^5" ±ock

0^x<a.xvti"fcij

— —

Coreopsis (Tickseed) — Showy and valuable
free flowering perennials. Produces bright
golden flowers in great profusion the entire
season.

Chrysanthemum (Hardy Pompo) — Lavender,
mahogany, pink, red, white and yellow. This
class of beautiful plants is now so univer-
sally popular for ourdoor bedding, and justly
so. They produce a lavish profusion of
blooms, giving color, life and beauty to the
garden at a time when other plants have
been nipped by frost. They are quite hardy,
but it is well to give them a slight covering
of leaves or manure during winter. Grows
from two to three feet high.

Daisy, Shasta — Large, snowy-white flowers four
inches across; in bloom all summer; a good
cut-flower variety.

Delphinium (Perennial Larkspur) — Indispen-
sable to the herbaceous garden. Their long,
showy spikes of flowers persist from June
until frost and furnish the most satisfactory
blues to any color scheme.

Belladonna — A magnificent new sort, unrivaled
for continuance of bloom, with large spikes
of the most delicate turquois-blue. July till
frost.

Chinensis — Fire stems and deeply cleft foliage;
flowers showing all lighter shades of blue;
eighteen inches.

Alba — Pure white flowers.

Formosum — The old-fashioned very dark blue
variety. Three to four feet.

Gold Medal Hybrids — Plants vigorous, free
blooming, with flower spikes two feet long.
Grand assortment of colors, ranging from
lightest blue to purple.

Desodium (Penduliflorum) — A beautiful Japa-
nese perennial, with clover-like foliage and
long, pendulous racemes of rosy-purple flow-
ers. The stems are four feet long, and in
early autumn are literally loaded with the
flowers. Very hardy and showy, and a fine
plant for growing in front of shubbery.

Dianthus (Sweet William) — The old-time favor-
ite, growing iy2 to 2 feet highland bearing
during May and June a profusion of round-
topped clusters of flowers of all shades of
red and pink to white.

Dinanthus Plumarius (Hardy Garden Pinks) —
Thick tufts of handsome bluish green foliage
and pretty carnation-like, very fragrant flow-
ers. Very hardy and grows well anywhere.

Dicentra (Bleeding Hearts) — A hardy perennial
with heart-shaped, rose colored flowers in
drooping spikes. One of the best border
plants; perfectly hardy and easily cultivated.
Flowers in April or May.

Dictamnus Fraxinella (Gas Plant) — An inter-
esting plant of shrubby, bushy growth two to
three feet high, bearing early summer flow-
ers, and emitting a pleasing fragrance.

Digitalis (Foxglove) — Long bell-shaped flowers,
on stems 3 to 4 feet high; white and red;
very showy. July and September.

Funkia Coerulea (Blue Day Lily) — 2 feet, dark
green glossy foliage, flowers light blue. A
superb autumn flower.

Subscordata (White Day Lily) — 1 to 2 feet.
July and August. Large light green leaves;
flowers purest white.

Undulata (Variegated Day Lily) — 8 to 12 inches.
July and August. A very popular variety.
Leaves variegated white and green.

Gaillardia Grandiflora (Blanket Flower) — A

showy plant with dense tufts of drooping
leaves and flower stems, producing daisy-
like blossoms two to three inches across, of
gorgeous colors; blooms in the most won-
derful profusion from June to November.

Gypsophila Paniculata (Baby Breath) — Two or
three feet in height and most graceful in ef-
fect, with list-like white flowers that are
popular for cutting, as they give an air for
grace and harmony to any arrangement.
Blooms July to September.

Helianthus (Hardy Sunflowers) — Quick grow-
ing, available for medium to tall location.
The flowers average from three to five
inches in diameter, of various pretty shapes
and shades of yellow. The foliage and
growth of each is entirely distinct, and
can be adjusted to other perennials for some
striking foliage effects.

Delphinium (Larkspur)

60

G^uLcali^bxj ISTuLir^oirxj J'^tock
^ Iitl C^LX<3.IVtrtTJ

s<?^.

Hibiscus (Crimson Eye) — Immense flowers of
purest white, with large centers of velvety
crimson. Blooms very profusely, the plants
being covered all summer with a wealth of
most beautiful attractive flowers.

Hibiscus Mallow Marvel — Without exception
the finest production in the Hardy Plant line
in years. They make a bush-like growth
from 5 to 6 feet high and 3 to 4 feet across.
The flowers are of enormous size, frequently
8 to 10 inches in diameter, ranging in color
from fiery crimson through various shades
of red, pink and white. It should be in
every garden, as it is perfectly hardy, will
thrive in any locality or kind of soil, and
blooms continually from July until late fall.
Can furnish in separate colors red, pink or
white.

HARDY ORNAMENTAL GRASSES

For ornamental purposes, such as hedging,
planting in clumps to hide an unsightly object,
or singly on the lawn, these grasses are strik-
ingly original in effect and impart a degree of
tropical brillance to the landscape. The clumps
enlarge in size yearly, each season growth dy-
ing to the ground every winter, but is supplant-
ed by newer, denser, and more vigorous in-
crease. In the fall the grass may be cut and
utilized for the winter protection of tender
plants and roses. The plumes which these
grasses produce are large and beautiful, having
a feathery appearance, and may be used for
interior decoration. Absolutely hardy. All our
plants are propagated from the root and hence
more valuable than seedlings, which do not
come true.

Erianthus Ravennae (Hardy Pampas) — Grows
from, nine to twelve feet high, frequently
throwing up from 30 to 50 flower spikes.

Eulalia Gracillima Univittata (Japan Rush) —
Narrow, dark green, with a silvery mid-rib,
perfectly hardy. Four feet.

Japonica Variegata — Long, narrow leaves;
striped with white.

Japonica Zebrina (Zebra Grass) — Leaves
crossed every two or three inches by a band
of yellow half an inch wide.

Phaiaris Arundinacea Variegata (Ribbon

Grass) — Dwarf growth; short green leaves,
striped lengthwise, with creamy white

Hemerocallis (Yellow Day Lily — A popular
hardy plant belonging to the lily family. It
blooms in June and July, and the flowers
vary from deep orange to light yellow. Very
attractive.

Hollyhocks- — Few hardy plants combine as
many good qualities as the Hollyhock. For
planting in rows or groups on the lawn, or
for interspersing among shrubbery, they are
invaluable. The flowers form perfect rosettes
of the most lovely shades of yellow, crim-
son, rose, pink, orange, white, etc. The
Hollyhock requires a rich, deep soil, well

drained and will repay in quality and ele-
gance of bloom any extra care. A slight pro-
tection in the winter will be beneficial.

Iris Kaempferi (Japan Iris) — The Japanese Iris
should be planted in a somewhat cool, moist
situation, and in rich soil; its flowers, in late
June and July, are quite distinct from those
of all varieties and will compare favorably
with some of the exotic orchids. We have
a good assortment of the best varieties.

Iris Liberty (Orchid Flower, Fleur de Lis for
merly German Iris) — The Liberty Iris are
among the most desirable and easiest grown,
producing showy flowers of exquisite pur-
ple color in May. One of the best kinds of
Iris.

Iris Celesander Von Humbolt — Bright blue,
with showy white blotch on lower petals.

Iris A urea — Golden Yellow.

Iris Florentine Alba — White, slightly shaded
with blue. Early.

Iris Madam Chereau — White, bordered with li
lac.

Iris Mrs. Horace Darwin — White, striped vio-
let.

Iris Pallida Dalinatica — Large, fragrant sky-
blue flowers on very tall stems.

Iris Queen of May — Beautiful pale rose.

Iris Pumilla — A dwarf flower; very early
Blue.

Siberian Iris (Blue) — A useful late cutting sort,
bearing great quantities of striking intense
blue flowers. June.

White — Fine white. June.

I ris

61

G^tjl cal irt tj
jLItx

vTlock

—=

HERBACEOUS PAEONIES

The Paeonies are recognized as a fine effective flower. They are extremely
hardy and easily cultivated. The flowers are lasting and many of them are finely fin-
ished and exquisitely colored. No other hardy plant of our gardens thrives so well,
nor has as much practical permanent value.

When planting paeonies for cut-flow-
ers, do not plant a long list of vari-
eties. For good results they must be
cut at just the right time, which is
hard to do if you have too many dif-
ferent varieties.

Andre Lauries — Rosy-red, of fair size
and shape, fragrant, healthy, vigor-
ous; free bloomer; long stems;
much used for cut-flowers.

Compte de Jussier— Delicate pink bor-
der, dark creamy center.

Delicatissima — Delicate fine rose; very large, James Vick (Terry) — Broad out petals; fine,
full and sweet. brilliant crimson; medium early.

Duchess de Nemours — Large and full; the most
nearly pure white.

Duke of Wellington — Ivory white, with creamy
center; very large and double.

Duchess de Orleans — Guards deep pink solfer-
in red, center shaded salmon with silvery
reflex.

Edulis Superba — Bright violet-rose, silvery re-
flex; fragrant and early.

Felix Crouse — Late, large round heads perfectly
double; deep crimson, marked with cardinal
at base of petals.

Festiva Maxima — Large, full double bloom,
color pure white with an occasional carmine
spot; strong grower; one of the best of the
white varieties.

Floral Treasure — Very large, shovry, rose type;
color pale lilac rose, fragrant; a very free
bloomer; mid-season.

Fragrans — Dark pink, medium size, compact;
tall, bomb shape.

Francis Ortegal or Francois Ortegat — Brilliant
crimson, large fine bloom, double and sweet.

Fulgida — Purplish red, a good sort.

Golden Harvest — Probably the nearest approach
to a yellow paeonia, large tri-colored blooms;
creamy-pink, fading to white.

Granaiflora — Bright flesh or pink, very large;
late.

L’Esperence — Beautiful rose-pink, good size and
form, a very fragrant flower and one of the
earliest; strong, vigorous, hence an excel-
lent cut-flower.

La Martine — Bright red.

Louis Van Houtte — Dark crimson, very com-
pact; one of the best of its color.

Marie Lemoine — Delicate flesh, shading to
ivory white, at times a light carmine tracing
on edge of petals, center white.

Officinalis Rubra — Large, globular bloom; bril-
liant crimson; this is the early flowering
red paeonia so common to the old time gar-
dens; much used on memorial day when
other paeonias bloom too late.

Paul Neyron— Rose pink.

Pottsi — Dark crimson, with yellow stamens;
early.

Queen Victoria — White with cream center, the
best commercial white offered as it will out-
keep any other; blooms mid-season.

Rubra Grandi flora — Extra large, blood red;
very double.

Rubra Superba — Large, compact, informal rose
type; deep rose-carmine or crimson, fragrant;
medium grower and bloomer; very late; con-
sidered the best of very late varieties.

Independence — Tall, fine pure white.

Isabella Kartlitky — Large, delicate rose-pink;
a fine flower.

Kubra Triumphans — Large, globular, looser;
semi-double; very dark crimson; medium
tall; early mid-season.

62

<al irtTj1

IlTL

J'-tock
C^xxcaxvtitaj

Liatris (Blazing Star, or Gay Feather)—
Showy and attractive native plants, succeed-
ing anywhere, producing large purple
spikes of flowers in July and August.

Li LI U M (Lily)

Lily-of-the-Val ley (Convallaria) — This is often
starved and neglected and relegated to some
poor corner, but this popular and fragrant
subject, like most other plants, repays for
being well treated, and if the bed is given a
liberal top-dressing of well decayed manure
in fall or early spring it will show the effect
by increased size, number and vigor of the
flowers. The stock we offer is strong
clumps, especially suited for outdoor plant-
ing, which should be done before the end of
April.

Tigrium Splendens (Tiger Lily) — Hardy; very
large flowers; orange, spotted black. Should
be in every flower garden.

Elegans Tip-Tip — These lilies bloom in June,
are about 24 to 30 inches high, red, with
black dots, and are very vigorous and pro-
lific, and in our opinion are the best red
lilies grown. They have been propagated by
W. J. Courtright of Fremont, Neb., where it
has proven perfectly hardy and a profuse
bloomer.

Monarda, Cambridge Scarlet (Bergamot)- —
Brilliant crimson scarlet. Showy plants,
growing from two to three feet high, suc-
ceeding in any soil or position, with aro-
matic foliage, and producing their bright
flowers during July and August.

Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not) — The Forget-Me-Nots
are familiar flowers of many gardens, hardy,
easy to grow, with bloom sprays of exquisite
blue.

Platycodon (Chinese Bell-Flower) — A valuable
perennial, forming a dense branching bush
of upright habit, 1 to 2 feet high, with neat
foliage; from the middle of July until late
September it bears a constant succession of
handsome, large bell-shaped, deep blue flow-
ers. Succeeds well in any ordinary soil.

PERENNIAL PHLOX
Phlox Paniculata

No class of hardy plants is more desirable
than the Perennial Phloxes. They will thrive
in any position, furnishing a mass of charm-
ing flowers from June till November, being in
the fullness of their beauty when other flowers
have passed away. Different colors should
be planted in large groups or borders to get
the best effect.

Bridesmaid — Tall, pure white, crimson eye.

Coquel icot — Most brilliant orange scarlet.

Jeanne d’Arc — A standard late white.

Miss Lingard — Tall, white, extra early and an
exceptionally long bloomer.

Pantheon — Large, clear, bright pink.

Ryn strom (Paul Neyron Rose) — Pink color.
Fine.

R. P. Struthers — Bright rosy red, crimson eye.
One of the best.

Siebold — Bright vermilion red overlaid with
orange scarlet. Crimson red eye.

Von Hockberg — Large, rich velvety crimson.

Von Lassburg — Flowers and trusses very
large. One of the finest whites.

Poppy Oriental — Flowers immense, flaming
orange scarlet.

Rudebeckia (Golden Glow) — Tall growing pe-
rennial, foliage deeply cut, flowers golden
yellow.

Solidago (Golden Rod) — A well-known fall
blooming plant. Valuable for winter decora-
tions.

Physotegia (False Dragon Head) — A very pop-
ular perennial, producing during the summer
large spikes of lavender white flowers.

Tritoma (Red Hot Poker) — Very showy flow-
ers of scarlet and yellow; blooms from July
to September.

Yucca Filamentosa (Adam’s Needle) — A con-
spicuous plant, producing large stocks of
white bell shaped flowers.

HARDY BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING

Crocus — One of the first spring flowers;
blooms in varied colors.

Hyacinth — Foremost of early spring blooming
bulbs; will stay in the ground from one year
to another.

Tulips — The most showy of all fall planting
bulbs; flowers come in double, single and in
all colors.

Viola Oderata (Russian Violets) — Best of the
hardy violets; bears a profusion of large, fra-
grant flowers.

BULBS AND TUBERS FOR SPRING
PLANTING

Bulbs must be taken up in the fall and kept

in a dry, warm place.

Caladium Espulentum (Elephant Ears) — A

large-leaved plant, valuable for producing
tropical effect on lawns.

Canna — This plant produces large leaves of
green or red and flowers of red, orange, yel-
low and variegated colors; blooms until
frost.

Dahlia — Showiest of all fall flowers, bloming
from July until frost in a great variety of
colors.

Gladioli— Among the best summer flowers,
blooming in long spikes, of all colors. Val
uable for cutting.

Tuberose — A very fragrant flowered plant;
flowers waxy white.

63

G^vi cal irbTj IST-Liir^roT-xj JT "tock
; lit C^uca.i^-trt'vj •?

Index

A

Page

Acacia 36-42

Achillia 59

Ailanthus 34

Akebia 50

Almond 43

Althea 42

Amorpha 43

Ampelopsis 50

Anchusia 59

Apple 5-12

Apricot 22

Aquilegia 59

Aralia 43

Arbor Vitae 40

Aristolochia 50

Artemesia 59

Ash 34

Asparagus 30

Asters 59

B

Baby Breath

Baj-berry

Bignonia

Birch

Bittersweet

Blackberries

Bleeding Heart

Bocconia

Boltonia

Box Elder

Boxwood

Buckthorn

Bulbs and Perennials

Butterfly Bush

Butternut

. . 60
43-51
...50
.34-39
...50
...27
...60
. . . 59
. . . 59
...36
...40
...43
.59-63
43
23

C

Caladium 63

Calycanthus 43

Campanula 59

Canna 63

Caragana 43

Catalpa 34

Celastrus 50

Cephalanthus 44

Cherry 21-22

Cherry, Dwarf, Rocky Mt’n.. 22

Cherry, Flowering 35

Chestnut, Am. Sweet 23-35

Chestnut. Horse 35

Chrysanthemum 60

Clematis 50-51

Columbine 59

Coloutea 44

Compass Cherry Plum 22

Coreopsis 60

Cornus 35_45

Crab 13

Crab, Flowering 35

Cranberry, H. B 47

Crocus 63

Currants 28

Currants, Flowering ! 44

Daffodils 63

Dahlia 63

Daisy, Shasta 60

Day Lily 60

Delphinium 60

Desmodium 44-60

Deutzia 44

Dewberry 27

Dianthus 60

Dicentra 60

Dictamus 60

Digitalis 60

Dogwood 35-45

Dutchman’s Pipe 50

E

Eleagnus

Elephant’s Ear

Elder

Elm

Everbearing Strawberry

Evergreens

Exochorda

Page

...45

...63

...45

.35-40

...31

.40-42

...45

F

Fir 41

Forget-Me-Not 63

Forsythia 45

Fox Glove 60

Fringe, Purple 47

Funkia 60

G

Gaillardia 60

Gas Plant 60

Gladioli 63

Golden Glow 63

Golden Rod 63

Gooseberry 29

Grape . 24-25

Grasses, Hardy 61

Gypsophila 60

H

Hackberry 35

Hazelnut 23

Hedging 51

Helianthus 60

Hemerocallis 61

Hibiscus 61

Hollyhocks 61

Honeysuckle, Bush 45-46

Honeysuckle, Vine 51

Hyacinth 63

Hydrangea 46

P

Peach

Pear

Pecan

Peonies

Perennials

Persimmon

Phlox

Physostegia ....

Pine

Pinks, Garden .

Platycodon

Plum

Plum, Flowering

Poplar

Poppy, Oriental
Poppy, Plume .
Privet

Page
15-16
.. 14
.. 23
.. 62
59-63
... 37
. . 63
..63
41-42
..60
...63
.17-20
.37-47
...38
. . 63
...59
. . . 47

Q

Quince 23

Quince, Japan 46-51

R

Raspberries 26

Red Bud 38

Red Cedar 41

Rhodotypos 47

Rhubarb 30

Roses Climbing 54-56

Roses, Hybrid Perpetual ..53-54

Roses, Moss 58

Roses, Polyantha or

Dwarf 57-58

Roses, Rambler 55

Roses, Rugosa 58

Roses, Summer 58

Roses, Tea and Hby. Tea. 56-57

Roses, Trailing 58

Roses, Tree 58

Rudebeckia 63

Iris

Ivy

61

50

Japan Quince
Jonquils .....
Junipers

K

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Kerria

Koelreuteria

L

Larch

Larkspur

Liatris

Lilac

Lilies

Linden

Locust

46-51
.. 63
. . 41

.. 35
.. 46
.. 36

.. 36
.. 60
. . 63
46-47
60-63
. . 36
36-51

M

Maderia Vine

Magnolia

Maiden Hair

Maple

Matrimony Vine

Monarda

Mountain Ash . .

Mulberry

Myosotis .......

N

Narcissus

Nectarines

Nut Trees ......

51

36

38

36

51

63

. . .37-40
23-37-40
63

63

23

23

O

Oak 37

Olive, Russian 37

Ornamental Trees 34-40

Osage Orange 51

S

St. Regis Raspberry 26

Solidago 63

Shade Trees 34-89

Shrubs 42-49

Snowball 47-48

Snowberry 48

Spirea 48-49

Spruce 42

Strawberries 29-30

Strawberries, Everbearing. ... 31

Sumach 48

Sunflower, Hardy 60

Sweet Williams 60

Sycamore 38

Syringa 49

T

Tamarix

Thorn

Tritoma

Trumpet Flower

Tuberose

Tulip

Tulip Tree

U

Umbrella Tree .

V

Varnish Tree . . .

Viburnum

Vines . .

Violets, Hardy .

49
39
63

50
63
63
39

34

. . 36
47-48
50-51
. . 63

W

Walnut

Weeping Trees .

Weigelia

Willow

Wistaria

Yucca

Y

. . 23
39-40
...49
39-40
. . 51

63

64

Budding Cherry Trees on Our Grounds