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Not in a spirit of egotism; but rather to show to the people that our Nurseries are not of the catch-penny class, we give the following facts : Several years ago we recognized the fact that the fruit belt of Delaware and Maryland Peninsula was moving South, and we concluded to antici- pate the business and move accordingly. After a close scrutiny of all conditions necessary for a successful nursery, we selected a tract of land near Snow Hill, Md., which we think, is especially adapted to the busi- ness. The farm contains one thousand and twenty acres, which we have improved by large barns, stables, storage barracks and other buildings. The nursery stock now occupies one hundred and eighty acres, and the orchards and small fruits embrace three hudnred acres more—the balance is used for farming and wood land.
‘This being a new country for fruit trees, and our methods of culture and experience being from the older sections, our stock cannot. fail to please the orchard growers. ,
The proprietors of this establishment being engaged in cultivating choice fruits for the market, their main object is to propogate principally those kind of trees and plants that experience has proven to be the most profitable for general cultivation, having regard to the quantity and quality of fruit produced. Our personal attention is given to the grafting and inoculation of trees ; and to insure certainty of the kinds, scions are taken from bearing trees only. :
In this selection we are governed by the opinions of the most emi- nent writers on the culture of fruit in America, of the most experienced practical fruit growers in all parts of the country, and the recommenda- tions of the AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
We shall continue to propagate a large stock particularly adapted to the South.
Purchasers are respectfully informed that our prices for this season are as published in the following list.
Our trees will be found to be more than usually good, and every care will be taken to insure to each of our customers perfect satisfaction.
Terms, CASH on delivery of trees, or approved acceptance from un- known parties. ,
As all trees receive injuries, greater or less, in the transportation, it is the intention of the proprietors, unless otherwise ordered, that all trees shall be well packed, for which a small charge, sufficient to cover the ex- pense, will be made.
The freight is to be borne by the purchaser, after the trees are deliv- ered at our station.
Parties interested in or wishing to purchase trees, are invited to ex- amine our stock.
All articles, after leaving our hands in good condition, are entirely at the risk of the purchaser, and no complaints allowed unless made within ten days after the receipt of plants.
All orders by mail will receive prompt attention.
W, NM. Peters & Songs
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~ Plan of an Apple Orchard.
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Other Smaller Growing Trees.
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FRUIT DEPARTMENT.
APPLES.
The apple is the most popular and most valuable of all hardy fruits. Its value on the farm can hardly be over-estimated, and when due atten- tion is paid to the selection of kinds suited to location, having in view kinds suited to the markets you intend them for, it may be justly classed among the best for market value. It will flourish and produce well in almost any soil or situation where other crops will grow. Thorough cul- ure, with free use of lime and potash, desirable.
The list of apples described under the head of Southern or long- keeping apples can hardly be over-estimated in value, in all sections where long-keeping apples are desirable, as in Maryland and Delaware, andin all sections south ofltere. Our country is full of large orchards which are planted to be mostly winter apples. East and West the same varieties are winter apples, but here they are all autumn apples; for ex-
- ample, the Baldwin is ripe here and all off on the ground from August
roth te September Ist, and can rarely be kept until Christmas, and our towns and villages are dependent on the East and West for their winter apples, when oursoil and climate are suitable, and we could grow our own winter apples and make their culture profitable by planting proper ° kinds. I will here say to the planters of Maryland and Delaware, and many other sections South, we have planted already too many of the so- called winter apples, as they allripen in the Fall, at a time when the markets are glutted, and they rarely bring enough to pay the freight on them, where the long-keeping apples would pay from $100 to $300 per
4 acre. Fora time we should not plant the autumn apples for market ; plant only the very earliest, good, market kinds, and long-keeping apples for market value South. Sizes and Prices.
6169S TES he ors rede patie a on 2oc. each, $16 per Ioo, per 1000 Extra size, 8 to 10 feet. . 0.05... 30c. each, 20 per 100, per 1000 By A SOE 5 SE ee eR 15c. each, 10 per 100, per 1000 Crab Apples—4 to 6 feet... . .. 30c. each, 20 per I00, per 1000
Apples by Mail.
I am now prepared to furnish small, healthy trees, say from 1% to 3 feet, all of the desirable kinds named in my descriptive catalogue. No charge for packing or postage, and trees guaranteed to hand in order. No order filled by mail for less than $1.00. Price of apple trees by mail 20 cents each, except where otherwise quoted for new varieties. No charge for packing or postage.
APPLE TREES.
My stock of apple trees comprises all the leading and popular sorts, and are unsurpassed in vigor, thrift and hardiness.
SUMMER APPLES.
WV P : ; Yellow Transparent—Fruit above medium size; yellow; valuable as an early variety for market ripening; a week toten days in advance of Early Harvest. Price, 30 cents each; $2.50 for ten.
as Early Strawberry. (Red Strawberry)—Medium size; mostly covered with deep red; tender, almost melting, with a mild, fine flavor. Tree a moderate, erect grower, and a good bearer; a beautiful and excel- lent variety for both orchard and garden. Middle to the end of August.
N Early Harvest—Above medium size; round, bright straw color when ripe; slightly acid; a universal favorite, and should be in every collection. Tree grows moderately; very productive. Ripens last of uly and through August.
Red Astrachan—Rather large, roundish, narrowed towards the eye; nearly covered with a deep crimson; moderately juicy, with an agreeable rich acid flavor; very handsome, bears abundantly. A few days later than Early Harvest. Ripens through August.
Early Sweet Bough-—-Large, oblong, ovate; pale greenish yel- low; arich, sprightly sweet. The earliest sweet apple worth cultivating. Tree grows moderately and bears abundantly. Ripens from the middle of July to the middle of August.
Wy Williams’ Favorite—Large, oblong; light red, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellowish white, mild and agreeable ; a good market variety. Tree a moderate grower. Ripens from the last of July to the first of September.
Nj Townsend—Very large and fine, striped with dull red; one of the best for all purposes. August to September.
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\ American Summer Pearmain—Medium size, oblong, striped and spotted with red ; pleasant sub-acid flavor; much esteemed. Trees grow slowly, needs high cultivation ; does well on sandy soil. Matures from the middle of August to the last of September.
Carolina Red Jnne--Size small; color red. Ripens last of June. \ Orange, or Summer Pound Royal—Large greenish white, cov- ered with dots; flesh white fine-grained, mild, sprightly, sub-acid. Trees very productive. A Valuable market variety. Late summer and early autumn. Popularin NewJersey. Insome sections known as the Orange pie apple. :
" AUTUMN APPLES.
We Fall Pippin—vVery large, roundish, a little flattened, sometimes ribbed ; rich yellow when ripe; very tender and mellow; rich aromatic flavor. October to December.
¥ Duchess of Oldenburgh—A large, beautiful Russian apple; round- ish; streaked red and yellow; tender, juicy and pleasant. A kitchen apple of best quality and esteemed by many for the dessert. Tree a vig- orous, fine grower, and a young and abundant bearer. September. Succeeds well in the Northwest, where most varieties fail.
‘Y Maiden’s Blush--Medium to large, somewhat flattened ; a clear lemon yellow ground, with a bright red cheek ; quite acid ; excellent for cooking and drying. Bears young, regularly and freely. Matures be- ginning of September to the last of October.
Rambo--Medium, flat, pale yellow, streaked and marbled with yellowish red ; a rich, mild, sub-acid flavor. October to December.
\ WINTER APPLES.
; Baldwin--Rather large, roundish; striped with yellowish red and crimson on yellow ground; mild, rich, sub-acid, high flavor; vigorous grower and bears abundantly. November to March.
‘\yBen Davis (New York Pippin, Kentucky Streak, etc.)—A large, handsome striped apple, of good quality. Tree very hardy, vigorous and productive; a late keeper; highly esteemed in the West and Southwest.
YFallowalder—Very large, round or slightly conical, of regular form ; skin smooth, yellowish green with a dull red cheek; flesh green- ish white, fine-grained; fruit uncommonly fair; very prolific, which renders it highly profitable ‘for orchard culture. November to January ; if picked early, till March.
‘\\, Grimes’ Golden. (Grimes’ Golden Pippin) —An apple of the highest quality ; equal to the best Newtown Pippin ; medium to large size, yellow; tree hardy, vigorous, productive ; originally from Virginia ;
own in Southern Ohio. January to April. King of Tompkins County—Large, broad, yellowish red, shaded and striped with crimson ; rich, vinous, aromatic, sub-acid flavor. Tree very vigorous, and bears abundantly almost every season. December to
April.
Long Island Russet—This apple excels all others of its season as
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an abundant and constant bearer ; its enormous crops often breaking the trees ; a vigorous and upright grower. and deserving a place in the small- Negseserione January to April.
York Imperial, or Johnson’s Fine Winter—Medium size, trun- cated oval, angular; skin greenish yellow, nearly covered with bright red ; flesh tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic ; an enormous bearer and hangs well on the tree. It is also a good keeper, retaining its flavor to the last; We cannot say too much in favor of thisapple. All things considered, it is scarcely second to any in the catalogue as a profitable orchard variety.
ebruary to April.
Newtown Pippin—One of the most celebrated of American apples on account of its long-keeping and excellent qualities, and the high price it commands abroad ; but its success is confined to certain districts and soils. It attains its greatest perfection on Long Island and the Hudson. In Western New York and New England it rarely succeeds well, Itre- quires rich and high culture. Tree a slow, feeble grower, with rough bark. November to June. . f
VV Nansemond Beauty—If this apple proves to be what its inttostae cers claim it to be, it will be one of our most valuable winter apples.
- Smokehouse—Fruit above medium, oblate; skin yellow, shaded splashed with dark red; flesh yellowish, rather firm, juicy, crisp, rich; a ae bearer. September to February.
Rhode Island Greening—Large, roundish ; dee green, juicy; a lively, rich, acid favor; neatly y & universai favorite, and first-class fruit ; does poorly south of middle Ohio and ae November to farch.
Russet, Roxbure or Boston—Mediutn to large, flatten ied ; a dull green, with brownish russet; arich, sub-acid flavor; an senalient and very popular market fruit ; a great bearer and late keeper. January to ee
Smith's stlecesiaes pale yellow aud red, changing to deep red; tender, juicy, sub-acid. The tree isa fine, »good gron bas of fine apples. November to February.
Winesap—Everywhere esteemed as one of the best aud most pro-
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ductive ofthe late varie ties ; succeeds well in a great variety of soils. Extensively cultivated for market, and regarded in Fh Souti: as the best Me winter apple. Keeps till May.
Rome Beauty—Piuit | large, roundish; skin yellow, neariy covered with stripes and shades of bright red; flesh yeilow, juicy, crisp, sub-acid. Tree a moderate grower; popular in the Southwest. October and De- cemver. ;
A SELECT LIST OF POPULAR SOUTHERN OR LONG KEEPING APPLES.
s list should be P lasttee more’extensively in Maryland and Dela- ware than the Western scandea a where parties expect to vet a wiater or good keeping apple for home or no ee aud for thesupriy of tie iccal towns and villages;-where. -thous ands.of biisheis of them: would be co:
wouid be consunied an-
7 nually, and at good prices, ifto be had. For many years the towns and villages in Maryland and Delaware have no apples unless the merchants buy and bring in Western apples. This would not be the case if farmers would pay proper attention to varieties, and buy their fruit of responsible
on Holladay—aA uew Virginia apple; yellow and good. February.
V Lawver. (New; origin, Platte County, Mo.)—Large, roundish flat, mild sub-acid, very heavy and hard, beautiful dark red, the hand- somest of all the extra late keepers ; very valuable as a late market sort. Tree a vigorous, good grower, very hardy and bears well. This variety is to-day the most promising late market apple before the public. January
- to June.
Mann Apple—Fruit medium to large; skin deepyellow, often with a shade of brownish red; flesh yellow, tender, pleasant, mild, sub-acid ; good to very good. Ripe January to April in New York State; keeps until July ; desirable apple South, or where long-keepers are desirable.
V Nero—A very beautiful winter apple. Tree a good grower and pro- fuse bearer. Extremely popular in New Jersey, where it is sought after and planted largely. Prized for its good size, fine appearance and remark- able keeping quality. I should say this apple was a seedling of the Cart- house, retaining all the good qualities of its parent, but much larger in size. No orchard in Maryland, Delaware, or the South can afford to be without this apple, where a long-keeper and a good and beautiful apple is
desirable.
Rawle’s Jenneting—A Virginia apple of very good quality. This variety is noted for its peculiar habit of blooming later in the spring than others, often furnishing a full crop when other varieties have been de- stroyed by frost. Hence the synonym of Never-Fail, by which it is gen- erally known in this region. Medium size, striped with dull red, and keeps remarkably well.
‘“y Limber Twig—A well-known Southern apple. About medium size ; color dull, purplish red ; flavor sub-acid, rich, aromatic ; tree thrifty nd very productive. Milam—Rather below medium size, smooth, yellow, covered with marbled red and indistinct stripes; flesh white, tender, crisp, juicy ; flavor sub-acid ; tree a regular annual bearer. November to February.
Vv Nickajack—An apple of high Southern reputation. Fruit large, roundish ; skin striped and splashed with crimson ; flesh yellow, tender, crisp, juicy, with a fine, rich, sub-acid flavor. November to April.
Culasaga—Rather large, yellowish, mostly shaded and striped with dark crimson ; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, with a very mild, rich, almost saccharine flavor. January to April.
VY Pattie Grimes—Light red flesh; white, juicy, fine flavor; keeps well until May. Originated in Wicomico Co., Md.
DY, Dominie—Large size, flat, striped with red; flesh white, juicy, firm ; mild sub-acid, sprightly, pleasant flavor; keeps through winter into spring; a rapid grower and prodigious bearer. This variety is well de- serving of extensive cultivation.
8 \ Abram—Medium, striped red ; flesh rather firm, with an agreeable aromatic flavor; a good bearer and keeps well. April.
'Y Carthouse—A handsome fruit from Virginia; a good table fruit from February to May. A very hardy, vigorous and fruitful tree; skin very smooth and handsome, richly streaked with red and yellow; flesh yellow, firm, juicy and rich, tender and sprightly in spring; keeps until May.
\y Shockley—Medium, conical, always regular; yellow, with a bright crimson cheek ; flesh firm, sweet or sub-acid flavor. Tree very erect, vigorous, exceedingly productive ; ripens in October, and has been kept until the following August. Although this apple cannot be classed as first quality, it produces large and regular crops, the fruit is uniformly of fine size, beautiful appearance, and the trees bear very young.
V Stark—Large, greenish yellow, splashed all over with light and dark red. Its large size, fine appearance and fine keeping qualities make it valuable for Southern planting, or where long keepers are desirable.
\y McDonald—Medium to large, striped mostly red; fine quality. October to April.
Welford’s Yellow—Orign, Essex Co., Va. A rapid grower and a great bearer; fruit small; yellow red blush; flesh tender, sub-acid. Keeps well until June.
Gibbs Apple—Medium to large; white, slightly shaded with brown next to sun; mild sub-acid, and one of the longest keepers in the list of long-keeping varieties, keeping in ordinary cellar until July and August, and the next season after produced. It is an accidental seedling found on the farm of Benjamin Gibbs, near Middletown, Kent Co., Del.
~~ Lankford Seedling Apple—A seedling of great promise. Origi- nal tree now growing in the lot of a colored man, on Lankford Bay, Kent County, Maryland. Apple of large size, red and striped, and for Southern culture possesses more good qualities than any apple that I am acquainted with. Tree hardy and a good grower; bears annual crops; fruit of excellent quality ; and its superior keeping qualities recommend it to all. Keeping until May and June with ordinary treatment, where the “‘Baldwin’”’ raised in the same section will not keep longer than Christmas. No farmer or fruit grower should be without this apple.
Vv Brooks’ Pippin—Large, yellow, showy, juicy, rich and excellent ; .vigorous and productive. November to May.
Delaware Red Winter—Large size, bright red color, handsome, firm, brisk sub-acid, vigorous growth and bears young; admirable long- keeping qualities. Introduced by Mr. Wm. P. Corsa, of Sussex County, Del. Price, 75 cts. per tree; $5 per Io.
V Stevenson’s Winter—Medium to large; green, covered with bloom ; flesh firm, juicy and spicy. Tree a fine grower and regular bearer. Keeps until May.
Yates—Size small; dark red with numerous gray spots; ripens in November and keeps until March ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy and aromatic ;
ree a splendid grower and profuse yearly bearer.
Walbridge—tThis apple originated in the West, and is valuable for
= its hardiness, productiveness, and late keeping in a cold climate, Fruit medium, oblate, regular ; skin pale yellowwhenfully matured, shaded with red; flesh white, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, mild sub-acid. January tees . Piedmont Pippin—aA Virginia apple, supposed to be a seedling of the Albemarle Pippin. Fruit large, roundish oblate; skin greenish yellow with some brown dots; flesh pale yellow, half fine, crisp, tender, juicy, rich, sub-acid. This is a high-flavored dessert apple, with which it combines the quality of long-keeping. November to March.
Pilot—A native of East Virginia; very large, rounded and regularly formed ; noted for its fine keeping qualities ; skin greenish yellow, striped and mottled with red; flesh yellowish, firm and rich, with a sub-acid a ee most delicious ; tree a vigorous grower. December to April.
Ivanhoe—Medium to large; well proportioned—just the prettiest form an apple can take—color, a deep golden yellow when mellow. Has been tested side by side in the same box with the Roxbury Russet, Ro- manite, Winesap, etc., and has out-kept them all. Flesh tender; flavor excellent ; tree vigorous ; bears early and very abundantly.
CRAB APPLES.
Hewes’ Virginia Crab—Size small, round, with dull red streaks on mecman yellow ground. This is the best cider apple known.
' Waugh’s Crab—Large, bright red, sweet, juicy, excellent, produc- tive. Valuable for cider.
Hyslop Crab—Is perfectly hardy. Fruit crisp, sprightly acid flavor ; color dark crimson, with a rich purple bloom, and hangs in beau tiful clusters. It is later than the Transcendent, and should be in every collection.
Montreal Beauty—Fruit large, roundish, oblate, bright yellow, mostly covered with rich red; flesh yellowish, rich, firm, acid; one of the tes beautiful of all the crabs. September to October.
“Winter Gem—Season From November to February.
_ * Lady Elgin—Season from September to January.
‘YY Kishwanka—Season from January to June.
‘VY Red Siberian—Abont an inch in diameter, brilliant scarlet cheek on a pale yellow, red ground; very productive; and bears very young. Sore for jelly.
Large Red Siberian—Much larger than the above; pale red and yellow.
Transcendent Siberian or Triumphant—Large and beautiful; very productive ; best of all the crabs.
Nv Yellow Siberian—Larger than common red; a fine, rich yellow. Productive.
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PEARS.
Standard, 1st class,. . . . 60c. each, $50 per Ioo, .. . per 1,000 “ Db OTS OS Ge. EACH, Z0;per [00.-), -2 = PCigas Extra large fruiting trees, $1 to $1.50, TEE FOO, ° 5. heen DEC me Dwarf Pears, 1st class, . . 25c. each, 2OEper LOG, "0's ._ Der me Extra large fruiting trees, . 75c. each, GO“VerL 0G. <> « DEI aha
Size—Standards of two or three years’ growth are from four-and-a- half to 6 feet high. Dwarfs of two years average two-and-a-half to four feet. These are the most suitable size for safe transportation and planting.
Plant standards not less than twenty feet. Dwarfs will do as well at eight to ten feet, and may be advantageously used to occupy the spaces between the standards. They have the further recommendation of being earlier than standards.
\). \y SoxMBE PEARS,” \
Veartlett Beurre, Giffard, Blood Good, Brandywine, Dearborn’s
Seedlin s,yDogene d’ete, de eee Manning, \Julienney Kingsessing, irtlandMoyamensing; Ott} Madaline’ Osband Summer, “Washington.
AUTUMN PEARS.
¥ Beurre d’Anjou, Belle Lucrative, Bu m, Beurre Bose, Beurre Clair-
gean, ‘Beurre Golden, VClapp’s Favorite, ees a Boussockw Howell,
Niseokees d’ Angouleme}yFlemish Beauty, Lodge,* Louise Bonne de Jersey, y Napoleon,’ Onandago}§ Sickel, Sheldom, Urbanister.
\ WINTER PEARS. y bys VWwinter Nelis, Vicar of Wakefield, Lawrencé;, Triumph de Jodigne, Passe Colmar, Beurre Easter, Beurre d’Aremberg,* Barronne de Metor, Glout Morceau.
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vy PER DOZ. PER I00.
Leconte Standard and Dwarf, one year, . . $ 7.50 $40.00
Keifer Standard and Dwarf, one year, . . 12.00 74.00 Co} %
PEACHES.
Peach Trees a Specialty.
To our patrons and all fruit growers. In issuing this, our twenty- seventh annualicatalogue, we offer a list of new and well tested varieties of peaches, from the earliest to the very latest kinds, all of which have been well and fairly tested, except where noted otherwise in this descrip- tion. We feel assured that the very early and the very late kinds we now offer, for years to come must be the most profitable market varieties to plant.
* Briggs’ Red May, High’s Early Canada, Honneywell and a number of others, all extra early, have been more or less fruited in all sections where peaches do well; and we find, so far, the Early Alexander, Ams- den’s and Waterloo are doing the best in most sections. There is still a large list of Extra Early kinds yet on trial, and in a few years we may
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be able to select a few of the very best, and discard the others, among the extra early sorts.
Among the extra late we still recommend Christiana, Brandywine, Wilkins’ or Ringold Cling, Silver Medal, Bilyeu’s Late October, Geary’s Hold-on, Shipley’s Late Red, Newington Cling, and Salway.
Most of the above ripen at a time when we have no large fine peaches.
Soil and Exposure. Almost any soil that will grow good corn crops will grow good peaches.
Manures.
Stable manure always good ; bone is good; and wood ashes or potash in some form should be used for peach trees; in no case put manure in the holes with the roots when planting.
Age of Trees.
Plant no trees more than one year from bud. We find our June budded trees which have made their growth in four months from bnd- ding, greatly preferable to the year old trees, always making larger trees at three years old in the orchard than the one-year-old tree,
We will be pleased to advise and recommend a proper list for any location, as we give several kinds in one ripening, when one, or not more than two varieties ripening at the same time is desirable in most cases.
Planting.
Plant twenty feet apart each way. Plough and prepare the ground as you would for other crops ; mark out shallow one way, the second way use a large plow with a pair of good horses, and plow as deep as possi- ble, running at least twice in each furrow. This saves digging holes with a spade and saves much labor in planting. Puddle roots oftrees, or dip them in thick mud before dropping the trees at their proper places. Have a boy to hold the trees up in the center of each crossing, and no time need be lost in running backward and forword in sighting the tree, which consumes much time to no puspose. After planting plough to the trees.
After the trees are set out, trim off all branches and cut back the main stem to within 2% to 3 feet of the ground. Trimming and cutting back should be done in the spring, even when planting is done in;the fall. And when the new shoots push out, we pass over the orchard and rub off all the sprouts except what are wanted to make a well-balanced head, being careful not to let two sprouts start opposite each other, so as to avoid forked trees, as heavy weight of foliage and fruit causes them to split and ruin the tree. We plant corn among them for three summers ; this insures good culture and gives you trees of good growth, with capaci- ty to produce good crops the third and fourth years from planting. To secure good crops and good fruit, the orchard must be cultivated well each year to keep up good growth on the trees, as this year’s growth of wood produces the fruit next year.
Cultivate each year and never sow orchards in grain or grass; plough shallow in spring and cultivate during summer. The wash we recom-
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mend, if applied annually, will keep the borer away. Two-thirds of the diseases and premature loss of peach trees are caused by the borer.
The selection of varieties has been made with special reference to the quality of the fruit, combined with the greatest hardiness of the tree; and the market value of the fruit ; those varieties showing a tendency to an early decline having been rejected from the list, and those which have succeeded best and lasted longest grown in large quantities.
We have been at considerable pains to have a selection of those va- rieties which have proved the most profiable to those growing fruit for market, and-intend adding hereafter such as, on trial, prove to be espeei- ally adapted for that purpose.
We have many years made the peach a specialty. We hope still to excel in that particular branch, while we shall keep a full stock of every- thing usually found in a firsr-class nursery.
Plant 16 to 20 feet, according to quality of soil; give more room in good soil, always.
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JUNE BUDDED PEACH TREES.
The June budded tree is a beautiful clean grown tree, particularly well rooted, taken up with all the roots and fibre, and in all cases, where tested, has proved superior to the tree grown in the ordinary way. They are peculi- arly adapted fer long carriage, via, mail or express.
By this principle of propagating, we have accomplished in one season what by the old process, requires two years to accomplish. The younger the tree attains a medium or first-class size, with matured wood and good fibrous roots the better. Trees standing in the nursery along time become stunted, and do not retain their natural vigor. Large, overgrown trees, void of the requis- ite qualities, are unprofitable on account of high freights; and, for their gen- eral worth when set in orchards, young, stocky trees of fair size, well set with buds to form a properly balanced head, are always preferable.
They are grown or propagated on an entire new principle ; theseed planted, the seedling grown and budded, then cut back and the bud started and grown to a good, healthy, clean tree, well headed and wood well ripened, the trees from 1% to 2% feet, strong and stocky, and are always taken up with tap roots and other roots. All perfect trees grown and ready for the planter in seven months, while it takes two years to grow a tree on the old principle. We claim the Jund budded tree, although small when set out, to be hardier, longer- lived, and more productive than the trees that are propagated in the old way. In removing older and larger trees from the nursery, the tap roots are always cut off from five to eight inches below the surface. This facilitates digging and planting, but it changes the future character of tke tree. Now nature in- tended the Pear, Apple, Cherry and the Peach should grow with tap roots, so all would grow if the seed were planted and the seedling grafted or budded and let grow where the seedling comes up. But when vou cut the taps off of a two or three year old tree they rarely tap again, but throw out lateral or sur- face roots, changing the whole character of the roots and tree. The peach tree becomes less hardy, more readily affected by drought, heat and cold. For twenty-five years in the great peach belt on the Delaware and Chesapeake Peninsula, we have had peach growers ask why it was that when our choice varieties of peaches came up from seed, true to name, such as Troth, Early York, Old Mixon, Crawford’s Early, Late, etc., why these trees that come up in this way and are allowed to grow and bear where they come up, are so much
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hardier, longer-lived, living and bearing fruit in many cases as long again as the large trees transplanted from the nurseries, bearing fruit when the trans planted orchards bear nothing. A long and careful observation has led us to know this to be the case, and we are fully satisfied from careful observation that cutting the the top root and changing roots all to surface roots is the cause of this wonderful difference, We claim this holds good in regard to the stan- dard pears and apples. Also we claim for the June Budded Peach as stated above, it is hardier, longer-lived, and will bear fruit when trees propagated on the old plan will not bear, all owing to the fact that the tree is procured from seed in a few months, and when taken up, the tap roots and all other roots are taken up whole and perfect, and planted out again with tap and all roots per- fect, and when it grows to be a large bearing tree, the tap roots are with it perfect as nature intended it should be. Again, the June budded trees, as a rule, when all else is equal, will be larger trees and have more fruiting capaci- ty at a bearing age, say three or four years, than the old style of trees planted without tap roots. We could say as much in regard to apples—but one thing at a time.
It is hard to change old customs and usages. Again, our fruit growers will come to know that the cheap, or much-for-your-money principle will not continue to hold good as fruits become more plentiful and cheaper in our mar- kets. In 1875, the year of the great glut crop on the peninsula, the man who started right, and kept right, made from $75 to $125 per acre, while thousands all around these few successful men sent their fruit to market, and the poor quality of the fruit to start with, and the slovenly manner in which it was put on the market,the first few shipments brought the owner in debt,and in thous ands of cases they abandoned their crops and allowed their peaches to rot in their orchards. To be successful now, select only the very best kinds suited to the market you intend them for. Plant no more trees than you can attend to and grow properly, and gather and handle the fruit in a proper manner while ripening, for poor varieties of fruit or good varieties badly grown and badly handled, will not pay any longer. Even when our markets are full, good fruit will always command fair prices. We have in some cases sent as many as one thousand June budded peach trees at a time to one planter four thous- and miles by mail, and to hand in good order. This is a great advantage to parties not living near railroads or express offices.
The late Col. E. Wilkins, of Kent Co., Md., one of the largest peach grow- ers in this country, if not in the world, who has planted largely for several years of the June budded trees, and who has twenty thousand or more of trees propagated in this way, says that they are much superior to trees planted by the side of those grown in the ordinary way ; and that he would plant the June budded tree if he had to pay $30 to $50 per thousand more for them than the same kind propagated in the old way.
THE EVAPORATOR.
Since we haye commenced to evaporate the soft or over-ripe fruit, and the cull or small sized, and the poorer varieties of the peach, it has saved an im- miense quantity of fruit that was formerly wasted, thereby saving large amounts of money to the growers of our country that was formerly lost or wasted. The eyaporators now in use are mostly patented, or claim to be, and sold at very high prices. We want cheaper machines and those with more capacity. - We find where three hundred baskets in twenty-four hours are claimed, that the growers can only turn out in twenty-four hours aboul two-hundred baskets.
We know many personally who are evaporating, and they say they clear more money on the poor cull fruit eyaporated, than they do on the yery best ©
14 fruit they ship. and there are orchards now being planted with a view ofevap- orating only, the supply of good evaporated fruit not being half equal to the demand. Now if each large grower had one or more evaporators, there would be no breaking down of the market in seasons of full crops.
The difference alone in freight charges between green fruit and the evap- orated would be an immense profit to laige growers.
The following rotation for ripening holds good in all sections. Keep in mind that young, thrifty, well cultivated trees will ripen later than old, neg- lected trees.
We will name here a list of varieties for a good rotating orchard, in order as they ripen, In this list you are picking and shipping fruit each day, from time you start until season is over. Some seasons two or three varieties may crowd each other, or ripen or lap close on each other. Those we name are all well tested iron-clad varieties, doing well, as a rule, in all sections, where par- ties plant largely and wish to ship a car load, 500 baskets each day, they should plant about 500 trees of each variety. The following lists can be varied to suit location or the fancy of the planter.
List No. L
Early Rivers, Troth’s Early Red, Fleitas St. John, Large Early York, Crawford’s Early, Reeves’ Favorite, Old Mixon Free, Crawford’s Late, Christiana, Beer’s Smock, Shipley’s Late Red, Wilkin’s Cling.
List No. 2.
Mountain Rose, Foster, Moore’s Favorite, Stump the World, Fox’s Seedling, Brandywine, Silver Medal, Geary’s Hold-on, Newington Cling, Bilyeu’s Late October.
Sizes and Prices.
PER I00. PER 1000. Pstira size Selected, 72 7~ 1.29 Si terme... 1 IS EGOO $80.00 Peach Trees, No. 1, 3% to 6 ft., 1 yearold. . 6.00 60.00 Peach Trees, No. 2; 2% to 3 ft., 1 yearold. . 5.00 40.00 Peach Trees, No. 3, 1% to 2 ft., 1 yearold. . 3.00 25.00 jamie BuddedNe sr S22 ea! ee 2 5.00 40.00 June Budded, Nov2<— 222% agi 4.00 30.00
Our trees are all grown from natural seed.
FIRST RIPENING.
In this, the first ripening, we have a long list, all claiming to be from eight days to three weeks earlier than Hale’s Early,—all sufficient well tested to show that what is claimed for them in regard to time of ripening is correct.
arly Alexander—This peach originated in Logan County, Illi- nois, and put on the market by Messrs. J. Capp & Son. Of large size, good color and quality, and ripening two weeks before the Hale’s Early. We have fruited this peach for years, and find it tocome up to all that is Bike for it. One ofthe best extra early kinds.
Amsden’s June—A new variety originated on the farm of Mr. L, C. Amsden, and possessing a combination of valuable points unequalled, we think, in any other fruit. Itis large, beautiful and excellent, and
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more fragrant than any other peach known. Ripens two weeks before Hale’s Early, For years it has been fruited extensively in all sections of our country where the peach will thrive. The Early Alexander and Amsden’s June resemble each other closely in all particulars, and both are good.
‘’ Waterloo—Medium to Large. Whitish green in shade, red or dark crimson in the sun; a peach of great promise and said to ripen before Amsden June or Early Alexander.
SECOND RIPENING.
Vaale’s HKariy—Well known; claimant for extra early honors and no doubt the parent of many new claimants for that position; medium size, red with high color when exposed, good bearer but not reliable for profit.
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\, ‘THIRD RIPENING.
arly Rivers—Large ; pale straw color, with a delicate pink cheek; flesh melting, with a rich racy flavor, Ripens four days earlier than Hale’s Early. Seedling of Thomas Rivers ; description his.
FOURTH RIPENING.
“Lady Ingold—Origin, Guilford County, N. C., claimed to be large, highly colored and resembling the Early Crarwford in size and general appearance ; freestone ; ripens immediately after Hale’s Early.
sd Troth’s Early Red—Has been largely planted. It is necessary to a regular succession, and being a good shipping fruit for an early variety must retain an important place.
* Reed’s Golden Yellow—Strong, erect growing tree ; fruit of me- dium size, color bright yellow, quality fair, skin tender; ripens with the Troth’s Early.
* Mountain Rose—It excels Troth’s Early Red in size and quality ; it will certainly take the place of that* variety in standard lists. Ripens with Troth or right after. One of our best sorts.
¥ Fleitas, or Yellow St. John—Large, roundish, orange-yellow, with a deep red cheek ; juicy, sweet and high flavored; flesh yellow; ri-
peus with Early Tillotson and lasts longer. Origin, New Orleans. Iden- tical with May Beauty of Louisiana.
FIFTH RIPENING.
¥ Large Harly York—tThe very best ofits season. Quite distinct from the Early York ofthe books; sometimes designated a “‘true’’ or “‘serate’’ Early York, which is not at all desirable as a market fruit. It is identical with Honest John, of New Jersey, and scarcely, if at all, dis- tinct trom George the Fourth, Walter’s Early, Livingston, New York Rareripe, and Early Rareripe of some.
SIXTH RIPENING.
y Foster—Considered one of the very best peachesof American origin; was originated near Boston. Yellow freestone; it is a very large, round peach, fully as large as Crawford’s Early, and of much better quality; ths
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fruit running uniform in size. Ripens with Early York or a few days be fore Crawford’s Early.
SEVENTH RIPENING.
“Crawford’s Early—A magnificent, yellow-fleshed,” American Seedling Peach. The trees are moderate growers and very productive ; fruit of large size and highly colored. Ripens at the right time to fill a season between Large Early York and Old Mixon Free. The true old- fashioned Crawford’s Early has become almost extinct, and we find no true Crawford’s Early in our orchards, but instead, a small, dark red, yellow flesh Melocton that has been propagated and planted extensively for Crawford’s Early, erroneously. The true Crawford’s Early is a valu- able market peach, which we have, true.
Vv Conkling—Originated in New York State; medium to large, yellow, freestone, ripens near the Early Crawford.
EIGHTH RIPENING.
Reeve’s Favorite—Fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval, with a swollen cheek ; skin yellow, with a fine red cheek; flesh deep yellow, red at the stone, juicy, melting with a good, vinous flavor. Freestone. Fruit sells at a high price. One of the very best peaches. Has not its equal for fine quality or market value. Should be in every orchard and garden. Wilkins’ Harly—Origin Kent County, Md., color bright yellow, free stone, uniform in size and heavy bearer. NINTH RIPENING. . Moore’s Favorite—It is somewhat similar in appearance to Old Mixon ; ripens two or three days earlier. Fruit much larger. Not so free a bearer as Old Mixon. One of the finest peaches ofits time of ripening.
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Old Mixon Free—This variety has all the qualities of a superior market peach, and in a gre@ter degree than any other peach. It excels, particularly, in the necessary qualities for shipping. Uniformly large size, sprightly flavor, bright; handsome color. Freestone. White flesh, with beautiful blush.
\ Stevens’ Rareripe—Large, white flesh with red cheek, fine flavor and quality, freestone; resembles the Old Mixon Free.
\ Thurber—A new variety, which originated with Mr. Berckmans, of Georgia. It is said to carry well and is of goodsizeand fine flavor. Fruit large ; freestone; flesh white, mottled with pale red and carmine.
'V Red Cheek Melocoton—Large, roundish oval with swollen point yellow with red cheek, flesh deep yellow, red at the seed, freestone; ripens slightly in advance of the Crawford’s Late.
W heatland—Free ; averages very large ; productive ; tree stout and steady grower. The showy appearance of the fruit makes it a valuable market sort.
* Lemon Cling—lLarge, lemon shaped, flesh firm, rich and vinous.
TENTH RIPENING.
\ Magnum Bonum—Large, yellow freestone, ripens near the Late: Crawford.
.? La ¥ Beers’ Late—A seedling of Crawford’s Late, with which it ripens and from which it differs only in being smaller and a more regular and bundant bearer.
Hill’s Chili—Origin, Monroe County, N. Y., fruit small, yellow, downy, very productive but inferior ; does wellin some sections but not on the Delaware Peninsula.
Mary’s Choice—Large, yellow with red cheek, fine quality, free- stone ; rather shy but not so much as the Susquehanna.
Columbia—Very large yellow freestone ; resembles the Susquehan- na in appearance and time of ripening.
V Susquehanna—Origin, Pennsylvania; yellow fleshed; freestone with beautiful red cheek ; sweet and juicy, with rich, vinous flavor; rather 5 ae bearer but splendid peach.
Chinese Cling—Fruit large, roundish oval; skin transparent cream color, with marbling of red next the sun ; flesh creamy white, very juicy and melting, with a rich, agreeable flavor.
' Late Mixon—Ripens with Crawford’s Late. A regular bearer. Re- aes: Old Mixon in color, but later.
’ Wager—Very large, yellow, more or less colored on the sunny side. Ripens last of August; juicy and of fine flavor. Origin, Miller’s Corners, Ontario County, New York, in which vicinity it has been thoroughly tested for ten years, and bears uniform and large crops, even when other sorts fail. Named after the person on whose farm it originated.
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* Crawford’s Late.—Almost universally cultivated as the best ofits season, and asa yellow fleshed peach is certainly unequalled in quality, wy holds the first rank as a profitable market fruit in ifs season. e
- Stump The World—Resembles Old Mixon Free in appearance. Large size, excellent quality ; one of the most popular where known, but not so extensively disseminated as the fore#ing.
* Ward’s Late Free—Holds the same rank in quality, being white- fleshed, superior quality, juicy, rich, sweet, high flavored.
ELEVENTH RIPENING.
\) Fox's Seedling—A very valuable peach, ripening at a time that makes it desirable aside from its size, fine quality, good shipping quali- ties and market value ; white flesh, freestone, beautiful red cheek.
m Carroll’s Late Yellow—Large, yellow flesh, freestone, originated in Maryland. Prize—Large, yellow. freestone, profitable late sort and very popu- lar where known.
V Temple’s Late White—Good bearer and desirable for canning.
‘“y Globe—An accidental seedling from Pennsylvania, which may very properly be called an improvement upon Crawford’s Late. Its size, beau- ty and flavor have caused it to be in popular demand, and, although a comparatively new variety, its claims are so just and so wellsustained by the opinions of good and experienced horticulturists, that it cannot fail to make a satisfactory record in the minds of all who fairly test it.. The tree is a rapid, vigorous grower, and an enormous bearer. Fruit exceed-
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ingly large, globular in form, maintaining its size uniformly. Of a rich golden yellow, with red blush; flesh very firm, coarse-grained, but juicy, yellow, shaded with a reddish tinge towards the pit. Free from the stone, of good quality, pleasant; luscious, rich and vinous. At its home it be- gins to ripen in the second week of September, and lasts till the first of October. Its good qualities have been such that it has never failed to take first premium when exhibited in competition with other varieties. It is also of good keeping qualities, the flesh remaining hard and firm after long exposure. |
\Y La Grange—Large, white, slight blush, freestone ; ripens a little before the Smock.
» Christiana, or Seedling No. 2—A beautiful and most delicious peach ; freestone; very large, about the size and shape of Reeve’s Favor- ite. This peach we discovered in a large and very old orchard in Mary- land. It ripens between Crawford’s Late and Smock, when there are some ten days during which the orchardists have no peaches to pick. This alone, saying nothing/of its superior size and quality, must make this a very desirable peach.
TWELFTH RIPENING.
Beers’ Smock—tThis variety is so very distinet in quality and time of ripening as not to be confounded with any other sort. Second in quality, but the most productive of all peaches, and one of the most pop- ular for canning and evaporating.
NV Picquett’s Late--Georgia origin; large, yellow, freestone, pro- ductive ; ripens with the Smock.
Shipley’s Late Red--This is one of the most beautiful of our late peaches. There were seven or eight hundred trees of this variety planted on Bombay Hook, near Smyrna, Del., by Mr. Wickersham. Owing to the fine appearance of this peach and the high prices it has commanded in the Philadelphia and New York markets--the very best test it could have—it has become very popular throughout Delaware and Maryland, where known. The fruit is of large size and white flesh, with beautiful blush ; the tree is vigorous and very productive.
‘Silver Medal—Large, white; freestone, white at seed. Tree
hardy and a great bearer. In the great glut crop of 1869 it sold readily
in New York at $3 per basket, where the Crockett’s White and Smock
sold at the same time from 75 cents to $2.25 per basket. Popular wher-
ever known. Planters are putting this peach out instead of Crockett’s . White.
Chair’s Choice—A late yellow-fleshed sort; originated in Anne Arundel Co.; Md., and is so beautiful and otherwise desirable that the disseminator says he paid $1,000 for the privilege of introducing it. It is claimed to be of largest size, deep yellow with red cheek, freestone ; flesh firm, and in quality unsurpassed either as a dessert fruit or canned. Ripens about five days after the Smock ; tree a strong grower and heavy bearer. Where it originated it has created much excitement and is being
planted in large numbers, as the fruit sells at double the price of the Smock and other very late varieties.
’ 19 ; Viraice Choice—A white freestone, ripening after Smock; good bearer and popular where known.
\ Shuester’s Choice—Large yellow freestone ; very popular in Kent Co., Md. Ripens after Smock.
V Brandywine, or Seedling No. 1—A peach resembling Crawford’s Late—evidently an accidental seedling of that variety, anda justly popu- lar peach. Brandywine, however, possesses one quality which will render it more profitable than Crawford’s Late, viz: its time of ripening, which is three weeks later, coming in with Smock. It is fully as large as Crawford’s Late, is yellow and freestone. This peach no fruit grower can afford to be without. Variety well tested. We shipped this fruit in the fall of 1875, and it brought readily $1.50 per basket, when Smock sent from the same orchard brought only 20 to 25 cents per basket.
Steadley-—Medium to large, greenish white color, flesh white to the stone ; ripens after the Smock.
y Seedling No. 1—Large white peach. Ripens late. Red centre, with mottled cheek and very sweet to the taste.
- Townsend—Large yellow freestone, ripening just before Smock.
THIRTEENTH RIPENING.
Smock Cling—Medium to large, yellow, productive, good ; chiefly valuable for canning and preserving.
¥ Wilkins. (Or Ringold Mammoth Cling. )--Ripens with Late Heath but almost double the size; clingstone, beautiful blush. This fruit is growing on the fruit farm of Colonel Edward Wilkins, at Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland. Mr. Wilkins thinks this among the most profitable varieties in cultivation ; some seasons selling as high as $8 per crate in Baltimore market. Seedling of Heath Cling.
\ Late Heath Free—Fruit large; skin white or cream with faint blush.
~ McColister Late Yellow—Resembles Smock ; fruit large; ripens 5 days after Smock. Valuable where late kinds are desirable: .
Y White Heath Cling—One of the finest canning peaches; good size ; of lemon shape; tree good grower and an excellent bearer.
‘y Newington Cling—A celebrated English Cling; an old variety which possesses many good qualities, and should be more extensively grown. Ripens with or later than the Heath Cling. It is for market value much superior to any cling we know here. The trees of this va- riety frequently bear full crops when all other varieties fail to produce any fruit, owing to the late frosts. Should be in every orchard where planted for profit.
Newington Free--This peach is a seedling of the Newington Cling. We discovered it in Maryland some years ago. The party who owned the trees had obtained some seed of the Newington Cling from the Harrison farm, Chester River, Md., planted it, and set the young trees which it produced in orchard form. Among the number, one of them proved to be a freestone. In size, color, time of ripening, and in all respects resembling its parent, the Newington Cling—but not as good a bearer as the cling.
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Geary’s Hold-On—Large, yellow peach, seedling of the Smock ; fruit larger ; pale lemon yellow; freestone ; ripens ten days after Smock ; valuable when late kinds are desirable.
Salway—Large, late, yellow, freestone, beautifully mottled, with a brownish red cheek ; very productive ; high color; ripening about five days later than Smock. Of English origin. Peach of great promise. Some seasons over-bear, and should be thinned on the trees to have them always fine.
De Corse Heath—A mammoth white cling, ripening late, almost transparent. A very valuable sort. Origin Kent County, Maryland.
FOURTEENTH RIPENING.
Bilyeu’s Late October—An accidental seedling ; found in Caro- line county, Maryland. Fruit large; flesh white, with bright red cheek ; in size and appearance much like Old Mixon Free; ripening one week after Late Heath Cling. It has been fruited largely in Maryland and Delaware, and has proven valuable in all cases.
CHERRY.
2 year standard, 5to7 feet. . . 50cts.each $ perioo, $ per 1,000
2 years early Richmond,3% to 5 ft..40 cts. each, per Ioo, per 1,000
I year early Richmond, 3 to 4 ft . 20 cts. each, per 100, per 1,000 LEADING KINDS.
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v Ve Purple Guigne, Bauman’s May, May Duke, ey Black ea olland on
Eagl ~~ Tartarian, Yellow Spanish, Napoleon Bigarr Bigarreau, Governor Wood, Coe’s Transparenfy Early Richmond, Carna- tiorly Morello, and many other kinds.
PLUM.
Trees from 4 to 5-feet neh 2s yom. 75 cts. each, § per I00 rees from 3 to 4% feet .\. . - . ee 50 cts. each, \ . per Ioo
. Coe’s Golden Drop, Damson, Green Gage, Jeffco Huling’s Su- perb, Imperial Gage, Lombard, Magnum Bonum Yellow, Monroes, Peach
\ Plum, ha Claude dé Bavay, Richland, ‘Washington; Wild Goose, ~ Newmans,’De Caradene, Egg Plum.
APRICOTS.
rees 3 ta@5 feet high ies DAS ae...) 2 + \ S0rets: etch, $ per 100 Plant 12 to 16 feet apart each way. \ 4 oe Black, Dreda, Early Golden, Large Red, Moorpark, Persian, Peach Royal.
NECTARINES.
iteees 3 to's fect ane ose ae eas. So tS 40 cts. each, §$ per I00 Plant 12 to 16 feet apart each way. Albert, Boston, Early Violet, Elruze, Ford Napier, Pineapple, Red
Roman. ‘ QUINCES.
Orange or Apple, 24% to3% feet, rst class. . . 50 cts. each, $40 per Ioo es SEE V2 eb ae MCE, ay - ._. 40,etS eaebys 635 sper ‘100
, HARDY NATIVE GRAPES.
each. doz. | each. doz. 100. 1000 _ Lady Washington . . $2.00 | Duchess. . ..$1.50 $15 ee ud i yVeate ty a 1.00 Vady eee oes 5 2 Yeats 1. 2,00 Da hip b eA aes gs 6 | Pe ieniat: Bre Time sep Shar 25 Concord 22) 5 25 2 $10 $30 Moore’s Karly 22.59.75 Chntoniy 24 e25 2 te AlOu ios ¥ Prentiss . 34°). 2... 1.50. $1520 |\ Ives’ Seedling. . 25 2 METS Hy Sao ¥ Pocklington’... ...4.. 1.50. 15.00,|
The following kinds 50 cents each and $4.50 per doz. wilder, Salem, i De Geethe,! Merrimac ! Berry, Agawam, ° elegraph, ‘Martha rev:
1 Delaware, Diana, Early Northern Muscadine, artford Prolifie’ Isa- bellay Norton’s Vireiniad Eumelamy Walter, Worden / Salmon, or Cham- pion. : Wilson’s Early, root cuttings. ..... $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000 ‘Wilson Junior, root cuttings. ...... Harky Harvest) 0 vant, veers . . . 1.50 per 100, 10.00 per 1000 ‘Hansel, EXAUS plated wo. Aye) eae. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000 Mi Hansel, sucker plants: 2 sie Fi. Veer 3) nO 12.00 - Cuthbert, GOWER ES a) sess ee A 1,00; |<“ 6.00 » Gregg Black CAP Gre Ge SS ester a yits cE OOme ni O00) sas , Souhegan Black Cape a ope. sees... Woot O:000 or Wersetlles se ne $1.25 per doz. $10.00 per 100, $50 per 1000 Red Dutely =) S203 EMG 1.00 Soa 405338 AW hitesGraperiigc. o's, >. Toomey, Be ie BOinit ash te Chicenyeteaicn keisha ten one TOM MLB One, ess eVICTOnA. - kc eae ean MOORE Ore AO™* THE Fay, SyPrOMbe ins ao. ay ath. 32.0070 ** 22? ayer
STRAWBERRIES.
We endeavor to handle our plants in the best manner. They are carefully cleaned, the roots straightened and tied in bundles of 50 each. Our plants are all taken up from beds that have never fruited, which in- sures nothing but pure and strong, healthy plants. Of the Strawberries fruiting the past season, the Hyslup proves to be ahead for earliness, and brings the most money per quart.
PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS.
pr doz. pr i100. pr 1000. pr 5000. pr 10,000
\ Miyslupg ey ty oa ee 50e1) $1.00 6. $3.50, | $E5:90", 9 $25.0 yp Wha Kin. 4 Jaa Sate Oe 25¢. 75 5.00 cS Party Spin eLah eatin: De rae Nak 25¢. 1.25 10.00 _ Jewell OUSS Be Seis eth ate 2.00 5.00 _ Chrystal Gityn oes sicis 25¢c. 50 3.00 12.50 20.00 Be brof-Claday es 20. te: Mav sane 50c. 1.00 3.00 T2:50)), .. 20/00 Wy ames VCKs 752 ee a7 at pa 50c. 1.00 3-00 12.50 20.00 #Maschester,P.. .: .. . 25¢. 50 2.50 10.00 18.00 we Bidwelly 5k: at aes 25¢. 50 2.00 8.75 15.00 BBISNBOW. abet wee re haere 25¢. 50 2.00 8.75 15.00 _ Crescent Seedling, P.'. .. 25¢c. 50 2.00 8.75 15.00 ‘ Shat plessm ares is Ge eae 50 2.50 10.00 18.00
Wilson’s Albany Ba seh as 256: 50 2.50 10.00 18.00
22 DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETIES.
James Vick—Promises to be one of the few prizes of the many as- pirants for public favor. It is said by the introducer, which claim is endorsed by some of the most eminent horticulturists of Rochester, N. Y., to be very firm, exceedingly prolific, of good and uniform size and shape, with color exceptionally bright and handsome, while the fruit is borne upon long, stout stems, is of fine quality and most enduring—remaining on the plants in good condition for days after ripe, a most valuable property. With me it is unusually uniform in size and shape, and enor- mously productive for a variety, having perfect blossoms. I think it of decided value especially for market. The plant is the personification of vigor and beauty.
Old Iron-Clad (Phelp’s Seedling)—A very distinct and most prom- ising variety, and if we are to accept the extravagant accounts of it, it would be difficult to estimate its value. It forms stools even larger than the Sharpless—and is so hardy in winter and drought-resisting in summer, as to have won the appellation of ‘“‘Old Iron-Clad,’’ while it is said to be early, the fruit of bright scarlet, very firm and large, of excellent quality, and produces in the greatest profusion. The solitary objection yet made to it is that of a gentleman in the West, who says, if it has a fault it is in the berries being too large.
\VManchester—This has proved a vigorous grower, and borne an abundance of large, handsome and good flavored berries. It appears creditable to the introducers and will, we trust, be a valuable acquisition. The efforts made to crush this variety only made it more popular. We shall plant it largely, and we believe with profit. Peter B. Mead thus describes it: Form, oblate-conical ; size large; color scarlet; flesh pink, but melting, with a rich sub-acid juice, and a decided aromatic flavor. Leaf-stalk, reddish, as are also the runners. Flower-stalk, stout. Flower pistilate or imperfect. Plant robust and very productive. Quality very good to best. The plant is seemingly well adapted to very light soils, and will doubtless find itself at home throughout the wide range of country, and prove itself to be especially valuable for market, whether \" or distant.
Bidwell—Did well with us, making immense stools and a large quantity of good fruit. Vigorous and healthy. Large to very large; conical, regular; color, glossy crimson.
‘\, Crescent—A pistilate variety of great value for earliness, hardiness and productiveness. Here it is not surpassed for earliness, and brings high prices, and the quality is not objectionable, though somewhat infe- rior. Strawberries vary greatly with soil and different methods of cul- ture and different seasons. While here it is not as good as I would like it, I can relish a dish at the early date when it comes. It passes in market for the Wilson, but is. not as firm. It ripens rapidly, no white tips.
Sharpless—This grand berry has stood the test well. While it has the defects of irregular shape, some white tips, lack of firmness, and slowness of ripening, it is exceedingly vigorous, the largest of.all, quite productive and of good quality. Taking it all in all, it is a grand, good
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* Big Bob—Pistilate. It has not fruited here, but it is said by some to be large and productive. Growing between Manchester and James Vick it shows the least vigor. We do not feel competent to express an opinion of its merits.
'Y Hyslup—A perfect bloomer; originated with Mr. L. J. Hyslup, of Accomac county, Va. We have fruited it the two past seasons, and con- sider it the best early berry grown, ripening two to three days ahead of Chrystal City.
'Y Chrystal City—A very promising berry for early shipment, and should be grown by all who make a business of growing berries for market.
¥ May King—tThis also has proved a very valuable sort, and may be described as a Crescent with a perfect blossom. In fruit and plant it resembles the Crescent ; of the same rampant growth and enduring foli- age and extraordinary productiveness. Berry of the form and size of its parent, the Crescent, of the same clear, bright scarlet, with added firm- ness and apparent earliness. I am disposed to think it has come to stay, and is of the greatest value to the grower who prefers earliness and quantity rather than size.
Wilson (Albany)—Like many good people, it has had its day, and must yield the championship to younger varieties of greater vigor. I as- sume all knowledge of its productiveness of old as well as its superior shipping qualities and magnificent tartness. Although the most profita- ble still, with some, I must attribute thisto the fact that such growers are not up to the times and awake to their best interests in not having tested the better varieties of recent introduction.
‘Jewell—Now being introduced, is very highly praised by all who have tested it. Pistilate, must be planted near some other sort to secure best results. ‘‘A seedling grown from seed of Jersey Queen or Prince of Berries. The plant is very robust and vigorous; season medium ; size very large; color bright red, changing to crimson when very ripe; enor- ja productive ; fine quality.”’
- Parry—This remarkable Strawberry has the past season maintained its remarkable record of securing the first premium wherever exhibited. For four consecutive seasons it has been exhibited at the Strawberry Show of the Moorestown Agricultural Society. The past season it was placed upon the exhibition tables of the leading strawberry shows of the coun- try, including New York, Mineola, Moorestown, Vineland and Providence, and was not only awarded the first premium in the class entered in all cases, but also “‘two special premiums and a sweepstakes.”’ In brief, the Parry has accomplished the unusual feat of proving even more valuable than was claimed for it; forin addition to being uniformly large in size, beautiful, of fine quality, iron-clad hardiness and productive, it ripened early and manifested such vigor as to have endured the worst drought during fruiting season that I have ever known, withimpunity ; maintain- ing a vigorous growth and ripening its fruit as perfectly as though there had not been a dearth of moisture, while every other variety I had in fruit suffered severely. The ability of the variety to withstand drought is a feature of too great value to be overlooked ; with berry growers at
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the East, at least, as it has became the rule rather than the exceptions for dry weather to prevail with us during ‘“‘Strawberry time.’’ After the past year’s experience with it, I have nothing to take from what I said a
year ago, viz:
“Without exception, all things considered, I esteem it
the most valuable strawberry that has yet appeared before the public.”
GOOSEBERRIES.
\ EACH. PERDOZ. PERIOO. PER 1000. \ Houghton’s Seedling. . I5¢c. $1.00. $6.00. $30.00. Downings Seedling. . . 1.50. 6.00. 60.00. \y Smith’s Improved. ... . 2.00. 6.00. 60.00.
RHUBARB.
PER DOZ. PER I00. PER I000. Victoria, Fine for table use. .... $2.00. $5.00. $35.00 Linnzus, Early and best for market . 2.00. 5.00. 35.00
ASPARA GUS.
Conover’s Colossal, I year. . . . . . . $2.00 per I00. 3.00. per 1000.
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2 and 3 yearsold. . 4.00 Pe
HEDGE PLANTS.
PER 100. PER 1.000.
Arborvite American, 2 yrs transplanted, 15 to 18 in’s . $10.00 $60.00.
‘s Hf i yeat transplanted . «. ... 4s:,25, 6.00 30.00. és € A.te:G feck: bias: ., 3%). veel tes 40 00 Euonymous Japonicus, transplanted, 2 feet. . . . . 20.00
Hemlock Spruce, I yeartramsplanted. .....
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13 to 24 inch’s twice transpluted, fine 25.00 PER I00
Tree Box, an assortment of the different varieties, 12 to 24inches $30.00
Norway Spruce,
2 to 3 faet, twice transplanted, fine and hardy. 30.00
Dwart Box, for cdeine) iy spaces | ok ee rae 18 cents per yard. SCIONS FOR GRAFTING AND BUDDING.
Apples . Cherries . . Pears Plums .
Peaches, Buds “OP
PER I00 PER IO000
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PEACH SEEDS.
Southern Seeds, crop of 1888. Prices on application.
ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT.
EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS. ARBORVITA, (7hza.)
HOVEYI, Hovey’s.
A dwarf growing variety compact with golden hue. Price,
$1.00 to $1.50.
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ORIENTALLIS, Chinese Arbor Vitae. Good for Hedges. 25 cents.
AMERICAN, (Occidenital7s.) A beautiful native tree, with flat foliage ; grows erect ; highly prized for screens and hedges. Fine specimen trees, 50 cts. to $1.00 each.
GOLDEN, (Aurea.) A small, very compact and erect tree ; foliage of a yel- lowish blue ; yery dense, regular growth, very beautiful. $1.50 each.
SIBERIAN. A superb tree with a heayier and denser foliage than the Ameri- can, and darker green color. Price, 50 cents to $1.00 each.
BOX, (Buxus.) Suffraticosa, dwarf, The common variety for edging. Price 25 cents per yard.
TREE BOX. A large growing variety. Fine, but not so hardy.
FIR, (Balsamea.) American Silver or Balsam, An erect, stiong growing tree remarkable for its yery dark green foliage. Very ornamental. Price $1.00 to $1.50 each. Pectinata, European Silver. A fine tree and attains a great size. Larger in the leaf than the American and not so erect. Price, $1.00.
JUNIPER, (/uniperus). Communis, Common. A small growing tree or shrub. Price, 50 cents. Hzbernica, Irish. A very compact, upright growing variety. Price $1.00 to $2.00. *Sweccia, Sweedish. A very hard and ornamental small-size tree. Price, $1.00.
PINE, (Pinus.) Austriaca, Austrian. A spreading, strong-growing, hardy tree, with long, dark-green foliage. Quite distinct and valuable. Price, $1.00 to $1.50. Sylvestris, Scotch. Very thrifty, rapid growing, with
- bluish foliage. Price, $1.00 to $1.50. Strobus, White Pine. One of the most beautiful and delicate of the native pines; attains a great size. Price $1.
SPRUCE, (Albdbzes.) Alba, White Spruce. More compact. Price, $1.00. Canadensis, Hemlock or Weeping. One ofthe most graceful and hand- some of this class of trees. Foliage delicate, branches drooping. Price, $1.00 to $1.50 each. Axcelsa, Norway. A magnificent, lofty, rapid grow- ing tree. Branches quite pendant when it attains 11 or 12 feet. Very hardy. Grows vigorously in all soils and situations. Bears shearing. Makes a fine screen. Very desirable. Price, $1.00 to $1.50.
OSAGH ORANGE.
Eyeatold. “ye, ese eee. * .. 50 Celts: pet 1ed.» $3500 per!1000 ee eas 0 +76 Clits) pel 100. $5100 Per.toe
DECIDUOUS TREES.
CAROLINA POPLAR. 12 to 14 feet, 50 cents each, $40.00 per Ioo.
ACER DASYCARPUM. Silver-leaved tree ; one of the finest of our native trees ; a rapid grower, 50 cents to $1.00. :
NEGRUNDO LACINIATUM. Cut leaved Maple ; a variety of the Norway Maple ; quite distinct, $1.00.
PLATANOIDS. Norway Maple ; very ornamental ; broad leaved ; very hardy
* and distinct. 75 cents to $1.50.
PSEUDO PLATANUS, English Sycamore: beautiful shade tree, rich, dark fo- liage; fine form, 75 cents to $1.
PSEUDO PLATANUS, Filo. var., English Sycamore; striped-leaved; very fine Price, $1.00.
RUBRUM, Red or Swamp Maple. Rapid grower. 50 cents to $1.50.
SACCHARINUM, Sugar or Rock Maple. One of the most desirable and com mon of the Maples ; noble form ; yery ornamental; valuable for its wood and production of sugar. 8 to ro feet, 50 cents to $1.00.
ASCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM. English or Common Horse Chestnut, A very hardy, finely formed tree, with large spikes of beautiful white flowers, tinged with red. 75 cents to $1.00. |
2 years old.
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OHIOENSIS. Buckeye, or Smootk-leaved American. Pale yellow flowers ; blossoms earlier than the other varieties. 75 cents to $1.00.
RUBICUNDA. Red-flowering. The fine and distinct red flowers of this tree render it one of the most beautiful of the ornamental trees. $1.00.
AMYGDALUS. Flore pleno alba.Double white flowering peach. Fi. £1. rosea. Double red flowering peach. A very ornamental, small growing tree, with beautiful double rose colored flowers. 50 cents each. Fortunz, double crimson flowering.
AURICULATA. Farzerit, leaves ear-shaped. This variety is not so common nor so beautiful as many of the others ; it1s also American ; leaves large, light green, flowers greenish white ; height 4o feet. $1.00.
BETULA. Alba. White or Common Birch. JLenfa. Cherrv or Pliant. $1.00. Papyracea, Paper Birch. Price. 75 cents. Pumzla, Dwarf Birch. Price, $1. Urtiefolia. Nettle or Saw-leayed Birch. Price, $1.00.
CARPINUS. American. American Hornbeam. Betula, Birch-leaved Horn- beam. Ostrya, the Ftop tree or Hornbeam. Vz7giniana, Virginia Hornbeam.
CERCIS, Canadensis. Canadian Judas Tree, or Red Bud. Similar to the fol- lowing : Szliqguartrum album, White-flowering Judas tree, European; Beautiful lilac flowers. Price, 75 cents. Swiqguartrvum reseum, red-flow- ering Judas tree. Beautiful light purple flowcrs, blooming in May.
CYTISUS, Laburnum, or GoldenChain. A yery beautiful ornamental tree, with drooping yellow flowers.
CARYA, Alda, Shell bark. Well known. Price 50 cents to $1.
CASTANEA, Chestnut. This class of trees is interesting from the great size and age they attain, and valuable for their timber and fruit. Price $1.
WASH FOR TREES — ITS EFFECTS AND ADVANTAGES.
Take stone lime, slake and prepare as for ordinary whitewash, in an old barrel or box. Take enough at a time to make a bucket two-thirds full—proper consistency for ordinary whitewashing. Now add one pint of gas tar, one pound of whale oil soap dissolved in hot water, or one pint common soft soap, or one pound potash, or one pint strong lye from wood ashes, then add clay or loam enough to make a Bucket full of the wash of proper thickness to be ap- plied with a whitewash brush. If the trees have haa the earth ridged up around them, take the earth away from around the collar, and apply the wash to the body of the trees, from the limbs to the ground or down the roots. Its advant: ages are: Ist. It will destroy the barklouse, will give the trees a bright, clean, healthy appearance. This wash willdrive out all borers that may be in the trees, and the moth will not deposit eggs on or about the trees the same season the wash is used. All who grow apple, peach, dwarf pears, quince and ash trees Should not fail to use this wash ; don’t fail to use it because not patented and sold at a high price. We have known cases where peach trees have been badly affected by the borer ; they have all left, and the trees become healthy and vigorous with one application of this wash. Again, mice and rabbits will not girdle trees where this wash is used. Applying in May for borers and gen- eral benefit to the trees, and the late autumn as a preventive against mice and rabbits. Gastar, applied pure, will kill trees.
27 Sweet Potato, Cabbage, Tomato, Egg Plant,
and all other vegetable plants for sale at low rates in their season.
ROSES, SHRUBBERY AND EVERGREENS IN GREAT VARIETY.
Correspondence Solicited.
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING.
Standard apples, not less than: & 0.0.) KH esc eS 30 feet apart each way. Standard pears and rapid growing cherries ...... QO te fovea Lia tt o Dake and Morello cherries! :o 51s, 7/9 eu 2st 2 bei, ON ee ev tA ile os z Standard plums, peaches, apricots nectarines. . .16to20 “ <‘* ‘“ x Omineest ee SS Lge Cie se ee ee 10 taa2 Ties < Pyramidal apples, pears and cherries... .. . pS tana. oH Sree a ID WeaeA ppless. 24a ee iF ok tas hs co ee eee ByIGHO Ih Rie he AS “ Dwarf cherries, Duke and Morellos.......... TORS i ihe - Currants and Gooseberries. . .......... Z.tonaag. co &
TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS PER ACRE, SET AT GIVEN DISTANCES IN FEBT.
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