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Elancock & Wife. CASKY, CHRISTIAN.CO., KENTUCKY,

Growers of Superb Piauts and Fruits, Pure Garden and Field Seeds. |

THE ALICE,

Correspondence Cheerfully Answered. |

Growing Millions of Plants,

2 | orders from the wholesale trade can be filled | at any time and at very reasonable prices.

NURSERY ESTABLISHED IN 1881.

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Prologue.

q ; IKE THE old deacon, when called fpon to speak in meeting we | wish to say a few words before we begin.

. We grow all of our plants in beds set apart for that purpose a Prants DUG FROM OLD OR Hane BEDS ARE ENTIRELY WORTHLESS. The 3 plan's we furnish our patrons are the finest that experience, care and ie good eulture can grow, and our prices as low as strictly first-class _ plants can be furni~hed. We give personal attention to ALL orders a and are ready to fill them at any time. We guarantee all of our d plants true to name and to reach our customers in good condition. Plants sent by mail are packed in damp moss, wripoped in oil paper and strong manilla and in that condition will keep fresh and green for at least:'hree weeks. Large orders are packed in light baskets r crates, and sent by express or fast freight. We would like to hear ; from each customer upon arrival of plants, and if not satisfactory, say 3 so. We are always glad to make good any loss for which we are to blame. |

There is no occasion for our adding more to this Prologue of ours; because on ‘our patronage, good will and praise we rely for £ ‘success. We hope to hear from you at any time when you are in

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need of anything you think we are likely to have, though it may not

Ke he mentioned in our catalogue. Write us. ieee

Yours in the honorable guild of horticulture, HANCOCK & WIFE.

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A Hew Kind Words.

On County, Sine , Mar. 5, 1890. - Mess. Hancock & WIFE:

Plants arrived to day. They are ve finest I ever saw. Many thanks for the extras. Find enclosed mongy for 100 plants more of Hariland. Tae Yours truly,

A C.S.

County Hererorp, Bike ay 3, 1891. H ANCOCK & WIFE: The plants I ordered from your catalogue came to-day by the American Express, in splendid condition owing to your superior style of packing. I have never seen finer plants nor better rooted ones in all of my life. _ Yours truly, R. McD.

Tucson, aloe April 5, 1892. Hancock & Wire:

Find enclosea $5 for which please send me by mail plants as per order enclosed. The plants bought of you last year all lived finely. They were so well rooted and carefully packed that I believe they would grow on a rock. I wanta thousand raspberries in Oct.

Yours truly, |

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Cotuin County Texas, Oct. 25, 1891. Hancock & WIFE: 7 | Find enclosed $10 for which mail plants as per order, and to par- — _tieg,mamed below. People thought that strawberries would not grow — | in Texas until they began setting out those splendid plants of yours. _ Your plants have such masses of splendid roots, You may expecta | fine plant trade from this country in the near future.

Yours truly, F. Lo $a

Rosertson County, Tenn., May 25, 1891.

Hancock & Wire: hick e I send you two orders and $5 herewith. The plants you sent my father last fall bore the finest berries this spring that had ever been seen in this county. A Nashville man offered me $1 per gallon for | all such berries. My neighbors will send you a lot of orders after a while. Yours truly, |

RG.

3 St Cartes Co., Mo., May 12, 1891.

_ The finest strawberries I ever saw were in crates branded with your name, on the market at S . Louis last week. I send check for $5; please Send me that amount in plants of the same variety as the a PITICs were, whenever you think the season suitable.

Respectfully, J. L. LeF.

ASHLAND Co., O., May 3, 1891.

5 “What will you kas me for (15,000) fifteen thousand plants, 5000 _ each of Haviland, Bartons and Annie Forest, packed and delivered ‘to your express office? The plants you sent my neighbors were so _ thrifty, large and well rooted that I have coucluded to plant an acre or two, and have decided to order from you, if & et

Be BeoR: 4 SR utiae Co., Pa., April 3, 1891. _ Mr. Hancock: ae It-is evident that marriage is not a failure with vou, since your cat- -alogue shows that you have taken vour wife into business partner- Bahine T saw the complimeutary notice of your firm in the ~ Rural, and enclose draft for plants of Annie Forrest, 300; Beder Wood, 300; Haviland, 300. “Long may you wave.” Yours Cordialiy, ee Some he Mrs. J. u. C,

Strawberries.

| Plavt 3 in rich. well-prepared soil in rows,

Oa : - apart in row. Cover p'ants with straw Neale

Si Sea the first hard freeze, lightly over the plants, but

one Toe heavily around them. Remove straw from

Fs Sey _ over plants when danger from frost is past in spring, and keep down weeds.

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Plants in this list marked P. are pistillate: % and require a row of some perfect blossom va riety nearby say every third row planted wit) 2% Cumberland, Jessie or “harpless.

“Very large and good quality, sometimes irreg- ular shape.

- ALICE. _ This is a seedling of our own and named for

; - our junior partner. Plant large size, berries in profusion, very large, globe shaped, bright crimson with few seeds, and no ill shaped fruit. Its flavor is so exquisite, that it took first prem- | ium at all the horticultural meetings to which |} we sent the berries, in 1890-91, and Pomologist Van Deman, of Washington, was so well pleas-- _ed with the specimens sent him, that he had an engraving made of the berries.

Krpace No.5. — p. Immense cropper, very large; requires a good variety for fertilization.

_BEDER Woon. Early berries, medium to large, good color and flavor. ! hes

BELMONT. Medium Early, thrifty plant growth; berry large and good color.

BartTons _-p. QOne.of the finest berries in the list, very oan

| fine size, color and flavor. CRAWFORD. Perfect plant, fruit large, bright lon qual:

‘ity most excellent. |

f ‘UMBERLAND Triumpw. One of the most popular. Too well Enowe to need description. .

OLOUD. p. Makes many fine plants and plenty of ae

well-flavored berries.

Not fully tested here yet, but promises to be

! | an acquisition.

& ARLY IpaHo. Highly endorsed, but not sufficiently tected on our grounds yet.

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EUREKA. ‘?p. Rightly named. Both plants and berries are fine. N EDGAR Queen. p. 4 very large, showy berry of good flavor. - ‘ GaAupy. | One of the latest of the very good varieties. ’ Great Pacific. p. Both plants and berries are “great.” Berries — finely colored and good flavor. | HaAvInaNp. | p. One of our special favorites for sais and Ny abi plentiful fruit. | Y Horrman. © The favorite early Boubhers berry, brigh} . | crimson and good size. | 4 A ESSUEL ms Good on suitable soil only. A fine berry there. — Pty ~Y KENTUCKY A late berry, well known crerywheee Lapy Rusk. - Plants free from rust, second early; berries

mn large and good. ™\/ LonaFEztow. An ‘“‘old stand by,” very popular in this state.

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. Mrs. CLEVELAND. p. Like its charming namesake, very popular. 4 ¢ An old variety, very large, handsome and : Maveoatics. 85" 43 - Very early, rather a shy bearer, but good C . quality. : 1CHEL’s EarLy One of the earliest and best. A profuse | bearer. : MIDDLEFIELD. p. A new variety, but of great promise. i Very showy and of good flavor; requires good treatment. PARKER EARce. Plant, a strong grower, berries hand+ome; will not endure wet season. | A very handsome and popular new variety. _ A splendid, FaeRe berry, where it is well oF | cared for. Srayman’s N>. L. p. Berries very large and bright colored, fine quality. Prolific bearer of fine, ae fruit. SUCKER STATE. | Avery late, firm variety; large and finely 2 colored. | Very larze and beautiful, stands drouth well. . p. Very large and beautiful, very late. ‘\\ aRFIELD No. 1. _ One of the most pores? fruit large and of \ good qua ity. . ; )/Warriztd No 2 p. ___—*Very prolific of large, t ridedue berries. WOLVERTON - Medium early, good size and. well® colored

and flavored.

WESTBROOK. p. _ Early, prolific and very fine Play.

Weioe. Enormously large, rather coarse, but good | flavor, Bree

We have nearly one hundre’ varieties of tier err in our rial grounds, and can fill orders for any varieties not named in this ieee Purchasers wishing more explicit instructions in regard to cul- ture and planting, please mention the fact in their order and the in- i _ formation will be carefully given in detail. This applies to anything ; printed i in this cece CAs hs

perdoz. _ per 100. per 1000. OS) arg al BO ‘a Naat none for sale 25 75 3 50 og 5 3 50 jah ey 1 00 3 50 Sates id ne ‘t *

\ ‘ Bartons, p- 25 ‘ Crawford a ey NGutibent 15 : Cloud, p. c 15 “) Dew . 25 Early Idaho 2:50. ’ Eureka, p. 25 “ Edgar Queen 50 “Gandy .25 Great Pacific, p- .5O iy Haviland, p Ad Hoffman ! Ld \. Jessie 7 OES Kentucky | 15 “Lady Rusk 2h ’ Longfellow 15 ‘Mrs. Cleveland,p. —-.25 Y Monarch Cade Marshal} 1 00 Miami. p. 50 'Y May King 15 Michel’s Early 15 _ ‘Middlefield, p. 50 ‘ Oregon Everbearing 50 \Y Pearl 25 Parker Earle 25 _Y Stevens . 1 00 'S’ Sharpless 15 ’ Stayman’s No. I, p 25 Summit 25 'V Sucker State 15 Tippecanoe 50 \ Timbrell 3 5 Y Warfield No. 1. 5 Oy Wartteld No 2 PY > ge \ Woolverton 50 Westbrook 50 Welch 1 00 —

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Raspberries.

Plant in rows 53 feet apart. with plants 23 feet apart in row. Keep plants well cul tivated, _ well pruned, 22d well muJched. Cut out the dead or old growth every autumn. Prices per dozen and 100 include delivery to purchaser. Black. Early, very productive and fine flavor. 35¢ per es . dozen; $2.50 per hundred. C ONEATH \/ Finest Black. ‘$l per dozen. -RImson Beauty Red. } . Very early, ofoliae and handsome. 15e per \y - dozen; $1 per hundred. Red. The finest berry in cultivation, of good flavor.

‘ 3 15c per dozen; $1 per hundred. . Black. Large, early and of good flavor. 50c per \y dozen; $2 per hundred. Black. Bears profusely, splendid table Areas Oe

per dozen; $8 per hundred. Black. — Early, Siohie berries large and fine flavor. 15¢ per dozen; $2 per hundred. : ack. One of the largest black varieties, very popu lar. 15c per dozen; $1.50 per hundred. : Jouxs ON’S ee, Black Large, and of Pheadd flavor. 25c per doz- : Xe . en; $2 per hundred. Kansas. Black — Ext ne plant and fruit of delicious flavor, Cees plants 5i’c per dozen, $2 per hundred. Lost Rusizes. Rrd Early, large size, goed color and flavor. 50c¢ per “4 dozen; $2 per hundred a: ONDON Finest. Red. 50c each. 3 SKINGUM Furpte. Large and has the fine flavor peculiar to the RS purple kinds. 50c per dozen; 3 per hundred. MARLBORO. — R . ‘ery large berry, of good color and flavor. 25¢ Sh - ope -s ogee ~ dozen; $1 per hundred. i Custer. Black Very prolific, good size, color ay flavor. Sole: \. 150 per dozen; $2 per hundred. 7 Medium coy, good favor. 15¢ per dozen; # $F eN \ per hundred. S ‘Black, _ Asplendid variety, very ney) 35c per dozen; ie EX $1 per hundred ae lace. - Very large, very fine quality]. 25c¢ per ame gia $1 per hundred.

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Queen... Golden A superb fruit for the table, doliehae

j 25 per dozen; $2 per hundred. :

SuazrFeR. Purple. The largest berry of all. splendid flavor. 7 NY per dozen; $2 per hundred. a a Tuompson’s Prouirc. Red. Very early, berry large and bright crim nson.

25c per dozen; $1 per hundred. ag

Blackberries.

Cultivate same as raspberries, but prune more severely. Prices of dozen and 100 include delivery to purchaser.

” Erie. Early; very large; ea good. 35c per ¢ dc Tae $2 per hundred. | ; EVERGREEN. Leaves green all the year; bearmieal) clim \ _ berries large and fine. Piants 20c each. MINNEWASEI. One of the largest, finest and best. Prolific Bn bearer. 50c per doz ; $3 per hundred. J ir OLE Brot A seedling; the tatoos berry in existence; 5 - exquisite flavor and no core. q ““ Stone’s a ARDY. Remarkably | hardy; berries fine size ant flavor. 50c per doz.; $2 per hundred. 4 Mag? Trem Handsome sHRus; bearing eitendial fruit pro | -fusely. 5c per doz.; $3 p-r hundred ae “N) Wutson, Jr. Fine quality and size; medium ae Be pel I

doz.:; $1.50 per hundred.

To the nursery trade and persons wanting plas in rise quantities we will make close prices. We grow millions of plants | and they are for sale. While making specialties of strawberry and:

raspberry plants, we are now able to furnish on demand- All varieties of grapes 1 and 2 years old 10c to $3 each. . All varieties of gooseberries 1 and 2 years old 10c to $1 ea All varieties of currants 1 and 2 years old 10c to $1 each. Asparagus roots 1 and 2 years old 25c per doz, to 610 per Rhubarb (pie plant) 10c each. % Fertilizer, made especially for berry plants, $2 per 100 pour In season we have for sale the most superb fruits and berries grown in this climate. They are selected, carefully packed i in fa 1Cy crates and baskets, and quality guaranteed all the war ‘through, Special prices to church suppers. — ca We also have a remedy for trees girdled by rabbits and jntegs “ also a cure for pear blight. bidoiastee us for aie areas? and r rem. edies 2 a

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