FRUIT TREE -SEEDLINGS—American Grown

APPLE SEEDLINGS: The supply is much below normal this season, and owing to the improved apple tree market, we look for a stronger demand with increase in prices.

The advance in apple trees is easily explained by the small plants of apple which have been made for several years past. The plant will be small this year even if every seedling grown is planted, because the crop is so short, Reports from all over the country indicate that they demand for apple trees is increasing. Farmers are prosperous and are replanting their old orchards. Orchardists are getting fine prices for their fruit and this stimulates planting. ;

Therefore considering everything the prospects for apple trees look very bright. Do not make the mistake of waiting until too late. Plant now before the top of the market is reached.

Large retail firms should consider this point care- fully; it will not be so easy for them to pick up short- ages as it has been, and in order to protect their own gales, it might be necessary to increase their plant.

On account of the lack of seed, apple seedlings promise to be scarce next year. We suggest that you line out some No. 3. or 4 seedlings to be budded the second summer.

NOTE: Prices subject to change without notice.

x Lots of ¢ 10,000 Per 1000 Per 1000

Apple Seedlings Extra heavy, 1-4 inch and up, straight..$7.50 $7.00 Extra heavy, 1-4 inch and up, branched... 8.00 7.50 No. 1, 3-16 inch and up, straight...... 6.50 6.00

No, 1, 3-16 inch and up, branched...... 7.00 6.50 No. 2, 2-16 to 3-16 inch, straight...... 3.00 2.50 No. 2, 2-16 to 3-16 inch, branched...... 3.00 2.50 No. 3, 2-16 inch, straight and branched... 1.50 1.25 INOS 45 ander s2=1'6) in Chytiricc. js yaretehecle eine 1.00 15 Peach Seedling's None Sl Grin chi an dig Dieu ieuele rebate iene $10.50 $10.00 NOi2s 2-1 Gutowond Gi ail Ch ws) tarctokeve aio et= Si. DiOhm yetemeene Pear Seedlings Japan, No. 1, 3-16 inch and up....... \ Prices Japan, No. 2, 2-16 to 3-16.inch...... Upon JAPAN cANO pe) ete tele cele sl atelokeleteMeteeishene | Application Kieffer, No. 1, 3-16 inch and up...... THOM ig Boho Kieffer, No. 2, 2-16 to 3-16 inch...... S200i0) ta sitet KG OLLET, INOS Oli sions ane lehelahel shel ecen ehohietisnels ie NU = a reialaic Plum Seedlings, Americana No. 1, 3-16 inch and up............ 7A NaC tA By clec Nomi 2-lomtoy onl Om Cheers cucuatelensei- AUTES Ovaituete chee NOsSiiece eusites erele es rrjeteherele rs TAN ea eitcite a WAU Moe wot

FRENCH GROWN

We expect to receive our shipments from France as usual, but all orders are sold subject to arrival, without engagement, and subject to war conditions.

Imported seedlings are very limjted and we advise

orders be placed early. Apple Seedlings

Branched roots, 5-7 mm.......... $ 9.00 $ 8.50 Branched roots, 3-5 mm.......... 6.50 6.00 Doucine (English Paradise) 5-10 mm 13.00 12.50

Paradise (French) 5-10 mm....... 14.00 13.50

Lots of 0,000 Per 1000 Per 1000

Cherry Seedlings j S irate) aire roth e coP ta rosome ee 12.00 11.50

Mahaleb, 5-9 mm Mahaleb, 4-6 mm...) RS enon 10.00 9.50 Mahaleby3=pm ttn nae eich tenets 8.00 7.50 Mahaleby (2a eT -wa eau amen ieieieron eis 6.50 6.00 Mazzand!,2 59min) sis se echerel spel enerenenots 14.00 BY Mazzardy na Gi mites creteys otrtea Si se ce. LAA) 11.50 Mazzardec3=pi etnias ee ease iene) erierene 10.50 10.00 Wikvaehtel PER TENS Go BA Soke aon ooo 8.00 7.50 Plum Seedlings Myrobolan, 6-10 mm............. 15.00 abt IN ZRO ME Be wes Oo sco oobboce 14.00 Lg sists Quince Stocks Hi Deormmalg ake eae eae cee yeaa ene Pri eA) 12.25 (RaaN) gaahosl Ay Gkeicie Sci Geesolo pb Ol Ondo Sod 11.50 11.25 eviwiesholen5 4 Oolgian oO SUA OD Oo aoDmoc 9.50 9.00 By epyevael WS ALS aInis Bis ocin 6 GoM Slo bid acini 7.50 7.00

(mm means Millimeter; 25 mm to the inch.) NOTHE—On orders of less than one thousand we must ask an advance of 33 1-3 per cent over the thou- sand rate. F :

ROOT GRAFTS ;

There are just two reasons why you should make a plant of apple this coming spring; the demand for apple trees is increasing and the supply is decreasing.

Unless you have experienced help, you will find it cheaper and ‘better to have us do your grafting. We have a large force of expert men, who devote their time during the winter months exclusively to this department.

-The grafting cellars are located close by our office and

ro part of our business receives more careful personal attention.

We are prepared to put up grafts of any style or length wanted, and make the price accordingly. We use the best of materials; orchard scions are used extensively and selected hardy seedlings grown by us from the best crab seed that we can procure.

While we are prepared to do machine wrapping, yet for our own planting we prefer the hand work which seems to give very satisfactory results. Each order is grafted by itself and packed separately until shipped. They are re-packed and inspected several times during the winter so they are in the best of condition at ship- ping time.

It is verv imvortant that orders be placed early. We can give them closer attention and supply a larger list of varieties than later in the season. Our grafting season begins about the first of January and continues throughout the winter. ; ,

As our grafts are put up in bunches of one hun- dred, do not order a less amount of any one variety. We will be glad to mail samples upon request. ct

: If ordered alone varieties marked with (*) in the list of varieties will cost one dollar per thousand higher than quoted in this list.

APPLE AND CRAB PIECE ROOT GRAFTS

’ Piece root grafts are made by using about six inches of scion and three and one-half inches of root. They are tongued together and securely wrapped at the union, making the entire graft about eight and one- half inches long, This is the style of graft most gener- ally used because it makes a well-rooted tree, and if properly planted many of the scions will throw out roots.

Per 100 Per 1000

MEN TETE PEALE STNG ORC ae os, om shana is and sie ene 30s $5.00 5,000 to 25,000..... eas BER ee ei 5.50 PTEUMEOI E00 Oct sc sanhers Sc a4 one ies Bee $1200 6.00

APPLE AND CRAB WHOLE ROOT GRAFTS

This style of graft is made by using about six inches of scion and the entire seedling making union at the collar and wrapping with waxed thread which holds it firmly until calloused. Many nurserymen prefer to plant this kind of graft, claiming that they get a larger growth owing to the well formed root system.

Rg SSS $ 9.00 ONE G.O00, oc. va ccsicascsces wi». S100 ”.10.00

PEAR GRAFTS

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All Grafts are Boxed Free

SURPLUS SCIONS

We do not have our scions all graded as yet, and we can not now give a list of surplus. Send us your shortage list and we will gladly quote all we can supply.

LINING OUT STOCK

We have a limited amount of ornamental stock for planting out in the nursery row. We suggest that you send in your list AT ONCE for prices.

NURSERYMEN’S SUPPLIES

We always carry on hand a full stock of supplies such as Grafting Thread (waxed and unwaxed), Twines, Knives, Labels, Burlap, Box Straps, Paper, Moss Shingles, tow, Spades, Stock Books, Delivery Cash Books, Collat- ing Books, Order Books, etc. They are listed and priced in our Fall 1917 Wholesale Trade List,

VARIETIES OF APPLE, CRAB AND PEAR GRAFTS

Benoni

Chen. Strawberry Cooper Ea. White Duch, of Oldenburg Early Ripe

Early Harvest

Alexander (Emperor) Aut. Strawberry Bailey Sweet Black Annette Charlamoff Cole Quince Estalline Fall Pippin Fameuse (Snow) Flora Belle Gideon

Akin Allen Choice Anisim Arkansas Beauty Arkansas Black Baldwin *Banana Ben Davis Boiken : *Black Ben Dayis *Champion *Chicago Clayton Coffelt pas Qranberry Pippin Day - *Delicious Dominee D. W. M. Blush *Dudley

(North Star) E. G. Russet Fallawater Gano Grimes Golden Hub. Nonesuch Huntsman Ingram Iowa Blush Isham Sweet

Alaska

Briar Sweet Dartt

Early Strawberry Florence

General Grant Gideon No. 4 Hyslop

Bartlett : Beurre da’ Anjou Clapp Favorite Comice

Duch. d’ Angouleme Early Harvest Flemish Beauty

APPLE

Summer

Early Strawberry Golden Sweet *Livland Raspberry Red Astrachan Red June

Sops of Wine

Autumn

Gravenstein Haas Hibernal Iowa Beauty Jefferis nm Kaump of Longfield Lowell Maiden Blush MeMahon White Okabena Peerless

Winter

Janet (Ralls) Jonathan King David King of T. Co, Lansingburg L. R. Romanite

(Gilpin) Lawver

(Del. Red Winter) Limbertwig *Magnate Malinda M. B. Twig Mann MelIntosh Red Milam

(R. W. Pearmain) Milwaukee Minkler Missouri Pippin Northern Spy N. W. Greening *Opalescent *Paragon Patten Greening Perry Russet Pewaukee Plum Cider Price Sweet R, I. Greening

CRAB

Lyman Prolifie Martha

Milton Minnesota Quaker Beauty Q. C. Cluster Red Siberian Shields

PEAR

Garber Howell Kieffer Koonce Le Conte Lawrence

Summer Pippin Summer Queen Sweet Bough Sweet June Tetofsky

Yel. Transparent

Peter

Pound Sweet (Lyman Pumpkin Sweet)

Rambo

Ramsdell Sweet

Red Bietigheimer

Smokehouse

University

Utter Red

Wealthy

Yellow Horse

Roman Stem Rome Beauty Roxbury Russet Salome Scott Winter Seek-No-Further (Westfield) *Senator Smith Cider Spitzenburg (Esopus) Stark *Stayman Winesap Sutton Beauty Tolman Sweet Twenty Ounce Wagener W albridge White Pippin W. W. Pearmatn Willow Twig Windsor Chief Winesap Wisconsin Russet W.S. Paradise Wolf River Yellow Bellflower Yel. Newt. Pippin (Albemarle Pip.) York Imperial

Soulard Sylvan Sweet Transcenden Virginia White Arctic Whitney

‘Yellow Siberian

L. B. da’ Jersey Seckel

Sheldon Vermont Beauty Wilder

Winter Nelis

If ordered alone the varieties marked with a star (*) will cost One Dollar additional Per Thousand,

If you want special varieties that are not listed above, write us. If we do not have them, we may be able to secure them for you.