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HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BEST HOOD RIVER GROWN TREES.

pasure in handing you this, our
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GENERAL INFORMATION.

The gratifying growth of our business year by year has necessita-
ted a considerable increase of acreage and stock to meet the demands
of our trade. ;

The Nursery Grounds and Packing Houses are three miles south of
Hood River, on the Mount Hood Stage Road. The soil is adapted to
the growing of all kinds of nursery stock, being partly sand and partly
clay loam, thoroughly underdrained.,

Our climate is one of the best for the Nursery business, and trees
grown here give the best of satisfaction, both in this vicinity and to
the east, because of the abundant root growth, and also the hardy,
well ripened wood essential to a sound and healthy tree.

We find it pays to be generous, and not only w.il you often find
extra count, but large numbers of choice new varieties of fruit trees,
roses, ete., are grown for the purposes of giving away to customers,

Our climate is peculiarly adapted to the growing of apples, as they
bear young, color better and keep longer than in most other localities,

Our stock or trees comprises the most popular sorts, as well as
some newer valuable kinds the names of which appear in bold type.

The scions from which these trees have been grown have, as a rule,
been taken from the best fruiting trees in this vicinity. _

Trees are carefully dug with all the root, and for shipping, are well
packed in moss, straw and burlap. and safe arrival guaranteed.

We shall be pleased to have your order, whether it be .or a single

tree or several thousand.
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APPLES.

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Varieties are named in their order of ripening.
YELLOW TRANSPARENT—Early, good flavor, tender flesh, new.
RED JUNE—Very pretty and popular.
EARLY HARVEST—Does surprisingly well here.
RED As1iRACHAN—Subject to cracking.
GRAVENSTEIN—Quality best, and good grower.
ALEXANDER—Large, tender and handsomely striped.
BAILEY SWEET—Grand for baking, and good of stock.

J KING—Good size and flavor, but grainy.

: "TRANSCHNDENT CRAB—Superseded, but popular.
SIBERIAN CRAB—The earliest and best for jelly.
WHITNEY CRAB—An extra une fruit.

JOHNATHAN Handsome for hotel use, and: for eats =
FAMEUS € } hard to beat.

JEALTH Y—Large and beautiful.
E. SPITZENBERG—Trees produce large fruit each year.
YELLOW BELFLOW ER—Poor grower, but great bearer.
BLUE PEARMAIN—Large, but coarse grained.
SW ARR—Good seller, but poor grower.
BALDWIN—The name alone sells it.
BEN. DAVIS—Poor quality, but profitable.

- LADY—Pretty as a pi
GANO—An impi
MISSOURI PTPES S young and annually.

_ PARADISE SW EET—Has juice like honey.

TALLMAN a ae rich winter sweet.
_WINESAE t bothered by worms, but needs good care.

-e; sells well.

Javis.

YORK IM mss very salable, attractive apple.

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RED CHEEK—Rather tough, but profitable.

MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG ) Similgz*both valuable; bear young
ARKANSNS BLACK @ j and annually. e.

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YELLOW NEWTOWN—Liable to overbear. Hood River's most note

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LAW VER—Growing in favor every year. , e-

NORTHERN SPY—Seldom if ever comes into profitable bearing. ©
WAGNER—Peculiarly fine flavor and appearance. ; Rae.
Special attention is called to these varieties in bold face type. You — ;

cannot miss it by planting any of the following. They have all been
well tested, and are of superior qualities. , > et
15 cents each, $10.00 per 100; price per 1000 on application. 7

Dr. Walker—A Kentucky seedling of the popular Janeton, but larger; Ls

bright red in color, and of superior quality. A very late keeper. .
This most promising new apple certainly marks a long step in ad- is
vance toward the long sought “pertect apple.” .

Minkler—One of the best market and family apples. Medium to large,

dark red, handsome; good quality. Very hardy, a remarkable a
though not early bearer, but lives long, is a steady grower, and : oa
makes a large spreading orchard tree, a

Nero—A very beautiful winter apple. Tree a good grower and pro-
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fuse bearer. Vrized for its good size, fine appearance, and remark-
able keeping qualities.

Babbitt—Large size, quality best. Season October to May. Tree test

ed for 45 years. Never injured by winter. Wood hard and very
tough, shaped just right to hang heavy crops on. Heavy beaver.
This is a good record and the fruit indicates that it is all that is

claimed for it.
Arkansas Beauty—NSize large, color beautiful light crimson in the

shade, darker in the sun, with indistinct splashes and stripes over a
surface of crimson. Flesh fine grained, white, tinged with red.
Mlayor rich sub-acid. Quality very good to best. A commanding
market apple. November to Mareh.

Shackelford—Tree hardy, free grower, and

er. Fruit large, well colored. Flay
Keeps till May. Shackelford stands to-«
a perfect market apple that has been equally w
fruited for years, and has won its Way by sheer

Stark—Tree one of the very strongest growers, har

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cid, aromatic.
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a most reg-
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ular annual bearer. A valuable market apple.
ae 1aded with red. Juicy, mild sub-acid. January

Akin—A fine appearing fruit, red, m@@ium size, crisp, r, delicate

avor, of refined quality, Exhi before the Illinois Horticultu-
-) «ral Society, 1890. Three=@ntries Were made: As best seedling
~ apple, best new apple, and apple bes@in quality. It was ‘awarded >
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all three first premiums over all competitors, both old and new va-
rieties.

Double Faced—This apple is indeed a novelty, having been produced

after years of experimenting by budding together half a bud
from a sweet, with half a bud from a sour apple tree. The result is
an apple with one side sweet and one side sour, with a aistinct line
of demarkation.

Florence Crab—By far the most valuable and beautiful crab. Hardi-

est tree of all. Bears young, and heavily. Same size as Transcen-
dent, but are superior in productiveness and beauty. In full fruit it
looks like a huge bouquet. Very ornamental for yard or garden.
Quality for sauce delicious.

Springdale—Finest of all long keepers, and will sell, where known,

above all others. Fine grower, wood very hard. Has proven the
heaviest bearer of perfect apples. Fine deep red color, and excellent
quality. Freezing does not hurt them. It will surely have a great
success. |

Yakima—A seedling of the Baldwin, originated by H. C. Cook, White

Salmon, Washington. The National Pomologist describes it as fol-
lows: “A very handsome apple, with form and color resembling
Tompkins King, and with texture and flavor of the Baldwin. Size
large: skin, thin; . flavor, sub-acid; quality, good: season, win-
ter.” ‘

Flory or Winter Banana—Claimed to be the finest, most profit-

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able, most productive hardy appie yet discovered. This wonderful and
very large apple is nearly as hardy as the native Crab. It is unsur-
passed for beauty, a golden yellow, with a slight blush or tint of red
on sun side. It is of excellent sub-acid fiavor, much resembling a
banana, a delicious eating and splendid cooking apple. and a good
keeper, remaining in good condition until April. Tree a vigorous, up-
right grower: bears annually and bountifully. ;

PRUNES AND PLUMS. |
Each. Per 100. Per 1000.

WeVed Fy eee, TCO wee eh a ee. Es Osi cents. :.-..59.00. $40.00
AOR Vearss> -(Geeeeen.. 222 oo. . BS 8 Sa 7 Gents... 2 2. 1200. 62525. 008

PEACH PLUM—Very large; deep red; freestone, early.

COE’S GOLDEN DROP—lLarge, yellow. sweet and good.

PRADSHAW—Large, purple. Flavor pleasant anu brisk.

ITALIAN—The well-known standard for evaporating.

I'hRENCH—The sweetest prune grown. Bears immense i.

SILVER —Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit large

Goldentibgicin Oregon. Good flavor, heavy dryer. strong grower,
_ abundant bearer. free stone. Swe

Pacific—‘‘The coming prune of commerce.” A _ staunch shipper.

Ripens early in August. Fruit .ree stone, very large. handseme,
dark purple. Flavor the finest, rich, sugary anu luscious. — » ios ©

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PEACHES.
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ALEXANDER—Large size, pink and white, very juicy and sweet,
The earliest real good peach.

HALE’S EARLY—White, marbled with red; rich.

CHARLOTTE—Flesh yellow, melting and juicy, with a rich and ex-
cellent flavor.

EARLY CRA wWPFOiuu)—A Very popuiur sort, large and good.

LATE CRAWFORD—NSimilar to above, but larger and later.

SALWA\—A grand, late, showy market peach; good quality; bright
color, firm and large.

MUIR—Large, late, yellow, firm and sweet: very profitable for drying.

Elberta—An early shipping peach of large size. A bright yellow free-

stone, with rea cheek, juicy, high flavor. Very hardy and most pro-
lific. Outsells all others, 25 cents.

Crosby-—The Frost Proof Peach.—It bears when all others fail. A fine

large yellow fruit, with a very small pit. Quality best. Bears

young. Keeps two weeks after shipment. 25 cents.
PEARS.
Bach. WH) 1000
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MADALINEL—.uiedium size, early, sweet and good.
SECKEL, (Sugar)—Small russe., highest flavor.

CLAPI?S FAVORIT&#—Large. bright vellow, juicy.
BARTLETT—The standard of excellence.

FALL BUTTER—Fine grained, rich and good.

B. ANJOU—Large, as good as the Bartlett. Russet.
VICAR—Long, yellow, best for baking. Good keeper.
WINTER NELLIS—Fine grained, one of the best for winter.
B. EASTER—Large yellow, good keeper, and fine flavor.

Winter Bartlett—Originated at Eugene, Oregon. Fruit large, closely

resembling the Bartlett in shape and appearance, perfectly smooth:
flesh tender, juicy and melting. Later than Winter Nellis. 15 cents.

Koontz—Early. handsome, good: eats well, sells well, b yrell, and
does not rot at the core. 15 cents.

Krull— Keeps like an apple. Flesh firm until fully ripe, when it be-

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comes juicy, rich and sweet. Prof. Van Deman says it is the best
winter pear vet. | 15 cents. —
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3 CHERRIES.
NOTE.—The Cherry may be grown for market with great profit.
It is coubtful if there are any of the tree fruits from which one can ex-
pect as sure and quick returns as from the Cherry. The trees thrive
on any well drained soil. Market is unlimited for shipping varieties.
The more there are grown the better the returns. Cherries are being
extensively set also for windbrakes and answer the triple purpose of

being useful, ornamental and profitable. ;

Each. 140 100
1 year, 4 to 6 feet, ......... @-: --. <= 10 cents. -... $10.00... .. .$90.00
GMB Gee hee Pee Ee ee es ee GGERIS- 63... 3.00...... 40.00

MAY DUK &—Dark red, rich and juicy, always popular.
E. RICHMOND—Bright red, tart, hardy and productive.
ROYAL ANN—Handsome, large, firm; good canner.

CENTLNNIAL—A fine market cherry; mottled red cheek, small stone,
rich and sweet.

B. REPUBLiCAN—Very large, late and popular.

BING—The west shipper, large and later that B. Republican.

LATE DUKE—They last until August. Tart and good. |

Vaughn’s Early—'lhe earliest cherry Known. Bright red, fair size,
sweet, and fine flavor. 20¢.

Lambert—A new late cherry of rare value, originated near Portland.

A seedling destineu to take the leaa among cherries. The tree is a
strong grower, very hardy, symmetrical in growth. Fruit very large
one-fourth larger than the Royal Ann. Superior in quality, with
smaller pit. Flesh meaty and solid, a valuable shipper and can-
ner. 20c.

Hoskins—Another Oregon cherry, large size, dark brown color, very

rich and juicy. Good for market and long shipment. Tree vigorous

and ~ealthy. 20e.
APRICOTS. |
MOORPARK—Large, orange color, free stone, and highest flavor. One
of the very best varieties. 15e.
J. L. BUDD—Large white, with red cheek, sweet and juicy. Kernel
as good as an almond. 15e.
NECTARINES.
BOSTON—Very large and handsome. Flesh yellow, sweet and very
pleasant, sub-acid flavor. 15 cents.
NEW WHILE—Large, creamy white, free stone, small pit, rich flavor:
superior for drying. 15 cents.
QUINCES.

ORANGE—Large, golden yellow; cooks tender; an old favorite. 15c.

CHAMPION—Very large and productive. Has a most delicate and de-
licious flavor, ~ 15ce.

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NUT TREES. cas

LANGUEDOCK ALMOND-—The largest, finest and best almond grown, ©
Very hardy and prolific. 15e,
PECAN—A good, sweet nut, similar to hickory. Tree symmetrical,
with glossy foliage. : 15¢.
ENGLISH WALNU1.1—A very fine and saleable nut. It also makes a
large and fine shade tree. 25e,
AMERICAN CH#XSTNUT—Thin shell, sweet and good. Highly es-
teemed boiled, roasted or raw. DVe,

GRAPES. @

NOTE.—vur stoek of grape vines is the finest in this part of the
state, and of the best vanieues. Giapes do well here and to the east.
A more useful, healthful, easier grown fruit it would be hard to find,

Each. 10Q 1000.
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ALEXANWER—Bunches very large, berries unequalled in size, flesh
firm, sweet and rich. Amber colored, i=
FLAM# TOKas—Large red berries, of excellent quality. Large
bunches. Good for raisins.

ROYAL Mu.»CADINE—Large compact bunches. Flesh juicy, sweet
and excellent. White. August.

EMPEROR —Large, red, late, good shipper and long keeper.

VIRDLE—White, fair size, sweet, very popular with those who have
grown them.

CuxnCORD—TLhe best known and most popular grape in toe country;
does well everywhere. Large, black, early and sweet.

MISsi1ON—Similar to Concord. Good flavor.

SWEET WATER—One of the best early grapes. Berries medium, am-
ber in the sun,

RASPBERRIES.
Dozen. 100 1000
Ce RD PS Ae 15 cents: .... ..:- SLieeew aes $8.00

AN WriRP—Very large, red. The best raspberry known. Hardy and
prolific. )

CUTHBERT—Red, firm, good quality. Keeps its shape we: for ship-
ping.

BLACK CAP —Very popular, immensely productive and _ profitable.
Used extensively for lellies, jams and canning.

Golden Queen—Finest flavor, strong grower, productive and hardy;

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very fragrant and beautiful; attractive color. 25 cents dozen.

BLACKBERRIES. __
Prices:—Dozen, 15 cents; 100, $1.50; 1000, $10.00.

KITTATINNY—Large, sweet; very hardy and productive; glossy
black. Stands shipping well; bears for five or six weeks.

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Oregon Everbearing—On damp ground will ripen fruit from August

to November. Bears abundantly from the old wood each year like
a grape vine, and can be trained over stumps and stones the same
way. One vine will sometimes produce a bushel of fruit in one
season. 5. cents each, 50 cents dozen.

Lucretia Dewberry—Berries very large, jet black, melting flesh, and

delicious qualitv. No hard core and few seeds. Does not sucker,
therefore can be planted in the garden or near buildings.
5 cents each, 50 cents dozen.

Logan Berry—A hybrid between the wild blackberry and red rasp-

berry. with ores aualities of both. Excellent for dessert with sugar
/ ane cream.’ Vines become loaded past comprehension. and continue
in bearing for six weeks. 50 cents each.

Strawberry Raspberry—A decided novelty, resembling both parents,

and combining good qualities of both. = 10 cents.
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CHA MPIAN—J jioht green, large size. very prolific, and will not mil-
dew. The most popular gooseberry in the state.

ENGLISH—kxtra large size. White. sweet and excellent quality.

CURRANTS.
Fach. Jozen. 100
Dee eK, oe. . . ee CUES Te. 0: CONES. . $2.00
BASS I Cae AR gl En Ue ae, Rn = FENG. <5 20: CONS. Sr 5 28 1.00
BLACK oe eas ae ge black berries, of peculiar -flavor and fra-

Srancens.

-@HERRY—Verv large, red. bunches short.

FAY PROLIFIC—Iarge. bright red. good flavor, and Breil bearers.
Ouality first-class. Not as acid as others.

WHITE GRAPE—aree and sweet, skin transparent and bunches
long. hest for the table.

REN DUTCH—A well known red ante. very Productive, and ‘usually :

free. from worms.
STR AWBERRIES.

Prices:—Per dozen, 15 cents: per 100, $1.00; per 1000, $3.00.

ORFGON EVFRREARING—Pleasant flavor and very prolific. Bears
from June to December.

HOOD RIVER (or Clark’s Early)—More widely known than any ee
in the northwest. The very best for an early market berry or for
can ing, as it hdids its shape and bright color, Vigorous grower.

& ver’ productive: Berries uniformly. large and ship periecl:

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Magoon—Yields enormously, roots deeply, hence wittands lrouth

well. Berries are fine, highly colored and very attractive, —

continue in full bearing five years. - ig"
ver dozen, 25 cents; per 100, $2.00; per 1000, $8.00 “a8
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ROOTS AND PLANTS.

RHUBARB—The earliest material for pies. and sanuce; ‘eaeheal and 4
appetizing. Easily grown. Price per dozen, 75 cents. ea

ASPARAGUS—Earliest and finest spring vegetable. A bed once set Is. %
a permanent source of profit. Dozen, 15 cents; per 100, 75 cents, 43

HORSERADISH—Used extensively for sauce for meats. 2 e
Dozen, 15 cents; 100 for 7% cents. _

SAGE, Rea’s Mammoth—Highly prized for flavoring meats and for aa
medical properties. Dozen 15 cents; 100 for 75 cents,

ORNAMENTAL.

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Russian Mulberry. 5 to 7 feet. fruitful and ornamental, .........§8 .50

Mountain Ash, 5 to 7 feet, bears large bunches of beautiful red
DOTTICR, 7. cs. 6 bs oh ric onde e 0 we kins pw es Weer oe. wy
Oregon Maple. 5 to 7 feet. best tree for shade, ........ 00.002 eee os RAN
*Alanthus, 5 to 7 feet. fern leaves 2 feet long, verv pretty. ...... 85
*Aottonwood. 5 to 7 feet. rapid grower. even on drv ground, .... .25

Weening Willow. 5 to 7 feet. graceful and beautiful. ......... ion. Gan
‘Honev Locust. 5 to 7 feet. fine foliage. red brown nods, .......... 20
*Lombardy Poplar. 5 to 7 feet. tall spire shaned trees, extensively

used tor wind breaks. (low wholesa.e rates) ..........000e00- Ri
Silver Maple. 5 to 7 feet. white and green leaves, ..........+e008- iba)
Marianna Plum. good for fruit and beartyv, .......... cee ee we eee By
Golden Basket Willow. brignt vellow, rnbhreakable, ......... ite. een ;
Red Fir and White Cedar, beantifu) native evergreens, ......... oe
Chinese BaJoon Rush, three cornered puffed seed pods, .......... ee
Roses, 30 of the best varieties, .... i... sons odes See eee we 3
Lilacs. 2 varieties. white and lavendem .....3....cceeeeeees ech hee 25
Snowball, well Known. ornamental. Be. .s+..~e bance |p eee amen ane 2h
Hawthorn Holly. red berries for Xmas greens, ........... sheen +.) see ere
Plowerine Almond, double nink, . .. Hie: .vsa0+«+ssueneape eee nnee se 2h
Froneysuckle. Orange or red. . ... . .: Sigs =. waleb ae ee ee eee RS
Flowering Ouince. Evergreen leaves. red flowers, .............. 25
Flowering Cnrrent, early brilliant red oli sols. i. sce. cee eee ns aa
Svringia. white, fragrant flowers, .Biae....iss.<se0mne ts. een va. Gates
Snirea. three varieties, red. nink and’ white, ...............-+..-.- 10
Mahonia, (Oregon Grane), Glossv evergreen leaves, ..........-++-- 19
*Privet. verv ponular for hedves. evergreen, .............- IVETE Ba ca
*Bulhs—Tulins. Hvacirths, Gladiolias, Tris, ‘Dahlias, Mt. Hood. — Seo

‘Lilve or Mexican: Sily, ....... fies e aes et, a 10 cents to .15 ae %
*Seedling and Mixed Cherry. for wituibreakes, ie ee ete 5 eee

_ *Osage Orange, prickley btsehpregs hedge Dp ants, negetestensuegg Od. eG