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Griffing Bros. Co.,
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Baker County.

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TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AND PATRONS :

N PRESENTING this Supplement to our 1898 Gatalogue ‘‘What to Plant and How to Plant It’’ we desire to thank
® our friends and patrons for their many expressions ®f confidence, both in us and in the trees and plants w2
furnish, as expressed by the ever increasing patronage of old customers, together with the many orders from

new ones that we now have booked for the shipping season of 1898-99.

It is with pride, and yet with regret, that we are compelled to state that owing to the large number of orders
received previous to this date. our stock of trees unsold is too limited to warrant the publication of a large and exten-
sive catalogue, preferring to give our patrons the benefit of what we can save ‘in this line rather than to satisfy large
printers bills. We still have on hand a good many of our 1898 catalogues which are strictly up to date and is pro-
nounced by our patrons as being the handsomest, most complete and instructive Nursery Catalogue received. These
can be furnished to all applicants. ;

We are proud of the growing popularity of our trees and the success: we have met with in furnishing the tree
planting public a strictly first-class tree at a reasonable price, but regret et we have not a sufficiently large stock to
meet the demand of our ever increasing trade. Ss

We do not wish you to understand from this that we will not be able to fill your orders for your wants in our
line this season, as we still have unsold a large number of all the most popular and leading varieties of fruit trees and
plants adapted to the Southern states. However, all who desire trees and plants in our line we would ask to place their
orders early, for before the season is far advanced, our oe of many of the most desirable varieties will be
exhausted.

Our prices will remain the same as for the past two seasons, except for Citrus trees and Roses which you will
find in our Supplement, we not desiring to take advantage of our limited stock and the growing demand for our trees
to raise our prices. Our aim is, ‘‘as it always has been,’’ to furnish the best trees for the least money,

Again thanking our patrons for their most kind and liberal patronage Bee soliciting a continuance of same, we
beg to remain Yours truly,

THE GRIFFING BROS. CO., Macclenny, Florida.

3aF- Our Catalogue for 1900 will be out early next season, and we expect to spare no pains
to make it a credit to the opening of a new century.

What we Grow...

AND
... cow we Grow It.

For several years past we have had the
largest stock of Fruit Trees, etc., that have
ever been grown by any firm in the lower
South, and each year has increased our stock
nearly double to what it was the previous
season, but notwithstanding this great in-
crease in our production of trees we have
not been able to keep pace with our rapidly
increasing trade.

Planting Cuttings.

Grafting Roses in Midwinter.

We are now making preparations to grow
an enormous stock of trees the coming sea-
son and hope to be able to supply the demand,
having purchased over 400 bushels of peach
seed for propagating purposes and are mak-
ing like preparatioas in other lines.

All our trees and plants are grown, dug
and packed under the personal supervision
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1898 CATALOGUE

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up to date. The Illustretions are original, in-
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of a member of our Company and the greatest care is given to
every detail of the work. The planting is done in a thorough
and systematic manner during the early part of the winter, par-
ticular attention being given to the selection of land suitable for the
various kinds of trees. Grafting is done during mid-winter while
the trees and stocks are in a perfectly dormant condition and the
operation is performed by thoroughly experienced men so as to
insure a perfect union. The cultivation, budding and trimming
of the trees occupy our time from early spring until the trees
are fully grown and ready for digging. The digging and pack-
ing is given personal attention and all trees and plants are care-

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Summer Cultiva tion.

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...EXPERIMENTAL...

We have not been content to conduct our experimental work only at
Macclenny, but have at a great expense, established experimental
yards at over twenty places throughout the State, distributed from the
northern portion to the Southern extremity.

We test our trees and planis and save our customers thousands of
See illustration in experimental yard at Miami. Fla., page 8.

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A Block of Trees Ready-for Digging.

fully shaded and kept well moistened until put in neat boxes or
bales ready for shipment. This season we have made many
improvements in our packing facilities, having nearly doubled
the amount of packing house room.

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Summary of our Stock now Unsold.

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Order Early and secure
just what you desire in both
varieties and size of trees.

Our supply of many popular
sorts will be exhausted before

: the season closes.

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Mulberries. A large stock of extra fine
trees. Trees very large this season.

Quinces. Supply almost entirely exhausted.
Pomegranates. Large stock on hand.
Loquats. A large supply now unsold.

Nut Bearing Trees. Supply limited on all
varieties except in small sizes.

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Peaches. Stock of trees somewhat limited
on account of severe drouth in spring.
Demand very heavy, we now having or-
ders booked for over 100,000 trees. Good
stock for retail trade at present but the
supply of many of the best varieties will
probably be exhausted before the shipping
season closes.

Plums. A large and fine stock. Supply of

some of the best varieties limited, owing
to early orders.

Persimmons. Stock very fine and com-
plete, trees extra large and well rooted.

Pears. Supply of trees unsold somewhat
limited on some of the leading varieties.
If you want Pears order early.

Apples. A large stock of fine trees one and
two year old sizes.

Figs. A large stock of choice trees.

Grapes. A good supply of trellace varieties.
Supply of Muscadines or Arbor Grapes
somewhat limited.

Citrus Fruits. See pages 11 and 12 of
Supplement.

Ornamentals. Stock is quite complete and
have a good supply.

Roses. See pages 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Supple-
ment.

Our Trees and Plants Under Test.

The thousands of trees shipped by us into all parts of the South during the past ten years is the best advertisement
to our business we have, and many of our new patrons have been influenced to purchase their trees and plants of us from
seeing the success their neighbors are having from planting our trees. If you want trees, and those that will give you
satisfaction, note the accompanying illustrations from photographs taken in orchards and grounds in which our trees and
plants were used. also the following extracts from letters from some of the largest fruit growers and most prominent

horticulturists in the South.
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The growth of my trees have been marvelous. A more thrifty
farm cannot be found in the ccast country of Texas. The Mas-
cotte peach planted seven months ago are immense in proportion
poth as to height and circumference.

Arcadia, Tex. E. C. Haygood.

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A Five Year Old Peach Tree in T. K. Godley’s Orchard.
Waldo, Fla. (Trees purchased from us).

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The trees secured from you the past three years,
Pear, Peach, Plum, etc., are now bearing and have
given excellent satisfaction, the growth has been
marvelous, and I have yet to hear of the loss of a
single tree. Joseph Aikin,

Hitchcock, Tex.

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If you are wise you will profit by others experience.
Thousands of people have planted Griffing’s trees and
made money on them. You can do as well or better.
Follow our instructions and you will succeed. We bear
the cost of experimenting, our customers reap the benefits.

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A Two Year Old Orchard at Cunsmore, Fla., owned by Wm. Macklin. ;

(Trees purchased from us.) ‘

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! have had twenty-eight years experience
in peach growing in Tennessee, Georgia and
Florida, and I consider this section of Florida
the most profitable place to grow Peaches in
the United States. I planted 1COeach Waldo
and Angel peach trees in 1894; in 18951 sold
encugh peaches to pay for the trees and all
expenses of cultivation to that date. In June
1896 I sold $450 worth of peaches from 180
trees, twenty having been killed by fire,
making $2.50 per tree for the second year.

Trees 18 months from planting in Hamilton Scott’s Orchard, Chipley, Fla.
Lakeland, Fla. F. P. Henderson. Koprees purchased from us).

| was wise enough to see that the deficit in my
income caused by the freeze must be replaced in some
way, and as] had found my few peach trees very
remunerative I at once increased my acreage. The
first cost of an orchard is comparatively small, peach
trees are easily grown and cared for and give quick
returns. Most of my peach trees are young, but |
look forward to greater net returns per acre from my
peaches than I ever had from oranges. The trees
purchased from you have made the finest and most
rapid growth of any that have been planted on my
place, and I take pleasure in calling my friends atten-
tion to the fact that yours are the best and cheapest
trees in the market.

Jaffery, Fla. G. F. Healy.

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The 3000 trees purchased of you have all been
planted in my orchard at this place, and have proven
most satisfactory in the production of fruit and vigor
of trees. Wm. Macklin.

Dinsmore, Fla.

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..THIS IS NOT OUR CATALOGUE...

It is only asupplement to our 1898 Edition. Copies of
1898 Catalogue will be mailed free upon application.

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18 Months Old Elberta Peach Tree, at Chipley, Fla.
(Tree purchased from us.)

Hyakume Persimmon in our grounds, 2 years from planting.

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..ROSES..

Many of the large rose growers of the
South claim that some of the most desirable
Roses are of no v lue unless budded or
worked on a strong growing stock, such
as Manetti and Madam Plantier, and that
all varieties are better when grown upon
these stocks. The great objection to this
class of stock has always been that strong
sprouts almost invariably came from below
the buds, and unless the plants were watched
continually, the sprouts would over-run the

bud. We have succeeded in finding a

method by which the rose can be success-
fully grafted, below the ground. In our
method of grafting, the union of the scion
and stock is so far below the ground that
there is no danger of the stocks ever sprout-
ing.

We offer this season a very complete line
of Roses in both the one and two year sizes,
and in comparing prices remember that the
only stock we offer is the grafts which are
far superior to the buds or to those grown
on their own roots.

PRICES OF ROSES:
Ont year: old tiéld prow plants. °..... 40. pa Bachi25e.....- Pér:10;..$2:00 <2: Per 100, $15.00
Two. year old tieldyerowm plants. 2.4: censor ees ee ee NS 2 OG a ee ge See os OUI eae ee OW,
A discount of 10 per cent. will be allowed from the above prices where the selection of the varieties is left to us.
Varieties in Stock.

We have a good stock of all the following varieties of Roses of which good descriptiors will be found in our 1898
Descriptive Catalogue.

Able Carriere, Archduke Charles, Baron Prevost, Glory of Mosses,
Aline Sisley, Bon Seline, Bengal Nabonnand, Giant of Battles,
Anna de Diesbach, Banksia, Blanche Moreau. Gen. Jacqueminot,
iis Clothilde Suppert, John Hopper,
Clement Massier, Jules Margottin.
Captain Christy, Jeanne Drivon,
Caroline Testout, La rasiee:
Charles Lefebvre, La Riene.
Cheshunt Hybrid, La Marque,
Christine de Noue, Louis Philippe,
Cecil Brunner, Lou's Richard.
Crimson Rambler, Mad. Alfred Carriere.
Climbing Devoniensis, Mad. Charles Wood,
Duchesse de Brabant, Mad. Francisca Kruger,
Dr. Sewell, Mad. Gabriel Lu‘zet.
Deuil de Col. Denfort, Mad. Plantier.
Etoile de Lyon, Madam Camille,
Estelle Pradel, Mad. George Bruant,
Francois Levet, McCartney,
Bidwells Early Peach Trees 18 months from Planting Glorie des Polyantha, Mrs. de Graw,

in our Experimental Yard at Miami, Fla.

Marie Von Houte, Mignonette, Salet Moss, Vicks Caprice,

Marie Lambert, Magna Charta, Snow Flake, White La France,
Madam Lombard, Pearl des Jardins, Solfaterre, Washington,
Mrs. John Laing, Papa Gontier, Theresa Stravius, Zelia Pradel.
Mad. Jean Sisley, Pride of Regate,

Mad. Joseph Schwartz, Prairie Queen,

Mad. Schwaller, Peonia,

Max Singer, Reve d’Or, Climbing,

Mad. Welche, Reine Olga de Wurtemburg

Marechal Niel, Seven Sisters,

Marshal P. Wilder, Safrano,

In addition to the foregoing list we have added the following new
and popular varieties to our already very complete list:

Chromatella. (Cloth of Gold) (Cl. T.) Clear bright yellow;
good form and substance; large, very full and double; very sweet;
a constant and profuse bloomer; much prized in the South as a
pillar or veranda Rose.

Glorie de Dijon. (Cl. T.) A combination of rose, salmon and
yellow; a very large double Rose, very full and globular; univers-
ally popular; a vigorous grower and admirably adapted for southern
planting.

James Sprunt. (Cl. Beng.) Deep cherry-red flowers, very
full, double and sweet. The most satisfactory of the dark red ever-
blooming varieties in this section. The cut flowers keep for a re-
markably long time in perfect condition. Itisa moderate climber,
makes a good pillar Rose, and while not as profuse as some, the
exceptionally brilliant and beautiful flowers are to be found at all

seasons.
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View in Grounds of Hotel Royal Foinciana, West Palm
Beach, Fla.. showing Roses and plants furnished by us,

Results from planting Griffing’s trees.
if Griffine’s trees are planted and their instructions followed.
Mrs. de Graw. (T.) Glossy pink. very fragrant and
a continuous bloomer; perfectly hardy anda very desirable
rose for southern planting. Resembles Appoline but more
prolific.

Mme. Louis Henry. (M.) A pale-yellow Rose, very
fragrant; a free bloomer, and a very desirable variety.
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Large numbers of our choice grafted Roses are annually
planted in the grounds of the large hotels throughout the state.
Experience has taught the gardeners that they produce larger

and finer flowers than roses on their own roots. Remember
al’ our Roses are grafted. See illustrationson pages 9 and 11.

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Reine Marie Henriette.
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Rose.

(Cl. T.) Cherry-red, a pure
large, double, somewhat fragrant. A beautiful

Maurice Rouvier. (T.) An extremely large and
double Rose; very tender, light pink shading to red; free
bloomer.

Vicomtesse de Wautier. (T.) Beautiful Rose, col-
ored petals on the under side and shading to golden yellow
on the inside.

White Duchesse. (T.) Creamy white, resembling the
Duchesse de Brabant except in color. The buds and open-
ing flowers are very beautiful and keep for a long time
after cutting: it is strong and vigorous, and blooms pro-
fusely the year round. One of the best for this region of
the South.

Waltham Queen. (H. R.) Cherry-red, flowers very
large, well shaped and fragrant; bush a moderately good
grower anda very desirable variety for planting in this State.

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_...ORANGES AND OTHER CITRUS FRUITS...

View in Grounds of Hotel Royal Palm, Miami, Fla.,
showing Roses and Plants furnished by us.

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Since the great freeze of 1895 there
hasw Deena anadicalmcnancve in tne
method of growing and trimming
orange groves. The long bodies for
orange trees are a thing of the past,
and in traveling through the orange
growing sections you universally see
the trees headed low and the branches
sweeping the ground.

This radical change in the manner
of training orange trees has created a
demand for a nursery tree headed
near the ground, and we now have
a very complete assortment of these
desirable trees. See illustrations
on page 12 of this supplement.
The trees grown in this manner are
very heavy and stocky, and if the
same trees had been stake trained
they would have made good 4to5
foot trees. We also have a complete
assortment of the standard stake
trained trees as shown in the illustra-
tion on the inside of the back cover.

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ake PRICES OF CITRUS TREES. 3

Oranges, Lemons and Grape Fruit, all Standard
Varieties.

Trees on three, four and five year old stocks. All leading
varieties on either Sweet, Sour or Citrus Trifoliata stocks.

Each Per 10 Per 100
1% to 2 ft. Headed low like No. 1 illus-

italioni. 2a 2 eee eee 35 $3.00 $25.00
2 to 3 ft. Headed low like No. 2 illustra-
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1% to 2 ft. Straight trees, no branches .30 250 20.00
2 to 3 ft. Stake trained like No. 3 illus-

te ation 2 iss 2 ck ee 35 3:00) $225.00
3 to 4 ft. Stake trained, like No. 4 illus-

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4 to 5 ft. Stake trained, like No. 5 illus-

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Prices of Kumquats.
One year old buds, branched low, 40 cts. each, $3.50 pei 10.

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