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^ AUG 31 1920 ★
C. W. WARD'S PEACH ORCHARD, QUEENS, L. I., NEW YORK
A Peach Orchard from Peters' Trees
Planted April, 1897, June-budded Trees
WITH TWO YEARS OF GROWTH
INDIVIDUAL TREES IN C. W. WARD'S PEACH ORCHARD
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The Sort of Growth which can be had
with Our Well -grown Trees
The following letter, and the pictures on the other side of this sheet, explain
themselves :
ttiie Cottage (I5artien0
C. W. WARD, Manager
Importers, Growers and Originators
Queens, N. Y. , Se^pt. i8, i8gg.
Messrs. W. M. Peters' Sons, Wesley, Md.
Deal' Sirs — At last I am able to send you the photographs
in good shape.
These trees were planted in x\pril, 1897, June buds, about 16
to 20 inches high. They bore a few peaches to each tree, not
more than ten being allowed to mature on any tree, and most trees
only three or four, to prove variety.
Soil is gravelly loam, formed by glacial moraine, with quite
some stones, and clay subsoil four or five feet down, overlaid with
gravel and underlaid with sharp, porous sand. A^o trees zuere
killed last -winter.
Cultivation same as for orange orchards in Florida ; very shal-
low, with frequent harrowings to keep down weeds. N^o mamire
I or fertilizer, save about 300 pounds unleached ashes per acre, sown
' in April, 1899. A'o yellon's or scale of any kijid. Sprayed with
whale-oil soap solution, i pound to 2 gallons of water, each spring,
before growth commences.
Our photograph shows the ridge of timber to the northwest
which shelters us from the fierce westerly, northwesterly, and
northerly gales. Trees are set 20 feet apart, quincunx order,
with apple trees 40 feet apart, to come on and occupy the ground
after the peach trees quit.
The open lots just under the ridge are now being plowed for
planting the 1,000 trees ordered from you a short time since.
All these trees zvere -purchased from your firm, save the
apple trees. Yours sincerely,
C. W. Ward
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Thus this orchard, properly cared for, and starting properly with our honestly-
grown, healthy trees, has made a most remarkable growth, and has endured without
damage the worst winter in a generation.
Doesn't it pay to plant the best peach trees ?
W. M. PETERS' SONS, Wesley, Maryland
W. M. PETERS' Sons
. . Snow Hill Nurseries . .
IRONSHIRE, MARYLAND WESLEY, MARYLAND
(Address all correspondence to WESLEY, MD.)
ITH a thoroughly revised Catalogue of a stock never
better, we come before our friends. We use this expres-
sion advisedly, for our desire is to so deal with custo-
mers as to make them friends, and we are proud of the
pleasant letters we get from those who have purchased
our trees during many years past.
Our nursery experience extends over a generation, and our opera-
tions in growing trees and fruits for many j^ears have ripened our judg-
ment and given us the discriminating experience only obtained with
time. It is, therefore, with the confidence and knowledge born of
experience and practice that we present at this time our selections of
FRUIT°BEARING FRUIT TREES.
Surprise may be expressed at the apparent implication that some
fruit trees are not fruit-bearing ; yet such is the fact, and the lamentable
condition in many places of orchards carefully grown, yet unsuccess-
ful, points more strongly our claim to have growing and for sale only
fruit trees that will bear good fruit as soon after planting as nature's
economics will permit.
We point with pride and satisfaction to some of the most sticcessful
orchards in the United States, which have been planted with our trees,
and this, too, when stock less carefully grown has failed to produce
good results under the very same conditions which have given profit
from our trees.
Our farms, located in favorable spots in Worcester county, Mary-
land, include over twelve hundred acres, the best portions of which are
given to nursery stock. We have extensive experimental orchards, in
which we test varieties carefully under commercial conditions. Giving
careful personal attention to the growing, digging and packing of our
stock, we are able with confidence to commend it.
Our stock is free from all diseases and insects, and we always supply the
certificate of the State Entomologist as to this important fact. Further,
we make assurance doubly sure by fumigating with hydrocyanic gas before
shipment.
W. M. PETERS' SONS,
Weslev, Maryland.
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SNOW HILL NURSERIES W. M. PETERS' SONS
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS . . 2 . . WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
Terms and Conditions.
THE PRICES given in this Catalogue are for the quantities named, but six will
be sent at the dozen rate, or fifty at the hundred rate.
OUR TERMS ARE CASH with the order or before shipment, except by special
arrangement. I^arge buyers may with advantage send us lists of their needs for
suggestions as to cost, etc.
REMIT BY POST OFFICE MONEY ORDER on Ironshire, Md., or by Bank Draft,
Express Money Order, or Check; cash sent loose in letters is at the risk of the
sender. Letters may be registered when it is necessary to send cash.
PACKING IS INCLUDED in our prices, and is carefully done. The trees are de-
livered in good order to the railroad station at Ironshire, after which we disclaim
responsibility, though we are always endeavoring to follow up shipments to desti-
nation, and find very little damage to happen in transportation. Our customers
tell us our grading and packing are both superior.
PURCHASERS OF LARGE LOTS of peach trees or strawberry plants will find it
greatly to their advantage to write us for special prices, as we offer discounts in our
wholesale business.
IN ORDERING, please give plainly your name, post office address and state.
Always tell us how you want trees to come, and name your express or freight
station. Make orders on a separate sheet from your letter,
CAR-LOAD LOTS are a specialty with us, and we have shipped many large
blocks of trees, peach especially, to careful planters all over the country.
WE ARE BUT HUMAN, and with all our care may make mistakes, which we are
quick to correct upon notification ; but we must ask to be advised within five days
of the receipt of stock of any claim to be made upon any account, after which
time we cannot consider them.
OUR SHIPPING FACILITIES are excellent. We are on the line of the D., M.
and V. branch of the great Pennsylvania system, which gives us unequaled facili-
ties for reaching shipping centers. A side-track runs directly to our packing sheds,
and we load cars in the most approved modern way, without having to handle
boxes or bales by wagon. We are also but two miles from Berlin, Md., where a
connection is made for Baltimore direct, via Chesapeake bay.
TELEGRAMS MAY BE SENT us to either Berlin, Md., or Snow Hill, Md.
OUR GUARANTEE OF GENUINESS. While we exercise the greatest diligence
and care to have all our trees, etc., true to label, and hold ourselves in readiness,
on proper proof, to replace all trees, etc., that may prove untrue to label, free of
charge, or refund the amount paid, it is mutually understood and agreed to be-
tween the purchaser and ourselves that our guarantee of genuiness shall in no
case make us liable for any sum greater than that originally received for said
trees, etc., that prove untrue.
Vaxsville Farmers' Club of Maryland.
W. M. Peters' vSons, Wesley, Md. Bowie, Md., April 15, 1899.
Dear Sirs — The trees came in fine condition, nicely packed, and all the varieties just as
ordered, and I am very much pleased with them. Hance expressed himself to me in the same
way. I am, very truh', John Snowden.
W. M. Peters' Sons, Wesley, Md. Greenwood, Del., Mar. 21, i8gg.
Dear Sirs — l take great pleasure in thanking you for the 500 Thurber peach trees received
today. They are the finest I ever saw. Enclosed find check for the same.
Very truly, S. vS. Pennewill.
SNOW HILL NURSERIES
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS
. 3 .
W. M. PETERS' SONS
WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
PEACH TREES.
The Peacii is not a weed, and will not care for itself ; it needs care, and pays for
that care most bountifully. No fruit tree responds more quickly to intelligent culti-
vation, or more rapidly deteriorates with slipshod handling. During a recent fruit-
ing season in a great Pennsylvania Peach or-
chard (grown from our fruit-bearing trees), the
owner was asked : ' ' What have you to say of
commercial Peach-growing, after many years of
trial, with good crops and bad, high prices and
low?" His answer was emphatic: "lam sat-
isfied with the profit and pleasure to be had in
Peach-growing, and my youngest son has just
bought a farm of 150 acres to plant to Peaches. ' '
This successful grower was one of the active
men, who cultivated and pruned his trees, fought
the insect enemies, thinned the fruit, picked
and packed with honest care, and therefore ob-
tained profits which gave him increasing wealth
and happiness.
Another notable instance is that of a Michi- ^'■°^^^//^'f^j''^^f
gan grower, who cares most perfectly for his
trees. The winter of 1898-99 froze out most of the peaches in America ; but this
orchardist's trees stood the frost, and he has marketed some 6,000 bushels at from
$5 to I7.50 per bushel !
The lesson is plain, and indicates that never was there a better chance for satis-
factory profits from Peach-growing, if the trees are well grown and handled with in-
telligent care. The people of this great country are hungry for more good Peaches,
and will pay good prices for them.
For our own Peach trees, we can say that they are budded from fruiting trees, on
strong natural stocks, grown in land which is specially adapted. Not a trace of dis-
ease, either the dreaded "yellows" or "rosette," or of insects, from "San Jose"
scale up, has ever appeared in our stock, and purchasers may rest assured that they
will get from us the very best trees only, ready for early and profitable fruiting.
For information as to the proper handling of the Peach, we refer our readers to
Professor Bailey's " Principles of Fruit-Growing," a fresh and reliable book, giving
both the theory and the practice of growing, handling and marketing all American
fruits. We will send it to anyone for $1.2$.
Those intending to set out large numbers of Peach trees are requested to
write us freely, both for suggestions and for special prices.
Andersontown, Pa., April 12, iSgg.
W. M. Pkters' Sons, Wesley, Md.
Dear Sirs—1 received the Peach trees in good condition, and am well pleased with them. En-
closed find sixty dollars for them.
Yours truly, Alfred IJichelberger.
EXMORE, Va., April 20, 1899.
W. M. Peters' Sons, Wesley, Md.
Dear Sirs — Enclosed please find check for S7.50 as per bill for trees received. Thej^ were nice
trees.
Yours truly, "W. L. Elzey.
Toledo, Ohio, April 1S99.
W. M. Peters' Sons, Wesley, Md.
Gentlemen— Stock received in good condition, and is very satisfactory.
Yours truly, D. D. Cart Wright.
view in orchard of B. F. Cocklin, near Bowraansdale, Cumberland Co., Pa. (about 12 miles south-
west of Harrisburg).
How OUR Peach Trees Fruit.
This orchard was planted in 1893. The trees are 12 feet apart in rows, with rows
20 feet apart. It will be seen in the above photograph, taken in 1895, that the trees
in the distance ( Beer's Smock) had covered the 20 feet width. These trees were
all bought from W. M. Peters' Sons.
These trees fruit, as well as grow ; from the orchard of about 1,250 trees about one
hundred bushels were taken in 1892, two years after planting. In 1895, three years
from planting, the yield was nearly 1,500 bushels ; in 1894, fully 2,000 bushels loaded
the trees. In 1895 the crop failed in Pennsylvania, but in 1896 and 1897 the Cocklin
orchard has averaged fully a thousand bushels for each year.
Thus this commercial orchard, not an "experiment farm," has given its owner fully
fifty-six hundred bushels— more than eleven thousand baskets — of good fruit in seven
years from time of planting. Mr. Cocklin keeps on planting, and he says the pack-
ing and grading of Peters' trees are superior, and the varieties come true to name.
MORA!,. -Plant our Fruit-ljearing: trees, take care of tliem,
and results will t>e satisfactory.
**Juiie Buds," and **Au§:ust Buds."
Peach trees are sold in two forms. June budded trees are those which are budded
early in the season on stocks of the current year's growth, and shipped the same fall
or ensuing spring. They are popular among experienced planters, being easy to
handle, and usually growing off very vigorously.
August-budded or fall-budded trees are worked on the same stocks as June-budded
trees, and sold the succeeding year, when they are a year old from the bud. The trees
are larger but no better than June buds. As we grow them, either sort will be found
satisfactory, the larger trees being usually preferred by planters in the Middle states.
SNOW HILL NURSERIES
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS
. 5 .
W. M. PETERS' SONS
WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
Eureka Peach.
THE XEWEST VARIETIES OF PEACHES.
For general prices, see pa§:e 9.
In the past few years there has been great activity in producing new varieties,
among which are some decided acquisitions. These are here described :
LORENTZ. A very late-ripening seedling discovered in Marshall county, W.
Va. It is a very large freestone, yellow-fleshed, of good quality, and its handsome
appearance has been a surprise to all who have seen it. It bears enormously.
BOKHARA No. 3. A Russian variety, which is claimed to be the hardiest Peach
grown ; in fact it has withstood a temperature of 28° below zero without injury. It is
a beautiful yellow Peach, with bright red cheek ; perfect freestone ; delicious flavor ;
its exceedingly tough skin makes it a splendid shipper.
EMMA. A very large Peach, and one of the best of the freestones. It is of a
beautiful yellow, with a light crimson cheek. The bright yellow flesh is fine-grained
and very juicy. It ripens immediately after Elberta, and in quality is much finer
than that standard.
EUREKA. The introducer proudly exclaimed, '* I have found it!" when he
found the first Eureka Peach, as it was the best he had ever seen. It has well sus-
tained the claim made for it at that time. It is a seedling of Chinese Cling, of me-
dium size, oblong ; creamy white, with red blush ; tender and juicy ; a semi-cling,
but when fully ripe almost a freestone.
FITZGERALD. This is an extremely valuable new Peach. It is of Canadian
origin. Of very large size, it is at the same time of magniicent quality and a perfect
freestone. One peculiarity is the extreme smallness of the stone. Its flesh is a beau-
tiful shade of yellow, very firm, rich and juicy. It is a splendid shipper, and makes
a beautiful appearance in market. Four of these Peaches weighed, upon a test,
fully two pounds. It is very early in the region from whence it came, catching the
market at a most opportune time.^
CONNET'S SOUTHERN EARLY. A seedling of the old Chinese Cling, which
originated in Guilford county, N. C. It has extra- large fruit of a cream- white shade,
having a beautiful blush next to the sun. It is one of the most delicately colored
Peaches grown, and a clear freestone with small seed. Of fine quality, and borne in
NOW HILL NURSERIES
' FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS
. . 6
W. M. PETERS' SONS
WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
Introduced by
PEACHES, continued.
profusion early in June upon trees noted for their strength and vigor,
the originator of the famous Elberta.
\ C AR/Vl AN. A new variety, which is bound to meet with favor. It is thoroughly
hardy, rot-proof, ripens very early
— at the same time as Early Rivers.
It is an excellent market Peach ;
large and round, with a pale yel-
low skin, red blush on sunny side.
Its flesh is white, rich, tender and
melting. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.,
|io per 100.
WADDELL. As an early mar-
ket Peach, this variety is of great
value. The tree is a good, strong
grower, of Chinese type, and very
profuse in bearing. The fruit is
medium to large, of oblong shape,
and of a rich creamy white, with
blush on the sunny side ; of excel-
lent quality and a very good ship-
per. 20 cts. each, %2 per doz.,
%\o per 100.
SNEED. See description of this
fine new early Peach, on page 9.
DELAWARE. There has long
been a demand for an extra-early
large Peach, and in this variety, we
believe the most captious will find
their ideal. It is a beautiful white
Peach, of good color, with a bright
red blush on one side ; as large as Mountain Rose, and ripens among the earliest. It has
been thoroughly tested and proved to be a variety distinct from any other early Peach.
It ships in first-class condition, which makes it particularly valuable as a market va-
riety. In flavor it is of the very best, and, coupled with its beauty and earliness, it is
undoubtedly one of the most satisfactory Peaches to grow. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.,
$10 per 100.
HOLDERBAUIVI. As a thrifty, hardy Peach, the Holderbaum takes first place.
It originated in the mountains of Pennsylvania, where 26 to 28 degrees below zero is
often the temperature the original tree has stood. This hardiness is the result of the
heavy bark the tree carries, and the faculty it has of ripening its wood as fast as the
growth is made. It is a giant among Peaches, many specimens measuring 12 to 14
inches in circumference and is a perfect freestone, with a most delicious flavor. One
peculiarity it has, of not opening out its blossoms like other varieties, makes it almost
frost-proof, as the young fruit is protected by a heavy moss-like fuzz. It is a splendid
shipper and altogether one of the most
desirable Peaches for the fruit-grower to
plant. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., |io
per 100.
COLLINS' CLING. An accidental
seedling found in the town of Snow
Hill, Maryland. It is a very large white
Peach, with a slight blush on one side,
and of splendid quality. The flesh is
fine-grained, tender and delicious. It
is one of the latest to ripen and is well
worth a trial.
Bokliara Peacli (reduced)
(See page 5 )
PocAMOKE City, Md ,Jan. 2S, '99.
W. M. Peters' Sons, Wesley, Md.
Gentlemen— It affords me pleasure to in-
form you that the Peach trees were the best we
ever handled, and gave satisfaction to our cus-
tomers. Yours truly,
■> C. S.Day & Co.
Waddell Feacli (reduced).
SNOW HILL NURSERIES W. M. PETERS' SONS
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS • • 7 . . WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
Triumph. Peach.
Our " Pennant- lainnin^ Dine/'
Select Varieties for Home or Orchard Culture.
{See illusiration on cover ^
A perusal of our list of Peaches on the following pages will show that we are
heavy growers of all the best varieties known ; but there are many among our
customers to whom the list does not appeal in the same manner as it does to expert
Peach-growers, and to whom the long list of varieties is only confusing. For their bene-
fit, and as a suggestion to growers who will recognize the intrinsic value of the splendid
varieties here offered, we present our " Pennant-Winning Nine," as displayed on the
outside cover. Commencing with " Greensboro," which is the earliest of all early
Peaches, the list continues through the summer in successive ripenings, until at the
advent of cold weather comes " Bilyeu's Late," thus furnishing an uninterrupted
supply of this most luscious fruit, and if planted in sufficienth' large quantities to
make blocks of each, will be found to provide good and showy fruit for marketing.
Prices, i-year-old trees.
Per 13
100
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5 to 6 feet, extra
. . . . $1 00
$7 00
s6o
00
So
6 oo
50
CO
6o
5 00
40
00
50
4 00
30
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40
2 50
15
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GR.KEXSBOR.O. The very earliest of the early Peaches, preceding
Alexander, which has always been quoted as a standard of earliness, and is an almost
perfect freestone. It is beautiful in appearance, being covered with light and dark
crimson shaded with 3'ellow. The flesh is white, very juicy and of extra quality.
The tree is a good grower and the fruit a splendid shipper.
XRIUIWrPH. One of the finest, and the first yellow Peach to ripen. The
Triumph will have its finely colored fruit read}'- and ripe to the stone right with the
old and inferior early Peaches which now afilict the market. It has a clear yellow
skin, overlaid with bright red dots and blotches. The flesh is yellow, dashed with red
next the stone, from which it parts readily when fully ripe. It ships in fine shape,
the specimens from which our illustration is made having traveled 800 miles during
warm June weather, in an ordinary basket, without damage. The tree is a tremen-
dous grower, and bears very young ; even 2-year-olds have had good fruits. As it
has been tested from Michigan to Georgia, and has proved satisfactory everywhere,
we feel that we are justified in most heartily commending it.
SNOW HILL NURSERIES
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS
. 8 .
W. M. PETERS' SONS
WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
PEACHES, continued.
MOUNXAIiN ROSB. A superb, early, white-fleshed Peach, which yearly
adds to its reputation as the best of its season for home or market. Of large size, it is
also of fine appearance, the delicately flushed skin being brightly shaded and marked
^vith red. The flesh is
white, and parts freely
from the stone ; it is of
especially rich flavor, with
much juice. The tree is
of good growth and very
productive. Altogether,
Mountain Rose fills a
place in practical Peach
growing untouched by
any other variety.
CHAM[PION. A
particularly hardy seed-
ling of Oldmixon from
the west, which is noted
for the hardiness of its
blossoms, thus insuring a
good yield in spite of
heavy spring frosts. It
is a very large, handsome
Peach, with a creamy
white skin and beautiful
red cheek. In flavor it
is exquisite, and is a true
freestone. Ripens the
middle of July.
REEVES* F A-
VOR IX E. Not a
Mountain Rose. . i^ew Peach, but one
thoroughly tested, and
with a place among knowing orchardists as one of our very best midseason yellow
freestone varieties. The bright yellow skin bears on its surface a jacket of bright
red ; the size is large, and the shape roundish oval. The flesh is deep yellow, running
into red at the stone ; it is also high-flavored, juicy and melting. The tree is vigo-
rous, very hardy, and abundantly productive.
EI^BERTA. Here is the king of market Peaches ! It_ has been said that
Blberta would not "color up" in the north, though most beautiful in its Georgia
home ; but those who saw it ripening in a great Connecticut orchard could certify to
its brilliancy, as well as to its size and form. It is the ideal market Peach, and a
royal fruit, from its yellow and red skin to its red stone, from which fall away the
great half globes of superb, deep lemon-colored flesh. The size is enormous, the
quality excellent, the tree vigorous and productive. Better still, the fruit market
has never yet had too many of this sort, and those who plant and grow it with care
will get golden dollars for golden Elbertas,
CHAIR'S CHOICE. A large and handsome late yellow Peach, with con-
spicuous red cheek. The flesh is deep yellow, running to red at the stone, and is of
high flavor, juicy and melting ; it is a freestone. The tree is hardy, vigorous and
productive.
KOX'S SEEDLrlXG. This is a native of New Jersey, where it has always
proved very productive and in all respects a very satisfactory Peach to grow. It is
rather late, and a good freestone. The fruit is round, slightly compressed. The skin
is white with, a red cheek. The flesh is melting, juicy and sweet, and thoroughly
delicious.
BILYEU'S LAXE OCTOBER. The last Peach to ripen, but by no
means the least in quality. It is of large size, is a perfect freestone, and in richness
of flavor can hardly be surpassed. By reason of its lateness it is a sure bearer, and
the tree is remarkably thrifty and productive, bearing large crops of beautiful fruit
with red cheeks.
SNOW HILL NURSERIES W. M. PETERS' SONS
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS • • 9 • • WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
SXAI^DARD VARIETIES OF PEACH TREES,
One Year Old from Bud.
Prices, I year old trees.
Per 10
100
1,000
$6 CO
$50 00
5 00
40 00
60
4 00
35 00
50
3 00
25 00
40
2 50
15 00
Varieties are l^tamecl In Order of RIpeninsr.
Greensboro. See description in our " Pennant- winning Nine," page 7.
Sneed. Up to the present time this is one of the earliest Peaches known, ripen-
ing in Georgia in May. Of medium size, it is somewhat oval in shape ; rich, creamy
white, with beautiful red blush on sunny side. Ripens very evenly, and has a great
advantage over other early varieties, inasmuch as it is not subject to rot. As an early
market Peach, it is one of the most valuable grown.
Alexander. Considered one of the best early Peaches, being of large size,
nearly round, with a shallow suture ; skin greenish white, nearly covered with deep
red, turning to almost purple in the sun ; flesh white, firm, juicy and sweet, adhering
slightly to the stone, which is small.
Amsden June. Very much like Alexander. Medium size, highly colored skin
and white flesh ; freestone. One of the earliest.
Triumph. See description in our " Pennant-winning Nine," page 7.
Early Rivers. A large Peach of a pale straw color, with a delicate pink cheek ;
flesh melting, very rich. Middle of July.
Hale's Early. A standard early sort, coming into bearing in July. Particularly
attractive, with smooth, white skin, delicately marbled with different shades of red
on the sunny side. Rots in some locations.
Michigan Early. A western variety which has given great satisfaction. Splen-
did as a market Peach, as well as for canning ; hardy and prolific.
Large Early York. Con-
sidered the very best of its sea-
son. It has many synonyms,
and is one of the most popular
Peaches for garden cultuie. A
regular bearer, of high flavor,
and the tree is particularly hardy
and vigorous ; fruit is large and
round, with broad suture ; skin
yellowish white, with beautiful
blush ; freestone. August.
Yellow St. John, or Flei-
tas. Called by some in the
South May Beauty. A large,
round, orange-yellow Peach,
with deep cheek ; very juicy
and sweet ; yellow flesh ; free-
stone. Middle of July in North
Carolina.
Barnard's Early. A rather
small Peach, but very hardy and
productive ; yellow, with a red
cheek. Well adapted to the
northern states by reason of its
hardiness.
Snow's Orange. In size,
appearance and general charac-
teristics very much like Bar-
nard's Early. Freestone.
riountain Rose. See de-
scription in our " Pennant- win-
ning Nine " list, page 8. Sneed Peacli.
PEACHES, continued.
I Champion. See description in our "Pennant-winning Nine," page 8.
Conkling. A large, yellow variety, with red cheek. Ripens a trifle later than
Crawford's Early.
Foster. A good, hardy, northern Peach, originating near Boston. Very large
and round, about the same as Crawford's Early (before which it ripens) in size, but
of much better quality ; a yellow freestone.
Crawford's Early. The true Crawford's Early, of which we have a large,
guaranteed slock, is a most valuable market Peach. It is a magnificent, yellow-fleshed
fruit, of large size and highly colored. This variety was almost extinct, but it has
been revived better than ever. Many growers have been raising a small, yellow-
fleshed Peach and calling it Crawford's Early, by which they have done great injus-
tice to this splendid fruit. Tree a moderate grower and extremely productive.
Freestone.
Peninsula Yellow. One of the best bearers in the yellow family ; originated in
Wicomico county, Maryland. Large when not too full ; colors high, and ripens in
advance of Oldmixon. Is one of the most profitable Peaches grown ; best results
are obtained by thinning.
Mary's Choice. Not a very heavy bearer, but makes up in quality what it lacks
in quantity. Large, yellow freestone, with red cheek. Medium late in season.
Reeves* Favorite, See description in our "Pennant-winning Nine" list,
page 8.
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PEACHES, continued.
Elberta. See description in our " Pennant-winning Nine," page 8.
Burke. Very large and oblong ; of a pale cream color, slightly shaded with red
white flesh, juicy and sweet ; very showy ; clingstone. Last of July.
Chinese Cling. A favorite Peach in the southland. Medium early ; of large
size ; creamy white, with beautiful blush ; flesh of the very highest quality ; indeed,
the standard of richness
among Peaches.
Chinese Free. Of a
pure Chinese type. Large
size ; white, with beau-
tiful blush ; very hardy
and prolific ; a good free-
stone.
Crosby . A most dis ■ !
tinct Peach, both in flavor
and habit. It is flattened
in form, with a deep su-
ture. Skin is deep yel-
low, flushed heavily with
red. The flesh is rich,
luscious and sugary.
Freestone, with an ex-
ceedingly small pit. Tree
is hardy and vigorous,
and will stand a great
deal of thinning out — in
fact, it improves both tree
and fruit to do it.
Moore's Favorite.
Resembles Oldmixon,
but ripens a few days
earlier. Fruit large,
white, with red blush ;
freestone. Not a heavy
bearer, but superfine in
quality.
Oldmixon Free.
One of the old standard
market sorts. A large
Peach, with white flesh and red cheek ; a perfect freestone ; very productive and
profitable. Ripens just before Crawford's late.
Powell's Mammoth. As its name implies, mammoth in size ; a beautiful yel-
low freestone, with red cheek ; good in quality, with firm flesh and rich, vinous
flavor. Some specimens weigh 12 ounces. Latter part of August.
Richardson's Mammoth Yellow. Similar to Powell's Mammoth, and ripens
last of August. An accidental seedling found in Maryland. A large, beautiful, free-
stone Peach ; it is of delightful flavor, and keeps well.
Red=Cheek Melocoton, or Melagatune. Almost too well known to require de-
scription. Under various names, hundreds of thousands of bushels are raised every
year ; and it is the parent of many of the modern varieties. Fruit is large, roundish
oval ; yellow skin, deep red cheek ; a perfect freestone. First of September.
Stump=the= World. Large ; creamy white, with red cheek. This is a highly
flavored Peach, an old freestone variety, and very prolific. Resembles Oldmixon
Free, and comes into bearing late.
Thurber. A seedling of the Chinese Cling, and ripe about the middle of July.
Originated in Georgia. Fruit large and round, slightly oval ; creamy white, shaded
and mottled with pale red ; fine grained flesh, juicy and melting ; freestone.
W. M. Peters' Sons, Mount Sidney, Va., Dec. 2, i8g8.
Wesley. Md.
Dear Sirs— The Peach trees ordered from you some time ago were received and give perfect
satisfaction. Will let you hear from me again some time.
Very respectfully, Wm. Bell, M.D.
Thurber Peach.
Carman Peach. (See page 6
PEACHES, continued.
Engle*s Mammoth, An extremely large Peach. Particularly valuable for
Michigan, where it originated. A beautiful yellow, with rich red blush, and splen-
did, firm yellow flesh ; pure freestone ; rich in flavor and juicy.
Late Mixon. Very Similar to Oldmixon, but later ; freestone.
Lemon Cling. A handsome, lemon-shaped clingstone, firm flesh, rich flavor.
Ripens just before Crawford's Late.
Christiana. A southern variety,
ripening in September. A very large
fruit, with clear yellow skin and flesh ;
delicious flavor ; freestone.
Susquehanna. (Called Griffith by
some.) A large, handsome freestone,
very popular with those who have
raised it. Nearly round, with rich
3^ellow skin and beautiful red blush
almost covering it. Flesh yellow,
sweet and juicy. Ripens the first two
weeks in September.
Crawford's Late. A standard sort,
which holds its own with the best of
its competitors. Considered by some
as the very best of its season, and, as
a yellow-fleshed Peach, unequaled _ in
quality. There are few Peaches which
excel it as a profitable market fruit.
Susquehanna Peach (reduced). Freestone.
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PEACHES, continued.
Wheatland. Very large, roundish ; bright yellow, with a crimson cheek ; yel-
low flesh ; very firm and juicy ; free, strong and prolific. September.
Wager. A very prolific, yellow freestone, ripening rather late in the season.
Very hardy, and a most satisfactory Peach to grow.
Chair's Choice. A late yellow- fleshed Peach. See description in "Pennant-
winning Nine " list, page 8.
Brandy wine. Large, yellow, firm. A very desirable freestone Peach ; similar
to Crawford's Late in looks, but about one week later than that 7ariety. It has been
well tested for years, and has always exceeded expectations.
Globe. A Pennsylvania variety of great size and beauty, and of exquisite flavor.
Globular in form, all the fruit on the tree running uniformly large ; golden yellow,
with red blush ; flesh firm and juicy, yellow, shaded with red toward the stone, from
which it frees itself perfectly. A splendid shipper.
Hill's Chili Improved. This variety was first called Connecticut, and now has
some thirteen different names. Of New York origin ; hardy, vigorous and productive;
of a medium size, oval, with slight suture ; in color a deep yellow, shaded with dark
red ; flesh deep yellow, red at the stone, from which it parts readil5^ Last of Sep-
tember.
Hill's Chili. Of medium size, dull yellow, and a prolific bearer; a particularly
good market variety. Last of September.
Prize. A very large, yellow freestone ; one of the most profitable of the late va-
rieties, and wherever it is grown is a most popular Peach.
Ward's Late Free. A good round, white, medium sized Peach, having a lovely
blush in the sun. A perfect
freestone, ripening after Craw-
ford's Late.
Fox's Seedling. See de-
scription in our "Pennant-
winning Nine " list, page 8.
Beer's Smock. One
of the most popular Peaches
grown for canning and
evaporating. Very produc-
tive, and of good quality.
Ripens rather late, with
Brandywine.
Geary's Hold-
On. Very much like
Beer's Smock, but a
little larger ; yellow,
with red blush, and a
very profitable Peach
to grow ; a late vari-
ety, ripening later
than Brandywine.
Newington
Cling. An old Kng-
lish variety, which has
the good quality of
standing late frosts,
thereby insuring good
crops. Ripens just _
before Heath. Globe Peach.
lyEXiNGTON, Mo., Apr. i8, iSgg.
W. M. Pbters' Sons, Wesley, Md.
Gentlemen— I wrote you a few days ago that my trees had not come to hand ; since then they
were received on the 15th, just two weeks in transit. This is too long, I think, though they seem,
to not have .suffered much.
I am delighted with the manner you filled my small order, and will follow it with others in
the future. You wrote me that Carman was worth more than the others, but that you put it in.
I did not notice at the time of sending that Carman was quoted among the " Special Six."
Yours respectfully, J. Marshall.
Wonderful Peach.
PEACHES, continued.
Salway. A rather large yellow freestone variety, which is particularly adapted
to light, sandy soil. A late Peach, which comes into bearing about September i.
Nicholson Smock. A good late Peach with bright yellow flesh ; handsome and
large, perfectly free, and a heavy and regular bearer.
Smock Cling. A large, yellow, productive Peach, chiefly valuable for canning
and preserving.
Shipley's Late Red. Large, handsome Peach, of very good quality. Follows
Smock. Creamy white, with beautiful red cheek ; white flesh. Very popular in
Delaware and Maryland.
Steadley. Greenish white in color, with white flesh ; large in size, and a per-
fect freestone. Ripens with or after Smock.
Wonderful. Extra large, and of a rich, deep yellow, covered with carmine ;
freestone ; yellow flesh, firm and high-flavored ; very prolific. Late September and
October.
Stevens' Late Rareripe. A very popular New York Peach, which grows to
immense size when thinned ; very hardy. Freestone. Late.
Golden Drop. A very hardy, prolific variety. Much grown in Michigan, where
it is very popular. Of medium size and bright yellow. A good market variety, rip-
ening the first part of October.
De Corse Heath, Very large ; clingstone ; very late, and of a peculiar transpa-
rent appearance. Considered valuable in Maryland.
McCallister Late Yellow. A yellow Peach of immense size. A cross between
Crawford and Smock, having the good qualities of both of these standard sorts. Very
popular where grown.
Silver Medal. A beautiful, large, white freestone, white all the way to the
stone ; free ; very hardy and prolific. Ripens with vSmock.
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PEACHES, continued,
Wilkins' Cling. A seeding of Heath, but larger. Sometimes called Ringgold
Mammoth. Its originator thinks it the most valuable Peach in cultivation. October.
Taylor's Mammoth Cling. A magnificent white clingstone of immense size,
and chiefly valuable for preserving. Promises to be superior in every way to White
Heath Cling. Last of September.
Picquet's Late. A Georgia variety, where it comes into bearing in September.
Fruit is very large, sometimes lopsided ; yellow, with a red cheek ; flesh yellow,
sweet and of high flavor ; freestone.
White Heath Cling. Very large and oblong, with white skin and red blush ;
greenish white flesh, very tender and juicy. Very popular in the south and west,
where it is extensively planted. Tree very hardy and vigorous. October.
Heath Clin§:. See White Heath Cling.
Henrietta (Levy's Late). A beautiful clingstone, with remarkable keeping
qualities. It is bright yellow, of large size, and is very productive and excellent.
Weed's Late Barnard. A very late freestone Peach of good size and rare
beauty. A good bearer on thrifty, hardy trees. A most valuable market variety.
Bilyeu's Late October. See description in our ' ' Pennant-winning Nine, ' ' page 8.
STANDARD VARIBXIES IN JUNE BUDS.
The following varieties are also furnished in June buds. All the stock is in first-
class condition, and satisfaction is guaranteed. The trees are particularly adapted for
large orchard planting :
Each Doz. loo 1,000
Prices.— By mail, small, postpaid $0 08 $0 75 $3 00
Rail or express, 12 in. and up, not paid 05 50 3 00 $25 00
" " 6 in. to 8 in. " " 04 35 200 1800
Alexander, Crawford's Late, Yellow St. John,
Sneed, Oldmixon Free, Beer's Smock,
Triumph, Elberta, Fox's Seedling,
Barnard's Early, Stump the World, Geary's Hold-On,
Mountain Rose, Brandy wine, Weed's Late Barnard,
Crawford's Early, Chair's Choice, Stevens' Late Rareripe,
Greensboro, Engle's Mammoth, Salway,
Reeves' Favorite, Globe, Amsdenjune,
Connet's Southern Early, Hill's Chili Improved, Picquet's Late,
Champion, Wonderful, Bokhara No. 3,
Crosby, Wilkins' Cling, Eureka,
De Corse Heath, White Heath Cling, Lorentz,
Henrietta (Levy's Late), McCallister Late Yellow, Emma,
Bilyeu's Late October, Ford's Late White, Fitzgerald,
Foster,
Wad.dell, Carman.
Special Price on Waddell and Carman, 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., postpaid.
Hammonton, N. J., March 27, i8gg.
W. M. Peters' Sons, Wesle3% Md.
Dear Sirs— Peach trees duly arrived in good order, 202 trees, clean, straight, healthy stock,
above contract grade ; if they prove true to name, the transaction will have been entirely
satisfactory. Yours truly, I^ockwood Myrick.
Alma, III., Nov. 18, 1898.
■"vV. M. Peters' Sons, Wesley, Md.
Dear Sirs— The Peach trees came yesterday all right, and as nearW what we wanted as you
could make it. Trees are in good condition. " Yours truly, " W. S. Ross & Son.
[ This was a full car-load. W. M. P.'S Sons.]
Mammotli Black Twig: Apple.
APPLES.
The past few years have witnessed the shipment abroad of thousands of barrels
of American Apples. There has been much profit in these shipments to growers
of good fruit, and much disappointment to others. The point to be observed is that,
for any market, Apples must be grown with attention to keeping the trees strong
and healthy, and the fruit free from insect ravages.
Our selection of varieties is of the best only.
Prices, except where otherwise noted: Each lo loo
First-class, Large, 5 to 7 feet $0 20 $1 75 $15 00
" Medium, 5 to 6 feet 15 i 25 10 00
" Smaller, 4 to 5 feet 12 i 00 8 00
HAMMOTH BLACK TWIG. (Called Paragon by some growers.) One of the
finest winter Apples grown. It originated in Lincoln, Tennessee, and is, without
doubt, one of the most valuable and profitable Apples in the market. The tree is a
strong grower, and makes a handsome addition to the nursery or orchard. The fruit
is very large, roundish, and of a rich, dark red. We have an especially fine lot of
this variety, and can guarantee satisfaction. October to February. 25 cts. each,
I2.50 per 10, $20 per 100.
STAYMAN'S WINESAP. A favorite cider Apple, and at the same time a valu-
able variety for dessert or general winter use. It is of medium size and conical form ;
mostly covered with red on yellow ground, and with fine, crisp flesh, with a rich, high
flavor. Keeps till May. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per 10, $20 per 100.
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APPLES, continued.
BEN DAVIS. A beautiful, large Apple ; greenish yellow, striped with red ; very
handsome and a late keeper. It is one of the very best Apples for market-growing,
and forms a staple vrith the great western orchardists. The tree is upright, handsome
and very productive. We have a large and fine stock of this desirable variety, and
commend it to all intending planters. December to March.
Baldwin. An old favorite. Large ; deep red ; very juicy, and of good flavor ; a
very heav}' bearer and good keeper. November to March.
Delaware Winter (Lawver). Of medium to large size ; bright red ; the flesh is
of fine grain, crisp and subacid ; the tree is a vigorous grower and very productive.
An early Apple, and a great favorite. October to December.
Duchess of Oldenburg. A Russian variety of medium size ; of good shape, and
beautifully striped with red ; fine quality. Early September.
Dr. Noyes. Above medium size ; bright, waxy red ; a very handsome Apple of
good quality. Tree upright and regular in form, and a good bearer. December to
March here.
Early Harvest. One of the earliest of Apples. Of medium size and bright
golden color; subacid and tender. July and August.
Early Strawberry. Medium size, with tender flesh of a fine, mild flavor; beau-
tifully marked all over with red. August.
Early Sweet Bough. A very early and prolific sweet Apple of large size and
oblong shape ; pale greenish yellow, and of delicious flavor ; tree a moderate grower.
July and August.
Fallawater. A good winter Apple ; very large, almost round, and of regular
shape ; skin smooth, of a yellowish green, with dull red cheek ; flesh greenish white
and fine grained. A good variety for the orchard, as it is very prolific. Can be kept
till March.
Qano. Large, of perfect form, and very smooth; red, shaded deep on sunny
side. A splendid shipper and keeper. The tree is strong, healthy and perfectly
hardy ; an early and prolific bearer. Februarv^ to May.
Grand Sultan. Very
much like Yellow Trans-
parent (see page 20) in
all respects, excepting
that the tree seems more
vigorous and resistant to
the attacks of twig blight,
from which the Yellow
Transparent suffers con-
siderably.
Grimes' Golden. Of
high quality. A bright
yellow Apple, which
grows and bears well in
every section of the coun-
try ; very productive.
January to April.
Haas. (Called by
some Gros Pomme, and
Fall Queen.) Rather
large, slightly conical and
ribbed ; of a greenish
yellow, with red striping
and shading ; fine white
flesh, occasionally stained,
very tender, juicy
and subacid ; the tree is
very vigorous and hardy,
growing upright, and hav-
ing a well- formed head ;
early and prolific. Sep-
tember to November. Early Harvest.
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APPLES, continued.
King of Tompkins County. A very king among Apples ; of the largest size,
and most beeautiful shade of red, striped with crimson ; excellent quality and flavor.
The tree is a hardy, vigorous grower and an abundant bearer. December to March.
Long Island Russet. An old, well-know variety ; valued highly for its cider
qualities in the region from whence it takes its name. Fruit is rather small and round ;
yellow, overspread
with dull russet, and
having black spots
when full}' ripe ; of a
sweet, musky flavor;
tree is vigorous,
spreading and pro-
ductive. October to
February.
Lankford'sSeed=
!ing. Large size ;
red, striped with
darker shade; par-
ticularly valuable for
southern growing.
Tree is a splendid
bearer, with fruit of
excellent keeping
qualities. This Apple
has been kept until
May and June with
ordinary treatment.
Lawyer. See Del-
aware Winter, on
preceding page.
Limber Twig. A
southern Apple of
great popularity.
Pewaukee. Medium size, with a
rich, aromatic flavor;
in color is of a dark, purplish red, and is borne in great profusion upon the very
thrifty trees. January to April.
Maiden's Blush. A very beautiful Apple, native of New Jersey. A most valu-
able variety for the table, as its brilliant color makes it a decided ornament. Particu-
larly good, also, for drying. A handsome, rapid-growing tree, with a fine, spreading
head ; very prolific. Fruit of medium size and regular shape, with smooth skin ; pale
lemon-yellow, with a brilliant crimson cheek. September and October.
Maryland Maiden's Blush. Above medium size when well grown ; yellow,
with distinct blush ; flesh white, fine-grained, tender, and of excellent quality. Tree
vigorous, bearing when quite young ; very productive.
Nickajack. One of the best known southern Apples, having as many as forty
names in as many localities. Large, of slightly conical form ; yellowish, striped,
shaded and splashed with two shades of red, often having the appearance as if cov-
ered with a thin grayish bloom. Flesh yellow and fine-grained, tender and juicy.
The tree is of upright, spreading habit, forming a very large head. December to April.
Pewaukee, Medium to large ; bright yellow, partly shaded with dark red. Very
much like Duchess of Oldenburg, of which it is a seedling. Flesh yellowish white ;
tree hardy and vigorous. January to June.
Birmingham, A-la., J^edruary 2, i8gg.
W. M. PETERS' Sons, Wesley, Md.
Dear Sirs — My trees, shipped by you Dec. 3, came to hand in due time and in good order.
The trees were all as fine as could be wished for. Part of the order was for some friends of mine, and
they were all equally as well pleased with them, and I could have disposed of all I had, if I had not
needed them myself. I gave your address to a neighbor, Mr. Geo. F. Jackson, who wants some
hundred or more, and if he has not already ordered, will send one to you. Yours truly,
" A. W. FULGHUM.
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Rome Beauty.
APPLES, continued.
Rambo, Summer. One of the oldest varieties of French origin, and at onetime
was one of the most profitable for early marketing. The tree is hearty, growing with
an open, round head. Fruit is above medium size and rather flat, of a pale greenish
3^ellow, streaked and splashed with red on sunny side ; flesh rather soft and sprightly
subacid. Earl}^ September.
Rambo, Winter. This is one of the most popular autumn or early winter
Apples, and a universal favorite wherever grown. It is a fruit equally valuable for
dessert or cooking, and the tree thrives well on sandy soil, being very vigorous, spread-
ing in habit, and very prolific. The fruit is of medium size, flat and smooth ; yellow-
ish white, streaked with yellow and red on the sunny side, occasionally marked with
large, rough dots. Flesh is greenish white, tender, rich and subacid. October to
December.
Rawle's Janet, or Jenneting (Never-Fail, in the south). A Virginian variety,
from the farm of Caleb Rawle, in Amherst county. The tree is very vigorous and
spreading, comiug into leaf and blossom later than most varieties, thereb}^ avoiding
injury by late frosts. Much cultivated in the south and southwest. Fruit is large
and conical in shape. Yellow, shaded with red, with darker stripes. February to June.
Red Astrachan. One of the handsomest Apples grown, with a bloom on its
smooth, wax}' surface much like that on a Plum. The tree is a abundant bearer and
vigorous in growth, upright and spreading. It is a magnificent dessert fruit, but apt
to get mealy if allowed to remain on the tree after ripening. Rather large, smooth
and roimd. Of a beautiful shade of red, occasionall}^ running into a greenish 3- ellow
in the shade. Flesh is white, crisp and juic}^ with a rich acid flavor. July and
August.
Rome Beauty. A splendid Apple, thriving well in the southwest. The tree is
a moderate grower and late bloomer. Fruit is large and round, somewhat conical ;
yellow, striped with red ; flesh yellowish, tender and juicy. October to December.
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APPLES, continued.
Roxbury, or Boston Russet. As its name implies, a uative of Massachusetts^
where it is one of the most popular market varieties. Tree is strong, vigorous and
spreading. Fruit is of medium size or large, a little flattened. .Skin at first is dull
green, with brownish russet when ripe, and occasionally a slight blush on sunny side.
Flesh greenish white, juicy, with rich, subacid flavor. January to June.
Shockley. A southern variety of good habit ; tree vigorous, upright and very
productive, bearing young and regularly. Fruit medium, conical, of pale yellow,
covered with minute red dots ; flesh crisp and
juicy, considered by Downing as one of the most
profitable varieties in the south, where it sells
remarkably well. April and May.
Smith's Cider. A valuable Pennsylvania vari-
ety, and much esteemed as a profitable market
sort. Tree very vigorous and productive. Fruit is
medium to large, irregular in shape ; yellowish,
striped red and slightl}- dotted with gray. Flesh,
is white, tender, juicy, crisp and pleasant.
Smokehouse. Another Pennsylvania variety,,
where it is very popular and well known. Tree is
moderately vigorous, with spreading head, and
extremely productive. Fruit is large and round-
ish, with yellow skin, shaded and splashed with
crimson, and thinly sprinkled with large gray
g^^jj. and brown dots. Flesh yellowish, firm, juicy and
crisp. One of the best cooking Apples grown,
and deserves even wider cultivation. September to February.
Summer King. Above medium to large, handsomely striped and covered with
two shades of bright red ; flesh tender and very fine in quality. Tree upright, vigor-
ous, forming a beautiful round head in the orchard ; quite productive. August.
One of the most valuable varieties of its season.
Stark. A very valuable Apple for southern planting on account of its large size,
fine appearance and fine keeping qualities. The tree is vigorous, upright and spread-
ing. Fruit large, round, and somewhat conical ; greenish yellow, shaded, splashed
and striped with red over almost the entire surface. Flesh yellowish, juicy and
mildh' subacid. January to May.
Twenty=Ounce. An old favorite, with various names. Very large and showy,
and on account of these qualities a valuable fruit for market. Fruit is round and
slightly uneven, of a greenish yellow, splashed and marbled with purplish red ; very
productive. October to January.
Walbridge. A very productive Apple of excellent quality. Medium size, yel-
lowish, striped with red. November to June.
Winesap. One of the finest cider Apples grown, both in its over-abundance of
juice and its productiveness. The tree grows irregularly, but it bears early, and the
fruit has the good quality of hanging late upon the tree without injury. Fruit is of
medium size and oblong, with a smooth skin of a fine dark red, with few streaks.
Flesh yellow, firm and crisp, and of high flavor, with the peculiar snap which makes
it a favorite variety for eating. The tree is compact and vigorous and a good bearer.
Winesap is a very valuable Apple, and we are glad to call attention to our fine stock
of it. November to May.
Yellow Transparent. One of the earliest yellow Apples grown. Very valuable
on that account, as it is ready for market ten days ahead of Early Harvest. Above
rnedium size, beautiful in appearance, with firm flesh and crisp, subacid flavor. Tree
vigorous, thrifty and a good bearer. July.
York Imperial ^ (Johnson's Fine Winter). One of the finest Apples in exist-
ence ; of medium size, shaded with crimson on sunny side, thinly sprinkled with
gray dots. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, fuicy and mildly subacid. A splendid
keeper, and equally valuable for the table or for cooking. Tree is vigorous and very
productive.
CRAB APPI.es.
All the leading varieties, such as Hewes' Virginia, Hyslop, Red Siberian, and
Yellow Siberian. 35 cts. each, $25 per 100.
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PEARS.
Our stock of Pear trees, both standard and dwarf, is particularly strong, hardy
and true to name. We exercise great care in the packing, and, if proper care is
taken, our stock will grow and bear with great success.
Standards of two or three years' growth are from 4>^ to 7 feet high. Dwarfs of
two years ave-age 2//^ to 4 feet. These are the most suitable sizes for safe transport-
ing and planting. Plant standards not less than 20 feet apart. Dwarfs will do as
well at 8 to 10 feet, and may be advantageously used to occupy the spaces between the
standards. They have the further recommendation of being earlier than standards.
Each 10 100
Prices— Heav^y, 5 to 7 ft $0 30 $2 50 $20 00
Medium, 5 to 6 ft 25 2 00 15 00
Light, 4 to 5 ft 20 I 50 12 00
These prices apply to all but those specially noted.
STANDARD
PH^RS.
Many consider this
Anjou (Beurre d'Anjou). (Winter.) Many consider this as the -best Pear
grown. A splendid keeper, often being in prime condition in midwinter, when it
commands the highest prices.
Angouleme (Duchesse d'Angouleme).
(Autumn.) Very large; of a dull green-
ish yellow ; very juicy and sweet.
Bartlett. (Summer.
The old standard variety, of
which the people never grow
tired. Its large size and rich
musky flavor make it an uni-
versal favorite. Tree bears
young, and is very prolific,
being strong and robust.
Clapp's Favorite. (Sum-
mer. ) Very large and desir-
able, ripening just be-
fore Bartlett. Should
be picked early, or
there is danger of its
rotting on the tree.
Comet ( Ivawson
of some). (Summer
One of the largest
early Pears, and par-
ticularly free from
blight ; a young and
abundant bearer. Yel-
low, with crimson
blush next to the sun.
Howell. (Au-
tumn.) A large Pear,
obtuse pyriform in
shape ; yellow, with
red cheek ; rich, juicy
and sweet.
Idaho. (Autumn.)
One of the later sorts,
of very large size and
round in shape ; yel-
low, with bronze
cheek ; flesh rich,
melting and vinous ;
hardy, vigorous and
productive.
Angouleme Pear.
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FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS • • 22 . . WESLEY STATION. MARYLAND
PEARS, Continued-
Kieffer. One of the most distinctively shaped Pears grown, and of great vigor
and productiveness. The tree is a remarkably handsome grower, and very rarely,
if ever, blights. Fruit is large, richly colored, and superior for canning and for
market.
KooHce. (Summer.) Very early, and similar in shape, size and color to Comet,
but much better ; free from blight ; very productive and a strong, handsome
grower. A popular variety. 50 cts. each, per 10.
Lawrence. (Winter.) Not so large, but of fine
quality ; flesh juicy and melting, and with exquisite
perfame. One of the best early winter sorts.
Lawson. See Comet.
Le Conte. (Summer.) A
beautiful, smooth, yellow Pear,
ripening about two weeks ahead
of Bartlett ; a splendid shipper
and free from blight ; a very
prolific sort.
Manning's Elizabeth. (Sum-
mer.) This pretty little Pear
makes a splendid ornament for
the table ; rich red and yellow
in color ; small in size and borne
in clusters.
Seckel. (Autumn. ) This
name has grown to be almost
synonymous with Pear, as it
is undoubtedly the best known
fruit of that kind in existence.
Small, but of the best and
highest flavor; slow growing,
very hardy and prolific.
Vermont Beauty. (Au-
tumn.) A beautiful Pear, of
medium size and good flavor ;
ripens just after Seckel, and is
blight proof ; a good annual
bearer. 50 cts. each, $3 for 10.
Winter Nelis. (Winter.)
One of the old standards ; of
dull russet, with rich,
sprightly and melting flesh ;
tree a free grower and an
abundant bearer.
Vermont Beauty.
DWARF PEARS.
All our Dwarf Pears are set on quince stock, and come into bearing sooner than
the standards. Strict attention to them and high cultivation will result in magnifi-
cent yields of fruit.
Prices— Two to 3 years old 25 cts. each, $2 per 10, $15 per ico.
We have on hand good, thrifty trees of the following varieties, descriptions of
which will be found under Standard Pears :
Anjou, Howell, Manning's Elizabeth,
Angouleme, Lawrence, Seckel.
BOLAR, Va., April 12, 1899.
W. M. Peters' Sons, Wesley, Md.
Gentlemen — The trees ordered of you arrived in good condition, and I found them larger and
better than I expected. When in need of trees in the future will order of you.
Respectfully, , D. W. Braxton,
Dealer in General Merchandise.
SNOW HILL NURSERIES W. M. PETERS' SONS
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS . . 23 . . WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
Abundance Plums.
PLUMS,
Plums have always been corsidered hard to raise in this section of the country,
but since the introduction of the Japanese varieties they are as easy to grow as
peaches, requiring about the same general treatment. Our Plums are worked on
both peach and plum roots ; those varieties marked with an asterisk can be fur-
nished either way.
Prices, except where otherwise noted, on Plum roots : ^ ,
Each 10 loo
Lar^e, 5 to 7 feet $0 30 $2 50 $20 00
Medium, 4 to 5 feet 25 2 00 15 oo-
Second size, 3 to 4 feet 20 i 50 10 00
On Peach roots :
Large, 4 to 5 feet 20 i 75 10 00
Medium, 3 to 4 feet 15 ' i 25 S 00
Smaller, 2 to 3 feet 10 75 5 00
JAPAIVESE VARIETIES.
■^Abundance (Botan of some growers). Of medium size, round, with slight
point ; beautiful shade of red over yellow body ; flesh yellow, firm and juicy, with a
slightly subacid flavor ; skin is rather tough, making it a good shipper ; clingstone ;
very prolific. Ripens early in July.
Bailey. Large, nearh- globular, with slight tendency to become conical ; color
rich orange, overspread with bright cherry-red, showing many minute orange dots ;
flesh yellow, thick and melting, and of excellent quality ; clingstone. Tree strong,
upright, and very prolific. Ripens early in July.
Botan. Called by man}- Abundance, and it is so nearly like it that the same
words describe it fully.
Berckmans. Above medium size,
broadly conical ; of a beautiful deep
blood-red, with very sweet flesh, mod-
erately juicy ; excellent quality. Some
authorities claim it as the best. Very
prolific. Ripens first of July.
■ -^Burbank. A beautiful, large
Plum, of roundish conical form, with
blunt point ; ground color orange,
thinly overlaid with red, and showing
many orange dots ; flesh firm and
meaty, yellow, rich and sugary. One
of the standard varieties, and a most
valuable one. Ripens from middle of
July to first of August. A good shipper, - ,5.
Chabot. Medium to large and ob- '^■^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H^V^
long conical in shape ; of a beautiful
light red, with many bright golden
dots ; very productive ; an excellent va-
riety for drying. Ripens early in Sept. Burbank Plum.
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PLUMS, continued.
HALE. One of the most satisfactory Plums under cultivation, and rapidly
growing in popular favor. lyarge in size and round ; of beautiful golden orange,
thinly overlaid with mottled red, giving
it a yellowish red appearance ; flesh yel-
low, soft and juicy ; flavor delicious ; a
splendid keeper and shipper ; cling-
sione. Ripens very late. Special
price, 50 cents each'.
Kelsey. Very large, heart-shaped,
with deep suture ; somewhat lopsided.
Of a rich, royal purple, on yellow
ground, beautifully dotted ; flesh
light yellow and firm, with rich, pleas-
ant flavor ; freestone.
*Ogon. Medium in size, rather flat
on ends ; lemon-yellow, with creamy
bloom; flesh thick and very meaty;
freestone. A splendid keeper and ship-
per. A good canning variety, ripening
about August i.
Red June. Medium to large in
size, decidedly conical, with deep su-
ChabotPlum. (See page 23) ture ; of a beautiful, deep vermilion-
red, with handsome bloom ; flesh
light yellow, firm and rather juicy, sprightly subacid ; half cling, with small pit.
Ripens ahead of Abundance.
*5atsunia. A very large, beautiful, dark red Plum,*with blood-red flesh, rather
coarse in quality, but very firm and of good flavor ; freestone. One of the best
keepers, and an exceedingly valuable sort, ripening late in the season.
Shropshire Damson. A great improvement over the old Damson, it being the
largest of its class, of a rich, dark purple. Particularly valuable for preserving.
Tree is very vigorous and enormously productive. September.
Wickson. Remarkably handsome, very large, and of a deep maroon-red ; one
of the hardiest ; flesh amber-colored, firm, meaty, and clinging to the pit, which is
small. One of the most desirable Plums, either for home use or market.
Wild Qoose. Of medium size, oblong, and of a bright vermilion ; very juicy
and sweet ; a clingstone, but of excellent quality, and very productive. Nearly
proof against the curculio. One of the most profitable varieties, especially in the
South. July.
Willard. One of the earliest Plums, of medium size, and rather oblong in shape.
Of a beautiful claret-red, covered with minute golden dots. The tree is particularly
strong, vigorous, hardy and productive. Will keep two or three weeks after picking.
A good shipper and valuable market variety. Special prices, on Plum roots only,
50 cts. each, I3.50 per $10, $30 per 100.
Quinces.
Plant To to 12 feet apart each way. Under favorable conditions this is a most
profitable fruit. Heavy manuring, clean cutting and judicious spraying will all tend
to the production of heavy, perfect crops.
Each 10 100
Prices— First size $0 25 $2 00 $iS 00
Second size 20 i 75 15 00
Champion. Very large, showy, and free from lumps. Tree a heavy bearer,
strong and vigorous. Late.
Meech's Prolific. Medium size ; tender, smooth, bright yellow ; very produc-
tive ; a variety which is coming into great favor.
Orange, or Apple. Large and round, and of a bright yellow. One of the best
known and most widely cultivated. Late.
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Select Cherries.
The Cherry succeeds on most soils and in nearly all localities throughout this
country, but attains its greatest perfection upon those of a light, gravelly or sandy na-
ture, provided thc}^ are in good condition. In planting Hearts and Bigarreaus, avoid
wet or damp situations. The Dukes and Morellos will bear more moisture, but will
flourish best in a soil that grows the others to the greatest perfection.
Prices, except where noted :
First-class, large, 5 to 7 feet . ,
First-class, medium, 4 to 5 feet.
Each
$0 35
25
>2 50
2 00
$25 00
18 00
HEARX ABfO BIOARRHAU
CHBRRIHS.
Bigarreau, or Qraffion (Yellow Span-
ish). Very large ; pale yellow, with red
cheek ; flesh firm, with a fine, rich flavor.
July.
Black Tartarian. Fruit of the largest
size ; flesh dark, half tender, rich, nearly
destitute of acid, of fine flavor. A gen-
eral favorite. June.
Coe's Transparent. Medium size ;
pale amber, reddened in the sun ; flesh
tender, melting and juicy, with a delicate
flavor ; very productive. Beginning of
June.
Downer's Late Red. Medium size ;
light red, amber in the shade ; flesh
tender, with a very high, sweet flavor. A
good late sort. July.
Elton. One of the finest Cherries;
fruit large, pale yellow, blotched red ;
flesh firm, becoming tender, juicy, rich
and high flavored ; very productive. May
and June.
Early Purple. An exceedingly early
variety ; fruit of medium size ; dark red ;
flesh purple, tender, juicy, rich.
Florence. Very large ;
amber yellow, marbled with
bright red ; flesh am-
ber color, very firm,
sweet, rich flavor;
hangs long on
the tree, and
will keep well
after gathering.
Ripens in July.
Black Tartarian Cherry.
Governor Wood. Fruit large ; skin
yellow, shaded red ; flesh nearly tender,
juicy, rich ; tree vigorous. June.
Napoleon Bigarreau. Is one of the
best of the firm-fleshed Cherries ; it is of
the largest size ; well flavored ; skin yel-
low, dotted red ; flesh firm, juicy, good
flavor ; profitable for marketing June.
Rockport Bigarreau. Large ; deep
red ; flesh rather firm, juicy, sweet, rich,
excellent flavor ; a very desirable and
profitable Cherry. Beginning of June.
Windsor. Origin Canada ; fruit large,
liver-colored ; flesh firm and of fine
quality ; tree very hardy ; a valuable late
variety. July.
DUKK AND MOREI.I.O
CHHRRIBS.
The Dukes and Morellos are not so up-
right in their growth as the Hearts and
Bigarreaus, forming low, spreading heads.
The fruit is acid or subacid.
Dyehouse. In hardiness and general
appearance it resembles Early Richmond,
but is of finer quality and several days
earlier ; fruit medium ; skin bright red,
darkened in the sun ; flesh soft, juicy,
tender, sprightly, subacid, rather rich in
flavor.
Early Richmond. Medium size ; red;
flesh melting, juicy, and at maturity of a
rich acid flavor ; very productive : fine for
cooking. Commences ripening in May;
hangs long on the tree.
May Duke. Medium size ; dark red ;
melting, rich and juicy ; an old and popu-
lar sort.
^ Montmorency, Large=fruited. Fruit
large, and the finest flavored of any in
this class ; tree a free grower, hardy and
prolific.
Olivet. Of the Duke class. Large,
globular, very shining, deep red ; flesh
red, with rose-colored juice ; tender, rich,
sweet, subacid flavor. It ripens in May
or early in June. It possesses the fertility
of the Duke tribe, and is perhaps the
largest of that class.
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Strawberry Plants.
Well-rooted, from new beds. Roots straigliteiied and tied up, fifty in a buncl.
We now pack Strawberries in light, strong baskets, using only young, well-rooted
plants, from which all dead leaves and runners have been removed. After being
carefully straightened they are placed in baskets with roots in moss, and leaves
exposed to the air. The baskets are then so secured that they can neither heat, lose
out, nor be broken in handling. Strawberry plants so put up will keep in perfect
condition for at least two weeks. They should not be wet or unpacked until ready
to be used unless they are to be kept over one week, when they may be unpacked
and trenched carefully.
Those marked ( P) have pistillate or imperfect blossoms, and must be planted
near some variety with perfect blossoms, to fruit them. We will furnish 6 of a kind
at 12 rate, 50 or over at 100 rate, 500 or over at 1,000 rate. We will be pleased to hear
from those desiring to purchase Strawberry plants in lots of 20,000 and up, and to
quote special prices thereon. We can make it an object to the buyer.
PRICE=LIST.
The letters in front of names represent the number of plants of each variety we
have, and are to be read as follows : Iv, 3,000 to 5,000 ; M, 25,000 to 5o,oco ; H, 100,-
000 to 300,000.
M Bismarck
Iv Blonde
H Brandywine
H Bubach No. 5 (P)
H Clyde
H Crescent (P)
H Cyclone
M Drought King (P)
H Eleanor
M Enormous (P)
M Excelsior
H Qandy
H Glen Mary
M Greenville (P)
M Haverland (P) ...
H Hoffman
M Jersey Market (P)
M Jessie ....
H Lady Thompson
M rianwell
H Marshall
L May King
H Michel's Early 20
ly Nick Ohmer
M Ocean City
L Princeton Chief (P) .
M Parker Earle
M Ridgeway
Iv Ruby
M Saunders
M Sharpless
M Splendid
M Star
Iv Sunrise (P)
H Tennessee Prolific
M Tubbs
M Warf ield ( P)
H Wm. Belt
M Woolverton
100 by ex. 1,000 by ex.
postpaid
pos^aid
not paid
not paid
|o 20
|o 70
$0 50
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DESCRIPTIONS OF STRAWBERRIES,
Brandy wine Strawberry.
Beder Wood. A large, firm-fleshed berry ; early, and of good color and form ;
plant strong and prolific.
BISMARCK. A magnificent self-fertilizing Strawberr}^ of wonderfully large
size and of the finest quality. It is a
beautiful, glossy red, and of good shape.
The plant is a most vigorous grower, and
such an abundant bearer that the originator
said his patch "looked just as if some one
had thrown berries over the ground with a
shovel."
BLONDE. A brilliant and attractive
heart-shaped berry of large size and splendid
quality. A strong grower and very produc-
tive variety. Supposed to be a seedling of
1 laverland.
Brandywine. A good Pennsylvania
berry ; well adapted for canning. Large ;
deep scarlet ; late.
Bubach No. 5. (P.) Large, round and
conical ; bright scarlet ; flesh firm and
good. Medium early, when the plants bear
immense crops.
CLYDE. One of the most wonderful
berries ever grown. Hale says : "Clyde is the one great business Strawberry
basket-filler, money -catcher, debt-destroyer, and family provider. Plant the Clyde,
make money, grow fat and be happy;" and he knows. One great feature about it
is its adaptability to all parts of the country, and it everywhere produces wonderful
crops of large, bright scarlet, firm berries, which stand shipping splendidly and
bring the best prices in market. The foliage is light green and very vigorous and
handsome.
Crescent. (P.) Medium to large, conical; bright scarlet; plant hardy,
vigorous and extremely prolific. One of the old standbys.
Cyclone. A general favorite wherever grown. A healthy and thrifty grower,
bearing immense crops ; fruit large, bright scarlet, long and conical.
DROUGHT KINQ. ( P.) This berry is so aptly named that it seems like repetition
to refer to its drought-standing qualities. It is immensely productive and one of the
earliest berries in the market. It is a splendid red, and remarkably rich, tender
and full-flavored. A good shipper, the fruit keeping in perfect condition five days
after picking.
Eleanor. A Jersey berry of great value,
berries on the plants being as large as
those first picked. Bright, healthy color
clear to the tip.
Enormous. ( P. ) Comes into bearing
with Bubach. and is very much like it.
Its name tells the story of its size. Bril-
liant in color and extremely productive,
lasting a long time.
EXCELSIOR. A splendid berry and very
productive. Fruit is large, solid and of ex-
quisite flavor. Extra early and a good shipper.
Qandy. Considered by many the standard
late berry for market or home use. Gives
thre or four heav}^ pickings when other crops
are done. Very high quality and good bearer ;
succeeds everywhere.
Glen Mary. Of Pennsylvania origin,
and of great value. Of very great size,
quart measure holding but 12 berries upon
a recent trial. Clyde Strawberry.
Very early and prolific, the last
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WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
Nick Olimer Strawterry.
STRAWBERRIES, continued.
Qreenville. (P.) Some consider this berry an improvement upon Bubach, being
of firmer texture and finer in color. It is a great grower and good bearer.
Haverland. (P.) One of the best
market berries ; early and very pro-
ductive. The berry is large and
rather pointed, and of beautiful color,
firm and of high flavor.
HOFFMAN. Claimed by some to
be the most profitable berry for
southern growers. It is of very
vigorous growth and extremely pro-
ductive. The plant makes very
many runners, and the berries are
large , showy an d firm . A good shipper,
and early in the market.
JERSEY MARKET. (P.) Abeau-
ful, bright crimson berry, of moder-
ately large size, and very uniform as
to shape and color. The plant is of
strong, healthy habit and a heavy
yielder. It is distinctively a "busi-
ness berry," and will yield large re-
turns for the care bestowed upon it.
Midseason.
Jessie. A highly colored berry of
excellent quality, succeeding best in
heavy and stiff soils of high fertility.
Lady Thompson. lyarge, immensely productive, and has the healthiest kind
of foliage. A wonderful berry in every respect.
MANWELL. One of the best shipping berries grown, for the reason that it
clings to its hull vnth great pertinacity. Very firm, of large size, and a beautiful,
glossy crimson. Very prolific, as many as 20 berries growing on one stem.
Marshall. Very large ; of a rich dark crimson to the core ; fine grained flesh
of exquisite flavor ; remarkably fine keeper and carrier.
Michel's Early. An extra-early berry ; very valuable for southern growing.
Plant healthy, vigorous and extremely productive. A good shipper.
May King. Very much like Crescent, but considered an improvement upon it.
Bright, clear scarlet, and of good form and texture ; foliage strong and healthy.
NICK OHMER. A very large, strong, vigorous plant, bearing wonderful crops
of dark, glossy red fruit, of firm texture and splendid flavor. In size it is a veritable
giant among Strawberries, and a splendid shipper.
Ocean City. A beautiful berry, of uniform size and shape; a stout, vigorous
grower and an abundant bearer. Berries are
large, solid and of good quality ; very rich
and sweet.
Parker Earle. Undoubtedly one of the
best berries grown for home or market. A
standard by which other berries are judged.
Large, long, regular in shape and uniform in
size ; flesh firm and of good quality, solid to
the center ; plant very vigorous and hardy ;
extremely productive. Medium season.
RIDQEWAY. A splendid, large, regu-
larly shaped berry, of good color and firm
texture. In flavor, it is equal to any grown,
and is a remarkably good market berry.
The plant is very vigorous and hardy, re-
maining in bloom a long time ; it is there-
fore one of the best pollenizers for pistillate
varieties.
Ruby Strawberry. (See page 29. )
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STRAWBERRIES, continued.
RUBY. A berry of western origin, which has attracted much attention wherever
grown. It is wonderfully prolific, each plant bearing enormous quantities of large,
dark red, firm and exquisitely flavored berries, which are a dark red clear through.
Saunders. An excellent berry,
that is very popular with those who
have grown it. Of a beautiful shade
of red ; rich in flavor and firm of tex-
ture. Best in light soil.
Sharpless. Another old standard,
which requires a good, rich soil to
bring it to perfection. Berries very
large, irregular in shape, light crim-
son, firm, and of a very good qual-
ity ; a heavy bearer and a good
shipper.
Splendid. Really a "splendid"
berrry in all that the term implies.
Has faculty of standing extreme heat
and drought as well. A strong grower x
and a great producer of large ber- %
ries if over-production of plants be
checked. Wm. Belt. 4
STAR. One peculiarity of this berry is its great drought-resisting qualities, it
always maturing a complete crop when other varieties have been complete failures.
It is second early in ripening, and one of the most profitable berries that can be
grown, always bringing "fancy prices." Of large size and beautiful color, and very
firm and sweet.
Sunrise. (P). An improvement on Crescent, but an equally heavy bearer.
Very early and good for market; of a rich, deep, dark red, and good flavor and texture.
Tennessee Prolific. A seedling of Sharpless and Crescent, showing character-
istics of both. Large and handsome. It is noted for its beautiful, healthy foliage
and finely colored fruit. It is one of the very best berries we know.
Timbrell. A comparatively new variety, which has made a wonderful name for
itself. The berries are extra large and fine, and carry well; plants are very strong,
healthy and prolific.
Tubbs. A Maryland berry from Anne Arundel county. Very early and pro-
ductive; high in quality and flavor, and a good all-round berr}-.
Van Deman. A good, bright red berry of great productiveness; the berries are
of good uniform size and great beauty, very sweet, and of good texture.
WARFIELD. (P.) A splendid, dark, glossy red berry of medium size and very
firm. It is a splendid shipper and always commands the highest price in market.
One of the best %^arieties for canning.
Wm. Belt. A new variety which is meeting with a great deal of favor wherever
it is introduced. A very high colored berr}", ripening evenly to the tip; extra large
in size and pointed in shape; a splendid shipper. It attracts attention in the markets
be3^ond any other variety. Plant is an exceedingly strong and heavy bearer, and the
fruit, in addition to its immense size, is of excellent quality and fine flavor.
Woolverton. A Canadian seedling, which is very large and attractive. Plants
are strong and healthy, continuing long in fruit. Berries very large.
Currants.
Plant in good, deep soil, in a cool location, and do not be chary of manure. Set
in rows 5 feet apart, and 4 feet apart in the rows. Cultivate like raspberries, and
mulch heavily, for good crops. Keep well thinned out.
First-class, 2 years old, 12 cts. each, §1 per 10, S6 per 100, §50 per 1,000, except where
otherwise noted.
Cherry. Very large and red, with a long bunch of great beauty and excellent
quality. A splendid fruit for garden planting.
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CURRANTS, continued.
Fay's Prolific. A larger Currant than the former, and much more productive.
Bunches 5 to 6 inches in length ; plants strong, healthy and hardy. 15 cts. each,
I1.25 per 10, ^10 per 100, |6o per 1,000.
North Star. A comparatively new variety, with a bunch growing to 4 inches in
length. Fruit is very rich and sweet, and it is a good market berry ; particularly
good for jelly. 20 cts. each, |i.5oper 10, $12 per 100, $So per i,oco..
Red Dutch. This is the old and familiar garden variety, which still retains its
popularity. Of medium size, in large bunches. Profitable for market.
Versailles. Much like Cherry, and almost as large as Fa^-'s. I^arge, bright
crimson ; bushes hardy and prolific.
White Qrape. A splendid white variety — in fact the only white Currant of any
value. Of splendid, quality, large and very productive.
WILDER. A strong, upright grower and very productive of large, long bunches
of immense berries, which are bright red, and of splendid flavor ; the fruit has the
valuable quality of keeping in good condition a long time after it is ripe ; this makes
it a splendid market variety.
Raspberries.
Prepare the soil much in the same way as for strawberries. Set the plants in
rows 7 feet apart and 3 feet apart in the rows, pressing the soil firmly around them.
Give them the same cultivation as you would corn, working the ground perfectly flat.
Manure plentifully the first year, and pinch the ends out of the canes when about a
foot high. In the second year let them grow to 1% feet. After the fruit is gathered,
cut out and burn all old wood and young canes but the best three. This will destroy
all insects and insure a better growth.
CUriBERLAND. This new claimant for honors in the Raspberry market has
fully sustained the great reputation it made so soon after its introduction. It is,
without doubt, the finest black Raspberry ever grown, far exceeding in every respect
that old standard, Gregg, which has been a favorite so long. It is the most profitable
and desirable market variety, being termed "Business Blackcap" by the intro-
ducers, it selling for 10 cents a quart when other varieties brought but 5 to 7 cents.
It is of immense size, some specimens measuring a full inch across. Extremely
hardy ; it has withstood a temperature of 16 degrees below zero without injury. it
is wonderfully productive, of the finest quality, unusual firmness, and ripens about
the middle of the season. Extra fine plants, $1 per doz., $5 per 100, $35 per 1,000.
riiiler Red. This new red Raspberry has attracted widespread attention ever
since its introduction, and is a very great favorite in the part of Delaware where it
originated. The fruit is fully as large as Cuthbert in its palmy days, but perfectly
round. The color is bright
red, retaining its brightness
after picking longer than
any other variety. The core
is very small. As a shipping
berry it excels anything in
the market, as it does not
crumble under any circum-
stances. Its flavor is pecu-
liarly fruity and rich. It is
one of the earliest, the first
picking being done about
the second week in June,
and continuing until the first
of August. It is particularly
valuable on account of its
profuse crops, and seems to
adapt itself equally well to
all sorts of soils — light sandy,
gravelly, or heavy clay. We
unhesitatingly recommend it
as the best red Raspberry in
the market today. We quote
extra strong plants, 50 cts.
per doz., |i.2o per 100, |S
Cumberiand. Per i.ooo-
SNOW HILL NURSERIES W. M. PETERS' SONS
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS • • 31 . . WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
Blackberries.
Set the rows 7 feet apart, with plants 3 feet apart in the row. Four or 5 feet apart
is sufficient for garden culture. Culture like raspberries, leaving but three canes to
the hill.
Iceberg. The new white Blackberry, the paradox of the fruit world. This won-
derful berry is the origination of
the far-famed Luther Burbank,
whose remarkable success in the
production of valuable new
plants has given him the title of
the " Wizard of Horticulture."
The well-known Lawton, which
is, when ripened, unsurpassed
in quality, and very generally
known as a most profitable mar-
ket variety, was a great-grand-
parent of the Iceberg. The fruit
is not only white, but so trans-
parent that the seeds, which are
unusually small, can be seen in
the ripe berries. The clusters
are larger than those of Lawton ,
individual berries as large*
earlier, sweeter, more tender
and melting throughout, though
as firm as Lawton when ripe.
Lucretia (Dewberry).
Large, very early, handsome,
and of exceptionally good
flavor. Bxtremely hardy and
prolific ; of a trailing habit. 25 cts per doz,, $1 per 100, $7 per 1,000.
Early Harvest. The earliest of all Blackberries, and very sweet. It is ex-
tremely hardy and a wonderful bearer. 25 cts. per doz., per 100, $7 per 1,000.
Eldorado. Very large, with small seeds ; ripens after Wilson. Particularly fine
in quality ; very productive. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $4. per 100, I30 per 1,000.
Erie. A large, early berry of high quality. Plant fruitful, hardy and strong.
50 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100, |ioper 1,000.
Wilson Early. One of the standard early sorts. Always finds a ready sale in
market. 25 cts. per doz., I1.25 per 100, $8 per 1,000.
Gooseberries.
The culture given to currants is all that is necessary for Gooseberries. Avoid
mildew, the great enemy of the Gooseberry, by planting in partial shade, and keep
the plants well mulched.
Our plants are all first-class, 2-year-olds.
Downing. A very popular berry of large size ; pale green in color, and of excel-
lent quality. The bunch is strong, hearty and prolific. 15 cts. each, |i per 10, ^8 per
100, $60 per 1,000.
Houghton. The old standard ; pale red and very sweet. A steady and regula,
bearer ; very productive and free from mildew. 15 cts. each, $1 per 10, ^8 per loor
$60 per 1,000.
Red Jacket. One of the largest of the Gooseberries. Its absolute freedom from
mildew makes it one of the most valuable sorts. The berry is of a dark red, without
spines, and is deserving of a place either for home or market cultivation. 25 cts.
each, $2 per 10, $16 per 100, I140 per 1,000.
SNOW HILL NURSERIES W. M. PETERS' SONS
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS . . 32 . . WESLEY STATION, MARYLAND
Grapes.
The Grape is the most satisfactory of all fruits to raise, as it can be put to so many
different uses. It can be confined to a stake, bound to a trellis, trained over an arbor,
or to cover a large building, and under all conditions will yield its delicious fruit. No
fruit v^ill give better returns for close attention and kind care, and good returns can be
had from soils which are unfit for any other crop. The side of a hill freely exposed to
the sun and air is an ideal place for Grape culture, whether the soil be sandy, clayey or
loamy. Careful pruning is necessary for good crops, and should be done when the
vine is entirely dormant. Thinning out the young bunches will more than pay the
cost by the increased size and quality of the fruit allowed to mature. All our vines are
strong, vigorous 2-year-old stock, and guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction.
BI^ACK GRAPHS.
Champion, or Talman. A large Grape, clear of rot, and very prolific ; early,
lo cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., I3 per 100, $20 per 1,000.
Concord. The old standard. Very productive ; medium in season. 10 cts.,
each, 50 cts. per doz . $2 per 100, $15 per 1,000.
Hartford Prolific. A very hardy Grape ; large, compact bunch ; berries large,
sweet and juicy ; very early. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $4. per 100, $35 per 1,000.
Moore's Karly. Very large ; a fine Grape for home or market ; early. 10 cts.
each, 75 cts. per doz., $4 per 100.
Worden. An improved Concord, and a little earlier. One of the best blacks.
10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $4 per 100, $35 per 1,000.
RHD GRAPES.
Agawam (Rogers' No. 15). Very large ; skin thick ; sweet and early. 10 cts.
each, $1 per doz., 14 per 100, $25 per 1,000.
Delaware. Small, but exceedingly fine. A leading early market Grape, 15
cts. each, per doz., ^5 per 100, $40 per 1,000.
Wyoming Red. Double the size of Delaware ; vine strong ; early. 10 cts.
each, 75 cts. per doz., $4. per 100, I35 per 1,000.
WHITE GRAPES.
Lady. One of the best white Grapes. Extra early ; very hardy and prolific.
10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., ^3 per 100.
Martha. Very reliable. Good for wine or market ; medium in season. 10 cts.
each, 60 cts. per doz., $3 per 100.
Niagara. One of the best known whites. A splendid table Grape ; medium. 10
cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $4 per 100, I30 per 1,000.
Pocklington. Largest and most showy white ; a standard of its class. Very
hardy and prolific ; medium. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $4 per 100, $35 per 1,000,
gi^^We can furnish any other variety, if desired. Prices upon application.
OECIOUOUS TREES.
Our stock of shade trees are all good, strong and hardy, and we guarantee satis-
faction if proper attention is given to planting. We quote :
Norway Maple. One of the most satisfactory trees in existence ; broad-leaved,
ornamental and distinct ; very handsome, either as a single specimen or planted in a
group. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz.
Sugar Maple. One of the best known of the Maples ; of noble form, and
valuable for its wood and sugar. 40 cts. each, $3.60 per doz.
Carolina or Cottonwood Poplar. A splendid tree where quick growing is a
desideratum. Beautiful in shape and luxuriant in foliage. Particularly valuable for
city streets. 30 cts. each, ^2 per doz.
OECIDUOUS HEDGE PI.AXTS.
OSAGE ORANGE and CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Perhaps the cheapest,
quickest and most satisfactory plant for hedges is the California Privet. In two or
three years, with fair treatment, it makes a close, compact and beautiful hedge. It
is especially adapted for lawns. Plant deep, 8 to 10 inches apart. Prices as follows :
California Privet, i year $4 00 $2,0 00
" " 2 years 6 00 50 00
Osage Orange, i year i 00 5 co
" " 2 years i 50 7 00
g^^'I/ist and prices of other Deciduous Trees a".d Evergreens will be gladly fur-
nished upon application.
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stock has been exhausted. In such cases'we will not suljstitute unless you ask us to, but your money will be
returned. If you want us to send the next best, we will. Shall we substitute or not ? Yes or No.
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in fruit-srrowing:, and we will be srlad to add euongrli extra stock to your
order to pay for your kindness.
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ADDRESS
ASPARAGUS ROOTS.
We have been giving' especial attention to
the growing of x\sparagus, and can confidently
say that owr stocli is llie finest to be
t'ouuci any wliere. We have upwards of a
million crowns of the different varieties, and will
be pleased to quote special prices on large lots.
Donald's Elmira.
This new Asparagus has attracted much atteution
throughout New York state, where it was originated by
Mr. A. Douald, a proiuineut market- gardener of Elmira.
lie has always realized handsome prices, and, although
a large grower, was unable to supply half the demand.
The color is notably different from either the famous
Barr's Philadelphia Mammoth or Palmetto, while the
stalks are more tender and succulent. Its mammoth
size can be realized from the fact that in whole crops a
bunch of twelve stalks will average four pounds in
weight. It requires much less labor in cutting and
bunching, thus lessening the expense of marketing.
Strong, i-3-ear roots, 75c. per 100, $5 per i,coo (500 at
I, coo rates).
Columbian Mammoth White.
This is a valuable new, distinct variety, first discovered
on hong Island a few years since. The stalks are very
large, produced abundantly and very earl3\ They are
clear white, and remain so as long as fit for use, without
earthing up or any other artificial blanching. This sort
has been grown by a few lyong Island growers, who have
been realizing an extra price, not onl}^ on a fancy market,
but from canners, who find that, when put up under a
special brand, it sells so readily at a high price as to
warrant them paying the grower an extra price for it.
With probably the exception of Djonald's Elmira, it is
the greatest advance in xlsparagus made for many years.
Goofl, strong roots, i year old, 70 cts. per 100, $4. per
i.oco.
Barr*s Philadelphia Mammoth.
This variety originated with Crawford Barr, a promi-
nent market-gardener of Pennsylvania. Grown side by
side with Conover's Colossal, it comes in earlier and
grows twice as large. It is very productive, throwing up
a great number of strong, well developed shoots through-
out the entire season. It is tender to the stem, and of
delicious flavor. It has attracted much attention in
Philadelphia, where it is much sought after, and sells at
top-noich prices. Good, strong roots, i year old, 60 cts.
per 100, f.^ per 1,000,
New Palmetto.
This new Asparagus, supposed to have originated in
vSouih Carolina, is now quite extensively grown by south-
ern gardeners for New York and Philadelphia markets,
where it sells at very high prices, owing to its mammoth
size and regularity. Although of southern origin, it is
equally well adapted to north and south. Good, strong
roots, I year old, 60 cts. per 100, $2, per 1,000.
Conover*s Colossal.
A well-known standard variety. Good, strong roots, i
year old, 50 cts. per 100, $2.50 per 1,000.
^^Anyoi the above-named varieties furuishcd by mail, prepaid,
for 2s cents extra per 100.
4®-&pecial prices on large quantities.
8332C5T99 J Horace McFARLANn Co, Horticulturai, Pkixth
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State HoniicuLTunAL Oeparthcnt.
OCPARTKCNTS OF ENTOMOLOCY
VEaETABlC PATHOLOGY.
B W. SILVESTER.
>Ror W. 0. JOHNSON.
g5jl6» PROF. C. O. TOWNSENO,
CePTinair. or Nupsery Inspection.
XLo Mbom It nDa^ ^loncevn :
THl^ IS TO CERTIFY, That on the _j3^t_
vee ezamined the /Nursery Stock of
grovnng ir
County o£^
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.nurseries at
State of Maryland, in accordance with the laws
of Maryland, iSgS, Chapter 28g, Section j8, and that said nurseries, and premises are
apparsntly free, so far as, can be determined by inspection, from the Sun Jose Scale, 'Peach
Yellows, ^ear 'Blight and other dangerously injurious insect pests and. •plan: diseases
This certificate is invalid after _f^^:r^r:f^^_, T^/^afi and does not include nur-
sery stock not grmvH within this Stale, unless, such stock is previously covered by certificate and
accepted by the Stale Entomologist and Slate ^'^'''^^"^^^'^^^^J^^^^
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