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For Busy, Brainy People, men of affairs, who look to quality as well as to quantity, who are
impatient of mere words, WORDS, WORDS,— this little Book is intended. If we have anything worth saying
we try to get at it by the shortest cut. If we have nothing to say no one wishes to hear us talk. So, we cut
out every superfluous word, and wherever a four-letter word can be made to do the work of a ten-letter word
it has to doit. For the same good reason, no apology, we think, is due for the use of so many photos—

**Fiving Pictures’? —which tell, and tell finely, a%story without words, a story you can «read» at a
glance, a story so pointed as to appeal to intelligent people everywhere. Even the truest pictures, whether
painted or photographed from nature, give but a faint conception of the beauties of real Trees and Fruits.
Hence, in Nursery illustration there is a strong reaction against the unreal, fantastic pictures and in favor
of true photographs,—pictures true to Nature because made by Nature’s Sun himself. This reaction,
however, shows the intense realism of actual business life.

«Life is real, life is earnest ;» and one of the most earnest things in life is getting onin business. We
hope this brief Book may aid you. We have tried to state simple facts, rather than try to make our
descriptions as rich in promises as the rising sun is of light.

«In these days,) writes a long-time customer, « when sensationalism and strained descriptions of new fruits,
written solely for effect, seem to be the chief end of—some men, it is a relief, a pleasure,and an encourage-
ment to turn to your plain, matter-of-fact descriptions of new varieties. Your introduction and fair commen-
dation of the Red June plum might well have been doubly strong and still be far short of indicating its real
worth. And what aspread you might have made on the $9,000 Burbank fruits, instead of quoting the con-
servative words of Burbank himself. Plums costing one-sixth the price of Gold are heralded far and loud as
‘Burbank’s greatest, grandest in existence, most beautiful, most luscious, best bearer, best keeper, glorious,
beautiful as wax, no other fruit can approach in quality, etc.; delicious sweetness, high plum flavor sur-
passing anything we ever SAw, delicious pulp flows out LIKE HONEY; rank grower, of dwarfish habit, trees
3-ft. high produce LARGE Crops, much superior to any other kind, etc.-—How consistent! At 3-ft., large crops,
and still a RANK grower! Can flavor be SEEN? Pulp like honey must make a fine (?) shipper.»

Direct, First-hand Studies and descriptions are included in the StarK Fruit Book, in which facts,
whether good or bad, for or against, are stated as we have found them.

One Ugly Little Fact, as Huxley says, will destroy the most beautiful theory ever constructed. One
bad point, one ugly fault, may destroy the value of an otherwise very worthy fruit. Some writers seem to
teach that each variety they catalogue is «one of the best.» We have not found itso. And to our own
experience and observation we add much alive, up-to-date and exact information from Exp. Stations,
Hort. Societies, and practical Fruit Growers throughout the U. S.—all condensed for busy people.

“Time is the stuff life is made of and life is too short to he wasted in experiments with doubtful kinds

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or to prove facts already established. The best scientists can only work out for themselves a fact here
and there. Wise men accept and profit by the experience and facts established by others.

Yow Il Find points direct from the «head centers» of fruit distribution, from men who know what
kinds the people buy and eat, in the pithy letters from wholesale fruit and cold storage firms.

To Give More than is promised, has always been the guiding policy of the Stark Nursery. It is con-
ducted with a definite constructive purpose. Its aim is to build up American orchards, and promote a wise
and wide planting of good fruits. It has stood the test of time—not «here to-day and gone to-morrow.»
If there’s a mistake made you can FIND us—-ready, ANXIOUS, GLAD; to make it right. We have the best of
reasons to believe we make very few,—but not one of us nor of our employes is infallible.

Condensation is the spirit of the age. The 4-page Condensed Price List enclosed quotes a greater
number of articles and an infinitely larger assortment of varieties than ordinarily would fill many pages.

Apple Growers cannot afford to pass by the five new apples,—painted from nature—yet their real
beauty baffles art. Senator, Delicious, Black Ben Davis, Champion, Apple of Commerce, named in

their order of ripening, are not new in the usual sense, but have won ST ' 0.C
their spurs in market orchards. In our judgment, they are going to geet 0.
play an important part in apple history in the very near future. Truly, Pix. Giaate

What Not to Plant, What to plant, etc. « « «

KEY.—F, Family use; kK, Kitchen; M, Market. Fm, therefore, indicates a good ALL PURPOSE variety.

Hardiness, Adaptability, etc., in the region for which a sort is recommended, indicated thus:
N, North—where Ben Davis apple trees stand but Wild Goose plum trees often winter-kill. ©, Central—
where Wild Goose is hardy but peach trees are sometimes badly winter-killed, bearing about twice in five
years. 8S, South—where peach TREES are uninjured by cold, failures of the crop usually being due to un-
timely frosts, or to freezes following warm spells. NN, North, also FAR North—where Ben Davis trees
winter-kill. These divisions are not a matter of latitude merely, but depend upon altitude and other con-
ditions. For instance, in our Denver orchards at an altitude of 5300 ft., not only peach trees but Wild
Goose plums generally winter-kill, and even moderately hardy apple trees, M. Blush, etc., are often injured,
particularly while young and making a vigorous growth. In the same latitude and altitude in WESTERN
Colo., the apricot, peach, etc., flourish. The divisions as given, however, have a more or less similar climate, etc.

Season of Ripening varies with each degree of latitude, and is more or less governed by local and
other conditions; hence, taking the country as a whole, it is of little use to say a given sort «ripens July
1,» etc. We COMPARE, therefore, the season of each sort with that of other varieties, many of which are
well known, by naming (on yellow ORDER BLANK) principal 1st Choice sorts in their order of ripening. «

Ist CHOICE LISTS (in THIS TYPE) have been carefully reduced, retaining only the very best
—sorts we ourselves plant for family use or profit, sorts ripening in succession and covering the entire
season of the different fruits,—sorts.of sterling merit for the several sections, with nothing of highest
worth omitted. And even some retained would go into 2d Choice Lists but that they are fine in some sec-
tions. No one wants second-best when the best costs no more, hence we admit into 1st CHoIcE Lists
no sort that is not good enough to propagate in large lots and safely commend to planters.

Se What NOT to Plant, as well as what to plant, is an important question, hence we put into—

2d Choice Lists (in This Type) rejected sorts, tried and found wanting, kinds of only second-
ary merit, also varieties now superseded by BETTER sorts of same season, as well as a few fairly promising
tho’ little tested kinds. Some 2d Choice sorts we grow because there are planters who know and want them
and won’t be convinced, fora time at least, that there are better varieties. Whenever a kind proves
itself superior to another, then the inferior variety must soon go to 2d Choice List, or, if too seriously
lacking, be wholly discarded. Sorts tried and discarded are many more than there’s space even to name.

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Alexander.-Thin bearer, blighter; less hardy, much less desirable, than Wealthy or Wolf River. MARKET. N.
iif. Exp. St’n: Often imperfect, liable to rot. Though showy when in perfection, is of little value.—Prof. Burrill.

Am. Summer Pearmain.—Tender, juicy, but apt to scab, crack; Summer King is best of the season. F. CS.

APPLE of COMMERCE (trade Mark).—This finest of long keepers, with Black Ben Davis, Champion, Stayman
Winesap, Delicious, Senator, together with Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Mo. Pippin (Mo. P. for a FILLER only), we are
growing by the hundreds of thousands for our own orchards. We know of no more valuable market sorts.

Wholesale Fruit Men, who handle the bulk of American apples, know what the markets want, what
kinds will “take.” Newhalls’, the largest apple firm of Chicago (or the world), write us, June 2, ’98:
Box of Apples received, packed in beautiful style, showing prominent new varieties. We think well of Black Ben
Davis, Senator, Champion, Apple of Commerce. The latter is one of the most valuable new varieties. . . Cham-
pion we must consider a valuable apple; has the style, color and shape which will take especially well with the
trade. Samples are hard and fine. LATER, JUNE 18, 98: Samples of Apple of Commerce are as fine as any one could
ask; don’t see how better could be expected. . . These are as handsome apples as we ever saw.-—F. Newhall & Sons, Chicago.

Champion has just the style, color and quality that apple buyers want; will sell for at least 50¢ a barrel more than
Ingram—or any similar apple. Black Ben Davis is much finer than Ben Davis; wholly free from scald. . . Our Hunts-
man were hard to sell in Cin., O.; buyers tasted and said “‘too much papaw flavor.”’—Hassler Bro’s, Wholesale Fruits, June 1, "98.

To the watchful nurseryman, as to the enterprising orchardist, there is nothing more dangerously fascinat-
ing than new fruits. Hundreds are sent us every year. A due conservatism, coupled with a somewhat full
knowledge of kinds already grown, usually causes their rejection. When, therefore, we do introduce a new sort,
our customers may be assured that, in at least some one respect, we think it the best in the world, Also, that

6 STARK FRUIT BOOK Fipple

no new introduction of ours will be launched (as we have sometimes known to be the case) by the aid of
point-blank guessing and the bewitching generalization conjured out of a couple or so of assumed facts.
This, THE «apple of commerce,» is in our judgment a great market sort, one we ourselves would plant
where Ben Davis succeeds and even farther north, ahead of and before all others. Next Delicious, as
much for its incomparable quality as for its size, beauty and market value,—farther north than Ben Davis
but not so far south—except for family use. Then, Black Ben Davis equally with Apple of Commerce,
WHEREVER Ben Davis is grown. Then comes Champion—ahead of Senator, for the latter, while second in
quality only to Delicious, is not a LONG keeper, tho’ decidedly later than Baldwin, Jonathan or Rome Beauty.
«No other apple in the world could have stirred me as did the first sight of those wonderful
trees,—29 of them, 7-yrs.-old, in an 80-acre orchard, surrounded with Ben Davis, Winesap, Ark. Black,
Baldwin,» says the notes of our Mr. C. M. Stark, Oct. 22,1895. «Their latest bloomer. Spreading, strong
grower. Limbs stiff and stout. Very hard wood, much like Duchess but remarkably tough. Not one
broken limb, tho’ many bent almost double. Ben Davis all around, badly split and broken. The few Ben
Davis apples still hanging, soft; windfalls, bruised. The Commerce—of astonishing beauty, two shades of
red, with thick, heavy, blue bloom—sound, solid, hard, perfect every way, and cling so tight can’t shake
them off—stems pull out first.» After we had talked with the orchardists growing it and, above all} after
we had seen the trees in orchard, small wonder that, as soon as we reached the R. R., we telegraphed home:
« Eureka. Exit Ben Davis, Mo. Pippin, et al.» For we knew we had found what we had come to seek—
a better market apple than Ben Davis. In fact, Apple of Commerce, as its name implies, can right-
fully be called a world-apple, and seems destined in the future, in yet greater measure than has ever been
true of any other apple, to rule in the orchards and markets of the earth. F. M. NCS.

Have 29 trees, 7-yrs.-old, planted with large lotof Ben Davisand Winesap. Boreat 4 eNe and every year since.
Better bearer than Ben Davis—bears too much. Averages larger, finer color, much oneer keeper—best I have;
keeps into June. In March is still hard, then gets mellow, juicy and fine. Worth more than Ben Dayis, Winesap,
M. B. Twig, ete. Hangs later than Ben Davis, is later and better every way—best apple in Ark. If planting 1000
trees, every one of them should be Apple of Commerce. Not QUITE as good an eating apple as Winesap at its
best, but a sight better than Ben Davis and allsuch. When this fine variety comes into market we can’t sell our
Ben Davis. My neighbor, S. Cowan, who propagated my trees, has since grafted and planted all he can get. Is
just wild over it.— A. DARNELL, 1895, [ has 80-acre orchard; sold us the 29 trees. ]

Bore 13 crops in 13 years without a failure; keep untilJune. Haveseen not one broken limb. Hard, tough wood,
sure bearer, long keeper—in short, combines all good points for a perfect market apple.—J. SCHLAEFLI, Dec., ’95.

Extra late bloomer, blooms after allother apples. Has borne several crops when Limbertwig, our next surest
bearer, and all other kinds were a failure. Bought this place 15 years ago and the 8 trees have made only one
part failure in that time, giving {4 full crops in 15 years. Limbs bend double but don’t break. Apples don’t
drop, and hang long after Ben Davis. Gather them after Limbertwig. In fact, leave them until Oct. 20 to 25—
stick so tight won’t SHAKE before. Then shakethem down onthe ground. Theyare so hard they don’t bruise.
Put them in ordinary cellar and they keep later than Limbertwig. Often keep till July, and always until apples
come again. The finest apple lever saw. My 8 trees, [smallest oneshown in photo—after 8 bushels apples had
been hand picked ] likely are allsprouts from original tree, as have set young sprouts from them which bore
true. Nobody ever grafted or got any scions but S. Cowan, before I sold all to Stark Bro’s. The man who

lanted the 8 trees is dead, no one knows whence they came or where original tree stood.—S. W. RICHARDSON, Ark.
o. Hort. Soc.: The coming apples, those that are to take the place of our now standard kinds, we must seek in
the Ozarks, for there is where they are to come from.—E. L. PoLLARD, Olden Fruit Co. [Mr. P., went, saw,
found Champion and—cameaway content. ] 5

The ideal winter appte, is of good quality, medium size, red color, a late keeper, tree productive.—Ill. Hort. Soc.

We should so live and labor in our time that what came to us as seed may go to the next generation as blossom,
and what came to us as blossom may go tothem as fruit. This is what we mean by progress.—BEECHER.

> Zoming Market Apples will be from the Ozarks. Trees DON’T BLIGHT, Vigorous, Hardy,
Bear Young. Fine Size, Color, Quality—and KEEP TILL APPLES COME AGAIN.—Years ago the dis-
cussions, both of III. Hort. Soc. and Mo. Hort. Soc. showed that our improved market winter apples of the
future must come, not from Russia or the north, but from the south. Time has proven the wisdom of this
forecast, for the great market apples we have to-day in the west are, many of them, from the Ozarks—the
«Home of the Big Red Apple.» For 70 years, the people there have been planting seed of their best
apples; while, in less remote regions, nearly all trees were grafted or budded. Hence the Ozarks have
produced so many new apples—the bulk of which, of course, are either not as good, or then no better, than
well known sorts. A few are superlative. But, in our search for apples superior to any now in culti-
vation, we paid no attention to any sort that lacked any one of our five absolutely essential requisites:
Size, Color, Quality, Vigor, Productiveness. We then traced origin and history. Briefly, among the
Ozark apples herein offered, are several which we believe Surpass anything now in cultivation. As
compared with each other, and with the astonishingly fine new Iowa apple, Delicious, we value them in the
following order: Apple of Commerce, Delicious, Black Ben Davis, Senator, Champion—and even the latter
pays better than Ben Davis, Mo. Pippin, Willow Twig. Blight is more and more an enemy to be
dreaded. Last year not only all Russians blighted badly, but in Colo. and elsewhere, old sorts such as
Astrachan, Wealthy, and even Duchess blighted. Yet in the same orchards, Ozark sorts were entirely
exempt. Again, every Ozark apple that is a signal success in its native home has also proven successful
wherever tested throughout the apple belt. So true is this that the most experienced orchardists have not
hesitated to plant an Ozark new variety on a vast scale, if it has proven to be of surpassing value in its
home. For example, the Olden Fruit Co. sought an apple which would hang on the trees later than Ben
Davis, while equaling it in other respects. They found what they wanted in Champion, an apple that has
made a remarkable record in scores of Ozark orchards, far surpassing Ben Davis. And yet, at least—
Two other Ozark keepers, Apple of Commerce, Black Ben Davis, far excel Champion in size, color
and quality, while fully equal in vigor, in young and prolific bearing. Apple of Commerce stands unri-
valled as the longest keeper of them ali and has besides in a high degree, all good points of the perfect
apple. Size of Ben Davis, far more beautiful color, excellent quality—beyond comparison with Ben Davis.
Tree even more vigorous, and So tough the branches bend almost double with fruit, but never break—as
does Ben Davis. Bears at 4 years and bears too much—its only fault. As its name indicates, there will
surely come a time when it will be THE great apple of commerce. ; ‘ seg
Black Ben Davis is the apple we shall plant every time instead of Ben Davis—because just like its

BLACK BEN Davis,
SENATOR,

APPLE OF COMMERCE,
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parent Ben Davis in tree, but a surer bearer. Size the same. Vastly richer, more beautiful solid red color
Much better quality. Hangs longer and a better keeper. Ben Davis is, and has been, a great apple. No
one has been more constant than we in urging its value. But all have been hoping for an improvement—
and such is Black Ben Davis. So much finer is it that, in our own planting, Ben Davis’s day is done.

Ingram is equal to Champion in long keeping and quality, almost equal in productiveness and color,
but fruit is smaller and tree less vigorous than any other of our Ozark sorts. Read the good things said
of Ingram. And there is not one of the new Ozark sorts named, but will prove equally profitable; and two,
at least, FAR more so,—Apple of Commerce, Black Ben Davis; with Champion not far behind this «Big 2.»

Senator is a wonderfully valuable apple, of peculiar beauty and surprising quality, but is a winter,
not a SPRING, apple; yet it keeps later than Rome Beauty, etc.

Apple growers who FIRST get orchards of these great Ozark apples will make fortunes. As an
example of their astonishing value note the commendations given to Ingram—the one of least value.
Although brought out some 15 years ago, 1t is yet but little grown. This shows how long it has taken good
apples to become widely known. But even Ingram originated 35 years after Senator, a generation after
Champion, and many years later than Apple of Commerce or Black Ben Davis. Not one of these sorts is
an untested novelty. Nor is there one that lacks for reputation in its native home; indeed, such « prophets
could not be without honor in their own country.»

ARK. BEAUTY.-Large, light crimson with splashes and stripes of dark crimson. Fine grained, good,
mild. Does well in Colo. A.W. Poole, Ark., says: «A beautifuland good apple.» Dec.-Mar. F. NCS.
No painting can excel its beauty; an apple finer than the pictures in nurserymen’s plate books.—ELt M1ncu, N. J.
Ark. Black.—A second edition of Lawver (Del. Red Winter); scabs badly, and is a tardy as well as a thin
bearer. Does well in western Colo.; likely safe to plant where Lawver succeeds. Late keeper. M. CS

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taken at noon when light was too glaring, hence does not outline the strong brace roots—which showed
above the surface to points indicated by fingers. They write Dec. 25,

In Setting an Orchard, the first thing is to buy ist-class budded trees, budded above the ground. Set them as
deep as they grew in nursery, no deeper. This will let brace roots come out near top of gronnd—where soil is
good. Our best trees all show brace roots like the one in photo—then no borers, no dying. It bore 5 barrels of
Ist-class apples this year,—as did others of our 9-yr. trees. Our best trees have the best roots and the best
apples. One cause of so many trees dying, is sorry trees to start with, and then set too deep in the ground.
It is impossible to grow a good tree with the seedling part away down in poor clay. Always plant Ist-class

. trees regardless of cost and setshallow. A 20-acre orchard netted us $1600 this year.—PORTER Bro’s, Ark.

The True Principle is budding. Would give $1000 if block of root-grafted Shockley in my orchard were budded.
They have no brace roots near surface, hence the wind blows them, forming a funnel during winter; won’t bear,
and borers “ill kill them all before they are 12 years old. You can’t make it too strong that budded apple trees
are the trees to plant, at least in this state. I plant apples 20x21 ft., JoacED. Prune when in full leaf—May and
June—mid-June best. Always «sow» hogs in my orchard, instead of other crops. Hogs keep up fertility, get
the fallen and wormy fruit,—in fact would stop orcharding if had to stop «sowing» hogs. Later.—Have 7000
Poole Fay. peach trees in bearing, and want 4000 more to plant the coming spring, also 4000 of your best XX
budded apple trees. It makes no difference what others say, I know by experience the budded tree is best.—
A. W. Pook, Franklin Co., the largest orchardist in Ark.

‘‘Budded Trees, it is claimed,» says Warder’s great book, AM. PoMoLoGy, «are more hardy and better
able to resist the severity of winter, than the same varieties which have been grafted in the root or collar,
and also that budded trees come sooner into bearing. That the serious difficulty of bark-bursting occurs
near the ground does seem to be an argument of weight in favor of budding. The earlier fruiting of
budded trees does not seem to be well established—except that the stocks, upon which the buds were
inserted, are older by some years than the slip of root used in grafting, so that the fruiting of the
budded tree should count two or more years further back than from the period of budding»

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BARRY.-— Vigorous, but we find does not ripen its wood well and is much inclined to blight. Winter. F. C.

Fine new apple, raised in our nurseries; has been thoroughly tested, so we recommend it as a novelty of
sterling merit. Yellow ground marbled with carmine on sunny side; firm, crisp, acid; quality good. A great
keeper, lasting in perfection till June. Vigorous grower.—ELLWANGER & BARRY; N. Y.

Beauty of Bath.—An early dessert apple, not well tested here. Awarded a 1st certificate by Royal Hort.
Soc. of England. Extremely handsome. Yellowish green, beautifully striped crimson. Brisk flavor. F. C.

BELLFLOWER, YELLOW.-—Everywhere of good quality; but tardy and as a rule does not bear enough to
be profitable for market. Quality varies with the soil, being best and most highly flavored and colored
on rather thin or sandy soils; inferior on rich low bottoms or prairies. FAMILY. NCS.

ill. Hort. Soc.: I would rather grow Ben Davis for 50¢ a bushel than Bellflower for $5 a bushel. We must plant
what we can grow, and what we can sell after it is grown.—Pres’t E. A. RIEHL.

BELLFLOWER IMPROVED (Mason Orange).—Seedling of Yellow Bellflower, and every way like it—
except of even better quality and, more important still, a young and regular bearer. FM. NCS.

When first exhibited some years ago it excited the admiration of expert fruit growers because it so closely resem-
bled Yel. Bellflower. It was thought identical with that excellent kind, but closer examination revealed a dif-
ference in taste, ete. The originator sold the right to propagate it and wrote: (Has a close resemblance to Yel.
Bellflower except in preductiveness, in which particular it excels alf others in my orchard—composed of leading
sorts; has never failed a full crop since the tree was 5 or 6 years old,—and that is more than my other kinds have
done; retains its rich juciness through the entire season—my best winter apple.» Later: Shows its Yel. Bell-
fiower parentage, but is PRopUCTIVE. Trees 3d year in orchard bearing full.—A. H. GRIESA. Exp. Orchard, Kan.

BENONI (Red June, of some).—The best apple of its season, far finer than Red June; of most excellent
quality, valuable alike for home use and market. Medium, covered with bright red stripes and splashes;
tender, juicy, rich, aromatic. Tree-upright and compact, hardy, productive after attaining age. Because
of its beauty, fine quality and firmness—almost like a late sort—we especially recommend Benoni as
an excellent apple to ship tong distances. Summer. FAMILY. MARKET. NORTH. CENTRAL. SOUTH.

«Almost equal to Benoni,) says Downing’s great work, describing Stayman Summer, thus according it high praise.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Red June was next to come in; a full crop of deformed, scabby apples, which the hogs would
not eat—absolutely worthless here. Sweet June but little better. Benoni and Duchess, bore fine and perfect
fruit; hardy, fine growers, and among the very best early apples.

fil. Exp. Stn: Well known, valuable, especially soforhomeuse. One of the best in quality.—Prof. T. J. BURRILL.

lowa Exp. St’n, notes, 1897: Trees hardy, very large and very full, and apples very fine.

Am. Pom. Soc.—There has been a remarkable increase in commercial fruit growing. Duchess, Benoni, Jonathan,
Grimes Golden, Ben Davis, are the most popular apples. Kieffer pear, while not absolutely blight proof, may be
made practically so, by proper care. Always sells. Seckel, Tyson, Bartlett, Flemish B’ty, are popular. The
new Lincoln pear is promising.—A. C. HAMMOND, Sec’y I]. Hort. Society, before Am. Pom. Society.

Bismarek.—A New Zealand apple, much overpraised. Chief value is young bearing—but does not surpass
Mo. Pippin. We saw it fruiting in France in 1896; valued there only for cooking. Fall. KM. NCS.

Our inquiries concerning the much advertised Bismarck have not brought much information. S. D. Willard, N.
Y., has top-worked trees; is impressed from reports that it is of no particular value.—J. H. B., N. J.: «Have Bis.
marek 3 years old; not yet borne.»—S. H., O.: « Have trees 12 to 15 inches high; each tree blossomed and a few
trees are carrying an apple or two.—Benj. Buckman, Il1., received scions from England, where the sort is valued
for cooking purposes only and described as very large, handsome, firm, a heavy cropper, small trees bearing
freely; Oct. to Dec. Bismarck Apple at Last: Luther Burbank, Cal., writes, «Sent medium sized Bismarck. A
good grower, bearing sometimes the year top-graft is set; quality fair.»—Apple whitish-yellow, streaks of bright
crimson; handsome. Not quite tender; juicy, rather too acid for eating raw, excellent for cooking.—Rural N.-Y.

BEN DAVIS (Ky. Red, N. Y. Pippin).—Large, round oblong; striped and splashed bright red; very hand-
some; tender, mild, sub-acid, not rich. Bruises dry up, instead of decaying, as with most sorts. Tree
vigorous, hardy; bears early and continuously. For all sorts of locations in the West this has been for
many years the most profitable market apple grown. KITCHEN. MARKET. NCS.

For 20 years and more, men have been saying, «Ben Davis is too poor quality, won’t sell at all when
people find it out.» Yet during this time no apple has paid so well. In N. Y. City, car lots of Mo. and Ill.
Ben Davis apples have sold at $3 a bbl., while Baldwin, the long time favorite, was slow at $2.50, for
choice. Like mercy, the «quality of Ben Davis is not strained» In fact, when properly grown, it is
not nearly so poor in quality as many believe. It is all in the point of view; this year when we pay 60% a
peck for Ben Davis they taste first rate; so they do to average people of the great cities,—who as a rule
forget to store their cellars every fall with a dozen barrels or so of Grimes, Jonathan, etc. The great
masses of apple consumers are not so critical as expert pomologists.

And yet ere long Ben Davis will go into our 2d Choice List! And then how the questions will be
asked. It is so with some very good sorts now in 2d choice list. Men seem to forget there are improve-
ments in fruits,—as in electricity and most other things. A few years ago in the central west, Wild Goose
was the standard plum; but who wants Wild Goose when there’s Red June, Gold, or even Poole? Ben Davis

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is and has been a money maker, a good friend, yet ior years the search has been for an apple more
perfect. We ourselves have sought it long and diligently. We have found it. Black Ben Davis is more
nearly perfect—equal to Ben Davis in all, and better in some most important, respects. Champion out-
pays and outkeeps Ben Davis. Apple of Commerce altogether outclasses Ben Davis, especially in kardi-
ness, bearing, long keeping and quality. Hundreds of orchardists will plant these sorts; we believe
thousands would plant them if they knew as much about them as we do.

Our mutual friend old Ben must, therefore, soon take second place, yet some will continue to plant
and we shall continue to grow for years and years to come, many Ben Davis trees, even though it may be in
2d choice list. But we would say to Ben Davis planters, alternate with Jonathan, Apple of Commerce,
Champion, or some other long lived sort; then when your Ben Davis trees, which do their work well and
quickly, are worn out, the others will be in their prime and need al! the ground.

Pres’t J. C. Evans, while in charge of Mo. fruits at the World’s Fair, said to us earnestly: « For market
let.people still plant Ben Davis, with some Grimes Golden»—such advice he has given for many years:

Mo. Hort. Soc., {878—Mr. Evans: Think a great dealof Jonathan. Lost last fall by not having them to sell at
$1.50 a bu., when other apples sold for $1. The only objection—not a good keeper. But were I to plant 1,000 or
2,000 trees for market only, I would plant Ben Davis ONLY. From an orchard of 5-yr. Ben Davis, I have sold the
fruit for $5.75 per tree. Trees of that age will average $2.50 per tree. Ben Davis gave half a crop last year when
other sorts were an utter failure. 10-yr. trees willaverage ten bu. of apples. I plant 100 trees to the acre.

Mr. MONAGHAN: Mr. Evans’ figures seem too large. He makesan average cropof apples worth $1.500 per acre.
Mr. Evans:. I have stated facts as { have found them in my own orchard.

Pres’t J. C. Evans, 1893: If you want to sell apples, plant Ben Davis. Last year they sold in London ahead of
Greening, Newtown Pippin, and others that have heretofore been the best sellers there. Their grand color and
uniform size is what willsell them. The way the English sample apples is to take out the barrel head and roll
out the entire contents on the ficor. Ben Davis will stand this, and not be hurt by it either.

Mo. Hort. Soc., 1896: Ben Davis still seems the leader among commercial apples. ;

lowa Hort. Soc.: For market, in this locality, an orchard wholly Ben Davis is more profitable than anything else
in the apple line.—C. G. PATTEN, Floyd Co., N. E. Iowa.

In lowa—S. H. Mallory, Lucas Co., South Central Ia., from 35 acres Ben Davis, first crop 1894, received net profit,
$1100; in 1895, net profit, $2100; °96, net profit, $600, and ’97, net profit, $4000. f

N. C. Exp. St’n: Widely grown, very popular; not of very fine quality, and so does not command highest prices.
Tree all that could be desired. Apples large, handsome and sell well at moderate prices.

The Apple King in Kansas is Judge F. Wellhouse. His orchards consist of 1630 acres, 100,000 trees. He still plants
trees. «Itake more delight in planting apple trees and seeing them grow,» says he, «than in anything else in
the world.» Chief precedence is given to Ben Davis, 630 acres; Mo. Pippin, 360 acres; Jonathan, 300 acres; Gano,
100 acres. With an experience of 388 years his methods ought to be of interest: «In planting apple trees use
land in as good state of cultivation as for other crops. Make the rows north and south, 32 ft. apart, by turning
a straight furrow to the west and another to the east, say 20 inches from the first; the middle strip thus left is
thrown out with the plow, the last furrow about ten inches deep. In the bottom of this dead furrow, run a list-
ing plow, with subsoiling attachment, and then cross-mark with any device to indicate the location of the trees,
16 ft. apartin the rows. Thrifty 2-yr. trees are best.»—Western Fruit Grower. : :

Apples that went to London, 5 cars direct from Kan.—Ben Davis, Mo. Pippin and Willowtwig. The appearance of
an apple largely determines its value, and the liberal price paid for this lot was obtainable only because it was
choice in color, size and freedom from imperfections. Part were packed in «Cal. pear boxes,» holding ascant14th

bbl. each; about 96 apples filled a box; wrapped in white paper like oranges; a lever press used so covers would

goon. Even then tops were all bowed up in the middle. Boxes were placed on end in ear, so no further
pressure should come on topor sides. The buyer called the box «(a coming proposition.» Had found ita much
better package for the English trade than the barrel. Easy to open for buyer’s inspection, and the small quan-
tity is an inducement to purchase. People in cities do not want to bother with a barrel of apples any more than
with a barrel of sugar. Andif apples are wrapped in paper, as they should be for the best European trade,
the box is much more convenient than the barrel. Many regard Ben Davis a poor seller, but this buyer had
found it profitable in London. HeisaN. Y. apple merchant, securing west what the east cannot furnish; Kan.
has been getting back, this year, part of the money spent for «York State» apples before it was found that Kan.
was an apple state. Every year there is improvement in the methods of putting American fruit into European
markets. Thedistance, time, expense and uncertainty are largely overcome. Europe, now our nextdoor neigh-
bor, can absorb an enormous surplus of apples at remunerative prices.—E. TAYLOR, in Western Fruit-Grower.
Alternating Jonathan and Ben Davis is a good plan according to my judgment.—J. Y. STONE, Mills Co., Ia. _[ Gen.
Stone has 100,000 trees in a solid block; read figures from his own experience, « Profits of an Apple Orchard.»]
Would have money to burn if all my 4000 bbls. of apples had been Jonathan. One carload sent to Chicago was
Jonathan and Ben Davis. The No.2 Jonathan brought $3 a ‘barrel, the No. 1, $4.75, the fancy, $5.50. Ben
Davis brought $2.10 a bbl.—except a lot that I labeled «New York Pippin,» and they brought $2.60, which shows
«What’s in a name.) My advice to the people is to plant Jonathan trees, and plant lotsofthem. They yield as
well, and far outsell Ben Davis or Geneton.—JEssE E. Rover, Monroe Co., Mo. ,
Ben Davis, 8-yrs. planted 25x25 ft., average per tree 4 bu., best trees 744 bushels.—CoLo. Farm & LIvE Stock Co.
Over 20 years ago I set sixty varieties: 50 Bellflower; they proved a failure; also Baldwin, Greening, N. Spy and
many others. I also planted too many sweet apples. It would have paid me thousands of dollars had I planted
of every 1000 apple trees, 500 or more Ben Davis, 200 Jonathan, 75 Winesap, ete. Were my land limestone I would
plant Grimes Golden in place of Jonathan. Willow Twig is profitable, but it_blights—more than all other sorts
combined. If cold storage advances as it should, planters should set fewer Ben Davis, more Jonathan. Ameri-
cans are critical; they want a better apple and will not be satisfied with Ben Davis, of which more have been
planted the last ten years than of all others combined. The last five years more Jonathan have been plnated
than any ten years before. Itis a poor nursery tree, therefore nurserymen do not urge its planting; but a the

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first three years it grows well. Jonathan is one of-the best; a late fall, or early winter apple, but in cold storage
can be kept until the next year’s cropripens. I made mistakes planting apple trees over 2-yrs. old, peach over
1-yr. old; also in topping or heading low. I now aim in trimming to avoid forks, growing a center limb or leader.
Plowing deep close to trees is injurious; shallow, frequent culture is beneficial.—JACoB FAITH, Vernon Co., Mo.

Planting an orchard: We planted in fall, 1200 trees, Ben Davis, with Jonathan; spring planting is better. Idon’t
plant older trees than 2-yr., and dig large holes. An orchard must be cultivated; light yields and weak trees
are due to lack of cultivation. Butisan orchard a valuable thing on a farm? Most assuredly. We sold $500
worth of apples the 6th year, and many were lost from lack of time to gather; this year 1200 barrels. Apple
growing is becoming very remunerative in these parts, and we may expect it to increase. That there is money
in it, experience and observation prove.—D. C. WING, Cooper Co., Mo., in Western Fruit Grower.

BLACK BEN DAVIS (Trade-Mark).—This great seedling of Ben Davis, we believe all orchardists would plant
instead of Ben Davis, if they knew as much about it as we do. To say the very least, it marks a decided
IMPROVEMENT: More beautiful solid red color, better quality, better keeper, surer bearer—four
very important points. Far ahead of Gano: decidedly larger, fully as large or larger than Ben Davis;
Gano is smaller. Longer keeper and does not «scald» in cold storage; both Gano and Ben Davis do
scald. A more solid, deeper red color; Gano often lacks color. Very much better quality; Gano is no
better than Ben Davis. We are firmly convinced that wherever Ben Davis succeeds, there Black Ben
Davis will succeed, and be immeasurably more profitable. It originated with M. Black in N. W. Ark.,
some 28 years ago. Later, 9 trees were grafted and set in J. F. Bain’s orchard where they have regu-
larly excelled Ben Davis—bearing some years (as in 1896), when Ben Davis failed. ru. NCS.

Such apples as these Black Ben Davis will sell better in the English market and I would pay more for them, than
for any other variety I have seen in the state.—J. B. HAMBIDGE, Ont., Canada, exporter to Liverpool market.

Made a trip to Ark. tosee your new apples—a sight well worth time and trouble.—M. E. Jones, Jackson Co., Mo.

Don’t break so badly as Ben Davis, and my 9 trees have not failed to bear since bearing age, but Ben Davis in
same rows and same age, have failed several times. Much higher color than Ben Davis, better quality, better
keeper, better size,—better nearly every way. One of the finest things that can be grown.—JOHN F. Barn, Ark.

Distinct seedling, a first-class apple—cannot speak too highly of its merits.—J. F. BAIN, in Practical Farmer, Phila.

Concerning applesof which I inquired: Some days after that issue of your paper I rec’d a letter from J. F. Bain,
of Ark., who speaks with authority, and is justly entitled to be heard. I quote: «Here Winesap is called Black
Twig. But Mammoth Black Twig is a very large, fine eating apple, brownish red; a fine grower, but with us a
shy bearer, perfectly nardy. Ripens later than Winesap and isen Davis, and is a good keeper. The parent tree
is over 60 years old, and all the trees in Ark. have come from it; also all that Stark Bro’s have.» Now, this
comes direct and unsolicited from _ one who knows the parent tree. In regard to Black Ben Davis, he says:
«Black Ben Davis is from my orchard, of which I have the only trees in the world bearing. Stark bought
the scions and apples from me and has the apple very correctly plated in his book, and speaks very highly of it,
but does not overrate it. The trees are easily mistaken for Ben Davis, but the fruit is entirely_unlike. It’s a
large apple, larger than Ben Davis, a crimson red, solid, no streaks, very fine flavored, splendid eating, and
keeps here until April. A sure bearer, trees hardy. The apple has created the greatest excitement.)—GEO. D.
BOWERS, Caldwell Co., Mo., in Practical Farmer, Phila. ©

They Stand Drouth.—J. Schlaefli, one of the best posted orchardists of N. W. Ark., writes: Black Ben Davis, Apple

of Commerce and Champion are holding up better during the present 3 months’ dry spell than Ben Davis, Mam-
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Twelve Millions of dollars is the value of Missouri’s apple crop for 1897, against 11 millions for 1896. As to varieties
thus far in bearing, Ben Davis holds its own. But there arg close competitors for first place in the near future.
Among them, Senator and Black Ben Davis.—C. W. MurTFELpDT, Hort. Ed., in St. Louis Republic.

Western Ass’n Nurserymen: Demand for nursery stock unusually good. and supply light. This especially true
of commercial apple trees, which are sold out very close, with prospect of entire supply being exhausted before
spring; some nurseries entirely sold out already, and few have any to offer except with other stock.

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it until last spring—when a bushel of the apples came out of our ordinary cellar surprisingly sound,
large, beautiful, good. One-half larger than Ben Davis. Better keeper. Not quite so much red, but
the yellow a wonderfully rich deep golden. Perhaps a little better in quality. Tree a fine bearer, said to

excel Ben Davis. It most certainly was far ahead as we saw it the past dry season. KM. NCS.

Bright Red Apples are wanted, handsome dessert apples of high quality. Prof. Green, before Ohio Hort. Soc., urged
the planting of York Imp’l and Jonathan. The latter is bringing $1 per barrel more than other varieties in the
Cleveland market this winter. Red Canada, Rambo and other varieties formerly in demand, are no longer
profitable because of the prevalence of the scab fungus.—Fruit Grower,

All in the Point of View.—In reply to H. S. T., asking advice in planting Jonathan as a commercial apple, I would
say—DON’T. Jonathan is a slow grower either in nursery or orchard [see Jacob Faith, pages 10 and 11]... Asa
nurseryman, fruit grower or buyer of fruit, I can not see any advantage in red apples !—,*,,, Mo., in Rural World.

Cold Storage Pays.—We have gathered first crop from C. T. H. orchard. Chicago buyers offered $1
per barrel on trees and do their own picking. Also made good offer for orchard as it stood. We gathered
the fruit, and on track refused $2 per bbl.; have put in cold storage. Chicago firms early said Ben Davis
likely worth $4 in spring. At lowest offer made, $1 per bbl. on trees, this orchard will pay nearly $2 per

tree. What will next crop be worth, of say 2 to 3 bbls.? Or wait later and get 3, 5 or 7 bbls. per tree?
Cold storage will yet become the great reliance of fruit growers. Before long you will see a revolution in the ap-
ple trade. Winter apples will not be a necessity. Cold storage solves the difficulty. Probably before two years
you will see in every fruit district co-operative cold storage houses, based on the World’s Fair cold storage build-
in Fall apples put into cold storage, temperature 34°, may be kept indefinitely.—Prof. Crate, Ont., Exp. Farm.
lll. Hort. Soc.: Have had Grimes Golden in cold storage when I could hardly keep buyers from breaking in and
getting them at $2.50 a barrel, other apples selling at $1.25. . . Of early winter varieties Grimes Golden, Jonathan
and Rome B’ty, on account of their valuable market qualities, should have our best care and attention, so that
we can place them on the market later—and command highest price. Such apples can be kept perfectl in cold
storage if picked in time and placed immediately in storage.—H. M. DuNLApP, See’y and ex-Pres’t.
Blenheim (Lord Nelson).—An English apple, largely grown there and in Canada. Will not keep west. Fall.
Buckingham (true Fall Queen, Equinetely, etc.)—Excellent, but Nonpariel is far better; so is Wealthy.

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ever exhibited before 1895,—when they were shown at the STARK Fruit Farr. Both Champion and Sen-
ator have aroused much interest ever since shown at the World’s Fair, where they took the lead among
60 worthy new sorts. In the locality where they have been largely grown for years they lead Ben
Davis, one planter saying, «Wish ALL my trees were Senator and Champion;» another, «Wish all my
M. B. Twigs were’ Champion.» Excels Willow Twig in value,—in color, beauty, smoothness, keeping.
For quick and sure profit, Champion equals, perhaps surpasses, Mo. Pippin—yet the old 40-yr. tree, on
poorest white post-oak flat soil, is without defect and, with no care, yearly bears most perfect fruit.
(See photo.) Even in shape—every apple perfect, as though turned in a lathe. Medium to large,
golden yellow, covered with bright red—in finely penciled streaks, broader stripes and, on the sunny side,
often deep solid red. Flesh Maa 3 Ts
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Champion is great. Will take the place of Mo. Pippin. And even now Ben Davis in same orchard has no color
compared with Champion, which can hang for weeks yet, if necessary. A great, grand apple. The finest thing
on the trees you ever saw, and can’t be beat for color, even size and smoothness.—C. M. STARK, note from Ark.

A new sort thatisa winner. The apple is of good size, splendid red color. prolific bearer and one of the latest
keepers known. Would plant it in preference to Springdale.—W. L. BusuH, Ark., in Farm & Home.

The old tree was about 3 inches in diameter and bearing full in 1867. At first was called Coss’ Champion. In my
orchard bears younger, better, and fuller than Ben Davis or any other.—G. W. CoLLIns, Ark.

Attracted much attention at Atlanta. Of great merit,—long keeper, good quality.—Ark. Com’r Hort.

Dep’t Agr.: Specimens sent by Prof. Stinson, Ark., and Stark Bros., Mo. Tree vigorous, with well-shaped top.
Leaves, dark green. Fruit roundish oblate, large; yellow, with dull and bright red, splashed and striped with
crimson; skin tough. Flesh yellow, satiny, crisp, moderately juicy; sub-acid; good.—U. S. POMOLOGIST.

Clayton.—Large, dull red, long keeper; abundant bearer, only fairly hardy; lacks color and QUALITY. M. C.
Coffelt.—A Ben Davis x Limbertwig cross; IMPROVEMENT on Limbertwig; color usually too dull—.ooks like
Baldwin, but a FINE keeper. R. J. Scott planted 1000 1-yr. X size budded apple 4 years ago, Ben Davis,
Coffelt, Gano, York Imp’1_ Says he will match his orchard of budded whole root trees against any orchard

in the state. The growth reported from year to year has been really surprising, even to us. FM. CS.
York Imp’l very full, many trees will measure out 5 bushels apples per tree. Coffelt a splendid crop. Ben Davis
and Gano but few bearing.—R. J. Scorr, Independence Co., Ark.

Cooper E’ y White.—Young bearer; unattractive color, poor quality; has proven unprofitable for market. k. C.
Crawford.—From Ark. Large, yellow, very good; discarded because it scabs worse than almost any other.

DELICIOUS.—« Hangs as well as Ben Davis, keeps as well, is as good a Shipper (instead of decaying,
bruises dry up like Ben Davis), as large, of finer color, as strong a grower, hardier, bears as
young and every year. Have never seen a man taste it but says it is the best apple he ever saw.
Cooks easily and requires NO Sugar. Once introduced there will be but little call for Jonathan. If
it is not a better apple than any in your large list it will cost you nothing. Am nearly 70, have raised
apples all my life and would not willingly overestimate Delicious for 40 such apples.»

So wrote the venerable originator, Jesse Hiatt, of near Des Moines, Ia., when first sending us samples
vf Delicious. We found them extraordinarily fine looking, and in quality surpassing even Senator and
Jonathan. But the next year he sent us two barrels—at once the most beautiful and most delicious
apples we have ever seen,—no pear more delicious. From one of these was made the colored plate—
to which words can add nothing. Likely a seedling of Yel. Bellflower; somewhat similar in shape, but
immeasurably superior in quality, color, bearing.. ra. NCS.

The originator further writes: «Delicious is a sprout that came up under a Yellow Bellflower, and
was about 6 years from the ground when it fruited. Was so fine a fruit, I at once set some grafts and up-
turned sod around tree, and it soon began making strong thrifty growths. Now about 15 years old and
is 13 inches diameter at ground. Makes strong, vigorous growth, similar to Winesap, except

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branches are Stronger and need little or no pruning. Both tree and fruit are perfect models. Tree

has heavy, dark green foliage, strong, finely moulded limbs, adapted to bearing great weights of fruit,

and a. body upright and giant like, with smooth dark bark. Does not sprout or sucker. Does not sun-
blight. Has never shown any signs of tenderness. During last 8 years, drouth and cold have killed
three-fifths of my orchard, but Delicious withstood it all right. Bears annually, yields large quan-
tities of luscious fruit. Both beautiful and delicious, praised by all who have tasted it; has a
peculiar quality that cannot be surpassed nor described, and a delightful, fragrant aroma. Brilliant,
dark red, often mingled with gold near blossom end. Splendid winter keepers, equal to Ben Davis.»

Later.—« Delicious is greatly exciting everyone who tastes it. All declare it to be the best apple in
the world, that the half has never been told. Will bea large sale here for the trees. Have Delicious
apples in my cellar that will keep until April. Later, 1897: Delicious has another good crop this year.»
DUCHESS (Oldenburg ).—Hardy, profitable, especially far north; noted for its early bearing and endurance

of severe winters; fine in Tex. and Ark.—and everywhere THE Great Cooking Apple. e demand for
Duchess in the Chicago market has never yet been met. Medium; streaked and shaded red; juicy,
sprightly, sharp sub-acid. Valuable for market; fairly good for table—the best summer cooking apple.
Tree requires little or no pruning. KITCHEN. MARKET. NNCS.

An expert apple buyer for Newhall & Sons, the great Chicago apple firm, says there is more money in his 40-acre
Duchess orchard in So. Ill. than any 200 acres of Ben Davis grown there. His books furnish the proof.

R. C. Keel, Rochester, Minn.,soid 2000 bu. apples last year, and will sell 1500 this year at $2.25 a bbl. He showed
many varieties at Minn. State Fair, and says Duchess and Wealthy are best.

il. Hort. Soc.: Duchess is THE commercial apple for Northern Il.—J. V. Corra.

fa. Hort. Soc.: Had I valued Duchess for market 5 years ago as now, I would have 10,000 trees of it planted
instead of 1000. For southern Ia., it is the most profitable for early market. and wellin cold storage. They
are now putin cold storage till midwinter and served at hotels for dessert apples.—Dr. F. M. POWELL.

My best paying apple in its season, is Duchess.—S. T. CoLE, Washington Co., Ark,

A Letter; Srark Bro’s to Prof. H.E. VAN DEMAN: We do most heartily agree with you that there
should be some standard of authority in nomenclature, But he who tries to do business on the markets
in direct opposition to well established usage, would better not count on success. We have for years, in
names, endeavored to follow the Am. Pom. Soc.; but when we ran against a large sized snag we then steered
for the open channel. For instance, we used for several seasons, Oldenburg for Duchess apple, and Angou-
leme for Duchess pear. The result was no end of trouble and confusion. On the markets you can’t buy
«Oldenburg» apples, nor « Angouleme» pears; probably cannot find a single bushel of either on Chicago’s
great South Water St., while you'll find carloads Duchess apples, Duchess pears. Again, in discussions of
even so eminent a society as the Western N. Y. Hort., one finds innumerable references to Duchess but
ne’er a hint of Angouleme. Even the honored Pres’t of the Am. Pom. Soc., himself, uses Duchess in his
catalogue, as well as differs from the Am. Pom. Society’s nomenclature in numerous cases. Without a
doubt, he does so for good and sufficient reasons. No one cares to mention spots on the sun; but note Haas
(called Hawse ) which the Soc. says is a synonym of Horse; of course, all old-timers know that. the Horse
apple is wholly different. Then the confusion is worse confounded, giving Fall Queen as the correct name
and Haas as asynonym. Now long years before the day of Haas (Gros Pomier), Fall Queen was (and is’)
the widely accepted name in Ky. and adjacent regions for Buckingham, or Equinetely—as it is called in Ga.
and south. A palpable mistake is dropping the «s» from Chairs Choice; also the «s» from Hynes Surprise,
and writing «Steven’s» Rareripe—with an apostrophe. “We have fully followed the Soc. in dropping each
unnecessary apostrophe and «s» In no case do we use such terminations. But we would think ourselves
taking undue liberties with the names of our horticultural friends who were sought to be commemorated in
the names of these peaches, by arbitrarily cutting off the «s» from the name of Mr. Chairs, and from that of
Capt. Hynes. By the same rule Jones Sdlg. would become Jone! Too bad, if the final «s» of a man’s name
must necessarily be sacrificed because of a straining after theoretical simplicity—which does not simplify.

“*--that which we callarose, By any other name would smell as sweet,” a
still a name should mean something, be easy to remember and a help in distinguishing one sort from
another.—But the foregoing is by no means directed against well-considered efforts toward reform; we sim-
ply must keep in mind that, bearing upon this question, there are more considerations than merely the one
Reply: Using Champion for the various names of Collins Red, etc., is perhaps a good change. Since we haye
the Div. of Pom. as a standard authority, with the Am. Pom. Soc., State Hort. Societies and Exp. Stations concur-
ring, we should all consult that authority. . . No doubt there are some commercial reasons why thestandard
names cannot all be adopted atonce. You are not alonein that belief. With you I believe and know that there
were many mistakes in the old Am. Pom. Soc. catalogue. ._. Chairs and Hynes are two notable cases of error,
as I always contended. I know these men in person, as wellas the peaches. . . Wished I were with you in
Ark. this fall to look over the new fruits, and « eas Be les »—as well as the old ones.—Prof. H. E. VAN DEMAN.

Our Advice is to let well-established names alone.“It has been _found impossible to_root out_a well-established
name. Attempts have resulted in utter confusion.—Meehan’s Monthly, Prof. Thos. Meehan, Editor. _

Colo. Apples to Armours.—R. J. Coffey has just bought two carloads apples for Armours—who were advised by the
Stark Nursery to buy Colo. apples if they wanted the very best. This means a good deal more business in that
line in the future with this company.—North Fork ( Colo.) Times.

Above will do you much good among our orchard growers, as I paid $1 per 40-Ib. box, for all the Armour apples,
cash, and free of all commissions or freight charges to sellers. Up to this time our people always had to pay 20%
commission and freight charges out first—then if anything remained they got it. But now they are blessing
Stark Bro’s and Coffey all over Delta Co. for finding a way for them to reach out and get cash buyers and extra
good prices. It will help people tosee the difference between a live nursery and little one-horse firms. Many
trees are wanted—Jonathan, Rome Beauty, with others of like quality. Armour’s man went to see Wm. M.
Hastings’ orchard,—who gave him a great send off in favor of Stark trees. He is very proud of his orchard of
Gold plum—and it is in fine condition. Armours appreciate the fine apples shipped them; there never were
finer Jonathan, Winesap, Grimes Golden, Rome Beauty, Baldwin, etc., put into cars In America.—R. J. COFFEY.

Car of apples rec’d, purchased through Mr. Coffey. They_certainly are the finest apples we have ever seen.—
ARMOUR PACKING Co., Cold Storage Dep’t, Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 25, 1897.

Much more extensive spring planting will be done, but very different from former years, as every one wants long
keeping apples and pears. Our present large apple crop is going out rapidly at 244 to 234¢ per ib., cash, and or-
chard men are all happy. All this new and welcome change has come about from your advising Armours to
buy here. Apples were then going on commission entirely, 50g to 75¢ per 40 ib. box, and out of this came 20%
com. and all freight charges. Sent Armours samples, gave them price and asked for further instructions. sey
were pleased with samples, sent a man to see our orchards, I drove him out, and he said, buy this year for

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at $1 per 40 fb. box, and next year will likely contract for many carloads. Result is you are making warm
friends among all our orchard men, for I tell them how this introduction of the Armour Co. was brought about
through your good will and high opinion of Colo. fruits. Am now filling an order, same price, 24¢ per hb., for
Phila. Also learn it was you who told the F. W. Hanson Produce Co., Salt Lake, to write me.—R. J. CorFEy.
Have you noticed it ?—the new « Catalogue of Fruits» sent out by the Agr. Dep’t? Suchunjust, untruthful statis-
tics I never examined. . .- Colo., they say, is a poor fruit state—only afew very hardy kinds of apple, three
of apricot, eight of cherry, no peach at all, and only four kinds of worthless native plums, etc., ete. Will send
See. Wilson a box of our apples, and tell him to examine for himself. Will also continue for a year sending him
at proper season sample boxes of apple, pear, peach, cherry, and berries named in this book, so he at least may
learn that here in Colo. we can, and do, grow every useful fruit named in his book. Then shall expect justice.
But what was our own State Exp. College and State Hort. Soe. doing that such errors occurred ? —R. J. COFFEY.
A Box of Fine Apples was sent by R. J. Coffey to See. of Agr. Wilson, which will
econvinee him that Colo. can really raise fine fruit.—Delta, Colo., Independent.
England’s Apple Buyers.-200,000 Barrels of Mo., Ill., Ark., Apples
for Export.-Simmons, Shuttleworth & Co., Liverpool, England, represented by J. R.
Shuttleworth and J. B. Hambidge, Ontario, Canada, having heard of our orchard
system called on us to-day. They want to ship at least 1000 bbls. per day, 200,000
barrels or more for theseason. We have cited them to many pod points in Mo.,
Ill. and Ark. They expect to begin exporting from Ark., gradually working north.
Apple growers with train loads of apples to sell should see them. They only buy
high colored fancy fruit, selected, carefully packed. Exporting such fruit pays;
doesn’t pay to ship poor fruit to any market. . . We are constantly being called
upon by apple buyers from all sections of the east and growers need ponder but lit-
tle to understand this means a short crop and that the grower can about name his
own price. These English buyers again tell us what we all know, that while the
foreign trade took over 3 million barrels last year, the businessis inits infaney and
the quantity of apples they will take in the future, if they ean get good fruit, is hard
to estimate; or, as they say, (there is scarcely any limit.) In view of these facts suc-
cessful growers will continue to plant orchards; some who ought to plant orchards,
will continue to grow wheat and corn, but for the thinking, observant man, there is
no surer investment than growing high-class sorts of apples. For years this has
been our view, hence it was no guess work when we inaugurated our vast orchard
system. Nordid Parker Bros. & Winans, large apple dealers in Chicago, make a mis-
take when they planted their apple orchard of 50,000 trees—and they are still plant-
ing. We know of other business men in Chicago and elsewhere, capitalists seeking
good investments, who are buying land ’ LIT
and planting orchards. Foreign countries A \) N\A
want our fruit; their best apples come AN
from America. Will our people supply RNY:
them?—Stark Orchard Bulletin, June ’97. ;
The foreign apple buvers you sent to our Co.,
J. B. Hambidge and J. R. Shuttleworth, are mak-
ing their headquarters at Quincey and now making
contracts. Their buying will create a furore.
Three orchards sold; one of 10 acres for $2000, 40
acre orchard $3500, and one 15 acre orchard, esti-
mated 5000 barrels, sold by the barrel; the others
sold on the trees, buyer doing his own picking.—
H. L. Messick, Adams Co., Ill.
Apple buyers representing a Liverpool firm,
called on Stark Bro’s yesterday to look into their
orchard system. These gentlemen say that this
industry will assume gigantic proportions. Pike
Co. has a big lot of apples and will be in at the
picnic this fall.—Louisiana ( Mo.) Press.
Big Red Apples of Ark.—The Rogers’ canning
factory is sold tonorthern capitalists. <A
full force will be put to work at once, and
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all over the U. 8. Rogers_has already ; ,
shipped 100 cars or more, and other points Ben Davis, 2-yr. piece
are not far behind. Mr. Shuttleworth of , foot (Fig. 7)
Canada, ishere buying apples for the ex- Ben Davis, 2-yr, BUD-
port trade. Has already shipped several DED ( Fig. 8)
carloads, has several persons buying for _ SCALE ALMOST
him and will take 10 carloads aday. A ONE-HALF LESS
Kan. City firm has contracted for 35,000 THAN Fic. 3, OP-
bbls., or about 175 carloads, and a Min- POSITE.
STARK BEN DAVIS, 2-¥YR. XX neapolis house has just closed a deal for 40,000 bbls., or 200 carloads. The barrel
SIZE. WHOLE ROOT GRAFTED. factories here cannot supply demand.—Siloam Springs, Ark., special to Globe-Dem.

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EARLY COLTON.-We get many reports showing this to be a better apple than Ey. Harvest. FM. NCS.

Mich. Exp. St’n: Proves a young and prolific bearer. Desirable for home and market use. Has now borne two
heavy successive crops of fine size and fair quality. Promises well for very early market.—Pres’t T. T. LYon.
A better apple than Ey. Harvest in flavor, not so soft and mealy, don’t crack so badly in wet weather; about
same size, but of longer shape, lighter yellow; fruit better distributed on tree.—Pres’t E. A. RIEHL, Il]. Hort. Soe.
A FINE-sized yellow apple; good and young bearer. Really an improvementonold E’y Harvest.—J.W. Kerr, Md.

Early Harvest.—No longer useful, on account of scab. Not profitable for market. F. CS.
ill, Exp. St’n, 1896: One of the worst toseab. Not worthy of a place here.—Prof. T. J. BURRILL.
Pa. Hort. Soc.: Has been uncertain on account of the fruit growing so imperfect.—H. M. ENGLE.

EARLY MELON.-We paid $1 each for young trees for our Exp. Orchard; and they are worth much more if
this sort succeeds here as in Kan. and Ia. Certainly ono of the really finest novelties among fruits.

Larges yellow, washed red, striped crimson; skin thin, tough; crisp, juicy; subacid; good. FM. NNCS.

Most Remarkable apple in all my Exp. orchard. Tree and fruit slightly resemble Wine (Pa. Red Streak.) Trees
have fruited for 9 years; in two of these years no others did fruit. In season in Aug.; have kept until Dee. Not
@ WINTER apple here, but north and in highlands of Colo. and northwest will keep later, yet in season so early.
Will be a grand apple south and in Cal., where most other kinds become too sweet to cook well. Makes the
richest apple pie, dumplings or sauce of all. Its quality EARLY is too tart for most tastes, yet not so sharp as
Astrachan or Duchess, but even more juicy. Has market value, beauty, excellent cooking qualities. The trees
bear full, but do not break. Fruit large, but is not blown off by winds as others are, nor does it drop in
dry weather. The most productive of all, free from scab or fungus—more good qualities in a higher degree than
any other apple I know.—A. H. Griesa, Exp. Orchard, Douglas Co., Kan.

Good enough for anybody, and the introducer of such an apple is a public benefactor.—S. D. WILLARD, N. Y.

Especially pleased with E’y Melon. Aromatic, rich; color, shape, size, makeitattractive.—Prof. L. H. BAILEY, N.Y.

GANO.—Very like, and fully EQuAL to, Ben Davis, except not quite so large; redder, and perhaps a slightly

superior keeper. Fully as profitable for market as Ben Davis. kM. NCS. :
HAVE now handled Ganoin quantity; a better seller than Ben Davis, on accqunt of high color; also a better

keeper. Oneorchard hereof60acres; another grower has 40acres.—G. W. CHASE& SON, wholesale fruits, St. Jo., Mo.
A chance seedling. Medium size, brilliant red, fair quality, late keeper.—Prof. H. E. VAN DEMAN, in Rural N.-Y.
Mich. Exp. St’n, 1896: Ripened its first crop this season; beautifully colored; ranks as a market fruit.—T. T. LYon.
MEEHAN plants 100 out of 270 acres to Gano.—Nat’l Nurseryman. Mo. Hort. Soc.: Gano is a commercial leader.
AS YOUNG, and perhaps, a better bearer than old Ben, not as spongy; prefer Gano for market.—C. STEINMAN, Ia.
I sTILL adhere to Ben Davis as most profitable, but have 35 acres more to plant, and shall set Gano, if it does as

well this year as heretofore. This will make me 475 acres, over 400 acres Ben Davis.—J. A. BAYLES, Mo.

GENETON (Ralls Genet, Neverfail, etc )-Medium, striped dull red, sub-acid, very good when well grown.
Once the most extensively grown market and family apple in the west, and still one of the best, when
given good culture and not allowed to overbear. FAMILY. MARKET. CENTRAL.

Greening, N. W.—Rec’d some years ago from Wis., but has not proven valuable.
N. Y. Exp. St’n: Coarse, fair quality; has not enough acidity to be desirable for culinary use.
la. Hort. Soc.: Has proven entirely tender in tree in northern Ja.—C. J. PATTEN, Floyd Co., Ia.

Greening, R. J.-A favorite winter apple east, but of late, badly affected by seab. Not hardy west; FALL.
GRIMES GOLDEN.-Quality unexcelled and one of the most profitable late fall and early winter apples.
Particularly valuable for its late blooming. Medium to large; golden yellow, flesh a deeper golden still;
aromatic, spicy, rich. Vigorous and productive, even while yet young. Fine inS. W. Iowa, west Colo., etc.,

but not quite hardy in Stark Denver orchards. Fine in Ark.—where it is miscalled « Bellflower.» Fm. CS.

Warder’s Am. Pomology: Quality very Gest; use, dessert; T00 GOOD for aught else.

U. S. Pomologist: In North Carolina orchards Grimes Golden, Ralls Geneton and Rome Beauty are found very
valuable owing to their late blooming. York Imperial is also extensively planted.

For profit plant mainly Ben Davis with some Grimes Golden.—Pres’t J. C. EVANS.

Colo. Hort. Soc.;: Oneofthe best apples there is, not only for profit bit for quality of fruit.

0. Hort. Soc.: A grand apples Good to eat, cook, sell.—_W.W. FARNSwoarTH. Pa.Hort.Soc.: Quality unsurpassed.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: One of the commercial leaders. Mr. Bell, wholesale apple shipper,spoke strongly in favor of
Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Winesap, Ben Davis, Gano.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Asa family apple, stands decidedly first. Unusually attractive, a good grower, prolific bearer.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Jonathan and Grimes Golden are the very acme of excellence in the apple, for any purpose. I
regard Grimes Golden the most desirable and elegant table apple in existence.—J. H. KARNES, Buchanan Co., Mo.

The finest eens in Va. Spicy flavor, good to use Aug. 15, will keep until March. Bears young, and full crops ey-
ery year. Would notexchange it for any appie in the U.S. None superior.—I. W. LARKEY, Scott Co., Va.

the original tree, in Brook Co., West Va., was, some years ago, 80 years old and stillsound.—Pres’t N. F. MuRRAY,

Mich. Exp. St’n: Good family applesare: Yel.Transp’t, Sw’t Bough, Duchess, Jefferis, M. Blush, Wealthy, Wolf River,
Baldwin, N. Spy, Bellflower, Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Rome Beauty, Winesap. Yel. Transp’t particularly
valuable early variety; young bearer, large, light lemon-yellow, pleasant flavor; well worthy a place for local
market. Duchess, Jonathan Baldwin, Winesap, if planted in larger numbers than for home use only, would
furnish a supply for sale. In panne for shipment it is unwise to choose too many varieties. They should be

roductive, good size and color, of at least fair quality. In all parts of Mich., Baldwin and N. Spy are valuable

ormarket. Ben Davis isalso largely planted. Wagener, unless thinned and given high cultivation, is small,
trees short lived. With good care Jonathan is preferred to King, as its medium size, rich color, ry im quality,
make it sought for as a dessertapple and for street stands. Grimes Golden is also profitable.—Prof. L. R. TAFT.

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Haas (Gros Pomier; erroneously, Fall Queen; Horse).—Not nearly equal to Wealthy—except a much finer
nursery tree, hence largely grown. Has gained most of its sale, not only by being mistaken for Horse,
but also by usurping a name of Buckingham—widely known as Fall Queen long before the day of Haas.

Horse (Yellow Horse).—Large, green; acid; good for cooking and drying, but even Maiden Blush is better.
ll. Exp. St’n: Bore a fair crop in 1886, ’88, and a few apples in 1891, ’94, ’95. Sub-acid, rich, but not pleasant.

HUNTSMAN (H. Favorite)—Large, flat; yellow, bronzed cheek, fine grained, but insipid. Its record of 30
years in our orchards shows it to have been unprofitable, as compared with other market sorts,—scanty
yielder, scalds easily, deficient in flavor. Yet it sells well—but not often to the same buyer. When we
have put a bbl. or so in home cellars, no one cares to eat them,—preferring even Ben Davis. M. C.

INGRAM.-—An Ozark seedling of Geneton, greatly vaiued where known. Good grower, late bloomer,
young, regular and abundant bearer. Medium, conical; red and yellow, bright when ripe; very late
keeper. Stands freezing and thawing without injury. Its pleasant flavor, good color and splendid bear-
ing and keeping qualities have made it very popular for home use or market. Brings highest prices, as

it keeps until June, when all the old well known apples are gone. FM. CS.

Experience with Ingram in my own orchard: Crop now in storage is my second. The first year, bore a little
better than Ben Davis. This year 450 Ingram trees bore 325 bbls. of fruit, sold for $3 per bbl.; 1200 Ben Davis
bore 300 bbis., sold for $1.90 per bbl. So far Ingram is way ahead of Ben Davis for a market apple; blooms
fater, hangs well, and there is scarcely any waste.—W. T. CLARK, Barton Co., Mo., May 22, ’97.

We Have Found a new apple this year that beats Ben Davis, not only as a good keeper but as a fine appearing
apple, having the added advantage of being juicy and palatable. Itisthe Ingram. Not quiteso large as Ben
Davis. Beautifully marked in red and yellow, fine flavor. Had in cold storage 304 bbls. put in Nov. 1; the first
of May we took out the first at $2.50 per bbl., and found them in perfect condition, with no deterioration either
in juiciness or flavor. Since, the price has been to $3.50, and expect before closing out to realize $4 to $4.50
bbl., which is at least $2.25 per bbl. more than any apple has yet brought in this market this year. In 150 bbls.
sold so far, but one barrel contained imperfect apples, and this barrel had so few that the shrinkage practically
amounted to nothing.—H. E. F., Kan, City, Mo., in R. N.-Y., May 22,797.

A Payer and a stayer; doing well here; bears young and every year. Leafs out late, blooms fate—misses late
frosts. Keeps sound, looks fresh and bright, and tastes apple-like, in May, and keeps well into June. Onour
fruit stands now (May 26, ’97); no other apple in market. Remains hard untilin Feb. or Mar. « Weak points?»
Well, it is rather small, about size of Geneton; trees set too full to grow large apples. «Strong points.» Sure
bearer every year. Late keeper; keeps until after all apples here are gone, and keeps clean and sound to the
core. Very little affected by insects. Good quality in its season—a spring apple. If we have a hot and late fall
Geneton here rots on the tree; outside may look fair, but rotting from the core. But Ingram keeps better and
much later than Ben Davis or any other apple I know.—Dr. J. H. WoopwarRpD, Greene Co., Mo.

The Ben Davis Beater; think more of Ingram than of any other apple. Comes into bearing with Ben Davis but a
better apple. If you let-trees overbear, apples grow small like Geneton.—L. K. HASELTINE, Greene Co., Mo.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Ingram is a success with us. One man who has 120 acres of it sold his apples in the tpring for
$3.50 per bbl. Good bearer, and very regular. A good crop last year when we had nothing else, because of frost.
Keeps splendidly until May. Strong upright grower, fruit sets close to the limb, not pendant like Ben Davis.

ill. Hort. Soc.: Want to call attention to Ingram. Resembles Geneton somewhat, but much higher colored, equal,
if not superior in quality, a better and longer keeper; larger, more uniform in size.

Ark. Hort. Soc.: Nota novelty, and where tested is being largely planted, some orchards containing 100 acres of it.

A Wonderful Apple in one respect—its power and staying qualities in producing annually. Just about iron-clad,
@ small grower, long lived tree. Now the question is, can you find a market for the Geneton class of pe ics to
which Ingram belongs? It isa little larger and generally of better color; a Ist-class cider apple. Such apples
will sell in some markets—the off-year at fairly good prices. There will be quite a call for them by growers for
some time tocome. Idon’t want that class of fruit, neither will I buy it if I can possibly find any other varie-
ties.... My 1-yr. set Stark trees have made fine growth. Next-year I will photo our 1000-acre orchard, and
show something seemingly impossible; if it is not an advertisement for Stark trees, then they never had one,
From 23 years experience in shipping and growing apples, I have found close planting of apple trees a mistake.
Planting a block all one variety is a mistake. My plan is, plant your standard varieties 30 ft. each way, then
follow in center of square with younger bearing or earlier ripening sorts, such as Champion, Mo. Pippin, Jona-
than, Senator and others. Further, many of the old kinds, such as Ben Davis, will surely be laid on the shelf
for those newer and better varieties. By planting in fillers we can then cut out the poorer variety. The first
cost of trees is nothing, and costs no more to work. I prefer Senator, Jonathan, Mo. Pippin and Champion for
fillers.—L. M. Winans, Wright Co., Mo., of Parker Bro’s & Winans, wholesale fruits, Chicago.

Last year, Parker Bro’s & Winans planted THOUSANDS of l-yr. Ap. Commerce, Black Ben Davis,
Champion and Senator in their great orchard. Being in the wholesale apple business in Chicago and east,
as well as great orchardists, they not only know what the market requires, but, more important still, what
it will likely require in the near future—apples of higher class than Ben Davis, etc.

About Nurserres.— Many readers will be purchasing treessoon. There are many nurseries in this great land that
do a legitimate business and will not take advantage of the lack of information prevalent in the country. But
alas, there are men (sha! ) who fleece the unsuspecting. All of these fellows do not represent northern or
eastern nurseries, either. Texas has her share of these cattle. . . Send toany advertiser . . . andif they
fail to treat you right, report to us, and we will make it hot for any rascal. . . The editor has personal ac-
quaintance with many nurserymen who advertise in Tex. Farm & Ranch and can vouch for their fair dealing.
. . E. VY. Dunn, gives an interesting account of his experience in fruit-growing, and incidentally confirms
what we have just been saying about no locality having a monopoly of the rascals. Some are masquerading as
nurserymen even in our own good state. Look out for the scamps.—Tex. Farm & Ranch, Jan. 1, ’98.

Orchard Lxperience: My first venture was to buy 1800 trees from a Ky. nursery—1200 apple, 600 plum and peach.
The apples were all piece-root trees and have proved very unsatisfactory. Would not plant another piece-root
apple orchard if the trees were supplied gratis. . . Four years ago, bought Elberta peach of one of our large
home nurseries; allturned out to be Alexander. Of course 1 was disappointed. . . Three years ago I traded with
Stark Bro’s, of Louisiana, Mo., for 2200 trees on the crop plan—1200 apple, 1000 Japan plum, Burbank, Abund-
ance, Red June. Now have as fine a young orchard as a man eversaw. Hada g crop from them this year.
Some of the Burbank had three bushels, Abundance nearly as many. But Red June heads the list of Jap plums.
They are very hardy, ripen here June 1; I intend planting 500 more. But the Gold plum surpasses anything
I’ve yet seen in the plum line. A 2-yr.-old tree of Gold bore quite a number of plums this year. Hayvesomeina
jar now. A little over 2inches in diameter, globe-shaped, color of gold, ripe here Aug.1to10. There is no plum
that will beat Gold for quality. Trees now heavily loaded with fruit buds,—don’t think there could be another
bud crowded on limbs. Ifa man had an orchard of them planted he weuld not have to go to Klondike to get gold.
Could have nuggets athome. This plum was originated by Burbank and introduced by Stark Bro’s. Am mak-
ing plums a specialty and have 2000 growing. Have an orchard of 5000 trees. The whole root trees now 3 years
old are as large as the 6-yr.- old piece-root trees. Am still planting, so you see that in a few more years I can
give 5¢ cotton the dodge.—E. V. Dunn, Tarrant Co., Tex., in Texas Farm & Ranch, Jan. 1, 1898.

Better than Newspaper Advertising in extending the sale of Stark Trees, is their hearty, personal
commendation from neighbor to neighbor; hardly a fruit growing neighborhood in America but has Stark

Trees in good and satisfactory bearing. They are cheap only in price. Better quality is impossible

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JEFFERIS.—One of the Best apples grown. First sent us from Adams Co., IIl., where «it’s the finest apple
known.» Jesse Frazier, who has the oldest orchard in Colo., in 18838, showed us large trees, stating it
was HIS favorite apple. The history of Jefferis shows how long it has often taken for a good apple to
become known. But then—it ISN’T an easy tree to growin nursery! FM. NOS.

The late Jno. Wragg, Vice-Pres’t Iowa Hort. Soc., was wont to say: «The man who notes the value
of a new fruit,.introduces and spreads it abroad, is even a greater benefactor than the originator—who
does scarcely anything if he lets it live out its life and die unknown. But he who sees its value and
distributes it widely, does very much more than making two blades of grass grow where one grew before.»

Slow, expensive, hard work is required in introducing new apples,—no matter how superlative, how
much better they are than old kinds. Many persons take it for granted that a variety cannot amount to
much unless they find it mentioned in every catalogue or voted upon by every Hort. Soc. New berries are
originated, puffed to the skies, tested and (too often) found wanting, discarded and forgotten,—all in less
time than it usually takes for a new apple to prove its excellence even in the place of its origin; and thn,e
after it has fully demonstrated its value there, it is a matter of long years before it becomes widely known.
Jefferis originated more than 50 years ago, was brought to notice forty odd years ago,—yet it is found in
few nurseries to-day. York Imperial was brought to public notice over forty years ago, but to-day it is lit-
tle known in many parts of the country; yet it has created enthusiasm wherever tried—except, of course,
when planted too far north for the tree to be hardy. Senator originated over 50 years ago, yet 5 years ago
it was entirely unknown throughout the vast U. S.,—excepting alone in one single county.

Meehan’s Monthly: When a fruit becomes wid€ly scattered, it achieves popular favor, simply because people
know no better. It was the fashion to take votes at Pomological meetings as to best varieties, and hundreds
voted on the best they knew. No new and superior variety could get votes in this way. ‘To-day there would be
many votes on apples that would not include York Imperial—but the vote would only prove that it takes time
for superior varieties to become well known.—Prof. THos. MEEHAN.

Force of habit is strong in the nurseryman, as in other people. Besides, there’s less risk—and CosT
—in raising strong growing, well known, sure-to-be-called-for sorts,—M. Blush, say. For people WILL plant
what everybody plants, never stopping to learn WHY. The Exp. Stations, however, are doing a great
work, citing some of these hoary old kinds to show cause for their not being held out-of-date and no longer

profitable. For example, Prof. T. J. BURRILL, Illinois Exp. St’n says:

Of the varieties recommended by the State Hort. Soc., and planted in the Exp. orchard, Red Astrachan was not
only a shyb earer, but fruit was usually more or less imperfect. Sops-of-Wine has not proved so good, or so pro-
ductive, as Red Stripe. E’y Harvest scabbed so badly as to be almost beyond recognition. Red June bears fairly
well, but too small, apt to be scabby. Maiden Blush would not have attracted attention either from quality or
appearance; though one of the most popular of fall apples, it has not done well here. Willow Twig proved to be
short lived. Minkler has always been unproductive. Fall Orange and Lowell have not borne so much or such
perfect fruit as Jefferis—which isamong the BEST 17, OUT OF £200 sorts tested. Medium size, pale yellow,
Striped, splashed, marbled red, withcrimson. Very tender, juicy, with a rich, mild, very pleasant sub-acid fla
vor; quality best for either dessert or kitchen. Core very small. Has borne with regularity, sometimes very
heavy crops. Large grower, with upright, branches, hardy, healthy. Ripens Aug. 20 to Sept. 15.

Am. Pomology, Warder: First described in 1853. Flesh yellow, breaking, fine-grained, juicy, aromatic, delicious.

Choicest early fall apple known to me; has been planted slightly all over the country, and in all cases highly
praised. Treeupright, forming a beautiful head; oneof the most constant, abundant bearers.—Prof. VAN DEMAN.

Same season as M. Blush, but so much better than that old favorite, in color and in quality, while equal in

roductiveness, that, for my own use, I drop Maiden Blush.—A. H. Grirsa, Exp. Orchard, Kan.
lake your order to include Jefferis—if you intend planting apple trees. One of the best apples, ripening in suc-
cession for several weeks; sprightly, rich, of highest flavor.—S. L. ALBERTSON, Long Island, in Gardening.

Mich. Exp. St’n: Has few, if any, superiors; beautiful and excellent. No family orchard or village or city fruit
rarden should be without it.—Pres’t T. T. Lyon.

iil. Hort. Soc.: Best latesummer apple we have. Always fair size, perfect shape. Always bears full. Splendid
for both market and family. Later: Fine bearer. I know of no apple that will bring more money. Of finest
texture and flavor. Later, ’96: Finestsummer apple, a full crop. Later, Sept. 13, ’97: Jefferis as usual, the best
summer apple ofitsseason. Beautiful, good bearer, ripens all through Aug., and lots of them on the trees now.
Quality, good as the best,—good for all purposes.—Pres’t E. A. RIEHL.

Has proven hardy, an excellent bearer. Best for both family use and market—brings more money in the Chicago
market than any apple of its season.—F. I. Mann, II]. Hort. Soc.

Heaviest of bearers; have taken 41% bushels from a tree not over 4-inches in diameter. In flavor equal to a good
pear. Best fall apple, Duchess the best summer.—J. D. Piper, Il]. Hort. Soc.

The First R. R. in the World was opened to traffic Sept. 27, 1825—nearly three-fourths of a century
ago. And this same Fall of 1825 the first trees grown in the Stark Nursery for SALE, were just I-yr. old.
During the years that have since come and gone, there have been built over 350,000 miles of R. R., 190,000
of which are in the U. S.—and these R. R.’s have carried from one end of this country to the other many

millions of Stark Trees, and more millions of pounds of the fruit which has been grown on Stark Trees.
The H St Price for Ben Davis was paid to S. R. Woolley, Marion Co., Ill., by a Chicago house. He rec’d $2.50 a
barrel on board cars here. This fact created some excitement among growers.—St. Louis Republic, Sept. 28, 797.

JONATHAN.—-A most delicious Spitzenburg seedling. Medium,
deep red; tender, juicy, rich. An excellent family apple and
widely profitable for market. Last few years has sold higher
than any other apple—see Chicago and other market. reports.
The English demand will also grow,—a carload having gone over
for Queen Victoria's table. FM. NCS.

Slender in nursery, but makes a large, long-lived, productive
orchard tree. Must be planted with other sorts for CROSS-POLLINA-
TION—in fact it is ALWAYS SAFER to plant several sorts rather than
large blocks of ANY ONE variety. Jonathan and all apples which do
not hang well until Oct. 1, as well as summer and fall sorts, keep
far better if picked soon as seeds are brown.

EXPECTED something pretty nice, but must confess apples you sent me
far exceeded expectations. Never saw finer Jonathan anywhere, and
nothing that would begin to compare with them this season, altho’
have had some pretty fair stock, and Mr. Newhall now has Jonathan
in cold storage, for which he was offered $7 a bbl.; declined to take
less than $10. It’s the universal opinion of dealers here that Jonathan
equal to those you sent would bring from $1 to $2 more than any here.
Such apples would have brought $5 a bbl. here any time since Oct. 1,
and if placed in cold storage it would hardly be safe to say—certainly _
avery great price. It is impossible to produce too great a quantity of
fine fruit. There may be an occasional glut, but 9 years out of 10 there
is a failure in some section of our large country, while consumption of
fruit is increasing much more rapidly than population. We believe it
safe to say that South Water street to-day is handling 100 carloads of
fruit where it handled one carload ten years ago. You are doing a
great work in aiding the people to plant the right sorts of fruit for the
right trade, and if they will heed your words, plant only best and
most profitable kinds, they will find practically no limit to the amount
of fruit that can be sold in this country, not to mention the vast mar-
kets of the old worid.—Jos. Spies, wholesale fruits, Chicago.

With 2d and 3d grades excluded and made into cider or dried, the
strictly No. 1 fruit will bring good prices, no matter how great the
supply. The Jonathan you sent Mr. Spies would sell for $5.50 to $6 per
bbl.—and we have sold Jonathan much higher this year. We think
well of nearly all the kinds in your 1st choice list. Do not think much
of Mo. Pippin, but notice you place its CHIEF VALUE on its early bear-
ing. Would be vAluable probably in semi-arid sections where it would
not be liable to the LITTLE PIN HEAD SPECKS which it invariably gets
in the rainy regions. Gano must bea great improvement on Ben
Davis, although we ourselves have not a poor opinion of Ben Davis;
it averages west, fully equal to the Baldwin, east. LATER: Black Ben
Davis, Apple of Commerce, Champion, Senator, in our opinion, are
valuable both for their intrinsic qualities and because it is advisable
to change varieties in most sections from time to time. We believe in
alternating Ben Davis with Jonathan or other fine sorts for better fer-
tilization, etc., and the plan is good for other reasons.—F, NEWHALL &
Sons, wholesale fruits, Chicago.

WE ARE with you in the thought that «there is a place for better sorts |
than Ben Dayis—long keeping, non-perishable fruit.» We cannot get
Jonathan to supply the demand for them; something to help out on
quality would be a God-send. We believe the profitable days of Ben
Davis are numbered. Wesay this reluctantly, for Ben Davis has been
a friend, asource of revenue, in days gone by. We regret to part with
old friends, but observation teaches that a decadence has set in, so far
as this apple is concerned. It never was the fruit that tempted Eve;
she never would have fallen through a thing so insipid. Ben Davis has
served its purpose and brought as ggod all-round returns as any apple
grown. Wehave made money handling it, and the stand seller has
rubbed it up and put it in bags for the unsuspecting,—its color and |
stripes its only redeeming feature. Give us something with its virtues
and Jess of its faults, and future generations, yea, our own, will call
you blessed. For, verily, consumers will hail with delight a better
apple. We honor your efforts to improve the varieties of apples. God
speed your work.—E. P. Stacy & Sons, wh. fruits, Minneapolis, Minn.

In fowa alternating Ben Davis with Jonathan has been adopted by
some of our heaviest planters, for better fertilization. . . Gen. Stone
and I recently rode through many orchards and they look very prom-
ising; only a matter of a few years until our trees will be old enough
to bring us avery large yield.—F. M. POWELL, Pres’t Iowa Hort. Soe.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Were I to plant anew orchard it would be ail Jonathan
and Ben Davis. Willow Twig fine, but trees short lived. Sold my crop
on the trees; hope to have a full crop by 1900; have 7000 fine Stark
trees, 5 to 9yrs. old.—Pres’t D. A. ROBNETT, Boone Co., Mo.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Where Jonathan succeeds, would not plant Ben Davis
at all. Jonathan is of the Spitzenburg family and one of the very
best apples in the whole list. There is no use of anything else for
money where it does so well as in N. W. Mo.—See’y L. A. GOODMAN.

in Western Colo. we didn’t plant Jonathan largely, for we’ve only just
learned how valuable it is, and that we raise finer Jonathan than in
any other state. WhenTI came to Colo. 6 years ago to ep an or-
chard, visited wholesale fruit firms, asking what apple sold best, what

apple to grow. “Reply invariably, JoNATHAN. Followed advice—and
only wish P?d planted more. Every Ben Davis planter will make more
money in Colo. by alternating with Jonathan. Pass a fine orchard
daily where this was done—Jonathan almost equaling Ben Davis in
yiela and the BEN DAVIS MORE BRILLIANT in color than in Ben Davis
orchard just across the road. Why, I can’t say, but it’s fact, therefore
worth considering. Shall alternate in future; besides, Jonathan helps

sell Ben Davis at a better price.—F. C. SEELY, Mesa Co., Colo. ae i he

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Helps Sell Bens.—Advised friends not to plant orchards all one variety.
With nothing but Ben Davis, the grower, when he comes to sell, finds,
it almost impossible to get top of the market, having no other choice
kinds to sell with the Bens. Our experience handling stock in cold
storage is that a small quantity of fancy stock, such as Jonathan, will
make Bens sell for more. Jonathan is a great favorite here; and from
cold storage has already sold for $5 a bbl.—ARMOUR Co., Kan. O’y, Oct. 7.

JONATHAN, 5-yr. trees, averaged 5 bushels of apples, best trees 12 bu.
Ben Davis, same age, averaged 4 bu., best trees 744 bu.—CoLo. FarM
& Livestock Co., Arapahoe Co., Colo. i

A GROWING demand exists for better apples than Ben Davis. This fact
will make itself felt more and more to growers of apples. Any nur-
sery that can give the grower trees of finer sorts, is conferring a favor
on such grower.—THOMAS & Co., Wholesale fruits, Peoria, Ill. 5

Wise Men from the East bought up all the best orchards and prices will
now be high. Jonathan scarce, Ben Davis plentier. Consumers want
best showy apple they can get and the better the flavor the better the

rice.—A. L. CHARLES, Wholesale fruits, Kan. City, Mo. :

WIsH very much to see such apples as Senator, etc., in our market; will
gladly help you to place them before the people. Jonathan now
worth $3.50 per bbl., Ben Davis $2.50; likely worth double these prices
in spring.—R. STarrorD Co., wholesale fruits, Milwaukee, Oct. 2.

Don’t plant all Ben Davis—showy, good seller, wet buyers WANT SOME-
THING ELSE.—B. PRESLEY & Co., wholesale fruits, St. Paul, Minn.

THERE are many better apples than Ben Davis, among them Jonathan
and Winesap. For any fruit to remain Jong in favor it must possess
beautiful appearance and BoTH eating and cooking qualities.—ARMA-
cost, RILEY & Co., wholesale fruits, Cincinnati, Ohio.

JONATHAN sells for highest prices,—appearance, flavor, quality, so
superior.—C. H. WEAVER & Co, wholesale fruits, Chicago.

In N. Y. market there is always good demand for western Jonathan.
Twocars already sold, $4.50 to $5.—A. KIMBALL & Co., wh. fruits, N. Y.

0. Hort. Soc.: Time to begin to eater to the market demand for hand-
some table apples. Jonathan and York Imp’l are most desirable.
Jonathan is a poor, crooked grower in the nursery.—Prof. W. J. GREEN.

Mich. Exp. St’n: Deserves far more attention than it has rec’d thus far,
in Mich., as a beautiful and excellent winter apple.—Pres’t T. T. LYon.

In N. W. Ark.—Mvy best bearer, best payer of the season is Jonathan, but
must gather Sept. 1, a month ahead of Senator,—J AcOB SCHLAEFLI, Ark.

iil. Hort. Soc.: Early, abundant bearer, far longer lived tree than Ben
Davis. No finer apples are produced in the U. S. or in the world than.
Jonathan. Requires to be put on market early, yet on account of
quality, it takes the lead. Coming to the front as a market apple.

ALL-good qualities are hard to combine; but in the apple we have very
nearly reached it in Jonathan.—-JUDGE MILLER, Ed. Rural World.

Kan. Hort. Soc.: Apples like Jonathan and Rome B’ty pick BEFORE
FULLY RIPE, soon as well colored; keep better, have FINER FLAVOR.

Planters need educating in the difference in the growth, vigor and
symmetry of varieties of trees while young, and what they are to
expect when they buy trees. Everyone likes to see nice, straight,
comely, well shaped trees. But all varieties will not grow in that
way. It is just as natural for Ben Davis, N. W. Greening, Walbridge,
to grow upright, as is the crooked, irregular growth of Duchess and
Fameuse. The slender, willowy branches of Jonathan are as much a
part of its natural habit as the short, stubby growth of Yel. Transp.
Most people do not understand this difference in habits of growth,
and do not see why the nurseryman cannot send them just as smooth,
straight trees of one kind as another, and frequently accuse him of
trying to work off poor, refuse stock.—A. BRYANT, Treas., I]]. Hort. Soe.

Nurserymen for years have been increasing the propagation of
Ben Davis, the proportion often being 40 to 60%; it has been
making money for growers, but they now realize the need of some
other sorts. Wedo not believe planters will cease planting Ben
Davis at once. It has gained too much headway for that. And
while Black Ben Davis is destined in time to take the place of Ben
Davis, this change takes years. Growers cling to old friends.

Grimes Golden is justly classed as an apple of highest quality,
one of the few profitable yellow sorts. Originated in Va. over 100
years ago, yet to-day it is all too rare in the average orchard, and
even then often fails to get full credit; for instance, recently at the
Apple Hill Fruit show, in N. W. Ark., we saw three exhibits of fine
Grimes Golden—all labeled « Bellflower.» One grower said he bought
the trees years ago from our salesman, the best bearer and best
apple in his orchard; had lost the name and supposed it must be
Bellflower. And so it goes. Jonathan, in many fruit growing re-
gions, is hardly known. Ben Davis was years and years becoming
generally grown, but to-day, more than ever before, there is the feel-
ing that we want sorts possessing all its good qualities, and more.
We have every confidence that we have found the right sorts. With
our co-operative orchard system of over 3000 orchards and some
millions of trees, and to which we are constantly adding new
orchards, planting the more valuable sorts in large quantities, rather
than fewer trees each of many sorts, as is too often done, these
valuable sorts will be brought to notice ina few years. The orchards
do their own talking, and so will the fruit as it goes to market in
car load lots, thus doing in a few years what i5 took Ben Davis a
generation to accomplish.

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MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG.-The reputation of this very large dark red winter apple was first made in
the vicinity of its origin m Ark. The writer made a 3 weeks’ trip through this section several years
ago, and lately another trip—when many fine photos were secured, among them that of the original M. B.
Twig tree, some 70-odd years old, of great size, still SOUND and in full bearing. FM. NCS.
This fine old tree should settle the M. B. Twig-Paragon controversy as to Tenn. origin. See Paragon—
a distinct, SMALLER, but not widely differing sort. Certainly finer looking apples were never seen than are |
M. B. Twig at their best—sometimes almost too large; 20-oz. specimens were shown at Ark. Hort. Soc., )
the largest apples there. We saw many trees with good crops; on POOR SOILS bears best, apples higher .
colored ; tardy bearer on rich black land. Still, after most carefully examining M. B. Twig in scores of
orchards, trees of all ages and on various soils, we cannot escape the conviction that it is not up to the
mark as a HEAVY cropper. An all-round dependable market apple Must be a full cropper, a barrel filler.
TARDY sorts no objection here, for even Bellflower and other shy fruiters bear heavily the 2d and 3d year; heavy
bearers require thinning.—R. J. COFFEY, Delta Co., Colo. é
I sHrIP you a box of M. B. Twig apples picked from a tree bought of you 4or 5 yearsago. Two years ago it
yielded one basket; last year two, and this year almost a barrel; tree fine.—H. H. Curtis, Arapahoe Co., Colo.
M. B. Twic bore handsome apples, keeping sound as nuts. No blight, vigorous, hardy.—G. J. BURNETT, “ ‘“
HAVE 11,000 M. B. Twig in my orchard; 4-yr. trees bore HALF BUSHEL each of finest apples.—A. W. PooLe, Ark.
Ryan & RICHARDSON, wholesale fruits, Leavenworth, Kan., are planting 80,000 trees of M. B. Twig—planting the
Mam. Black Twig rather than Winesap, because the latter bears too full and the fruit then is too small.
BEN Davis was planted here almost universally in the early days. Last few years attention thas been attracted
to Jonathan, and we now see that it is by far our best apple of the season. Have 1000 Jonathan; shall set more.
Rome B’ty a great commercial success; grows here to perfection, the best all-purpose apple of its season. M. B.
Twig, wherever in bearing, is asuccess; will take the place of Winesap.—S. G. MCMULLIN, Mesa Co., Colo.
King (Tompkins Co.).-Succeeds east, but plant very few west or south unless you know it to be successful

KINNAIRD CHOICE.-An early winter apple of best quality; hardy, young and almost too prolific bearer
Subject to scab, except in the semi-arid regions. FM. NCS.

Lawver (Del. Red Winter).SLow bearer; fruit scabs, falls badly. Succeeds in some parts of Colo. and Cal

Flanted 500 trees of Lawver in 1874—and they NEVER begun bearing.—Pres’t J. C. Evans, Mo. Hort. Soc.

LARGE, showy. of fair quality only. There are many better winter apples.—Rural New-Yorker.

LEGAL TENDER (Trade-Mark)—Tested more than 20 years. Larger than Ben Davis; better. A fine long

keeping apple, but cannot rank with Apple of Commerce, Black Ben Davis and Champion. FM. NCS.
OUTBEARS Ben Davis; almost as good quality as Kinnaird, and KEEps like Limbertwig.—G. A. VANDEVER, Ark

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Against fraud in « new » varieties, the U.S. Dep't of Agr. is working to protect farmers and horticulturists. It is
well known that most «new» varieties of fruits sold at fabulous prices are old varieties under new names, It is
seldom a really new, meritorious variety is developed, although thousands are expended yearly for sorts with
worked-over names that purport to be something new. The Diy. of Pomology, Maj. G. B. Brackett, chief, has
undertaken to end, so far as possible, this species of swindling, and stands ready to give full information to all
inquirers. Farmers, before you buy new fruits write him, Washington, D. C., and ask about them.-Kan. Farmer.

The Ist Premium for best display of apples at the great St. Louis Fair was awarded the Stark Nur-
sery, said Pres’t Parker Earle one of the judges soon afterward, « not only for superiority of fruit, but
because every variety was correctly named.»

Failing Old Varieties, formerly grown with success, are now little grown, because particularly subject to attacks
offungi. Many new varieties seem better adapted to soil and climate than the old kinds, many of which are
of European origin. The new kinds are handsome, good, more hardy and productive.—R. D. GRAHAM, Mich,

The man mistakes who thinks he must continue to plant old, out-of-date sorts. True, there are those
who think they must punch the protuberant head of every new variety. But most people know that in

fruits, as in other things, science has made wonderful improvements.

«Early Neb. Horticulture,» from report Neb. Hort. Soc.: My first orchard was established at Arbor Lodge in
1858. In 1869 we were in the full flush of fruit. THEN the trees were at their most productive age and had
given no signs of how short-lived the root-grafted orchards of Neb. were to be. And though nurserymen vehe-
mently declare the contrary, I am confident that top-grafted trees live longer and bear better than root-grafted,
Tap roots are indispensable for long life to orchard trees in Neb., for in no other soil must roots deploy so deeply
for moisture. Neb. will be, as now, a large exporter of orchard products, as long as enlightened horticulture
shall direct the farmer how, and WHEN, and WHAT to plant.—Ex-See’y Agr. MORTON.

LATER, Sec. Morton wrote us «For 1000 full rooted, NoT PIECE-ROOT grafted apple trees. LATER: Ship at once.
Please give me Al trees. Willing to pay extra if necessary in order to get good ones.

«Combine your forces on one point,» said the great Napoleon. We combine all the skill we have
upon the ee of Stark Trees. They are cheap only in price. Better quality is impossible.

The Last Six Years our plants have aggregated over twenty million fruit trees. Many millions have
been sent forth from Rockport, Ill. This great plant was among the most successful ever made, altho’
it was predicted that half the trees would never be sold,—yet all were disposed of advantageously. The
growth of the Stark Nursery was never more rapid than during the last few years,

Don’t judge our BUDDED 1-yr. apple by average grafted l-yr. Budded apple trees not only mature
earlier and better, but even our 3rd size budded 1-yr. are as large as ordinary grafted l-yr. And, having
3-yr. whole roots, NoT a l-yr. «slip of root,» are far stronger rooted, have more vitality, Powsr,
STRENGTH, and «bearing age counts,» NEARER, by 1, if not 2 years. [See pg. 8.]

The most astonishing returns are from S. W. Mo., where 20 counties have a total fruit acreage of 148,565, the
greater part apples, peaches, the rest berries. The production of «(small fruits» this year, ’97,is enormous. Jas-
per Co. alone marketed 300 carloads of strawberries, value $210,000. Barton Co. has 1400 acres blackberries. Mo,
strawberries have been sent this year to markets that never knew them before. The importance of this wonder-
ful development of the fruit production of the state cannot easily be overestimated.—Mo. Labor Com’r.

Lord Wolseley.—This, Takapuna and Traveler were sent us from New Zealand, as their finest apples there.
LARGE, very late keeper; very hardy; one of the best for general cultivation and home use.—D. Hay «& Son, N. Z,.

Loy.—Tree lacks vigor and hardiness. Of 100 trees set in Stark Denver orchards all are dead or dying,
Loy apples ALL ROTTED on the tree.—A. H. GRIESA, Experiment Orchard, Douglas Co., Kan.

MAIDEN BLUSH.-Widely known as a profitable all-round apple. Tree quite hardy after it attains age,
vigorous, prolific, young bearer, long lived. Held in high repute as a market apple, and much admired by
dealers,—but also plant Jefferis for family use and FANCY market. M. Blush is medium size, pale lemon-

yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh white, tender, sprightly, brisk sub-acid; deficient in richness. KM. CS.
LATE meeting Mo. Hort. Soc.: Pres’t Murray said Mo. Ben Davis were selling in Hamburg, Germany, in Oct., ’97,
for $6 a barrel, and they had taken as many at that date asthey bought all of last year. The limited area of
good fruit producing regions, the opening of foreign markets, with an ever increasing demand at home and
abroad, does not indicate much danger of overproduction. More and more itis necessary to keep up with the
advance in fruit growing. Ten years ago planted Ben Davis, Bellflower, York Imp’l, Jonathan, M. Blush, E’y
Harvest, Willow Twig and many others. Sold crop from 200 Ben Davis for $450 this year; other trees were just
as full at first; some fell, some rotted; Willow Twig blighted; York Imp’lis fine, good bearer. It’s as easy to
raise apples as corn. The money is in winter apples. Then A. Nelson spoke from 15 years’ experience in Mo.;
said the man who will plant M. Blush in quantities to enable him to load in car lots will make the most money.
Not enough attention is paid to choice varieties. W.R. Wilkerson, 8. E Mo., said for market would plant 9
rows Ben Davis and 1 row of some other variety for fertilizer. Don’t plant too deep. Cultivate until June, then
sow cow peas, Whippoorwill is best variety, and turn in hogs to eat them down. Soja beans find eyen more
rolific than cow peas; mature in 100 days, as will cow peas. Raise hogs and chickens in my orchard, trap rab-
its; also pasture 200 sheepin my orchard. In marketing pack very tight; slack packing will not do.

McAfee (Nonesuch, Mo. Superior, Lg. Striped Pearmain, Stephenson Pip., Gov. Berry,—a new name every
year or so!).—Often fair and fine on young trees, but soon ruined by scab. Keeps badly. Dec.-Jan. F. S.
MeIntosh Red.—Resembles Fameuse, fine quality; subject to scab, tender in fruit bud. Fall. F. N.

Minkler.—Medium, greenish yellow, stripes dull red; 2d quality. Jan. to Apr. m. NC.
i. Exp. St’n: Very shy bearer here.—Prof. BURRILL. Mich. Exp. St’n: Vigorous, quality low, spreading.—T. T. Lyon.

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MO. PIPPIN.—« At the head for Quick money.» Good grower, young and immense bearer—youngest
bearer of all, Champion and Bismarck not excepted; has often borne at ONE-YEAR in our nursery rows—
something no other apple has ever done. One of the best payers to plant as a filler between longer-
lived sorts. Medium to large, rich red, with darker red stripes; very |handsome, fair quality.~ Should
be among the first to be planted on any farm where there are no apples. Exceedingly profitable while
young, but as it attains age, overbears, so that the fruit is small and subject to pin-head specks. M. NCS.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Mo. Pippin trees, set one year ago, have all the way from 3and 4 to 15and 20 apples each on them.

WE HAVE handled Mo. Pippin a fong while—a handsome apple and well liked; trees break down when heavily
loaded and unless cultivated fruit gets too small.—J. W. CHASE & Son, wholesale fruits, St. Joseph, Mo.

Mo. Hort. Soc.:_ Of apples for commercial orchards, Mr. Bell strongly favored Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Wine-
sap, Ben Davis, Gano. Pres’t Murray used Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Mo. Pippin, Winesap, Ben Davis; cited
apple trees that had netted him, for each tree, $42.50 in 21 years, and another 13-yr. orchard, $25.50 ARK
for each tree. Thought this pretty good pay for rent of cheap lands; noone can err if he will buy cheap FS
landsand plant to apple orchards. _Knows hundreds who have made it profitable indeed.

Kan. Hort. Soc.: Most profitable sort; York Imp’l second, then Ben Davis. Some counties put York Imp’] at the head.

Kan. Hort. Soc., 1897: After much discussion Ben Davis was retained at the head of the list with Mo. Pippin 2d,
and Jonathan, York Imp’l, Gano, each competing for 3d place. Ingram, a new apple, had its champions.

Colo. Hort. Soc.: Will pay more during first 10 years after planting than any other. . . Beats them all. The most
profitable winter apple in Colo. . . Greatest fault is its tendency to overbear;_ begins at 2-yrs., and unless
thinned, will bear itself to death in 10 or 12 years.

FoR EARLY money Mo. Pippin beats any apple yet discovered. Bore in Colo. at 2-yrs. from the graft. in nursery
row; 3-yr. orchard trees can be relied upon to bring from 1 to 3 bushels of full sized fruit toa tree. Solid, juicy,
fine grained, has a tough skin, will stand rough handling, thus making it a good keeper and shipper. Its ap-
pearance sells it by the side of the average apple. Its general good qualities makes a demand for it; being
planted in So. Colo. extensively in close rows as temporary filiers among permanent trees.—Denver Field & Farm.

ONE OF my neighbors had me send to you for trees 3 or 4 yearsago; lost 2 out of 100 and kicked up a big fuss, but
now he is gathering Mo. Pippin apples, a barrel per tree; enormous crop.—JOHN GRAVESTOCK, Fremont Co., Colo.

A Cash Producer, fruit was NoT in early days. As years have passed the country has become populous, R. R.’s
have been built, and the fruit situation has totally changed. Good apples and peaches are decidedly a cash
article. Mo. apples are wanted east and west, and in Europe. Our peaches, last summer, supplied the Boston
markets, and our apples can be found to-day on the stalls of London. Decidedly, farmers should give immedi-
ate attention to orchards. The demand for fine fruit is unlimited. Inferior fruit sells poorly,—but that isn’t the
sort to raise. No one in recent years has seen Ist-class fruit, within reach of market, inslowdemand. No
boundary can be set to its consumption. Every year finds it morea staple article, from smallest neighborhood
to largest marts of the world. Last season the butchers of St. Louis noticed that the big fruit crop cut down the
sale of meats. Consumers preferred the fruit toa heavier diet. Oneprotection against a glut is modern scien-
tific methods of drying and canning. Fruit growing isa most promising business.—Globe-Democrat, St. Louis.

Newtown or Albemarle Pippin.—Has been grown in the Stark nursery and orchards since early in the
century; valued for home use. Plant for MARKET only in Va., N. Car., and in Pacific states. (Last few
years York Imp’l has sold for an extra price in England—fancied as a RED Newtown Pippin.) Quality
best—if grown on dry, rich limestone soils under high culture. Slow grower, light bearer. We now prop-
agate from stock selected some years ago from the best-fruiting Albemarles of Va. See York Imp’l. F. C.

Ill, Hort. Soc.: Planted 17 trees 17 years ago, from which have picked about 17 pecks ot apples.—J. M. PEARSON.

N. C. Exp. Stn: Grown successfully only in very favored locations, with most careful attention.

ALBEMARLES from Covesville this year brought $10 per bbl. in Liverpool; usually bring from $7 to $9; $1.15 covers
all costs, packing, marketing. Our red apples are just as good. One grower declined $15,000 for apples on 1000
trees; another got $1000 for crop of 125 young trees. An orchard here pays enormous profits.—S. B. Woops, Va.

Dep’t Agr.: ‘The exceedingly good price has aroused great interest in Albemarle Pippin. It’s a great mistake to
think it will grow in any and all soils and climates; goslowly. My own experience in Iowa in 1850 proved it a
failure there—as in many other places. An apple fast coming to the front is York Imp’l, especially in Il. and
Ia.; fine for market, coming up very nearly to Albemarle as,an export apple.—U. S. Pomologist BRACKETT.

NONPAREIL (No Equal, Ohio N., Myers N., etc.)—This apple of almost absolute goodness has been singu-
larly overlooked. Where tried has proven the finest apple and best seller of the season. Sept. FM. NCS. |

My BEsT and greatest sefler among scores and scores of itsseason. Upright, vigorous, very productive, fruit |
grows close to limbs, very large, finely striped with red, quality extra _good.—S. T. CoLe, Washington Co., Ark.

Am. Pomology, Warder.—This fine fruit originated in Ohio. The Hort. Review, Feb. 1853,says: «Tree vigorous,
healthy, limbs straight, stout, not liable to break with weight of fruit. Original tree has borne annual crops for
20 years.» Very large, very handsome, yellow with bright red; tender, fine grained, juicy, rich. First quality
for table, market, cooking or drying. Compared with some of the best dessert apples of the season, such as Fall
Pippin, Fall Wine, Rambo and others, this variety was declared to be «better than the best.»

NORTHERN SPY.-Of best quality, and profitable WHERE IT suCCcEEDS—east, N. E., in Colo. and west-
ward; less valuable further south. Requires good soil; blooms late, productive, but tardy bearer,—life is >
too short to plant Spy when we have so many fine apples that are also young bearers. FAMILY. NC. :

itf. Hort. Soc.s Comes into bearing too late to be reeommended for Central Ill.—See’y H. M. DUNLAP.

Paragon.—Tenn. seedling of Winesap, distinct from M. B. Twig; smaller, hardly so good, but desirable. +
ORIGINATED here; old tree still standing. Bore this year, 1895. Inmamed and introduced it about 8 years ago. 4
Much like, but I believe inferior to its twin brother, Golbert.—Dr. W. L. Moores, Lincoln Co., Tenn., 1895.

Peter (Gideon Best)._Resembles Wealthy; slower to bear and much less vigorous in Stark Denver orchards.
lll. Hort. Soc.: The Peter is said to be a seedling of Wealthy, but see no advantage in it as Weaithy is superior.

Pewaukee.—Large, dull red stripes; sub-acid, coarse. Tree vigorous, hardy, but casts its fruit. Fall.
Am. Pom. Soc.: Tried and discarded in Wis.—where it originated.

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very deep, rich red color, with thick bloom; of first quality; long keeper. Exceedingly fine, STRONG
grower; young, heavy, regular bearer. In time we believe will become a most popular sort. FM. NCS.

ONE OF the finest apples in the state.—Prof. J. T. STINSON, Ark. Exp. St’n.

RAMBO.-Old and widely known. Not hardy but does best on light or sandy soils. Fall. Fr. C.

fll. Exp. St’n: Very good quality; treesshortlived. fl. Hort. Soc.: Not hardy; trees die young; ought not recommend.

RED ASTRACHAN.-—Not a young bearer, but more or less successful from Maine to Cal. m. NCS.

HLJExp. St’n: Not only ashy bearer, but the fruit was usually more or less imperfect.—Prof. T. J. BURRILL.

Red Bietigheimer.—A large, beautiful, EARLY fall apple; often drops before maturity; slow bearer, blights.

RED HARVEST (Stribling) —«FavoritE» early apple. Good grower, a young, annual, abundant bearer.
Large size and FINE COLOR—striped and splashed, light and dark rich red. Market reports for years,
show that EARLY apples have averaged highest in price, winter next, and fall apples lowest. FM. NCS.

A FAVORITE where well known. LARGE, dark red; quality the BEsT; fine bearer. Both this and Summer King
are VERY FINE here.—F. N. DOWNER, Warren Co., Ky.

LARGE, dark and light red, tender and juicy, abundant bearer. Our favorite of all the early apples.—DOoWNER &

Bro., Todd Co., Ky., 1883. LarTer: Begins to ripen before E’y Harvest and Red June are gone. LaTER, 1896:
Summer King is a GooD apple, the most successful of its season, but Stribling is our favorite PARLY summer sort.
RED JUNE (Car. R. J.).Really a 2d choice sort because so prone to scab, and Red Harvest so much finer.
ill. Exp. Stn: Red June bears fairly well, but is too small and apt to be scabby. [ See under Benoni, pg. 9.]
ROME BEAUTY.-Large, mostly bright red; tender, juicy, good. Its large size and beautiful appearance
render it popular. A LATE bloomer. Of notable value in Colo., N. Mex., and all the Rocky Mt. region.
THE LATE Wm. Stark, before Mo. Hort. Soc., 1867: I have cultivated Rome B’ty 14 years—since
1853. A good late fall and early winter apple; will keep till March, but loses flavor. Trees incline to
overbear; our crop, grown on strong land, well cultivated, this year sold for $4.25. The buyer afterwards
told me he was offered $7 at Louisville, provided they were as good all through as on the tops of barrels—
purchaser selected and paid out 2 of 200 bbls., shipped to Nashville and sold at $9 per bbl. Fm. CS.
Colo. Hort. Soc.: Reliable here as Ben Davis, and next to it for profit, of sorts tested here.—Pres’t W. B. FELTON.
Fremont Co., Colo. [See under Duchess, pg. 16.]
lil. Hort. Soc.: On our bottom land soil has brought us more money than any other.—F. A. RIEHL.
Ohio Hort. Soc.: Our most profitable apple, doing its best on white-oak land—clay soils of moderate fertility.
BEST APPLE yet rece’d from Cal.; quickly taken and retailed at once for 60¢ to $1 per doz.—Fruit Trade Jour., N.Y.
N. Y. Exp. St’n: Productive, bears young; cooks evenly, quickly; of fine flavor and quality.—Prof. S. A. BEAcH.
Ark. Hort. Soc.: Does extra well and bears regular crops—unless very late frost kills them.—GARRETT WILLIAMS.
N. C. Exp. St’n: Of great value here. Slow grower but very productive and one of the very latest bloomers.
Seek No Further.—A few trees grown here for 30 odd years; fair grower, healthy, good bearer. r. NC.
ill. Exp. Sta: Very good quality; liable to fall too early, does not keep—its greatest fault.—Prof. T. J. BURRILL.

No one thing tends so much toward spreading San Jose scale and other pests as the feeling of some

that they must get all they can for their money—must have cheap trees, regardless of quality.—Horticulturist.
Apples or Corn?—There is no excuse for not growing fruit, for it does not take a lifetime to get an orchard to
bearing age,—as we often hear. But where will the profits come in, growing fruit at usual prices? Here are
some facts: Season of 1894 the apple crop of 8 acres near Brunswick, Mo., sold for $1,000 (for the No. 1), on the
trees; in °95, for $950; in 796, for $1,050. Thesame man sold corn in the field at gathering time in ’94 for $9 per
acre; in ‘95 his corn crop brought him $8.50 per acre. This is but one case of many.—Western Fruit Grower,

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SENATOR (Trade Mark) —It is only now and again there comes a new apple of such superlative merits as to
delight at once trained pomologists and «plain people» also. But this rare combination is given to the
world in SENATOR, the most admired and best liked apple shown at the World’s Fair. For rare beauty
and Singularly fine quality, the choice of everyone. Generations to come cannot choose but bless the
unknown friend of man who first raised it—what pleasure he conferred on his fellows! FM. NCS.

So fine that, had it earlier been disseminated and put forward instead of Shannon as their «great
show apple,» the high reputation of N. W. Ark. apples would be «300% greater.» But, unfortunately,
Senator was unknown outside of a few neighborhoods until the World’s Fair—where it so profoundly im-
pressed, among others, the Supt. of Pomology, Chas. Wright, that in writing us, he praised it as « the finest
apple on exhibition.» We, too, fell in love with it, as does everyone who sees it—and especially those
who TASTE it. In tracing back, we found it had at least four local names, Oliver Red being the one best
known, and originated in N. W. Ark. at an early day, and was first grafted 50-odd years ago. One of
the grafted trees is still bearing in the orchard of Wm. Vandever (now aged 81), who told us that when he
himself was grafting from it more than 20 years ago «it was THEN a large tree 2-ft. in diameter.»

IF WE may judge by its size, coloring and exquisite quality—we know nothing of the tree—it is well worthy the
attention of all apple growers. Flesh yellowish white, stained with pink. Core SMALL.. It is of high quality, an
agreeable blending of acid and sweet, with an intense apple flavor; juicy, sprightly. Red on a greenish yellow
ground—the red _ is in some specimens lighter than others. The large «dots,» with which the surface is
sprinkled, are a distinguishing characteristic.—Rural New-Yorker, Dec. 21, °95

At World’s Fair the Senator attracted much attention from Brackett, Harris 2ad many other pomologists. G. B.
BRACKETT [now U. S. POMOLOGIST), went wild overit. At first itseemed a highly colored Willowtwig; but after
testing he said, «No Willowtwig was ever half so good.» Later he added, «I value it more highly than any other
apple here.» He has been long connected with the U. S. Pomological dep’t and there is no better judge.

LATER: At Atlanta again attracted all pomologists; awarded Gold Medal as new seedling of best goats y: Fla-
vor best; brings top of the market. LATER: Keeping now, Mar. 6, equal to Ben Davis: am more delighted than
ever with it. Champion also attracted much attention at Atlanta Exposition.—Ark. Com’r Agriculture.

Just right in size and color; so Streaty marked, attracts buyers, easily remembered.—Prof. EARLE, U.S. Diy. Pom.

A VERY heavy apple and of remarkable beauty, received from Stark Bro’s. We have had a cut made from an
average specimen, and append report of Prof. Heiges, U. S. Pomologist. This report accords with our own
examination.—Prof. THos. MEEHAN, Ed. Meehan’s Monthly. — ss.

Dep’t of Agr.: Specimens rec’d from three sources, all being similar in color and markings. Large, smooth,
glossy; color nearly a solid red with prominent dots; flesh yellowish white, tinged red, very tender, juicy; core
small, flavor sub-acid, rich; quality good to VERY GooD. Handsome market variety.—U. S. Pomologist HEIGEs.

ALL OzaRK. sorts free of blight in Colo., but every sort with Russian blood blights.—T. W. PaGe, Littleton, Colo.

« Coming Market Apples.»—Your remarks under this head are along the right line. No blight on the Ark. apples
here, while Russian and some northern sorts have been almost exterminated by it.—M. J. GRAHAM, Dallas Co., Ia.

Ark. Hort. Soc.: One of the finest apples shown at the World’s Fair, but we were ruled out on it because not
named; was marked simply «No.7.» Known here and propagated under different local names, Oliver Red, etc.;
neither is the proper name, It is one of the finest apples in N. W. Ark. We lose the credit entirely for the simple
reason that it is not catalogued.—I. W. RADER, Ark.

ORIGINATED near Fly Creek, Ark. Was first grafted by my uncle, Earles Holt, in the early 40’s.—G. W.CoLLins, Ark.

HAVE 120 trees—makes us more money than Ben Davis. Champion also a fine payer.—J.W. MILLER & Son, Ark.

BEARS every year, outbears Ben Davis; 16-yr. tree yielded 2444 bu. No.1 apples [see photo]; limbs bend to the
ground, but don’t break. Best apple planted; has made us more money than any other.—RUDOLPH & Sons, Ark.

HAVE 100 trees in my orchard; they bore at 4 years, bear better than Ben Davis. Champion is even more profit
able, as it hangs far later than Ben Davis, bears better, pays better.—D. BRANSCOMBE, Ark.

THINK more of Senator thanever. One of the finest apples; attractive color, most excellent quality; at the Apple
Hill Fruit Show, four apples shown weighed 3 pounds, f ounce.—J. SCHLAEFLI, Ark. :

Senator rec’d. They are of BEAUTIFUL COLOR and HIGHLY FLAVORED.—STILLWELL Co., cold storage, Hannibal, Mo.

A STEP FORWARD will be any variety or combination of varieties with the style and keeping character of Ben
Davis and better quality.—H. P. STANLEY Co., wholesale fruits, Chicago, Il.

You are doing good work in inducing fruit growers to plant better varieties. We seldom have fancy Jonathan
enough and greatly feel the need of good apples to follow Jonathan.—HALey & Co., wh. fruits, Sioux City, Ia.

To Give 70 Millions even one apple @ week means that many of us in FRUIT GROWING REGIONS must
devote ouselves to growing fruit, or then untold millions must go without even a Sunday morning apple.

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Our Apples Abroad.—If you want to make an Englishman your friend for life, just send him a barrel of choice
apples. ,Our apples are appreciated abroad and the European markets promise a rich field for our apple
growers. I had occasion to repay a few courtesies and did so by givinga dinner. In the course of conversation
the subject of American fruit, and apples in particular, was mentioned. At once my guests became most
enthusiastic, and that led me to send over here forsome. They arrived before I left for home. . , I never rec’d
more hearty and sincere thanks forany present I evermade. Of course, our apples are exceedingly toothsome,
but it was almost impossible for me to comprehend the delight they afforded my English friends.—Homestead.

$20,000 in 10 yrs.—Have ree’d from my 20-acre apple orchard in 10 years, $20,000; my 2-yr., 5-acre pear and plum
orchard has made splendid growth—all Stark trees. Am within 30 miles of Ja. line.—J. H. HILLIs, Gentry Co., Mo.

lll. Hort. Soc.: An apple dealer offered for the crop of a Ben Davis orchard 12 to 15 years old: He would take
the land at its worth before trees were set, pay cost of trees, figure up all expense that had ever been put on the
orchard, and then figure the total at 6% up to date, and would give that for the one crop—which was refused.
The apples afterwards realized clear of all expenses, $10 per tree. As you know, I used to farm, and marketed
sheep, cattle, hogs and other stock by carloads annually. Had a large farm and thought there was no money
in anything else. One day a Chicago fruit man came along, buying fruit, and asked me why I did not take
better care of my orchard, saying, «it will bring in better results than any other part of your farm.) The
orchard contained only 360 trees, but I went to work and next year results were so fine it surprises most people
when I give them the exact figures—$3,542 clear money. Trees mostly Ben Davis.—C. G. WINN, Pike Co., 1].

Colo. Hort. Soc.: My apple crop, 1889, trees planted 1881, amounted to $4,361, from 5% acres. LATER: A most
important thing is to keeprecords. My experience in apples for 4 years, isa follows: About 400 Ben Davis in
my orchard, have averaged me about $23 to the tree; some varieties that look just as well, haven’t yielded 50¢ a
tree. Walbridge, $14 to thetree. E’y Harvest, $2. Red Astrachan has not yielded 50¢ a tree. LATER: Five
acres of my winter apples sold for $5,777.59—$1,155.51 per acre.—Pres’t W. B. FELTON, Fremont Co., Colo.

Over $1500 an Acre.—We bought the Ist-class apples off a 10-acre Ben Davis orchard in southern J]J., near Cen-
tralia, part of the trees planted 5 years, part 7 years and part 10 years, 2 acres not yet in bearing, which yielded
5,310 barrels of Ist choice fruit, for which we paid $2.25 per barrel, $11,947.50; besides the orchard yielded a large
quantity of 2d choice and some for cider.—BAKER & MCFARLAND, Wholesale fruits, Chicago.

Shackleford.—Is being favorably reported in many sections, particularly in the Rocky Mt. regions. Doing
well in Stark Denver orchards, and outsells Ben Davis. Inclined to blight, however; also rejected because
we have better apples. We believe the people are quick to appreciate inside facts, regardless of
usage. In the matter of Idaho pear blighting, we promptly made the fact known when we were con-
vinced we were right, despite the fact we had tens of thousands in our nurseries. We preferred to sac-
rifice our trees rather than sell, knowing the pear unworthy. In this connection we quote a Pa. customer:

BURBANK plums, set 1-yr, full of fruit. AJ] trees doing fine except Idaho—and, by the way, yours isthe only firm
in the nursery business brave enough to tell the truth about this worthless tree.—S. COLCLESSER, Blair Co., Pa.

SEND 300 more best Shackleford; continues to hold its own in your orchards here.—SAM’L R. Brown, Colo., 1897.

SHANNON IMPROVED.-Large fine yellow apple—color, size, shape, flavor and quality much like the old

Shannon, but later, keeps better, tree hardier, bears better and younger, and bears on thin soil. FM. CS.
HAS NEVER failed in 20 years. Bears young and full every year. A good keeper.—W. VANDEVER, Ark.

Smith Cider.—Very worst blighter. Quality fair, about like Mo. Pippin; not nearly equal otherwise.
ill. Exp. St’n: Six trees were planted in 1869. All were dead in 1886. Bore four fair crops. Early winter.

Smokehouse.-—Bears well, but soon ruined by dry rot. Vandiver Improved, of the same family, is better.
Pa. Hort. Soc.: Smokehouse is not giving the satisfaction of former years.—H. M. ENGLE.

There never was a time when there was greater activity in intelligent inquiry from tree planters. The old way
of doing business has run its course. This is an era of information. The more the public receives, the more it
wants. Nurserymen have not been slow to adopt modern means to meet the demands of planters. Present day
catalogues contain photo-engravings giving actual representations. Glittering impossibilities will do very well
as stories of the past. But sound business methods which have proved a suecess with the most substantial
firms, are the only safe methods. The public is learning to discriminate. There is much more in an earnest
exposition of a fine variety than in elaborate promises which it is known cannot be fulfilled.—Nat’] Nurseryman.

Mix Sorts of Apples.—Influence of the pollen is very great. Plant a grain of corn by itself; the ears are imperfect-
ly filled. Mixing varieties is much better than to plant a single sort by itself; thus 2 or 4 rows of Ben Davis, the
same of Jonathan, a row or so of another kind, and then the same again.—Prof. J. A. DURKES, Platte Co., Mo.

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SPRINGDALE.-We get good reports on this new sort; has not yet had the long testing in actual market
orchards given Champion, Apple of Commerce, Senator, and others, but the old tree continues to do well,
the young orchards just beginning to bear. Has the fault of growing LATE into fall. FM. NCS.

Has fruited here; bids fair to sustain the claims made forit. Large, red, good quality, keeps well.—J. W. KERR.

Ark. Hort. Soc.: Possesses extraordinary bearing and keeping qualities and deserves recognition.

SAW many of your new varieties at the World’s Fair. Springdale was very fine indeed.—J. S. BREECE, N. C.

SPRINGDALE is the first to bear, bearing the 3d year, and doing well.—E. B. CRAWFORD, Franklin Co., Mo.

In New Zealand, no apple is of any value unless proof against woolly aphis. Springdale is fully proof, therefore a
great acquisition. Only some 30, of 2000 varieties tried here, are proof.—L. HANLON, New Zealand. 5

SPRINGDALE rec’d of you 2 years ago haye made phenomenal growth; vigor certainly great. Stood our cold
winter, 28° below, without the slightest injury.—FELKER L. TEMPLE, Boston, Mass.

In Idaho, Wash., and Ore., there was a loss of about a miiiion fruit trees by a sudden cold snap, 15° below zero, Nov.
°96. There were peculiar things you should know, so you can send usin future sorts unhurt by this extreme
change. Some tender plum, peach, pear and apple were not injured, while iron clad apples were killed. Ozark
sorts unhurt, except Springdale,—likely because it grows so late and our season is short. Why should one kind
kill, another not?—Anyhow, send us the kinds that don’t kifl. Over 100 sweet cherry, Napoleon. etc., 8-yr. trees,
all killed. Last year you sent Mont. O., Suda and German Ostheimer; they are all right, bearing this year.
Alex. peach unhurt close to Newtown Pippin, killed. No more Baldwin or Springdale for us, but Red June
plum is (away up.» ALL you claim for it, and a GREAT DEAL MORE. All Japs here, 7 kinds, lose their fruit
before ripening except Red Jaune—every tree LOADED THIS YEAR. Fruit hangs on until ripe. Will plant it
largely every season—best tree, best aff round plum. Burbank good grower, hardier than Abundance; neither
bears this year, while Red June is full. Gold plum made 3 ft. growth last yr., but unhurt; doing fine this yr.
Stark Green Gage good grower, good bearer, good fruit, very hardy. Clyman good grower, good bearer, good
fruit. Coe Gol. Drop very heavy loads of fine fruit. Full crop on all pears, 12 sorts, but NO PEACHES.
APPLE (all 4- to 8-yr. trees), not hurt: Ben Davis, Duchess, Grimes Golden, Kinnaird, M. B. Twig, Red <Astra-
chan, W. W. Pearmain, Winesap, Wolf River, Coffelt, Shackleford and all crabs. Injured: Babbitt, 1 in 11; E’y
Colton, 1in 11; Geneton Imp’d, 4in 11; York Imp’l, 3 in 11; Gideon, 75 in 100; Lady Sweet; Mann, 40 in 100;
Newtown Pippin, 50 in 100; Wagener. Killed: Baldwin, 145 in 150; Springdale, 9in 11; Walbridge, 25, all killed.

Stark.—From Stark Co.,O. Large, coarse-grained, mild, good,—but lacks coler, and is not a good keeper.
Starr.—Bears very young, and annually, having no off years. Large, greenish; sub-acid. July, - FM. C.

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STAYMAN WINESAP.-In originating this apple the venerable Dr. Stayman has builded him a monument
more lasting than brass. And rather than set over against his, any words of our own, we quote his own
letters. He wrote, THIRTEEN years ago: A seedling of Winesap, LARGER, MORE productive, better
EVERY way; BEST APPLE I know. LATER, 1895: It is strange an apple of so great value should not be
in any nursery, nor propagated. It is LARGER than Winesap, BETTER in quality, MORE productive, equally
hardy, a STRONGER grower. LaTER: I raised it [in N. E. Kan.] about 30 years ago; has been in BEARING
20 YEARS AND MORE. Wanted to test it fully and am now satisfied there is NO SUCH VALUABLE APPLE
IN CULTIVATION. Has NEVER FAILED bearing a heavy crop. Is WORTH MORE than the whole known
race of winter apples. Will sell in any market here, east, or in Europe, for more than any other on
account of QUALITY ALONE. It will be the CoMING apple, and there will come a time when all will want
it and it will be set out almost exclusively. . . No one has it but you in Mo., or Kan., or west, and but
few east; and there they have a SPURIOUS STAYMAN, introduced from Pa., about 1859—before my Wine-
sap was in existence. You can make more out of Stayman Winesap than ALL THE STOCK YOU HAVE, by
pushing it before the rush begins for the trees. Have no trees or scions for sale.

LATER: That there are TWO APPLES by the name of Stayman there is no doubt. One is my Stayman |
Winesap, the other I know nothing more about. A change from Stayman Winesap to Stayman was made
without my consent. When I complained, I rec’d letters from U. 8. Pomologists Heiges and Van Deman,—
and finally consented to the change. Prof. Van Deman wrote: «As to the change in name, am pleased
to have you express your willingness, for | am sure this apple will eventually supersede the old Wine-
sap. To produce this one variety is worth almost a lifetime,—and that is not all you have done.»

The genuine, in appearance of tree, resembles Winesap but much stronger grower. Foliage large,
heavy, held late. Better and more regular bearer than Winesap, a larger apple. HANGS LOoNG—till Nov.;
will keep as well as Winesap, much better in quality—will simply throw all trash out of the market.
Would not hesitate setting out by the thousands,—sure to make more than with any other sort. Some are

going to miss a good thing in this apple—Dr. J. StayMAN, Nov. 22, 97.

About 20 years ago, I first knew Stayman Winesap; it is decidediy larger, as highly colored as Winesap, and better
in tree; both color and quality are all right, flavor very fine. You need not be afraid to push it.” Use only ——
and stock, for it is TRUE; have been to both places and seen trees and fruit.—Prof. H. E. VAN DEMAN.

Sup’t of Pomology, World’s Fair, CHas. WriGHT: The acme of perfection. One-half LARGER than the old Wine-
sap; conical, light yellow with heavy shading of red all over; a beauty. Mild flavor, of best quality; keeps till
April or May.’ A strong grower, heavy bearer. No one willregret plantingit. _

Peninsula Hort. Soc., 1893: In winter apples I do not believe there is any other variety as profitable as Stayman
Winesap; will adapt itself to almost any soil or climate.—J. W. KERR, the great Maryland orchardist. |

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LATER, 1894: Finest winter variety for this section. Large, bright red, unsurpassed in quality, sure and hea
dearer. LATER, 1895: Large, bright red, EXCELLENT quality. Strong grower, HEAVY bearer. Theold Winesap,
so well and favorably known as a profitable winter apple, does not compare with this, in size, flavor, or keeping
qualities. For this section, there is no better winter apple in existence. LATER: FrRuirep for 5 years. Find it
«fully up» in size and prolificacy with Paragon, brighter in color; has no rival in quality.

LATER, 96. In all requisites for a first-class apple, has no superior. Like its parent, the old Winesap, it suc-
ceeds on a great variety of soils, but it greatly excels its parent. Large, stripes of two shades of lively red; qual-
ity best. Tree resembles Winesap, but more vigorous; yields larger crops. Called by some «Stayman,)—an
unpardonable error, as there are at least four other kinds with Stayman as a prefix, and this is by far too good
and valuable to be confounded with anything else. ~The purchaser, too, may find, after years of patient watch-
ing, that he has an entirely different and inferior apple when he buys simply Stayman. Get the genuine, and
you have one of the finest apples in existence. LATER, 97: Colors finely, striped with two shades of red, giving
it more brilliancy than Paragon. Have fruited Stayman Sw’t, Stayman No. 1 and No. 2; all Goop apples, but NONE
compare with Stayman Winesap. . . Sold all my crop of it to a fancy mince-meat_and English plum-pudding
m’f’r. In the Pom. Diy., they have a figure of «Stayman SWEET Winesap,) from Il]. . . The genuine is the
finest (all-round) apple I know, and am very anxious that you should fruit it.

LaTerR: Seedling from the old Winesap, but superior to its parent in size, color, FLAVOR, KEEPING. . . After
some years fruiting, have no hesitancy in saying, this is the finest all-round winter apple. . .

The Stayman apple sent out from Cumberland Co,, Pa., HAS NO RELATION to Stayman Winesap. Then, there
is Stayman ‘crab, Stayman McAfee, Stayman No.1, Stayman No. 2, Stayman Sw’t, ete. B. Buckman, of Il,
however, sent to U. 8, Pomologist a SWEET apple under name of «(Stayman Winesap,» hence more confusion.
The genuine is not quite so dark in color as the old Winesap, which here is dark dull red, while Stayman Wine-
sap is striped _and brighter red.—J. W. Kerr, Dec. 1, ’97. ,

Few Apples, old or new, equal this in ALL that goes to make a Ist-class winter apple: vigorous growth, productive-
ness, good size, fine quality. Has been in bearing here for years. In the production of this most excellent fruit
Dr. Stayman has placed us all under lasting obligations.—Hort. Ed., Nat’] Stockman & Farmer.

DOWNING Says: Tree very vigorous, spreading; wood very dark; dark, heavy foliage; a young and very abundant
bearer; fruit hangs well. Firm, tender, juicy, rich, mild sub-acid, aromatic; quality best. Jan. to May.

STRAWBERRY (Chenango S., Sherwood Fav.; Sum. Queen, of some).—-Chiefly valued for its handsome
appearance; easily bruised; ripens unevenly; fair quality. Tree vigorous, not quite hardy. FM. CS.

Stump.—Planted six trees, 15 years ago; two are alive; too tender. Killed out in Stark Denver orchards.

SUMMER KING.—Another most VALUABLE apple, old, yet little known,—because force of habit has kept
less worthy sorts to the fore. Has won its way, however, in several states; cultivated largely in Ky.
[see under Red Harvest], where it is highly prized as the best and handsomest apple of its season. At
the head in Md. Above medium to large, striped with crimson, red and orange. Tender, brittle, juicy,
excellent; core small. Excels Fanny, Gravenstein, Chenango, etc. Aug. FM. NCS.

Very acme of beauty; excellent quality, firm and stands up well after picking. Superior to any apple of its season
with me, either for home use or market. I have no variety, in a large collection embracing all the best market
summer apples, that equals it. Bright red color, fine Ee W. KERR, Md., 1894. LATER, ’95: Tree equally
fine as Red Astrachan; ripens a little later, but a few days earlier than Fanny. Fruit without a peer. . . Starr is
atrociously bad in color. LATER: Specimens of it sent to the U.S. Pomologist, aroused more than ordinary
interest; he says: «Large, bright red, with darker colored stripes; excellent bearer.» It possesses every quality
to commend it as a valuable market variety, while for home use it is without a rival. LarTeR: A magnificent
apple, superior to any other of its season. . . Beautifully striped; excellent quality. Tree a fine, vigorous,
upright grower, forming a beautiful round head in orchard; a heavy bearer. Very valuable.—J. W. KERR. Md.

SURECROP (Trade-Mark).-Originated in the orchard of Porter Bro’s, Ark. [See pg. 8.] They say: «Blooms
later than Geneton, ripens with Horse and M. Blush, but is much finer, pays more; we hauled it 80 miles
to Ft. Smith and it stood up_better than any other sort. Large, conical, fine red, striped; GoopD to eat or
cook. Full bearer—very full one year, then half crop the next.» Porter Bro’s think so much of it they
had young trees grafted for their own orchard,—these, the 3d yr., bore the past season. FM. NCS.

Sutton Beauty.—The Ill. Exp. St’n says: «Two trees planted in 1869. Bore in ’78, 79; both dead in ’84.»

Sweet Bough (Large E’y Bough).—A fair and large apple. Tree too tender, short-lived; scant bearer.

ill. Exp. Stn: Two trees planted in 1869. One died previous to 1884, the other bore a fair crop in 1884 and a few
apples in ’86. Large, otherwise of no special merit. Mich. Exp. St’n: Has one serious fault—lacks productiveness.

Takapuna and Traveler.—Two of the best New Zealand winter apples. See under Lord Wolseley, pg. 29.

VANDIVER Improved.—Grown in Stark nursery a half century. Tree resembles Smokehouse, vigorous,
large, spreading, hardy. Large, flat, marbled red, crimson stripes; very dark red on sunny side. Firm,
crisp, breaking. Very juicy and rich. Novy. to March; in its prime at Christmas.

Trees planted in our orchard in 1843 still stand; have been white with blossoms every spring, and
have never failed to bear at least a partial crop. School boys «know apples.» Well, it is now 30 years
and more since the writer went regularly to the little red school house where many a school boy swap was
made, « two Genetons for one Vandiver» FM. NCS.

Wagener.—Medium to large, red; tender, good—poor when allowed to overbear; usually short-lived, blights.

WAGENER Improved (Trade-Mark)—A large red apple, extra delicious—instantly reminding one of a well-

. grown Wagener. Tree much like Red Astrachan. Origin N. W. Ark. Promises to be exceedingly val-
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He was 63 years old when, 8 years ago, Edw. Marsh planted 100 apple trees per acre on average hillside land.
This year he rec’d over $100 net cash per acre for the crop. These trees have paid expenses for the last 3 yrs.
Here’s a lesson for younger men, who want to become absolutely independent.—Crawford Co. (Mo.) “iirror.

**Never too old.’’—Beecher said, «I never planted any pears till after 50 years of age—have
picked good crops of pears for 12 years.» Such experiences‘are not rare. The late Judge James Stark,
grandfather of the present owners of the STARK NURSERY, when long past 50, planted what was then the
largest orchard in the state. While doing so, he was jokingly told by a neighbor that it was a great
waste of time, since he could not hope to receive any benefit from the trees. «But others may,» was the
quick reply. He lived to be nearly 80, and sold many thousands of dollars worth of apples from the
orchard—known all over the north, buyers coming annually from Iowa, Wis. and Minn. to secure the crop.

*Twas 70 years ago, as now.—Hon. T. M. Carroll, in Pike Co. News: Ashort time since I ree’d a catalogue from

the Stark Bros., in which they give part of a conversation touching my recollection of their grandfather, Judge

Jas. Stark. Among the earliest recollections of my boyhood is meeting the Stark boys (father and uncles of the

present Stark brothers) in school or at Cunningham’s old horse mill. One thing that impressed my memory

was that those boys always had apples. My recollection of old Uncle Jimmy Stark reaches back to the year

1828. Our acquaintance Was intimate and mutual. In 1852, when I went to the nursery to get my first 50 apple

trees [Photo of one of these 50 trees, « Over 40 years old, good for 40 more,» on pg. 17—Mr. C. in foreground.] a

inquired why I did not plant 500 instead of 50, assuring me that if I would plant and take good care of 500, in 15

years their product would buy any farm adjoining mine. He then repeated a conversation with old Uncle Billy

McLeod, in 1825. Judge Stark had sent back to Lexington, Ky., for 500 scions to graft trees to add to his orchard.
The commercial nursery was started in 1825, although trees for his own use were grown soon after his arrival
rom Ky., in 1816.] «Why, Jimmy,» said Uncle Billy, «before those trees bring a full crop the apple market will

be glutted.) «Where's the glut to come from?) answered Stark. Then hesaid to me, « That trouble has been

brought forward every year since that time, yet the man who plants trees to-day and cares for them will gather

@ larger reward for his labor than ever before.» Many years have passed since 1852; fifteen years afterward, in

67, 1 commenced acting upon Uncle Jimmy’s advice, but how often I’ve wished I had taken his advice at the

time, yes, planted five times 500. Had I done so, his predictions would have been verified in full. Yet he who

plants trees now has a better prospect for reaping a rich reward in the future than he who planted in 1825. This
and old pioneer brought with him to this country his keen perception of the fruit-growing business and the

ideas he entertained then have been impressed upon his descendants till they have materialized into a national

institution, the present Stark Nursery. And still it is an open question, « Where’s the glut to come from ?»

A Ruling Passion in the Stark family for many generations back, has been the love of horticulture.
We copy from the family records: Richard Stark revised the colonial law in 1774 (in Va.), Stark’s Va.
Justice. On the fly leaf of the old law book is a list of his fruit trees, written in 1789: «East of the fifth
row, all of the second row and the west end of the third row and all of the fourth row and the west end of
the fifth row are Vandevers; the north end of the above are Father Abrams, southward that is called the
fifth row were planted March 27th, 1789. The west are Horse apples and quinces then Jersey pears.»

«Old men plant trees, Young men haven’t time.» Are you wise to postpone beginning from year
to year? others have done that and hence, when they were advanced in life, regretted not having begun
earlier. Life is too short to allow any part of it to pass without having plenty of fruit. And as a business
—what that the soil produces is more profitable, what business so free, so full of true pleasures ?

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When Death Comes for me he will find me busy unless I am asleep ; for if I thought I were going to

die to-morrow, I would nevertheless plant a tree to-day.—STEPHEN GIRARD.

Plant Trees.— « As we received much from our ancestors, we owe much to posterity, and in no way can we make
a greater payment on the debt than by planting trees. Every other product cf the soil ends with the season.
The promptings of selfishness and the sentiment of gratitude alike invoke us to plant trees. Trees are almost
immortal; their lives span the generations, a memorial, a rich inheritance we bequeath to those coming after us.)

WEALTHY.-—A most valuable apple of fine size and appearance, closely following M. Blush. Everywhere
the very best of its season. Young, sure and too profuse bearer; very hardy; has blighted in Colo.—

where few sorts are aoe PEERS, smooth, overspread with dark red; fine, juicy, vinous. FM. NNCS.
Four-yr. Ben Davis and Wealthy are bearing 2 bushels to the tree.—H. A. WESTMORELAND, Spokane Co., Wash.
la. Hort. Soc.: Very hardy, young bearing, productive. itl. Hort. Soc.: The very best fall apple.
Minn. Hort. Soc.: For young bearing and great productiveness Wealthy takes the diploma.—D. I. AKIN, 797.
Minn. State Fair, Oct. 1,97: R. C. Keel, Rochester, Minn., showed many varieties; says Duchess, Wealthy, Long-
field, are the best; sold 2000 bushels last year, 1500 this year, at $2.25a bbl. {See under YORK IMP’L. |
Colo. Hort. Ssc.: Ben Davis for profit; Grimes Golden, Wealthy, Duchess, both for profit and Frruit.—G. J. SPEAR.
Would not exchange Wealthy for anything—until blight hurt it a good deal. Still profitable.—D. BROTHERS.
ONE year after another Wealthy is the most profitable fall apple of all. Although subject to blight, enough fruit
buds are left to produce a crop. Its color, size and flavor always make it in demand.—Denver Ficld & Farm.
STANDS at the very head of the list.—L. WOLVERTON, Sec. Ontario Hort. Soe., Canada. ; ;
SHORT lived [plant close], but as it begins to bear almost as soon as set out and bears heavily and persistently, it
is very profitable. Keeps better if gathered as soon as seeds are colored.—Rural New Yorker. TA K
h) ins

White Pippin.—Large, usually fair, greenish; acid, not rich; not a good keeper. k. C.
ill. Hort. Soc.: White Pippin has not been profitable as a market apple.

WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN.—Medium to large; yellow, often bronzy; rich, excellent—for high flavor,
incomparably superior to Huntsman. Chief objection, scab—but OK in Colo., N. M., Cal., Ariz., etc.

Ten trees in Stark Denver orchards are hardy; do finely. Does well in Central Ia. rr. NCS.
Mo. Hort. Soc.: Years ago was very profitable, then scabbed badly; fine last 2 or 3 years.—H. LoNG, Holt Co., Mo.
Am. Pom. Soc.: Scabs, but good in dry regions when sprayed; notably successful in all parts of Ariz.

Willow Twig.—Large; greenish, with more or less red; coarse; chief merit, long keeping. Blights badly.
Mo. Hort. Sec.: Not profitable.—Sec’y L. A. GoopMAN. Have rejected it.—Judge S. MILLER. Blight damaged
Lowell, Willow Twig, Stark, Tolman Sw’t. Shall root out Tolman and Lowell.—G. A. TuRNER, Linn Co., Mo.

ill. Exp. St’n: Short-lived; 3 trees planted, 1869: One died before fruiting, another died in 1884, and the 3d was
nearly dead when cut out in 1889.—Prof. T. J. BURRILL.

Kan. Hort. Soc., Dec. 97: Cook: Put W. Twig on retired list. Ropinson: Entire failure; not a single tree has paid
for its room; apples defective from some blemish. HoL~MAN: One of the worst to blight. FrERrRIs: It blights
badly; carries it to other trees. GRIFFIN: Would not plant any more. McAFEE: Have quite a number, out of
no value. SHARP: Had 100 trees to die; apples rot on trees; have no use for it. WHITAKER: Would advise no
one to plant it for profit. Lux: Good if you can get it perfect; good seller; had 200 trees planted 1872 and the
first crop fruit was fairly good; but blight came on. I say it ought not go into any orchard.

WINESAP.-—Needs rich, moist soils, good culture ; not suited for poor soils. A good table and cider apple,
and its fruitfulness makes it a favorite. Tree hardy, grows irregularly ; not long-lived. Apples often

drop. Medium; dark red; firm, crisp; rich flavor. FM. NCS.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Despite too scanty foliage, deserves a place in market orchards.—R. SmiruH, Linn Co., Mo.

Ore. Hort. Soc. Winesap much freer from worms than other sorts. A great success in Ore.—Pres’t E. L. Sm1TH.

N. C. Exp. St’n.: Sure bearer—tends to overbear. In perfection is of fair size, great beauty, high quality; excel-
lent keeper. Has of late commanded highest prices in N. Y. -Tree not satisfactory: leaves are small, delicate,
injured by fungus. There has been recently brought out a seedling of it, by Dr. Stayman, of Kan., that
entirely remedies these defects, and the apple is larger—an advantage. It is known as Stayman Winesap.

U. S. Consul in Germany writes that he bought American Winesap at $7.50 a barrel. Went back the next week to
buy more and all were sold. We who raise fruit should take courage. The consul says American apples look
better, taste better and sell faster than apples raised in the Fatherland.

WOLF RIVER.—This giant fruit is a most magnificent apple, whether on the tree or off. Attracts much
attention. Unlike other large apples, it does not drop, hangs even better than Ben Davis, is a good
eating apple, a most excellent cooker, and outshines and outsells all other large apples on the market.

Best sort to follow Wealthy and Nonpariel,—except in Colo., etc., where it blights—as does even

Duchess. Succeeds on both upland and bottom—best on upland. A 6-yr. tree here bore a barrel of apples;

they were gathered, measured, and some sent to the St. Louis Exposition—some to E. C. Simmons, pres’t

Simmons Hardware Co., who wrote: «They are the best cooking and finest apples I ever saw.» FM. NCS.
In my orchard, 6-yr.-old trees, Stark Wolf River, averaged 41% bus. of fruit, nearly as much last year; 1514 in.
around, weight 21% 0z.; every applesound, without blemish.—J. MouLTon, Decatur Co., Ind.

Additional 2d Choice sorts, discarded for cause,—tested and found wanting:

Annette, Black Colvert Towa Blush Michael Henry Pip’n Pyle Red Winter Stevenson Winter
Autumn Bough Cooper Market Isham Sweet Milam Ramsdell Sweet Sw’t June (High Top)
Bailey Sweet Cranberry Pip’n Ivanhoe Munson Sweet Red Canada ‘« Pear
Baxter ‘* Win, Scarlet (7. Keswick Codlin Nansemond B’ty Romanite, Gilpin Switzer
Belle de Boskoop Dickinson Krauser Nero “* Big, Pennock Tetofski
Bellflower, Flory Dominie Lady Nickajack Roman Stem Tolman Sweet

‘* White, Ortley Elkhorn Lady Henniker Ozark Russet, Am. Gol., Trenton E’y
Borsdorfter Enormous Lady Sweet Paradise Win. Sw’'t Eng. Gol., Perry, Twenty Ounce
Bradford Best Fall Orange Lankford Sdlg. 2 Sum. ‘ Roxbury, ete. Utter Red
Brightwater ** Winesap Lansingburg Pearmain, Blue, Salome Vandevere, V.
Broadwell Sw’t Fulton Limbertwig Cannon, L. S., R. W., etc. Saxton (Fall Stripe) Pip’n, of N. Y., etc.
Buncombe (Red W, Gloria Mundi Longfield Peach Scott Winter Walbridge -

Pearmain, Ladyfinger) (olden Sweet Lowell (Greasy Pip’n) Peck Pleasant Shannon Water
Cadwallader Gol. Greening, Kan. Mammoth Pippin Pickett Shockley Western B’ty
Celestia Hoover Mann Plumb Cider Sops of Wine White Doctor

Hubbardston Marshall Red Porter Spencer
Clark Orange Hyfill May (Rhenish May) Pound Sweet Spitzenburg Wine (Pa. Red St’k)
Cole Quince Indian MeMahon White Primate Stanard Wythe, and many others.

Why Is It our LARGEST ORCHARDISTS all urge increased planting? Is it reasonable that they would thus advise
if their own profits are lessened by competition? The truth is, these men have found overproduction of apples
very improbable. It is wisdom to plant apple orchards and reap the great profits sure to result, if only reason-
able care is given trees and profitable sorts planted, such as Ben Davis, Gano, Jonathan, Mo. Pippin and others.
‘This is the advice of men who are already large orchardists and buyers of trees, Nor sellers, and who have
only the welfare of their fellow men at heart. Such men are safe counselors.—U. B. PEARSALL, Kan. Hort. Soc.
To London, 48 cars apples have been shipped lately, from Pajaro valley, Cal.; 216 carloads sent east. Mrs. G. D.
Rodgers sold her orchard, 1500 trees, for four years at $2500 per year for the apple crop.—Cal. Pajaronian.

Among a host of catalogues rec’d, some gorgeous, some tame, Stark
Bros.’ is the Most Valuable to the orchardist. An excellent production
and I am reading it through.—JUDGE S. MILLER, Hort. Ed. Rural World.
Later: At the Mo. Hort. Soc. I recommended your trees to all, and
convinced the Ark. man who lost 1000 trees from woolly aphis, that he
could do no better than to order from you. In my RURAL WORLD
report I refer to your display of trees. Thesimple and plain truth is,
the nurseryman are all envious of the colossal enterprise you have
built up, and are afraid of you. It is not your fault that some other
firm has not grown up like yours. My wish is, that,.in a few years,
you can retire and give all your time to your orchards, and then see
what others will make of it, if yousell out tothem. At the Farmers’
institutes I recommend you in my lectures. But you can scarcely
have any idea how these nurserymen pick at me for the interest I
take in your affairs, and for recommending your stock. What else
can Ido? They must follow suitif they want to keep pace with the
times.—JUDGE S. MILLER, Hort. Ed. Rural World, St. Louis.
YELLOW TRANSPARENT.-Best apple of its season in Minn., in “3

Tex.—everywhere. Full cropper, often bears same year planted. A STARK YELLow Transp., (3%4 1n.).
Dwarfish grower; use as a filler, or plant close—12 to 16 ft. Excels E’y Harvest. ~ Earlier, larger,
hardier, better everyway, than Tetofski. Sometimes blights; if possible plant on thin soils. FM. NNCS.

Planted 250, Stark Yel. Transp., ’92; fruit sold at $3.50 per bbl.; E’y Harvest, $1.25.—B. W. PAYNE, Hardin (o., Ky.

Pianted 500 Yel. Transp., Stark trees, shipped Apr. 25, ’90; though so late in the spring for planting, every tree
grew; some bore next year. Since, orchard bears splendidly, and my St. Louis commission man says, if could
grow enough of them, would push out of market all other early apples.—A. J. AGNEw, Lonoke Co., Ark.

Planted 400 Yel. Transp., Stark trees, in 92: Most valuable early apple; extra fine cooker, large, attractive, a
luxury. Profitable, so very early in market; ripe ahead of E’y Harvest. Upright grower; plant not over {4 ft.
each way, and get large yield per acre; young, annual bearer. We use for dumplings, taking out core, cooking
only in the dough; cooks in one minute in boiling water.—J. W. ANDREWS, Wilson Co., Tenn.

Planted 8 yrs. ago, lot of Stark trees; loaded again this yr. with fine apples. Would not take $50 for one Yel.
Transp. tree; apples so good, get up in the night to eat them.—BEnyJ. Simpson, Livingston Co., Mo.

la. Exp. St’n: Valuable for home use or market; handsomer, earlier, better, than E’y Harvest.

fa. Hort. Soc.: The only Russian that matured a crop, in 1893.

THE BEST large size early apple grown.—A. H. GRIESA, Exp. orchard, Douglas Co., Kan.

ili. Hort. Soc.: Shipped to Chicago they brought $2.75 per bbl. Had only 1 tree out of 60 that ever blighted
on my clay soil. A neighbor’s trees, on stronger soil, blighted.—J. T. McSPADDEN. As to blight, seems a matter
of location; have 30 trees, 5-yrs.-old, and never any blight.—J. W. STANTON. Will hang on; kept some in cold
storage for months, equal to Duchess and Benoni.—W. S. PERRINE. The coming early apple for So. Ill.; grand.

Mich. Exp. St’n: Ripe July 22; Red Astrachan, Aug. 1; even sized; tender, juicy; vigorous, upright, very productive.

Less than 2 months after planting late, Stark Yellow Transparent trees matured apples.—H. C. MILLER, Ark.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: E’y Harvest scabs badly; Yel. Transp. smooth, perfect, no scab; tree hardier, bears earlier, better.

YORK IMPERIAL (Johnson Fine Winter)—In England fancied as a Red Newtown Pippin, and sells high
—next to Newtown. Origin Pa., over 40 years ago; tested east, west, south, it often leads Ben Davis—
except NOT SO HARDY north; fine in S. W. Iowa. (See under Newtown Pippin.) FM. CS.

Varies from large to very small on the same tree,—hence hard to grade. Awkward form, lop-sided,—
making it difficult to pare on a machine. Light red, faint stripes. Crisp, firm, juicy, sub-acid; good, but
not of high quality. Good keeper—unlike others, keeps even better in OPEN BOXES or bins than in tight
barrels, retaining its flavor to the last. Still, it is our conviction that, unless for export, Ben Davis, Gano,
Mo. Pippin, not to say Black Ben Davis and others, will usually yield quicker, surer, greater profits.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Very prolific, good size, flavor almost equal to Jonathan.—GILBERT. One objection—it has too
many sizes on the same tree.—Pres’t Evans. Has blighted badly with us.—Pres’t MURRAY. Commanding high-
est price in Chicago to-day. Equals Ben Davis in everything, except quality—in which it is superior.—Hot-
SINGER. Very fine; large, handsome, profitable; am planting largely. On poor land—post oak flats—bore finest
apples I ever saw.—NELSON. Finest, cleanest apples; one of the few kinds perfect this year.—V,-Pres’t MILLER.

Have Packed York Imp’lin Va., Ind., Ill., Mo.,—every where doing well.—HAssLER Bro’s, wh. fruits, Louisiana, Mo.

Kan. Hort. Soc.:. Apples for profit: Yel. Transp., Benoni, Duchess, M. Blush; Wealthy, one of the best; Grimes
Golden, Jonathan, Winesap, Ben Davis, Mo. Pippin, York Imp’l. Most profitable are Yel. Transp., Duchess, M.
Blush, Wealthy, Jonathan, Winesap, Ben Davis.—ENTSMINGER. York Imp’l, Ben Davis, Mo. Pippin, will bring
quickest returns.—GALHOUSE. York Imp’lis the best apple grown. I made this statement years ago. I speak
now from 30 years’ experience.—E. P. Diehl, Johnson Co., Kan. Later, 1897—See under Mo. Pippin.

Pa. Hort. Soc.: Our people are all « York Imperial Crazy.»—C. L. LonsGporF, Adams Co., Pa., Jan. 2, 98.

A grand apple in all the great apple growing sections, east to west. Oneof the very best winter apples in N. J.
and Va.; and all along westward to Colo. and Cal., an eminent success. In the great Baldwin regions of N. Y.
and Mich. they now think it worthy. Tree bears well; fruit is red, keeps late. Mo. orchardists need not be
afraid to plant it moderately beside Ben Dayis and the few other good market apples.—Prof. VAN DEMAN.

West Va. Hort. Soc.,1897: «The coming apple»: York Imp’! is already a valuable market sort, the coming
money-maker. And it is now here, for one orchard produced bbis. this year; sold for $2.50 per bbl.

Apples in Va.—Orchards that had ¢;00d care yielded liberally, and are paying tremendous dividends. . . English
uyers were out among farmers paying from $3.50 to $4.50 per barrel for apples in the orchards, and I was shown
returns from shipments made direct by orchardists that netted over $5 per barrel at the R. R. station. Two
farms that I was on could have been bought 5 years ago at less than $5000 each, and yet the 1897 apple crop of

one sold for $14,000, the other for $15,000, buyer gathering fruit from trees.—J. H. Hae, in Hartford Courant.

\pples can be shipped right through from orchards to Liverpool, London, Glasgow, and the continent of Europe,
without the intervention of middlemen or agents. One friend of ours in Piedmont, Va., shipped Newtown-
Albemarle Pippin, direct to Glasgow, Scotland, and netted $2.10 more per barrel than the highest price paid to
his neighbors by agents and local buyers. Va. and N. Car. are able to comply with the requisites for successful
apple-growing. These being facts, is there not encouragement to plant orchards, especially apple orchards?
We think so, and strongly urge the subject on your attention. There is no doubt the foreign demand is being
stimulated by the heavy shipments this year, and in future years people there will demand our apples. If it is
decided to plant, now is the time to begin. Do not plant deeper than trees stood in nursery, nor apply manure
or fertilizer in the holes before planting. . . Astosorts, these cannot be far wrong: E’y Harvest, M. Blush,
Baldwin, Winesap, M. B. Twig, York Imp’l (Johnson Fine Winter), Newtown-Albemarle Pippin.—So. Planter.

The Calamity of too many EARLY peaches, apricots, etce., has not discouraged apple, pear, plum or peach planting
of the later, safer and better sorts—it has simply given a double value to such magnificent stand-by apples as

Jonathan, Winesap, Rome B’ty, Grimes Golden, M. B. Twig, ete. _Ben Davis, Mo. Pippin, Janet, ete., are g
bearers, but no longer favorites with growers, buyers or consumers. Many are working whole orchards over to
Jonathan, Winesap, etc., or digging out to make room for better kinds. Your new commercial varieties are
attracting general notice and the call for Senator, Delicious, Black Ben Davis, Apple of Commerce, Champion,
ete., will be general from western Colo. Our people want the very best long keeping apples, and in future

, nothing else will find a weleome here. The days of foolish experimental trials by Colo. orchardists are now
over, and in all orders hereafter, «only the best» will be the demand—together with implicit faith and confi
dence in the nursery bought of.—R. J. CoFFEy, Delta Co., Colo., Jan. 19, '98.

Crabs
FLORENCE.- Far away, the

most valuable crab ever
fruited here. Early, large, |
beautiful, excellent; young-
est bearer, most prolific,
most profitable of all. The
crab to plant in small space
—6-ft. is ample. FM NNCS.
Originated by P. M. Gide-

on, Minn. Exp. St’n. We saw
an acre of Florence trees in
full bearing there in 86, their
crimson loads a wondrously |
beautiful sight. Mr. G. also
raised Wealthy, Martha, ete. |

Of Florence he writes us: Pa
Harpiest tree of all. Youne
and profuse bearer. Whenin
full fruit the most ornamental
tree we grow. Size same as
Transcendent, but far superior
in productiveness, beauty,
quality. Later, Dec. 22, ’97:
You give exact form, size,
eolor; quality of Florence for §
sauce, is delicious. Both it and
Martha came from Duchess
seed, crossed with Cherry crab.

Florence bore at 5 yrs. from
SEED, and YEARLY since, on all [
soils, and loaded so full as to (4
nearly hide the leaves. In full
fruit looks like a huge Flow-
ering Almond, and for any
yard or garden, is a beautiful
Ornament. No apple or crab
can excel it in hardiness, none }
more exempt from BLIGHT.
Never lost a tree from blight;
thousands of other trees blight-
ed all around them.

As to Martha; bore 6 yrs. from
seed, strong grower, stiff, wiry;
bears mostly on spurs; on goo
clay subsoil bears full; with us
the richer the land, the less
the crop. Excels in quality for
sauce. .. As yet no bids for
control of my new sorts. All
the nurserymen plead hard-
pressed, few sales, hard collee-
tions. Am still striving to de-

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TRANSCENDENT and Florence both had their leaves two-thirds grown in a freeze March 25. Both leaves and
twigs of Transcendent were killed. Florence entirely unhurt.—Prof. G. H. FRENcH, So. Ill. University.

BEsT on earth, the only crab to plant here. Has not missed bearing since 3 yrs. old. Worth all other crabs put
together.—T. W. PAGE, Sup’t STARK DENVER ORCHARDS, Littleton, Colo.

THE best sort to dodge late spring frosts, and for cooking equals any apple.—O. H. GALLUP, Weld Co., Colo.

Fruit Trees for Shade.—No better combination of beauty with utility can be imagined than the use of certain
fruit trees for shade, as well as for food, in place of the elms and soft maples so generally used.

First should be the apple, of all trees the most beneficent. A thing of beauty from its verduous youth to its
blossom-crowned and fruit-laden maturity. .. After the apple, as a tree for shade and ornament, ranks the
cherry. Not the sweet sorts—beloved of borer and curculio, but the hardy, rapidly developing, sub-acid varie- -
ties. With scarcely any attention after planting, these cherries are densely leafy, exquisite in their veil of white
blossoms in April,and beyond compare for beauty in June, when their branches bend beneath the weight of
juicy, crimson frauit,—most refreshing when eaten fresh from the tree, but delectable in jam.

The peach also merits consideration, especially as it adapts itself easily to the small lots and smoke-laden
atmosphere of cities, but its low growth and comparatively short life render it less valuable as ashade treethan %
those mentioned. Wherea little space can be afforded it, however, it should not be omitted, as even one or two
trees will, in their season, contribute largely to table luxury. . . Fruit trees, then, for homesteads, In which we
secure not only shade, but unsurpassed floral wealth and Pomona’s choicest treasures.—M. E. MURTFELDT.

HYSLOP.- Vigorous, not very productive, inclined to blight; in Colo. does better than east. Oct. m. NNCS.
a

ill. Exp. St?’n: While this is usually recommended as one of the best, it has not done well here.—Prof. BURRILL.
MARTHA.-—Srrone grower; shy bearer,—blooms full but often fails to set fruit well. Aug. F. NNCS.
Colo. Hort. Soc.: At Eaton noticed a case of immunity from blight in row of crab trees, Martha and Whitney
alternating. Whitneys were everyone dead while not a Martha had been touched.—Prof. C. CRANDALL.
Transcendent.—Strong grower, but ought to be planted no longer—infects other trees with its blight.

WHITNEY.—Not equal to Florence for jellies, etc.—rather a small apple of good quality than a true crab.
Mich. Exp. St’n: Tree shows few, if any, of the crab peculiarities; fruit differs radically 1n texture and flavor.
Buyers say, «raise fruit of sorts that will sell in car lots, and we will find you and take care of you.»

Orchard Farms, Fruit Lands—we are interested in over 3,000 market orchards in 24 states. Some are for sale, out-
right. Write us your wants; we will put you in communication with sellers without expense.—STARK Bro’s.
For Fruit Lands in Ark,, or DEPENDABLE information, write Sec’y Ark. Hort. Soc., H. M, Strother, Ft, Smith, Ark,

CHERRIES

"a GERMAN OSTHEIMER ( Weichsel)~—This grand cherry (Not the Rus-
sian, nor the Minn., nor the Cerise de Ostheim ) is superior to others of
the Eng. Morello type. Has done remarkably well both here and in
Stark Denver orchards—where, in ’89, both it and Suda bore 2 quarts
each on little trees less than 14 months planted,—since, a single crop
has paid over $7 atree. Mont. O. has also done exceedingly well in
Colo.—where Richmond and Dyehouse bloom too early. FM. NNCS.

Brought from Germany to Kan., where it was beginning to attract
much attention about the time the inferior Ostheims were
exploited; when, because of similarity in name, they were
assumed to be identical—greatly to the loss of cherry culture
generally. Genuine German 0. has made a great reputa-
tion; but is bushy, hard and costly to grow. The Ostheims
are strong, easily grown; unscrupulous men have been quick to
sell Ostheimer and send Ostheim, and the average buyer cannot | ¥%
know they are counterfeit until bearing time. In Colo. where
cherries pay over $1000 per acre, and German 0. is a}
favorite, the Ostheims will not please. The genuine is large, =
heart shaped, almost black when ripe, full of purple juice, -— es - :
exceedingly rich, less acid than Eng. Morello, Suda or Wragg; good for dessert and for kitchen uses.
Very hardy both in tree and fruit bud, blooms late, and even young trees bend under their weight of fruit
with unfailing regularity; no rot, no failures,—some years has yielded twice as much as any other kind. A
week later than Suda and Eng. Morello; less leaves, easier to pick. Hangs late—till end of Aug. in Colo.

Is seldom wormy, while English Morello is nearly always so.—A. H. GRIESA, Exp. Orchard. Kan. K
TREES area sight, brim full and running over with very large, black cherries.—F. HOUSHOLDER, Okla. E FS

‘| GERMAN
Ostheimer,
| Stark

AS. ates
5S ee, 5 F
a pete": “4 <j

Immense; the little dwarf is a mighty giant. A king among cherries.—C. M. Moser, Wayne Co., Mo.
Am very proud of the success of the Ostheimer Stark trees on my place.—E. R. HocKSTETTER, Tenn. 1
Sold Cherry Crop for $900 ar. acre, the next year, $875; last year, $1200 an acre.—E. EAsLey, Jeff. Co., Colo.
SS German O., Suda, etc., may be hastily condemned; fruit colors red before two-thirds grown.
re ABBESSE.-— Hardy, very vigorous, but with us proves a shy cropper; bears best on THIN soils. F. NCS.
Never Plant cherry trees on wet land; they will thrive on dryer soils than most other fruits, but
can’t endure «wet feet.» Rows along fences and roads pay. Heart and Biggareau sorts are «sweets.»
Dukes include such as May Duke and Reine Hortense. Morellos are Mont. O., Suda, etc.; called «sours,»
all being tart,—but surest, best for cooking, preserving, canning; pay two to one the most money.
Sours are Hardiest, Dukes next. Sweets, the best kinds, are named in 2d Choice List; but tender-
ness in tree, fruit rot, curculio, etc., make them all unreliable, west; indeed, even east, sweets PAY much
less than sours. Sweets are grown chiefly on the Pacific Coast, for shipping fresh.
Do Not Prune cherry trees more than absolutely necessary. The cherry is more injured by pruning than any
other tree. Plum and pear need little pruning, peach very much.—J. FaiTuH, Mo. Hort. Soe.
DYEHOUSE.-—Best very early cherry; ripe with mid-season strawberries. Earlier, larger, firmer, better
quality, and pit smaller than E’y Richmond—equally hardy and prolific. FM. NCS.
Dyehouse, Montmorency O., Monarch, Suda Hardy, German Ostheimer, cover the entire season—the

best and most satisfactory out of over 200 sorts tested. With this « Big 5» we don’t need any others.

The new Russiaa cherries this year are far behind; have just been over the orchard with book in hand and find
on them but little fruit as compared with Mont. O., Dyehouse, Ger. Ostheimer, Richmond, Eng. Morello. Very
poorest for profit are L. Philippe and Olivet. Bessarabian a very slight crop, while Wragg next to them, are
loaded. Not much fruit on Lutovka, Vladimir, Abbesse, ete.—A. H. GRIESA, Exp. Orchard, Kan., June. °97.

Young trees were heavily loaded. First came Dyehouse, then Mont. O., followed by Suda, Eng. Morello, Wragg,
Ger. Ostheimer; the last July 15; fine, perfect fruit. Paid $2 to $3 atree.—H. A. BARNETT & Son, Pike Co., Mo.

EARLY RICHMOND.-—Fairly good market sort; not equal to Dyehouse, far behind Mont. O.; were not the
latter a more expensive tree to grow, it would have taken the lead long ago. FM. NCS.

Cornell Exp. St’n: Not very valuable. Flavor and quality poor, fruit soft and small. Has been used by canners,

but the better cherries are bound to drive it out.—Prof. L. H. BAILEY.

Colo. Hort. Soc.: Tree 11 yrs. planted, yielded [{ bu. of fruit. Del. Hort. Soc.: Most profitable, Mont. O., E’y Rich.
Eng. Morello (Large E. M.)—Large, dark red; juicy, acid. Tree small, young bearer, prolific. rm. NNCS.
Improved Dw’f Rocky Mt.—Not a cherry at all but a plum; like the old Utah Hybrid fraud of 25 yrs. ago.

Mich. Exp. St’n: Utterly worthless for any purpose.—Pres’t T. T. Lyon. Valueless; a humbug.—J. W. Kerr, Md.
Louis Philippe.—A fine Grower, but not productive, nor hardy; ripens with Mont. O., but is sourer.

Mich. Exp. St’n, 1896: Lacks essential quality of productiveness. 1897: Persistently unproductive.—Pres’t LYON.
MAY DUKE.-—Often does well on warm, dry soil, but not very hardy. Large, red, excellent. F. CS.
MONARCH (tTrade-Mark).—« Better than Mont. O.,» is very highest praise. At Ja. Exp. St'n we noted a 10-yr.

Mont. ©. fruiting finely; just ripe. Right next is the Monarch, of same age, but a still larger, finer tree,
bearing twice as much fruit as Mont.0. Cherries already ripening in top of tree, compared with
Mont. O., were MUCH longer stemmed, LARGER, of FINER FLAVOR, BETTER QUALITY; week later. FM. NNCS.
Prof. Wragg told us his father, the late John Wragg, vice pres’t Ia. Hort. Soc., had for many years
annually compared the fruit from the two trees, growing side by side, and invariably decided « Monarch is
tne better of the two.» In growth the most perfect cherry tree we have seen. E’y Richmond in com-
parison, is a very ordinary grower. Upright, fine round head,—a beautiful tree, both in nursery and
erchard. We at once purchased a half interest in Monarch and shall grow it most largely,—for, while
inferior to Mont. O. in no particular, it is Superior in tree, as a cropper, in size, in flavor and quality, and

more easily picked because of its long stems.—Strong 1-yr. trees ready fall ’98.

SE With Scissors we pick cherries—3 times faster. Clip stems about an inch long; hence buyer

gets more fruit, fewer stems. Best of all, the fruit buds for next crop are not pulled off with stems. |
Col. Hort. Soc.: Am often asked why cherry orchards bear one season, fail the next. Weclip cherries with scis
sors, and save the fruit buds. Everyone following our plan reports no more off years.—T. \. PAGE, Colo.

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/ SUDA HARDY.-A valuable late cherry, an improved Eng. Morello—of which it is doubtless a seedling.
The old tree, in the garden of Capt. Suda, Louisiana, Mo., did not fail to bear in 20 years—was in perfect
vigor when cut down to make way for houses. Photo shows portion of a Stark 4-yr. Suda here in Mo.
In shape, color, quality, closely resembles its supposed parent; in yield Surpasses that famous old
sort. Hardier, has better foliage, a slightly better grower. Frm. NNCS.

The best sorts tested in Stark Denver orchards are Mont. O., German Ostheimer, Suda. All three

are hardy, very early bearing dwarfish sorts—Mont. O. the least dwarfish of the three.
Colo. Hort. Soc.: Ostheimer and Suda (2-yr. trees) bore full last. year—are a wonder this year. Most excellent
here; you cannot too highly recommend them.—Pres’t W. B. FELTON, Fremont Co., Colo.
SupDA tree, 8 years set, has given 5 heavy crops; this year, 13 gallons and the trunk is barely 5 inches through,
tree 10 ft. high. Every limb loaded. Bears every year, no failure.—P. J. THIEHOFF, Shelby Co., Mo.

Montmorency, Large.—Short, poor grower, wholly unlike Mont. O.—which often is miscalled Large Mont.
True Lg. Mont., 1 7-yr. trees in our orchard, bear almost nothing; leading western N. Y. growers report

similar experience. So whenever you see Large Mont. recommended, be sure Mont. O. is really meant.
ich. Exp. St’n: Whether there are three yarieties, or two only, seems uncertain. Mont. O. is decidedly the best.

MONTMORENCY 0.-Trees planted 1885, have given If successive crops without a failure. Except-
ing Monarch alone, this is the best canner, best all-purpose cherry. Cannot be too highly recom-

mended for its never-failing crops fine fruit, beauty and hardiness of tree. FMNNCS. See photo, pg. 38.

The Best Sour cherry we have found, after testing a great many varieties. It is so good it supersedes almost all
others. About 10 days laterthan Richmond. Other desirable sours are Reine Hortense, Royal and Late Duke.
The difficulty with some sour cherries is they do not bear.—ELLWANGER & BARRY, in Rural New-Yorker.

PLANT Mont. O. in your big Colo, orchard; will outpay anything you could plant.—T. W. PaGgE, Littleton, Colo.

Gathered 63 gals. of cherries from a single tree in my yard.—T. G. EDWARDs, Pike Co., Mo.

In Minn.—Stark trees doing fine. . . Had Mont. O. cherries for supper, and they are fine: small pit, all meat; fla-
vor best yet. Am publishing their good qualities and where they came from.—C.W. MERRITT, Winona Co., Minn.

Mont. O. trees, planted lastspring, bearing fine cherries. My Stark trees fine.—T. M. FLEMING, Republic Co., Kan.

Mont. O. cherry set 2 years bearing quart fine cherries; 2-yr. Mo. Pippin bearing.—J. E. May, Adair Co., Mo.

In Montana.— Mont. O. sent last year are a solid snowball of blossoms. Stark trees fine.—W. R. GrprorpD, Mont.

Sour Cherries find a ready sale at from 7¢ to 8¢ per quart at the canning factories. None of the small fruits equal
the sour cherry in the preservation, when canned, of its original fresh spicy dessert excellence.—Fruit.

Cornell Exp. St’n: The growing of sour cherries in western N. Y. is largely confined to two varieties, Mont. and
Eng. Morello. Preference has been given to Eng. Morello. Just now, however, canners are calling for Mont. in
preference; notsosour. Morello is apt to develop a bitterish or acid taste in the cans; also much subject to
leaf-blight, whilst Mont. is always free, a stronger, moreupright grower. Present drift is decidedly toward Mont.

. . . E’y Richmond is the only other white-juiced cherry grown to any extent. Not very valuable. . .

Cherry trees require fess attention to pruning than apple and peach. Eng. Morello will bear the 3d year.
Mont. ayear or two later bearing. Produces much more fruit. Mont. 6-yr. trees may bear 30 to 75ibs. of fruit.

At 18x 18ft., an acre will comprise 134 trees. If, at 8 years, they yield 20 pounds each, the crop wouid
amount to 2680 pounds; at5¢, $140. This is a conservative estimate. Benj. Kean has 200 Mont. trees 6 years set.
He has had three crops, one of 1400 pounds, one of 3000 pounds and one of 3100 pounds. Hesold his entire crop
this year for $155. His trees are set 10x 12 ft., about 360 to the acre. In other words, a crop which sold for over
$150 was taken from fess than two-thirds of an acre. C. H. Perkins has 35 trees, 8 and 12 years old, all Mont.
(They bear from 2000 to 3500 pounds of cherries per year and the average price is 6¢. Net us from $100 to $175 a
year. Most regular and sure cropper of all fruits grown. Always a ready market at a good price.» . .

Insects and diseases are not serious upon the sour cherries. The cureculio does not often attack mid-season
and late kinds (such as Mont. and Morello) particularly if number of trees is somewhat large.—Prof. L. H. Bailey.

Wis. Exp. St’n: Eight-yr. cherry trees averaged 84 ths. per tree, 5880 ths. on 70 trees; which sold for 10¢ per tb—
$588. Skillful pack*ng counts: The St’n shipped cases holding six baskets of 6tbs. each; sold for $1.50 to $1:75,
about 4%¢ per tb. Also sent cases holding 20 boxes of 2 Ibs. each; sold for $3.75 and $4—about 9%¢ per Ib.; fruit
the same. . . Cherries thrive best in a warm, dry, loamy soil. The sour cherry likes more moisture than others.

Worth 50 years of Life, says Prof. Bailey, of Cornell, to discover this cure for chronic constipation: Eat ripe

fruit, all you can, half hour before each meal time—and at no other time if case be severe. Will restore health
and strength, «renew youth,» give sound sleep, bring happiness. Try it—worth more than money.

Cherries SOUTH: Planted 260 trees, 1894: Bl’k Tart’n, Yel. Spanish, Windsor, May Duke, E’y Richmond, Mont.
O., Wragg, Ostheim, Dyehouse, Eng. Morello; in June, ’96, picked cherries from every variety, except the first 3
—sweets. The Richmond and May Duke have borne well. Mont. O. Is My Choice; has never failed to bear
since 2 yrs. old, and increases the yield each year. Last June picked 2 bus. a tree of such fine, perfect cherries
that even « doubting Thomases » admitted they were superb. Often here in Tenn., late spring frosts destroy the
early blooming sweets. Dukes do well with me. Morellos are the most hardy of all; more reliable south.
Some remark they won’t plant cherries; sprout badly. . . Two kinds of stocks are used, Mazzard and Mahaleb.
The latter is the best root, especially for the south, where borers are so destructive. Mazzard stocks will always
annoy by sprouting from the root; the borer also attacks it. Never plant cherries on low or wet ground. Out-
look for profit in cherry growing is good. Who ever heard of a glut of cherries, or the demand in a city being
supplied, especially south? Plant cherries! But be sure they are on Mahaleb roots.—E. F. WETMORE, Tenn.

Raising Shipping Cherries has been overlooked; only twocherry orchardsin Maury Co. Would recommend for
middle Tenn. Mont. O., E’y Richmond, Reine Hortense, Eng. Morello.—E. Yorst, Tenn. Hort. Soe.

Ostheim.—Ostheims tried by us are fine growers, but not valuable. Often bought for German Ostheimer.

Cornell Exp. St’n: Productive, ripe a week after Rich’d; too small, too early to be valuable here.—Prof. BAILEY.

la. Exp. St’n: Ostheim, from Minn., fruit very good, but ashy bearer; no special value.—Prof. WRAGG.

iff. Exp. St’n, No.7: Produced a scattering crop ofsmall black cherries. Ripe June 13.—J. WEBSTER.

REINE HORTENSE.—A cherry of great excellence; largest and finest Duke. Quite hardy, long-lived; we
have had 24-yr. trees still productive. Tender, juicy, nearly sweet, delicious. F. OS.
Mo. Hort. Soc.: The only trees now left in an orchard of 50 trees planted 25 years ago are Reine Hortense—oneof
the largest an best of cherries; one May Duke, one Napoleon.—Judge S. MILLER, Vice Pres’t. P
Very largest of cherries; beautiful, glossy red. Universal bearer, and when hanging on the tree no fruit is mere
beautiful; excellent for canning, but too sqit and juicy for shipment.—Prof. E. J. WicKson, Cal. Exp. Stn.
Mich. Exp. St’n: Vigorous, productive, excellent. Thisand May Duke are worthy of greater attention.—Pres’t Lyon.
WRAGG.-Of Eng. Morello type; perhaps sourer. Has fruited finely a dozen years for us. FM. NNCS.
Colo. Hort. Soc.: The Best Bearer I have; next, Eng. Morello, then E’y Richmond, etc. - Wragg is splendid, but
difficult to pick, as stems adhere very firmly to tree —F. CROWLEY, S. E. Colo. _
Mich. Exp. St’n: Popular as an acid cherry where superior hardiness is requisite. Slow grower, young bearer.
Old trees, in this county, have a record of 20 years without a failure.—M. J. GRAHAM, Dallas Co., Ia.
REJECTED sorts include Belle de Choisy, Bessarabian, Lutovka, Orels, Vladimir, etc.; Bl’k Tartarian and

all sweets; Empress Eugenie; Late and Royal Duke; Olivet, Ostheims, and many others.

Our Constant Aim is to find out and then grow the most worthy sorts. Then to lay aside others less
desirable. We keep ever on the alert to obtain and test new kinds, and have tried and discarded a
multitude. Occasionally one of real merit has come to stay, so that row our lst choice lists include
improvements in almost every good quality, throughout the entire round of fruits.

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ANJOU.—Delicious late fall pear. Hardy, a good bearer. Std, D
My greatest pleasure as a fruit grower, said the late
Pres’t Barry, is growing the Anjou pear. Sought
after in market, and an ornament to any gentle-
man’s table. Best pear inthe wcrld. Perfection.

Mich. Fruit Growers: Given preference as the most
desirable variety to plant; not apt to blight.

Has stood the extremes of Kan. climate. Strongly
recommend it also, as a dwarf.—B. F. Smith, Kan. Hort. Soc.

Colo. Hort. Soc.: The only pear that has
entirely escaped blight. A 15-yr. tree,
in 9, gave me 10% bu. marketable
pears.—Pres’t W. B. FELTON.

Hard to beat, always a favorite. Month
after Bartlett; best pear of its season.—
L. CoATES, Ed. Cal. Fruit Grower.

| BARTLETT (Bon Chretien—Good
Christian ).— Popular ; young bearer;
subject to blight. St’d, Dwf. rm. NCS.
Am. Hort. Soc.: Where Bartlett won’t do
plant Kieffer largely.—Pres’t EARLE.
Dwarf Bartlett area most profitable crop.
As much as $750 an acre has been real-
ized from a single crop.—Fruit.
vy Bartlett-Seckel (Columbia).—A fine 5
shaped, thrifty tree; fruit only fair. &
RIPE now, but iruit is coarse grained.
Quality fairly good.—Pres’t RIEHL, Ill.
Bessimianka (Seedless).-Hardy, but
blights. Valued far, far north where
finer sorts won tstand. Fair quality.
Has proved «iron-clad)—hardy as a
“bireh;very vigorous.-T.. H. Hoskins, Vt.
Montreal Hort. Soc.: Far the best pear
_ grown in the seyerer parts of Russia :
/ Birkett.—Originated in central III, 80 years ago.

Fruit only fair, but tree has never blighted.
Never Known to Blight; an excellent fruit; comes into cis _
_bearing slowly; valuable with age.—Prof. Munson, Tex. CN OE TEE

BOUSSOCK.-—Our favorite old standby. Bears full every year—no failures. Ripe July 25. rm. NOS.
Mo. Hort. Soc.: May to a great extent supersede Bartlett; fully equal in quality, ripens a week earlier.
The Market Pear of the Belgian farmer; large, productive, showy, and well known in the English market. Thous-
ands of baskets of it are frequently seen on the London steamers’ wharf at Antwerp.—Pres’t BERCKMANS.
West’n N. Y. Hort. Soc.: Pres’t Barry reeommends Boussock as a profitable late summer pear. All who had grown ©

it with Bartlett thought it the more profitable of the two. ree o
South: Sorts worthless here—fruit insipid, leaves drop in July: Buffum, Bose, Diel, Anjou, Amanlis, Clairgeau,

Easter Beurre, Glout Morceau, Lawrence, Onondaga, Sheldon, and Winter Nelis. Bartlett fine. Boussock;

too, is fine. Next Seckel; then Duchess, Tyson, L. B. Jersey, Flemish B’ty, Clapp Fay.—Jas. STEwart, Tenn.

YF If picked when it rains, apples, pears, etc., will not keep. The best time is during dry
weather and sunshine. A north wind makes it so much the better, as it closes the pores.of the fruit.

Fall sorts pick when seeds are brown—vwinter fruit should hang on the trees as long as possible.

CLAIRGEAU (C. de Nantes).Large, handsome; rather coarse, stringy, granular; flavor variable, often poor.

Fine Sees but market at once, or the coloring will turn black. Tree apt to shed its leaves too early.
Mich. Exp. St’n: Pears particularly desirable for market are Kieffer and Clairgeau.—Prof. L. R. TAFT.

CLAPP FAVORITE.-—Large, fine; not of very high quality. Hardy, vigorous, apt to blight, especially

dwarfs. Will rot at the core unless picked early. Poor shipper. Standard, Dwarf. F. NCS
ich. Exp. St’n: While productive, is not as valuable as some othcrs.—Prof. L. R. TAFT.

DURSET.-—Introduced by Ellwanger & Barry, who say: «A very handsome, showy, late keeper. Large;
golden yellow, with bright red; juicy, melting, sweet. Keeps and ships well; a valuable late pear. Ripe
in Feb., but keeps in perfection till May. Beautiful specimens were exhibited at the World’s Fair in
May, 93.» Tree a good grower, hardy. FM. NCS.

DUCHESS (Angouleme).—The most dependable cropper and all round profitable market DWARF VARS
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pear. Often bears first season after set. Frequently weighs over a pound. Std, Dwf. rm. NCS.
Have 25-year trees that still bear. On Quince stock almost exempt from blight.—Judge S. MILLER.
Tex. Hort. Soc.: Far the best bearer. More fruit than leaves. Ships well.
rr 65 pears to a bu., 175 toa bbl.; $90 for nine bu. Usually worthless except as a dwarf.—N. E. FARMER.
U. S. Pomologist: The pear orchard of C. S. Mills, Mich., is very fine. Trees 8 yrs. old, mostly Duchess dwarf; in
1893 entire crop averaged $5 per bbl. in Chicago; in ’94, the crop was simply enormous.—Prof. HEIGEs.
f’y Harvest.—Ripens arter Koonce. Beautiful to see; flavor like cottonwood chips. Jefferson ditto.
tMo. Hort. Soc.: Highly lauded; early, large, handsome; but about as worthless as a pear can be.—Judge MILLER,
FLEMISH BEAUTY.-In perfection, a superb pear. Large, beautiful, melting, sweet. Blights, but is very
HARDY and fruitful; needs sunny situations,—or then fruit cracks and scabs. St’d, Dwf. FM. NCS.
Neb. Hort. Soc.: Scattered over Neb., very healthy age trees are found, fruitful, doing well. One of the most
_ successful, is Flemish B’ty. Often maintains health, vigor, fruitfulness, for many years.—Pres’t STEPHENS.
Trees are Like a great many other articles that are offered for sale—some good and some bad.
And the Tree Trade is just the same as other lines of goods—low grades sell for low prices.
WZreed are better or more carefully propagated than Stark Trees. We strive to gain the
confidence of tree planters by always telling the truth about varieties, by selling at
the lowest prices consistent with good value—quality first, next reduce the price by producing millions.
In the East, as throughout the west, Stark trees are largely sold—because of high quality, low cost.
The eastern demand is particularly large from Penn., O., N. J., Ct., Va., N. Y., New England, Canada.

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of FAME (Trade-Mark)—We have never tasted a pear So delicious. —But it is well described by three of the |
very first American authorities. Tree vigorous, particularly strong as a dwarf. St’d, Dwf. FM. NCS. |

Long Ago it was said that for healthy, non-blighting, hardy, long-lived pears for the west, we must

look to our native western seedlings. Fame, Lincoln, Koonce, Krull, Birkett, are native western seedlings.

Fame Pears rec’d some days ago and sampled. Was surprised to find them so large. Am greatly pleased with
the quality, the flesh being very fine grained, buttery and of the HIGHEST excellence: seeds few, and almost no
core. I congratulate you on being able toadd so good a pear to our list.—Pres’t E. A. RIEHL, Ill. Hort. Soe.

U. S. Pomologist G. B. BRACKETT: I thank you for the full and complete history of Fame. It is placed on record
in this office. Pearsalsoreceived. Size is large; color greenish yellow with slight bronzing on exposed side;
flesh yellowish, fine grained, buttery, juicy; flavor mild, sub-acid, sprightly; quality Very G to Best.

A NEW and seemingly valuable pear; specimens sent us by Stark Bro’s. Picked Aug. 23, ree’d by us Sept. 10.
The seedling tree grew near the old camping ground used by the men in building the tunnel under Boston Mt.,
Ark. The little daughter of E. H. Grube noticing it, her father dug it up when one year old, and transplanted it.
After a few years, it was moved to a new home. In 1895 it bloomed heavily and continued to bloom through May
and June, so that many second crop pears matured. While examining this tree on Oct. 14, ’95, Mr. Stark dis-
eovered one pear still hanging near the top which Mr. Grube said was of the third crop. Mr. Stark found it of
dclicious quality and without a trace of seed or core, and Mr. Grube said most of the pears, except the first crop,
were Reeds Many of the first crop pears weighed a pound or more each. Thought to be a seedling of a
variety of local celebrity called Two-Crop pear. meas ripens its first crop, which of course is the main one,
just before Flemish B’ty. The pears sent us were very juicy, melting, sweet and rich, the characteristic flayor
being a Pure, Delicious Sweetness. Size just 16 inches, the long circumference.—Rural New-Yorker.

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GARBER.-For dollars and bushels, Garber and Kieffer are sure and dependable. Both are hardy, about
blight-free, heavy bearers. Garber is large and beautiful, bright yellow with red; juicy, good—fine
canned, Ready to pick a few days after Le Conte—much surER. Gone before Kieffer comes in. WW.

Plant Garber and Kieffer 10 or 12 ft. apart, for road or avenue trees—see photo. Besides their fruit
you will be richly repaid with their splendid columns of living green in summer and gorgeous autumn color-
ing, «in purple and red.» Also fine set about old buildings, or among other trees.—Easy to combine
ornament and utility. See under Lincoln pear and Florence crab. FM. NCS.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Market planters—grow Kieffer, Garber, DWARF Duchess! For local markets, add L. B. Jersey,
Seckel. In an orchard of 1000 pears, sct 650 Kieffer, 200 Garber, 100 Duchess dw’i—and_ might include 25 L. B.
Jersey dw’f, 25 Seckel. Kieffer and Garber are most profitable; plant only these in quantity; every 3d or 4th row
Garber—ripe early in Sept., beautiful orange color. ieffer, picked late in Sept., and shipped to distant markets
by freight, will often reach there a rich golden yellow—not mellow, but in condition to bring most money.

Raised 51 Pears, extra fine, on one Garber Stark tree, sct three years ago.—H. H. H&ck, Sullivan Co., Ind.

Have 1500 pear, mostly Kieffer and Garber, set 18 ft. apart; bear beautiful fruit—and it sells—M. Harris, Tex.

Ill. Hort. Soc.: Kieffer, house ripened, are good. Very productive; very large, beautiful; a good thing. Wish 1
had thousands growing. Garber is better. Le Conte, the worst to blight. LATER: Bartlett, Howell, Garber,
Kieffer, most profitable. Garber best and handsomest of its class—earlier than Kieffer, better quality, makes
best canned fruit or preserves. Bears young and abundantly; so far has shown no blight.—Pres’t E. A. RIEHL.

Immensely productive; bears at 3 years. Counted 23 pears on 25 inches of an inch-thick branch. Yellow as an
orange, larger than Kieffer, better quality—quince flavor; a month earlier. Grows upright, like poplar; heavy,
dark green, glittering foliage. Worth planting for its beauty alone, ifit bore neither flower nor fruit. . .

LATER: Again a fine crop of handsome Garbers. Treea perfect beauty, has never shown a sign of blight, the
most rapid grower on my place. Le Conte, budded on it, has blighted and been sawed off, while the main

Garber tree shows not a sign of disease. LAarrr: Will soon come to the front, because of large size, good qual-
ity, excellence for canning and preserving. My Garbers sold for $4 a bushel, others only $2. A

LATER: The only perfect pears on my place this year,—_truly fine; wish I had a thousand trees. . .
LATER, 1897: I introduced Garber into Mo. Strong grower, young and regular bearer; large, sometimes
weigh one pound each. Not ist-class to eat fresh, but superb to can or preserve.—Judge S. MILLER.

HOWELL.-A grand and beautiful pear, its value underestimated. Large, pale waxen yellow, often with

fine red cheek; juicy, melting, sweet. St’d or Dw’f—especially fine and profitable as a dwarf. Fm. NCS.

ill. Hort. Soc.: One of the most profitable pears I ever had on my place.—Pres’t E. A. RtruH1i. Wish to corroborate
what Mr. Riehl says of Howell. No trouble to sellit on the markets at a good price.—Sec’y H. M. DUNLAP.
Tenn. Exp. St’n: A vigorous grower; made the best showing. An excellent variety. Valuable for market.

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KIEFFER.-—The Ben Davis among pears—no more, no less. Wonderful cropper; 4-yr. trees have yielded

3 bu. each of perfect fruit. Demand for trees is something unprecedented. It has paid, and profit is a

* vonderful factor in deciding many disputed points. Excellent for canning, but should not be used until
weeks after gathered—then, «good as Bartlett» Keeps easily till midwinter. Fu. NCS. s

Remarkable—the only pear exhibited freely on Phila. fruit stands during midwinter is Kieffer. In abundance
everywhere. Whatever critics may say, Somebody Likes Them. They SELL. Another good point—like theapple.
they do not rot easily by handling,—as do other pears. Have eaten them equal in luscious richness to any pear I
ever ate. . . The most wonderful production of the age.—Prof. THos. MEEHAN, Ed. Meehan’s Monthly.

Has Never Bligbted with me; to-day the most popular pear; everybody planting for profit should set it largely.
More Kieffer trees now in commercial orchards than any other. Among pears what Ben Dayis isamong apples.
I recommended it from the start; have caused thousands of trees to be planted._Judge SAM’L MILLER, 1897.

Sold at Home, entire crop from 1000 trees Stark Kieffer; could have sold 1000 bu. more.—M. A. ARTHUR, Mo.

Best and largest fruit ever raised here, I grew from Stark trees; one Kieffer weighed 2 pounds.—J. M. Hicks, Ark.

Second Summer, Stark Kieffer all bearing. Attract much attention, bearing so young.—W. C. MARTEN, Ill.

Gathered 5 bu. pears from 50 Bartlett; my large Kieffer orchard averaged 5 bu. a tree.—A. LONG, St. Louis, Co., Mo.

Others shrink with dismay when Kieffer is named; indeed, the matter might well resolve itself into—
Much Ado About Nothing, A Comedy of Errors, As You Likeit, or What You Will,

but—«Richard’s himself» and will be long years to come.

Mo. Hort. Soc., 1897: «Is Pear Growing Profitiable?» was next discussed. B. F. SmitH: Will be more profitable
in future, as Cal. is cutting out many pear orchards because of excessive freight charges, and people are using
more pears. Recommend Seckel, Duchess, Kieffer, Anjou. . . Maj. HOLSINGER: Can grow more Kieffer pears to
the acre than apples, and with greater ease. J. A. DURKES: Kieffer and Garber are becoming very popular.
Rank growers and must be headed back well to forcesturdy growth. Thinning isimportant. Pears can be grown
cheaply as apples, bring twice the money. Clay soil is best, if not too sticky. Sandy soil least desirable.

tll. Hort. Soc.: Wonderfully fast grower; in spring I cut back each year’s growth about one-half. When trees
reach bearing age, have good strong limbs to bear the fruit without breaking; otherwise limbs are too long and
slender and will break. Was formerly prejudiced against Kieffer, but now very much pleased. Good bearer,
fruit hangs well and comes when pears are scarce. Withstands even San Jose scale; are not infested in my orch-
ard, tho’ mixed in with trees which came covered with scale from same nursery at same time.—J. W. STANTON.
85-Acre Kieffer Orchard,the why and how. Two years ago decided to plant a commercial orchard, Kieffer
exclusively. Pianting 85 acres in a solid block was looked upon as a risky enterprise. Not my intention to go
into the retail trade, hence a succession of fruit is just what Ido not want. My aim is to self entire crop in a
lump, or pack and ship; by having a quantity hope to reach markets and get prices smaller orchardists cannot
reach orsupply. Planted 11,360 trees, and only 3died. Visited the nursery, placed order, trees to be 4 to 6 ft.
whips and Dug in Fall and Wimtered in a frost-proof storage house, to be shipped in spring on order.

Holes were dug in fall, 18 in. square and deep, 16 ft. north and south and 20 ft. eastand west. . .
Trees were all cut back to 2 ft., and the land cultivated in corn; made a strong, luxuriant growth, some limbs
4 ft. My success due to good trees and handling so roots were kept moist.—W. W. STEVENS, Wash. Co., Ind.

Began Bearing when 3 years planted; 4th year, some produced 14% bu.; 5th year, 244and3bu. Onein my yard, a
1-yr. switch planted 5 years, is over 18 ft. high, and 4inches thick, 2 ft. above ground. bore 325 pears of which
50 made half bu. Lot, 50 bu. from 13 trees, 7 to 10 yrs. old, sold to merchants for $2.50 per bu.—Rural World.

0. Hort. Soc.: Planted 4000 pears; too many sorts. Find more money in Kieffer than anyother. Prettiest pear I
ever saw. Pears have paid better than other tree fruits in spite of blight—have 32 yrs’ experience. Pack firm,
ship to large city, sell wholesale. Never cultivate the st’d pear after it bears; keep in clover.—N. OHMER.

Pioneers in Planting Kieffer, were Steele Bro’s, ae growers in the Hudson valley, N.Y. They shipped 500 bbls.
Kieffer, all to the N. Y. market where they sold at a handsome profit. Will plant 1500 more Kieffer, spring ’98.

Cross Between the Quince and Pear, would be regarded as a decided scientific advance. Had anyone made such
a cross with Kieffer as the result, he would, with excellent reason, regard it as remarkable—as all he could have
hoped for. Certain itis that, as a canned fruit it has no superior.—Rural New Yorker, Dec. 4, ’97. JAR

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Can be Kept all winter, marketed any time. Millions of bushels can be sold.—Pres’t PARKER EARLE.

Enthusiasm for Kieffer, is too mild a term to express the feeling here.—J. R. EGGLESTON, Miss.

Tex. Ben Davis and Kieffer a success. Col. Ross set Kieffer 12 years ago; got a paying crop before he sold out to
Mr. Folkes—one crop paid for the place. Sold 1500 bus. pears last fall, over 900 this fall. Nearly all Kieffer.
Planted Le Conte but nearly all blighted. Lately saw Kieffer in piles between rows—a sight to behold. Were
all trees Kieffer the owner would be near enough the Klondike. . . Crayen Orchard of 50 acres, apples, peaches,
plums, a sight from June till Nov. He, like A. H. Sherley, of Denison, didn’t pay any attention to people who
said, «Tex. too dry to grow apples,» but planted 50 or more sorts. Has taken 1st premium at three last meetings
Tex. Hort. Soc. Tex. apples are fine flavored if mellowed up in a cellar.—Tex. Farm & Ranch.

Idaho.-Fruit excellent, but is ill shapen; tree HARDY but a bad dlighter; see under Shackleford, page 33.
Fruit good size, but irregular—shape of an apple with the ends reversed. Flavor pleasant, somewhat like L. B.
Jersey, perhaps better. The greatest objection, it blights too easily.—Prof. G. H. FRENcH, So. Ill. University.
A FINE fruit, but tree blights terribly and iscondemned by almost all who have tried it.—Prof. Van DEmAN,
Mo. Hort. Soc., 1896: Pear orchard contained butone Idaho tree—which blighted and died. Soon, all the other
trees died; then the blight spread to an apple orchard = Ail axreed Idaho blights so as to be worthless.

Pear STARK FRUIT BOOK 49

Y JAPAN SELECT.-Chosen as the finest and most fruitful among a large collection of Japan pears, bearing
in our nursery rows. Young and wondrous cropper ; sTaANDARD trees only 18 months from bud, fruit
in nursery rows. Large, flat shape; lacks flavor, but liked for canning and preserving. KM. _ NCS.

Wonderful to bear. Gathered 18 pears last year, the same season tree was planted, aid 28 this year.—T. M. CARROLL.
Most floriferous and fruitful ; bloom and bear fruit the 2d year, and the 3d and 4th years the trees are Worthy a

Place as Ornamentals, both for their bloom and round, long-stemmed fruit—valued for ecanning.—Rural N.-Y,

In flowa thrives with great luxuriance. Fruits very full at an early age; in southern half of Ja,, it will give much
satisfaction. Handsome, unique and really good for culinary use; refreshing for dessert.—Prof. Bupp.

/ KING KARL.-A German seedling of Clairgeau,—strongly resembling in looks; more prolific, better quality.

« Tree very prolific; fruit very fine and beautiful. Juicy, excellent. Oct.-Nov.» St’d, Dw’f. FM. NCS.
This and Triumph are singularly young bearers. In France, fall ’96, we saw HUNDREDS of dwarf
trees in nursery rows, bearing at only 18 months from bud. King Karl, one to three striking fine large
Clairgeau-like pears on a tree. Triumph, still more precocious; we counted 10 large perfect pears
on one little nursery tree, while whole rows were loaded, half dozen or so to a tree. No other kinds in
tie same blocks were bearing at all,—including Duchess and other well known young bearers.

W KOONCE.- Early, handsome, good—tender, juicy, melting, with a pleasant flavor. Not of high quality, but
Sure and dependable for bushels of pears, that will sell well—eat well. Does not rot at core. No

blight. Frost-proof—bore in ’94, when all others in same orchard were killed. St’d, Dwf. FM. NCS.
Ht Exp..St’n: Koonce fruited on 3-yr. grafts; quality better than Lawson—good as Osband Summer.—J. WEBSTER.

RULL.—A native Mo. seedling. Keeps till April in barrels just like apples. Lemon yellow, with a
delicate bloom, giving it a rich appearance; skin thick and strong. Flesh firm until fully ripe, when it
becomes juicy, melting, rich, sweet. Old trees, of immense size—nearly two feet in diameter—are

still healthy, free from blight, productive; some seasons bear 25 bushels each. St’d, Dwf. FM. NCS.
Best Winter Pear I have seen; very much better than Lawrence, and a very late keeper.—Prof. VAN DEMAN.
The Farmer Who Can put pears on his Christmas dinner table deserves well of his wife and children.—Rural N.-Y.

¥ LADY CLAPP.-Recommended by Ellwanger & Barry, as: «A large, very handsome pear. Clean, smooth
, skin, beautiful yellow; size and fine color the same as Bartlett. A good sort to succeed that variety.

Very juicy; quality first rate. A splendid pear and a decided acquisition.» Fine grower. FM. NOS.
Am. Inst. Fair, ’97; For beauty was very noticeable. <A fine, smooth, yellow pear, very much the style of Bartlett.

LAWRENCE.-—Long-lived, rarely blights. Sweet and good—not best. Always fair—no scab. F. NC.
ONE of the best of all the winter early pears.—Prof. H. E. VAN DEMAN, in Rural New-Yorker.
Mo. Hort. Soc.: One of the very best early winter pears east; but here only a medium tall variety.—Judge MILLER.

Le Conte.—Has paid south, not quite hardy further north; blighter. Garber largely supersedes it.

Commission Men request me to caution my readers not to plant Le Conte, as it is a failure in market, shipped
from the south. Le Conte and E’y Harvest, utterly worthless here. Le Conte is of fair quality if you can get it
ripe before it rots at core. I was first to fruit Le Conte here in Mo.; 11 trees, large enough to bear, all blighted
to death in two years, and branches budded on Garber also blighted—Garber exempt.—Judge S. MILLER.

fl. Hort. Soc.: Large, pretty good; but difficult to get just right; if picked a little too green, will not ripen at all;
if left a little too long, willrot at core. Blights worse than anything else on the place.—Pres’t E. A. RIEHL.

@ LINCOLN.—Another western seedling of extreme hardiness, undoubted value—described below. rm. NNCS.

-A PEAR of unusual merit.—A.W. SrAs, Minn. Ahead of Bartlett in appearance and flavor.—Judge S. MILLER.
tii. Hort. Soc.: Superior to Bartlett in flayor.—A.(. Hammond, 0. Hort. Soc.: Free from blight, hardy, large, excellent.
Better than had expected; smooth, rich yellow, averaged larger and longer than Howell. Flavor excellent—pre-
fer it to Bartlett. Picked Sept. 8, kept 2 weeks before used. Tree seems healthy, free from blight. . . A good
pear for market or home, especially as it comes after Bartlett and Howell.—Prof. G. H. Frencu, So. Tl. Univ.
Original tree 7 miles west of Lincoln, Ill.. The seed was brought from Ohio and planted spring 1835,—tree
now 63 years old. Has not blighted nor winter-killed; hardy asan oak. Has borne annual crops for fifty years,

of large, golden yellow, delicious fruit—better than Bartlett. Hasssld readily at $3 to$4abu. . .

It is surprising this wonderful pear has not been brought into notice. Pears can be grown as plentiful as
apples, if nurserymen will propagate hardy kinds, Lincoln, Birkett, Kieffer and others known to be hardy.
Grow Lincoln by the million so they can be planted for yard, street and park trees, planted all along our public
roads, around and across farms for living fenee posts, be set on both sides of railroads. . . Lincoln pear may yet
become a national fruit, and be found worthy a place on markets of Europe.—A. H. GASTON, Il]. Hort. Soe. ¢

Lincoln Coreless.—Not coreless, not good—not worth planting. Condemned by R. N.-Y., E. A. Riehl et al.
JIAS BEEN pushed by some nurserymen, but is too poor in quality. Let it alone.—Prof. VAN DEMAN.

L. B. JERSEY.—Dwarfs bear heavily—a Binele cluster has contained 54 good pears. St’d, Dw’f. rm. NCS

Does absolutely best; dwarts always loaded with immense crops of smooth, finely flavored fruit.—Rural N.-Y.

_ y RUTTER.-Has fruited for us many years without a failure. Bears in 3 years, $ bushel of fine pears to a
tree; productive as Kieffer, surer bearer—full when Kieffer killed in bud. A thousand times more val-
uable than Idaho or Lincoln Coreless—Idaho blights to death, Lincoln Coreless too poor to eat. FM. NCS.

One tree gave more pears than 400 trees of other sorts planted same time. Lasts thro’ Oct.—C. 8. MACE, Ill. Exp. Si’n,
Kan. Hort. Soc.: Tender, juicy, rich—a substantial food, satisfying hunger. A valuable market pear.
GARBER and Kieffer pay. Rutter finer than any other. Pays Better. Surer bearer than apples.—A. H. Griesa.
Extremely rare that a seed is found in Rutter. Great bearer—almost as many pears as leaves. Needs thinning,
then flavor is delicious.—Meehan’s Monthly.
SCKEL.-Small, high flavor. Little blight; original tree, nearly 100 years old, still bears. ra. NCS.
i. Hort. Soc: As near blight proof as any pear known. Every farmer should plant at least half a dozen. It
delights in warm, rich soil; does its best where rank growing sorts might blight to death.—Sec. A. C. HAMMOND.
S TSLDON.—Melting, rich, delicious—perfect bags of the richest, most deliciously satisfying juice. F. NC.
finest table pear in the world. Even thesmallest pears are always delicious. Large, handsome.—E. P. PowELL.
Pp : : Leet
| l’sARS like loamy land, a little clayey; but Sheldon grows and fruits admirably in rich sandy soil,—Gardening.
Y TRIUMPH.—Described as follows: «Very vigorous and very prolific. Fruit resembles Duchess, but is
| superior to it in being finer grained, and in keeping till Jan. Is highly recommended. Noy.-Jan.»
See under King Karl—than which this is even more promising. St’d, Dwf. FM. NCS.

TYSON.—A «Summer Seckel»—beautiful, of fine texture, buttery, melting, juicy, perfumed; very sweet.

Hardy, long lived, no blight—28-year-old stanDARD trees have never failed. Head Low. FM. NCS.
No early pear equals Tyson. Great bearer; bears young if headed low, as all pears should be.—E. P. PowELL, N. Y.
Kan. Hort. Soc.: Most hardy and begins to ripen here July 25; ALMosT as good as Seckel. Sells well.—B. F. Smirn.

lil. Hort. Soc.: Next to Howell; smaller, but that is the only respect in which Tyson is inferior. Never blights.
HowELL has always done well. Tyson is a fine early pear. -Kieffer unsurpassed for canning.—E. A. REIHL

WILDER EARLY.-A delicious early pear. Tree very hardy, reliable bearer; so far no blight. rm. NCS.

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PEACHES

KEY.—™, Market; c, Canning; E, Evaporating; McE,
therefore, indicates an excellent, all purpose sort.
All for CS (Central, South), unless otherwise noted.

CHAMPION (NEARLY RIPE) AND ALTON--THE LATTER HARDIER, EARLIER, LARGER, MUCH HIGHER COLORED

Fé ALTON (Minnie, of Tex.)—There being another Minnie (of Mich.), this is now called Alton—where it has
«given more and better crops than any other peach.» At Mich. Exp. St’n, 1895, bore 9 times as
much as Mt. Rose, yet was 15% larger; in 96, productiveness 10 —ranking perfect. mc. NCS.

Prof. Munson says: «A magnificent, white flesh, red cheek free. Resembles Amelia, but BETTER.»
Best Peach of its Season—Aug. 1 to 10. Very hardy, immensely productive; notwithstanding the heavy crops it
matures, is alvays of good size. Best new peach; and, strange to say, nobody has pushed it.—Pres’t E. A. Riehl, Ill,
later, Aug. 16, 97: Rec’d Alton some years ago from a friend who praised it very much. Has given me more
and better crops since I’ve had it than any other peach on the place. 1! Endorse It Without Reserve.—t. A. Riehl.
Have fruited Alton 8 years, and there is nothing in So. Ill. that will BEAR ANNUALLY such large crops of fine
shaped, farge, beautiful peaches. Very hardy in bud and bloom. Rec’d it from Tex. with a dozen other new
varieties, including the then new Elberta,—none of which proved exceptionally fine but Alton and Elberta.
Tex. Exp. St’n: Ripe June 27th—4 days before Mt. Rose. Tree vigorous, productive. A valuable peach.—Prof. Price.
Mich. Exp. St’n, 96: Of 216 kinds, 68 ripened in Aug.—only 13 of which ranked 9 to 10 in productiveness. . . Alex’r,
8; Bequett Free, 10; Bishop E’y, 7; Brandywine (Prize), 6; Chairs Choice, 8; Globe, 5; Brigdon, 6; Capt. Ede, 7;
Champion, 7 (quality, 10); E’y Rivers, 10; Hill Chili, 9; Chinese Cl’g, 2; Crosby, 8; Diamond, 5; Elberta, 8; Fox
Sdlg., 7; Future G’t, 6; Gold Drop, 7; Heath Cl’g, 4; Stark Heath, 6; Mammoth Heath, 8; Hynes Surprise, 8;
Kalamazoo, 9; Lemon Free, 3; Lewis, 6; McCollister, 9; Milhizer, 1; MINNIE (of Tex.), 10; Minnie (of Mich), 1;
Morris White, 6; McKeyvitt, 1; N. Am. Apricot, 9; Newington, 3; New Prolific, 1; Oldmixon Free, 5; Oriole Cl’g, 1;
Ostrander, 7; Red Cheek Mel., 5; Salway, 6; Shipley, 3; Smock, 4; Beers Smock, 8; Smock (Geary Hold-on), 10;
Stevens Rareripe, 7; Wager, 4; Walker, 6; Willett, 1; Worth, 8; Yel. St. John, 6.—Bulletin 143, by Pres’t T. T. Lyon.

ALEXANDER.—Early semi-cl’g, for 20 yrs. a leader; will likely soon drop out for Eureka and others. mM,
melia.—White and red; juicy, melting, high flavor. An excellent early peach, but too tender to ship. F,
AMELIA BERTA.- «Large, yellow freestones of exquisite flavor, high color — sun-kissed beauties.
A cross from Amelia and Elberta. Size of Elberta, deeper red; ripe with Amelia. Ships, sells.» MCE
Combines good qualities of Elberta with the early ripening of Amelia.—World’s Fair Sup’t of Pomology Chas. Wright, Del.
/ BELLE of GA.—Earlier, reppER, than Fam. Fav.; latter is earlier than Chinese Free, Thurber. McE, NCS
Grand Market Peach; large as Elberta, white, with red cheek. These two stand first in N. Y. markets for quality
and price. An Ariz. grower saw Belle ripening, saw the market returns—then wanted 100,000 trees.—E. M. Rumph, Ga.

( Just Fills the Bill» as a market variety to come in ahead of Elberta.—tale Ga. Orchard Co., Ga.
OuR crop of Belle last year, the finest peaches I ever saw. Colors best on high, rather thin clay soil.—Prof. F. S. Earle,

BEQUETT FREE.-Sure bearer, even at Springfield, I!l—where most sorts fail. Tested for years there,
in Exp. orchard of Benj. Buckman, who writes us: « A VERY FINE peach here for either home or market.»
Mr. Ross, Ill.: «In ’95, Bequett netted $10 a tree; people here wild for more trees.» MCE. NCS.

A Remarkable Peach. Ripe after Oldmixon, but for market superior to any other white flesh kind. Certain and
heavy bearer. Fruit all large. Among white flesh kinds, what Elberta is to yellow peaches.—J, W. Kerr, Md.

Invariably took Bequett when I wanted a fine one to eat, or a Delicious Dish of peaches and cream; juiciest free-
stone I ever saw, but one of my best shippers. Resembles Family Fay., but larger, better.—-S, W. Gilbert, Mo. Hort. Soc.

V BISHOP E’Y.-—From Kan., dozen years ago; widely tested; sure, prolific. Earlier, FINER, than Mt. Rose. M.
LARGER than Mt. Rose, week earlier, finer every way. Nearly equal to Connet E’y, but of a different type.—Sup’t Chas. Wright,

» Bokara No. 3.-In wood and fruit much like Crosby; larger, not so flat, not so good; ripens later. F.
PROVED tender here, a little west of Des Moines, so I discarded it in 1894.—M, J. Graham, Dallas Co., a.
la. Hort. Soc.: About 30% hardier than Hill Chili; productive in So. Ia., winter-killed in Northern Ta.

Y CAPT. EDE.-—Large, yellow, free; good cropper; very fine, even when loaded with fruit. Ships well. Mcr.
In Chicago, brings highest prices going.—E, A. Riehl, Il. ANo.1; right in line with Elberta; rots less.—G. W. Endicott, 111,
Sf CARMAN.-The best kind to follow Mamie Ross; of the same type, perhaps finer than that grand peach. FM.

RIPE a few days after Mamie Ross; BETTER. Five full crops in 5 years; free from rot.—J, Stubenrauch, introducer, Tex. "97,
oy CHAMPION.-— Delicious quality —none better. Rosy cheek and creamy white; lacks high color. McE,

Mich. Exp. St’n: ® Beautiful; of 68 kinds ripe in Aug., only Champion graded as high as (0 in quality.—Pres’t T. T. Lyop
KiNG of early market varieties here, the best peach for the season yet introduced.—pr, J, T, Whitaker, Tex., Aug. 7, 1897,

Peach STARK FRUIT BOOK 51

CONNET E’Y.-« Merits all you can say in its favor,» writes the originator, Rev. A. Connet, now of Okla. T. FM.
TWIN sister to Elberta. Very large; white, red; good, productive, not apt to rot; nearly week ahead Mt. Rose.—Chas. Wright, Del
Mo. Exp. St’n: Many growers think Mt, Rose the earliest peach sufficiently free from rot to be profitable At

this St’n Connet E’y is a few days earlier, fruits heavily, is of good quality, not inclined to rot.—Prof, J. C. Whitten.

CRAWFORD E’Y Improved Large, yellow, blush; a beauty. Excels Crawford F’y,

Reeves Fav., and others of this family; all are shy, parsicularly on SANDY soils—best on clay. MCE
Exceptionally fine,—Nor the same as N. J. Mary Choice. Like Reeves, but bears better with age.—J, W. Kerr, Md :
OF SAME season but in Western N. Y. surpasses Crawford E’y in quality, hardiness, full bearing.—Am. Gardening
Olden Fruit Co.: Our best PAYERS are St. John, Mt. Rose, Family Fay., Reeves Fay., Elberta, Gold Dust, Piequet
Late, Salway. First early good one is St. John. Mt. Rose is fine. Fam. Fay. very profitable. Reeves Fay. and
Crawford E’y ripen together and, 9 cases in 10, Reeves is called C. E’y in nurseries and market; C. E’y is good
but 2d to Reeves. Elberta, best of its season. Gold Dust, best cling peach have ever seen. Picquet Late, Sal’
way, are fine. Dropped Foster because shy, tender to ship, ripens too close to Reeves. C. Late, W heatland”
Susquehanna, good, butshy. Stevens Rareripe, too small. Levy (Henrietta), too tender.—J, (. Evans, Pres’t Mo. Hort. Soc’

CRAWFORD LATE Improved (Chairs Choice).—C. Late, Brandywine (Prize), Globe, etc., of the C. Late

class, are similar; but Chairs few days later, hardier, surer; $1000 was paid for the original tree. MCE.
ill. Exp. Stn: Large, very handsome; yellow, bright red; luscious, sweet, very high quality.—Pres’t T. F. Goodrich
Fruited at Alton, Centralia and Cobden, Ill. Vigorous, large, and of the highest quality; Sept. 15.—Pres’t E. A. Riehl.
Handsomest Peach in 100 sorts. Has no superior in quality, of largest size; for profit without a rival.t, Lutts, N. ¥.
OF THE Crawford Late type, but larger, much more hardy, better bearer; superior every way.—Sup’t Chas. Wright Del.
Leads every variety of the Crawford Late family in this state; AwAy AHEAD of Globe in all respects.—C. M. Peters, Md.

Crosby.—Dull yellow, woolly, unattractive for market; fine for home Crosby Sdlgs., hardier still. ce. NCS.
CROSBY SDLGS.-Grown from Crosby seed, these will bear further north than any budded kinds. NCS.

Crosby seedling, 6-yrs. old, bore 2 bu.; reproduced true. . . A boon to us here, 100 miles west St. Louis, where we
get about one cropin3 or4 years. Crosby now ripe, Sept. 1, its 3d successive crop. Shall plant more.— Judge S. Miller.
ELBERTA SDLGS.—From Elberta seed; as Elbertas sell high, shipped fresh, seed are costly. Every tree
should bear a good sort, some, perhaps, kinds of surpass- Le
ing excellence, better than any yet known. ® NCS. Lens ae
A good thing, as Elberta type of peaches
largely cometrue. The hardiest kind to
grow seedlings from is Crosby.—J.H.Hale,Conn.
In Mich., a grower has for years planted
seedling peach orchards from selected
seed; he now has some thousands of
trees and the fruit passes readily among
experts as that of budded trees.—Pres’t Lyon,

SELECT SDLGS.-Grown from cross-
pollinated seed of select budded sorts;

no common peaches near. NCS.
SEND you a peach produced by one of
your Select Sdigs. bought 3 years ago;
fine, very valuable.—F, Barnes, Buchanan Co., Mo.
SELEcT Sdlgs., which you sent us compli-
mentary, are bearing very fine peaches ;
we want more.—Walker & Bothwell, Jeff. Co., Neb.
Orchard of 500 select sdlgs., 5-yr. trees,
bearing 2d crop; plan to extend the plant
considerably. Peach orchards of value
can be thus grown, adapted to the rigor-
ous climate of the northern edge of the
peach belt.—Albert Stoddard, Fremont Co., lowa.
Two GRoweERS here had wagon loads of fine
select sdlg peaches. Bokara No. 3 did not
produce asinglespecimen.—M.J, Graham, Dallas Co.,la.
la. Hort. Soc.: Last 5 yrs., grew 5 successive
crops of sdlg. peaches. Somearevery hardy, late
to bloom, uninjured by frost.—Dr. J. |. Bailey, Cedar Co., la.

VSUMMER SNOW.-—Puretreesaresdlgs., always

fireat ees: |
ELBERTA, Weegeepeesteeeeceaenels

TRUE. We never bud it;othersdo, impairing | Meee Cte. . by
its value. Best on clay or thinsoils. Fc. NCS. (4 This Silver $1 is »
Loaded Down again this year. Beautiful snowy \ not comparable m
white, deliciously sweet.—]J, D. Pace, Madison Co., Ill., 1897. ¢ oS
Juciest of peaches, sweetest of juice—full of it. ; 6) in size— 7
For canning, about perfection.—Wash’n Stark, Windsor, Mo. ’ . a.
E’y Rivers.-«All who plant Rivers willfindita - Ps OF Nalue! et iB

en be

‘back number’ in comparison with Mamie Ross.»
E’y Tillotson.—Small, shy; M. Ross large, loaded.
ELBERTA.—Queen of peaches and champion money maker, the grower’s joy and buyer's delight. MCE.

35 Cars Elberta Peaches were shipped from McNair Fruit Co’s 3-yr. Elberta orchard, 129 acres, from Aug. 6 to 18,

1897. Netted $2 a bu. above cost of picking, packing, shipping. They are planting 54,000 more peach trees,—

giving them 83,000 peach, largely Elberta, 60,000 apple, 11,000 pear, in their two So. Mo. orchards.—West’n Fruit Grower.
EMMA. -Raised by the introducer of Elberta,—who has planted 30,000 Emma trees in his orchard. MCE.

VERY large, yellow, light crimson cheek; fine grained, very juicy, best quality—hetter than Elberta: ripe later;
free. Has always sold for extra price over others.—S, H. Rumph, Ga., introducer of Elberta and Emma. RK
vy EUREKA.-Ripe 5 to 8 days before Mamie Ross; large, oval; creamy white, red blush—fine.

Shown at Nurserymen’s Ass’n, St. Louis, June, ’97,—conceded a remarkable peach. Fw. bastRY
Foster.—Fine in some places. We paid $50 for 50 trees, twenty years ago; got just one 3 crop. F.

No Value in St. Louis Co., say several of our old customers there, who are experienced peach growers.
Olden Fruit Co.: Dropped Foster out of the list because shy, tender and soft to ship, ripe too close to Reeves Fav.
¢ FUTURE GREAT (Washington free; W. cling, is inferior) —Best of peaches; for high quality our personal

favorite for 35 years. No trace of bitter white deposit about the very small pit. MCE.
One of the best peaches. Bears very full, yet is very large, and has proven one of my best payers.—Pres't E. A. Riehl.
Very delicious, handsome. Hardy, productive, valuable. Large, yellowish white, deep crimson cheek. Very
tender, juicy, melting; with a sweet, rich and luscious flayor. Seed small.—Downing’s Fruits and Fruit Trees of America,

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¥Y FITZGERALD.-Originated outside the peach belt. Hardy and fine; ripe before Elberta is gone. mcr. NCS.
Mich. Hort. Soc.: Seems best peach in sight. Of 100 trees set spring ’94, nearly all bore I to 6 peaches in °95. Set
600 more. In ’96 the 100 trees all bore; some had half bu. fine peaches. Ripe about with Elberta, larger than
Crawford, even handsomer; small pit—a remarkable combination. . . Last winter gave a good test of hardiness,
18° below zero; tested 200 buds each variety: Fitzgerald, 3 buds dead: Lewis, 15; Crosby, 27; Elberta 33% and
Crawford class 60%, dead. Later; My Elbertas have returned not less than $3, net, per bu. . . Planted 1000 Fitz-
gerald last spring; a good thing and want to stock our own orchards.—Pres’t R. Morrill.
Canada Exp. Farm: Appears the most valuable new peach I have seen. Ripe after Crawford E’y; fruit buds more
hardy; stone smaller; young trees begin to bear the 2d year. Large, bright yellow with red, best quality.
West’n N. Y. Hort. Soc.: Hardiness in the peach is not well undérstood. Many varieties are grown commercially
that ought not to be; not profitable. As a rule, the Crawford type are not reliablein N.Y...
In Mich. they know more about peaches, and have a line very hardy in bud: Lewis, Gold Drop, Kalamazoo, ete.
Crosby is good, am pleased; not more hardy than many others. Fitzgerald, origin Canada, by comparison
with Hill Chili and other hardy kinds, stood the test best of all. Wemustlook to the fruit bud.—-S, D. Willard, N.Y.

Y GOLD DUST.—«Best Cling Peach,» says Pres’t Evans, Olden Fruit Co. Introduced by us 20 odd yrs.ago. Has
made a great marketrecord. FINEST quality. Not so

large, nor so hardy in bud, as the new ElbertaCling. mc.

Ww y ofgeneral cultivation. Yellow, with lightto very
dark red. Very rich;juicy. Acling of most excellent
quality, and ripens when there are no other
yellow clings.—. S, Pomologist Van Deman, 1891.

Am. Pom. Soc., 1897: L.A.Goodman, Sec. Mo. Hort.
Soe., spoke of Gold Dust, as an excellent yellow
cling; ripe after Elberta. Havingseen many
acres of it in bearing at Oiden, Mo., I can
confirm all that Mr. Goodman said in its
favor.—Prof. Van Deman’s Report Am. Pom. Soc., 1897.

Finest Canning Peach 1 ever saw; excel-
lent shipper.—S, W. Gilbert, Oregon Co., Mo.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Peaches pay us fully as
much as apples; plant Alex., Oldmixon,
Elberta, Gold Dust, Salway.—Mai. F. Holsinger.

Y GREENSBORO.—Sdlg. of Connet Ey;

«earlier and larger than Alex’r.» FM.
I BELIEVE Greensboro is going to be the
leading early peach.—-J, Van Lindley, N. Car.

HEATH CL’Gé, MAMMOTH.—Very

large, creamy white, blushed; fine. Mc.
A Mo. peach; as fine as any of the Heath
strain. Am growing it in preference to
Wilkins (Ringold), etc.; excels in size
and smooth clean surface.—J, W. Kerr, Md.,

Y STARK HEATH CL’G.—Clear white, in silver
blushed; small pit. Tender, melting, a and a golden
juicy; rich, high, most luscious flavor. Mc.

Stark Heath trees, 5-yrs. set, have borne
abundant crops of fine large peaches; de-
licious quality.—Prof, Irl R. Hicks, St. Louis, Mo.

Mich. Exp. St’n: Ripe Oct. 1—13 days later
than Ringold (Wilkins), 15% larger, bet-
ter. Later by 13 days, than Mammoth
Heath, 25% less productive, 81% better.
Three days later than the old Heath
Clg, 100% more productive.—Bulletin, 143.

Finest crop of peaches haveever seen was
Stark H., in our orchard in 1868.—(CM. Stark.

Hynes Surprise.—Origin, Mo.; grown

it for 18 yrs: scant cropper usually. SS a
VY ELBERTA CLING.—Raised here from Elberta s2ed. Finest a!l round cling we know. Sure, heavy bearer
of excellent, beautiful fruit—yellow, rich red cheek; round as an orange, uuiformly large. mc. NCS.
¢ KRUMMEL-OCT.-Ripe a full week Arrer Salway—altogether finer in size, COLOR, QUALITY, FLAVOR.
Without doubt the most profitable late p2ach—and late ones, if good, are in greatest demand, have least
competition, bring the most dollars. N. Waterhout and A. Long, experienced peach growers of St. Louis
Co., are both unstinted in their praises of Krummel, its size, quality, appearance, market value. sce.
We visited several orchards to see the trees in fruit, and can safely say, after seeing Krummel two

seasons, that it is not only a FULL cropper, but larger, FINER, JUICIER, than any Salway ever grown here.
Briags me More Money than anything else in my orchard. Takes the lead in Jatenéss and size—the argest peach
[ ever saw; growers here all want trees— Salway ripe here Sept. 28, Krummel, Oct. 5.—N, Waterhout, St. Louis, Co., Mo.

LADY INGOLD.—Resembles Crawford E’y, but BETTER and 10 days EARLIER; often shy like Crawford. MCE
Ss EARLY as St. John; a much finer yellow peach; does notrot, is larger, of better color, more prolifie.—fhas. Wright, Del.

MATHEWS BEAUTY.-The only new peach, among many fine ones exhibited, which was recommended for

dissemination by Ga. Hort. Soc., composed of conservative men, who «know good peaches,» MCE,

Of Largest Size and magnificent appearance, just what is wanted for a market peach.—J, D, Husted originator of Triumph
As Hardy and thrifty as Elberta, as sure and prolific; larger and better in quality, equally good shipper; 30 days
later. Specimens weigh from 16 to 18 oz. each; yellow, streaked red; firm, rich, excellent, free.—Introducer

Ga. Hort. Soc., 1896: Of the Smock strain, quality best; large, vinous, juicy, maturity {in Ga.], Aug.5tol5. _

5a. Exp. St’a, 1897: Much pleased with this new peach; handsomer and much more highly seen berta.

MOUNTAIN ROSE.-A great favorite for both home and market. Superior to Lg. E’y York. Often shy;
when larger size and, particularly, hardiness in fruit bud are important, Alton will displace it. MCE.

OLDMIXON FREE Improved (Mountain Rareripe).—Larger, redder, more productive than 0. F. MCE.

lich. Exp. St’n: Oldmixon Free ranks highest in quality of all peaches that ripen here in Sept.—Pres't T.T Lyon

Over 1200 Baskets of Mt. R. R. from 300 trees; some trees yielded 8 baskets at a picking. . . Oldmixon is so well
known it will be hard to convince planters generally that Mt. Rareripe is a better peach. Similar to Oldmixon
very way, with which it ripens, but is larger, higher colored, more productive, and brings 25% more money. For
dollars and cents I don’t know its equal.—World’s Fair Supt. of Pomology, Chas. Wright, Del.

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m.Mamie Ross, Princess
Royal.—The Tex. Exp.
Station asked leading
growers for «a list of 6
peaches, best for table

MAMIE ROSS.—After 7 years’ test
of this finest of earlies, we value
it almost as highly as Elberta.

Indeed, had we to decide be-
tween them, we should find it hard Band for shipping.» El-
not to choose Mamie Ross. Under : : ; pede tenelyed ees

pam Sits = : AOR eee Rj am next highest was Mamie
similar conditions, it has always 4 a. Rose tr oie Bena

borne more than Elberta—in 1897, 4, Carman 2, Stump 2,

5 bu. a tree, while Elbertas bore a Oldmixon 2, St. John 2,

peck or less, and Rivers and Fam. E y Sale: ,, ple i

; . ‘ SF exas Hort. Soc.:

Fav., a + crop; Chairs, Hill Chili, S cintnitiee Sa aa

Hynes, Mt. Rose, Stevens R. R., © He 30-acre orchard for the

Thurber, Tillotson, Stump, Worth, B Buckner _Orphans’

and others, a doz. or so, and Dw’ Tree Bi geen ots is

Japan Blood, Crawford E’y and Late, Hynes 20, MaaieRiss

Foster, Gen. Lee, Globe, Lemon Cl’g, 250, Bishop 30, Mt.

Susquehanna, Wager, and many oth- eee SO eee our

ers, none at all. Pallas was the only quct 20, Salway 20, ei

other kind equally full. ra. NCS.
iil. Hort. Soc.: A fine white peach
with red cheek; freestone, and a
cross of Chinese Cl’g and F’y Rivers.
The best of its season we have ever
fruited; extra large, hardy, product-
ive and profitable.—W. E. Gould, So. Ill.
Very Heavy Bearer of fine large fruit, Be
juicy and of fine color; loaded again
this season.—Weber & Son, Mo., July 2, 1897. F
Twice as large and finer every way
than E’y Rivers,—with which it
ripens. All who plant Rivers will
find it a «back number ) in compar-
ison. Very large, white with blush,
nearly free, an immense bearer.
Fruited here 2 seasons.—has. Wright, Del.
Tex. Exp. St’n: Large, light cream,
red cheek; very good; half-cling;
ripe here June 23. Origin, Dallas, :
Tex., about 15 years ago. Vigorous, eas
very productive. One of the best early peaches for table and market now grown in the state.—Prof R. H. Price.
/ PALLAS (Honeydew).—After 7 years’ trial proves notably fine. Sure bearer—blooms May 20, after all

others; loaded in "97—see under Mamie Ross. Medium, light cream, with red; VERY sweet. Fc. NCS.
Spice. from Honey; resembles it, but is much larger; melting, rich, vinous; blooms 2 or 3 weeks later.—P., J. Berckmans,

PICQUET LATE.—Very large, yellow and red; rich, sweet, high flavor, superior to Salway. MCE.
Mich. Exp. St’n: In ’96, bore 8 times as much as Salway; 10% smaller; ’97, bore 1 less; 19% larger; 4 days earlier.
Y POOLE FAVORITE.—A truly remarkable yellow free. Equal to Crawford Late, but larger, redder, surer
10 days later. From A. W. Poole, the great Ark. orchardist, who has 7000 Poole Fay. trees in orchard,
is planting many more. His greatest money maker, surpassing Elberta. Has the peculiar habit of ma-
turing a few 2d and 3d crop peaches; the writer picked a number of delicious ones, little and big, during

a visit, Oct., "97—weeks after main crop was gone. Our stock is from Mr. Poole’s bearing trees. MCE.
Best Peachin Ark. Don’t rot; redden on under limbs almost as well as in the sun; average 314 in. in diameter. . .
Will give $500 for one tree of any variety that will prove more profitable, yield more and arger fruit. Three
of us are planting 13,000 more Poole Fay. Later, Oct. 4, 97: Have 24 Poole Fav. trees that bear as much as 250
Crawford E’y. Bore full in ’96, Elberta bore nothing. Ripens evenly and 2 pickings usually clean the trees.
Crawford E’y is long in ripening, must be picked over 6 or more times. Does well with less rain than any peach
Igrow. The large painting [of a fine cluster] was taken in 1892 from a tree which yielded 21 third-bu. boxes of
first grade fruit. Netted $19.65, In ’93 same tree netted $13.65; three fine crops since.—A, W. Poole, Ark.

SALWAY.-Highly prized as a late market peach. Very handsome; large, yellow, red cheek, not juicy. MCE.
Mo. Hort. Soc.: 7 yrs. ago rec’d from §. W. Gilbert, box Salway—gems; right then deciced to plant.—Mai. Holsinger.

i SEA EAGLE Improved (Aigle de mer, amelioree)._Famed in France as the finest new peach—the French
don’t fancy YELLOW peaches; less delicious. We saw this variety at 3 places fruiting superbly and it
impressed us as being of much value; and the more particularly so, since we knew the old Sea Eagle had
proven widely valuable: Tex. Exp, St’n pronouncing it a fine peach there; D. Hay & Son, New Zealand,

saying, «A splendid late kind, very large, high flavor; very prolific; best of its season.» MCE.
A very prolific late kind, producing fruit of great beauty and enormous size—attains a weight of 1314 oz. Does
not failon any soil. Ripens Sept. 20, at a time when there are no other good varieties.—Introducers.

SMOCK (Geary Hold-On ).—Best Smock; better and larger than Beers. Yellow, withred blush. mck. NCS.
Greatly Superior to Wonderful here. Resembles Beers Smock in fruit and tree; latterno longer popular. Geary
averages larger, tree more reliable as to maturity of its crop; hence a more desirable market variety.—J, W. Kerr, Md.
Mich. Exp. St?n: Later than Smock by 3 days; larger; better; 250% more productive. Better quality than Beers
Smock, 20% more productive. Larger than Wonderful; 20% more productive; 1674% better.—Bulletin 143, by T. T. Lyon.
SNEED.-—Earliest peach—7 to 10 days ahead of Alex’r, not of same type, but of the valuable Chinese
family. Not apt to rot—but plant the extra early varieties in dryest, most sunny locations. FM. NCS.
BEGAN ripening here this year May 15; first shipment May 17—7 days ahead of Alex’r. Size is good.—J,§, Crooks, Ga.
A Success in Ct.; trees rec’d from you 2 years ago, perfectly hardy, healthy, thrifty; fruit large and good for an
early peach, very juicy, of brilliant color, and entirely free from rot. Ripe here July 17.—H. L. Fairchild, Fairfield Co., Ct.

TRIUMPH.-—Earliest yellow peach so far known; possesses many excellent qualities—noted below. FM. NCS.
In Cal., kinds planted in earliest locations, are Red June, best of all Jap plums, and Triumph peach.—Pac, Rural Press.
JUNE buds set spring *96; bore 8 to 12 fine peaches each, 797. In a 2000-tree orchard, ten kinds, Triumph the only

sort that matured. <A peach fruiting on 18-mo. June buds after 15° below zero, is Remarkable.—t. Lutts, Niagara Co., N. Y.
Set 100 trees, Jan., 1895; 5 mos. later, June, ’95, picked 75 peaches. June, ’96, shipped 60 baskets. May 27. 97,
shipped 12 baskets, and about 240 baskets in all this season, from the 100 2-yr. trees. A few days later than
Alex’r, averages larger; yellow flesh, Red Alf Over; will hang a week after fully ripe, and not drop off nor rot.
Best shipper known. Good quality. Vigorous grower, free bearer; needs thinning.—. S. Crooks, Ga., 1897.

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/ SUNRISE.-A hardy Rus’n sdlg. raised by our neighbor, R. K.

54 STARK FRUIT BOOK Peach, Apricot.

of the entire Crawford E’y-Reeves Fav. type. It’s record is unequaled. Deep red cheek—a beauty. MCE.
Much Pleased, shall pushit. Strong, upright grower, good bearer. Differs from Crawford E’y and Reeves Fay.;
looks like a smooth skin Elberta; very fine every way; large, yellow, fine red cheek, free; resembles Wheatland,
week earlier: its season will make this a valuable variety, as it comes just ahead of Elberta and is equal in
appearance and size, of better color and much better quality.—Sup’t Chas. Wright, Del.
Mich. Exp. St’n: Ripe Aug. 20. No yellow peach was better or larger; large as Brandywine (Prize), 25% more
productive, 37144% better, 25 daysearlier. Ripe with Brigdon, better, 2570 more productive, 45% larger. More
productive than Conklin, 20% larger, 50% better, 4 days earlier. As productive as Crosby, 124% better, 33%
larger, 26 days earlier. As large as Diamond, 3714% more productive, 37144% better, 26 days earlier. Ripens wit
E’y Barnard, less productive, 37% larger, 3744% better. Eight days earlier than Capt. Ede, 12}4% more product-
ive, 1624% larger, 25% bett-r. Productive as Elberta, larger, i! days earlier, 31% better quality. Ten days
later than Foster, better, larger. Larger than Globe, 37144% more productive, 374% better. 19 days earlier than
Gold Drop, 124% more productive, 18% better, more than twice as large. Better than Kalamazoo, 11 days
earlier, less productive, 37% larger. Large as Lemon Free, 37 days earlier, 100% better, 125% more productive.
16 days earlier than New Prolific, 124% better, 1624% larger, Light Times as Productive. Ten days later than
Ostrander, 12144% more productive, 25% larger. .11 days earlier than Red Cheek Melocoton, 25% larger, 874%%
better. Twice as productive as Wager, 24 days earlier, 25% larger. Large as Reeves Fav., more productive, 20%
better, 4 days earlier (8 days earlier in ’96; 2 days after Crawford E’y, 6 days after Foster, 11 days after Yel. St.
John). Two days later than Yel. Rareripe, 124%% more productive, 400% larger, 106%, better.—Bulletin 143, by 7. T. Lyon.

APRICOTS a

Smith. Has proven our earliest and largest hardy apricot.

Seven successive crops, two when an adjoining peach or-
chard did not bear a peach. July 27. FM. NNCS.

After fruiting Alex’r, Budd and many other Russians,
we have discarded them all for these two improved sorts,—
which are sure bearers and much larger and better,—equal-
ing the best foreign apricots. Sunrise is not equal in quality
to Superb,—neither is any other apricot we have tasted,
—but larger, more oval, like St. Ambroise. Photo annexed ae —

BEARING 2d crop, although planted only 8 years. You can not

_recommend it too highly.—W. E. McFarland, Decatur Co., Ind.

Dep’t Agr., Rep. 1895: Medium, velvety, orange yellow; dots
minute, pink; skin moderately thick, stone large, oval,
free; flesh golden yellow, meaty, tender, juicy; subacid;
good. June 27-July 6.—U. S. Pomologist Heiges. Later: 1 believe
Sunrise will prove valuable where less hardy kinds fail.

VY SUPERB.—A hardy sdlg., from Kan., where we saw the
old tree when in full fruit,—delicious! ra. NNCS.
Has produced more fruit, of larger size and better—most | <
superb—quality, than any other, native or foreign. Best
and most constant bearer of 100 sorts. Endorsed by Nur-
serymen’s Convention for its exquisite quality. Superb, : 7 ie ‘
raising the average in size and quality of this excellent fruit, is worthy of extensive cultivation. Some easterr
firms would make fortunes with it. Try Superb and grow a fruit that is fine.—A. H. Griesa, originator, Exp. Orchards, Kan.
Dep’t Agr., Rep. ’95: Medium, light salmon; skin thin, tough, tenacious; firm; mild; good. July 1-15.—Prol. Heiges.
/ HARRIS.-In a garden at Geneva, N. Y., bears well. Fé. NCS.
MEDIUM, good. Ordinarily, itis very productive.—Prof. L. H. Bailey.

Alexander, Budd and other Russians fruit fairly, but are small.
Mo. Hort. Soc.: Russians, Alexis, Alex’r, Catherine, etc., toosmall,
although sold them this year at $4 per bu.—J. H. Karnes, Buchanan Co., Mo.

Bungoume, Shensi, valueless. E’y Golden, Royal, Moor-
park and other tender kinds rarely bear except on Pacific Coast.

NEW NURSERY FARM.—Stark Bro’s have at last secured for a]

nursery farm the fine Dr. Hardin tract of 500 acres, just south of
our city, overlooking the Miss. River. The location, on the famous
gravel road, close to the Burlington tracks, on which 13 trains pass
daily, could not be better. Besides, it is a grand stretch of rich up-
land, underlaid clay, and one of Pike’s finest farms, valued by the
late Dr. Hardin at $100,000. Its acquisition by Stark Bro’s for
growing trees, marks the culmination of many years of continuous
advancement in this, their chosen life work.—Louisiana Missouri Press.

A Great Orchard System, aggregating some millions of
trees,—perhaps the greatest horticultural enterprise of the
world. Stark Bro’s hold an interest in over 3000 market orchards,
1000 to 10,000 trees each—70,000 trees in the largest. Orchards
from OQ. and the Va.’s to «where rolls the Oregon.» From Wash.,
Idaho, Mont., to Mich., Wis.; from Ia. and Neb., to Miss. and Tex.

‘Chis is an art which does mend nature,’’ says Shakes- FF
peare, in « Winter’s Tale,» writing of the nurseryman’s budding [ee
and grafting. ‘Truly, herein lies the real artof the nurseryman, |
not in producing strawberries, etc. These require no art nor skill
to raise, but grow just as the grass grows in the field.

The Highest Branch of the nurseryman’s art is the right
propagation of fruit trees. Almost anyone can buy grafts, plant
them and raise apple trees—such as they are. Nor does it
require skill to raise strawberry plants, blackberries, etc. But
when it comes to propagating apple, pear, plum, cherry and all
other fruit trees by budding,— «The art itself is nature.»

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are indicated thus’.
Japs, thus 2. Do-
MESTICA (Eup. types),
unmarked. Except
Damsons, plant Eu-
ropeans largely on-
ly where this class
is known to suc-

ceed.—see Price List.

PLUMS

°ABUNDANCE.-Under this name two (possibly 3) sorts are

rown—true Ab’e and the much inferior Berckmans. FM. NCS.
ight to behold; the branches are wreaths of fruit . . . loaded
pean . . Blessed be Abundance! Itis well named.—Rural New-Yorker.
Plums Over 6 in. around the smallest w ay.—G. G. Meek, lowa, Aug., 97.
CAN’? be beat—Finest Stark A bundance.—W. E. McFarland, Decatur Co., Ind.
Great Crop—my first day ne sold for over $100.—J. E. Storer, Il.
BEEN selling Abundance for 10 days; 44 Stark trees, full crop, ‘finest
plums ever seen here; average price ‘92. 40 per bu. scafl M. Huston, Mo.
‘ AM. EAGLE.-Our largest and earliest of the AMERICANA plums §
embracing De Soto, Stoddard, Wyant, etc. B
Very large, dark purplishred; fine. Late gam sgh
bloomer, sure cropper. July 25. rm. NNC.&
PROVES the Most Valuable market plum of the}
AMERICANA group.—J, W. Kerr, Md., who has the largest col- §
lection of native plums in the world—over 250 ‘sorts, 7000 trees.

ARCH DUKE.-« Very best really large plum; §
dark blue, prolific; hangs late; a shipper. M.

BAVAY GREEN GAGE (Reine Claude ).—One | £¥
of the surest and best in Stark Denver @
orchards. Greenish yellow; juicy, melting,
sugary, FINE. Excellent for canning, jams, ee
etc. Vigorous, often overbears. Late. FM. iy

°Berckmans.—Often called Abundance; later,
not so good, tree winter-kills here. See photo.

BRADSHAW.-Large, early, purplish; sells. Mm. |,
For Market for West’n N. Y., Bradshaw, Coe Gol.
Drop, Grand Duke. Of the Japs, the only ones
I would recommend for profit are Red June,
Abundance, Burbank, Orient (Chase). —Prof.L.H.Bailey. :
Unsurpassed for beauty, productiveness, great figaas
hardiness; during 22 years have never known it
to east its foliage prematurely. Its beauty asa
market sort is unexcelled.—sS, D, Willard, N. Y.

CLYMAN.-Full bearer, good size, red-purple,

firm; free. Fine early shipper. July. Fm.
Idaho Hort. Soc.: Good grower, good bearer, good &
fruit; only plum we can graft.—Pres’t H. S. Back. :
In Canada.—Czar is earlier, July 29, but not har-
dy. Clyman, Aug. 4, fine; good bearer.-Allen Bro’s,

COE GOLDEN DROP.-Splendid late plum.
Very large; light yellow; firm, juicy, rich, fine. will retard blooming—
Silver Prune, a sdlg. from Coe, resembles { see Guide, or Mo. Exp. St’n Bull., 38.

it, but better grower, smaller pit, superior shipper, superb drying prune. In 1a; «Heavy loads fine fruit.» FM.

DAMSON, FREESTONE.-Of all Eup. plums, the hardiest and least affected by insects, etc. Best payer in

Stark Denver Orchards. Hardy orchard tree, good bearer. Medium, juicy, rich; free; small stone. rm. NNCS.
Freestone Much Better with me than Shr opshire; ar more resistant to disease, black knot, leaf blight, ete.—J.W. Kerr, Md.

CLINGSTONE is similar; not free. FRENCH and FARLEIGH, promising. Shropshire, not hardy.
MAJESTIC, earliest and largest of all; good quality, perfect freestone. FM. NCS. (Same price as French.)
‘DE SOTO.—Good; often overbears, then small, poor; won’t stand drouth; twig blights. Aug. 5-20. rm. NN.

DIAMOND (Black D.) From Eng.; DARK purple, oval, enormous size; sour; mid-season. Fine cropper, shipper. : KM.
Of Rare Beauty, dark purple w ith a beautiful bloom; when better know n, will be highly regarded.—S, D. Willard, N. ¥. -

°DORIS.—Originated by Luther Burbank, whose deen is appended. Tree a veRY hardy Jap here. F.
EXCEEDINGLY vigorous; often bears fruit the 2d year, and afterwards the branches are ropes of fruit which is quite
soft, juicy, sweet, good quality. No plum fruits more freely every season; a plum for everybody.—. Burbank, Cal.

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plums are
always
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Next in value after
the Gold (which is per-
haps the most valuable
plum in cultivation),
comes the Japs; many
tested are worthless,
scme good, 6 are grand—
named in order of value:
Red June, Wieckson, Ori-
ent, Earliest of All, Bur-
bank, Abundance.

Plum rot and early
blooming are Japs’ faults.
Use thin or elay soils.

Red June, Earliest of
All, so early, they largely
escape the rot; so hardy
in bud, were loaded when
Abund’ce, Burbank,ete.,
were all killed, Orient,
Y% crop. Whitewashing

liest; ripe with late
strawberries; fair
quality, Goop for | <a ca ? >
cooking. FM. NNCS. | _ctll ea 2 =a

As a sure bearing BERCKMANS, sometimes| ae So a

Jap, 2d only to Red — called Abund
June. Profitable;drops [> i undance

easily—shake plums
onto sheets, and mark-

et in qt. berry boxes.
WE ADOPT Stark Bros.’
name, farliest of All, for
this plum. . solid red;
free.—Prof, Bailey, Cornell.
Mich. Exp. St’n: Nota-
ble for extreme earli-
ness; ripe MORE than a ew
week before Any other.
Leading all in earli-
ness; immensely pro-
ductive.—J. W. Kerr, Md.

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°BURBANK.-—A GREAT Jap. Bears loads, but more apt to rot than any other one of the «Big 6.» Fm. NCS.

From Stark Bro’s, rec’d Burbank; exact circumference, measured either way, 644 inches. Slightly conical, yel-
low, partially overspread crimson—this does not quite agree with the catalogue descriptions.—Rural New-Yorker.

idaho Hort. Soc.: Hardier than Abundance; neither so hardy in bud as Red June.—Pres’t H. S. Back.

Could sell 1000 bu. here; my Stark Japs, Abundance, Burbank, Orient, finest plums ever saw.—B. L. Ferris Christian Co., Mo.

In lowa, Red June and Burbank loaded with beautiful fruit, finer than pictures in Stark Fruit Book.—A, J. Masters, la.

la. Hort. Soc.: New Japs stood 26° below zero, no injury; my success surprises old fossils. . . So far best Japs are
Burbank, Orient, true Abundance. Burbank is fine canned, better than any apricot.—Dr. A. B. Dennis, Linn Co., lowa.

In Neb., Stark crop orchard set by Mr. Eddy, Burbank are the largest, finest plums ever seen here.—W. 0. Norval, Neb.

In 0., Stark Burbank bore 144 bu. a tree; such fine, large plums were never before grown here.—S, A. Wood, Ohio.

Admired and Wondered at by all; am particularly thankful you sent it.—fen. J. C. Jamison, Adi’t Gen’l, Okla. T.

Vi. Hort. Soc., Jan., 98: J. E. Crane spoke highly of Red June, Abundance, Burbank; all hardy and reliable in
Vt., comparatively free from black knot and cureulio. A. A. Halladay has made money with Lombard and Japs.
in Yt., a 3-yr. tree is 814 ft. high, branches spread 16 ft., trunk is only one ft. to first limbs; in thinning, I cut off %
of all plums on tree; picked 214 bu. of choicest fruit; averaged 6in. around, some 634 inches.—A, A. Halladay, Windham Co.,Vt.
In N. Y., tree just 134 in. in diameter; thinned off }4 and picked 5% pecks large plums, some over 6 In. around.
Orient (Chabot) one of our best; later than Burbank, of better quality.—M. L. Bell, Rockland Co., N. ¥., in Am. Garden, Jan., °98. :
Productiveness Unequaled by any plum I’ve ever fruited. A 144 ft. branch, had 40 perfect plums. For finest fruit

do heavy thinning. Destined to become a most popular plum for canning and market.—-S,. D. Willard, N. Y.
Pres’t of a large N. Y. cannery, says, 40 sorts were tested; 4 out of 5 directors said Burbank was the best canner.
STARK 2-yr. Burbank tree so full of plums, limbs touch ground; 100 plums on a % inch limb.—W. A. Snow, Bates Co., Mo.

V FIELD.-Closely resembles the parent Bradshaw; earlier—which adds much to its market value. Aug. 1. M.
SDLG. of Bradshaw; 10 days earlier, same large size; darker, not so attractive; withstands severe cold.—S, D.Willard, N.Y.
GAGE, IMPERTIAL.—Medium to large, oval, greenish. Rich, juicy, excellent; not profitable for market. F.
MO. GREEN GAGE.-—Our standard of excellence. Grown in Stark Nursery for 40 years as Green Gage ;
but the «old Green Gage» is a very weak grower, fruit small; Mo. G. G. strong grower, like Imp! G.,

but a BETTER BEARER, fruit LARGER, more oval, stem stouter, shorter. Quality the VERY best. FM.

V STARK GREEN GAGE.-A Mo. G. G. sdlg. raised here much like that delicious sort, but larger, more

productive; not of so high quality—Mo. G. G. being fully equal to old Green Gage, i. e., perfection. FM.
VERY excellent large plum; worthy of propagation for its quality and remarkable productiveness.—Prof. Van Deman.
Idaho Hort. Soc.: Good grower, good bearer, good fruit, VERY hardy.—Pres’t H. S. Back, 1897.

Nature Abhors self-fertilization, says Darwin; therefore, plant no large blocks of any one single variety.

CONVINCING, UP-TO-DATE.—I do not infer that you have ever had any San Jose scale in your nursery.
Indeed, I made the statement in my paper at the recent meeting of the Ind. Hort Soc., that in my inspection of
orchards the past summer, I found a number of orchards, trees from Stark Nursery, and in every case they were

apparently clean and healthy.—Prof. J. Troop, Indiana State Entomologist, Feb. 1, 1898.

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GOLD (Trade-Mark).
Plum history re-
cords no other
such splendid suc-
cess as Gold has
won,—the rest of
this Book could
be filled with high
commendations.

Plant on dry,
or thin or clay soils;

a choice spot is near

doorways, buildings, fay

in yards, etc., where FF
ground is bare or
tramped. FM. NNCS.
Plant cLosE; i
dwarfish, requires
little space. Hardy
in tree, bud and
blossom, Gold ful- &
fills all Burbank’s
claims, and more.

Remarkable Keeper ;
2 days ago ate the
last—kept at least

4 e
a a ; a delic- in Colo.;
ious fruit.—Judge Miller.
Gold Plum a Poem, fs a 2-yr. Tre
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beautiful.—Farm Jour’l. ar 5 : ed D hn

Gold in Colo.—We went up to the beautiful orchard of W. M. Hastings, last week, to see the famous Gold plum in
bearing. . . 2-yr. trees were well loaded with beautiful fruit . . . for flavor and juiciness cannot be surpassed.
We took [above] photo. . . The plum for which Stark Bro’s paid $3000 a few years ago.—Delta (Colo. ) Independent.

People Hold Up Their Hands in astonishment, delighted—never saw anything even begin tocompare. . . Gold trees
willsellnow. . . Iverily believe Gold the grandest and handsomest fruit ever seen by mortal man. . .

later: All ask about Gold, saying, « Do you consider it the best plum, do you advise planting it?» YES, Ireply,
plant it by all means. Wonderful bearer, long keeper, best and handsomest plum grown.—Y. M. Hastings, Colo., 1897.

Surely the Right Name for this wonderful plum isGold. Hangs untilone thinks it will never ripen, then a faint
crimson blush appears, and in a few days itis delicious. Eaten before ripe, quality isinferior. Placed a dozen
Gold in a closet for 3 weeks,—then sound and fresh as when placed there, thus proving it a remarkable keeper
and shipper. Will become more favorably known and appreciated as time goes on.—Louis Meyer, Ark., in Rural New-Yorker.

later, Oct., 97: Gold has proved gold indeed, the best plum; free from rot, very little troubled by the curculio.

U. S. Pomologist: Formed a high opinion of Gold in ’92; was not surprised to find these of excellent flavor.

Sorry to Say Gold is not coming up with Red June and others; afraid it won’t dosouth. [ater; I take it all back;
Gold is the grandest plum ever seen; sized_up wonderfully fast. More than {00 visitors; all agree Gold’s the
greatest plum ever seen. Ripe here Aug. 1; the admiration of everyone.—, V, Dunn, Tarrant Co., Tex. See under Ingram, pg. 24

in Any Market where a handsome, large plum will sell, Gold ought to hold the position of Ist sergeant in the pro-
cession. later, Sept. 27,97: Gold plums impress me favorably as to quality and color, leaving nothing to be desired
in that important relation, for you know color is a most important point in a market fruit. Later, Oct. 4: Samples
of Gold ree’d to-day; the color suggests less of Klondike and more of a Glowing Red Sunset.—J. W. Kerr, Md.

Reports on Gold all favorable. . . J. W. Kerr, the great plum specialist, surprised at its large size, etc. Itis a late
plum; tree very different in all respects, at all times, from others. . . Splendor is loaded so thick, plums literally
cover branches from sight, other prunes less than half crop. Growers Gl eee very highly of its size, flavor and
peculiarly handsome form and color when dried. later, Aug. '7, 97: Gold averages here, as large as 4 or 5 Wild
Goose, grown alongside; produces every year, all trees can hold,—and treeson a poor, dry knoll.—L. Burbank, Cal.

in Conn., Gold fruited tulf; some were stolen, so I can only send youremnants.—H. L. Fairchild, Fairfield Co., Conn. .

In Idaho, etc., loss of about a million trees by a sudden cold snap—Gold unhurt, doing fine.—Pres’t H. S. Back, Idaho Hort. Soc.

Stands Wis. Winters like hardiest natives. Tip buds bright and green, after 28° below zero.—A. N. Seymour, Dane Co., Wis.

Hardy as Hickory, not a bud injured. Gold is all right even north of La Crosse and Oshkosh.—H, Floyd, Winnedago Co., Wis.

In Canada, 21° below zero, alive to very tips.—E. C. Beaman, Durham Co., Ont. At Denver, not hurt a bit by 28° below zero.

In lowa, 2d year, Gold ripened 24 plums—FINE. Some were stung, yet they ripened.—4(. G. Meek, Decatur Co., lowa.
Gold loaded down, little over one year after set; had to prop limbs. Handsomest plums I’veever seen. Created a
sensation in this market. Brought 20¢ a quart. Will plant more.—sS, B, Stern, commission merchant, Montgomery, Ala.
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Gloversville, N. Y., to S.-B. , ee FP ak aK, ty hee
Stern, Montgomery, Ala.: Want ———_
to ask you what you think of
Gold, and if a good bearer. . .
Your opinion will confer a§
great favor. Reply: I put out
a lot of Gold plums Jan. ’9%—&
thev bore so heavily this sum-
mer, July, ’97, that. had to
prop the limbs. Fruit beautt- |
ful, a rich gold color with deep |
red blush; found a ready sale
here at 20c a quart. If you set
any, hope you will be as suc-
cessful as I have been.-—S. B. Stern.

[Mrs. Stern was so pleased
with Gold, she sent us an ad-f
mirable painting—see photo. ]

Trees, 2-yr. set, bore plumsf
much More Beautiful than col-&
ored picture you sent me off
Gold. —L. J. Heasley, Williamson Co., Il.
Splendid, tho’ hadn't a good
chance; too near other trees
Bore a doz. or so plums 2d Jr., §
and the 3d year, over half}
bushel. People all marvel at}
it.—H. H. Messenger, Pike Co., Miss.

GERMAN PRUNE (Large G. P., Rages
York State, etc.)\-We have fe
grown 5 German Prunes, one
from Rochester, N. Y., being faa
perhaps least desirable,— Fie
fruit small, tree losing its
foliage prematurely. FM.

The «York State» is our
best strain of German Prune

and the ONLY Ger. P. we now GOLD ‘Plum
grow, either here or at Dans- : 9

ville——shall in future call it RK pee ‘ : t
simply German Prune. One of} JAR 3 Sg eee 3 figs planted

the best prunes, a third larger Photo of

than most of the strains; oval, 2 3 3 ee = Bk

dark blue with dense bloom; i ge ee ae orf painting

freestone; fine fresh or for pr- === ashes aS ee esi

serving, etc. Ripe mid-Sept.; often hangs much later. Much prized; sells at highest prices.
Out of 60 sorts, after careful test, these have proved most satisfactory to me, because of their season and good
qualities for long-distance shipments: Field, the Damsons, Burbank, Bavay (R. Claude), German Prune, Grand
Duke. Many G. Prunes grown; I have six, all differing, yet the fruit deserves the name of G. Prune.—s, D. Willard, N.Y.

GOLDEN PRUNE.-—Large, deep yellow, sweet, rich, exquisite flavor; dries beautifully. Heavy bearer. FM.
SILVER—see under Coe Gol. Drop. ITALIAN (Fellenberg), similar to the large German Prune. Tennant is
much like a large Lombard in quality, color and flavor. Petite (French), etc.—see L. Coates, under Splendor.

V SPLENDOR (Trade-Mark)—A superlative prune, raised by the great Burbank. Gold is a plum to plant

»everywhere, Splendor only where German and other prunes, Lombard, etc., succeed. FM.

Has No Rival, as a combined drying, shipping, market and table plum. Darker, richer violet purple than Petite,
the same firm, rich, sugary flesh, 2 weeks earlier, 3 or 4 times larger, perfect freestone. Will perhaps change
the whole prune industry of the world. later; Am much more conyineed than eyer of Splendor’s superlative
value, . . incomparable firmness, beauty, productiveness, size, exquisite quality, earliness: wouderful keeper,
perfect free. More than 2 wks. ahead of Petite—important! Stupendous bearer, has No Faults.—t. Burbank, Cal.

SPLENDOR is much sturdier than Petite, and of better habit. Large, very long in shape; clear, even purple,
turns quite black in curing. Cooked, has a slight acid flavor, just enough to give it a zest, but not requiring any
sugar. A very pleasing feature is perfect freeness of the pit, which is smaller than that of any other prune.
Bears heavily, in clusters, commencing low down in the body of tree. Prune d’Agen, Robe de Sergent (so-
called), needs fertilization from other varieties to insure full crops. Petite d’Agen or « French Prune,» is sweet
and cheap; varies very greatly in all our orchards. . . Other prunes are Italian, Tennant, York State, Giant, ete.
All of these must go into market as a «German» type of prune, being distinctly acid. They are generally heavy
bearers, and should be more planted. . . Innone of these, nor in any nursery stock whatever, haye I any
interest, and therefore can judge impartially.—t. Coates, Sausal Fruit Farm, Napa, Cal., in Cal. Fruit Grower, Dec. 4, 1897.

later: A large, sweet, prune, such as Splendor, is the item of all others wanted here. . . Splendor fruited in my
orchard and is all right; better than samples I’ve seen. . . You have the BEsT prune. Later; There will be more
demand for Splendor on the Pacific Coast. The Imperiale and Clairae are TOO LARGE; run 22 to the ib., dried.
Complaints are coming in about their souring, great expense in handling, ete. What will pay best here is a
good prune running 30 to 40 and 40 to 50, and Splendor wiil do this. It has a great advantage, also, in its small
seed and in being a perfect freestone. Mr. Burbank’s claims for this prune are well borne out by the facts.

Trade-Mark Specialties.—Pres’t Jno. C. Ferris, Ia. Hort. Soc., says: «It is not the purpose to com-
plain because the originator or introducer of new varieties controls valuable specialties. To abridge this
privilege would be to discourage seedling productions. The producer is justified just as an imventor is
justified in protecting a valuable invention, or an author in reserving copyright. Horticultural possibilities
are infinite. The millions wasted in selection justifies a liberal compensation when a variety is produced
possessing special merit, ora combination of good points not possessed by any well known variety.»

Injustice to New Fruits.—Originators of new fruits must spend many years of patient toil and investigation before
sueceeding in the least degree. And the desirability of new and improved fruits is conceded on all sides. Yet

originators are not encouraged as they should be. Feeling this neglect of the public, and finding the originat-
ing of new fruits unprofitable, such men as Jacob Moore, and others, are abandoning their life work.—Ffruit-Grower.

GIANT.-Rather an IMMENSE
plum, than a prune; excels

Pond nearly every way. M.
_ GIANT averages 1% to 2 oz. each,
weeter than Pond Sdlg. and
arger, ssibly largest prune
known. For market, table, ship-
ping, stands pre-eminent. Great
size, beauty; firm, rich, sweet,
delicious; free. | Remarkable
keeper; can be shipped 6000
miles. Fruits in utmost profus-
ion. Sept. Later, 1898: Recommend
Giant especially as a shipper;
shrinks more in drying than Pe-
tite, yet in many localities, it
is winning a splendid reputation
asa drying prune. Much pleas-
anter than the dead, flavorless
sweet of Petite.—Luther Burbank, Cal.
GIANT has fruited here; fully up
to expectations. A very large,
oval, purple plum of excellent
quality; tree, top-worked, seems
to be of good habit.—-S, D, Willard, N.Y.

Goliath.—A large reddish pur-
ple plum of 2d quality.

GRAND DUKE.-A «grand» late
purple plum from Eng., where
it is classed among «Select
dessert plums.» Sold in Chi-
cago at $1.50 to $1.60 per 20
lb. crate, when others were
selling at $1 or less. Very
large, rich purple, free. FM.

ONE of the best for market. Larger
than Bradshaw;samecolor. En-
tirely free from rot.—W. C. Barry, N. Y.

RIPENED Sept. 30; very large,dark
purple. Very prolific. Sold at
$1.50 per 10 tb. basket.—Rural N.-Y.

On a 9-inch twig, 15 perfect Grand
Duke plums were a surprising
sight. Gold and Grand Dukeare
fine here.—A, C. Smith, Washington Co., Pa,

West’n N. Y. Hort. Soc.: So beau-
tiful and marked in appearance
as to make it one of the most at-
tractive of all for market; ripea
little in advance of Monarch.
Being aslow grower, will not be
grown largely by nurserymen.

GUEII.-Large, oval, dark pur-
ple, with a thick bloom; free,
Very hardy and good in Stark
Denver orchards, but not a

young bearer. Aug. 25. FM,
For Japan plums, I would recom-
mend Abundance and Burbank,
and for Eup. varieties, Bradshaw
and Gueii.—f, Hoyt, Conn., in Rural N.-Y.

°HALE.—Cross of Kelsey x Satsu-
ma, by Burbank,—~who sent us
samples in 793 and again in
95; large, soft, juicy; not
much color, resembling Bur-

bank, less red. Strong grower.
Cornell Exp. St’n: Size and color
of Burbank; week or so later.
Handsome, red and speckled,
parting easily from stem; rather
softand juicy, of good quality,
peachy flavor, tending to besour
rather than sweet; Ripe Sept. 8
to15. One ofthe most promising
of the lesser known kinds.—Prof,
L. H. Bailey, Cornell Bulletin, 139, Oct., 1897.
THE last of the Hale Jap plums
ripened in the Rural Grounds
Aug. 20; yellowish-green, more
green than yellow, without a
trace of purple; 534 in. in cireum-
ference; flesh yellow, soft and
juicy. Failure to color may haye
been because somewhat oycr-
shadowed by an apple tree.-R.N.-Y.

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“The man who cannot tell Gold and Juicy plums
apart could not be trusted to tell a Bald-
win apple from a Rhode Island Greening.
They differ in shape, GOLD being almost a
perfect globe while Juicy is oval. They
differ in time and manner of ripening,
flavor and firmness of flesh. GOLD has a
SMALL stone—Juicy one twice as large [see
photo]. Trees are so different in growth
that a blind man or a horse could tell the
difference across a 10-acre lot.”—Luther Burbank

GOLD Plum, as grown by Hon. B. A.
~. Mathews, Marion Co., lowa (near
_ Des Moines), in 1899—after. the
hardest Winter in 30 years.

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Our Unshakabl,
belief is that Reda
June’s sun is not
yet in its zenith.
But a new ercss
of exceptional
promise rising
high in the plum
firmament is
Wickson, and it
may be we are to
have the exquis-
ite delight of wel-
coming another
genuinely great
Jap to the loving
world’s horticul-
tural heart.-C. M.S.

The One Thing
that most drew
us toward Jap
plums was that
they were, here,
practically cur-
eulio proof. All
other plums tried
here the last 25
years were not.
True, we might
have jarred; but
the first object of
the experiments
has been to find
eurculio proof
plums,—and im-
proved varieties
of other fruits,
better than old
kinds.—Rural N.-¥

Juicy.—Strong grower, very hardy, not a young bear-

er. sNearly as large as Abundance; fair quality. F.
HAVE fruited Juicy, so far am disappointed. Judge S.
Miller, of your state, writes me that your Gold is of ex- |
cellent quality.—bDr. A. B. Dennis, Linn Co., la., Feb. 3, 98. :
ANOTHER of Burbank’s raisings. Well named—full of |
juice, so much so as to surprise one; medium quality.—Am.
Gardening, Oct.,’97. [More glowingly described under “Life is Real,” front page. }
LincolIn.—Dull mottled red; flesh meaty, sweet, with-

out any decided flavor; skin somewhat puckery.
I AM the ORIGINAL introducer of Lincoln ; have lost more
money on it than any other man. . . E, B. Good, Pa., in R. N.-Y.

LOMBARD.-—The darling of our grandfathers, which |
age has not withered. Medium, large if thinned;| &
violet red; juicy, pleasant. Vigorous, welladapted | ~
to light soil; inclined to overbear, needs thinning;

usually ripe latter half of Aug. FM.
LOMBARD, 7 years set, Stark trees, have borne finely. I
want more of same kind.—yY, E. Ball, Stafford Co., Kan.
lll. Hort. Soc.: Am growing plums for profit. Lombard
is my money maker; Wild Goose, German Prune, Coe
Gol. Drop, Imp’! Gage, Damson, are among my most
profitable. Lombard and German Prune in most de- |,
mand. Last year over 1000 visitors to my orchard, and
Lombard a favorite.—B. J. Wakeman, Iroquois Co., Ill.

MARUNKA (E’y Sweetheart )—The only valuable Russian |
plum fruited in Stark Denver orchards; earliest of |
the Eup. type, LARGE, fine; slow grower. FM.

°Maru.—Winter kills; poor compared with others; |
coarse, acid, with hard lumps; good canned. M. :

‘Milton.—Good early market native; ripe July 1, before

Wild Goose; large, red; productive. M. NC. aes
SoME larger than Wild Goose, heavier bearer here, hangs [|
better, far better shipper, ripens 8 or 10 days earlier;
quality rather poor. Valued for its extreme beauty,
good size and earliness.—Dr. A. B. Dennis, Linn Co., la.
la. Hort. Soc., 1898: For market, near Des Moines, would
plant Milton, July 10; Wilder, July 20; Wolf, Aug. 25;
Wyant, Sept.1. . . Plant in rows north and south, rows |
18 it. apart, trees 12 ft. apart in row.—Berryhill & Shaul, la. |
Md. Hort. Soc., 98: J. W. Kerr has in orchard over 7000
plums. Asked best NATIVES, of Wild Goose type, he
named Milton, Chas. Downing, Whitaker, Wild Goose.

MONARCH.-Very large, purplish; freestone, «good|as
Lombard.» Good bearer; little after Grand Duke. M.

MOORE ARCTIC.-Small, nearly rounn, fair flavor;
great cropper in Stark Denver orchard, no value
here. Ripens with Diamond, and after Tragedy,

Field, Bradshaw—all larger, finer plums by far. M.

QUITE hardy, but foliage drops badly, hence often win-
ter kills; abundant bearer. Small to medium, roundish,
purplish-black; rather coarse, juicy, sweet, pleasant.
Has little to recommend it.—Prof. L. R. Taft, Mich. Exp. St’n.

Has no valuable commercial qualities here; below the
average. Have abandoned its cultute.—S, D, Willard, N.Y.

A FINE, vigorous tree bore 12 gallons in 96, 10 gals. in ’97.
Larger than Lombard, longer, dark blue, perfect free-
stone; fine canned,—called Moore Arctic. My friend,
B. O. Curtis, says M. A. is worthless here, and I see you
donot commend it. But this plum [Large German Prune] is
profitabie ; it and Lombard the only fine kinds in bear-
ing here; they do bear, fruit large and good. Wild Goose,
too poor, Damson too small. Rocky Mt. cherry I fear
worthless. .. I] like your way of giving faults, also. I
might have saved money on Idaho pear, Wineberry, etc.,
had I taken your advice.—David Emerick, Edgar Co., Ill., Feb. 1, °98,

°ORIENT (Bailey, Chabot, Chase; rec’d by us as Red Nagate—a synonym of Red June, als;

identical with Chabot as grown here and eastward; a cling, hence is not the TRUE Chabot, |

of our «Big 6»; one of the « Best 4» with Prof. Bailey--the highest author- | ay

ity on Jap plums. Ripens 1 to 2 weeks after Burbank, averages larger,|

better, but above all, SURER: Gave us a good $ crop in 93 and again in ’95,

when both Burbank and Abundance were killed. rm. NCS. :
Cornell Exp. St’n, 96: Size of Burbank, orange, deeply overlaid with cherry red;

sweet, excellent cling. Later,’97:_ Certainly deserves all said for it. Productive,

handsome, very firm. . . Still adhere to my list of 1895,—Red June, Abundance,

Burbank, Orient (Chase, etc.) . . Wickson, should rise to first rank.—Prof, L. H. Bailey.
Mich. Exp. St’n: Beautiful, productive, excellent; larger and of higher quality

than most others of its class tested here. Last of Aug.—T.T. Lyon, 1897. ce ,
Heavy Bearer, doesn’t split, one of the best ; succeeds admirably here; very desirable for market.— J, W. Kerr, Md.
BouGuHT 1200 Stark trees 2 yrs. ago; you sent 2 complimentary Orient trees, Now loaded with fruit; our finest

plums for this climate.—{, R. Fisher, Pueblo Co., Colo., Sept., 1897, BrARING heavy crop, am delighted.—W. E, Kaye, Jeff. Co., Ky.
You sent (free) 3-yrs. ago, an Orient; now full of fruit; resembles Burbank, better.—L. Meyer, Hot Springs Co., Ark., Oct., 97
USNENT gotot you perfectly hardy; like its behavior very much.—pr. A. B. Dennis, la. A sight to behold.—E, U, Weisendanger, Tex.
Normand (Georgeson; Mikado, of some,—Abundance was long since called Mikado). Large, yellow, good; rots badly.

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The «Edison of Horticulture,» Luther Burbank (photo j,;
annexed), for his new fruits, Gold, Splendor, Van Deman, Giant,
Wickson, etc., has set the mark very high. His rule is that he| —
will not send out any new sort unless it is the EQUAL OF THE}
BEST of its kind, and the SUPERIOR in one or more respects.

One of the few visitors admitted to Mr. B.’s grounds, says :

«I'd rather be the originator of Burbank’s best fruits than be Presi-ff
dent of the U. S. I shall make no comment on his vast work
Only the few can appreciate such an undertaking. He doesn’t i

want notoriety, he doesn’t want visitors; he has not one second tc
spare tothem. Heis the busiest man in the world.»

« The Light of Asia and the Star of the West» are united :z a
in Gold plum,—to produce which required a union of the globe’s |
two great continents. Burbank, weighing well his words, says:}

V ‘POOLE PRIDE (Kroh).—Dug from a fence corner in Union Co., Ill., many years since, by A. W. Poole,
now the great Ark. orchardist. A SURE and really MARVELOUS cropper. In Union Co., Ill., growers con-
sider neither Wild Goose nor any other native at all comparable. Bears bushels. Beautiful in baskets
—pink and red (no yellow), witha bloom. Delicious for preserves, jellies, etc. July 25. FM. NCS.

Wonderfully prolific.—J. W. Kerr, Md. Enormous and regular bearer.—P, J. Berckmans, Ga. For 4 yrs., very full.—uM. J. Wragg, la.
Picked 14 bu. fine plums from 2 Poole trees, 5 mos. planted; exquisite for jelly and preserves.—Mrs, J. F. Bain, Ark., °97.
Take it for all in all, Poole is our most satisfactory native,—altho’ two other of our introductions, of
the Miner type, Forest Rose, 78, and Prairie Flower, ’81, are commended by the first experts; forexample: |
P. FLOWER is decidedly the finest variety of this [the Miner] group with me. Fruit is larger and finer than that '
of the others, and the tree is a fine grower and very productive.—J. W. Kerr, Md., America’s greatest native plum specialist.
Yet we discard both. Why? Simply because Gold covers their season, and— «the best is good enough.»
POND (English Pond Sdlg., Hungarian Prune, of Cal—but NOT of lowa).—One parent of Splendor and Giant. Very
showy; often grows double, hence has been called «Double Hung’n Prune; » largely shipped east from Cal.
Has PAID in Stark Denver orchards. Large, oval, red-violet; rather coarse, but juicy, sweet. M.

Colo. Hort. Soc.: About the largest plum that grows; very prolific, an annual bearer, very hardy. Was also very
prolific out at Littleton last year. Mr. Page said it was the largest they had.—W. §, Coburn, Delta Co., Colo.

°RED JUNE.—Named, introduced and commended by us over 6 years ago as the finest early Jap plum, it is
to-day the first of all Japs, early or late,—praised from Maine to Cal., from Ia., Wis. and Mich., south.
Willard, as «finest early plum,» was also introduced the same year; to-day none is so poor as to do it
honor. In fact, there has never been a time when a new fruit found its true level so certainly and so

speedily as now. FM. NNCS. See colored plate; also Red June photo, under Burbank.
VEEK or more earlier than Abundance, hardier in tree, bud, blossom; blooms later, hence a surer cropper—
loaded full when Abundance, Burbank, etc., all killed. So early, it is comparatively exempt from rot,—ripe
June 28, herein N. E. Mo.; ready toship some days earlier. Showy, attractive solid red, with blue bloom,—
ripens and colors well even if picked when half-ripe._ Does not drop; juicy, good,—a delicious canning plum,
with Damson flavor. Skin thick; good keeper and shipper; outsells all partly colored kinds.—C. M. Stark, in R. N.-Y.
For plum growers, the THOUSANDS of Red June testimonials, are what Horace Greeley would have called

«mighty interesting reading.» Samples are appended:
RED JUNE you sent now in full bearing; through ripen-
ing Junel5. Allin all it is the most valuable of ALL
lums. Ripens well when picked green. Rots but
ittle. The coming market plum. Far beyond ALL others
yet introduced.—Dr. J. T. Whitaker, originator Whitaker Plum, Tex.
ALL you claim for it and a great deal more; best all round
plum.—Pres’t H. S. Back, Idaho Hort. Soc. [see under Springdale apple, pg. 34.
THIS season’s experience emphasizes the value of Re
June. Its fine color, good flavor, firm flesh and fine
ae Bo aes together with its freedom from rot,
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blooming, and abundant fruitfulness make it
one of the most desirable plums for general planting. . .
later, Sept. 13, ’97: Bull. 85 mailed. You will be pleased
to see that Red June comes to the front. The 2Gold
plums set last year doing finely;one bore this year; cer-
tainly all you claim for it.—Prof. F. S. Earle, Ala. Exp. St’.
Splendid market plum; large, firm, handsome.—. Burbank, Cal.
Best early red plum. Very prolific.—Pres't P. J. Berckmans.
Cornell Exp. St’n: Bestearly Jap. . . Promises to be the

very best market plum for this region.—Prof. L. H. Bailey.
N. Y. Exp. St’n: Promises to be the best of all early plums f Th oa
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— be eee eet sic — = la., "97.
Best of all early Jap plums.—Pac. Rural Press, Jan. 8, ’98. sa
Earliest of any of a 7 Se _. . COPYRIGHT 189 Me

beautiful cherry-red, medium to large, good.— S.D.Willard, N.Y. . -
Better than you claim.—. V. Dunn, Tex. [see under Ingram, p. 24.] BY STARK BROS- Py = tan
Cannot be too much praised.—t. Meyer, Ark , in Rural New-Yorker.
Coldest weather Mich. has had in 25 years. Peach buds nearly all dead. Satsuma plums all dead. Abundance

95 to 97% dead. Burbank 85% dead. Red June, 100% alive. How is that? Red June has a GREAT future. . .

LATER; The Only Plum that Paid for its ground this year, was Red June.—t. A. Boal, Berrien Co., Mich., Dec. 22, 1897.

OWICKSON (Perfection).—Largest plum we have ever seen. Prom- ¥

ises strongly to fulfill Burbank’s claim, «Best of all Japs.» FM, NCS.

A Year Before its introduction, we ree’d it from Mr. Burbank for
trial; several test winters since; 22° below zero did not even brown
the pith of lateshoots. . . Bears very _full.—t. M, Stark, in R. N.-¥.

Strikingly handsome, high quality. . . Mr. Burbank never tn-
tentionally overpraises his grand productions.—Rural New-Yorker,

Small I-yr. tree, set spring 97, bore 16 plums, yet made enor-
mous growth. Very promising. . .—E. B. Good, Pa., in R. N.-Y. /

Set Last Spring, our trees are bearing crops of from 3 to
20 very large plums. Beautiful.—P. J. Berckmans, Ga., July 7,’97.

Cornell Exp. St’n, 96: Remarkably handsome, very large,
firm, deep maroon-red, aromatic; excellent keeper.
Stark Bro’s report that Wickson has stood 22° below
zero at their place without injury. _ Later,’97; Am tm-
pressed with Wickson; expect to find itan acquisition
to N. Y... Perfectly hardy here. E. Smith & Sons,
west’n N. Y., write me: «More than pleased. . . good
grower, very hardy, larger than any other Jap. .. Have
100 trees in orchard, shall set 500 more.)—Prof. L. H. Bailey.

N. Y. Exp. Stn: Suceessfuly fruited in N. Y.; attracting
attention. Extremely large, fine flavor, good quality,
attractive color. Even when picked rather green it
colors and ripens well. Skin thick, uniformly red,
shaded redaist purple. . . It isnot surprising nursery-
men are increasing their stock of Wiekson.—Prof. $. A. Beach.

Mich. Exp. St’n: Fruited heavily hereonscions of buta single
season’s growth. So far, entirely hardy. Formand size of Doge tee
Kelsey; ripe Aug. 3._ Average weight above 3 oz.—T.T. Lyon, 1897. \ eta aoe ts

The 2d year after grafting, had 4 0z. plums. Darker and better ; ee
than Pond Sdlg. Red June and Burbank are also fine. Good
late domestica plums, Grand Duke, Black Diamond, Arch Duke.—
Prof. L. R. Taft. Mich. Ag’l Coll., before Canada Fruit Growers’ Ass’n,—from R. N.-Y., Jan, 1,798,

In New Zealand, the most critical expertscame, and were struck with ae
tonishment. Of most gorgeous appearance, largest size, 714 by 734
inches. . . Two-yr.-old graft bore 18 fine fruits ; flavor all cou d be desired;
color, most handsome; tree a fine, sturdy grower.—D. Hay & Son, New Zealand.

Am Budding Over part of my orchard to Wickson and Grand Duke. . . —L. Coates, Vice Pres’t Cal. Hort. Soc.

COLOR in a market fruit is second ONLY to SIZE, in importance. Kerr, the great plum specialist, sold
even native plums of bright color, 150% higher than off-colored Japs—even Abundance, Burbank, ete.
So in England.—We shall want pears from your side allthe year. Can take all the best peaches you haye. Also
Jap plums, Pond Sdlg., and all other plums of Large Size and Good Color.—V. N. White & Co., Ltd., Covent Garden, London, Eng.
Don’t Despise the native plums. Buyers do not. N. Y. Exp. St’n says natives sell as high as best Eup.
sorts. Kerr gets more. Berryhill & Shaul, the great Ia. plum and cherry growers, get fine prices.
Natives from Stark Denver orchards have sold readily, and much higher than Eup. sorts shipped in from
Cal. Since this is so, what a field is there for a plum like Gold, at once, large, beautiful, good!

QUESTION.—Is it not better to plant some Gold and Japan plums, that bear in a year or two, rather than
all Enp. or other sorts, many of which won’t bear for 5 or 6 years? If you plant for profit, figure a little.

°Satsuma.—Bears in some sections, but not here; six successive years without fruit—except one single
matured plum; self-sterile, but is surrounded by other kinds. In orchard, we set 15 trees; 3 alive now;
10 trees planted in Stark Denver orchards all killed out, 1st winter; yet even Abundance is 4 hardy
there, and fruits more or less. Satsuma has bloomed full here but twice; usually killed in bud. Kk.

Red June, under same conditions, has given 6 successive full crops, so has Harliest of All; Orient 4
full, and two 4 crops; Burbank and Abundance, 4 crops, 2 failures. Satsuma is chiefly valuable on Pacific
Coast, where even Simonii bears; low quality,—except for kitchen uses; dull, unattractive on market.

Dutt red, flesh blood red, rather coarse and acid, fair to good; usually too sour; excellent for culinary uses; its
color is against it for market; fairly productive with us, reported unproductive by others.—Prof. L. H. Bailey, Cornell.
Wholly Valueless with me for market; generally unproductive, and when it does bear, fruit rots badly.—J, W. Kerr, Md.
Shippers Pride.—Most worthless Eup. fruited in Stark Denver orchards; unproductive, often bitter.
RIPENS unevenly, unattractive; ripens with others of more value. Grafted our trees to better kinds.—S, D, Willard, N.Y.
’Stoddard.—Almost size of Am. Eagle; larger pit; one of the most valued of this type. FM. NNCS.
Very large; red. One of the finest of the group; tree succeeds well here and is very productive.—J. W. Kerr, Md.
Strawberry (Uchi-Beni).—Ripe shortly after Earliest of all, not as large, nor as good, nor so productive. F.
LIGHT red, meaty, good, with flavor of domestica plums. Was sent us by Stark Bro’s, who named it, but finding
it not so good as Earliest of All, they discarded. Yet at Cornell this year it was a good plum.—Prof. L. Il. Bailey.
Tatge.—Origin, Ia. Bids fair to rival all others of Lombard family; young bearer, immensely productive.

TRAGEDY.—A cross, German Prune x Duane Purple; dark purple; rich and sweet; freestone; EARLY. M.
Hangs well, ripens evenly: trees could be stRIPPED here Aug. 10,—a desirable feature.—allen Bro’s, Ont., Canada,*’97.
EXTREMELY valuable shipper to distant markets. Averaged about $3 per 20ib crate—, Coates, Vice-pres’t Cal. Hort. Soc.

‘WILD GOOSE Improved (Whitaker)—A reproduction of the old Wild Goose, but somewhat better. FM. NCS.
THE difference claimed by me is well established,—superior prolificness, larger size.—Dr. J. T. Whitaker, originator, Tex. ’97.
BETTER than Wild Goose with me; one of the most profitable market kinds; same season; noticeably less subject

to the hard brown spots, followed by discoloration and rot, often conspicuous in Wild Goose.—J, W. Kerr, Md.
°Willard.—From the first we insisted Red June was as early, finer. Age cannot wither the one, the other—
Cornell Exp. St’n: Quality poor,—so poor I cannot recommend it. Mr. Burbank writesme: «Discarded Willard
many years ago, although it may prove valuable as an early variety; but would prefer Stark Bres.’ Red June,
which ripens at the same time.» _ Later, Cornell Bulletin 139, 1897: No new report to make upon this variety. Its only
merit is earliness; quality VERY poor. Strong grower but sheds its leaves early.—Prof. L. H. Bailey.
OGON is a beautiful yellow plum, but quality is about on a par with Willard, which is very low.—S, D. Willard, N. Y.

"WYANT.—Fruits in great masses and clusters. Without doubt the following three are sure, fine, AMERI-
CANA sorts: American Hagle, July 25-Aug. 5; Stoddard, Aug. 5-10; Wyant, Aug. 10-20. rm. NNCS.
The best of this type are particularly profitable in Colo. etc.—ironclad ; fruited full in Stark Denver

orchards in ’92, when Eup. types all failed,—except Freestone Damson and Bavay Green Gage.
. YERY highly pieased with Wyant; at the head of AMERICANA plums.—Berryhill & Shaul, ’97,—large plum and cherry orchardists, lowa.
la. Hort. Soc.: Heavy bearer. Very large, red; quality best; freestone. Splendid for cooking or market., A. Terry.
2 LARGE; purplish red; tree forms a close head, becomes drooping with weight of its large crops.—J, W. Kerr, Md., 1897,

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My 2-yr. V. D. bore 11 fine quinces. Strong grower.—A, T. Hudelson, Pike Co., Mo. more. KM. NCS.
First Quince Blooms I’ve seen in over 20 years are now on V.D.—full of blossoms.—B, Heaton, Ringgold. Co., lowa, in Rural World.
SEEMS a hardy, valuable variety. Originated by Burbank, the most noted of horticultural ybridizers.—Rural N.-¥.
WILL produce more big, fine flavored, gofden fruit than any other. Bears 3 crops; first ripens 2 weeks or more
before Orange, often weighing 25 to 26 oz., most superior flavor, texture, quality. Tender BAKED; canned or
dried, retains all the quince flavor. . . Opens anew field. . . Side by side, have Orange, Rea Mam., Meech,
Champion and others, but not one is comparable with Van Deman in size, quality, flavor, beauty.—L. Burbank, (al.
Ohio Hort. Soc.: My quince trees make me more money than any other fruit trees.—N, Ohmer.

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Mo. Hort. Soc.: Quinces bear young—hefore apples. . . Champion has not been so good as Orange.—]J. P. Turner, Mo.
QUINCE trees are sure to bear nearly every year if given good care. . . Both in flower and fruit, the handsomest
fruit tree of temperate climates. The large flowers . . clothe the whole exterior of the tree with a mantle of

snowy whiteness when the bloom of springtime already begins.to wane. The golden fruits . . more showy
than oranges. . . The «Golden apple of the Hesperides» of the early Greek writers.—Prof. L. H. Bailey, Cornell Bulletin No. 80.

MEECH PROLIFIC.—As a young and unfailing cropper, excels Rea, Orange, Champion, etc. KM. CS.

MO. MAMMOTH.-Of great merit. Large, very rich and aromatic; a young and good bearer. KM. CS.

Highly Delighted with Mo. Mammoth quince; with us it is 2d only to Van Deman.—), Hay & Son, New Zealand, June, "97.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: Sold all the Mo. Mammoth we could grow for 10¢ each. Later: Finest at St. Louis Expo. were Mo.
M.—the largest quinces I ever saw.—Sec’y Goodman, Big Profits in quinces; not hard to grow.—kKirschgraber. Mo. M. is
THE quince; only good one have ever grown; hardy at Kan. City.—Pres’t Evans. Champion blights; LATE.—Holman.

Alaska, «do not find more desirable than Orange or Rea; trees full, but quinces neither larger nor better.»—Rural
N.Y., Dec. 25,97. Angers, «used chiefly for dwarf pear stocks; often substituted for the finer sorts;) not productive.
Bourgeat, «medium to large, firm, ripe just after Orange. Rea Mammoth, not very productive.»—Prof.L. H. Bailey.

Trees by Mail are not worth their cost,—puny things at best. And the freight (postage) is 8% per [b.!
**Grow Anything called for, whether good or bad,» say some nurserymen; «as to testing, why, THAT'S

the planter’s work.» Well, no lasting and satisfactory business was ever built up this way. And the
losses,disappointments, discouragements caused,—who can estimate them !

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Brighton.—BEST red grape ;|
equal to Delaware, larger and |
more dependable. Rich, sweet, |
exquisite quality—every grape a}
bag of juice. Early, bears well, |
but only when planted near Dia- |
mond, Worden, or others for.
cross-pollination. F. NCS.

Campbell E’y.—New. «Quality
best; sweet to. center,—seeds
need not be swallowed. ‘First
of all grapes,’ says Rural N.-Y.
Awarded Wilder Medal by Am.
Pom. Soe. Health, hardy. Does
not erack or shell. ‘Will ship|) #
round the world.’ Ripe with Ye
Moore E’y, long keeper; hangs 6 |"
weeks afterripe.» FM. NCS. |

Concord.-Does well every-|
where, but is giving way to
Worden, its finestsdlg. rm. NCS. |
Ill. Hort. Soc.: Everybody likes it,
and everybody should plant it— [3
only don’t plant Concord but Wor- 5
den instead! Much better. ’

Delaware. Finest small red grape. }
Needs good soiland care. F. NOS |

Diamond.—Best white. rm. NCS| 3 — ** Rose Cree
Best Grape I ever saw, better than .. >
Delaware or Brighton.—Judge S. Miller. | of China :
Best winter grape ever tried at cS coy
the Rural Grounds, and this we
say after atrial of 7 years. Bears
largest, most compact bunches;
berries do not crack, rot or mil-
dew. Hardy, prolific, healthy. bg
Ripens early.—Rural N.-Y., Sept 18, 97, Same Sie iA NG ANY ge eB
ill. Hort. Soc.: Assumes its rich golden color . . . then for2or3 weeks we havea choice table grape.—Prof. French.
Niagara.—Not of finest quality like Diamond, nor nearly so early and hardy; yet Niagara is a most popular
grape. Productive; Baad shipper, keeper. Let it hang late, then a golden hue, instead of green. FM. CS.

Worden.-—« KING BLACK GRAPE.» Larger, earlier, richer, sweeter, than Concord. Prune CLOSE. FM. NCS.
la. Hort. Soc.: The King grape; but many have sold Concord for Worden—the best black grape grown.—Pres’t Wilson.
A grand snccess; has no equal for product and profit. Best out of 40 kinds; and yet I would plant Concord for a

later grape. From 350 5-yr. old Worden vines i marketed 7355 Ibs. of choice grapes.—Sam'l Park, before la. Hort. Soc.
Thought nothing could beat Concord, but now give upto Worden—very best grape we have.—Prof. Wernli, before la. Hort. Soc.

Moore E’y.—A few days earlier than Worden;.[7__ ‘ ee
not nearly sogood. mM. NCS. oe ce

Pocklington.—Foxy, ripens unevenly; large. M| {""""""""""?

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Fay Prolifie.—Very fine and large —if Birch
given rich soil and good care. FM. NC.

Pomona (Knight Imp’d). 5 ree)

Remarkable bearer; plants 14 mos. set, load-
ed with fine fruit. Berry not quite so large
as Fay; very much sweeter; extremely small
seed. Hasa great market record. rm. NC.
la. Exp. St’n: Most abundant bearer in over
20 sorts; largest fruit, best color.—Prof. Wragg.

Qut-yielding Fay, which I had not thought
possible. Doubled P. Albert; larger.-E.B,Lewis,N.Y.

Business currant; yield almost double that of
Fay and Cherry.—A. L. Wood, Monroe Co., N.Y.

Spring 96, set 300 Pomona, and to our sur-
prise they fruited heavily 1897. Have 1900
currants, White Grape, Cherry, Red Dutch,
Victoria, L. B. Holland, set spring ’95, but
Pomona, planted spring ’96, yielded more
than double per bush.— J. Z. Long, Huntington Co., Ind.

Victoria («Ruby » Castle, etc.).-Coming more
into favor every year. Best late currant.
Hangs long on branches, productive, a PAY-
ER if well cultivated. rm. NC.

LEADS the list for vigor, hardiness, longevity
and freedom from the borer.—Am. Garden.
la. Exp. St’n: There seems always a demand
for currants. They are marketed from the
time they are half grown, up to fully ripe. | 4
The older varieties giving best returns, are fae
Victoria and White Grape. The Pomona is }igg
poing to rank high when better known.
argest and most prolific.—Prof. M. J. Wragg.

White Grape.—Largest and finest white RepeeeMepeerPeeE
currant—one of the best of any color for TU TTT be
home uses. Berry large, handsome, translu- FES 4 i

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foughton.—Vigorous and
not subject to mildew. Ber-
ries of fair size—and no
other kind bears so many.
Good quality. KM. NNC.
INDUSTRY and other English
kinds mildew, not hardy |
enough. Downingand Smith |
lack vigor, fruitfulness; but |
Houghton is a standby—
among gooseberries like Con-
cord among grapes.—fardening.
Am. Pom. Soc.: Houghton
even yet isscarcely excelled. |
la. Exp. St’n: It was thought
gooseberry culture would
not pay, but for 2 years past
it has paid wonderfully well;
this season the best paying |
crop we had... Of the many
new sorts, there are none
so far, that seem worthy of
special mention.—Prof. Wragg, 97.
N. Y. Exp, St’n: A favorite be-
eause of vigorous growth,
productiveness. Very good
to best in flavor and quality.
Mich. Exp. St’n: Hardy, pro-
ductive, free from mildew;
bears neglect.—Pres’t T. T. Lyon.
Me. Hort. Soc.,’95: Fruits ev-
ery year. Not the largest,
but good, and never fails.

Dewberry

Austin Improved (May)—
Doubtless the best. FM. NCS.
N. Y. Exp. St’n: Produced fruit
of the largest size and good
quality. Promises to be a
valuable acquisition.
Exceedingly valuable. Very
large, subacid, vinous, 2d
quality; but as itripens from
8 to 10 days ahead of any
other, and yield is profuse, a
rofitable market sort. Canes
jealthy; stand our driest
summers. — Pres’t P. J. Berckmans.
Exceediagly large, fine, early;
prolific. Requires 7 times as
many E’y Harvest berries as
of May to fill the same meas-
ure, by actual trial.—Prof.Munson.
HAvE fruited this wonderful
berry for 6 years; enormous

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Double-flowered

crops,—$966 an acre. Large : *4 03 Lhe Sas i
from first to last. Bioom es fi Rose-colored Cra hi Reali Seam ae
capes late frosts.—Introducer. gos __ —

Lucretia.—Hitherto best paying dewb’y. ru. NCS. | Loudon.-Very promising new red from Wis. FM. NCS.

Mich. Exp. St’n: Because of its trailing habit, stood the
winter better than blackberries. Berries very large,
quite acid; still, pleasant in flavor.—Prof. L. R. Taft.

Plums and Dewberries our chief shippers; no bush black-

- berry pays here except E’y Harvest.—-J. §. Breece, §. Car.

BLACKB’Y: E’y Harvest.- Exceedingly

productive. More and more popular for market. m. CS.

Mo. Hort. Soc.: For profit E’y Harvest leads.— Jacob Faith.

N. Y. Exp. St’n: Quitesatisfactory. For yield ranks 3don
list of 27 sorts; Snyder, 6; Taylor, 8; Minnewaski, 10; El-
dorado, 12; Erie, 19; Lovett, 24; Western Triumph, 26.

y E’y King.-Earliest blackb’y; our favorite. Fr. NCS.
ill. ee St’n: Finest blackb’y I have yet seen.—Prof. French.
N. Y. Exp. St’a: Ripened a WEEK earlier than ANY other.
Mich. Exp. St’n: Productive; quite large; of good quality.
First to Ripen here, and particularly valuable on that ac-

count. Good quality; hardy, productive.—Blwanger & Barry.

Snyder.—Hardy. great cropper, fine flavor. FM. NCS.

RASPBERRY

Miller.-BEST early red. Hardy, prolific, early, large,
bright red, fine; great shipper, sells high. rm. NCS.

0. Hort. Soc.: Excels Loudon in color, firmness; early.
Better and more profitable thanany other.—-J, §. Breece, N.C

Cuthbert.—Very large, bright red; firm, fine; no better
late red, for either market or home use. FM. NCS.
Mich. Exp. St’n: Has no superior for general planting.
Kan. Hort. Soc.: Red sorts are better than black, and sell
higher at home and abroad, Cuthbert is my choice.

N. Y. Exp. St’n: Cuthbert ranks 2d, Loudon Sth, Turner
10th, in productiveness among red berries. Loudon
quite firm, has attractive color; notas good quality as
Cuthbert; same season, or later.—Prof. Paddock.

Columbian.—Purple; most prolific and vigorous of ail.
N. Y. Exp. St’a: Very large, hangs well; sweeter than
Shaffer, more productive; strong grower.—Prof. Paddock.
STRONGEST grower, great yielder; best of allisits fruit—
prefer it to black or red; THE berry for canning.-R. W.-Y.

fiolden Queen.—Queen of yellows. You will see few
more attractive dishes than are made by this beautiful
translucent amber fruit. For a home berry, there is
nothing superior; superb for fancy markets. FM. NCS.

Palmer.—Earliest prolific black; larger, firmer, better,
than Souhegan or Tyler; healthier; hardy.

Eureka.—Large, early, good, handsome; a shipper.
ill. Hort. Soc.: Best early black: has size, quality, ete.

Mohler.-—Largest, most prolific black; sdlg. of Eureka.
N. Y. Exp. St’n: In yield, ist among 27 kinds; Kansas 5,
Ohio 6, Mills 10, Eureka 13, Palmer 18, Older 19, Lovett 20

Kansas.—A favorite; size of Gregg, less firm.

Kan. Hort. Soc.: All agreed Kan. was theideal early bl’k.

0. Hort. Soc.: Valuable variety, ranking next to Eureka.

Mich, Exp. St’n: Most prolific; hardy; large, fine, firm,
not of best quality. Best mid-season market sort.

Ransom.-BEST everbearing; excels Gault. Of great
value, particularly for family use. Bears until cut off
by heavy frosts. From Ill.; tested 10 years. FM.

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Wild Crab Apple.-A new and rare medium-sized ornamental tree of great beauty and merit—hardy as are the
common wild crab apples, and of wide adaptability to various soils. Does not bloom until leaves are fully
developed, which adds greatly to its beauty. Blossoms have the exquisite perfume of the common wild crab
apple blossoms, and besides, are double,—resembling delicate pink roses. LAWN, PARK. NNCS.
NoTE.--Trees suitable for Streets, Avenues, Roadsides, etc., are marked S; for Lawns or Yards, L; for larger grounds, Parks, etc., P-
Crimson-leafed Plum (?. Pissardi) Makes a small-sized, round-headed, fine-branched tree or large shrub.
Finest of all red or purple-leafed trees; leaves hold their bright crimson red color all season long. as lovely
white flowers, and bears a very good plum—also deep crimson from time it is formed, until ripe. Lp. NCS.
Rose Tree of China (?. Triloba)—« A Tree full of Roses.» From China. Entirely hardy, «takes care of
itself,» and, when budded on hardy plum stock, makes a most charming little tree. Blooms in April, long before
roses, and every branch is thickly set with the delicate pink flowers, resembling small roses. LP. NNCS.
Mo. Hort. Soc.; Conspicuous in early spring, crowded with beautiful blossoms. Specially fine for small grounds.

Birch, Cut-leafed Weeping.-A MosT beautiful tree. Its tall, slender growth, graceful drooping
branches, snowy white bark, and delicately cut, fern-like foliage, form a rare combination. Often planted in

groups of 3 to 5; much used in N. Y. state cemeteries. « FINEsT tree of the temperate zones.» «Lovely EVERY _

HOUR Of the year.» ‘Most BEAUTIFUL of forest trees, the lady of the woods.—{oleridge. SLP. NNCS.
Chestnut, Am. Sweet.—A valuable native tree. Nuts sweet, delicate. Long-lived on «oak» soil. tp. NCS.
Elm, Am. White.—This noble native of our own forests is a queen among street trees. sP. NNCS.

Mt. Ash, Eup. (The Rowan, of Scottish song and story).—A hardy tree of medium size. Shining leaves and large
cymes of white flowers; covered from July till winter with great clusters of bright scarlet berries. Le. NNC.
Mt. Ash, Oak-leafed.—Perhaps preferable to the foregoing. Foliage deeply lobed, bright green above,
downy beneath, presenting a most dense mass, thro’ which play lightand shadow. Bright red berries. Lp. NNC.
Maple, Norway.—One of the best of all dense headed maples for BROAD avenues. Resembles the Sugar
Maple, but a more rapid grower, with even deeper green; larger, denser, and more shining foliage. sLp. NCS.
Maple, Silver-leafed.—Hardy, easily grown; useful for quick shade; easily broken by winds. sp. NCS:
Maple, Weir Cut-leafed Weeping.—One of the finest ornamentals. Most rapid grower of all weeping
trees; bears cutting back exceedingly well,—may be kept any desired size. Of graceful habit, with long,

recurving, drooping branches and beautiful cut foliage. Combines many excellent qualities. s~p. NCS.
Pecan, Northern Hardy.—« Best of all Nuts,» says Prof. Van Deman. From large nuts grown here in

Mo. and IIl.; trees hardy far north, while So. trees do not endure winters even so far north as So. Mo. SLp. NCS.
Persimmon, Mo. Hardy.—From choice, large-fruited trees; handsome and useful hardy tree. LP. NCS.
Poplar, Bolleana.—Requires dry soil; superb in arid regions; made finer growth in Stark Denver orchards

without irrigation than any other tree. A marked object wherever it grows. Tall and slender like Lombardy
but Not short-lived, nor does it sprout like the commen Silver Poplar. Of rapid growth; leaves almost black.
green above, and «as white as snow on the under side.» Excellent for wind breaks and screens. SLP. NNCS.

PopLark Bolleana is an ornamental tree of the first order and I cannot too highly recommend it.—Prof. Sargent.

Poplar, Carolina.—Finest trees for quick shade. Endures smoke and gas of cities better than any

other. Easy to live, rapid grower, pyramidal form, perfectly hardy, healthy, net troubled with insects: larec.

handsome, glossy leaves. Does notsucker nor lift up pavements. Fine for screens and wind breaks. sp. NNCS
THE tree for Chicago; succeeds all along the lake shore where other trees have failed.—W. #. Blowney, of C.B. & 0. &. &

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Purple Fringe.-A small tree or large
shrub; brilliant autumn foliage. Its curious
dusky fringe or hair-like blossoms, appear
in Ju'y, cover the tree as a cloud of smoke
or mist, and remain allsummer. LP. NCS.

Willow, Weeping (S. Babylonica).—A grace-
ful, ornamental, quick-growing, large tree;
invaluable along water courses and on low
ground; thrives, however, in all soils; easy
to live. STREET, LAWN, PARK. CS.

SHRUBS: Hydrangea (H. pan.

pial). showy, large shrub, often 8 ft.;
looms the first year, and from July to Sept.,
when few shrubsarein flower. Growsany-
where; hardy, vigorous. Flowers white,
then pinkish, in great trusses. Prune back
every Spring one-half of last scason’s growth.

MAKES a good single specimen and can be
trained in bush form, or as asmall tree with
about 3 ft. of stem and a large, broad head. | ©
Where thereisa borderof shrubbery, should |
be used in numbers to make a strong feat-
ure, for in its season there will be little else;
instead of placing a single plant in the
shrub border, set all together in one group,
3,4or more. But its most effective useis in |
large masses or beds with a background of | ~
heavy foliage or evergreens. The dark |
green of the trees and a spaceof green lawn | |
in front form asetting for the mass of white, |
making a display the effect of which is
simply grandeur, magnificence.

Lilac, Purple (Common L.).—Violet purple.
“ White (Com.White).—Creamy white flowers.

““BUDDED; by all means plant these choic-
est and most remarkable of hardy shrubs:

| Belle de Naney, Chas. X, Giant Tree
Lilae (Japonica), Leon Simon, Ludwig | —
Speth, Marie Legraye, Madame |
Lemoine, Michael Buchner, Pres’t
tirevy, Tournefort,—all strong buds.

‘ Snowball.—A well known large shrub, |.
with balls of pure white flowers. Onaccount
both of hardiness and the graceful way in
which its snowballs are tossed in the air,
this old fashioned favorite is superior to the
newer Japan (plicatum) Species.

Spirea Billardi.—A very showy shrub. |
Flowers rose-colored, in great spikes. Har-
dy, easily grown; needs but small space;
height often 6 ft. Blooms nearly all summer.

S. Van Houtte.—Finest and most showy of
Spireas; hardy and entirely «(at home) every-
where,even on the bleakest western prairies.

We cannot say too much for it—must be
seen in full flower to appreciate its won-
drous beauty. Somewhatlike Bridal Wreath,
but better far than thatold beauty.

An upright grower, with Jong, slender
branches, which droop gracefully with their
weight of foliage and flowers. Flowers pure @
white, in great clusters, forming cylindrical
plumes. When in full bloom, a «perfect
snow-bank or fountain of fiowers.»

ILL. Hort. Soc.: Very beautiful. Flowers last a fee
month. Similar in its beauty to English hawthorn.

Xanthoceras.—A most desirable new fe
shrub, or small tree. Flowers white, crim-
son centers; young bloomer. Cut back closely
when set. Hardy strain from Ja. Exp. St’n.

ja. Exp. St’n: One of the finest shrubs in cul-
tivation. Blooms in early spring, just at
the time we need flowers most. Is covered
with the lovliest show of flowers, in great
racemes. Admirably adapted to this lati-
tude and outrivals the Hydrangea.—Prof, Wragg.

CLIMBERS ° Honeysuckle, Hall Japan (Halleana).—Almost evergreen; flowers pure white at
first, later changing to cream and buff; exceedingly fragrant, best bloomer of all—bfooms from July to Dec. Rapid
grower. Best substitute for grass under trees and in other shaded places. Spreads rapidly when not trellised.

Ampelopsis quinquefolia (Va. Creeper, Am. Ivy, Woodbine )Of rapid growth, luxuriant foliage—in autumn,
assumes most gorgeous crimsons and purples. This vine holds the place in America that Ivy does in England.

A. Veitehii( Boston or Japan lvy).—Leaves overlap, forming a dense sheet of green. Tender while young;
needs protection the first winter; grows well, clings tenaciously to wall or fence. Crimson-scarlet in autumn.

' Honeysuckle

Tree Values.—In a recent law suit in Niagara Co., N. Y., a row of maples in front of a country home was
involved. These are the values fixed: for 13 trees, 26 years planted, $100 each; 9, $65 each, and a few, $125 each,
The Courts have repeatedly held that fruit trees were worth original cost, plus $1 for each year’s growth.

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ROSES: mme. Plantier (white _ =

Hardy,Cemetery Rose).-Best hardy white; ; 4 ——
beautiful as single plants and for rose r y4 vo P

hedges. Flowers pure white, borne in : ey >
very large clusters, making great display.

How RICH their freight of flowers! Pure, perfect- , P . : oy H young bi
ly white roses, with the loveliest clusters and (i - = ; > _ @aa
sprays! You can cut great basketfuls from the » = , (faz Queen of
_ bushes for six weeks or more.--S0O. FLORIST. : Se ’ 5 | ge ee os
Queen of Prairies.—Queen of all HARDY & i Stes cy a Prairies +

climbing roses. Bright rosy red.

Red Moss (Henry Martyn).—A deliciously
sweet, beautiful rose; rich, glossy, large.
Hardy, STRONG grower; needs NO CARE.

A Dread of Freight Charges not only
prevents many from ordering direct
from some well known nursery, but
often leads them to buy, they know

not what, from irresponsible «dealers.»

Our plan not only puts a nursery at your
door, but gives you as low prices as
are ever given on GOOD trees.

Tree Dealers of the «lightning rod»
stamp are constant in their abuse of
Stark trees,—but Stark customers
write that they «love us for these ene- §j
mies we have made.» Well, the tree
sharks are not without cause for their
aspersions, for Stark trees have kept
them on short commons for some years ae ES ee ae * .
now. «Hence these tears.» oom emma pe a

Your Dollars paid for Stark Trees are Be aes SORE oe IRS: 2 SFL? ai
WELL INVESTED. When paid for poor | =- -) == “ ; = Sp eee
trees they are GONE, and you shall see
them again no more forever. oP

Good Packing Pays,—pays us, pays our
customers. Boxing costs US much im
more than BALING,—butsaves the trees.
We use nearly 100 carloads lumber
and other packing material a year, cost-
ing many thousands of dol-
lars; yet, we box and pack}
free, always paper-line box-
es, and—our packers, after
long years, have caught the|~
ever elusive «Know How.» |

11,000 Miles.—Cases landed here |}
Dec. 29, °97, in the hottest and |
driest season we have had for}
many years. Toour great sur-|
prise, everything opened out |
in most perfect condition, and| |
in the whole shipment, not a Ns
twig was damaged and the | ¥<
stock looked as fresh as the |
day it was packed. Weshowed |
the cases as they lay opened |
in our packing house, to many
friends, and none could be-|
lieve that those trees had |
crossed the snows of the Rocky |
Mts. and the heat of the Equa- |
tor. Wedonot think we shall |
lose even @ bud, and can only |

add that Your Packing Defies |
Competition and cannot beim- |

proved upon. Acceptour con- = Le ;

gratulations. .. Wishing you Mag

all the prosperity You deserve, SS Wime. Plantier,

we are, yours most sincerely = “ = -: .
"& Son, | Cemetery Rose’ , =

D. Hay & Son, New Zealand, Jan. 22, 1898. ot fet
There is a Design in these few pages to run over the entire field of tree fruits, zigzagging across it
and visiting its points of greatest interest. Without attempting to treat the subject as a whole, with any
fullness because of hurried work and brief space, we have tried to present as tersely as possible, some
leading facts and discoveries in horticulture, and to note particularly what has been done, where, and what
is now going on. No line of investigation is followed with more difficulty than the establishment of facts
in horticultural science. Each out post of the borderland of this science is firmly established only after
repeated assaults of doubt, inaccurate and fallacious reasoning, as well as wilfully false observation.
Further statements of experience of the conscientious and painstaking observers quoted, and of others
like them, points from the wholesale markets, home and foreign, valuable lore from the societies and
stations, the light future experience may shed,—all these, with a variety of other delectable particulars,
may be some day set forth. That is a thing, however, that hinges on che public fancy.

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A BIG DAY-Visitors from the Universe In-
spect the Stark Nursery and are Delighted
Condensed from LOUISIANA, MO., PRESS.

Friday was a big day for Louisiana, when
our city was invaded by an army of the
most prominent nurserymen in the U.5.,
the visitors coming from N. Y., Ind., Neb.,

7a., Pa., N. C., O., Mo., Del., Kan., Mich.,
Novis lGes a. Tl) Wis., Dex’, Kv, Mass.,
Va., La., and evenfrom France. . .

It is safe to say no such advertisement
was ever givenacityinoneday. ..

The American Association of Nursery-
men met in St. Louis last week and came
to a fitting close on the occasion of the an-
nual Shaw banquet given to the nursery-
men and florists by the managers of the
renowned Shaw’s Garden. This was one
of the provisions of the will of the late
Henry Shaw by which $700 is set apart ey-
ery year for that purpose. The banquet
was presided over by Prof. Wm. Trelease,
manager of the Garden, and was a grand
success, over 200 guests being present. The
Stark Nursery was represented by C. M.
Stark, E.W. Stark, W. P. Stark, Judge ’Gene
Stark, J. O. Stark, and Messrs. Duncan,
Gatewood,Rogerson and Meriwether.

After the ceremonies, two sleepers, char-
tered by Stark Bro’s, were occupied by
nurserymen and left at thiscity. . . .
Friday was spent in visiting the nurseries.

An unexpected incident took place,
when Pres. Rouse called the meeting to
order and in the name of the ass’n pre-
sented Stark Bro’s with a $100 office clock,
bearing the following inscription:

«Presented to Stark Bro’s.N. & O. Co., by
visiting delegation of American Associa-
tion of Nurserymen, June 11, 1897.)

The visitors were quartered at the Pal-
mer and Grand Central, and every item of
expense—railroad and Bee pie car fare to
and from St. Louis, hotel bill, carriage hire,
even papers, etc.—was paid by Stark Bro’s.

The guests all expressed themselves as
delighted with their entertainment in our
city. They were astonished at the magni-
tude of the Stark Nursery’s business and
their improved, methods and left with
pleasant memories of their brief sojourn.

Condensed from the National Nurseryman.
Sixty members of the Ass’n accepted the
invitation of Stark Bro’s to visit the lat-
ter’s nurseries. It had been planned by
the Messrs. Stark to convey the visitors by
steamer, but the banquet Thursday night
interfered. So sleeping cars were arranged
to be in waiting at the conclusion of the
banquet. . . The party remained aboard
the cars until a seasonable hour when
they were taken in carriages abou t the
extensive property of Stark Bro’s. .. .

Condensed from the St. Louis Republic.

Stark Bro’s did the handsome thing by
the Ass’n; after the Shaw banquet, they
took about 60 members to Union Station
and gave them berths in Pullmans where
they could sleep, only to find themselves
on @ switch at Louisiana next morning.
The guests were entertained at hotels, and
given carriagerides about the nursery. . .

Condensed, Horticultural Gleaner, Austin, Tex.

At 2a.m. the 11th, we took sleepers for
Louisiana, as invited guests of Stark Bro’s,
the leading nurserymen of the west. Those
courteous gentlemen escorted us to the ho-
tels for breakfast and then to their offices.
The large number of Ee busily en-
paged in office work show the immense

usiness ofthisfirm. We weresoon on the
street, where carriages were in waiting to
carry us to the nurseries. The country is
beautiful, with its rich valleys and tower-
ing hills. Wespent the morning looking
at the main nursery and packing houses
and eating strawberries. . . Afternoon
we again drove five or six miles, seeing
more trees and fine country. This firm
has, inaddition, large nurseries in Illinois.
All the expense of this trip was borne by
the Stark Bro’s. . . They will never be
forgotten by these visiting nurserymen.
STARE BEO’S, Print, Louisiana, Mo.

10 Trees of one sort (as 10 Delicious, or 10 Gold, or 10 Alton, or 10 Kieffer, etc.) at 100 rate; 300 of 2
KIND (as 300 Apple, or 300 Peach, or 300 Plum, etc.), at 1000 rate—no matter how many sorts or

sizes, if not less than 10 of any one sort. Less than 10 trees of a sort, always at ‘‘Each’’ rate.
Example: In an order for 320 Apple, —100 Gano XX (2-yr, gitd.), 89 Delicious 2 ft. (lyr. budded), 115 Jona-
than XX (2-yr budded), and 20 assorted (1, 2, 4,7, ete. of asort), latter 20 will goat‘: Each” rates, the 300 at 1000 rates.
Different kinds, as 150 Apple and 1. 50 Plum, cannot be taken together to make up 800 So as to Obtain 1000 rate.
We make the difference in price between the 1, 10, 100 and 1000 rates very slight—barely sufficient as a rule
to cover the extra expense on small qui intities—handling, packing, shipping, ete. We uniformly tie trees in
bundles of 10; and as unbroken bundles are he mdled at le ss expense, We Can afford sue he UO NUSUAL Concessions.

APPLE Trees ce be & e dees 10 100 | 1000

2% to 4 ft................/ 92/$ .80/$ 8I$ 65

1-Yr. Grafted whole root (2-yr. roots) .............- Noawapaue sanvbler: | 72) ‘6ol él 50
iy Pipe Ore oO OL ran

2-Yr. Grafted whole root (3-yr. roots).............-+ | XX, 6ft, Zin, and up| 15? $1.40/$14)$110
BARGAIN size, 2 ft., 6f most 2-yr. Fruit trees, at half price of X size—in - X, 5 ft,2 to #inch'12?| 1.10) 11] 80

lots of at leasv 300 trees, and 30 or more of each sort ordered, ( 34, 4 ft,4 to 8 66 | 97 80) 8 65

Baldwin *Gano (Red Ben Davis) Mo. Pippin *Wealthy

*Ben Davis Geneton (Rawles Janet) Northern Spy Winesap

*Benoni (Benoni Red June) Maiden Blush *Rome Beauty rites Imp’] (Red Newtown, etc.)
2d CHOICE SORTS: Bismarck (Blighter) Greening, R. I. Limbertwig Red Astrachan

Ark. Black Early Harvest Huntsman Mam. Blae k Tw ig Strawberry (Sherwood Fav.)

Bellflower Fameuse (Snow) Lawver (Del. Red Wiater ) Rambo Willow Twig; and many others.
ONLY GRAFTED trees of foregoing sorts are here offered —but both 1- and 2-yr. , and THRED sizes of each age, as above.
Piece- -root-grafted Ben Davis, “Battle Ax”, 2 oy? ne Cee 30$ 818 25
1-Yr. Grafted whole root (2-yr. roots)................. (2 pS iy ieee Se 0

In ordering Apple Trees, pleas ke ! yhetl a Syiia eben | ‘ Sy ays
or 2- Ee eedded oF Graived: dacs are Panted awe onee ad aevaren a ft | 74 y} .60| 6] 45
1-Yr. BUDDED whole root (3-yr. roots) | Vite Sinan Been caeN aes

{= 1-Yr. Budded trees are always heavier than 1-yr. grafted. Lge: es Cake \12¢| 1. 10| 11 ls 70

XX,6 ft, Zin. and up|20¢: $1.80) O/$18]$1 $120
2-Yr. Grafted whole root (3-yr. roots)................. \O"5 £8 to 8 inch\15¢| 1.40] 14] 95
( 3d, 4 ft, Rtog 27-0} Ely 65
9 XX,6 ft, Zin. and up|25/|$2. 20|/$22)........
2-Yr. BUD’D whole root (4-yr. roots) ) 9° 253i 3 # inch’ 202) 1.80) 18)
These 12 sorts, as per prices, sizes, ages, etc., immediately preceding. / 34, 4Aft,4toz “ (152 1,40! 74h...
*CHARLAMOF *GRIMES GOLDEN *STAYMAN WINESAP
*DucHEss (Oldenburg) *INGRAM (an Improved Geneton) *WILLIAMS FAVORITE
*RARLY RIPE *JEFFERIS *WoLF RIVER
*PANNY * JONATHAN Pe Ws *YELLOW TRANSPARENT
2a to 4 ft................]202/$1.80!$18]$120
1-Yr. Grafted whole root (2-yr. roots) .................. ee ve be SS Be) 1.40 v 85
Cid tie 7 ae ea |12?| 1.10} 11] 60
\3 (FO) Sig oe ee aes Ne |302/$2.50|$25/$170
Yr. BUDDED whole root rOOts) 5 2 ft \22| 1.901 19} 120
I- U (-yr. s)) 2, ie '15¢| 1.40| 14} 80
a ft i in. and up/30?/$2.50|$25]$170
2-Yr. Grafted whole root (3-yr. roots) ee ee ee 5 ft, to 2inch|22¢| 1.90] 19] 120
(34, 4 ft, 4 tog “ |15¢| 1.40| 14] 80
XX,6 ft, 2 in. and up/402/$3.50/$35)........
2-Yr. BUDDED whole root (4-yr. roots)! x 8 Ht § tod inch BOP] 2.501 251
These 6 sorts, per prices, sizes, ages, etc., immediately preceding 3d, Aft, § tok “ [202 gOS e1 1 iS! [een
*APPLE of COMMERCE (Trade Mark) *CHAMPION (Trade Mark) *EARLY MELON
*BLACK BEN ms (Trade Mark) *DELICIOUS (Trade Mark) *SENATOR (Trade Mark)
28 ne A hte ee |252|$2.20/$221$150
| l-yr. Grafted whole root .. rE ot A 90¢| 1.80 18) 110
1h ft Se, 1152) 1.40) 14] 85
ay here '352|$3.00|$30]$200

‘CHICAGO | t-yr. BUDDED whole root . Eat eee 25¢\" 2:20) 29) 150

j EM Mabe ME ge 6 157; 1.40} 14] 95

TRADE | ‘XX, 6 ft, Zin. and up|35 7/$3.00|$30|$200
(MARK) | 2-yr. Grafted whole root .. Me X, 5 ft, 8 to Zinch| '25?| 2.20] 22} 150
(3d, 4ft,4to8 “ 152! 1.40| 14] 95

XX, 6ft, Zin. and up 45? $4.00'$40]$250

cs -yr. BUDDED whole root Vx 5 ft, § to $ inch 35%| 3.00) 30] 200

13d, 4tt,kto& “ |25¢) 2.20) 29) 150

CHICAGO is now first aha oh ed and is grown exclusively by Stark Bro’s. Cannot be obtained elsewhere. Weown .-
every tree in existence, and have been THREE YEARS Working up a stock large enough to enable us to make
introductory prices rock-bottom. Experts pronounce CHICAGO the “best winter apple known. Will delight all beyond
every expectation. Bids fair to excel all varieties hitherto grown.

“BLACK BEN DAVIS "8,207 TH...

BLACK BEN DAVIS is doing well. My trees bore this season; the apple is far better than old Ben
Davis or Gano, and ENTIRELY DISTINCT FROM EITHER, being darker color, better flavor, more
solid and juicier. COFFELT a good apple in every respect; SPRINGDALE not quite so good, but
better keeper and better flavor than Ben Davis, but more tender in treee MAMMOTH BLACK TWIGI
consider a very good apple in every respect, tho not a long keeper. STAYMAN WINESAP is best in
fruit, and a splendid eating apple—rarely equaled. Tree more upright than old Winesap. Expect
my two trees of DELICIOUS, planted 2-yrs. ago, to bear next season. Your new varieties of fruits are
proving of exceptional value, and I thank you for the benefits I have already received from your en-
terprise in introducing them.—Theodore Smith, Pleasant Dale Orchard, Whitman Co., Wash., Jan. 13, 1901.

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CRAB Trees ++ +3+ 06 Sighs! Fach 10 100 { 1000

* XX,6 ft, 2 in. and up|35¢,$3.00'$30]$200
FLORENCE (worth All others put together ) AED aay Mer 5 Xan ot te 9 tek BEA ea 150
2d CHOICE: Martha, Siberians, Whitney, etc.: 20¢, 15¢, 12¢ ; 3d, 4 ft,4to3 “ \15¢) 1.40) 14} 95

IN 1OWA:—‘‘A Florence crab tree which I received from Stark Bros. 3 years ago is literally full of fruit, and the ap-
ples begin to look handsome already. I have, indeed, had the best of success with stock from that nursery. It
is, in my opinion, all nonsense to say that northern grown trees are superior in hardiness to theirs. Northern
stock must certainly have, to say the least, the opportunity of being damaged by the winter more than trees
grown further south.’’—, B, Heaton, Ringgold Co., lowa, in Colman’s Rural World.

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PEAR Trees, Standard ©® e

; _ ( XX,6 ft, # in. and up 402! $3.50 $35/$200
Bartlett, Seckel, etc., aS below, 2-Yr. (4-Yr. roots). X, ‘Sit’ 8 tog inch. |30¢, 250) 25) 150
' (3d, 4ft,2to 8 “ _20¢| 1.80] 18] 100
Anjou (Beurre d’A.) Clapp Favorite *Garber *Seckel
“Bartlett Dorset *Howell *Vermont Beauty
*Clairgeau (Beurre C., *Duchess (Angouleme) Koonce *White Doyenne (Butter Pear
Cl. de Nantes) Flemish Beauty *Lawrence Virgalieu, and 30 other synonyms)

2d CHOICE: Idaho, Jap. Gol. Russet, Lawson, Le Conte, Longworth No. 1, Sheldon, Wilder Early; and others

: XX,6 ft, 2 in. and up|45¢/$4.00)$40]$250
Boussock, Kieffer, Lady Clapp, etc., 2-yr. x -'sit sigsmek gee 3.00. a 200

(3d, 4ft,4 to8 “ ..\25¢) 2.20) 22) 150
«Birkett (never blights) *Fred Clapp *Lady Clapp *Rossney
*Boussock (Magnifique, etc.) *Kieffer = *Krull *Lincoin *Worden-Seckel

Lincoln Coreless is simply the old Pound or Uvedale: true Lincoln (of Ill.) is very valuable—see Stark Fruit Book.

XX, ? inch and up....'60¢% $5.00/$50/$340
FAME (Trade-Mark), Alamo, Ozark, etc.- X, 2to2inch.....45¢) 4.00, 40} 250
| ( 3d) #to &) SS rhat '30¢| 2.50| 25] 170

=ALAMO =ANNE OGEREAU *FAME (Trade-Mark) “KING KARL *OZARK *TRIUMPH
Kieffer, ‘Garber, 1-Y0r-..c-:.ccc.::..-0001--dca0: (3 ies Sao cbt aattecb
(Spee Ree '15¢| 1.40] 14] 8&5
ie ee ee ee SS OBR ewes

Pear Trees, DWARF « « «€

XX, ? inch and up..|25¢ $2.20/$22($140
Duchess, Howell, etc., as below, 2-yI......eeeeeeeee X, to inch........\18¢) 1.70) 17] 100
‘ 134, $to# “ ......./12¢| 1.10) 11) 70

__ Anjou *Bartlett *Duchess (Angouleme) *Howell Louise Bonne Jersey; and others.
“FAME (Trade-Mark), KING KARL, ( XX, 2 inch and up..\4571$4.00/94015250
eee Ee ee ie hier) |G) | mn Nun Son ep naes - X, to Zinch.......35% 3.00) 30] 200
TRIUMPH, (3d,> $ tog #.. 95¢ 2.20 22) 150

BBO IS BIO PG BB OS GOOD BGO S GOSS BBOS 00999899 S GOSS OOO SOO OSI OOOO OSD

THREE Sizes (besides Bargain or 4th size) are made in our Grading Cellars; all 2-yr. trees are graded as below:
Extra Size, ? inch and up, includes largest and very finest trees in the rows, and is the size sure to please;
5¢ to 34 inch, usual first-class; even the 1% to % inch, equals *‘Ist class’ of some,—all young, healthy, thriity,
ist class of the size. Of course, dwarfish-growing sorts are not so tall, nor are kinds of various habits of growth
all alike. Larger sizes are graded by caliper (diameter) to similar thickness or stockiness of body—a true sign of
quality. When graded by both caliper and height the caliper governs, as height then named is approximated.
BARGAIN size of most fruit trees at half the price of X size—lots of at least 300 and 30 or more of a sort-
All BUDDED or Grafted on whole stocks—except “Battle Ax” Ben Davis, the only piece-root trees we grow

FIRST CHOICE LISTS carefully reduced: sorts of GREATEST VALUE (the sorts we ourselves plant for famiiy
use or profit) are starred*; most of the old unstarred sorts, we believe, will in time become 2D CHOICE.

HINTS of Value in the selection of sorts for different seasons, etc., will be found in Wholesale ORDER SHEET
(copies free); Ist Choice sorts are there arranged in succession according to their season of ripening. y.)

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P LUM Trees 51% ee | Fach| 10 | 100 | 1000

Reg mere Abundance, “Burbank, “Orient, {X% ¢ inchend wp eee a eel 70
* ° ° % > ? 44) § to 3 inch::.22% \30¢ | 2.50| 25} 170
Poole Pride, Wickson, “W. Goose Imp’d__/ 34, 4to8 “ ........ 95¢| 2.20| 22) 150
. ae Ey Ue gPRne SARS ee
GOLD (Trade-Mark), “AMERICA, “SHIRO, (0% 3 inc an ap a ee act 20
“CLIMAX ($10,000 Plum), “SULTAN .....0000:.. 134, 408 “ ..)30¢ 2.50) 25) 180
GOLD, FAME, CHICAGO, DELICIOUS, ctc., are exclusively grown and owned by us; cannot be had elsewhere.
XX, # inch and: up..|402/$3.50!$35[$200
Lombard, Damsons, etc.,'as below, 2-Y r}).........-.++ VE § to 2 inch... |30%| 2.50| 25| 150
134, OR Pe ee... 202} 1.80| 18] 100
American Eagle Damsons Giant Silver Prune
Apple De Soto Grand Duke Stoddard
Bartlett Karliest of All Lombard Splendor (Trade-Mark)
Black Diamond Fellenburg (Italian Prune) Mo. Green Gage Tatge
Chalco German Prune (Lq. Ger. Pr.) Pond Sdlg. (Hungarian) Wyant.

2d CHOICE: Hale, Hawkeye, Ogon, P. Simoni, *Satsuma, Shippers Pride, Willard; and others,

Luther Burbank, “Whose creative horticultural genius has, by new coinage of ‘Blooming, ambrosial fruit
of vegetable gold,’ amply requited the world’s gift of the choicest flowers and fruits for the advance-
ment and adornment of California—thus bestowing new honors upon the state and new riches upon man-
kind”—thus describes four of his ‘Five Greatest Creations’ which we have reproduced in color—tho it
is impossible for the highest art of man to successfully imitate the delicate shadings, the unrivaled colors,
the subtle bloom, all so lavishly bestowed on these productions of the “W1zARD OF HorTICULTURE.” Mr.
Burbank studiously avoids undue praise for his ‘““New Creations” and we are safe in forming our esti-
mate of value by his descriptions, as quoted below:

CLIMAX.—‘‘A NEW KING. The best from a number of hybrids of Simoni X Botan. Fruit heart shaped,
as large as Wickson, more highly colored, so fragrant that a whole house is perfumed with a single
fruit; delicious as could be desired or imagined. Tree extremely vigorous; upright, strong branches, the
very picture of hearty vigor. Productive as Burbank, (Climax Never Fails, and is nearly Frost Proof),
2 to 3 weeks earlier; a wonderful plum, which will change the whole business of early shipping. Promi-
nent California growers who learned of this,‘King’ were disposed to form a ten thousand dollar syndicate
for its purchase and control.”

Quality much better than any early plum I know. Must have a great future before it.—H. E. VAN DEMAN.

The best shipping plum that has come to my notice.—B. M. LELoNG, See’y Cal. Hort, Society.

AMERICA.—“Of the same parentage as Gold, which has proved hardy throughout the United States, and
no doubt America will prove quite as hardy. Tree like American plums in growth and appearance:
drooping, slender branches and less robust growth than the Japs., and yet a good grower and exceed-
ingly prolific. Fruit larger than the average Jap. plum, and from four to sixteen times as large as
American varieties, such as Robinson, Miner, Milton, Wild Goose, Wayland, etc. Glossy, coral red, not
surpassed in beauty by any plum. Flesh moderately firm and very delicious—so good that those who
do not like most plums call for ‘more’ and keep right on eating Americas. Ripens fully five weeks be-
fore Gold, and two or three weeks before Robinson or Burbank, and like Gold, is a splendid keeper.’

One of the finest plums I ever tasted; color so attractive it is nearly irresistible.—S. D. WILLARD, Geneva, N. Y.

Am favorably impressed with America because of its size and freedom from rot.—E. A. RIEHL, Supt. Ill. Exp. Sta.

SULTAN.—“Huge, oval, deep purplishcrimson. Generally thought by those who have tested it to be
one of the best plums produced—the most delicious, and the best shipper. Flesh is remarkably firm
and solid, fragrant; subacid or sweet, dark crimson, beautifully shaded light pink and light yellow, seed
diminutive. Tree a rapid grower, but compact; wood and leaves as much like Napolean cherry as like a
plum; ripens a week before Burbank, and nearly spring frost proof. Exceedingly productive—pro-
duces more big, highly colored, handsome, delicious fruit than any other plum. A'regular ‘Box filler’
and a wonderful plum for shipping. A great keeper. A basket of these plums would attract instant
attention anywhere by their unusual size and remarkable beauty.”

I consider Sultan best in quality of all Hybrid Jap. plums J have tested.—Pror. S. A Bracn, N. Y, Exp.Station.

Quality all that could be desired.—S. D. WILLARD, New York.

SULTAN measured 7x7 inches around; will certainly be a leader, not only for its great size, but for its exceeding-
ly high quality and very small pit.—H. KNupson, Brown Co., Minn.

SHIRO.—“A combination of Robinson, Myrobolan and Wickson. Foliage, growth and general appearance
most resembles Myrobolan, but a much Stronger grower than any of the three from which it came:
wood very hard and wiry, ripening up early in fall. Fruit produced in utmost profusion right on old
wood around trunk and larger branches—tree looks like a mound of solid plums. Medium to large,
uniform size, clear light yellow, and so transparent that pit can be seen; firm, yet juicy, rich, pleasant
subacid,clingstone; ripens two weeks before Burbank, and quite as productive. Will keep a month.

From its ancestry it should prove of great value where it is too cold to raise most good plums.”
LUTHER BURBANK’S Japanese hybrid plums seem to be fully as hardy here, 100 miles north of Boston, Mass., as the
Domesticas, and I shall plant an orchard of 1000 of them in the spring.—F, L. TempLe, Westminster, Vt.

Infringers WARNED.—Stark Bro’s N. & 0.Co. are Sole Owners of the Registered Trade-Marks, Senator,

Champion, Gold, etc., protected by U.S. Letters Patent; no one else can legally make any commercial use of same.

Fruit Grower’s Guide, boiled down, printed on large tag, is tied to every order. We want you to succeed

with Stark Trees, and so propagate, grow, dig and pack, that they will live, BEAR, be a blessing to you and yours.

CHERRY Trees e ® | Each 10 | 100-1000

e XX, Zinch and up ..!50%'$4.50/$45]$280
Mont. QO. (King), Suda, etc., 2-yF.....-. ccc VF tog inch. 402/350. Bal 290
(34, $tos “ \80¢! 250) 25) 170
*Dyehouse Eng. Morello Mont. Large *Suda Hardy
*E’y Richmond *Ger. Ostheimer *Mont. 0. (King) *Wragg
2d CHOICE Sorts: Early May Late Richmond Napoleon Reine Hortense Yellow Spanish
Black Tartarian Gov. Wood May Duke Olivet Royal Duke Windsor; and others.
“BALDWIN, “EARLY RICHMOND SWEET, ) XX, Fineh and up. 60” $5.00 $50 8340
x XOWTAPDI BRAMAITAAADFACY °°" - . (8) MG i x j
MONARCH, “STARK MONTMORENCY, (3d, $t08 “ _.135¢) 3.00! 301 190

(2 82 22D 4 DD LY 2S SID DBDDO OD FDO 3D B3DIISD IBD® DODO 9 9OD29 0232720322 2+ 3239939239328

PEACH Trees +}+ +}+

RAS 850 Oia es 1152'$1.40'$14]$ 70
Elberta, Crawfords, etc., 1-¥r. (2-Yr. roots) aes eremeie PS '12¢ 1.10 11} 60
| 13a, ite i feeeet tee, tS. | 97; .80) 8} 50
*Champion Crosby Sdlgs. . *Mamie Ross Picquet Late
*Crawford E’y Improved *Elberta (the QUEEN) Mountain Rose *Salway Improved
* “ Late Imp’d(Chairs Choice) § *€lberta Sdlgs. “Muir Sdigs. Select Sdigs.
Crosby *Kmma Oldmixon Free *Triumph.
2d CHOICE Sorts: Bokara No. 3 Globe Stump the World
Alexander Chinese Cling Smock Wonderful; and others.

Muir is a fine, very SWEET yellow free; best peach known for drying; shrinks less in drying than any other;
a great favorite in Cal. In nearly every case reproduces true from seed; very hardy.

F ripe SNOW, 5 to 6 ft., Each, 30¢: 10, $2.50. \ oe 5 to 6 ft _.........\202/$1.80|$18]$ 80
mine C1 2) 9 Ay AE ieee 115¢| 1.40); 14) 70
ollowing 12 sorts, BEQUETT, SNEED, etc. ser © A) 110k daly 60
*ADMIRAL DEWEY *CARMAN *FUTURE GREAT *MAMMOTH HEATH CLING
*BEQUETT FREE *CROTHERS *FITZGERALD : '*MATHEWS BEAUTY
*CapT. EDE *EVERBEARING *GREENSBORO *SNEED
Mit KX Sto 646.2300 '25¢|$2.20|$22[$ 95
Following 8 sorts, ALTON, WORTH, etc......... }§ Afi eae 202 1.80, 18] 80
3d; 3 fines See 115¢| 1.40) 14} 70
*ALTON *KRUMMEL OCT. *PRES’T LYON *SEA EAGLE Improved.
*ELBERTA CLING *LONGHURST *POOLE FAV. *WORTH.
b> <i 2D aR <D <E D-S <I PO A De O<9 BS -H DTS 2-0-9 2-2 3BDDWSs D<+3 7 OD DOD SOD OD
QUINCE Trees @ e@ e e
=. [ XX, 4:op tes oe |302|$2.50/$25] ......
Meech, 2-1. EMM Pek SAA AS OER cialis ie ph Lo EER foe a VX 3 ft... 122") oe
r Gs a ae 115¢| 1.40] 14} ......
- ( KX. 4 to 5 Ge. eee 1602! 5.00| 504 ......
VAN DEMAN (Trade-Mark), 2-0-2 eee YX" 3 ft abel 4.00) i ce
ak pe 1302) 2.50) 25} ......
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BUDDED LILACS

Superb New Varieties, far surpassing the old. We have tested a large number of sorts, and from them
have selected some that are grand. Weare testing many others before propagating largely, and the un-
worthy will be discarded as there is no room in the 4000 acre Stark Nurseries for any but the best.
Those offered below are the cream—far surpassing in size of truss, in color, and in beauty of flower, the
common sorts. All are perfectly hardy and should finda place in every garden, city and country. As an
ornamental hedge, nothing is more beautiful, and the dwarfish growing sorts can be trained quite low.

BELLE DE NANCY. Double. Very large; color satiny rose, white toward center.

DR. BRETSCHNEIDER. Single. Blooms two weeks later than other sorts. Very largetruss Light purple
in bud, white when open; foliage distinct, resembling white fringe. Valuable as a late bloomer.

FRAU DAMMANN. One of the best. Truss very large, flowers single, medium size, pure white.

LUDWIG SPATH. Flowers large, single, dark purplish red; truss very long. The finest of its color.

MADAME ABEL CHATENAY. Large truss; flowers double, white; very fine.

MICHAEL BUCHNER. Truss very large. Flowers medium, very double, color pale lilac. Rather a dwarf grower.

PRESIDENT GREVY. A grandsort. Flowers perfectly double, a beautiful blue. Blossoms measure ? inch
in diameter; truss the largest of all, frequently measuring 12 inches in length. One of the finest.

SENATOR VOLLAND. Double. Flowers rosy red. Distinct and one of the most beautiful of all.

Alphonse Lavallee. Double. Blue, shaded violet. Lemoine Double. Reddish purple.
Leon Simon. Double. Bluish crimson. Tournefert. Double. Delicate lilac; blue center.

Tree Lilae (Japonica). Grows to quite atree. White. Persian Red. Distinct reddish flower; great bloomer.

Charles X. Single. Reddish; large, vigorous. Marie Legraye. Single. Fine white. >>

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For PRICES SEE OPPOSITE PAGE UNDER ‘‘SHRUBS AND CLIMBERS

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APRICOT Trees SC 8 = & © jean} 10 | 100] 1000

2A Se 1207/$1.80|$18]$120

AMERICAN Seedling Apricots ....-.-.-:ececees Wee 4 fh sl. cau 115¢| 1.40) 14] 100
(Bd, 8 ft encene-(10P| .90| 9] 75

*CTIAIDIC r XX, 5 ft........ .........-1402/$3.50/$351$250
SUNRISE and *“SUPERB........00..00.0000000..... ere nt '30¢! 2.50) 251 200
2d CHOICE Sorts: Moorpark, Royal; and others. (34, a ee ......|20| 1.80| 18} 150

2D S 9 ODDS 0-9-8 BD DBD -0 0-H BG DD 9M DO 9DIDP BDO D 8 DDH HOD 9300-8 © OOD 09-9 3929027 D 23-2909

—5of sort a as.d. C rt - 12l¢¢: ord Fay
SMALL FRUITS and GRAPE VINES [orion ate ae oO nates 300 ee ttore at

one sort at 1000 rate (as 300 Cuthbert for $1.80). If no ‘‘Each”’ price, no less than 5 supplied.

> eae Each | 10 | 100 | 1000 SMALL FRUITS.—ContinuED | 10 | 100 | 1000

Currant, Fay, Victoria, White Grape, 2-yr, 9¢ $.80|4 ‘$27 | Blackb’ y—Early Harvest, profitable ....|$.30|$14 |$-7

* LONDON MARKET, 2-yr., fine 157 1.20, 6 | 35 “ Early King, fine quality .............. | 380] 14} 8

S: * Tree Form 25¢ 2.00) 10. ... “ ILLINOIS, (T.Mark)Early,finest. Each 30% 1.80/14 | 90

ae ae opel ages Se a | “ Snyder, prolific, HARDY ...........-.. | .30| 18| 7

snes ana ores han any oer ind Hold) | ||| Dewberry—Liucretia, best on thin soil] 50] 2 | 9
size of berry almost identical with Fay; in| One-Yr. Two-Yrs.

yield eentiaros with Victoriaas 5 to l. Far the, / GRAPE VINES aac tae MIO0L Brae anion ain

MOST VALUABLE market and home currant. 3 : : | 1UUY :

Gooseb’ y, Houghton, 2-yr., old reliable) 9%, 80 4 | 27 Brighton, red, high quality.| .90/$ 5 $35 eek 6|$40

Raspb’y, Cuthbert, large late red. 25] 14) 6 papbel R’y, not hardy... 1.80) .. ie 2.50 ae

“ Loudon, hardiest, largest red] ...| .35| 14) 9 oncord,ranks below Worden..| .60| 3) 18 80) 4) 27

“ CUMBERLAND, worth all other DIAMOND, finest white...... 90) 6) ...|1.20) 8) ....

blacks; hardiest, largest, sweetest, best 107) .60) 4 25 Moore Early, large, very early 90 5) 3511.20 6} 50

“ Kansas, much excels Gregg} ...| .25) 14] 7 | Niagara, large white ......| .90| 5) 3511.20) 6) 45

““ RANSOM, best everbearing; black 10% .60! 4 | 25 |WORDEN, richest,FINESTbI’k | .90) 5) 3541.20) 6) 50

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larger sizes, BUYER paying freight and packing.

{ Each { 100 { 1000

( Fach { 100 { 1000 | Mulberry, New Am.Evbg.,3-4 ft Best and 125 7/$22)/$..._..

Bechtel Double-flowered Rose-color- ‘“ ‘« 4-5 ft PHARDIEST: / 19Q9) 951.7.
ed Am. Wild Crab Apple, 3 to 4 ft... 40%/$25/$150 « «“ 5-7 ft to Sept. ( 35¢| 30] ...

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4 to5ft...507) 30 200 | Poplar, Carolina, 5 to 6 ft | Best tree ({..../125¢| 20) 70

- i 5 to6 ft..\607) 40) 250 “ «“ 6 to 8 ft | 7" Quick | 135 ¢] 95| 90

$ 2-ft size, for Ornamental hedges | baa | 18 120 es “ & to 10 ft oe country path 45¢ 85 110

Bote on ee « «1010 1248) Hine [6B¢| 50] 160

EST flowering tree. Of RONCLAD hardiness. | por aagnrOn, Am. Hardy, 4 to 5 ft ........ 302; 22) 120

Bears shearing, and sopmitadgs Beeten: illow, Weeping (Babylonian), 5 to6 ft _../35¢) 28) 150
sive as well asan exquisitely lovely hedge, ‘ 5 ey Pel en
screen, ete. Delightfully een, blooms, Shrubs and Climbers
young—after Ist year. Set 14% ft. apart. \

“A traveler who has seen much of the ieeranges sroeeean dt) hardy, fine ... .. 257 20) 110
world protests that of all beautiful ob-| EG Meher \20¢) 15; 90
jects he ever saw, there is none more beau- y BUDDED, gran d ie a iaat age Car 35¢) 20) 140
note meee ace cen hens ty “* Chas. x. reddish, large, vigorous ae ee 35¢| 20) 140

“A great acquisition, and certain to be- , Lree (Japonica)cream white, huge panicls...|35¢} 20) 140
come very popular ”_Ellwanger & Barry, N.Y ** Persian Red (Rouen; rotho. rubra) reddish, fine .....\35¢} 20) 140

P ; F . a 7 Aaa: ** Lemoine Double, reddish purple ........... 35¢| 20) 140
Crimson-leaf Plum (P. Pissardi), 3 to 4 ft-- 257} 12) 90 ** Marie Legraye,splendid white, large trusses.|35¢| 20) 140

“ “ 4 to 5 ft\30¢) 15} 120 “* Alphonse Lavallee,double, lovely blue.|50¢| 25! 180

“ “ 5 to 7 £t'352| 20! 150 “Frau Dammann, white, huge truss.......|50¢| 25) 180

; . to ; ** Leon Simon, d’ble, blue, Paris Great Medal|50¢| 25, 180

: see 4 Le or purple-leafed tree. & Ludwig Spath, finest dark purple eet as 50¢| 25| 180
ose Tree of China (P. Tri = ** Michael Buchner, d’ble pale lilac,magnificent|50¢| 25) 180
‘6 ‘“ (P Triloba), ce ae 307) 15) 100 * Pres’t Grevy, d’ble sky blue; colossal ........ 50¢} 25! 180

_ F 0 407; 20) 140 ‘« Senator Voland, d’ble, rosy red... 50¢] 25! 180

4 to 5 ft 597) 25] 199 | ‘‘ Belle de Nancy, d’ble satiny rose, new tint, grand|70¢| 35) 220

Hardy, beautiful; blooms long before ‘“‘ Dr. Bretschneider, lavender; profuse....|70¢| 35) 220
roses; flowers rose-color, double; like roses. ‘Mme. Abel Chatenay, d’ble milk white; extra ..|70¢) 35) 220

“* Tournefort, d’ble, delicate lilac, blue center) 70¢} 35] 220

Birch, Eup.White Weeping (Scotch),3-4 ft 35/ 28) 180 | Snowball, old favorite large shrub...../25¢/ 18) 95
4-5 ft 457) 30) 280 | Spirea, Billard,pink, showy; blooms formonths'25¢| 18) 95

Nae 1) 5-6 ft\60¢; 50) 280 “Van Houtte, of wondrous beauty 25¢ 18) 95
Most BEAUTIFUL Of forest trees, the lady —————
of the woods.—Coleridge, Clematis, Jackmanni, 2-yr. ................... 452) 35, 280

Chestnut, American Sweet, 4 to 6 ft ../35%) 28) 1g9 | Honeysuckle, Hall Japan (Halleana),2-yr. 207) 15, 90

Mickory, Giahishell-bark, J-yr. ©. ...\66¢| 50| _. | Beet bloomer of all-and very tragrant._

Maple, Norway, 5 to6 ft ) Beautiful ( 35% 28) 170 ROSES, 2-YR., own roots
3 ‘ 6 to 8 ft - Tees + ..502| 40) 209 | Crimson Rambler, “greatest new rose”....|302| 22) 140
F eet ta: LO £ \ foliage. i ..|802| 60 270 | Gen. Jacqueminot, most popular H.P. rose... |30¢) 22) 140
“ Weir Cut-lf., 5 to 6 ft ) A fine hardy ( ..|35%, 28: 170 | Mme. Plantier, white hardy, grand ...... 207) 15) 95

6 to8ft - eee tel - ../50%; 40 200 | Queen of Prairies, fine hardy climber...... 25¢| 20) 120

- : 8 told ft | street tree. ..\80% 60 279 | Red Moss, hardy, needs no care. 302) 22) 140

F alee LARGER sizes, up to he aes | Yellow Rambler, “hardiest yellow climber”..|302| 22 140

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© on onders of $12 and 7 soblat sing, 10 or 100 rate We alse Lett
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T pay freight on
mor on orders of any amount cnlexs one-fourth each reaches wx
before shipment. Orders are shipped direct to customer he to make all remittances direct to ce at
Locmana, Mo. All Drafts Orders must be made payable to STARK BEO'S N. £ 0. C0.
THREE Sizes (besides Bargain size) are made in osr Grading Cellars; 2-yr- trees are graded ax below:
XX, Extra, # inch and op, includes kangest and finect trees in ti
56 to 44 Teed. canal tet claw: even 85 to Se ined Let el
bet class of the sire. Of
growin all alike. Larger sires are graded by call Sete
3 trae test of quality é
is appenximated

ONE-YR. Apple {ye Sarena!
BARGAIN or 4th size trees, at half price of

to similar OF Slochieews of bol) —
ht the caliper govern, ws beigbt then Named

wal of (th sine}. And even ocr ad size Ls. trees

GET UP CLUB among neighbors, Save money for
lower rate lor taree

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In Tree trees Is for Club Makers ealy ure {row
AN, therefore, will understand why. when onter is all foe c

Dated at : 190
STARK BROS NUBGiRDS C sowisisns oY mos 9014 pe om)

Teta apply on. fo & Trees, ete, hereby ondered, balanen, if any
(ont }$

pleas collect on arrival of shipmot

Please reserve the stock x soon a+ you receive at feast one-fourth of theamount, whieh T herew(th remit
or will remit) direct to you by P.O. Onter, Express Onter, or dnalt. payable to your orders the lalance Lwill either
remit belore shipmea! ) rival. | will bot countermand thisonder, Hor propagate, Mell or Alspose of
© or alls of Gold, $3000 plum, or any otber of your mew TRADE MARK fruits

ADE trees, neko

Name
PO. te. State

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HE PARTICULAR To GIVE hort PO aN SITIPPVING STATION. ax COUNTY oF Fxen.

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Express Ollice | Ship About 190

6 Express C0.) Qonted sot shippinw date too tave—tre UI be plantel as soon as ground Je in good condition.
Our Frost Proof Packing |i) "ure safe arrival :

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MH mot to amy paper, to what do we owe credit for your orders? m

Han Old Customer please ment f jou have planted Stark Trees:
For old friends we frequently ha: clo) sorts for testing. 3

DIF ist Cholce sorts only re arranged In. suiccesio
Classes ire sc aaraten retest valtic are suaerey

2-YR. 2-YR, BUDDED
eae ee wT 2yr Ap’le xXeeek ba Pike

| YeL-TRANAP!

ordi to thelr season of ripeniag ( but diiterent
Ha Avioheale Paice Luter

are
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PANny..

WILLIAMS FAVORITE.

Benopinsecsscesse. No Buope Trees of Benoni offered.
Ducunss . " |
CHARLAMOP.

JRPPERIS..00.
EARLY MEL

. Maiden Blush.........J No Buopen Trees of M. Blush offered
Wealthy ..cceccsseeee " ~ Wealthy
Wour River
Baldwins... No BuppeD Trees of Baldwin 0}
Northern Spysccssese) " ™ - " N. Spy
Gaines GOLDEN...

JONATHAN oo .ceeccee i}
Rome Beauty No Buopeo Trees of Rome Bity offered.
SENATOR.

Mo. Pippin

No Buppeo Teees of Mo. Pippin offered.
DELICIOUS
Wineeap... No Buppro Trees of Winesap offered.
Geneton. . b. neton

York Imperial " York Imp.

Gano, ” Gano

Ben Davis
STAYMAN Wi

* Ben Davis

INGRAM ..
CHAMPION
BLACK BEN DAVIS...
CHICAGO.
| | APPLE of COMMERCE)

L-YR. GRAFTED ’ L-YR. BUDDED
Pree = 2hto ate) 2 ft Thte lyr Ap @ stonte. tt 2 tt Price
Yet TRANSPARENT, ,.
Barty Rive

FANNY

WILLIAMS
Benoni........s005 No Buppre Trees of Benoni

Dvciess, rey

CHARLAMOP,...2.-

Jerre | |
EARLY MELON, Seen ree ad foxeo Ts. S
. Maiden Blush, - No Buppxp Trees of M. Blush offered.
Wealthy. is "9 Wealthy =

ed Wour Riven. =

! m Baldwin No Bunpro Tunes of Baldwin offereb,
| Northern 8pysccunl 7 = Sani Bpy | P=

awl . J. Grites GoLors..... 1

Z : JONATHAN : i
Rome Beanty........| No Boppen Trees of Rome B'ty offered
SENATOR
Mo. Pippin.
DELICIOLS..

Wineaap.ccsssceossese No BUDDED Tues of Wineaap offered

No Buppen Tress of Mo.

ippin offered

Genetoc..., ” Geneton

York Imperial : ” York Imp’ *
* Gano =
Ben Davis a ee » Ben Davis

Staruan Woy

Gano,

INGRAM...
a CHAMPION
BLACK BEN DAVIS.
_ CHICAGO
APPLE of COMMERCE

Ben Danis ‘“Battle Ax,
APRICOT X 3d | Pree

2to8 fr fh XX CRAB X Bd | Price

QUINCE =X ad Pree
| VAN DEMAN W.

Names and addresses of thon #
apperciate sus seoding

XX
AMERICA .........
SHIRO.....

GOLD
Earliest 0
CLIMAX.
Red June.
Abundance,
SULTAN
Bartiett..
Chaleo .
Burbank
Apple

Wickson 4
Orient (Chabot, Chase)

Wild Goose Imp’
Poole Pride...

American Eagle...
Stoddard...
De Soto

Want.

Damson .
Mo. Gre
Tatge..
Lombard.
Black Diamond.
Splendor Prone.
Giant .
Pond Silg., English

German Prune, Large...
Follenburg -
Grand Duke
Silver Prune.

x

PEAR, Std
ROONCE...cccceererereee |
ALAMO...

Clapp Favorit
OZARK |
Boussock .
Bartlett ..

Plemish F
Rossney.
Fred Clopp

Garber

White Doyenne....
Seckel
Howell
Lincoln.
Birkett.
Duchess-

OWE...
Clairgean s
KING KARL
Worden-Seckel .
Anjou...
Vormont Beauty
NE DGEREM
Lawrence .
Kieffer...
TRIUMPH
Dorset
Krull.

‘ GRAPE Ieyr. | Price
Campbell B.
‘tes catty, only medion weality. “J. § Brerer, 6

Moores Early.

CURRANT, 2-y
Victoria, fine late...

Foy Prolific, large
LONDON MARKET, .......
Tree Form
White Grape, good!
GOOSEBERRY, 2-yr.
Houghton, old reliable
BLACKB'Y |
Early King . |

ag
|

ILLINOIS (T. Mark)...
Early Harvest,payer
Snyder, great bearer)

Mme. Plantier, hardy, whi
Red Moss, ine, vigeroas..
Queen of Prairies, climber
Gen. Jacq., red. P......
~ __.Crimaon Rambler.
Yellow Rambler...

on ine

M fikely be interested in STARK FRUIT 5 Book, her we nhall

Nend net be at your FP. O.—

Pree

uM“

XX
Elberta Sdigs

PEACH X

3d | Pree

Scuwex Sxow Sous.

SNEED .....
GREENSBORO...

Apsraat Dewey.

CARMAN ...

ALTON

Champion ..
ELBERTA CLIN
WorTH.

Crawford By Imp.

Evennrany
Cart. Ene.

FUTURE GREAT .

PITS FRALD.
Elberta, QU
Oldmixon Free
Croaby
Bequett FREE.
Emma ..

Impl

SEA EAGLE Imp'd..
Mathews Beauty {

LONGHURST |

Crawfd Lt.,Chairs €.

CROTHERS ..
PRES'T LYON,

POOLE FAVORITE

Picquet Late

Masnrovi Heart
Salway Improved
KRUMMEL OCT

Price

oT.
Garber...
Kieffer

XX

TYR. PEAR,SHA) 24 ft. |

CHERRY
Dyehouse .........

2M. Pre
al

X | Bd | Price

Early Richmond...

E'Y RICHMOND SW"

BALDWIN

Mont. 0., (King).

Montmorency
MONARCH

STARK MONT'CY.
English Morello...

ta.

Ger. Ostheimer..

Bartlett... «
FAME
Howell.
L.B.Je
Duchess

KING KARL.

Anjou

Ri Price

SPB'Y

Cuthbert, largest red.
Loudon, Jatest red...
CUMBERLAND, largest)
Kansas, large black]
RANSOM, best everd'g)

SHRUBS, ete.
Lilac, Common Purple...
ted White...
© BUDDED:
«© Frau Dammann.
Ludwig Spoth.. .
“ Mich't Buchner.

“© Pres't Grevy.
© Senator Yoland
“© Belle de Nancy.
“Dr. Bretschnelder.

Spirea, Van Houtte, fino
Snowball, old favorite..|
Spirea, Billard,plek,sbowy)
Hydrangea, hardy, fee
Clematis, Jacknanal, 1-97.
Honeysuckle, Hall Jap..

PEAR, Dw'f,

OR. TREES, ete.

x

Crimson-If. Plum, s-4 ft
“45 ft
be! = BT).

Rose|free China, 2-5 {¢
maa SK

Sto ait
Adtobft
Grote

Chestnut, Am. Sw't, 4-6 a

Hickory, Shell-bark, byt...

Maple, Narway, & hto 6 BY

irch, £

Bto Sft

- "Reo 10 ft
“Weir Cott, bto 6ft
“6 Sfv

kg Ls Sto l0 ft

iver, Sto 6 ft.)
bw

Poplar, Cain, 90 :
sit...

> “ 10 to 12 ft)...
Persimmon, Aw.li'éy,¢5{t)
Willow, Weeping. 5 to 6 ft)

Orders Only PARTLY Filled, instead of "sending other

good 0:

tment For. we take 1 for granted Roars “wish to pa jp

and yet It they, knew
than be wholly duapgolnted
toweling as Dearly

e wish,

money EGU, OF What 9 beta? In case we 800!

a, Wem OFLETE Ca
But your first choice will ahways & bes

a feative satislactions 20 pirave Sat
Td be cutot muy size or sort ordered:

however, to Olt deters wo Your eat

be filled exactls we
Able

varety cedered they wold often eccepe Brxtber, rALner

sire

Sizes: If my order cannot be filled with

ine wanted. my next peelecunce Ie

size.

Next sine Next

Sorts: If any sorts ordered cannot be fernisbed, some of the folowing artim world be seceptable:

If above does not meet the write “Yes”

case,
CALHOE be Slled to the letter, shall

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kindly {Dewi ites
1} we exercise oUF wf in foDewing in the water? — —

BASY Terms: —One-fourth the amount before shipmen'
ceat in advance. you to have your tanker of sume
} Streets Mervanale Agency, 09 2 oat

|
ae Pigase anip zoLowing onder, acd I will eee that the full

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palance on arrival. Or we will sbi
erhat who is inrorably reported by

oto STARK BROS NUBEatSSC

} amount due is paid promapely on arr

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