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CATALOGUE 1918
THE AUSTIN NURSERY
' ' ) F. T. Ramsey & Son
AUSTIN, TEXAS
NURSERYMEN AND LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS
Established 1875 400 Acres
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SEE SPECIAL DOLLAR
COLLECTIONS PAGE 1
It just happened this way in the Austin Nursery. A row of Japan
Tamarix, with every twig like a green ostrich plume. In the middle,
a row of everblooming Totus Alba Althea, and at left a row of small
Amoor Privet. They are all good for any yard in Texas.
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SINCE 1875
Since 187 5 our family has been, from grandfather to son and grandson, in the
nursery business, trying every year to find better varieties and to introduce better
methods. We feel satisfied with what we have accomplished, but expect greater
things in the future.
We owe very much to our thousands of customers. We hope to keep every one
and to be favored with the patronage of many new ones. Our thanks are freely
given, not so much for the money paid us, but for the good will of those who
paid the money. If ever we should fail to give full value, through any error or
oversight, let every one feel sure that correction will be made promptly.
In the past forty years wonderful changes have been made. A generation ago
we knew only a dozen or more varieties of the standard fruits. Even seedling
trees made up the largest part of most orchards. Now we have dozens of varieties
of peaches alone, or plums alone, that are far superior to those of the last century.
Nothing perhaps has made more progress than the pecan industry. We trust every
customer will read the facts under the heading of Pecans.
The awful events in the world’s history, of the past three years, have placed living
in the United States on an entirely different basis. We have realized that we must,
produce more food and feed. There is nothing more necessary for every home,
in the country or city, than fruit trees and berries. We have them for every
section.
Only in the last six or eight years has attention in the Southwest been fixed
on landscape work. We find that this department of our business has increased
more than any other. And we eagerly wait for the day when home-owners will
realize that it is as important and profitable to improve the surroundings of the
home, as it is to beautify the interior.
With years of close study and practice, we are prepared to make suggestions or
planting plans, and to furnish the trees and plants that will produce the best effects
possible. Our list of shrubs includes twenty-five varieties of climate-proof Native
Texas plants that are not surpassed in the world.
We are always glad to answer any inquiries. Feel entirely free to write us at
any time.
Most respectfully,
F. T. RAMSEY AND SON.
READ BEFORE MAKING ORDER
Shipping Season extends from about November 15 to April 15.
Guarantee. We guarantee safe arrival, in good condition, of our stock, and
beg to be notified if it is otherwise. Complaints, to receive attention, must be
made on receipt of goods.
True to Name. Every tree and plant sent out we warrant to be healthy and
true to name. If any should prove not to be, we will return amount paid us for
them, or furnish other trees. But it is agreed we shall not be liable to purchaser
for any further claim or damages.
Certificate of Inspection with every shipment.
We Pay Express in Texas on Orders for $3.00 or Over, and in the United States,
for $10.00 or Over. Customers thus will know exacty what their trees will cost,
delivered.
Parcel Post. Particular attention given to parcel post orders, for convenience
of customers who can not receive express easily. Fairly large orders can be sent
this way, and often cheaper than by express. On orders under $3.00, to be mailed,
please add 5 cents postage for each dollar’s worth.
Our Shipping Facilities are unexcelled. We have a large frost-proof packing
house, 120x180 feet. Leading railroads and express companies.
Explicit Directions for marking and shipping orders should always be given.
Give express and postoffice also.
Terms Cash, or C. O. D., unless otherwise agreed beforehand. We accept checks
in payment.
We Replace Trees that Die First Year at Half Price, if customer has taken rea-
sonable care with them.
Selection of Varieties. Unless particular varieties are wanted, it is a good idea
to leave selection to us, as we know the needs of all different sections, but state
whether fruit is wanted for home or market, what months of ripening, class of soil,
etc. If we are out of a particular variety ordered, we will substitute another as
good or better, unless requested not to do so.
ONE DOLLAR COLLECTIONS
CHEAP BUT GOOD THINGS TO PLANT
Sent by prepaid parcel post.
Any six collections for price of five.
Any twelve collections for price of nine.
All varieties of our selection.
Be sure to grder by number of collection, and not by names of the plants.
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6 Live Oaks, two years old (tops cut ready for planting) $1.00
Mustang Grape Vines for arbors or grafting 1.00
18 Dewberries and Blackberries, including some Haupt 1.00
10 small Peach trees, varieties adapted to your section 1.00
8 assorted Fruit Trees, including Peach, Plum, Pear or Apple, adapt-
ed to your section
6 Grapes
6 Seedling Pecans, two years
18 assorted Cannas
24 assorted hardy Bulbs
6 Althea, assorted colors
6 assorted Flowering Shrubs
6 assorted Native Texas Shrubs
6 hardy Climbing Vines..
8 assorted Palms, two and three years old <
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STANDARD AND SPECIAL FRUITS
PEACH, PLUM, PEAR, APPLE, AND APRICOT
Customers will notice these two classes. Our standard varieties are those of
oldest standing, and embrace only such as have proven themselves worthy of
propagation. Our list is selected from many hundreds of varieties which we have
tested. Such names as Elberta, Mamie Ross, Alexander, Stinson, etc., are familiar
to every one and indicate what are our Standard varieties.
Our SPECIAL varieties are of more recent introduction, and are, we can safely
say, the choice of all varieties in the world. We have either secured these after
long years and great expense of testing and improving, or have secured the right
to them by purchase from other experimentors and propagators. Most of them are
protected by trade marks and copyrights. All have been thoroughly tested and
proven.
It is the pleasure and pride of our lives to be able to offer our Specials, which
excel in all points desirable for fruits. Every orchard should contain them.
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STANDARD PEACH
Prices: Each 12 100 1000
2 to 3 feet $.20 $2.00 $15.00 $100.00
3 to 4 feet, good 25 2.50 20.00 150.00
4 to 5 feet, choice .35 3.75 25.00 200.00
5 to 7 feet, fancy 50 5.00 32.00 250.00
F. indicates freestone; C., cling; S. C., semi-ciing, meaning not distinctively free-
stone or cling.
MAY PEACHES.
VICTOR. F. May 15. Medium size. White with blush. Fine bearer.
ALEXANDER. F. May 20. Large, white with red cheek. Reliable.
JAPAN DWARF. F. May 24. Dwarfish tree. Meat partly red. Sure bearer.
LrREENSBORO. F. May 27. Large, white, oblong, prolific.
JUNE PEACHES.
TRIUMPH. F. June 2. Medium size, yellow and red. Heavy bearer.
IMPERIAL. F. June 10. Honey type, fine for southern planting.
DEWEY. F. June 12. Earliest of pure yellow freestones.
HONEY. F. June 15. Medium size, white, sweetest. For the South.
RIVERS. F. June 20. White, red cheek, tender. Young bearer.
ROGERS. S. C. June 23. Medium, light color. Fine quality.
PALLAS. F. June 25. Medium, white, deliciously sweet. Regular bearer. Honey
type.
MAMIE ROSS. S. C. June 25. Large, white, red cheek. Very prolific.
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JULY PEACHES.
CARMAN. F. July 5. Cross of Elberta and Mamie Ross. Large, white, red cheek.
CRAWFORD EARLY. F. July 5. Large, yellow flesh, highly colored.
/"FAMILY FAVORITE. F. July 5. Medium, white and red. Needed in every
orchard.
V CARPENTER. C. July 8. Medium, light color. Regular, heavy bearer.
v GOV. HOGG. S. C. July 8. Large, white, pink cheeks. Fine quality,
i/ THURBER. F. July 8. White, red cheek. Reliable bearer.
. CHAMPION. F. July 10. Large superb, white. Highest quality.
CALLER’S INDIAN. C. July 10. Earliest pure Indian. Succeeds south.
^'CHINESE CLING. C. July 10. Largest, white. Juicy, but not prolific.
ELBERTA. F. July 10. Large, yellow flesh, red cheek. Fine shipper.
JACKSON. C. July 10. Like Chinese Cling, but better bearer,
f/ ''LEE. C. July 10. Large, cream color. Sure bearer.
Z MIXON FRIJE. F. July 12. White, with blush. Luscious.
RUPLEY. C. July 12. Firm, round, medium, yellow. For coast section.
CROSBY. F. July 15. Productive, medium, round, yellow. For the West
STUMP WORLD. F. July 15. Large, white. Reliable.
•STANFORD. C. July 15. Large, white and yellow. Firm, delicious.
^ v CRAWFORD LATE. F. July 20. Large, yellow.
MATTHEW'S BEAUTY. F. July 20. Large, yellow, excellent quality.
ONDERDONK. F. July 20. Yellow. Reliable for coast country.
CHR1STABEL. C. July 25. Yellow. Medium size. Sure bearer.
MIXON CLING. C. July 28. Large, firm, white with blush. Reliable.
CRADDIEBEL. C. July 30. Yellow. Heavy bearer.
AUGUST PEACHES.
Z INDIAN BEL. C. Aug. 1. Heavy bearer, old Indian type.
INDIAN CLING. C. Aug. 1. Medium, red meat. Old fashioned Indian.
SYLPHIDE. C. Aug. 5. Large, light color. Wonderfully sure bearer.
SNOW CLING. C. Aug. 10. White, firm, very profitable variety.
HEATH. C. Aug. 25. Medium, white, fine old variety.
SALWAY. F, Aug. 25. Yellow. Ripens month later in North Texas.
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SEPTEMBER PEACHES.
EQUINOX. F. Sept. 22. Large, yellow. Like finest Elberta.
OCTOBER PEACHES.
BELL’S OCTOBER. F. Oct. 1. Large, fine, yellow, red cbeek.
MISS MAY. F. Oct. 1. Medium, to large, white. Sure bearer.
/ STINSON. C. Oct. 10. White, red cheek. Regular, one of the best all-around late
peaches.
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Prices: Each
2 to 3 feet $ .40
314 to 5 feet 60
12 100 1000
4.00 $ 30.00 $ 250.00
6.00 40.00 300.00
SPECIAL PEACHES — MAY.
I! EARLY" WHEELER. C. May. The finest early peach, specially for North and
Northwest Texas. Large, with clear meat, overspread with red. Sold under
royalty by contract with Texas Nursery Co. Prices: 50c each, $5.00 a dozen;
$25.00 a 100; 300 trees, $60.00; 500 trees, $80.00.
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SPECIAL PEACHES— JUNE.
SURTIES. F. June 20. Fruit like Honey, but not so pointed. Tree robust
grower, and prolific bearer. Has borne full, when nearly all others failed.
We control full rights to Surties.
ARP BEAUTY. F. June 20. Yellow with red cheek. Like an Elberta, but
earlier.
HOBSON. S. C. June 20. An improved Mamie Ross, ripening earlier.
BEST JUNE. S. C. June 2 8. Light color, red cheek. Fruit large, most de-
licious. Regular and prolific bearer. A prize for Central and South Texas.
SPECIAL PEACHES— JULY.
LE0MA. F. July 8. Like Elberta in color and size, but better quality, large,
yellow with red cheek. Ripens several days earlier, and is immensely more
prolific and regular in bearing. As this peach becomes known, it will entirely
supplant Elberta. We have tested it twelve years. Subject to trade mark.
WHAT LEADING HORTICULTURIST AND NURSERYMAN OF THE UNITED
STATES SAYS ABOUT LEONA.
McKinney, Texas, Aug. 6, 1915.
Friend Ramsey, —
The Leona has made me a believer. I find it a great improvement over
Elberta. It is better flavored, more beautiful color, finer texture, truer to type,
and more uniform ... a superior peach in every way. You can greatly oblige
me by giving me some historical notes about this peach
Accept perpetual blessings,
E. W. KIRKPATRICK.
Friend Ramsey, — McKinney, Texas Aug. 11, 1915.
Your good letter is here. In reply, believe me you have my permission to use
all I said about Leona, and more.
I took eight fine Leona peaches from a small twig six inches in length, and
not so large as a common lead pencil . . .
Truly,
E. W. KIRKPATRICK.
LANE. C. July 10. Large, golden yellow, fruit firm and all of uniform size.
This tree loaded with fruit is one of the most beautiful sights we ever beheld.
Subject to trade mark.
BURN AP. C. July 10. Large, white, resembling Chinese Cling, but most prolific
of all extra large peaches.
CH1LOW. C. July 10. Pure yellow. Large. One of most regular bearing of
all varieties. Flavor is always very high. Few if any peaches surpass Chilow;
in quality and quantity of crops. Best canned fruit we ever tasted on the
market were Chilows sliced in one-eighths.
SMITH. F. July 15. Surest bearer we know. Has record in Lampasas County,
where it originated, for 38 years without a failure in crop. We have had it in
our orchard seven years, and it has borne full every year, when all other varie-
ties have failed or varied one or more seasons. Introduced by Mr. Fernando
Miller, who says: “For regular and abundant bearing and for deliciously sweet
fruit, I know nothing which equals it.”
This is certainly true. Every home should have one or more trees of Smith.
Specially adapted for Central and Southern Texas, and perhaps farther north.
ERNST. F. July 15. Medium large, white. Bears very heavily, and has never
failed in many years we have known it. We control full rights.
GOV. LANHAM. C. July 15. One of most beautiful and largest. Yellow, with
bright red shadings. Firm, best of shippers.
TAYLOR. F. July 15. Like biggest, brightest Elberta, rather more yellow. Few
days later. Very productive.
GOV. CAMPBELL. C. July 2 0. Large, white, productive.'
SMITH INDIAN. C. July 25. Old fashioned, red-flesh, juicy Indian, that will
reach good size. Has borne on bad fruit years, and proven worthy of being in
every orchard.
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SPECIAL PEACHES — AUGUST.
AUGBERT. F. Aug. 1. Yellow, resembling Elberta, ripening later. More pro*
lific, and fruit is of highest quality. Has been a most profitable peach on
sandy or black soil. Trade marked.
AUGUSTA. F. Aug. 15. Extra sure bearer, past mid-season. Large yellow, finest
quality. Like best Elberta.
SPECIAL PEACHES — SEPTEMBER.
WEAVER. C. Sept. 1. Yellow, overspread with red, often measuring ten inches.
Flesh very firm, of best quality. A splendid peach for home or commercial
use.
RAMSEY’S LATE. C. Sept. 10. White, very productive. As good and bright
as a June peach.
SPECIAL PEACHES — OCTOBER.
OCTOBERTA. F. Oct. 1. Like a fine Elberta, but one of latest peaches. Has
created sensations where tried.
List of Best Peaches for South and Southwest Texas
Augusta, Bestjune, Cabler’s Indian, Carpenter, Christabel, Craddiebel, Ernst,
•Gov. Campbell, Hobson, Honey, Imperial, Indianbel, Japan Dwarf, Mamie Ross,
Onderdonk, Pallas, Rogers, Rupley, Surties, Smith, Smith Indian, Thurber.
List of Best Peaches for the Plains
Alexander, Augbert, Bell’s October, Carpenter, Champion, Chilow, Crosby,
Family Favorite, Gov. Hogg, Gov. Lanham, Heath, Lane, Leona, Mamie Ross.
Octoberta, Ramsey’s Late, Salway, Smith Indian, Snow Cling, Stinson. Triumph,
Weaver.
LIST OF BEST PEACHES FOR TERRITORY BELOW FOOT
OF PLAINS AND FOR NORTH-CENTRAL PRAIRIES
Alexander, Augbert, Arp Beauty, Augusta, Bestjune, Bell’s October, Burnap,
Carman, Carpenter, Champion, Chilow, Christabel, Craddiebel, Crosby, Elberta,
Family Favorite, Gov. Campbell, Gov. Hogg, Gov. Lanham, Greensboro, Hobson,
Indianbel, Lee, Lane, Leona, Mamie Ross, Mixon Cling, Octoberta, Ramsey’s Late,
Rivers, Rogers, Smith, Smith Indian, Snow Cling, Stanford, Stinson, Sylphide, Taylor,
Thurber, Triumph, Weaver.
SEE OFFER OF SPECIAL DOLLAR COLLECTIONS, PAGE 1.
REMEMBER: WE PAY EXPRESS
on $3.00 orders in Texas, and on $10.00 orders in the United States.
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PLUM
Of ail the fruits that grow in this country, we consider plums one of the most
successful. A few years ago all the varieties that were worthy of planting ripened
within a period of six weeks. Now the season is extended to five months — from
May 1 to October 1.
Then the only good variety was the Wild Goose. Now there are dozens that
are of more value.
STANDARD PLUMS
Prices: Each 12 100 1000
2 to 3 feet $.25 $2.50 $ 20.00 $180.00
3 to 4 feet, choice 30 3.25 25.00 200.00
4 to 6 feet, fancy 50 5.00 32.00 250.00
NOTE: The best one-year trees of Golden Beauty and several Chickasaw
varieties are often less than four feet high.
ABUNDANCE. June 10. Vigorous tree. Fruit large, round, red, very sweet.
AMERICA. July 1. Enormously productive. Medium to large, yellow and red.
ARKANSAS LOMBARD. July 5. Medium, round red. Sure bearer.
BARTLETT. June 15. Fruit red, with yellow spots. Flesh salmon-colored.
Quality fine, tastes like Bartlett pear. Long-lived tree.
BOTAN. June 10. Same as Abundance.
BURBANK. June 25. Fruit large, firm, red. Youngest bearer, and most prolific.
CLIFFORD. June 30. Large, red, acid.
EAGLE. July 5. Medium, yellow and red. Sure bearer. Favorite for North
Texas.
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EL PASO. July 10. Red, medium. Heaviest bearer. Fine for jelly.
^EXCELSIOR. July 1. Purplish red, large. Succeeds far south.
y/ GOLDEN BEAUTY. Aug. and Sept. Medium, yellow. Finest of late plums.
[/INDIAN CHIEF. July 1. Medium, red. Somewhat flavor of wild plum. Strong
grower.
EELSEY. August. Large, heart-shape. Red. Fine quality.
NONA. June 28. Large, pointed, bright red. Flesh yellow, juicy; high quality.
NORMAND. July. Fruit large, apple-shaped, pale yellow. Has wide range.
OHIO PROLIFIC. July 5. Medium, red, acid. Never fails.
i/ POOL’S PRIDE. July 5. Red, medium, oblong, very prolific.
u ROBINSON. July. Medium, brilliant red. Fine for jelly.
SATSUMA. July 10. Large, smoky red, flesh red, firm, superb flavor.
SHIRO. July. Large, yellow. Fine keeper. Tree vigorous.
WICKSON. July. Tree upright. Fruit large, heart-shape. Red, flesh yellow, de-
licious.
1/ WILD GOOSE. May 25. Medium, red, fine quality. Old standard.
/WOOTEN. June. Similar to Wild Goose, but later, more productive.
Happiness Plum
SPECIAL PLUMS
Prices, except Happiness and Bruce:
2 to 3 feet $,40 $4.00 $ 30.00 $ 250.00
Sy2 to 5 feet 60 6.00 40.00 300.00
ADVANCE. May 2 0. Very large, firm, bright red. Tree robust. A Texas seedling
that eclipses all early plums. Our man who was selling Advance Plums said
they sold so fast we should change the name to Goquick. Biggest early plum
Earliest big plum.
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BILONA. (Subject to trade mark.) June 25. Seems to be a cross between the
old firm Japanese plum, Chabot, and our big native wild plum, combining a
little of the flavor of both and yet far superior to either. A combination plum,
good for eating, preserving, jam, and jelly. But its strongest point is in the
fact that it has been loaded right along these recent years, when all others
have varied some on their crops. Every orchard needs Bilona.
BIOLA. (Subject to trade mark.) September. Originated with Mr. H. A. Biles,
Denton County, with BILONA. Excels on nearly all scores, especially size,
quality, and lateness. Looks like an extra large, sweet Botan, but firmer'
of very best quality, and ripens after all other such plums are gone. Truly an
epoch-making plum.
BRUCE. $1.00 each, $9.00 per dozen, $60.00 per 100. Large, red, productive. A
hybrid. One of the best plums. Originated with Mr. A. L. Bruce of Donley
County.
DORIS. June 5. Large, round, dark red. Earlier than other plums of its class.
Superlatively sweet, great keeper. Skin very thin, but strong .
OOLD. July. Large, firm, glowing yellow, with some red. Has a wide range,
sure bearer, and a money maker. Sold under royalty to Stark Bros.
CONZALES. June 15. Introduced by us 1898. Color brilliant red, with pleasant
sweetness and juiciness of a good Wild Goose and firmness and flavor of a
Japanese plum. Has made a reputation over many states for quick and certain
returns. Is a fine keeper and shipper. Took first premium at World’s Fair in
St. Louis, leading by many points all other kinds.
HAPPINESS. $1.00 each, $9.00 a dozen; $60.00 a 100; $500.00 a 1000. July. 1.
Tree handsome, leaves very large. Sun can not burn plums. Fruit large, often
six inches around; color glowing red, quality unequalled.* Bears full, but does
not over-bear, so has no off-years. Philosophers say happiness can not be
bought; it is not so now.
/ M’CARTNEY. May 2 0, Large, pure yellow. Very early. It pleases all who have it.
- — ’ MONTHALIA. A seedling of Gonzales County, and for years has been the best plum
in the county. Large, round, yellow and red. Very sure bearer.
OXHEART. May 25. Large, productive, sweet, bright red. Tree healthy grower.
SANTA ROSA. June. Magnificent, large, rich color of dark red.
SULTAN. July 1. Large, purplish red; meat red, high quality. Young bearer.
\/ TANWICK. Subject to trade mark. June. Another of Mr. Biles’ hybrids. Large,
red, cross of Botan and Wickson. One of largest, finest, and most delicious
plums we ever saw.
WONDER. July 1. Medium size, red. Hale County seedling. Should be in every
Panhandle orchard. Prolific also in Central Texas.
A LIST OF GOOD PLUMS FOR SOUTH TEXAS
Advance, Bilona, Burbank, Doris, El Paso, Excelsior, Golden Beauty, Gonzales,
Happiness, Kelsey, Nona, Normand, Shiro, Wooten.
Good Plums For Central, East, and North Texas
Advance, Abundance, America, Bartlett, Bilona, Biola, Botan, Burbank, Clifford,
Doris, El Paso, Gold, Golden Beauty, Gonzales, Happiness, Indian Chief, Nona,
Normand, Oxheart, Ohio Prolific, Satsuma, Santa Rosa, Shiro, Tanwick, Wickson,
Wooten, Wonder.
LIST OF PLUMS FOR THE PLAINS
Advance, America, Bilona, Biola, Burbank, Eagle, Golden Beauty, Gold, Gonzales,
Happiness, Indian Chief, Nona, Ohio Prolific, Pool’s Pride, Santa Rosa, Tanwick,
Wonder, Wooten.
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PEAR
Plant from 16 to 24 feet each way. Kieffer, Garber, and Le Conte should he
cut back for two or three years to make the tree spread.
Kieffer has proven commercially profitable in nearly every section of the State
and is almost immune against blight.
SPECIAL PEAR.
See remarks at end of page 1.
/ ALAMO. July. A seedling of North Texas origin. Highly recommended by the
introducer, Mr. J. S. Kerr.
^ CANNER’S. August. Tree vigorous, upright, ornamental; large leaves; hears very
young. Fruit apple-shaped, large, russety-yellow.
JAPAN RUSSETT. August. Similar to Canners Japan. Every orchard should
contain some of these because they hear regularly and are firm and fine for
preserves.
/ MAGNOLIA. $1.00 each, $9.00 a dozen; $60.00 a 100; $500.00 a 1000. July and
August. Most beautiful tree and fruit; hears young; fruit flattened at the ends,
without any neck; rich, golden color.
PRICES FOR SPECIAL PEARS, EXCEPT MAGNOLIA.
Each
12
100
1000
2 to 3 feet
$ 4.00
$ 30.00
$ 250.00
3^ to 5 feet
60
6.00
40.00
300.00
STANDARD PEAR.
Prices:
Each
12
100
1 0 0 0
2 to 3 feet
$ .25
S 2.50
$ 20.00
$ 180.00
3 to 4 feet, choice. .
4.00
25.00
225.00
4 to 6 feet, fancy. . .
5.00
35.00
300.00
BARTLETT. July.
Well known old pear of fine quality. Does
best in
northern
and western parts of the State.
CLAPP’S FAVORITE. July 10. Large, red; hears young.
DUCHESS. August. Fruit large, short-necked, fine quality.
GARBER. August. Tree most vigorous grower; fruit large, firm.
KIEFFER. September. The universal pear for America. Robust, handsome tree;
fruit large and of good quality when fully ripe; one of the sure bearers; beauti-
ful yellow color.
LE CONTE. July and August. Robust tree; luxuriant foliage; fruit, large attractive.
SECKEL. August. Noted for its fine quality.
READ TESTIMONIALS, PAGES 4, 12, 17, 18, 43, 44
We like to have reports as to success with our trees. We wall appreciate it
if you will write us just how our trees and plants have done for you. If they
have done well, the knowledge will please and encourage us to give still better
service. If anything has been wrong, we certainly want to know that also.
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Cluster Apricots grown at Lampasas on 3-year-old tree sold by the Austin Nursery.
APRICOTS
Apricots do specially well when planted in back yards, or where they are culti-
vated only with hoe or spading fork for first few years. A tree planted in some odd
corner will often produce several times as much as another planted in a well kept
orchard.
Prices, except Cluster and Sheridan:
Each
12
100
1000
2 to 3 feet .
$ 2.50
$ 20.00
$ 180.00
3 to 4 feet, choice
4.00
25.00
225.00
4 to 6 feet, fancy
5.00
35.00
300.00
PRICES OF CLUSTER
AND SHERIDAN.
Prices:
Each
12
100
1000
:2 to 3 feet
$ 4.00
$ 30.00
$ 250.00
:3 V2 to 5 feet
6.00
40.00
300.00
CLUSTER. June 20. Originated in our
orchard, from Russian seed.
Original
tree has never failed to bear since it was three years old; of beautiful sym-
metrical growth, very vigorous and hardy; an enormous bearer. Fruit medium
sized, yellow, with occasional fleck of red, and of excellent quality. Blooms
late; has passed through six freezes in one season after blooming and still
produced a heavy crop of fruit.
SHERIDAN. June. This is a seedling in the yard of Mrs. Sheridan, of McCulloch
County, right on the high prairies. The tree has borne every year since it wa§
three years- old. It is large, of a beautiful yellow color, and of most delicious
flavor.
BLENHEIM. May. One of the very earliest; has borne many profitable crops
around Austin.
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3EARLY GOLDEN. June 1. Large, beautiful, yellow, delicious.
GOLDEN DROP. May 25. Medium size, bright. One of the very best bearers.
HELMSKIRK. June 1. Tree very hardy; a regular bearer; good quality.
^MOORPARK. June. Large; orange, with red cheek; productive.
_ ROYAL. June. Early, large, fine color and flavor. We received one order from
California for twenty thousand trees.
APPLE
Texas is rapidly pushing to the front as an apple state. On the plains and in
New Mexico, is some of the best apple territory in the world.
Fortunes are being made in this fruit, for which there is always a market, and
which possesses the best of keeping qualities.
While other parts of the state are not specially adapted to apples, we have a few
native Texas varieties of our own introduction that are well worth planting.
SUMMER APPLE.
Astrachan, Becker, Early Harvest, Helm, Lincoln, Oldenberg, Red June, Sum-
mer Queen, Yellow Horse, Yellow Transparent.
FALL AND WINTER APPLE.
Arkansas Black, Ben Davis, Bismarck, Gano, Jonathan, Mammoth Black Twig,
Missouri Pippin, Rutledge, Shockley, Talbot, Winesap.
STANDARD APPLE
Prices: Each 12 100 1000
2 to 3 feet $.25 $2.50 $ 20.00 $180.00
3 to 4 feet, choice 30 3.25 25.00 200.00
4 to 6 feet, fancy 50 5.00 32.00 250.00
^ARKANSAS BLACK. Tree vigorous; fruit large, dark red — almost black. Winter.
ASTRACHAN. Summer. Large, bright red, crisp; tree healthy.
BEX DAVIS. Sept. 15. Large, beautiful red. While the quality is hardly up
to that of some other apples, it is a money-maker.
EARLY HARVEST. July 1. Large, yellow, tender, juicy. Excellent quality.
GANO. Large, deep red, attractive, good; bears young, annually and prolific.
JOXATHAX. Winter. Bright red, prolific, popular market variety.
MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG. Fall and winter. Similar to Winesap, but larger.
MISSOURI PIPPIN. Fall. Resembles Ben Davis, but slightly smaller and of
better quality. It often bears full at two years old. For quick returns and
certain money every year, we consider it has no superior over all the plains
and Panhandle.
OLDENBERG. Summer and fail. This is the delicious russet-colored apple that
Queen Victoria ordered from Western New York every year.
RED JUNE. June. Medium, bright red, in clusters.
SHOCKLEY. Fall. Large, productive, bears young; yellow overspread with red.
SUMMER QUEEN. July. A large yellow apple, slightly blushed and striped.
WINESAP. Fall. Medium size, solid red, highest quality; always in demand.
YELLOW HORSE. Best all-purpose summer apple. Large, yellow, sometimes with
red blush, firm.
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. Very early; above medium size; good, productive.
CRAB APPLE.
These, pretty little apples do well on almost all kinds of land. Often we have
seen them growing to perfection when other apples failed entirely.
Price. Same as Standard Apples.
FLORENCE. July. Bears in clusters; yellowish, splashed and striped with red.
^TRANSCEND ANT. (Siberian.) July. An attractive yellow color, splashed and
striped with red; bears very young. We value it highly for preserves. Buds
and blossoms exquisitely beautiful.
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The young-bearing, sure-
bearing, delicious Helm
Apple. It is making a won-
derful record and reputation
from Texas to California.
SPECIAL APPLE
See remarks at end of page 1.
Price, except Becker and Helm: .... Each 12 100
2 to 3 feet $ .40 $4.00 $30.00
SV2 to 5 feet 60 6.00 40.00
Becker and Helm 1.00 9.00 60.00
1000
$250.00
300.00
500.00
BECKER. $1.00. Summer. Originated in Colorado County. One of hardiest, most
prolific, and surest bearers. Fruit attractive, light red, with white flecks. Excel-
lent quality.
BISMARCK. 50 cents. Fall. Very large, handsome, red, fine quality. Bears young
and regular crops thereafter. Has been in great demand south and west, and
trees sent to Cuba a few years ago bore apples 14 inches in circumference.
HELM. $1.00. July. From Lee County, and has made a reputation across the
country north and west. Tree specially hardy and healthy. Fruit highest
quality, bright red, with cream-colored flesh. Trees young bearers. We consider
this an unsurpassed variety.
HERE IS A REPORT FROM ONE OF OUR SALESMEN.
Konohassett, Glasscock County, Texas, Oct. 7, 1915.
Weather fine. I am selling a good lot of trees, especially the Helm Apple. It
certainly is best in State. Six-year-old trees are producing five bushels.
W. S. TRIPP.
LINCOLN. 5 0 cents. Summer. From Victoria County. Large, pale green, half
covered with red; flesh cream color. Bears young and full, of finest flavor.
Some of the finest apples we ever saw were Lincoln grown on Red River.
RUTLEDGE. 5 0 cents. Fall. From Williamson County. Light red, striped. Has
fruited for forty years. Best apples we saw in 1913 were Rutledge grown in
Williamson County and near Alpine, Brewster County. A’ great favorite there.
TALBOT. 50 cents. August and September. From Williamson County. Greenish
yellow, covered with red. Flesh rich cream color, deliciously flavored.
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PRUNE
Commencing west of Fort Worth, prunes are valuable on most locations all the
way west to Pecos City and north through the Panhandle.
Prices:
Each
12
100
1000
2 to 3 feet, light grade
$ .25
$ 2.50
$ 20.00
$ 180.00
3 to 4 feet, choice
35
4.00
25.00
225.00
4 to 6 feet, best grade
5.00
35.00
300.00
GERMAN. Flesh firm, greenish, very sweet.
GIANT. A prune of great size, produced by Mr. Burbank; valuable, prolific. Bears
young here.
GOLDEN. Light golden color; exquisite flavor.
ITALIAN. Suited to the South. Very popular.
TRAGEDY. Grows far south; rich, sweet; almost a freestone.
FIG
Figs should be planted more extensively. Do
not let the sprouts or suckers grow, but prune
the trees so as to have clean bodies at least two
feet high. Such trees will bear full and will
stand much colder weather than if the sprouts
are allowed to grow.
PRICE: 25 cents, $2.50 a dozen, $20.00 a
100, $150.00 a 1000.
L 'S' BROWN TURKEY. .October. Large, brown.
Latest fig.
BRUNSWICK. July and August. Very large,
bluish purple.
CELESTIAL. July. The common little blue
fig. None is sweeter; very hardy.
GREEN ISCHIA. July and August. Pale
green, very sweet.
LEMON. Large, yellow, sweet.
MAGNOLIA. July. Very large, pale green or
white; shape varies from ordinary fig shape to
very short or flat; always bears at one year old,
and if frozen, will bear on the young wood the
first year. In some sections it is called Neverfail.
WHITE ISCHIA. July and August. Trans-
parent u deliciously sweet.
Ramsey Fig.
THE RAMSEY FIG. Price: $1.00, $10.00 a dozen, $75.00 a 100. (Quantity limited
for several years.) A seedling grown from one of our Lemon fig trees, probably
crossed with Magnolia. Resembles Magnolia, but does not crack open. Three
to four times as prolific as any other fig. Ripens from August to frost. It
should be cut to the ground every winter. One-year trees always bear full, and
each limb will bear 30 to 50 delicious figs.
Mr. Gould, of the United States Department, visited us and enthusiastically de-
clared he had never seen such a row of figs. The hundreds on a small tree and the
delicious quality were unheard of, unthought of, and wholly unequaled.
Figs should be preserved with skin and stem on them. It is less trouble than
any other way, but nothing is better. They can be boiled in syrup and candied, or
crystallized by drying in the sun.
There is a little fortune in a few hundred of these trees in either town or country.
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CHERRY
Not generally valuable in Central and South Texas, but popular toward the
Panhandle.
Price: 40 cents, $4.00 a dozen, $30.00 a 100, except where noted.
BALDWIN. 75 cents, $7.00 a dozen. A Kansas variety considered very valuable.
EARLY RICHMOND. Early, bright red, acid. Tree strong grower.
ENGLISH MORELLO. Dark red, nearly black, very acid. Tree dwarfish.
MONTMORENCY. Large, red, acid. Rather late in ripening.
NECTARINE
Will flourish on any land adapted to the peach, and with the same cultivation, etc.
BRECK. 50 cents, $5.00 a dozen, $35.00 a 100. Originated from peach seed in the
yard of Mrs. Breck, of Austin. We are the sole introducers. A duplicate of
Honey Peach in size, shape, and delicious quality, but a perfect nectarine.
JUMBO. 35 cents, $4.00 a dozen, $30.00 a 100. Originated in Burnet County from
a peach seed. On favorable locations it grows very large.
NEW WHITE. 35 cents, $4.00 a dozen, $30.00 a 100. Large size, white skin and
flesh.
RED CLING. 50 cents, $5.00 a dozen, $35.00 a 100. Free from curculios and all
insects. Large, sweet, prolific.
SUNSHINE. 50 cents, $5.00 a dozen, $35.00 a 100. Native yellow freestone. Extra
good.
ULIT. 50 cents, $5.00 a dozen, $35.00 a 100. A pure cling, consequently almost
proof against the attacks of the curculio.
QUINCE
CHAMPION, MEECH, ORANGE, and ANGERS.
Price: 40 cents each, $4.00 a dozen, $30.00 a 100.
JAPAN PERSIMMON
Some of these should be planted by every family. The fruit often measures ten
inches in circumference. They ripen in August, September and October. The trees
bear young, and are very ornamental.
Price: 40 cents, $4.00 a dozen, $30.00 a 100.
HACHIYA. Very large, oblong, pointed; flesh yellow; skin red.
HYAKUME. Large, round; skin orange red; flesh brown or dark; very sweet.
ORAME. Large, oblate, carmine skin; clear yellow flesh; few seed.
TANE NASHI. Large, oblong; orange red; yellow flesh; generally seedless.
YEMON. Large, flat, tomato shape; red skin.
NATIVE PERSIMMON
We are testing forty or more varieties, the very best from all persimmon States — -
Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia and Indiana. They
ripen from August to January. Nothing is more delicious or healthful, and they bear
every year. When planting, cut trees to six or eight inches above ground and mound
soil over the stump.
Price for suckers from bearing trees: 35 cents each, $4.00 per dozen.
Price for Ford and Ramsey Persimmons (see below ) : 75 cents each, $8.00 per
dozen. These are budded trees, the very best.
FORD. A variety from Kentucky, delicious, prolific. Ripens, from August 25 to
November 10, giving ripe fruit every day.
RAMSEY. Originated on our grounds. Highest quality. Ripens September 1 to
October 15.
F. T. RAMSEY & SON.
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MULBERRY
Every farm should have mulberry trees about the back yard and where the
chickens run. They make a quick, long-lived shade. They commence to ripert
before peaches or plums and continue six or eight weeks. (For non-fruiting mul-
berry see Shades.)
Prices:
Each
12
100
1000
3 to 4 feet
$ 2.50
$ 20.00
$ 160.00
4 to 6 feet
4.00
30.00
250.00
6 to 8 feet
50
5.00
35.00
300.00
ENGLISH (Black).
April and May. Luxuriant. Bears
at two
years
old; berry
large.
HICKS. The old standard, everbearing variety. Tree very hardy.
MUNSON. One of the largest, most prolific of mulberries.
TRAVIS. (Everbearing.) Luxuriant, symmetrical and compact. Best of all mul-
berries for fruit. It is very large and sweet, and bears in greatest profusion.
The original tree stands in Travis County.
SILK-WORM MULBERRY. The kind mostly used for raising silk worms. The
silk industry gives promise of being a success in the Southwest.
GRAPE
Price: 25 cents each, $2.50 a dozen, $15.00 a 100, $120.00 a 1000.
AMERICAN GRAPES
The American varieties are those native to our country, including their hybrids,
and crosses. Generally speaking, they are best adapted to those sections of the
South not mentioned under the heading of Vinifera.
^BLACK SPANISH. July. Medium to small, black berry; bunch large.
BRILLIANT. A most beautiful red grape of high quality, and a favorite.
CARMAN. Dark red, fine quality. For hardiness and regular crops, we consider-
this the equal of Herbemont and Black Spanish, and it is larger.
CHAMPION. June. One of the earliest; large, round, blue-black; vigorous,
CONCORD. July. Large blue or blue-black.
DELAWARE. June. Medium to small, with very thin, tender, red or pink skin.
y ELVICAND. Cross between Mustang and Elvira. Vine robust, long-lived. Good
x for arbors. Fruit white.
GOETHE. July. Large, oblong, pale amber color; sweet.
HERBEMONT. July. Medium size, round, black; not good when first it turns
black, but delicious when thoroughly ripe; vine robust and long-lived.
MOORE’S EARLY. June. Vigorous vine, fruit large, black; very early.
MUSTANG. Native wild grape. Makes an everlasting arbor. Good for jelly.
NIAGARA (White Concord). July 1. Large, amber-white berry; good quality.
VINIFERA GRAPES.
In recent years they have been found to succeed wonderfully in the south-
western and western portions of Texas, in New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico. The
Pecos and El Paso sections of Texas are becoming as noted as the grape regions
of California.
CHASSELAS.,/ Large bunch and berry; amber-colored; sweet.
CORNICHON, BLACK. Berries large, oblong, dark. Good for shipping.
HAMBURG, BLACK. Bunches and berries large. Black, sugary, and rich.
MALAGA. /Very large bunch and berry; white or pink-white.
MISSION (El Paso). Medium size, black, deliciously sweet.
< MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA. One of the best known of the white varieties.
SULTANA (Seedless). A delicious table grape. Long bunches, amber-colored.
THOMPSON’S SEEDLESS. Vines we sold in Arizona and New Mexico are proving
of great value. Fruit larger than Sultana, and greenish yellow.
TOKAY^ FLAME. Bunches large and compact. Berries large, light red.
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BERRIES
No farm or city garden should be without a patch of black or dewberries. These
are the surest crops that can be grown. They pay more per acre than almost any-
thing else. We have realized as high as $1000.00 per acre, while the expense of
working and marketing is very low. They ripen in the spring while the weather
is cool and most pleasant for preserving and making jams and jellies.
BLACKBERRY
Price: 75 cents a dozen; $3.00 a 100; $20.00 a 1000, except where noted.
DALLAS. Combines all good points; large, fine quality. Early to mid-season
JORDAN. $1.00 a dozen, $5.00 a 100, $30.00 a 1000. Bush vigorous, large sweet
berries. Ripens after Dallas.
DEWBERRY
Price: Same as Blackberry.
AUSTIN-MAYS. May. Robust short vine. Fruit very large, prolific. Sure bearer.
CHESTNUT. Early, productive, extra quality.
MCDONALD. Cross between dewberry and blackberry. Early, good shipper. A
fine bearer, but sometimes needs other berries planted near to pollenize it, as
Haupt, Rogers, or Chestnut. A patch of alternate rows of Haupt and Mc-
Donald makes the best combination we know. »
ROGERS. Perhaps the earliest. Commerical favorite in South Texas. Large.
SAN JACINTO. $1.00 dozen, $5.00 a 100, $30.00 a 1000. Large, very early.
Successful everywhere.
WHITE. April, May. Large and productive. White when ripe.
HIMALAYA BERRY.
Price: 25 cents each; $2.00 a dozen; $10.00 a 100; $75.00 a 1000.
Resembles both a blackberry and a raspberry, but the vine grows from year
to year, and for best results should be pruned back to six or eight feet each winter.
Needs reasonable amount of water. Large clusters of berries ripening in June
and July.
A HAUPT BERRY
VINE.
The same every year.
Never plant McDonald
berries without plant-
ing a row of Haupt be-
side them. It will pol-
enize them and make
them bear.
F. T. RAMSEY & SON.
IT
THE HAUPT BERRY
Price: 20 cents each, $1.00 a dozen, $5.00 a 100, $35.00 a 1000.
It is difficult to conceive
of anything the equal of
this berry. It never fails
to bear full of large, sweet
luscious berries. A cross
between a dewberry and
blackberry apparently, dis-
covered by the late Colonel
Haupt of Hays County.
Originated in Wharton
County.
We bought full rights
and all stock of the Haupt
about eight yeari ago, and
have never been able fully
to satisfy the demand. This
year we hope to have plenty.
Reports from the coast,
across Texas, into New
Mexico and Arizona prcn
nounce it the finest ever
seen.
There are four slightly
different strains mixed, and
we always try to put some
of each in every order, to
help pollination.
Haupt can be planted any
month in the year.
A CRATE OF HAUPT BERRIES.
See testimonial of $1,760.00 per acre produced by Haupt.
READ WHAT SATISFIED CUSTOMERS SAY
ABOUT OUR HAUPT BERRY
Every home in the Southwest should have from 12 to 100 plants each. Every
town of 500 people will justify the planting of several thousand for market, and
large cities will consume larger quantities in proportion.
We are the introducers of Haupt, and guarantee our plants genuine.
BEWARE OF PLANTS SOLD BY UNRELIABLE FIRMS.
From Mrs. Henry Alexander. Haskell, Texas, May 26, 1915.
Three years ago I bought some Haupt Berry plants from you, and would like to have you
advise me of their care.
At present my plants are full of fruit and I wish to know if after fruiting season all
growth should be cut back. . . . Kindly give me explicit directions, as I am quite proud
of my berry patch, and wish to care for it in the best manner.
PRODUCED $1,760.00 PER ACRE.
From John Keller. Fort Valley, Ga., October 18, 1915.
Yours to hand, and in reply to your question as to how the Haupt Berries
did that I got from you and planted in 1912, will say that they yielded at the
rate of $1,760.00 per acre in 1914. They sold here in Fort Valley, Georgia, at
20c per quart, and were all gone before any others were on the market.
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From W. W. Walling. San Augustine, Texas, Nov. 26, 1914.
The Haupt Berries I bought of you a few years ago are truly a Wonder over here.
I gathered 40 gallons from the 12 vines the second year from purchase. Will report on the
Leona Peach just as soon as it comes in bearing.
From Amasa Clark. Bandera, Texas, June 20, 1913.
I want to say for the benefit of all who are interested in fruit raising, that I am near 90
years of age, was raised in the State of New York, which is a great fruit country, and have
been in the orchard and nursery business the greater part of my life. I visited your patch of
Haupt Berries a short time ago, and can truthfully say they beat anything I have ever seen.
Mr Ramsey says in his circular something about 40 quarts being picked from one vine. After
looking at the heaps of berries on your vines, I believe every word of it.
From H. D1. Fletcher. Beaumont, Texas, June 10, 1913.
I wish you would send me one of your catalogs, and if you have any special instructions
on fertilizing, pruning and care of the Haupt Dewberry, please let me have that. I got 10
plants from you last year, planted them in my garden here, in gumbo soil, in 18-inch hills;
Lave gotten about 25 gallons of fine berries, and can gather a few for possibly 4 or 5 days yet.
From Louie Winters. Woodsboro, Refugio Co., Texas, May 9, 1913.
I got a few plants of Haupt from you . . . and with absolutely no attention they are
making us all we want for table use. I am so well satisfied with the ones I have that I want
enough to plant an acre.
From Issac M. Cronk. McAllen, Hidalgo Co., Texas, May 7, 1913.
I would like to have your price on hundred of Haupt Berries. . . . Our neighbor has
some and they are grand.
From the Francitas Bee. Francitas, Jackson Co., Texas, June 15, 1911.
(Clipping from an article giving advice to new settlers.)
As to berries, tie tightly to these; they l\ave proven themselves the very best. Straw-
berries . . . Klondike, Excelsior, and Lady Thompson, in order named. Dewberries . . .
Haupt, especially, Austin-Mayes, and Dallas Blackberry. These are sure winners. You will
not plant too many Haupt. Plants may be secured through the Ramsey Nursery, Austin,
Texas. This firm is very reliable; . . . send for catalog.
From the Texas Farm and Fireside. Published by Houston Post, April 15, 1912.
The Collegeport Chronicle gives its readers mighty good advice when it tells them to plant
some dewberries. An acre of Frank Ramsey’s Haupt dewberry will produce more real yellow
gold than any crop we can think of, and we, too, say plant the Haupt Berry.
From J. R. Goodwin. Winchester, Fayette Co., Texas, June 9, 1911.
Please send me your book on berry culture. I have some of your Haupt Berries. They
are wonderful producers, and the finest berry I ever saw for this section.
STRAWBERRY
Long summer droughts are hard on strawberries. Frequent cultivation and
careful mulching are necessary. They do best on new land.
Price, except Everbearing: 25 cents a dozen, $1.50 a 100, *$10.00 a 1000.
EVERBEARING. 50 cents per dozen, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Has long
bearing season. Favorable reports from many sections.
EXCELSIOR. Very early; has proven profitable over a wide range of territory.
KLONDYKE. From Alvin to Illinois praised by all growers.
LADY THOMPSON. A great favorite with all growers. Mid-season.
TEXAS. Endures summer heat and drouth. Mid-season. Most desirable. Large,
delicious.
F. T. RAMSEY & SON.
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CITRUS FRUIT
Price: Each. Dozen. 100
1 to 2 feet 60 cents $7.00 $50.00
2 to 3 feet 80 cents 9.00 70.00
KUMQUAT. The smallest of citrus fruits. Very successful in South Texas.
LEMON. Wonder or Ponderosa Lemon. Fruit several times as large as common
lemons, of good quality. Can be grown in tubs, or outdoors, if protected from
frost. Ornamental.
ORANGE, SATSUMA. Budded on Trifoliata. A Japanese orange very hardy over
Southern Texas. Of real value; good quality; bears young.
POMELO (Grape Fruit). On hardy stock. Without a doubt, successful in South
Texas.
CHINESE JUJUBE
(Zizyphus.)
A fruit from the high interior of China, to which the United States Department
of Agriculture has given much attention in recent years. We have tried it care-
fully, and are sure it will prove to be one of the most valuable of fruits for our
country. It is adapted to a wide range of territory and all kinds of soils.
Tree is very hardy, slightly resembling Prickly Ash. Fruit is chocolate colored,
some varieties round, some olive-shaped, and some pear-shaped, of the texture of an
apple. Size: one to two inches long. Fruit can be eaten fresh, preserved, or
cured like dates. Ripens July to November.
Every home should have a few trees. We recommend the Jujube most heartily.
It likes a clean back yard, where it is not cultivated, but will grow anywhere.
Price: Seedings. Each
1 % to 2 feet $.40
2 to 3 feet 60
3 to 4 feet 75
Budded trees of new large, improved varieties, $2.50.
MISCELLANEOUS
ASPARAGUS. Roots 50 cents a dozen, $3.00 a 100.
CURRANT. Best varieties.
Price: 20 cents each, $2.00 a dozen, $12.00 a 100.
GOOSEBERRY. Recommended for northern part of the State. Leading varieties.
Price: 25/cents, $2.50. a- dozen, $18.00 a 100.
KASPBERRY^KANSAS and*' CARDINAL. These are fine, large raspberries, so far
superior to other varieties that we sell no others. Ripen in May.
Price: $1.00 a dozen, $6.00 a 100.
ALMONDS
MEDINA ALMOND. 50 cents, $5.00 a dozen, $35.00 a 100. A seedling in Medina
County. As fine as any imported soft-shelled almond.
PRINCESS ALMOND. 35 cents, $4.00 a dozen, $25.00 a 100. Robust tree; almonds
of fine quality.
SULTANA ALMOND. 35 cents, $4.00 a dozen, $25.00 a 100. A standard com-
mercial variety, similar to above.
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PECANS
ABOUT PECANS
DEMAND AND PRICES.
Wholesale prices for nuts of the improved budded and grafted varieties are
from 40 cents to 65 cents per pound in any quantity up to carloads. Retail prices
50 cents to $1.00 per pound. (The nuts from native seedling trees only bring from
8 cents to 25 cents per pound.) The demand at present for the larger nuts is only
partially supplied. It will be increased many fold, as the supply increases, when
the foreign market can be entered. There will be the increasing demand by candy
manufacturers and for making oil. There is no prospect of meeting the demand
for a hundred years.
BEARING AGE.
Seedling trees hardly ever begin to bear under eight years and they do not
become profitable under fifteen years. Budded or grafted trees begin to bear in
from three to six years after being planted, and yield a large profit in from eight
to ten years. Seedling trees should be top-worked. We sell grafting and budding
wood from cold storage from spring till September.
VALUE PER ACRE.
Groves eleven years old have paid $500.00 an acre per year. Ten-acre groves
of this age have sold for $1000.00 an acre, and many owners have refused larger
prices. Trees fifteen to twenty years old produce from 100 to 500 pounds of nuts,
worth 50 cents per pound. Twenty-seven trees per acre, producing at least $50.00
a tree, will pay $1350.00. And the expense of gathering the nuts will be paid largely
by crops that can be grown between rows.
F. T. RAMSEY & SON.
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PLANTING.
Proper distance is 40 to 60 feet. Pecans may be planted to advantage between
peach and plum trees, in every other row, making them 32 to 40 feet apart. Follow-
ing are trees per acre: 40x40 feet, 27 trees; 50x5 0 feet, 17 trees; 60x60 feet,
12 trees.
We usually dig holes with a post hole digger, but it would pay perhaps to dig
them larger, say 24 to 30 inches across and three feet or more deep. See Planting
Directions for further information. We dig trees with roots two to four and a half
feet long, according to size of tree. Trees should be watered first year during very
dry spells.
CROPS BETWEEN ROWS.
Almost full crops can be grown between the wide rows until trees reach profit-
able bearing age, and even longer. Corn, cotton, vegetables and fruit trees, such
as peach, plum, fig, and orange, and berry plants, are well adapted. Cover, or hay,
crops should not be grown until trees are several years old. After that time, they
can be grown without hurting trees. Pecans do not need cultivation after a few
years. Their roots go down.
SOIL.
Texas has three-fourths of the native pecan trees of the United States, and the
most and best pecan land in the world. We know the soil is suitable for the pecan,
where native trees are flourishing. But there are thousands of acres of soil just
as good, where there are no trees now, because the seeds have not been washed there.
The pecan likes rich soil, with plnty of sunshine and moisture. Shallow water,
20 to 30 feet deep, without solid rock between it and surface of ground will solve
the water problem. However, trees are doing well on black upland and on top of
solid limestone ridges. They should be planted for home use in such places, but
not in large orchards.
The pecan is largely confined to the cottonbelt of the South and to northern
Mexico. Some varieties are proving successful as far North as Indiana and Illinois.
New Mexico, Arizona and California are making plantings of considerable size.
CHOICE OF VARIETIES.
Two classes of pecans are Eastern and Western. Eastern are those originating
in the eastern Southern States. They are adapted to all of the pecan belt, East and
West. The Western are those varieties originating mostly in Texas, which should
be planted only west of a line from Dallas to Austin. Perhaps the Western are as a
class more profitable for the West, though we could not give up some of the
Eastern kinds there also.
A few varieties have proven specially adapted to upland, as follows:
Western Varieties: Colorado, Halbert, Kincaid, San Saba, Texas Prolific, Bur-
kett, Napier, Longfellow.
Eastern Varieties: Moneymaker, Stuart.
ENEMIES OF THE PECAN.
There are some insects that injure the crops, but not every year. The National
and State Governments are working on this problem and we expect to see it solved.
But Texas is much more nearly free from these pests than the East. There is no
more reason to fear them now than any disease or insect that might injure peaches,
pears, cotton, or other crops.
Many of our varieties have borne good crops every year from twenty to fifty
years.
THE GREATEST INVESTMENT.
There is no other investment we know of that offers as large and sure returns
as the pecan. In ten years a grove is worth a fortune. No wonder Luther Burbank
said if he were a young man, he would come to Texas and grow pecans! They are
the best investment, the safest life insurance, the greatest legacy.
SEEDLING PECANS, FOR SHADE AND FRUIT
Best of all common seedlings, carefully selected.
Price— All Nursery Grown:
Each.
12
100
1000
One year trees, small
$ 1.50
$ 10.00
$ 70.00
Two to five years, 3 to 4 feet
35
4.00
25.00
4 to 6 feet
5.00
40.00
6 to 8 feet
10.00
75.00
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OLIVER SEEDLINGS
Seedlings from our Oliver Pecan. Hardiest, strongest growers we know. In
nursery, one-third larger than other seedlings.
Price: One year, 50 cents each, $5.00 a dozen; 3 years, 5 feet, $1.00 each,
$10.00 a dozen.
BUDDED AND GRAFTED PECANS
In planting budded or grafted trees, one knows they will hear the kind of nuts
desired.
EASTERN VARIETIES OF PECANS.
Prices: Each
1 to 2 feet $ .80
2 to 3 feet 1.00
3 to 4 feet 1.50
4 to 6 feet, heavy 2.00
12 100
$ 8.00 $ 65.00
10.00 85.00
15.00 120.00
20.00 150i00
1000
$ 600.00
800.00
1000.00
1250.00
See heading, “Choice of Varieties,” under “About Pecans,” preceding.
RRADLEYr. Florida. Good size, long, shell medium; kernel plump, flavor good.
Has done extra well for us. Early bearer.
DELMAS. Mississippi. Large, slightly elongated. Scores very high on all points
going to make a good pecan.
FROTSCHER. Louisiana. Large, with thin shell. Largely planted. Rather
elongated.
HALL. Mississippi. Very large, long. Heavy bearer.
MOBILE. Alabama. Large, long. In the eastern States it sometimes fails to fill
well. It has been very fine with us for years.
MONEYMAKER. Louisiana. Medium size, round. Well filled kernel. Good
bearer, one of the best varieties.
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NELSON. Mississippi. Long, perhaps the largest pecan grown. Tree sturdy
grower. Claimed that kernel is sometimes defective, but it has been good
with us.
PABST. Mississippi. Large, kernel and quality good. Shell medium.
PRESIDENT. Florida. Long, above medium size, early bearer. Tree hardy, good
bearer.
SCHLEY. Mississippi. Somewhat elongated, above medium size. Considered by
many to be best flavored pecan. Shell thin, kernel plump.
STUART. Mississippi. Perhaps the best known. Large, elongated, medium shell.
Good quality, fairly productive.
SUCCESS. Mississippi. Large, extra quality. Very desirable.
VAN DEMAN. Louisiana. Large, long medium shell. Quality fine. Fairly pro-
lific.
TEXAS, OR WESTERN, VARIETIES OF PECANS.
Prices:
to 2 feet. . .
to 3 feet. .
to 4 feet. . .
to 6 feet. . .
Each
$1.00
1.25
2.00
2.50
12
$10.00
13.00
20.00
25.00
100
$ 80.00
100.00
150.00
200.00
See beading, “Choice of Varieties,” under “About Pecans,” preceding.
BURKETT. Callahan County. Large, almost round, shell thin. Flavor excellent.
One of the best.
BURKHARDT. Karnes County. Long, large, extra well filled kernel. Originated
farthest South of all varieties.
COLORADO. San Saba County. Seedling of San Saba. Large, medium shell. High
quality. Dark speckled.
DAISY. Comal County. Fairly large, long kernel, plump, quality good.
ELGIN. Bastrop County. Hardly medium size, slightly long. Very fine flavor.
Cracks easily. Has borne good to large crops every year for fifty years.
HALBERT. Coleman County. Almost round, good size. Flavor highest. Perhaps
the youngest bearer known. Prolific. An all-around pecan. Very thin shell.
HOLLIS. San Saba County. Formerly called Jumbo. Almost round, fairly large,,
shell rather thick but soft. Good flavor.
HOUSTON. Travis County. Slightly elongated, large. Very plump kernel.
KINCAID. San Saba County. Above medium size, very thin shell. Elongated'^
Tree hardy, regular bearer.
LONGFELLOW. Lampasas County. Long, large nut. Fine for upland.
NAPIER. Menard County. Elongated, above medium size. Fine flavor.
OLIVER. Kimble County. Extra large. Shell medium, quality fine. Old tree
has produced eighteen bushels in one crop, and is a constant bearer. We own
sole right to this variety.
SAN SABA. San Saba County. Not large, but with very thin shell, highest quality,
TEXAS PROLIFIC. San Saba County. Large, rather long. Thin shell, fine kernel.
Bears young. Heavy and sure bearer.
LUTHER BURBANK ON THE PECAN INDUSTRY.
A few years ago we heard Luther Burbank, the master of practical and scientific
horticulture, make these statements:
“If I were a young man I would go to Texas, knowing as I do the possibilities
of the pecan industry, and devote my life in propagating new species of the pecan
and doing the same work there in nut culture as I have done in other lines of
horticulture. Y our pecan is superior to our walnuts and you are standing in your
own light; why not develop it?
“I can not think of any kind of diversification likely to pay the Southern farmer
as well as pecan growing. Cotton will not always he ten cents a pound: when it
gets down to five and six cents again the income from a grove of pecans will be very
acceptable.
“Cotton can be raised between the trees while they are small and when they
get large enough to shade the land, the income from them will be greater than that
from a much larger area in cotton, even at present prices.”
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THE WORDS OF EX-GOVERNOR HOGG.
Ex-Governor Hogg, just before he died, made this request:
“I want no monument of stone, but let my children plant iat the head of my
grave a Pecan tree, and at the foot of my grave a Walnut tree, and when these
trees shall bear, let the Pecans and Walnuts be given out among the plain people
.of Texas, so that they may plant them and make Texas a land of trees.”
ENGLISH WALNUTS (Budded)
The following are special and improved strains of the English or Persian wal-
nuts. They give promise of succeeding in certain parts of the Southwest, especally
when budded on our native stock.
This photo shows our
Mr. F. T. Ramsey hold-
ing his hand behind a
cluster of pecans on
the tree planted at
Governor Hogg’s grave
at Austin. It bore at
2 years old and each
year since.
Prices (budded on native Walnut Each 12 100
1 to 2 feet $1.00 $10.00 $ 75.00
2 to 3 feet 1.50 16.00 125.00
3 to 4 feet 2.00 20.00 150.00
4 to 6 feet 2.50 25.00 180.00
FRANQUETTE. Starts growth late in spring, and stops early in fall. Nut large,
rather long.
MAYETTE. Nut round, very plump. Perhaps the very hardiest.
SANTA ROSA. One of Mr. Burbank’s crosses. A sturdy, peculiar looking tree.
Nut large.
SEEDLINGS. 1 to 2 feet, 40 cents; $4.00 a dozen.
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PECANS. Young grafted trees of all these have borne in the different
sections of Texas.
Our best efforts are made to please all customers.
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THE AUSTIN NURSERY.
A handsome Texas residence,
whose grounds have not been
planted.
AN AUSTIN HOME.
Grounds planned and
planted by F. T. Ram-
sey & Son. Beautiful
masses of shrubs and
evergreens at back and
sides of grounds are
not shown in picture.
Ornamental Department
MORE BEAUTIFUL HOME GROUNDS.
The world is awakening to the fact that beauty and satisfaction have a real value.
No matter who the reader may be, he remembers with fondness certain trees that
grew around his childhood home. The very remembrance gives pleasure of a kind
that can not be obtained with money.
Are you willing that your children shall have similar memories in future years?
Have your boys trees to climb now, and a miniature jungle to penetrate?
Have your girls a secluded corner in which to train up their dolls, and play
keeping house?
The most experienced landscape men of these days have found out that back and
side yards need more trees, evergreens, and shrubs than do the front yards.
If you were to see one with a grove of shades— a grove, mind you, not a straight
row — and some shrubs, real masses just like wild thickets, you would never be
satisfied with any other kind.
Nature does not plant in straight rows.
But after you were convinced as to the style of planting, you could not make a
list that would be as beautiful and as much at home in your climate, as we could.
It is exactly our business (and our pleasure) to study the plans and arrangements
that are the most beautiful, and then get acquainted with the plants and trees that
will best develop or show the plan, using only plants adapted to the climate.
First, because we like the work, and second, because of the need for such work
in our country, we offer our services as Landscape Architects.
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If you send us $10.00, with a plat of your home grounds, showing size in feet,
the directions, the residence and other objects, we make you a plan with list of stock
to plant. If you take the stock, the $10.00 applies on the bill. If you do not take it,
you have the plan, which you can use at your pleasure.
For small grounds, as yards having only 75 feet or less frontage, the charge is-
only $5.00.
However, remember our advice along general lines is free. It is only where a
plat in detail is made that we make a charge. If you wish to know best varieties suited
for your purpose, and a general idea as to grouping them, do not hesitate to write us.
In case of a proper arrangement of a whole yard or park, or any particular part,
we would advise every one’s having made a plat or sketch. As you will likely use our
stock anyway, the plan is really free. Similar plans made by most landscape archi-
tects, who really are not nearly as well acquainted with Southwestern conditions as
we are, cost from $25.00 to $50.00.
Modestly, but honestly, we affirm our belief that we have produced landscapes
in the last several years that have never been surpassd.
We study every day in the year the various combinations in colors, particularly
as Nature makes them. The most frequent and beautiful, perhaps, are the white and
pink, and white and yellow flowers together, and red flowers against a background
of green, and the trees that have the gorgeous yellow and red shades in autumn m
a group by themselves.
If shrubs and trees are properly planted, you cannot name another way in which
you can spend money that will add so much beauty, comfort, and value to your home.
Happiness has a value.
Plant something.
FLOWERING SHRUBS
Deciduous and Evergreen. Standard and Native
Note. The Native varieties are indicated by the heaviest type.
We use our list of Flowering Shrubs in producing the best landscape effects to
a greater extent than any other class of trees, with perhaps the exception of certain
evergreens.
Our list contains fully ninety per cent of all the shrubs known to be good for
the Southwest. They have been chosen for their beauty and hardiness. All are
best adapted for outdoor planting.
Our beautiful climate-proof Natives are not surpassed in all the world. They
are indifferent to drouth or disease, and produce the grandest effects possible. We
would choose them over the same number of any other plants, except perhaps roses.
Prices: 25 cent plants, $2.50 a dozen, $20.00 a 100.
30 cent plants, $3.25 a dozen, $25.00 a 100.
35 cent plants, $3.75 a dozen, $30.00 a 100.
50 cent plants, $5.00 a dozen, $35.00 a 100.
Abelia. 50 cents. A beautiful evergreen shrub, writh light blue flowers all summer.
Very hardy.
AGARITA. 30 cents. (Berberis. Commonly called Algerita or Chapparral.)
Evergreen shrub, 3 to 5 feet. Leaves ash green. Bright red berries make a
striking appearance in spring, are acid, good tasting, and used for jelly.
Althea. 30 cents. (Rose of Sharon.) Nothing more hardy; many colors, blooms
all summer. Specially suited to dry sections, blooming with almost no water.
Colors: Pink, purple, red, variegated and white, all double, and large single
purple.
Totus Alba Althea. Single, snowy white flowers, persistent bloomer.
Burkhardt Althea. Best double, variegated, pink and white.
Kamsey Althea. 50 cents. (Subject to trade mark.) For years we have been
growing seedlings from the all white, constant blooming, single althea, Totus
Alba, and have produced an all white double althea that keeps twenty-four
hours out of water. The petals are slightly crinkled and every florist to whom
we have shown the flowers wanted the right to propagate it. It is a coming
new flower, good for several months of the year for design work, and for land-
scape effects.
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ASTER. 20 cents, $2.00 a dozen. Native. Profuse mass of small, bluish-white
flowers all fall. Three feet.
Buddleia variabilis Veitchiana. 50 cents each, $5.00 a dozen. Of fast growth,
from 3 to 8 feet, with dense foliage and profusion of fragrant white flowers,
tinted with lavender, in large panicles. Called Butterfly Bush, because of at-
traction for butterflies. Blooms from spring until frost.
Buddleia variabilis magnifica. 50 cents each, $5.00 a dozen. Like Veitchiana
(above), but with large panicles of rich purplish-violet flowers.
CALLICARPA. 35 cents. Attractive foliage. Has clumps or balls of reddish-purple
berries for months in the fall.
Cape Jasmine. 2 feet, 50 cents; smaller, 35 cents. The well known evergreen with
beautiful white fragrant flowers. Austin and southward.
Oaryopteris Mastacanthus. (Blue Spirea.) 35 cents. A compact growing shrub,
two or three feet high, with profusion of blue flowers in summer and fall.
HORSE CHESTNUT, dwarf. (Aesculus octanara.) 35 cents. Another climate-
proof native, 3 to 5 feet. Gorgeous trusses, ten inches long, of glowing pinkish
red flowers in spring and summer, but well worth growing for the foliage alone.
CORALBERRY. 30 cents. Hardy, pretty foliage, with coral red berries in winter.
W ill grow in shade.
Crape Myrtle. Well known old favorite. A glow of color. Pink and Scarlet, 30
cents. White, 50 cents.
CYPRESS, Standing. 50 cents a dozen; $3.00 a 100. (Gilia coronopifolia) Texas
Plume. 2 to 4 feet. Dainty foliage, spikes of coral red flowers, blooming all
summer. Very beautiful. Annual, but seeds the ground every year without
attention.
Deutzia. 30 cents. Beautiful, double white flowers, tinged with pink.
ELDERBERRY. 30 cents. Trusses of white flowers in summer. Desirable.
E U PATGRIUM. 50 cents. Shrub 2 to 3 feet, with wonderfully fragrant white
flowers in fall. It is covered with butterflies on fair days.
Exochorda grandiflora. (Pearl Bush.) 50 cents. Grows six to eight feet. Bright
green foliage, with large clusters of snow white flowers in spring.
EORESTIERA. 30 cents. Pea-green foliage, desirable for massing. Beautiful
when pruned, good for hedges. Thrives in shade.
Gtenista, tinctoria. (Scotch Broom.) 30 cents. Most desirable for rocky locations
or hillsides, or low massing with other shrubs. Small leaves, and slender bright
green branches. Golden yellow flowers in profusion. 2 to 3 feet.
GrOLDENROD. 10 cents, 75 cents a dozen. Tall spikes of yellow flowers in fall.
Best strain of Goldenrod we have seen.
HELIANTHUS Maximilianii. 25 cents. Large yellow flowers, with yellow centers,
stems five to seven feet. Blooms in fall. Most effective in all plantings.
Hibiscus. Perennial. 40 cents, $4.00 a dozen. One of the best old-fashioned
favorites. Blooms freely after second year. Assorted colors.
Honeysuckle, Bush. 35 cents. Grows 4 to 6 feet. A hardy shrub, blooming pro-
fusely early in spring, before leaves come out. Fragrant. Colors: Red, white,
and pink.
HUISACHE. (Pronounced wee-satch.) Acacia farnesiana. 50 cents. Mediumsized
tree, beautiful fern-like foliage. Gorgeous display yellow flowers all spring.
Hypericum, moserianum. 50 cents. Grows two feet, with heavy foliage on grace-
ful drooping branches. Flowers large, bright yellow.
Hypericum prolificum. 50 cents. Larger than Moserianum (above), with dark
green foliage, and smaller but bright golden yellow flowers.
indigofera dosua. 50 cents. Hardy drouth-resistant shrub, 4 to 5 feet. Foliage
dainty, mesquite-like. Pink flowers all summer.
Jasmine nudiflorum. 30 cents. Beautiful shrub, with bright green leaves and stems.
Fragrant yellow flowers. Hardy, desirable.
Jasmine officinalis. 30 cents. Much like above, but with fragrant white flowers.
Will climb when supported.
LANTANA. (L. Camara.) 35 cents. Low bush, dark green foliage, handsome
orange colored flowers. Very hardy. Stands drouth. Extremely attractive;
blooms all summer.
Special Notice
PEACH AND PLUM SHORT. For the first time in forty-three
years we are short on peach and plum trees. The strong demand,
with a less supply than usual, has exhausted several varieties already.
However, we have most of the best kinds yet in stock, and hope
to have enough to fil] orders. We have, at present the following:
PEACH — Best June, Chilow, Hobson, Leona (only two feet), Smith,
Surties, Wheeler, Alexander, Champion, Carman, Chinese Cling,
Crawford Early, Crawford Late, illberta, Greensboro, Heath,
^
Honey, Mamie Ross, Pallas, Triumph, Victor.
PLUM — Bilona, Biola, Gold, Gonzales, Happiness, Santa Rosa, Abun-
dance, America, Botan, Burbank, Excelsior, Golden Beauty, Pool’s
Pride, Robinson, Wickson.
Customers will please use mostly these varieties. Of course, we
have a few trees of other varieties, but not many. We can assure
those who order that if necessary to substitute any variety we will
give another equally as good, and in most cases better. Every
variety will be labeled exactly what it is.
The nursery that never “runs out” of any variety — well, it’s
different from ours.
In all other fruits, grafted pecans, shades, ornamental trees and
shrubs, berries, roses and evergreens we have almost a full stock.
A distinctive feature of our catalog is the large list of climate-
proof, native Texas shrubs, which for hardiness and beauty are not
surpassed in the world. With these and other shrubs, roses, shade
trees and evergreens, we can make your HOME GROUNDS BEAU-
TIFUL FOREVER.
Assuring every one that we will render satisfaction or refund
money, we are,
Very truly,
F. T. RAMSEY & SON.
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F. T. RAMSEY & SON.
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Sold by Austin Nursery. A
Pyramidal Cypress 30 feet
high; a Texas Mountain Laurel
10 feet high; a pink Crape
Myrtle 25 feet high.
LAUREL, Mountain (Sophora secundiflora) . 50 cents. Dark evergreen. Fragrant
blue flowers, like Wistaria.
CHERRY LAUREL (Rharunus Caroliniana) . 50 cents each. Grows 4 to 8 feet.
Bright, glossy, evergreen leaves. Limbs covered with shining black berries all
fall and winter. A hardy native of Texas.
LEUCOPHYLLUM. Texanum. 50 cents. Evergreen, ashen colored foliage, pale
lilac flowers through summer. Excellent for contrast effects.
LIATRIS punctata. 25 cents. Perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with spikes of purplish-
blue flowers that retain their color all winter when cut and dried. Blooms late
summer and fall. A hardy, desirable native.
Lilac. Purple. Fragrant, early bloomer, evergreen. Old favorite. 30 cents.
Lilac. White, budded, 50 cents.
LOBELIA cardinalis. 25 cents. Perennial, with spikes of bright red flowers, one
to two feet long. Blooms most of summer and fall.
Mallow Marvels. 50 cents. Improved, hardy Hibiscus. Large flowers, white,, pink,
crimson, and scarlet, mixed.
MALVAVISCUS. Drummondi. 35 cents. Heavy green leaves, scarlet flowers all
summer. Thrifty everywhere. Excellent for low borders and backgrounds.
Perennial.
Mock Orange. (Philadelphus.) 30 cents. Makes small tree. Beautiful white,
fragrant flowers.
Oleander. 50 cents. Assorted colors.
PARKINSONIA aculeata. 50 cents. Reaches 15 feet. Foliage like Mesquite. Glow
of yellow flowers all summer.
PAVONIA. 35 cents. Two feet, hardy, covered from spring until winter with
bright rosy-pink flowers. A fine thing.
PITHECOLOBIUM. 35 cents. On one of our tramps beyond Devil’s River we found
this which may become the most popular of all the native shrubs we have
ever introduced. It was luxuriant in the barren desert gravel, and more so
when set in our black land and cultivated. It grows one to two feet, and the
leaves are of the style of a sensitive plant, but also look like ferns. If cut
to the ground every few years, the robust growth is beautiful beyond descrip-
tion. A bed may be planted against the west foundation of a house, or any
other side, and no bed of ferns will ever surpass it in beauty or luxuriance. Plant
a dozen “on suspicion.” It should not be watered more than once a month.
Pittisporum tobira. Plants 10 to 15 inches, 60 cents; $6.00 a dozen. Very fine,
evergreen shrub. Grows to be six feet high and thick. Suitable for trimming,
to be kept any size.
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Plumbago Capensis. 30 cents. Low shrub with masses of beautiful fluffy soft blue
flowers all summer and fall.
Poinciana. Royal Dwarf. 30 cents. Very hardy, five to six feet. Covered with
panicles of yellow and red flowers. Very striking.
Pomegranate, flowering. Double. Pink, red and white. 30 cents.
Pomegranite, fruiting. 30 cents. Best constant bloomer. Fine fruit. Best for
landscape effects. Flowers bright red. Fruit showy on trees.
Primus Pissardii. 35 cents. Red-leaved plum. Fine in masses.
Quince, Japan. (Pyrus Japonica.) 30 cents. Scarlet flowers, very early in spring.
Firebush.
REDBUD. 35 cents. Grows to be ten feet tall. Covered with purplish-red flowers
early in spring, before leaves come out.
SALVIA, Greggii. 30 cents. Native of West Texas. Almost evergreen; 2 to 3
feet. Covered with dark crimson flowers from spring to frost. Of compact
growth that is improved by pruning. Hardy everywhere, and suitable for many
purposes, especially for low borders and for massing.
SALVIA, Greggii alba. 50 cents. Like the Greggii above, but with white flowers.
Salvia splendens. 30 cents each, $3.00 a dozen. 2 to 3 feet, with bright red flowers
all season. Extremely attractive in borders and for color in front of plantings.
Spirea. 30 cents. Bridal Wreath. Single and double. A bank of white flowers
in spring.
STYRAX. (S. platanifolia.) 50 cents. Another of our favorite Natives. Shrub
or small tree. Both twigs and leaves somewhat resemble a Red Bud, but are
lighter in color. Loaded with sprays or panicles of dainty white flowers. The
buds remain half open for several wqeks. The daintiness of the tree, buds,
and flowers makes it truly a Fairies’ Bower. It prefers a shady location. Very
rare.
Sumach, Staghorn. 50 cents. Large leaf. Exquisite autumn foliage in red, green,
and yellow.
SUMACH, Evergreen. 35 cents. Hardy native, growing four feet. Foliage shows
beautiful shades all winter, with red limbs and twigs. A grand and valuable
addition.
Tamarix (Improved Salt Cedar.) 2-3 feet, 30 cents, 4-5 feet, 50 cents. Hardy,
graceful, grow anywhere. Following are three best kinds of some fifteen in
existence:
Tamarix estivalis. Beautiful plume like foliage, with profuse pink flowers.
Tamarix Japonica plumosa. Becomes medium size shade tree. Each limb a
mammoth plume of feathery-like green. Every landscape needs them.
Tamarix Odessana. All summer bears great racemes of bright pink flowers,
backed by delicate foliage.
Vitex. Blue. 30 cents. Very hardy, growing 6 to 10 feet. Large spikes of blue
flowers.
Vitex, White. 30 cents. Same as above, but with white flowers.
WILLOW, Flowering. 35 cents. (Chilopsis linearis.) Native of Western Texas
and New Mexico. Constant bloomer, May till fall. Lace-like flowers in clusters.
Colors, purple, lilac and white. Tree reaches 20 feet.
ROSES
We have some roses on their own roots, grown from cuttings in the greenhouse,
and others which do best budded on other, hardier stocks. In the case of budded or
grafted roses, it is necessary not to allow the rose to grow from below the bud. The
bud is usually indicated by a slight offset or elbow about where the branches of the
bush begin, or somewhat lower.
Price: Largest, 50 cents each, $5.00 a dozen; smaller, two years, 30 cents each,
$3.00 a dozen.
AMERICAN BEAUTY. Bush. Red, large, fragrant.
WHITE AMERICAN BEAUTY (Frau Karl Druschki). Bush. Snow white blooms,
with very large petals. Hardy everywhere.
BABY RAMBLER. Bush. Dwarf. Brilliant crimson cluster of 15 to 30 roses.
BALTIMORE BELLE. Climber. Pink; hardy everywhere; spring bloomer.
BON SILENE. Bush. Pink; exquisite buds.
BRIDE. Bush. White, sometimes shaded with pink when grown outdoors.
BRIDESMAID. Bush. Pink; similar to Bride, but a dark pink.
BURBANK. Bush. Very bright, light and dark pink, variegated; profuse.
CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. Half climber. Pink; robust grower.
CRIMSON RAMBLER. Climber. Brilliant red in great clusters, early in spring;
beautiful foliage.
DINSMORE. Bush. Dark red; very large.
DOROTHY PERKINS. Climber. Gorgeous pink; spring bloomer. An evergreen and
most excellent for arbors or screens.
EMPRESS OF CHINA. Climber. Cherry red; hardy.
ETOILE DE LYON. Bush. Yellow; robust.
ETOILE DE FRANCE. Bush. Clear, red-crimson velvet. Large flowers, long stems.
Extremely vigorous and free blooming.
FRANCES KRUEGER. Bush. Large flowers, deep copper yellow, tinged with pink.
Very hardy and constant bloomer.
FRANCES E. WILLARD. Climber. Pure white; large; fine.
GEN. JACQUEMINOT. Bush. Blood-red; blooms for six weeks in the spring.
HELEN GOULD (Red Kaiserina). Bush. A dark, rich pink; long stem; beautiful
buds; most persistent bloomer.
CLIMBING HELEN GOULD. Climber. One of the finest pink climbers.
KAISERINA. Bush. White. Long, pointed buds, full when open; flowers last well;
long stems. For an outdoor white rose it has no rival.
CLIMBING KAISERINA. Climber. Elegant, pure white. Robust vine.
KILLARNEYL Bush. Pink. Brilliant color. Beautiful, very large buds.
LA FRANCE. Bush. Light pink; full; fragrant; universally popular.
RED LA FRxANCE (Duchess of Albany). Bush. Similar to above; darker pink.
WHITE LA FRANCE. Bush. Very pale pink; hardly as full as La France.
LA MARQUE. Rampant climber; pure white; a standard all over the South.
LADY' HILLINGDON. Bush. Deep yellow to orange. Fine buds. One of hardiest
yellow roses.
McARTHUR. Bush. Strong grower; tall, large, red.
MADAM MASSON. Bush. Very large and double; intense red; uniform in size and
color; extra long stems. For a red rose we plant it first.
MADAM C. TESTOUT. Bush. Soft pink; profuse.
MALMAISON. Bush. Light pink; extremely double; fragrant; stiff stems.
WHITE MALMAISON (Crown Princess) . Bush. Snowy white; very double.
MAMON COCHET. Bush. Pink.
MARECHAL NEIL. Climber. Most popular of all climbers; rich deep yellow; fine
plants on own roots, and budded on hardy stock at common price. A few extra
heavy with 5 to 10 foot canes cut back, 75 cents.
MARIE GUILLOT. Bush. Perfect, large, pure snow-white flowers; full and double.
Strong grower.
MARIE GUILLOT, Climbing. A strong climber. Beautiful flowers.
PINK MOSS. Bush. Most beautiful in bud when half open; hardy.
WHITE MOSS. Bush. Like the pink, but pure white.
MARTHA WASHINGTON. Climber. Pure white, in clusters.
METEOR. Bush. Velvety red; justly popular.
CLIMBING METEOR. Glowing red; robust climber.
PAPA GONTIEH. Bush. Intense red. Long, sharp-pointed buds.
PAUL NEYHON. Bush. Rich pink; extra large; full, fragrant; tall grower. Spring
and fall.
CLIMBING PAUL NEYRON. Flower similar to above; vine rugged climber.
PEARL OF GARDEN. Bush. Rich golden yellow.
QUEEN’S SCARLET. Bush. Fiery red.
RADIANCE. Bush. Brilliant, rosy pink. Large full flowers, very fragrant. An
excellent rose.
REINE MARIE HENRIETTA. Fine red climber; successful on all soils.
SAFRANO. Bush. Free bloomer; color changes from apricot yellow to fawn.
SUNBX'RST. Bush. Golden yellow to golden orange, intense shades; long stems,
beautiful long buds. Very hardy.
SEVEN SISTERS. Climber. Very light to dark pink; great clusters of flowers in
spring, hardy.
SOLFATERRE. Climber. Peculiar rich copper or bronze shade.
T1PLITZ. Bush. Most brilliant red and always in bloom.
WM. R. SMITH. Bush. Creamy-white, with shadings of pink. Long stems.
Superb for outdoors.
WHITE RAMBLER. Hardy annual; pillar or climber.
BELLOW RAMBLER. Persistent bloomer of the Ramblers; hardy.
32 THE AUSTIN NURSERY.
CLIMBING VINES
Prices: 25 cent plants, $2.75 a dozen; $20.00 a 100.
35 cent plants, $3.75 a dozen; $30.00 a 100.
50 cent plants, $5.00 a dozen; $40.00 a 100.
ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS. 35 cents. (Rose of the Mountain, or Queen’s Wreath.)
A perennial vine with sprays of glowing pink flowers all summer. The bulb
should be covered with two inches of extra soil, if left in the ground all winter.
BIGNONIA. See Trumpet Creeper, below.
BIGNONIA crucigera (B. capreolata.) 35 cents. One of the Trumpet Creepers,
but evergreen. A great climber, covered with red and yellow flowers.
BIGNONIA grandiflora. 50 cents. Bright golden-yellow flowers. Most profuse
bloomer we have seen. Flowers large.
CLEMATIS COCCINEA. 35 cents. Red, coral-like, bell-shaped flowers; all spring
and summer. Hardy. Very dainty vine for trellising.
CLEMATIS CRISP A. 35 cents. Like the above, but flowers are blue.
CLEMATIS PANICULATA. 35 cents. Strong growing vine, with white, star-shaped
flowers all summer and fall. Very fragrant. Evergreen.
CLEMATIS Greybeard. 25 cents. A hardy climber, with white flowers in early
season.
HONEYSUCKLE, Everblooming. 25 cents. Red flowers, with touch of yellow. Ex-
tremely hardy.
HONEYSUCKLE, Evergreen. 25 cents. Fragrant, white and yellow flowers; dense,
rank, evergreen foliage; the best for shades or screens.
HONEYSUCKLE, Red Coral. 35 cents. Coral-red flowers; commence to bloom
early.
ENGLISH IVY (Hedera Helix.) 35 cents. Clings to stone, brick or wood. Hardy,
with thick, dark green leaves.
JAPAN OR BOSTON IVY (Ampelopsis Veitchii). 35 cents. Hardy wall creeper.
Foliage shows rich shades of red and yellow in the fall.
JASMINE, CONFEDERATE OR MALAYAN. 35 cents. A beautiful, hardy ever-
green climber. Flowers white, dainty and fragrant.
KUDZU VINE. 25 cents. Rankest growing vine known. Grows 75 feet. Large
dark green leaves. Also used for forage.
PASSION FLOWER (Passiflora incarnata). 25 cents. A good climber. Flowers
two to three inches across, white and purple blended.
SARSAPARILLA (Cebatha Carolina). 25 cents. A native, hardy vine with attrac-
tive foliage, but its chief beauty is its clusters of brilliant red berries all fall
and winter.
SMILAX. 50 cents. The native evergreen vine so much used for decoration.
VIRGINIA CREEPER (Ampelopsis quinquefolia). 25 cents. Rank growing vine,
covering walls of wood or brick, tree trunks, etc.
TEXAS VIRGINIA CREEPER (Ampelopsis quinquefolia Texana). 35 cents. Native.
In leaf earlier than the Virginia, with smaller, but much brighter green leaves
all summer. Creeps on wood or stone more closely than any vine we know,
Will grow on west side of buildings, in the hot sun.
TRUMPET CREEPER. Rampant vine that clings to wall or tree, like an ivy.
Trumpet-shaped flowers three inches long. Red and yellow. The best known
of the Bignonias.
VINCA, minor. 15 cents, $1.50 a dozen. Most desirable for trailing on ground
in shady or sunny places. Bright leaves, evergreen. Blue flowers all summer.
VINCA, variegated. 15 cents, $1.50 a dozen. Like above, but with variegated
foliage, green and white.
WISTARIA, purple and white. 2 5 cents. Hardy woody vine that soon runs 50 feet.
Fragrant flowers in early spring, in long sprays.
WISTARIA, white. We found a seedling that produces the finest flowers we ever
saw. Budded, so as to be sure to give the best blooms, $1.00 each.
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YUCCAS
AND SIMILAR PLANTS
Natives of the Southwest, especially the arid regions, they are adapted to this
section. Very valuable in ornamental plantings.
CENTURY PLANT. (Agave, Maguey, or Pulque plant of Mexico.) Plants with leaves
4 to 6 inches, 35 cents; 10 inches, 50 cents; 18 inches, $1.00.
YUCCAS WITH A CAUDEX (STEM OR TRUNK).
YUCCA radiosa. Stem attaining several feet, surmounted by a large head of narrow,
divergent leaves, that are somewhat filamentose. Large inflorescence. Blooms
in spring and fall. Small size, 60 cents; larger, $1.00.
YUCCA glauca. With a stem that lies on the ground. Narrow, filamentose leaves.
Flower stalk and inflorescence 3 to 6 feet. Blooms in spring. Plants with leaves
12 inches, 50 cents; 18 inches, $1.00.
YUCCA aloifolia. Has short stem one to three feet high. Medium size, thick, flat
leaves, glossy green. Beautiful mass of cream white flowers in spring. Plants
with leaves 8 to 10 inches, 50 cents; 12 to 15 inches, $1.00.
YUCCA treculeana. (Spanish Dagger.) Has long stem, reaching ten feet, with large
head of dark green leaves, three feet long, surrounding a beautiful inflorescence
of cream white flowers, that often weighs 7 5 pounds. Plants with stem 1 foot,
$2.00; 2 feet, $3.00; 3 to 4 feet, $5.00.
YUCCAS WITHOUT A CAUDEX.
YUCCA filamentosa. Leaves not rigid or stiff, reaching 2 feet long, 1 to iy2 inches
wide, curved. Flower stem 4 to 8 feet. Plants with leaves 10 inches long, 50
cents; 15 inches, $1.00.
YUCCA constricta (Y. elata). Very narrow green leaves, with white filaments along
edges. Graceful, showy. Flower stem 3 feet. Plants with leaves 10 inches, 75
cents; 15 inches, $1.00.
YUCCA rupicola. With thick, stiff, dark green leaves, 15 to 20 inches long. Plants
with leaves 10 inches, $1.00; 15 inches, $1.50.
RED YUCCA. (Hesperaloe parviflora.) Medium size, $1.00; larger, blooming size,
$2.00. Very rare. Leaves smooth, free from needles. Flower stalks five feet
high, bearing scapes of coral red flowers all summer. Very beautiful.
DASYLIRION. Plants with leaves 1 foot, $1.00; 18 inches, $1.5 0; 2 feet, $2.00.
Leaves light evergreen. Perhaps most beautiful of its class. Most hardy and
desirable for every planting.
PALMS
All hardy for outdoor planting.
Each. Dozen.
1 year, 6 to 9 inches $ .15 $ 1.00
2 years, 4 or more narrow leaves 25 2.50
3 to 5 years, 3 or 4 character leaves 75 7.50
2 to 3 feet, several character leaves 1.00 10.00
Fine large specimens, 6 feet 6.00 60.00
WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA. Fan-leaved, hardy. Grows 20 feet.
WASHINGTONIA RO'JBUSTA. Much like Filifera, but hardier.
SABAL MEXrCANA. Native in Southwestern Texas. Stands more cold than either
of above. Leaves fan-shape, tree reaches over 20 feet. Does not freeze back
at Austin.
WE PAY EXPRESS.
WE REPLACE AT HALF PRICE.
See Inside Front Cover.
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TEtE AUSTIN NURSERY.
SHADE TREES
Prices, except where noted:
3 to 4 feet
4 to 6 feet
6 to 8 feet.
8 to 10 feet
10 to 12 feet
12 to 14 feet, 1 y2 to 2 inches diameter
12 to 14 feet, 2 to 2 y2 inches diameter
3 inches diameter
Texas Umbrella China
Each
12
100
. . $ .25
$ 2.75
$ 18.00
. . .35
3.75
28.00
. . .50
5.00
40.00
. . .75
8.00
65.00
. . 1.00
10.00
80.00
. . 1.60
16.00
125.00
. . 2.00
22.00
160.00
. . 3.00
30.00
200.00
EXTRA HEAVY TREES. — In
nearly all kinds of shades, we have
extra heavy trees which we can sup-
ply. Prices furnished upon inquiry.
TOPS CUT BACK. Shade trees
should have the tops severely cut
back. If the top is left on, the ex-
tra express charges amount to a con-
siderable sum. Unless expressly re-
quested to do otherwise, we shall
cut tops off the larger shade trees
before they are shipped. This is
better for the trees, the customers
and the nurseryman.
ASH. Beautiful, clean, adapted to
nearly all soils.
BOX EUDER. Handsome, quick-
growing tree.
CATALPA, JAPAN. A healthy, rank
growing, long-lived shade tree. Beau-
ful clusters of white, fragrant flow-
ers in spring.
CATALPA BUNGEII. With stems
four to five feet high, $1.50; stems
five to six feet, $2.00. ' Tree with
a top round as Umbrella China.
CHINA, UMBRELLA. Quick growing. Dense round top.
3 to 4 feet, 4 0 cents; $4.25 per dozen.
4 to 6 feet, 70 cents; $7.50 per dozen.
6 to 7 feet, $1.00; $10.00 per dozen.
CYPRESS, NATIVE (Taxodium distichum). 1 foot, 50 cents; 2 feet, 80 cents; 3 to 4
feet, $1.25; 4 to 6 feet, $2.00.
A grand, stately tree. On the mountain streams west of Austin it reaches a
diameter of eight feet. Needs plenty of moisture.
COTTONWOOD. A rapid grower on rich land.
ELM. The long-limbed, fast-growing American Elm, grows well on any ordinary
soil.
HACKBERRY. One of the hardiest trees in existence. On poor land or very dry
locations it is to be recommended.
JAPAN VARNISH. 3 to 4 feet, 60 cents; 4 to 6 feet, 80 cents; 6 to 8 feet, $1.25.
A stately, tulip-leaved tree from Japan; smooth, green bark.
KOELREUTERIA (Paniculata) . Reaches 25 or 30 feet. Green bark, and large
bright leaves. Has yellow flowers. Endures drouth.
L1GU STRUM, JAPAN. See Evergreens.
HONEY LOCUST. A duplicate of the old Honey Locust without its thorns.
LOCUST, BLACK. Especially in the Panhandle and on the plains, this is one of
the most satisfactory shades.
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MAPLE. Desirable north and east.
MULBERRY, NON-BEARING. A desirable long-lived shade; thrives on poor soil
and in dry climates.
PECAN. See under Pecans.
RUSSIAN MULBERRY. Non-bearing. Grafted. Hardy, long-lived.
OAK, LIVE. 2 to 6 feet, 15 cents a foot. The native evergreen oak. A beautiful
tree. Well rooted, nursery grown.
PAULO WNIA, IMPERIAL J 15 cents a foot. A tree from Japan that somewhat
resembles a catalpa. Leaves very large, sometimes measuring 22 inches across;
panicles of light blue flowers.
POPLAR BOLLEANA. A most upright growing tree, very hardy and desirable.
POPLAR, CAROLINA. Resembles cottonwood; branches more slender and leaves
slightly smaller. Should be largely planted.
POPLAR, LOMBARDY. Graceful, tall, slender; gives fine effect.
POPLAR, SILVER-LEAFED. Leaves white on underside and, when stirred by thq
breeze, the tree seems laden with white flowers.
SYCAMORE, AMERICAN. One of our most reliable and satisfactory shades for
all kinds of soils and locations.
WALNUT, BLACK. Should be planted for shade and timber.
WEEPING WILLOW. 35 cents; large, 50 cents. At the back of most lawnsj or
landscapes a willow generally gives a pleasing, quiet tone.
EVERGREENS
If one asked us how to spend a few dollars to bring the most good, w^e would
say, besides planting some Haupt Berries, to plant some evergreens, for windbreaks
or screens. Every home on the prairies should have a grove of Chinese Arbor Vitae
or other evergreens on the north side of residence and barn lot. Plant some where
the chickens run. They protect from the sun in summer, the cold and wind in winter.
HARDY CONIFEROUS EVERGREENS
Special Notice. — Most of the evergreens below can be transplanted with reason-
able safety when bare-rooted, but we would urge our customers to buy them taken
up with ball of dirt on roots, securely burlapped. This entails an extra expense in
packing and a big increase in express or freight charges. We have to charge fifty
per cent extra for the balling, but it is the next thing to insurance that trees will
live. It is almost necessary to have the largest trees balled. Ten per cent discount
from single rate for dozen lot; 20 per cent discount for 100 lot.
CHINESE ARBOR VITAE (Biota orientalis). Fast grower, always green. Good
for specimens, screens or windbreaks. Selected specimens, 1 foot, 30 cents;
2 feet, 50 cents; 3 feet, 75 cents; 4 feet, $1.00; 6 to 7 feet, $1.50. Large,
18 feet, with high pruned bodies, $10.00 to $20.00 each, according to indi-
vidual tree.
BONITO ARBOR VITAE. 10 inches, 60 cents; 15 inches, 80 cents; 18 inches, $1.00;
2 feet, $1.25 ; 3 feet, $2.00. Originated in Comal Springs Nursery. A perfect
globe, easy to transplant. Rich, dark green.
COMPACT ARBOR VITAE. Compact, even outline, pure green. 1 to 4 feet, 40
cents a foot.
PYRAMIDAL ARBOR VITAE. 1 to 4 feet, 50 cents a foot. Symmetrical, upright,
elegant form. Finest strain in existence.
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1
RAMSEY HYBRID
(Subject to Trade Mark.)
Note: All sold until fall 1918.
This most exquisitely beautiful evergreen
originated on our own place from seed of j
Chinese Arbor Vitae, but has the form and
foliage of a Pyramidal Cypress. As some Cypress
like the one shown on page 30, stood near
where the seed were gathered, it is certainly 1
a cross between them.
It is always a bright green and is a striking
object of beauty on any landscape. One was
never known to die in being transplanted. A
row of them makes a perfect screen and wind-
break. Such names as Beautygreen and Grace- j
green have been appropriately suggested for it.
Prices: 3 feet, $2.00 each, $20.00 a dozen; 1
foot, $1.00 each, $10.00 a dozen.
ROSEDALE ARBOR VITAE. 1 to 4 feet, 50 cents a foot. Feathery, peagreen
foliage. For screens, hedges, or single specimens.
CEDAR, RED. 1 to 5 feet, 40 cents a foot. Nursery grown.
CEDRUS DEODARA. 1 to 3 feet, 7 5 cents a foot. Pale green, hardy, very graceful.
Reaches 40 feet, growing cone-shaped.
JUNIPERUS Sabina. (Trailing or Prostrate Juniper.) 8 to 12 inches, $1.00; 15
to 18 inches, $1.50. A fine low growing evergreen. Very easy to transplant.
Good for massing against foundation of house.
PYRAMIDAL CYPRESS. 1 to 3 feet, 40 cents a foot; 4 to 6 feet, 50 cents a foot.
Slender, tapering form.
HORIZONTAL CYPRESS. 1 to 3 feet, 60 cents per foot. (Can not be supplied
before fall 1918.) With long horizontal branches, tapering to a point at the
top. Dark green.
BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREENS
ABELIA grandiflora. See under Flowering Shrubs.
AGARITA. See under Flowering Shrubs.
BOX, BOXWOOD, OR BOXTREE. Old favorite; glossy leafed, compact. One year
plants, for hedges, 20 cents each, $2.00 a. dozen, $15.00 a 100; 1 to 2 feet, 50
cents a foot; 2 to 4 feet, fine sheared specimens, $1.00 a foot. _ jj
CAMPHOR. Beautiful evergreen, desirable for shade, ornamental or hedge, in Gulf
coast country. 1 to 2 feet, 30 cents each, $3.00 a dozen; 2 to 3 feet, 40 cents
each, $4.00 a dozen.
EUONYMOUS JAPONICA. Very hardy, easy to transplant. Round, dark green, glossy
leaves. Can be sheared into any shape. Price, one year, for hedges, 20 cents
each, $2.00 a dozen, $15.00 a 100. Large selected specimens, 1 foot, 50 cents;
2 feet, 75 cents; 3 feet, $1.25.
LAUREL, Mountain and Chemy. See under Flowering Shrubs.
LEUCOPHYLLUM. See under Flowering Shrubs.
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA. 1 to 5 feet, 40 cents a foot. Large, green leaves.
Immense fragrant white flowers.
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A MASSING OF CONIFERS.
This beautiful grouping can be produced by using about four each of Chinese,,
Pyramidal, Rosedale, and Bonito Arbor Vitae, Pyramidal and Horizontal Cypress,,
Ramsey Hybrid, and Cedrus Deodara.
A planting of evergreens and shrubs at University of Texas one year
after being set. All of it furnished by our Nursery. A restful group like
this, that obscures the ground line and harsh corners, adds greatly to the
beauty of any building. The vine on the wall is Japan or Boston Ivy
(Ampelopsis Veitchii).
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LIGUSTRUM JAPONICUM
(JAPAN PRIVET.)
The smooth-leaved evergreen, shown so beautifully on plazas in San Antonio and
along the drive in front of the State Capitol. Grows to be fine shade tree, or may
I)e kept as shrub, if desired. It is very desirable for a medium or tall hedge. Bright
^reen, winter and summer, with black berries at Christmas. We have largest stock
in the world. No other tree ever came so into popular favor as the Ligustrum in the
last eight years.
PRICES for Japan Ligustrum. (20 per cent discount from following prices to
•customers who pay express or live in city of Austin.)
NATURAL GROWTH.
Strictly first class trees, without having had special pruning.
Pruned, Tree Form. Heavy, Bushy, Unpruned.
Each 12 100 Each 12 100
4 feet $ .45 $ 5.00 $ 40.00 2 feet $ .30 $ 3.25 $ 25.00
5 feet 60 7.00 50.00 3 feet 45 5.00 39.00
6 feet 75 8.00 65.00 4 feet 60 7.00 54.00
7 feet 1.00 11.00 85.00 5 feet 75 8.40 66.00
8 feet 1.40 15.00 120.00 6 feet 1.00 11.25 90.00
9 feet 1.75 18.00 140.00 7 feet 1.25 14.00 110.00
10 feet 2.00 20.00 160.00 8 feet 1.75 18.00 140.00
9 feet 2.00 20.00 160.00
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Balled Trees.
Ligustrums are very safely handled with bare roots, but the money is never
wasted that is spent for a ball of dirt about the roots. Extra charge of 50 per cent
of above prices for balling.
CHOICEST SPECIMENS OF LIGUSTRUMS.
With rounded, sheared heads. We have carefully pruned these all year to make
dense, smooth heads. Better trees were never grown.
Pruned, Tree Form.
Prices:
Each
12
100
6 feet
. . . .$1.50
$16.00
$125.00
7 feet
2.00
22.00
160.00
8 feet
2.50
27.00
210.00
9 feet
3.00
32.00
250.00
10 feet
3.50
38.00
300.00
SUPERLATIVE TREES, pick of the :
fields, $5.00 to
$10.00 each.
Heavy,
Bushy, Unpruned.
Prices:
Each
12
100
2
feet
$ 6.50
$ 50.00
3
feet, tops 18 to 2 4 inches diameter
90
10.00
75.00
3
feet, tops 24 to 30 inches diameter
1.25
, 14.00
100.00
4
feet, tops 24 to 30 inches diameter
1.50
16.00
125.00
4
feet, tops 30 to 36 inches diameter
2.00
22.00
160.00
5
to 6 feet, tops 36 inches diameter.
3.00
32.00
250.00
Balled Trees.
Extra charge of 25 per cent of above prices for Specimen Ligustrums for balling.
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LIGUSTRUM Ibota. 50 cents each. Leaves small, but foliage very pretty, light
green. Best bloomer of the Privets, making also a small tree.
LIGUSTRUM Nepalense. 2 feet, $1.00 each. Foliage heavy, dark and rich, com-
pact, of dwarf growth. Panicles of pure white, fragrant flowers in spring,
pretty as best lilacs.
AMOOR RIVER PRIVET. Small bright leaves. Rapid, graceful grower. Profuse
white flowers. Fine for specimen trees and for massing.
Prices: Each
2 feet $ .40
3 feet 50
4 to 5 feet 75
Dozen
$4.00
5.00
8.00
PITTISPORUM Tobira. See under Flowering Shrubs.
SALVIA Greggii. See under Flowering Shrubs.
SUMACH, Evergreen. See under Flowering Shrubs.
BULBS, LILIES, ETC.
These are so easily grown and produce such a gorgeous lot of colors that no home
should be without them. They can generally be safely left in the ground over winter,
or they may be taken up and left dry until early spring. They should be transplanted
at least every two years for best results.
AMARYLLIS JOHNSONII. 50 cents each, $5.00 a dozen. Gorgeous red lily; earliest.
GANNAS
10 cents each, 75 cents a dozen, $4.00 a 100. Scarcely anything else can give the
beauty and pleasure afforded by the best cannas. Here is the best assortment to be
had, at lowest prices.
CANNAS — RED FLOWERS.
FLAMINGO. Medium grower, hardy. One of best dark reds, constant bloomer.
LOUISIANA. Deep crimson. Grows 5 to 6 feet. Orchid flowers.
MRS. KATE GRAYr. Orange red. Tall. Orchid flowers.
ATLANTA. Orange. Tall. Orchid flowers.
BLACK PRINCE. Rich crimson, 3 to 4 feet. Flowers stand high above foliage.
PILLAR OF FIRE. Orange red. Medium grower.
VIGER. More orange than Pillar of Fire. Medium height.
KING HUMBERT. Orange red, streaked with gold. Luxuriant.
EGANDALE. Dark red. Medium.
CANNAS — ORANGE FLOWERS.
INDIANA. Bright green foliage. Luxuriant.
WYOMING. Foliage dark bronze. Large orchid flowers. Luxuriant.
CANNAS — ORANGE AND RED FLOWERS.
ALLEMANIA. Large orchid flowers. Orange scarlet, spotted with golden yellow.
FLAMBEAU. Very luxuriant. Glowing vermilion, edged golden yellow.
FLASHLIGHT. Orange and red mottled. Rank grower.
MME. CROZY. Small grower. Vermilion with gold border.
MARVEL. Medium height. Brilliant colors.
CANNAS — YELLOW FLOWERS.
AUSTRIA. Tall. Canary yellow, with spots of red in throat:
BURBANK. Tall. Canary yellow, with throat mottled crimson.
BUTTERCUP. Deep buttercup yellow. Medium grower.
MERCEDES. Like Austria, but with white spots.
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GANNAS— PINK FLOWERS.
SHENANDOAH. Medium height, bronze foliage.
FOLIAGE GANNAS.
MUSAFOLIA. Leaves dark green, with bronze edge. Very luxuriant.
KING OF BRONZES. Tall, rich bronze. Very luxuriant.
CHRYSANTHEMUM. 10 cents each, 75 cents a dozen, $4.00 a 100. Yellow and
white. Best for outdoor planting. Hardy. Flowers medium size. Produces
masses of blooms in fall.
DAHLIA. 10 cents each, $1.00 a dozen. Assorted colors.
SHASTA DAISY. 25 cents a dozen, $2.00 a 100, $15.00 a 1000. Largest flowers, most
constant bloomer. Wonderfully hardy.
DAISY (Native). Hardy, everblooming. Earliest and blooms all summer. Price,
same as Shasta.
GLADIOLUS. 60 cents a dozen, $4.00 a 100. Best strain of Groff’s Hybrids. All
colors and shades.
HABRANTHU S. 10 cents each, $1.00 a dozen. Beautiful red lilies, with dwarf stalks
eight inches high. Profuse bloomers in fall.
HOLLYHOCK. Assorted colors. 10 cents each, $1.00 a dozen.
GERMAN IRIS, WHITE AND BLUE. 10 cents each, 75 cents a dozen. Old-fashioned
Flags. Great profusion of flowers in early spring.
ANGEL LILY (Crinum Fimbriatulum ) . 25 cents each, $2.50 a dozen. Cluster of
five to nine large white lilies, with faint wine-colored shadings. Profuse, fragrant.
RAIN LILY (Cooperia Pedunculata) . 50 cents a dozen, $3.00 a 100. Native White
Fairy Lily. Springs up and blooms in three days after rain.
YELLOW DAY LILY- (Hemerocallis Fulva) . 10 cents each, 75 cents a dozen. Hardi-
est, lasts forever. Rich gold color, striped inside.
DOUBLE DAY LILY. 25 cents each, $2.50 a dozen. Rare, beautiful, double, orange
and gold.
LYCORIS radiata. 25 cents each, $2.50 a dozen. Foliage in winter, but flowers in
fall. Stalks 15 inches high, bearing beautiful red, spider-like lilies.
Pansies. Large, best flowering kind. 50 cents a dozen, $3.75 a 100.
TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker). 2 5 cents each, $2.50 dozen. Very striking and attract-
ive. Glossy stems two feet high, orange-red flower spikes.
MEXICAN TUBEROSE. 50 cents a dozen, $3.00 a 100, $20.00 a 1000. Introduced
by us from high, cool interior of Mexico. Single, prettiest, most fragrant tube-
rose known. Tall, stiff stems. Blooms constantly from June till frost. Cut
flowers keep a week. Very profitable near any town or city.
Violets. Best strain of rich dark blue flowers, blooming freely. 25c per dozen,
$1.75 per hundred.
HEDGES
The planting of hedges, screens and windbreaks is becoming more popular
every year, and justly so. : They add beauty by making backgrounds, against which
to plant smaller shrubs and plants, or by hiding undesirable views. They give
comfort by breaking the cold winds from house or barns.
ALTHEA. $10.00 a 100. Mixed colors. The most hardy of all flowering shrubs.
CHINESE ARBOR VITAE. Every prairie farm should plant a row or double row
on north side of barn lots; and a grove for chickens. See under Evergreens.
ROSED ALE ARBOR VITAE. Small, one year plants, $15.00 a 10 0. For descrip-
tion, see Evergreens.
BOX. One year plants, $15.00 a 100. An old favorite, glossy-leaved, compact.
ELONYMOUS JAPONICA. Evergreen, $15.00 a 100.
POMEGRANATE. $10.00 a 100. Very attractive; nearly evergreen.
CALIFORNIA PRIVET. For a quick uniform hedge. These and most hedge plants
should be cut within three inches of the ground when planted, for best results.
Price: 1 foot, $5.00 a 100; 1 to 2 feet, $7.00 a 100; 2 to 3 feet, with heavy
branches, $9.00 a 100; 3 to 4 feet, heavy, bushy, $10.00 a 100.
McCARTNEY ROSE. 25 cents; $20.00 a 100. Single white flower. Bright ever-
green.
CHEROKEE ROSE. $10.00 a 100. Glossy evergreen; strong grower. Fine wind-
break, or can be sheared as desired. Pink flowers.
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THE AUSTIN NURSERY.
Hedge of California Privet. Sold by the Austin Nursery.
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
BAMBOO. 25 cents. Grows ten to twenty feet high, even on uplands.
BORDER GRASS. A native, very beautiful for borders. Bright green and grows
one foot high. 50 cents per dozen.
GEORGIA CANE. 2 5 cents; $2.75 per dozen. Grows 12 feet. Attractive in land-
scape plantings.
STRIPED GEORGIA CANE. 30 cents; $3.00 per dozen. Grows 6 feet.
DEMON GRASS. 2 5 cents each; $2.00 a dozen.
MOCK PAMPAS (Erianthus Ravennia). 25 cents. Plumes two feet long, resem-
bling genuine Pampas. Height, 7 to 10 feet.
PAMPAS GRASS. 35 cents; $3.00 a dozen. Grows five to six feet. Its fluffy,
white plumes, two feet in length, make it the most striking of all grasses.
UMBRELLA GRASS. Very beautiful, growing about three feet high, many stalks
from each root, with umbrella-like tufts of leaves at top. 25 cents.
ZEBRA GRASS. 25 cents. Three to four feet. Green, with light stripe.
TEXAS BELL TOMATO
The most valuable vegetable we know of. The fruit is not large, but the best
flavored tomato we have ever seen. It begins to ripen with the earliest, and the
vines are loaded every day till frost. It does not rot.
We have tried this plant in different states and under all conditions of climate
and moisture, and it excels everywhere. For family use, it is unsurpassed. The
tomatoes are the right size for slicing in halves, to be eaten.
No home in the South can afford to be without this tomato.
Price, seeds, per packet, 50 cents, 3 for $1.00.
BLUEBONNET SEED. 30 cents per ounce.
PECAN BUDS AND GRAFTS.
Cut fresh from the trees, or from cold storage in proper season. All leading
varieties. Prices on application.
F. T. RAMSEY & SON.
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Money invested in this plant will he better invested than in silos.
SPINELESS CACTUS
THE THORNLESS PRICKLY PEAR.
(Opuntia Ellisiana)
Price: Slabs, 15 cents each, $1.25 a dozen, $10.00 a 100.
The only kind yet known that will stand freezes at Austin. Will grow in North
Texas. We have tested all kinds introduced, including Mr. Burbank’s. This is the
only one we consider worth while, except where there is no frost. A very valuable
plant for forage. Multiplied by laying slabs on top of ground.
This spineless Cactus grows on any soil. A sudd-en drop to zero did not freeze
a single slab. Our little Jersey, Mary Pickford (see photo above), is crazy for it.
A bucket nearly full of pieces small enough for a cow to get in her mouth and fed
every day will increase the flow of milk twenty p-er cent, increase the butter fat,
and fatten the cow.
Every ranch and farm should have large fields of the Cactus, planted about
three by five feet, and eve^y city home should have a- few plants for cow or
chickens. Yield per acre has been as much as forty tons per year.
TESTIMONIALS IN SUPPORT OF OUR STATEMENTS AND CLAIM TO
YOUR PATRONAGE.
A Record for Many Years Back.
From John B. Chamberlain. Burnet County, Dec. 23, 1909.
Enclosed you will find postoffice money order for the sum of $17.95 in payment of the
order enclosed. ... It might be interesting for you to know that our present orchard was
purchased from your father and you in 1884 and has borne almost continuously, despite the
unfavorable seasons, for the entire 25 years.
Free Lee Morgan. Brady, McCulloch Co., Texas., Jan. 6, 1913.
P. S'. I went to your nursery on the Gabriel in the winter of 1887 and got trees to put
out an orchard on the north line of Burnet county. Some of the trees are still bearing.
From Customers for Whom We Did Landscape Work.
From Mrs. J. M. Campbell. Pearsall, Frio Co., Texas, March 18, 1915.
I thought you might be interested in how the yard, or, rather, the shrubbery, was getting
along. Everything did so well last year. . . . The spring has been very dry here, but I
have watered and thoroughly worked it, and everything is starting off nicely. The fruit trees
made a splendid growth and are now in full bloom. . . . The Haupt Berries are the finest
I ever saw. . . . The Magnolia Figs bore from July and were full when the first freeze
came. The pecans did fine. . . . The roses and shrubbery could not have done better any-
where, I think. The evergreens made a good growth, a few died in summer, but they are
much larger than I expected. ... We are well pleased, and I think you would be, too, if
you saw it. *
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THE AUSTIN NURSERY.
From W. G. Swenson. Abilene, Texas, Feb. 18, 1913.
I have received the shipment of trees and shrubs and all have been planted today. The
plants were in excellent condition and looked fine. All have been very carefully planted in
ground that was cultivated all last year and well fertilized. ... I wish to thank you for
your kindness in replacing the trees and also for sending the additional pieces.
General Treatment of Our Customers.
From O. W. Compton. Gillham, Ark., March 27, 1915.
Accept thanks for liberality in filling my berry order. Have all the plants set and trust
they will live nicely.
From Mrs. W. W. Turney. El Paso, Texas, March 10, 1915.
The shipment of shrubs received in good condition. Thank you for the extras.
From Milam Beeler. Addicks, Harris Co., Texas, March 22, 1913.
The trees and plants received in good shape. I thank you for your prompt attention.
I expect to give you an order this fall for plants and trees and will get as many of my neigh-
bors and friends to join in with me as I can.
Mrs. F. Kell. Wichita Falls, Texas, April 9, 1913.
I am enclosing bill and check in payment of plants. I wish to thank you for your prompt-
ness as well as the largeness of the plants, and the extra plants.
From Fred Kendrick. Glendale, Ariz., Feb. 10, 1913.
Your telegram and letter of February 5 received. Thank you very much indeed for your
generosity. It is appreciated. This lot of trees was received in very good condition.
From M. Robinson. San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 10, 1913.
My order for trees and plants, though small, was promptly attended to. They reached
me in good condition — such nice large plants. I can certainly recommend your nursery.
From Leigh Burleson. San Saba. Texas, Feb. 2, 1912.
The trees arrived yesterday. I have just finished putting them out. They arrived in
usual “Ramsey” style. I am very much pleased with them.
From H. W. T. Bisbee, Arizona, March 18, 1910.
The roses shipped bj' you on the 14th inst. reached me in perfect condition, and I write
to express my appreciation of the fine condition of the plants. I have seen stock from .some
of the greenhouses and nurseries of California and the East that was shipped in here this
spring, and your shipment to me beats all for hardy bushes.
From L. R. Cody, Horticulturist. Santa Clara County, California, Feb. 3, 1911.
Am in receipt of shipment of roses, etc., which arrived in splendid condition. Probably
you are aware our quarantine laws are very strict; each plant, root and branch, was examined
by our Horticultural Commissioner, who could find no fault, and commented on its freedom
from scale, insect, and fungous infection.
From S'. W. Waggoner. Conway, Miss., Feb., 1910.
The ground was frozen when I received my trees, so I kept them out four days. I put
them out today. I never saw a finer lot of trees or prettier roses. They are as fresh as if
just taken from the ground. . . . You may expect a nice order from us this coming fall.
From J. Haines, Under Secretary of State. Cairo, Egypt, May 4, 1914.
We have received . . . certain varieties of Plum trees supplied by you. These trees
have arrived in excellent condition and will probably prove of great value in the work of the
Horticultural Division of this Ministry.
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING.
Depending on character of soil, etc.
Peach, Plum, Apple, Apricot, 20 to 25 feet apart each way.
Pear, 20 to 30 feet apart each way.
Pecans, 40 to 60 feet apart each way.
Figs, 12 to 18 feet apart each way.
Haupt, McDonald and Dallas Berries, 3 V2 by 5 feet.
Other Blackberry and Dewberry, 3 by 4 feet.
Strawberry, 1 by 2 feet.
Grapes, 12 by 18 feet.
NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS TO
THE ACRE.
1 X
1
foot,
43,560
10 xlO feet,
435
20x20 feet,
108
40x50
feet,
22
2 x
2
feet,
10,890
12 xl2 feet,
302
20x25 feet.
87
50x50
feet,
17
ljx
3
feet,
9,680
12 xl8 feet,
201
25x2 5 feet,
69
60x60
feet,
12
3 x
4
feet,
3,630
14 xl4 feet,
223
30x30 feet,
4?
3 Jx
5
feet,
2,430
16 xl6 feet,
170
25x30 feet,
58
4 x
4
feet,
2,722
18x18 feet,
130
40x40 feet,
27
To determine number of trees to an acre for any given distances apart, multiply
distances apart, and divide 4 3,560 by this product.
For example: 18 by 20 feet=360. 43,560^-360^:121. There are 121 trees
per acre, planted 18 by 20 feet.
F. T. RAMSEY & SON.
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PLANTING AND PRUNING
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING AND PRUNING FRUIT TREES.
When trees are received, if they can not he planted immediately, they should be
unpacked, set in a trench, mellow earth thrown around them and thoroughly wet.
If trees are frozen when received, the whole bundle should be laid in a trench
and entirely covered with earth' until the weather moderates.
It is best for the ground to be thoroughly plowed before the trees are received.
When it can not be plowed, dig holes eight or ten inches deep, and two feet across.
When a plow can be used the holes are easily dug by throwing out two or three
furroWs and shoveling out the dirt where the trees are to stand.
To plant fruit trees, throw in or take out soil until the tree stands the same
depth as it did at the nursery; then throw in soil until the roots are covered, and
pour in a bucket of water, shaking the tree; then fill in the balance of soil, mound-
ing it up slightly, but do not pack. Then cut the top off from 18 to 24 inches from
the ground. Some two-year-old trees should be cut above three or four of the
branches and the branches cut three or four inches from the body.
By cutting all trees severely one almost insures the life of the tree, and it
makes a low, robust, round-headed tree that shades its own body. It is better to
buy a tree and cut the top than to have it given to you. and leave the top on.
If any limbs or roots of trees or plants are bruised or injured in any way,
cut off all such injured parts.
Keep all sprouts or suckers cut off for 12 to 15 inches from the ground. At
the end of the first year cut out the drooping and weaker branches of all trees.
Pears and plums need the long branches cut back half the length or more, and
this treatment may be given each year in January or February. In taking off a
branch, cut or saw close to the body of the tree.
Frequent and thorough cultivation with plow and hoe especially for the first
few years, is almost absolutely necessary.
To prevent rabbits from injuring young trees, we would suggest that either
straw or corn stalks be tied around each tree. Old newspapers will answer the
purpose, and either may be left on during the summer to partly shade the trunks
of the trees. This is the only absolutely safe way to protect trees from these pests.
Do not make a horse lot or calf pasture of your orchard.
FIGS.
See especially under descriptions of these for further instructions.
GRAPE.
Set a post 6 y2 feet long, two feet in the ground, placing a crossarm two feet
long at top. Place these posts every 20 feet along the rows, putting two strings
of wire upon the ends of crossarm. Tie the single stem of vine up between these
wires, the branches of the vine then forming on these two wires an arbor, shading
the fruit and vine, and being easily sprayed. Prune heavily in February, before
the sap starts. A straight stake by each vine is sufficient for the first year.
PECANS AND PERSIMMONS.
These are commonly considered hard to transplant. We have found the diffi-
culty is slight, if the tops are cut off back to within a foot of the ground. After
being well watered when set, the trees should then have loose dirt mounded entirely
over the stumps. The new growth will come out through the dirt, which will
gradually work down to level of ground.
HOW TO PLANT BERRIES.
The ground should be plowed and harrowed frequently for some weeks before
plants are received. It must be in finest condition for good results.
Plant in ordinary furrows. The plants should be leaned down the furrow
until the top is at level of the ground. Press moist soil on roots and mound
loosely, slightly over top. If soil is dry, use water in planting.
In planting large lots, we lay plants flat in bottom of furrow, tramp on them
and then wrap up with cultivator or turning plow. When the shoots begin to
show, we run a heavy drag over the rows, killing the first crop of young weeds.
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THE AUSTIN NURSERY.
HOW TO PLANT AND PRUNE SHADES.
The planting is the same as for fruit trees. * Most planters demand long-bodied
shades. This is not natural in this climate. Instead of leaving or cutting the
tops 8 to 12 feet from the ground, cut them 6 or 8 feet. A tree cut 7 feet or less
will in any number of years make about twice as much shade as if it had been
cut 12 feet. The branches can be pruned up as the years go by and then the lower
foliage will be as far from the ground as on the long-bodied trees.
The more any tree is cut back when planted, the more likely it is to live.
SHRUBS.
Follow directions in general for planting and pruning Fruit Trees.
VINES.
Follow directions in general for planting and pruning Fruit Trees. We em-
phasize especially cutting off tops- right to the ground.
BULBS.
Do not leave any part above ground. Plant from two to six inches deep,
according to size of bulb.
ROSES.
Follow general instructions. Many roses are lost by not being cut back suffi-
ciently. Cut tops back to stems from 2 to 4 inches long, according to size of plants,
and mound soil up to the top of these stems.
EVERGREENS.
In a general way, evergreens should not be cut off as other trees or shrubs.
If any parts are dead or injured, cut off such parts. In planting, mound up soil
several inches on body. In watering, do not let water touch the foliage. It is
often necessary to use a stake by which to support the trees till roots take hold.
PLANT TREES PROMPTLY.
While trees may be kept in bundles, by being watered regularly, or in the
ground, for a long time and then planted safely, we always suggest that they be
planted where they are to stand as soon as possible.
Customers should follow carefully all directions for planting and pruning, and
if they do not understand any detail, or desire further information, we are very
glad to supply all we can upon inquiry.
HOW TO WATER TREES AND SHRUBS.
In planting fill the hole nearly full of soil and then pour in water until it stands
lor a moment. While the water is standing, shake the tree or shrub to settle the
mud around every root; then mound up the soil, either dry or naturally moist, a
lew inches above the level, covering all wet soil. Do not pack this mound.
All pecans, large evergreens, and trees of any kind that are dry, are benefited
hy having the soil mounded up around them a foot or more.
We would earnestly request all our customers, in watering anything at any time
after it is planted, not to pour water on top of the ground and leave it exposed
to the wind and sun. The practice is sure to be the death of roses. Dig a shallow
hole by the side of the tree or shrub, and after the water has soaked in, cover
up the hole and all wet soil with dry, loose soil, unpacked.
Trees and plants, as a rule, should not be watered more than once a week in
dry weather.
CONTROL OF INSECTS AND FUNGI.
For more detail information, write A. and M. College College Station, or State
Department of Agriculture, Austin.
BORERS.
To Prevent Borers. — Rake away earth around base of tree, and apply compound
made of following: Two quarts of strong soap, half pint of crude carbolic acid,
with two ounces of Paris Green, thoroughly mixed in bucket of water, with enough
lime and clay added to make a thin paste. Apply with paint brush.
F. T. RAMSEY & SON.
47
\
To Destroy Borers. 1. Most effective manner is to dig them out with sharp
knife. They can he detected by swollen bark or oozing out of wax, and are always
barely under bark of tree.
2. Inject small amount of high life (bi-sulphide of carbon) in holes or tunnels
of borers, and stop up holes with clay, putty, or wax.
FOR SUCKING INSECTS.
San Jose and other Plant Lice, Scales, Squash Bugs, etc.
1. KEROSENE EMULSION.
Kerosene 2 gallons Soap V2 pound
Water 1 gallon
Dissolve soap in water by boiling, remove from fire, add kerosene mix vigorously
until all forms a creamy mass and emulsion. Dilute in from 10 to 35 gallons of
water, according to tenderness of growth.
2. LIME-SULPHUR WASH.
For dormant trees only.
Stone lime 20 pounds Sulphur 15 pounds
Water 50 gallons
Two iron kettles, each holding 20 to 25 gallons water are necessary. Make
sulphur into paste by stirring in water, and add to about 15 gallons hot water in
kettle No. 1.
Fill kettle No. 2, and boil water. When sulphur solution is boiling, gradually
add stone lime. To prevent mixture from boiling over, pour small quantity of water
from kettle No. 2 into it.
Boil about one hour, strain mixture into spray barrel, and add enough hot
water to make 5 0 gallons. Spray on trees while mixture is hot, through coarse
nozzle. After day’s work, thoroughly cleanse spray machinery with hot water.
3. SULPHUR.
Sprinkle plants with water, or, when dew is on, scatter sulphur over plants,
or spray through a bellows. This is especially good for plant mites, such as red
spider and rose aphis and rose mildew fungus.
FOR PLANT LICE AND SOFT-BODIED INSECTS.
Soap 1 pound Crude carbolic acid. .... 1 pint
Water 30 gallons
Dissolve soap in gallon hot water, add pint of crude carbolic acid, and agitate
-into an emulsion. When treating plants dilute emulsion with 30 gallons of water.
FOR MILDEWS.
Potassium sulphide, % to 1 ounce Water 1 gallon
Use immediately.
BORDEAUX MIXTURE.
For Stone Fruits.
Copper sulphate 3 pounds Stone lime 6 pounds
Water 50 gallons
For hardy trees and plants, apple, potato, grape, etc.
Copper sulphate. .... 4 pounds Stone lime 4 pounds
Water 40 gallons
Preparation. — Have three 50-gallon barrels. Crush copper sulphate, and sus-
pend over night in barrel containing 25 gallons water. Slake lime in second barrel
with 25 gallons water.
Next day copper sulphate and lime are poured bucket by bucket of each into
third barrel. Stir thoroughly.
Test to see if /amount of lime is right. Drop small quantity of yellow prussiate
of potash into mixture. If this material turns brown, add more lime.
Spra3r through fine nozzle on all portions of plant. Best applied in spring,
after considerable amount of foliage is on plant. Application must be repeated every
fourteen days until three applications are made.
INDEX
Abeli a
Acacia
Agarita
Almond
Althea
Amaryllis
Ampelopsis
Antigonon .
Apple
Apricot
Arbor Yitae
Ash
Asparagus .
Aster
27
29
27
19
27, 41
40
32
32
11, 12
10-11
.35, 36, 41
34
19
28
Bamboo
Bignonia l
Blackberry .
Bluebonnet
Box Elder
Box Tree 36,
Bridal Wreath
Bulbs 40,
Buddleia
Business Notices— Inside front cover.
42
32
16
42
34
41
30
41
28
Cactus
Callicarpa
Camphor
Cane
Canna
Cape Jasmine
Caryopteris
Catalpa
Cedar
Cedrus Deodar a _
Century Plant __
Cherry
Chestnut, Horse
China, Umbrella
Chrysanthemum _
Citrus Fruit
Clematis
Coralberry
Cottonwood
Crab apple
Crape Myrtle
Currant
Cypress
Dahlia
Daisy
Dasylirion
Deutzia
Dewberry
Elderberry
Elm
Euonymous
Eupatorium
Evergreens
Exochorda
Fig
Flowering Shrubs
Forestiera
Genista
Gladiolus
Goldenrod
Gooseberry
Grape
Grapefruit
Grasses
Habranthus
Hackberry
Hedge Plants
Helianthus
Hibiscus
Hollyhock
, Honeysuckle
Huisache „
Hypericum
43
28
36
42
40, 41
28
28
34
36
36
33
14
28
34
41
19
32
28
34
11
28
19
.28 , 34 , 36
41
41
33
28
16, 18
28
34
36, 41
28
35-40
28
13
27-30
28
28
41
28
19
15
— 19
42
41
34
41
28
I- 28
41
28, 32
'8
28
Indigofera 28
Iris 41
Ivy 32
Jasmine 28, 32
Japan Quince 30
Japan Varnish 34
Jujube ■ 19
Juniperus 36
Koelreuteria 34
Kudzu 32
Kumquat 19
Lantana 28
Lemon 19
Leucophyllum 29
Liatris 29
Lilac 29
Lilies 40-41
L-igustrum 38-40
Lobelia 29
Locust 34
Lycoris 41
Magnolia Grand 36
Mallow Marvels 29
Malvaviscus 29
Maple 35
Mock Orange 29
Mountain Laurel 29
Mulberry 15
Mulberry, Shade 35
Nectarine 14
Oak 35
Oleander 29
Orange 19
Ornamental Department 26
Palm 33
Pampas 42
Pansies 41
Parkinsonia 29
Passion Flower 32
Paulownia 35
Pavonia 29
Peach 1-5
Pear 9
Pecan 20'-24
Persimmon 14
Philadelphus 29
Pithecolobium 29
Pittisporum 29
Planting and Pruning 45-46
Planting Distances 44
Plum _ 6-8
Plumbago 30
Poinciana 30
Pomegranate 30, 41
Pomelo 19
Poplar 35
Privet 38, 39, 40, 41
Prune 13
Prunus Pissardi 30
Pyrus Japonica 30
Quince 14, 30
Ramsey Hybrid 36
Raspberry 19
Redbud 30
Roses 30, 31, 41
Salt Cedar 30
Salvia 30
Sarsaparilla 32
Shade Trees 34-35
Smilax 32
Spirea 30
Spraying 46-47
Strawberry 18
Styrax 30
Sumach 30
Sycamore __ 35
Tamarix
Testimonials 4;
Texas Creeper
Tomato
Tritoma
Trumpet Creeper
Tuberose
30
12, 17, 18, 43, 44
32
42
41
32
41
Varnish, Japan 34
Vinca 32
Vines 32
Violets 41
Virginia Creeper 32
Vitex 30
Walnut .
Willow -
Wistaria
Yuccas
.24, 35
.30, 35
32
33
A $7 5.00 parcel post shipment going to a
a railroad. He was pleased.
customer in New Mexico, eighty miles from
We can deliver to your door.
A $400.00 carload shipment of ornamentals for
a
Texas home.
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A glimpse of the home grounds of Capt. P. P. Collins, San
Antonio, showing Japan Ligustrums in shade, or tree form. Sold
by the Austin Nursery. They are always green and live 400 years.
Part of a border
surrounding the side
yard of Mr. Wil-
liam’s residence in
Ballinger. Photo
2 i years after plant-
ing.
The first tree on
left is an unpruned
evergreen Japan Li-
gustrum. Next are
three kinds of Ta-
marix (Salt Cedar),
then hardy flower-
ing shrubs in front
of them.
Planned and
planted by Mr. F. T.
Ramsey.
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