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Fruits, Trees and Flowers

Delicious AppleOne of the Best

THOS. ROGERS & SONSNURSERIES

SUCCESSORS TO COOPER & ROGERS

Office and Grounds Northwest of Island Park

WINFIELD, KANSAS

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Japan Blood DwarfPeach

A New Early Peach of Japanese Origin

THOS. ROGERS & SONSNURSERIES

SUCCESSORS TO COOPER & ROGERS

Office and Grounds Northwest of Island Park

WINFIELD, - - KANSAS

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TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS:

We are pleased to hand you our catalog, which we have tried to make com-plete and correct in descriptions and illustrations.

We list only such varieties of stock that we have given thorough trial anddo not promote freaks, merely to get orders. We would rather have one cus-

tomer and please him, than to have ten that are not pleased.

THOS: ROGERS & SONS NURSERIES.

NOTICE TO CUSTOMERSQ,UAL.ITY and PRICE; While you will find prices very low, we do not sacrifice the

quality We pride ourselves that none of our competitors deliver better stock than we do.

MAIL ORDERS. In ordering- by mail, give plainly your postoffice and also point to

which you want stock shipped. Place your order as early as possible, for we do not sub-stitute varieties and very late orders may find us out of some varieties which you par-ticularly want. i

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TIME OF SHIPMENT; This depends very much upon the season. Trees cannot be

delivered in the fall until ripened by frost. Customers’ interest and ours are mutual in

this respect.

PACKING FACILITIES; Our packing house and storage cellars being located but a

short distance from our nursery field, our trees are not injured by long exposure to the

sun, wind and cold, after being dug, but reach our customers in perfect condition. Eachorder goes out either boxed or packed in paper lined burlap bale,

INSPECTION CERTIFICATE: Copy of certificate of inspection with each shipment.

TRUE TO NAME; We are very careful about labeling and packing, but should anymistake occur and stock prove untrue to name, we will be liable for amount originally

paid for said stock, or replace same free of charge. Orders are sold on these conditions.

CLAIMS: If for any reason there is something in your order that is not entirely satis

factory, kindly notify us at once. We expect to sell goods in the same localities year after

year, and to do this we must have satisfied customers.

SHIPPING FACILITIES: We have the Santa Pe, Southern Kansas, Frisco and MissouriPacific railways. Trains in all directions daily. No city in the west has better shipping-

facilities.

PURE BRED—KNOWN PARENTAGE; We secure our scions and buds from hardy,thrifty bearing trees that produce good cro PS, In this way we not only know absolutelythat our trees will be true to name, but that they will produce unusually good crops of

fruit of high quality. This method insures more vigorous trees, that will bear youngerand produce better crops than under any otn er method of propagation. We consider this

feature of the utmost importance and it should not be overlooked. While it costs us more,we feel that it is economy in the long run.

OCR NURSERY NOT IRRIGATED; We ‘do not irrigate our nursery fields, as we con-sider a tree grown under natural conditions far better than one with a forced, spongygrowth, as is produced under irrigation. W^ e are confident that the trees grown underthe usual climate conditions, with the hardy, firm, solid growth will prove much better

than those grown under irrigation.

VARIETIES NOT LISTED; If you do not find listed in our catalog some varieties in

which you are particularly interested, write us. We are continually trying out and add-ing new varieties, but do not catalog them until w<' have thoroughly investigated same.

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APPLESThe first fruit in importance is the apple. It is unsurpassed as an article of food and com-

merce. The varieties to be chosen are govemed largely by the use. The home orchardshould contain both “cooking” and “eating” varieties, by making a judicious selection aconstant succession of fresh apples may be had from early sumer till spring, or almosttill apples come again. And a moderate home orchard will supply an abundance.

The apple grows best in a deep, rich soil, such as would produce good corn or potatoes.Almost any soil that is not wet can be used for orchard; if hilly, no matter. In fact, therough, hilly portions of the farm are usually well adapted to fruit and may be made qneof the most profitable parts. Preparation of soil consists mainly in deep, thoroughplowing, harrowing and leveling. Plant 20 to 30 feet apart, preferably 30. The first fewyears a crop of small fruits, strawberries, or vegetables may be grown between, not in,the rows. We pay personal attention to selection of scions and roots and believe it paysour customers. It is impossible to propagate fine fruit from poor fruits or diseased trees.

The number of plants required for an acre, at any given distance apart, may be ascer-tained by dividing the number of square feet in an acre (43,560) by the number of squarefeet given to each plant which is obtained by multiplying the distance between rows bythe distance between plants.

SUMMER

YELLOW TRANSPARENT,—A fine brightyellow apple; fruit juicy and rich; subacid.Tree hardy, upright grower; bears youngand abundantly. We have seen one tree ma-ture fifty-five perfect apples the second yearafter setting. Earliest of all; ten days be-fore Early Harvest.

LIVELAND RASPBERRY.—Medium, round-ish-conic, beautifully colored, waxen whitestriped, shaded and marbled light crimson;flesh tinted pink, tender, juicy, subacid, al-

most sweet; about with or a little later thanYellow Transparent. A Russian variety; veryhardy and a young bearer. Ideal for homeuse or market. Absolutely the most valuableearly apple; succeeds everywhere. Its un-usual beauty and fine quality, combined withearliness and fine size, make it the mostpopular early summer variety. We know of

no red early apple anywhere nearly so goodas Liveland Raspberry

RED JUNE.—^The hardy, upright grower.Medium, size? red; flesh white and tender.

Bears well. A good eating apple. July 1st.

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Winesap

APPLES—Continued

SIJM3IER VARIETIES

EARLY HARVEST.—Medium size, flat; yel-low. Tree of rather spreading habit. Anold variety; bears abundantly; fine for tableuse. First of July following Red June. •

SWEET JUNE.—Tree a beautiful uprightand spreading grower; bears abundantly.Especially adapted to the West. Fruit goodsize, round; greenish yellow, covered withgreen dots; flesh yellow, sweet and rich. Be-gins ripening July 1st to 10th; lasts long

HUCHESS OF OLDENBURG.—A Russianvariety that has proved hardy. Medium,roundish, streaked with red; flesh white, sub-acid; quality fair. Rather a crooked grower,tree In nursery row. Latter part of July.

MAIDEN BLUSH—Large flat, pale yellow,with slight crimson blush when exposed tosun; flesh white, tender, strong subacid;stands at head of apples for frying; goodmarket variety. August and September.

PENNSYLVANIA RED STREAK Tree vig-orous; bears well. Fruit flat, streaked withdull red. Resembles Rambo, but better suit-ed for this climate. Fine for eating and goodcooker. A valuable market variety. RipensIn September.

RAMBO—Old, well-known variety, highlyesteemed for its fine flavor. Not a successin this latitude. We do not recommend it.

WEALTHY.— A variety rightly named.Recommends itself where known. Tree vig-orous and hardy, an upright grower; bearsyoung and very heavily. Fruit roundish,oblate; light ground mostly covered with darkred. set with white dots, smooth and glossy.Flesh white, subacid. September.

GRIMES^ GOLDEN.—Best quality of allapples. Round, oblate; rich golden yellowcolor, skin rough, flesh deep yellow, finegrained, delicious flavor, spicy subacid. Treea compact grawer, very hardy, especiallyadapted to the West; bears regular andabundantly. Should be picked in September.Sep. to Oct.

WAGNER.—Medium to large; beautifulbright red with contrasting pale yellow; finetexture, high flavor; very desirable forkitchen and desert use. Bears young. Nov.

JONATHAN.—Tree poor grower in nurseryrow, but hardy and stands drouth well in

orchard; long lived. Fruit fair size, rouna,tapering to the eye; light yellow ground cov-ered with bright red stripes, often almostsolid dark red. Skin thin and smooth; fleshwhite, tender and juicy. A mild subacid, butlike Grimes’ Golden, picked early. Septemberto November.

ROME BEAUTY.—Large, round almost flat;yellow ground with bright red stripes. Fleshyellow, rich, subacid, fine quality. Tree large,spreading; moderately productive in the West.October to December.

BAILEY SWEET.—A very vigorous, thriftytree; bears heavy. Fruit round, slightly ob-long, tapering to the eye; a bright red withdarker red stripes; flesh white, a sugar sweet.October to December.

COOPER»S EARLY WHITE.—Tree vigor-ous, but dwarfy habits; strong stiff limbs.Fruit good size; light yellow; flesh white,subacid; fine for home use and market. A.splendid western apple; bears young. Latterpart of July or August 1st.

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Stayman AVinesap.

APPLES-ContinuedWlATKR

BEN DAA'IS.—This old variety is still oneof our leaders in commercial orchards. Fruitlarg-e, round, conical; light ground almostcovered with bright red stripes. Flesh, white,tender, subacid, quality fair. Tree perfectlyhardy, long- lived and a heavy bearer; fruiteven size, good shipper, and fine color. No-vember to April.

MISSOLIRI PIPPIN.—Tree bears young reg-ularly and too lieavy, bears at least twoyears earlier than any other variety. Treeusually short lived on account of over-bear-ing. Fruit good size, and large if thinned;flesh wTiite. juicy: quality only fair; lightground covered with bright red stripes, oftenquite dark. December to April.

AVINESAI*.—A very popular variety on ac-count of the fine flavor, bright red in color,and hardy tree. Size medium; good familyapple. November to March.

MAMMOTH BLACK TAMG.—Tree hardiestof all varieties; large spreading top, abund-ance of foliage: bears regularly and abund-antly; long lived. Fruit large, round, oblong,ve.llow ground covered with dark bright redsometimes almost black; very showy, fleshyellow, juicy, quality resembles Winesap.November to April.

AA^INTER BANANA—Large. clear pale,waxy yellow with beautiful contrasting pink-ish red blush, attractive, juicy, mild sub-acid. characteristically aromatic; good desertquality; flesh moderately firm., somewhatcrisp, tender, juicy, vigorous; a young andregular bearer of good crops.

YORK lAIPERIAL.—Fruit medium oblate;flesh firm, juicy, good; light color, shadedwith crimson. Tree hardy. November toFebruary.

GANG (Synonym Black Ben llaviN)—Oftenspoken of as improved Ben Davis, to whichit is very similar. Comprises all good pointsof Bien Davis and is a bright red in color.President Wellhouse of Kansas State Horti-cultural Society, planted eighty acres of thisone variety after investigating it. Should beplanted heavy as commercial variety. Decem-ber to April.

STAYMAN^S AVINESAP.—Dull mixed red.distinctly striped. Larger than ordinaryWinesap and better flavor. Heavy bearer,llesists drouth well. A^ery highly recommend-ed and becoming a great favorite both as amarket A’ariety and for home use. A good va-riety for commercial orchards.

ARKANSAS BLACKS.—In color, very darkred, almost black; good size, quality good,keeps long. Tree hardy, bears light in thislocality and north. Recommended for South-ern Oklahoma and New' Mexico planting.December to May.

ROAIANITE (Gilpin Carthoii.se).—Fruitmedium size; light ground streaked with red;mild subacid, rather sweet; quality secondclass. Valuable as productive and a latekeeper. January to June.

A\’HITE VilNTER PEARAIAIN.—Medium tolarge, yellowish, browmish-red cheek; finegrained, crisp, subacid; aromatic; late. Splen-did flavor and noted as a fine table variety.Fancy commercial variety.

RAAVL .JANET.—Tree good grower, notoverly large. Fruit medium; somewhat coni-cal, regular; surface smooth, mixed and.striped on yellow and green; flesh fine grain-ed, juicy; subacid. Not the best commercialvariety. November to spring.

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AVIXTER A ARIETIES

AIcIXTOSH RED.—Good size, very attrac-tive appearance, bright deep red; flesh verytender; perfumed delicious. ResemblesFameuse but larger. Especially popular as aAV'^estern commercial variety.

SPITZENBURG—^Large, oblong and smooth,nearly covered with rich, lively red anadotted with yellowish russet dots; on shaded.side yellowish with broken stripes of red;flesh firm, crisp and juicy; with a deliciouscrisp flavor. An old hardy variety and agood one.

DEDICIOI S—P^ruit is large, with the sur-fai'e almost covered with brilliant dark red,blending to golden yellow at the blossomend. In quality it is unsurpassed; flavorsweet, slightly acid, making' it very pleasing,with an aroma delightfully fragrant. Theflesh is fine grained, crisp and juicy. A splen-did cooker and unsurpassed for eating. Onecf the very best keepers and brings fancyprices at the city fruit stands. While some-what new here, it has been thoroughly triedout. The original tree in Iowa is over twentyyears old but still bearing prolific crops. No-vember to spring.

CRABS

FLORENCE—A crab larger than the Tran-scendent; quality excellent; season early. Treethrifty, thoroughly tried in this section; bet-ter than all the other crabs.

AV HITNEY—Tree vigorous, thrifty and veryprolific; fruit largest of the crab family; lightgreen, striped and almost covered with abright red'; flesh mild, juicy. July.

TRANSCENDENT—Tree a vigorous growerand prolific, but is bothered some with blight.

Fruit well known, fair size; straw color withred stripes when exposed to the sun. Fleshcrisp, juicy, very fine for all purposes. Aug.

HYSLOP—Tree vigorous grower. Fruitlarge, a dark red color, almost black. Fleshmealy, good for jelly and preserving. Sep-tember.

Tivo Year Apple in Nursery Row.

Arkansas Blaek.

APPLES-‘-Continued

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Chanipiou Peach.

PEACHESThis daintiest of fruits, given proper care, is one of the most profitable. No fruit com

mands better prices in its season. In the home orchard it is indispensable. A sandy loamor gravely soil is best but the peach will adapt itself to any soil not wet. A northernslope is preferable to southern, as it retards early blooming. Plant 16 to 18 feet apart,requiring 134 to 170 trees per acre. Cut back to 20 to 26 inches if a low headed tree is

desired. After growth is started, remove all but three or four branches, distributed asequally as possible to secure a well balanced tree. Perhaps the best cultivation is fre-quently shallow stirring of the soil until July or August, followed by a green cover cropturned under in the spring.

(NOTICE3—All varieties are free-stone un-less otherwise noted).

AMDEN—Medium size, color red shadedwith dark red; flesh white, juicy and sweetwhen fully ripe. Very productive and reg-ular bearer; semi-cling. June 15th to 20th.

SNEED—A seedling of Chinese Cling; whitewith delicate red cheek. Has proved a successhere. Not subject to rot. Ripens withearliest. Tree sprawling. June 15th to 20th.

ARKANSAS TRAVELER—Fair size, white,about half covered with red; juicy, sweet,semi-cling. June 20th to 25th.

ALEXANDER—Cling, medium to large,pale green, mostly covered with deep red.Flesh white, tender and juicy. A very goodearly peach. Middle of July.

MAYFLOWER—Very early, ripening aboutJune 10th. Large, very attractive as it isbright red. Flesh yellow. Freestone. Veryhighly recommended for early market orhome use. Stands shipment well. Featuredby many at an extra price, though furnishedby us a.t our regular rates.

JAPAN BLOOD DWARF—This peach cannotbe recommended too highly. It is of Japanese

origin; the tree does not grow large but it isan exceedingly heavy bearer and it is neces-sary to thin the fruit at least half. The fruitis dark red, and the flesh red, with occa-sional light streaks clear to the pit. Juiceis blood red. Freestone. Exceedingly smallpit. Flavor unsurpassed; rich, juicy, firm,and in fact the one good early peach in prei-erence to anything we have ever seen. It is

splendid for table use, canning and market.Brings double the price of the ordinary earlypeach. Its fine flavor, firm flesh and beauti-ful color makes it a favorite wherever known.Tree bears very early; frequently a fewpeaches the first year, good crop the secondyear. Fruit ripens the last of June or firstof July. It is a money maker unexcelled forany kind of use; very hardy, heavy bearer,and in fact the very best early peach weever saw. No orchard complete without afew Japan Blood Dwarf, and though theycost a little more, they are well worth It.

TRIUMPH—Large; yellow with bright redcheek; flesh sweet and firm. Good shippers;productive; the very best early yellow free-stone yet introduced. Last of June.

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Belle af Geargia Peaehes.

PEACHES—ContinuedGREKNSBORO—Lfarge, colored beautifully

with crimson with yellow cast; flesh white,very juicy, excellent, semi-ding; mid-June;a profuse bearer.

CHAMPION—^Large, creamy white, lightred cheek, fine quality, rich, juicy and sweet,no finer white market peach than Champion;noted for regular bearing. August 1st to 12th.

CARMAN—Originated in Texas. Veryshowy, white peach with red blush resemblingElberta in shape. A new peach highly recom-mended for early season. July.

ELBERTA—Largest size, oblong, yellowwith red cheek; flesh deep yellow, firm, juicyand rich. Best market variety known; speci-mens measured twelve inches around. Neverknew a planter to be disappointed in Elberta.We prize it very highly because of its regularheavy crops. Bore when seedlings failed.Queen of all peaches in the Southwest. Aug.15th to September 1st.

EMMA—^A new yellow peach, thought bysome to surpass Elberta, large, firm, prolificiRipens after Elberta. Recommended forcommercial planting.

BELLE OP OEORGIA—Very large, whitewith red cheek; flesh white, firm, excellentflavor; very prolific; excellent shipper; free-stone; ripens with Crawford’s Early or be-fore.

MAMIE ROSS (Cling)—White wdth redcheek; round, very large, sweet and rich;very prolific; never fails to produce annualcrop. Ripens last of July.

mountain rose—^Large, w^hite, red cheeKflesh white, slightly red at the stone, juicy,rich and sweet; fruits regular. July 25th toAugust 5th.

FOSTER—Large, yellow with dark red•heek resembling Crawford's Early; hardyand prolific, while Crawford's Early is afailure. July 26th to August 10th. Greensboro Peaches.

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Elberta.

PEACHES—Continued

CRAWFORD’S LATE—Good size, goldenyellow with deep red cheek; flesh deep yel-low, ricli and sweet. None better quality.August 28th to September 5th.

CROSBY—A fine medium size yellow peachwith quality equal to Elberta; bears youngand loaded with fine fruit, A great moneymaker, as it ripens after Elberta and sellsas well. September 1st to 12th.

MUXSOX’S CLIXG—Frequently called “El-berta Cling,” as it ripens about with thatvariety and is as large or larger. Orange yel-low, half covered with bright crimson mot-tling; flesh firm as Elberta, quality as goodor better.

ORAXGE CLIX'G—Very large yellow cling;delicious flavor. Bears regularly and abund-antly. Ripens just after Elberta. Rapidlybecoming recognized as a good commeiv.ialsort.

PHILLIPS CLIXG—Large, flat, pure yel-low peach, very solid and firm, excellent forcanning and preserving. On account of itsfirmness stands shipment especially well.Season late last of September, which makesit a good seller, other varieties being gone.

CHIX'ESE CLIX’G—Large, globe-shaped,creamy white, with red cheek; flesh white,red at the stone. A cling noted for quality;none better. September 1st to 10th.

.STI3IP THE WORLD—Large, almostround, white with light red cheek, very sweetand rich. One of the best white freestones.Ripens in this locality September 1st to 15th.

MATHEAV.S BEAUTY—A large yellowpeach with red blush, ripening about twoweeks after Elberta. Very prolific and high-ly prized as a commercial variety Bringspremium price on account of quality.

WOXDERFUL—Large yellow freestone,fruit red at the stone. Very desirable forlate season. September 10th to 20th.

.SALWAY—Large, oblong, resembles bothPicquetts Late and Smock, but better thaneither, yellow with red cheek; fruit red atstone: very productive. September 20th toOctober 5th.

HEATH CLIX'G—The old white cling,ripening late in the fall, very large and fine.September 20th to October 5th.

BLOOD OR IXDIAX CLIXG—Large, darkred; flesh red to the stone with abundanceof red juice; very hardy and productive. LastSeptember to October 10th.

HEXRIETTA CLIXG—Very large, yellowcling, with dull red cheek; flesh deep yellow,red at pit. Best yellow cling, prolific andregular: ripens in October.

It is wise to get your order in early.

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PEARSThe home orchard is incomplete Avithout Pears and they are a staple and profitable

commercial crop in nearly, all parts of the country. While Pears will thrive on a varietyof soils, they succeed best in a rather hard, clay soil, which rather retards a too rankgrrowth. Tilling- and fertilizing are an advantage, but should not be carried so far as toproduce too vigorous a growth, and fertilizers should not be too rich in nitrogen, as rankgrowth favors attacks of blight. If at any time this appears, cut back into sound woodand burn the clippings. The pear bears on spurs and these should not be removed inpruning unless the tree is bearing too heavily. The quality is much improved by properripening indoor, the early varieties being gathered about ten days before maturity,autumn varieties two weeks, and winter varieties left on the trees as long as possiblebefore the leaA’^es begin to fall. Place then! in a cool place, sorting occasionally .

CT/APP’S FAVORITE—A fine, juicy, rich,sumftier ]iear; pale yellow, with tinge of red.Fruit large; tree prolific. Ripens last ofJuly.

BARTLETT—A well known old A’ariety,highly esteemed for its fine quality. Treesblight worst of all varieties. August Irt to15 th.

SECKEL—Often called the little sugarpear, small, yellow, overspread with abroAvnish shade; flesh juicy, SAveet and spicy.Tree thrifty, large, spreading growth, tearsregularly and A’ery heaA^y crops; seldom everblights. August 15th to September 25th.

LIVCOLV—Bright yellow in color; finequality somewhat resembling Bartlett. Goodflavor; ripens well on tree. Large size. Re-sists blight Avell and bears heavily. A splen-did A'ariety for this climate, either for homeor market use. We can recommend this A^a-riety highly. September to December.

GARBER—Melium size yellOAV, Avell color-ed with red. Fair market variety. Treethrifty and bears young. Almost blightproof. Last of September to first of October.

BUERRE d’AlVJOU—Very large greenish.cellOAA', slightly tinged Avith yelloAV. AAUthjlightlA^ red cheek AAdien exposed to su...Irregular shai^e. Very fine high quality,v’esh yelloAA'ish AA'hite, fine grained, sweetand rich. Tominands higli price. Does notresist blight as Avell as Kieffer. Septemberto December.

DUCHESS (d’Aiigoiiloine)—A Aery large,rhoAA^y pear, often weighing one pound each;oblong, largest at base, greenish yellow,rough. uneA^en surface. The most profitabledwarf pear in this section. Trees rarelyeA"er blight; are alw^ays loaded down withfruit. Little trees in nursery roAv oftenhang full of fruit. September to October.

KIEFFER—Trees vigorous, beautiful, up-right grower, bears young and heavily, al-most exempt from blight. Fruit large, ob-long. large in center; green when picked,turning to yelloAV Avhen ripe. Quality fair.Fruit must be gathered and laid away toripen before good. The best commercialvariety. October to NoA'ember.

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l.^/srly Rii'limotid.

CHERRIESOre of the most popular fruits, its hardiness, g-ood habif and the fact that it bears

annually are strong recommendations. Cherries are very profitably grown for market,coming in just at the close of the strawberry season, well grown trees producing from 3

to 5 crates of '24 quarts, which readily sell at $2.00 to $3.00 per crate. And the demandseems to increase faster than the supply. Set 18 feet apart requires 134, or 20 feet apartrequires 108 trees per acre. They will grow on thinner soil than most other fruit trees,

though to obtain the finest fruits, a deep, mellow soil of good quality desirable. A drysoil is everywhere conceded. On wet soil the tree is apt to be short lived. Planted in thedooryard it becomes an ornament both when in bloom and when loaded with its beauti-fully colored fruit. Cherries are always needed for home use and any surplus finds aready sale. II j?:

DYEHOUSE—One week earlier than earlyRichmond, which the fruit resembles, ex-cept that it is a little darker color; qualitygood. Last of May.

EARLY RICHMOND (Early May)—Ourbest early cherry. Fruit fair size; brightred. Tree vigorous, round top, bears youngand regularly and is prolific. First of June.

KANSAS DUKE—While practically a newcherry for this climate, it is exceeding ex-pectations wherever tried. Fruit is verylarge; deep red color; flesh reddish, juicyand rich. The tree is especially attractivea.s it is an upright, compact grower, whichtogether with the heavy dark green, • foliage,makes it a beautiful tree for lawn planting.It is a prolific bearer and the abundantcrops make it especially desirable for com-mercial use. It is the nearest sweet cherrythat is a success in this climate. Ripensabout a week before Montmorency. A veryvaluable variety.

MONTMORENCY—Tree upright and spread-ing; vigorous, stands drouth well, bears reg-ularly and very prolific. Fruit round andfat; a rich, bright red; quality good, flavorresembling Early Richmond, but fruit moresolid. Ripens two weeks after Early Rich-mond, June 14th to 20th.

OSTHEIMER (AVeinch»el)—Fruit large,heart-shaped, almost black when ripe; juicyand very rich. One hundred and twenty-six

quarts have been picked from a tree in oneyear. Ripens between Montmorency andEnglish Morello. Tree small for its age.

ENGLISH MORELLO—Large, dark redalmost black when ripe, purplish red color-ed juice; very rich, sour. Tree bears young,regularly and is very prolific. A fine mar-ket variety, especially noted for its hardi-ness in the West. Trees slow growth, smdllfor their age. First of July.

COMPASS CHERRY-PLUM—Absolutely,hardy everywhere. Originated at Spring-field, Minnesota. A cross between the sandCherry and the Miner Plum. Fruit nearlyan inch in diameter; bright red, sweet andjuicy, and of very fine flavor. When youngand green the fruits have more the appear-ance of plums, but as they mature becomeround like a cherry. The pit is somewhatelongated. For canning and table use thefruit is unsurpassed. The tree bears youngand is a regular and heavy bearer. Shouldproduce some fruit the next year after set-ting out. Does well from Texas to NorthDakota, and especially valuable for all partsof Kansas. Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraskaand Colorado.

QUINCEORANGE—Very large; golden yellow; fine

for jelly and preserving. Sells readily for $3per bushel.

MISSOURI MAMMOTH—A new variety,highly recommended, but not fruiting here.

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Burbank P]uni.««.

PLUMSPlums will succeed in almost any kind of soil, in this it ranks probably next to apple.

It is usually considered that the European class prefer rather heavy clay loam, or avleast are ot their best on light sandy ^pils, while the Japanese type prefer rather lightsoil with a moderate amount of sand. The Wild Goose group is most successful on richsandy lowland, but have a wide range of adaptability to various soils. In general plant18 to 20 feet apart. Mixed home orchards may be closer. If a power spray is used, notless than 20 feet one way. For best results several varieties should be planted, as someare not good self-pollenizers.

MILTON—^^Fair size, roundish, oblong,beautiful bright crimson red with white dots.A cross of Wild Goose, quality far better.Tree vigorous. A ,new variety, but is in-clined to be very hardy and prolific. June20th.

WILD GOOSE^—^A well known old variety;fair size, nice looking; quality poor, rots intwenty-four hours after picking, making it

a complete failure for market. Bears abund-antly but not regularly. July 1st.

GREEN GAGE—Small, round, slightly ob-long; yellowish green, juicy and sweet, al-most a freestone. An old and popular va-riety on account of its good quality. Goodbearer. Season early August.

RED JUNE—Earliest Japan plum; brightdeep red with bluish bloom; good size, point-ed; flesh yellow, sweet and rich; very solidfor early fruit. Tree vigorous and very pro-lific. June 25th.

ABUNDANCE—iBearing here the pastseven years. Small tree, but trees hang load-ed down with fruit; must be thinned toallow room for development. Fruit large,dull red color, greenish yellow flesh, meltingsweet. A great market plum. Tree an up-right grower, vigorous and hardy, bearsyoung and regularly. July 5th.

BURBANK—Tree vigorous and hardy,sprawling grower, almost drooping, seemsshaped by nature to hold its load of fruit;bears young and regularly; could not bemor« prolific.

SATSUMA—^Large; flesh blood red. Bearsyoung and very prolific in Oklahoma, Colo-rado and New Mexico. One of the Japanfamily.

WICKSON—Tree, thrifty, upright growth,fruit large, deep red color, flesh firm. High-ly recommended for the late season. Aug. ist.

JAPAN GOLD—^A decidedly valuable va-riety. Golden yellow color; slightly over-spread with beautiful blush. Deliciousflavor and a great favorite where known.Tried in many different localities and neverfails to make good. Does well on thin, drysoil. Rather dwarfish tree with slenderlimbs.

DESOTA—Medium size; almost round, darkred, with small round white dots; fleshorange yellow, juicy, quality good; very sourwhen cooked. The best native variety weknow of. August 5th.

LITTLE BLUE DAMSON—Small, dark blueplum, fine quality. Tree slow coming intobearing, very subject to disease and fruitto curculio. September.LOMBARD—A familiar variety. Tree

hardy, prolific and will do well in light soil.

Fruit medium size, greenish or yellow whenthoroughly ripe. One of the best Europeansorts. Freestone. Fine flavor. A varietythat should be sprayed.GERMAN PRUNE—Nearly purple in color,

oblong oval in shape, with crease in oneside. Flesh firm, light green. Semi-free-stone. Very prolific but slower coming In-to be»rlog than some other varieties,

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APRICOTS'I'he apricot is tlie liardiest tree we have in the nursery. WiJ,! grow vigorously In

new prairie land or on rocky points where all other trees fail. Some American varietiesuncertain about bearing, other hardier are proving good.

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EARLY GOLDEN—Small, golden yellow,oval shaped, freestone; very prolific when it

bea^s, but often fails on account of springfrdsts. Middle of June.

rSyal—

M

edium size, roundish oval, dullyelloAV; sweet and highly flavored; freestone.Last of June.

.MOORPARK—Large, almost round, goldenyellow with red cheek; freestone, juicy and1 ich. We recommend this as one of ourbest. First of July.

•SI PEHtt— A fine seedling originated atLawrc-iiie. Kamsas. Fruit large'; rich yellowflc-di; (luality very fine. Alter Moorpark.

.\iiE.\IS—Cood size, rbiind; pale yellowwith rc-el blush Bears heavy crop when earlyones fail. Doing well in this section. Rus-•sian. July 4 th.

EDRINGTON APRICOT—This is a newvariety originated at Belle Plaine, Kansas,and propogated exclusively by us. Surpassesanything- in apricots we have ever seen andthis year brought double the price of ordi-nary varieties on the Wichita market. Treeis a beautiful upright grower, making it

especially suitable for lawn planting. Fruitis bright yellow; red cheek; perfect free-stone; delicious flavor; double the size ofthe ordinary varieties. We cannot recom-mend this apricot too highly and no orchardcomnlete without a few of these trees. Ripensin July.

Concord Grapes.

CAMPBELL’S EARLY—Bunch and berry,better than average; black, fine quality,keeps long after ripening. Ripens withAloore’s Early. New, but very popular.MOORE’S EARLY—Bunch medium, com-

pact, very large, black, quality good. Bearsregularly, but not so heavily as Worden. .

Good market grape on account of its earli-ness. Last of July.WORDEN—^The best black grape we have

found. Bunch large, compact; berry large,black, thin skin, fine flavor, rich and very'sweet. Vine perfectly hardy, bears heavilyand is very prolific. Fruit sells readily atdouble Concord price.

DRACUT AMBER—A small bunch, ambercolor, good for jelly, poor for market. Aug.loth.CONCORD—The old, well known black

grape; good flavor, quality fair. Vine hardy,bears regularly and heavy crops. August22nd.

NIAGARA—Large, long bunches, very finewhite grape, quality first-class, hardy, bearsregularly and heavy crops. Comes in justafter Concord. Have discarded Pockingtonand Elvira, as Niagara is far better thaneither. !

AGAWAM (Roger’s No. 15)—A very large|

grape of fine flavor, sweet and rich. Vinej

hardy and vigorous grower; prolific. Color{

dark red. August 25th.,

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SXY1>KR—Canes very liar.dy, fiuit medium,round, large seeds, esteemed because ofhardiness; very prolific in some parts of theWest, but not satisfactory in others. Twoweeks after Early Harvest.

IvITTATINjVY—Large, rank growing canes,long thorns; fruit of the largest size, fineflavor; is bothered some with rust, yet it isour best late Blackberry; very productive.One month after Early Harvest.

BLOWER—Comparatively a new varietyhere. Highly recommepded. Large size, goodflavor, jet black; good shippers, hardy; pro-lific bearers. Does not winter kill, andfrom all indications is a valuable kind.

BLACKBERRIESBlackberries thrive in almost all soils, but produce best in a strong, deep loam that

will retain moisture. Plant 2 to 4 feet apart in rows 8 feet apart. Clip off the points ofgrowing canes at 2 to 3 feet; this will caus2 the plants to sustain the fruit more readily,increase the yield, and render picking easier.

Blackberries cannot be g-vafted or budded, but tjiey must be propagated by cuttingsfrom berries with perfect points, and then produce a high standard as surely as thorough-bred stock.

Fine Berries Sell—We have often seen a cvate of large, even sized berries sell quicklyat an advanced price, when poor, irregular berries, with hard cores and almost tasteless,were disregarded.

Early Harvest Blackberries.

EARLY HARVEST—Bush perfectly hardy,cane stiff, upright; fruit good size, long, verysmall seeds, never failed with us in dry sea-sons. In productiveness a surprise to every-one, bushes being weighted to the groundwith fruit. If you wish to keep a high stand-ard of berries, don’t allow them to wasteenergy on useless sprouts. First of July toJune.

KENOYER—The very largest early berry.Ripens with Early Harvest. Fruit is nearlyas large as the late varieties. Good flavor;small seeds and no core. Canes are strongand stocky and vigorous growers. We havetried out this variety thoroughly and canrecommend it highly for either home use orcommercial planting. Not subject to rust.

MERCEREAU—This is without doubt theblackberry of all the new blackberries. Itis very large, and long, jet black, luscious,and has all the qualities of an ideal berry.We have never seen any berry that promisesso well. We have no hesitancy in recom-mending this oue to all who intend plantingblackberries. One week after Early Harvest.

WARD—This is doubtless a seedling ofKittatinny, which it closely resembles. It is

vigorous, hardy and free from rust. It wa.‘=!

found growing wild in Monmouth County. N.J. Its fine fruit, strong canes, clean, healthy. Mcrcereau Blnckbcrrie.si,

loaded with enormous crops of large berries,soon attracted attention. It has now beenfruited here for several years, bearing largecrops annually of handsome berries. Veryhighly recommended. One week after EariyHarvest.

DevFberries.

LUCRETIA—Very laVge open grainedDewberry; sweet and rich; becoming morepopular every year; vine trails on ground orcan be very successfully handled on lowtrellis.

ALSTIIV—Originated in Texas, not equalto Lucretia for northern states, but highlyrecommended for Southern Oklahoma.

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RASPBERRIESPlant 3 to 4 feet apart in rows 6 feet apar t, requiring- 2420 or 1815 plants per acre,

respectively. Deep soil that will retain moisture in a dry season is preferable, the lighter

loam for the red varieties, the heavier for the black. Allow 4 to 6 canes to grow fromeach plant for fruiting; pinch off the canes when 2^^ to 3 feet high. Cut out all old caneswhen bearing season is over, as a cane bears but once. A mulch should be applied the

first fall.

St. Regis Red Raspberry.

TUCKER—The very best Blackcap weknow of. Originated here in Winfield anafor the past ten years thoroughly tried out.The plants are especially strong growersand the berries are very large, with smallseeds. The flavor is excellent and it is a goodberry for all purposes. Ripens about a weekor ten days before the Kansas. Stand droutnwell and often produces a full crop whenother varieties fail entirely. Bears abund-ant crops. On account of its high quality,we have known this variety to bring a dollarper crate more than other varieties. Can-not be recommended too highly.

KANSAS—The best Blackcap. OriginatedLawrence, Kansas; canes hardy; bore

heavily with us after twenty-two degreesbelow zero. A perfect success in the West.Season early.

CUMBERLAND—The best Blackcap intro-duced. In size resembles Blackberries;quality equal to Kansas. Perfectly hardyfor the West. Don’t miss planting Cucumber-land.

PLTTM FARMER—A splendid black rasp-berry that has already proven itself one ofthe leading and most profitable varieties.The plants are very vigorous and have asilvery blush appearance when ripened. The

fruit is grayish black, very firm, a goodshipper, attractive and splendid flavor. Finefor evaporating as well as for fresh marketor home use.

CARDINAL—The first Red Raspberry wehave ever recommended for this locality.Canes hardy, bearing- great crops of rich,red berries; a natural Western plant; orig-inated at Lawrence, Kansas.

CUTHBERT—^A strong growing, hardy,red variety. Stands hard winters well. Ber-ries very large and firm. Good shipper;flavor is sweet, rich and luscious. Splendidlate variety.

.ST. REGIS EVERBEARING—^A new redraspberry that is fast gaining favor. Earliestof all red raspberries, beginning to ripenfrom June 15th to 20th, and bears through-out the summer. Berries are of a brightcrimson, large size and fine flavor. Veryfrequently bears the first year, which is un-usual in the red varieties. Fruit very firm,making it a good shipper, which togetherwith its remarkable productive quality,

make it a very profitable sort. The canesare stocky, strong and good growers andthe foliage is thick and does not scald norsunburn. Stands drouth remarkably well.

Has made good wherever tried.

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Plant of Progi-essive Everbearing StraAvberries.

STRAWBERRIESNo other fruit gives such quick returns on the investment as strawberries. Commer-

cially, they are one of the most profitable crops. It is just as easy to grow strawberriesfor home use as your vegetables, and alway s have the supply ripe and perfectly fresh.Set the plants just deep enough so that no parts of the roots are exposed, yet not deepenough to cover the crown, seeing that the ea rth is well firmed about the roots.

Note—Our special system of packing inssures success.Some of the most prolific varieties (.marked _P) have imperfect or pistillate blossoms

and will bear no fruit unless every third row is planted with varieties (marked S) ofstaminate or perfect blossoms.

BEDERWOOD (S)—The standard earlyberry; succeeds over a wide range; very pro-lific. Ripens one week before Crescent.

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CRESCENT (P)—An old standard variety;highly prized because of its hardiness andproductiveness; stands drouth and neglectbest of all; berries bright red; fair siz.good flavor. Fertilize with Capt. Jack orBederwood. Stason early.

‘ WARFIELD (P)—Dark red; conical shape;noted for rich, fine flavor, brings extra pricefor table use. Very productive, fine mar-ket variety.

CAPT. JACK (S)—Berries large; ah old' standby for home use and market. Plant^ one or a million; very productive. Mid-season.

GLEN MARY (S).— Very large, deep red;i irregular, wedge shape; flesh firm, light;t red, and good quality. Season first aftern Crescent. One of the most prolific of all- the Strawberry family. Plants thrifty andit hardy.

other variety; hardy, regular, and very pro-ductive.

SENATOR DUNLAP (Per)— A bright,glossy berry of the Warfield type. The plantis much larger and more healthy and thefruit is also larger and equally as good inquality. It is one of the very best.

AROMA (S)—Plants large and very vigor-ous. Blossom rich in pollen and a goodfertilizer. Fruit is large to very large,roundish, conical, smooth and perfect incolor; very firm add of excellent quality.Good commercial variety.

PROGRESSIVE (Everbearing)—Fruit andplants quite similar to the Senator Dunlap,but bearing season longer. If weather con-ditions are favorable will bear all summer,or by keeping blossoms picked off afterspring crop till latter part of August, willbring on a good fall crop. A splendid va-riety.

y' PARKER EARL (S)—This grand variety

1* is a wonder of productiveness; matured overone quart to the plant; berries long necked;

f bright color Fine for market.•* GANDY (S)—^Very large, pointed; darkcrimson. Stands at the head of the berries;firm, rich; can be shipped further than any

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AMERICUS (Everbearing) — Plants arestrong; root well. Fruit firm, medium tolarge in size; light red, heart shaped; qualitygood. Very productive, bearing from Maytill frost, if season is at all favorable. Oneof the leaders among the new everbearers,succeeding over a very wide range of coun-try. A great favorite.

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Gooscljurries.

GOOSEBERRIESTills is amilhur fruit for which there is

always a u-oocl demand. They require sameeulti\ at ion and planting' as '*urrants, exceinthat i>lants may be set in the open field orgarden, though a northern slope is prefer-able. Plant 3x5 to 4x5 feet apart, requiring2 900 or 2,178 plants per acre. They bearmost freely on 2 and 3 year wood, so prun-ing should maintain a continuous supply ofvigorous wood- Much of the disappointmentin growing gooseberries has been due tousing English varieties, which in Americaare especially subject to mildew. We offeronly American varieties.

HOL'GHTOX—The old standard variety;bush drooping, hardy and prolific.

DOWXIXG—Larger than the Houghton,roundish; light green, juicy, fine quality;bush more upright than Houghton.

INDUSTRY—Very large English Goose-berry. Complete failure.

PEARL—The finest berry we have tasted;very large, round, juicy. extra quality.Small two year bushes of this grand newvariety: tried here, were covered with ber-ries, which measured one inch in diameter.

MISCELLANEOUS0<)ANM.\<i KVr.K-liK.AKi \(i >11 l. 'KISUY

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Beautiful round-licaded. vigorous blossomsto ripe fruit, at the same time; fruit one toone and a half inches long; bluish black,rich, sprightly flavor. Much finer than theold time Mulberry.

BISMARCK APPLE — Budded on dwarfstock, bears second and third year, and fruitswell bn high upland where other apples area failure. A small dwarf tree.

HUCKLEBERRY (Dwarf Juneberry) —Bushes four to six feet high, perfectly hardy;stands drouth and heat; fruit juicy, mild,subacid.

RHUBARB— Linneaus has very largestalks; early, tender, hardy and best of all

for this climate.

ASPARAGUS—^Very fine for early tableuse. We handle two year crown plants,which will throw up sprouts for use the firstyear.

CURRANTSThe Red currant is not adapted tn t’c's

climate; the Black one is all right.

CRANDALL—Very large Black Currant,originated by A. Crandall, of Xewton, Kans.

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bears young, regularly and very abundantly;needs no protection; fruit sweet, huckle-berry flavor, very juicy. Ripens early.

FAY'S PROLIFIC—Large clusters, and oneof the finest of Red Currants.

RED DI TCH—The old standard variety ofRed Currants. Well known.

1*03I0NA—New red currant, said to be bet-ter than all other red currants.

Red Dutch Currants.

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The Rose Is Justly the Queen of Flowers.

ROSESTHE TEA ROSES are beautiful, delicate, everblooming roses, but are not hardy for

outdoor planting-, though they can be grown by laying the bush down and covering withdirt in the winter.

THE HYBRID PERPETUALS AND CLI3IBERS are very hardy for outdoor planting,and our list of large, rich colors, of profuse bloomers is very fine, and these we recom-mend for general planting. i i ,

American Beauty.—A variety too wellknown to require description; color a richred, passing to crimson; fragrant. A rapidgrower and constant bloomer.

Eugene Fuerst.—Deep red, shaded crimson;a profuse bloomer of fine form, large andfull.

Frau Karl DrusehJci Very fine, large,beautiful, pure white. The best white HybridPerpetual introduced in years.

Marshall P. Wilder—A favorite variety; itcertainly is a grand rose. Color deep, rich,glowing red.

Prince Camille de Rohan.—Very dark. Thisrose is of a rich, velvety crimson, passingto an intense maroon shaded black, large,full flowers. One of the darkest roses andvery handsome.

Solid d’Or.—Color reddish-gold, shadedwith orange.

Vicks Capriee.

GENERAL WASHINGTON—A large doublered rose. Bush thrifty and hardy.

KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA—Thereis none finer. Pure white, hardy, and an ex-cellent bloomer. Does best in very rich soiland should be well pruned.

MRS. J. H. LANG—A bright pink, veryfragrant, blooms the entire summer. One ofthe best. K. A. Victoria Roses.

Sunburst Roses

ROSES—Continued

HYBRID PERPETUALSULRICH BRLNER—Large double flowers,

of a bright showy red; very hardy.

COQUETTE DES ALPS—Largest flowers ofeverblooming white roses, pure white, some-times tinted with pale red.

GEX. JACQUEMINOT—One of our greatfavorites; scarlet crimson, large, especiallyshowy, fragrant. Blooms in early summerand fall.

PAUL NEYRON—Hardy plant. The largestrose in cultivation; deep pink, blooms inJune and fall.

HYBRID TEA ROSESLA FRANCE—A hardy Hybrid Tea Rose;

delicate; silvery pink, large, double, with anextra pleasing, attractive form, fragrant;blooming constantly from early until late.

Killarney. (H. T.)—(The Irish Rose.)—Bright carmine pink marbled in creamywhite; petals extremely large, and of a tex-ture that makes it one of the most lasting ofroses; this variety has the longest bud on theRtiffest stem that we have ever seen; it is afine grower, with beautiful, foliage, very freein producing strong ground shoots; a favoritewith customers wherever it it known.

White Klllarncy.—A pure white sport orthe popular Irish rose. It is identical in ap-pearance with its parent, only it is purewhite, the petals are extremely large, andis one of the most lasting of roses. Strong,well rooted.

3Iad. Caroline Testout. (H. T.)—An oldfavorite; cherry red, edged silvery rose.

Etoile de France.—Color a lovely shade otclear, red-crimson velvet; very fragrant andkeeps well. In England, where it has beentried extensively, it has caused quite a sensa-tion. Our opinion is that it will become asmuch of a favorite as La France.

Mamani Coohet.—A valuable pink beddingor pot Rose, with large flowers on long,straight stems; color, deep rosy pink, innerside of petals silvery rose.

Suubnr.st.—This magnificent giant yellowRose is a fine forcer; it stands head andshoulders above all others of its color, andwill rank with American Beauty and theKillarneys in value and grandeur. The coloris orange-copper or golden-orange and goldenyellow; edge of petals lighter; all intenseshades, extremely brilliant in effect. Somecall the color cadmium-yellow. It is theyellowest of all Roses in the everbloomingclass.

Gru.ss an Teplit*.—Fiery crimson, shadedwith a dark velvety sheen totally unlike anyother color. Large, handsome, moderatelydouble flowers. Produced in most wonder-ful profusion throughout the whole growingseason, in fact it is always in bloom. Theflowers are produced singly, sometimes in

clusters, producing a gorgeous effect on thelawn or in the garden all summer through.For fragrance there is no other Rose to com-pare with it. u

When in doubt as to what to plant aroundyour home, plant Roses.

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Richmond Roses.

HYBRID TEA ROSES

My Maryland.^—A grand cut flower bed-ding Rose, With the general habit and color-ing of Killarney, but showing a more de-cided rosepink. Good free-branching, clean-foliaged sort of the practical type whichgives flowers all the time.

Mrs. Aaron Ward.—Of recent introductionfrom France. Very distinct. The foliage is

dark and handsome. The coloring is a storywhich cannot be satisfactorily told in words.During the season—and at times on the sameplant—will be found the bloom carrying allthe rich colors from creamy yellow to thedeepest copper and golden. Flowers ofmedium size and fullness; handsome buds;excellent substance, and lasting.

Bridesmaid.—The most popular pink TeaRose. Thousands of this variety are grownevery year for cut flowers; also very desir-able for summer bedding out of doors. A de-lightful shade of bright pink.

Richmond (H. T.)—This is said to be thebest red forcir^p: variety yet produced. Stronggrower. Color Seep red, long pointed buds;elegant dark foliage.

CLIMBERSSEVEN SISTERS—Blooms in clusters, red

when first in bloom, changing to pink; usu-ally two colors.

PRAIRIE Q,UEEN—^A very hardy, beauti-ful climbing rose, deep pink, blooms in sum-mer.

empress op china—

A

medium size pink;profuse everblooming climbing rose.

CRIMSON RAMBLER—This new Japanrose is the greatest acquisition and noveltyamong roses; one year bush produced sev-enty-five blossoms. Climbing rose of veryrapid growth, small light green leaf, flowersone inch in diameter; crimson red, producedin large clu.sters, often so profuse that thewhole vine seems one bright red banner,trimmed with green leaves.

WHITE RAMBLER—Climbing rose; smalldouble, white; produced in clusters likecrimson.

YELLOW RAMBLER—This very hardyrose is a rapid climbing vine, light yellow.Beautiful in selection with other ramblers.

DOROTHY PERKINS—A very popularclimbing rose. Beautiful bunches of smallpink flowers produced in great profusion,very hardy and good in all respects.

WHITE DOROTHY PERKINS—Same atabove except being white in color.

Our Roses are all field grownPlants—hardy, and sure to produce

results.

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American Beauty Climbing Roses.

CLIMBING ROSES—ContinuedEVERBL.OOMIXG CRI3ISOX RA3IBL.ER

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Of the famous Crimson Rambler family.Continues to bloom until killing frost; flow-ars are the brightest crimson, in greattrusses, combined with the waxy, pale greenfoliage, making a beautiful plant. Flowersare produced on the ends of new shoots, andif cut off as soon as faded, many newbranches are formed, which are soon cov-ered with flowers. Very hardy, having stoodvery hard winters. The most popular of theRambler family.

LADY GRAY—Cherry pink, fading to softwhite. The flowers in large, loose trusses,together with the buds and foliage, form amass of beauty from base of vine to tips ofbranches.THE BLUE ROSE—A new rose from Hol-

land that originated from Crimson Rambler.It bears semi-double flowers of medium size,in larg^ bunches. The originators describe thecolor ..as “reddish or rosy lilac when opening,changing to amethyst or metallic blue.” Wehave bloomed it inside and outside and findit as described, and a very distinct novelty.Thoroughly hardy and a vigorous, taH>grow-ing climber. ;

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EXCELSA—Intense crimson-scarlet; doubleflowers in brilliant clusters set in glossy,shining foliage which never miidew;s norspots. An intensified Crimson 'Rambler,which it promises tO: displace. ; '.ExtremelyVigorous arid the handsomest of alT red climb-ers.

TAUSENDSCHON (Thousand Beauties)—

A

rose producing on the same bush so many

different colored flowers that it is impossibleto describe or even picture the variations.Colors run from delicate balsam or tenderrose through the intermediate shades orbright rose and carmine, with white, yellowand various other delicate tints showing. Astrong grower, impervious against mildew,absolutely hardy. For climbing over porchessingle specimens of pyramids, it will pleaseyou from the day you plant it.

CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY—A seed-ling from American Beauty with Wichurianaand Tea blood in its veins. Same color, sizeand fragrance as American Beauty, with theaddition of the climbing habit, good foliageand better blooming qualiies. One plant ofthis new rose will produce twenty times asmany ^flowers in June as the old AmericanBeauty, besides blooming occasionally dur-ing the summer; blooming 3 to 4 inchesacross; has proved perfectly hardy and standsheat and drouth as well as any rose in ourcollection.

BABY RAMBLERS.Baby Crlnuion Rambler.—The well-known

rose, of which there have probably beenmore planted than any one-half dozen othervarieties put together. Strong grower, flow-ers in panicles of 30 to 40 blooms, colorbright vivid crimson.

Erna Tausendschoen—Flowers when open-ing are a delicate shade of pink, changing torose carmine. It gets its name from its manyflowers and the variation in coloring. Abeautiful rose.

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Without the 'I'rees and Shrubs This Beautiful Place Would Appear Barren and Deserted.

ALTHKA OR ROSK OF SHAROX

These are very fine, hardy, free-growing-,flowering shrubs, of very easy cultivation,and very desirable on account of their latesummer blooming. Should be in every garden.Our collection comprises a great variety oicolors and shades. (See descriptions below.)

Boul de Feu»—^Large 3% to 4 inches acrossflower; very double, well formed, light rose;petals flecked at base with cardinal; one ofthe finest reds; vigorous.

Duehesse deBrabaiit—Large, reddish lilacflowers.

Fleganti.Hsima—Semi-double, white, show-ing cardinal base, inner petals quilled.

Jean <l’Arc—One of the best; flowers purewhite, double; strong grower.

Lady Stanley—Very double, white withbeautiful blush markings, cardinal base.

ALMOND

A class of ornamental shrub or small treeintroduced from the mountains of Asia Minor,and succeeding well in common garden soil.The flowers are very showy, produced ingreat abundance, and useful for their earli-ness. Fine plants to use in grouping or forlawns. Colors double pink and white,

Rogers Stock and Service Will

Make You a Satisfied Customer.

Althea Used As a Hedge

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Deutxia GracilliN.

ORNAMENTAL SHRUBSBARBEItRYJapanese Barberry—From Japan. A very

pretty species of dwarf habit, small foliage,changing to a beautiful coppery red inautumn. Valuable as an ornamental as wellas hardy hedge.

BUDDLEA—Butterfly Bush.

B. davidii magnifiea. S.—A most beautifulshrub and one that should be in every garden.A splendid shrub for park planting. It makeslarge shrubs even from small plants the firstseason. Single plants will often have 50 ormore flower spikes the first year. The secondyear after planting it generally begins tobloom in June and continues throughoutth-} .surnmcr until frost nips it. The fl- wersare produced on long, graceful stems thatterminate in tapering panicles or beautifullilac-colored flowers of miniature size andborne by the hundred on flower heads fre-ouently 10 inches long. This admirable shrubshould be classed as semi-herbaceous, as it

sometimes freezes back to the ground insevere winters, but comes up again from theroots.

CALYCANTHUS—Carolina Allspice.A well known native bush, bearing double,

purple, fragrant flowers.

CARAGANA—Pea Tree,A handsome dwarf tree with bright yel-

low flowers in May and June.

DESMODIUMA low growing shrub with rose colored

flowers in September, Dies to the ground inwinter.

DEUTZIAShowy Japanese shrubs of the highest or-

namental merit, and adapted to all gooasoils. Their clean foliage, upright, densegrowth, free flowering nature, renders themespecially valuable.

Gracillis (Dwarf)—^A low bush, three orfour feet in diameter, flowers pure white andgraceful. One of the prettiest and mostpopular small shrubs. Fine for winter forc-ing.

Pride of Roche.ster—A fine double variety,rather earlier than D. Crenata. Flowerspink in bud, white when fully expanded.

EOR.SYTHIA.P. Suspensa. M—A very early and showy

spring bloomer; flowers bright yellow;branches long and slender.

P. Suspen.sa Portunii. M.—Grows upright;foliage deep green; flowers bright yellow.

HYDRANGEAH arborescens. S.—This beautiful shrub is

being sent out under various names as“Snowball Hydrangea,” “Hills of Snow,” etc.

This new American Hydrangea is believed tobe the most beautiful, hardy flowering shrubintroducd for many years.The plant attains a height of five or six

feet, with about the same breadth, is farmore graceful than the old form of Hydrangea

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Snowball. Hydrangea Arboreseeus.

ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS—ContinuedHYDRANGEA ASBORESCENS—ConUd.

Arborescens. Flowers are borne in largetrusses, beautifully formed and of dazzlingAvhiteness, rendering it a plant of peerlessbeauty.

H. panioiilata graudiflora (Bush Shape) M.—This is one of the most valuable hardyshrubs in cultivation. It attains a height ofsix to eight feet, and is perfectly hardy in allTAarts of the country. The floAvers are white,borne in immense pyramidal panicles nearlya foot in langth. It commences flowering inJuly and continues until November.

IvERRIA—Globe Flower.

Handsome, free-flowering shrub, thrivingin common garden soils.

K. japouica—Single yellow flowers, free-flowering. Dark green; a fine shrub foredging shrubbery groups, sometimes killsbn'K- to near the ground line, but sproutsreadily and soon regains its former size.

LOMCERA TARTARICA Upright Honeysuc-kle L. bella albida.—Flowers white; bright

red fruit in great profusion; very fine.

L. fragraiitissima.—In sheltered situationsf’e dark green leaves of this shrub are re-tained nearly all winter. Its pretty pinkand white flowers are numerous, but not

phoTH'v. Deliehtful fragrance. It is

easily trained into a handsome bush.

L. fartarica graiidiilora rosea.—A beau-tiful shrub. A'ery vigorous, and producinglarge, bright red flowers striped with whitein June.

L. tartarica rubra.—Pink flOAvers whichcontrast beautifully with the foliage. June.

PRIVET.(Regel’s Privet).—A fine, hardy A'ariety,

desirable when grown singly as a specimen,or in mass planting; also suitable for hedgesThis is one of the berried varieties.

SNOWBAL.L.(Common Snowball).—An old and well-

knoAvn shrub, bearing large balls of purewhite flowers.

SAMBUCUS—ElderRapid growing shrubs with ornamental

foliage, flowers and fruit. Will thrive inall soils, but give best fruiting results inthat of a moist nature. The Golden Elderis one of the finest golden-leaved shrubs, andis very useful. It shows its color best on adry soil.

SYRINGA—Lilac.

.s .iaponica.—A species from Japan, becom-ing a good sized tree. Foliage dark green,glossy; leathery; flowers creamy white,odorless in great panicles. A month laterthan other Lilacs.

S. persica alba (Persian Lilac).—Of moreslender growth and finer foliage than theCommon Lilac.

S. vulgari.s (Common Purple Lilac).—Largeshrub with larger leaves and flowers thanabOA’e. FlOAvers bluish purple.

S. vulgaris alba.—(Common White Lilac).Flowers in slender panicles, pure white anafragrant.

SNOWBERRYSnowberry (Symphoricarpos Raeemous).

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A valuable medium sized shrub branchingnear the ground. Has small pinkish flowers,with large, waxy white berries in the fall.

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Spirea A an Houtte.

ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS -ContinuedSI* I H i: V

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M cadtmv Sweet.

An indispensable class of small to medium-sized shrubs, embracing a wide range of foli-age. habit of growth, color of flowers anaseason of blooming. All of easiest culturein all soils.

S. argnta.

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Of dwarf habit; flowers clearwhite. The best early-Plowering WhiteSpirea. Early May. %

S. biiinalda Anthony AA^aterer.

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A new crim-son-flowered variety; one of the most beau-tiful of dwarf flowering shrubs. It makesa. low. comiiact bush. 1,5 to 18 inches high,and is covered nearly the whole growingseason Avith large umbels of deep crimsonflowers. Perfectly hardy, it makes a fine,compact plant for low clumps or for beddingpur])oses. Grown as a pot plant, it is afine plant for house decorations.

S. Buina>da.

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A spreading, low bush. Avithdark leaves brightened by corymbs of itretty,li'^ht nink floAAcrs in May, and at intei'A'aisall summer.

S. Billardi.—Medium sized shrub, produc-ing spiked panicles of flowers, bright rosecolor.

S. oallo.»»a alha.—Of compact groAA’th, withupright branches, cro-wded Avith large, flatclusters of white flowers nearly all summer.

S. Douglasii.—Immense terminal spikes ofdeep rose-colored flowers. One of the best.

S. prunifolia.

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A^ery distinct, with numer-ous small, double white flowers, bloomingearly.

S. Reeve.siana (Lance-leaA'ed—Single).—Oneof Uie most ornamental; shoAvy floAvers, pureA\ hite. in umbels and A'ery numerous.

S. Thunlrergeii (Tliunberg’’.s).—Dwarf habitand round, graceful form, branches slenderand somcAA'hat drooping; foliage narroAV andyellowish green. FloAvers small, white.Esteemed on account of its neat, gracefulhabit and early blooming.

S. A'an Houtte.

—

The grandest of all theSpiraeas. It is a beautiful ornament for thelaAvn at any season, but when in floAver it

is a eomplete fountain of white bloom, tbofoliage hardily shOAAung. Clusters of tAventyto thirty flat. Avhite floAver.s make up ihrracemes, and these clusters are set closealong the droiming stems. Perfectly hardyand an early bloomer.

TAAIARIX—TamariskThe Tamarisks are hardy shrubs, of strong

groAvth. foliage light and feathery, theirflowers delicate and fringing, usually insome light shade of red or pink. AA’'ill groAvanyAA’^here.

WEIGELIA—Diervilla

Beautiful shrubs that bloom in June and.IuIa'. The floAA^ers are produced in so greatprofusion as almost entirely’ to hide the foli-age. They are A’ery desirable for the borderor for grouping, and also as specimen plantsfor the lawn.

AAA Candida-—Of A’igorous habit, flowersnure white and produced in great profusionin June, and continue to bloom' at intery^alsthrough the summer.

AAA rosea. (Florida).—One of the most pop-ular shrubs knoAAm. Flowers bright rose.

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PLANTS FOR HEDGESPrivet, California—This most popular hedge

plant is of a free, upright growth, withglossy dark green leaves. Nearly evergreenin the Southern states. Also used for singlespecimens for terrace, hall or porch decora-tion. For hedges set in trenches, the smallersizes 8 inches apart, the larger 10 to 12 in.Prune to within 4 to 6 inches of the groundwhen planting, severely the next one or twoseasons after that to maintain the heightand shape desired.

Privet, Amour River North,—A rapid grow-ing variety with small pleasing foliage, re-

sembling California Privet in habit, butsomewhat more spreading and much hardierand especially valuable in sections whereCalifornia freezes back.

Altheas.—See description under shrubs.

Honey Locust.—See description under shadetrees.

Barberry.—See description under shrubs.

Japan Quince or Fire Bush. M.—Flowersvery abundant, brilliant crimson scarlet. Finefor hedging.

Flowers of the Clematis.

THE BEST HARDY VINES4MPFLOP.SIS

A. «|uin(juefoIia Fngelmanni (EnglemannIvy).—Shorter jointed than Quinquefolia. Agood climber; grows 6 to 10 feet in a season.

A. quinquefolia (American Ivy or VirginiaCreeper).—Has beautiful digitable leavesthat become rich crimson in autumn; a veryrapid grower. One of the finest vines forcovering walls, verandas or trunks of trees.

A. trieuspidata Veitchi (Boston Ivy).—OfJapanese origin; entirely hardy; W'ith foliageturning brilliant red in autumn. It clingstightly to walls, and is unsurpassed as abasket or vase plant.

ARl.STOLOCHI—Dutchman’s Pipe.

A. sipho.—A fine, hardy climber and wellknown in some parts of the country asChinese Yam. The tubes grow , very largeand are edible like sweet potatoes. The vine

is a beautiful, rapid grower, producingsweet-scented flowers.

LIGNONIA—Trumpet A'ine.

B radieans. (American Climbing TrumpetVine).—A splendid, hardy climbing plant,

with large trumpet-shaped scarlet flowersin August.

CLEMATIS

A beautiful class of hardy climbers, excel-lent for pillars or trellises. They delightin a rich soil and sunny situations, and areperfectly hardy.

C. Henryii.—A magnificent, large whiteflower, a free grower and bloomer.

Strong 2 year old plants. Each, 75c; per10, $6.75.

J:ickmaiiiiii.—Deep violet purple, with arich velvety appearance. One of the best.

Strong 2 vear old plants. Each, .75c; per10, $6.75.

C. paniculata.—A vine of very rapid growthquickly covering trellises and arbors withhandsome, clean, glossy green foliage. Theflowers are of medium size, pure white,borne in immense sheets, and of a most de-licious and penetrating fragrance.

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THE BEST HARDY VINES—Continued

Wistaria. Clematis.

EVERGREENSArbor Vitae.^—(Chinese.)—Hardy and rapid

grower; inclined to branch, but can be madea compact tree by frequent and careful prun-ing.

IjONICHRA—

H

oneysuckle.

L. Japonlea Halleana.—Color white, chang-ing to yellow, very fragrant, blooms fromJune to November.

LYCIUM—Matrimony Vine.

L. chinense.—Very hardy, grows anywhere.The slender, drooping branches are some-what thorny and bear grayish green leaves.Flowers small, pink and purple, from Juneto September, and are then succeeded by aprofusion of bright scarlet and orange fruitsthrough late fall and winter. A good plantfor covering trellis work and bowers; alsofor covering bare places or rock.

MADEIRA VINEA beautiful rapid growing vine with dense

foliage. Grows well anywhere, but suc-ceeds best in sunny, well sheltered location.Strong tubers.

WISTARIA •

The Wistaria is one of the most decorativeof vines, and for porch decoration withouttoo much shade it has no superior. The long,twining branches bear great sprays of foli-age, while its charming flowers sway withevery passing breeze.

W. sinensis (Chinese).—Flowers in clus-ters, pale blue, sometimes gives a secondcrop of flowers in the fall.

W. sinensis alba.—Of similar habit to Chi-nesis, with pure white flowers.

Arborvitae, Golden—Easily transplanted;needs no pruning; it assumes a beautiful,compact form from the start and never out-grows its beauty. It is uniform in its growth.

Arbor Vitae, Pyramidal.—Very beautifulpyramidal growth and very compact.

Irish Juniper.—Closely related to the redcedar. Beautiful, compact-grow'ing ever-

green, with bright green foliage which hasmetallic luster; makes the whole tree veryattractive.

Red Cedar.—Makes a beautiful tree, andafter it becomes established will grow al-

most anywhere and undir any treatment,pure; very effective; 3 feet.

An Effective Planting of Evergreens.

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These Magnificent Shade Trees Make This liawn a Place of Beauty and Comfort

ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREESCatalpa Bungei.—A Chinese variety;- very

remarkable for its dense, round, umbrella-like head. Makes a beautiful tree whengrafted and budded on a high stem. Fine forformal effects and planting at entrances.

CATALiPA, SPECIOSA.—Broad, deep greenfoliage, and large fragrant trumpet flowersin immense clusters in spring. This Catalpais native in most parts of the Southwest.Valued for its durable timber and for orna-mental purposes. C. Speciosa is the best ofIhc many varieties.

ELM. Amecioan or White.—The large-leav-ed, rapid-growing variety. It attains a greatsize and age, and the longer it grows the1 andsomer it becomes. It grows everywhere,in all locations and soils.

LOCUST, Black.—This well-known tree is agood grower and very hardy. We particular-ly recommend it for side-walks in cities, orany place where the tree is likely to beneglected. Produces racemes of fragrantwhite flowers.

LOCUST, Hoiiey.^—A rapid growing nativetree, with powerful spines and delicate foli-age.

POPLAR, Lombardy.—This grows to animmense height, and is remarkable for itscolumnar growth. In landscape work breaksthe monotony of the lower, round-toppedtrees. One of the characteristic trees ofLiombardy and other ports of Italy.

POPLAR, Carolina.—A vigorous. healthynative tree of rapid growth, pyramid in form,with large, glossy leaves; valuable for parkor street planting.

MAPLE, Aorvvay.—A native of Europe. Itslarge, compact habit, broad, deep green shin-ing foliage, render it one of the most de-sirable species for streets, parks and lawns.

MAPLE, Soft or Silver. A hardy rapid grow-ing native tree of large size, valuable forproducing a quick shade. Excellent for streetplanting. Our stock of these is very largein all sizes.

MAPLE, Hard, T.—A very popular Ameri-can tree, and for its stately form and finefoliage justly ranked among the very best,both for lawn and avenue.

SYCAMORE or PLANE The Sycamore is

probably the hardiest of all street trees forour larger cities. It can stand more abusethan any oher tree we know of, is not affect-ed with many of the injurious insect peststhat infect other varieties of trees, it canstand the smoke and grass better than canmost other ornamental street trees.

HACKBERRY or NETTLE TREE. A nativetree that deserves more general planting.Leaves are light green, glossy, pointed. Notsubject to insect pests. Branches are slenderand grow horizontally, forming a wide^shap-ed head. Thrives in all soils.

MULBERRY, NON-BEARING.—This makesa good shade tree and requires very littleattention.

The planting of shade trees andshrubbery will increase the value ofyour property many times the cost ofplanting.

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The Plsintlug of Trees, Plants and Shrubs Iininediately Changes a HouseInto a Home, WTiether It Be Large or Small.

/ DAHLIAS GANNAS

Springfield.— new variety duplicating themagnificent form, character and freedom off'ountess of Lonsdale, but of different color.The old variety has for years stood as thestandard for true Cactus type and the verybest salmon-pink Dahlia. This new formis a beautiful amaranth red, unique amongits fellows, and a valuable addition for all

uses.

Standard Bearrr.

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Bright, pure scarlet.Flowers large, thick and full to center, ofsymmetrical and perfectly round form, petalssemi-quilled. Extraordinarily productive andone of the best red cut flowers.

Counte.ss of Lou.sdale.—The freest-flower-ing Cactus Dahlia in the collection, and per-fect in form. Color, an exquisite shade ofrich salmon, with just a suspicion of apricotat the base of the petals. Towards the tipsthe color deepens gradually to the softestcarmine pink. The finest variety in the en-tire list.

Black Beauty.— (Decorative) In flowers, aswell as anything else, the curious alwaysattracts our attention. Black Beauty is dis-tinct in that it is the darkest Dahlia we haveever seen.

Purple Queen.—(Snow Dahlia). This is oneof the best varieties of its color. It is arobust grower and the flowers are purepurple, produced on long, stiff stems, makingif a very valuable variety.

Queen of Yellow.s.SuHan.

Austria.—Color of flowers pure canary,with but few traces of small reddish-brownspots in the center of the two inside petals.Green foliage. Height 3 feet.

Burbauk.—The color is a pure, strong can-ary-yellow. with some red spots in throat;a beautiful shade. The flower is often 4 to5 inches across, and they are profuse bloom-ers; height 3 feet 6 inches.

Buttercup.—Deep Buttercup yellow, almost

Firebird—Color clear glistening scarlet;green foliage. Its only drawback is its

rather scant foliage.

King Humbert.

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The finest bronze leafCanna in our list. Flowers 6 inches in

diameter, brilliant orange scarlet, with brightred markings, foliage broad and massive ofa rich coppery-bronze. The best bronze bed-ding variety. 5 feet.

Yellow King Huinl>ert.—Same as above ex-cept that color of flower is yellow.

If you have not found in our cata-

log something that you particularly

want, write us. Our stocks are com-plete.

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SUGGESTIONS TO PLANTERSSuccess depends in a large measure on tbe treatment given the stock after it is receiv-

ed by planters. Avoid all unnecessary exposure to the air. As soon as received, it shouldbe heeled in, so that mellow earth will come in contact Avith the roots. When plantingtake out but a few at a time. One hour of exposure to hot sun or drying wind is sure

death to many trees.

Cut off the end of all bruised or broken roots with a sharp knife, making a clean cut. If

it be a standard tree for the orchard, trim it up to four or five limbs, suitable to form the

top. and cut each of the side limbs back to a bud four or five inches from the body of thetree, leaving the leader or central limb from eight to twelve inches long. When there are

no side limbs suitable for this purpose, the tree should be divested of all its branchesand headed back to a proper height to form the top.

In properly preparing the ground the holes need not be dug larger than necessary toreceive the roots in their original position, but it is always best to dig some distance belowthe roots and refill AA'ith surface soil. In planting in sod, the holes should be dug threetimes the size necessary in well plowed land. Remove all label wire from the trees, that it

may not cut the branches. As soon as planted, five or six inches of coarse manure or otherlitter should be spread over the ground about the tree, four or fiA?^e feet in diarheter; thiswill keep the surface moist and aid the tree in dry weather.

No grass or green crops should be raised among the fruit trees until they have attainedbearing size.

.

‘‘Heeling in” .stoek received in the fall. To insure success, you have only to get thetrees before freezing weather and bury them in the following manner:

Choose a dry spot, where no water will stand during the winter, with no grass near to

invite mice. Dig a trench, throwing out enough dirt to admit one layer of roots below thesurface, and place the trees in it, inclined at an angle of 45 degrees or more. Widen thetrench, throwing the soil among the roots in position, placing another layer in the trench,

reclining the tops on the others, and so on until all are in the trench; then water thorough-ly. Finish by throAving up more soil until the tips of the trees are fully covered. It is

also well to bank up the earth around the sides to insure more thorough protection. .Care

should be taken to fill solid all the interstices among the roots. Too much care in doingthis cannot be insisted upon, as every root which is not in close contact with the soil is

sure to be killed. In the spring the trees will be on hand for transplanting at the earliest

moment possible to do the AA^ork.

Fall planting is adA'ised, however, instead of “heeling in,” for experience has demon-strated that not one in ten succeed in heeling in. '

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CARE OF TREES AVHEX FROZENIf the trees are receiA'ed in a frozen state, place the package unopened in the cellar,

away from the frost and heat, until thawed out, and then unpack. Trees handled in this

Avay Avill not be injured by freezing.

NUMBER OF TREES SUFFICIENT TO PLANT AN ACRE.Feet Trees Feet Trees Feet Trees

1 by 1.. .43.560 8 by 8 680 16 •by 16 .170

2 bv 2. ,10,890 9 "by 9 ....537 17 by 17 150

3 by 3.. . 4.840 10 by 10 18 by 18..... 3 4

4 bv 4.. . 2.722 11 by 11 360 19 by 19 .......120

bA' .5., . 1.742 12 by 12 ...302 20 by 20 108

fi bv fi. , 1 210 13 bv 13 2.5 7 25 by 25. ...

T bA’ 7. 888 14 bv 14 ...22^ 30 by 30 ...... 48

15 by 15 ....193

DISTANCES FOR PLANTINGStandard Apples ... . . . feet apartStandard Pears 25 feet apartDwarf Pears 10 feet apartStandard Cherries 15 feet apartPlums, Peaches, Apricots 15 feet apartCurrants, Gooseberries, Raspberries, Rhubarb feet apartQuince and Grapes feet apartAsparagus to 6 feet apart

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HOW AND WHEN TO SPRAYPLANT

Appl«—(Scab, eod-

Itnf, bnd motb,canker worm,tent caterpillar,

aphis.)

Oabbara — (Wormsaphis and (lea

beetle.)

Cherry—(Rot, aphis. c u r c ullo,sing and leafblight.)

Carranf —(Mildewworms, borersand leaf blight.)

doosebeiry— (.Mil-

dew, leaf blight

and worms.)

Grape—(Rot, Mil-

dew antbracDOseflea beetle andleaf-hopper.)

Peaeh<—, A^oot—(Leif curl, cnr-

enllo, mildewand rot.)

Pear— (Leaf blight,

scab, slag andcodling moth.)

Plvm — (Carculio,

rot, s b Q t-h o lefangns, b 1 a c.k-

knot.)

to tats—(Blight,

battles and scab.)

thlMS— (Leaf andtrait spots, S)agv>

Aasfbsi^rllashicny — (An-

ffcncttose, nst,erleket, slag and

tliawbawp -

(Bast, tod leaf-

stfftif insects.)

>isatf> CBot andBRfBt.)

1st Application

Spray beforebuds start, usingcopper sulphatesolution. For SanJose Scale or aphisuse the sulphurand lime mixture.When worms are

first seen, an ar-

senical. For fiea

bettles, plasterand terpentine, or

tobacco dust.

Before the budsopen spray withcopper sulphate.

f

When pruningcut all stems thatcontain borers. Assoon as worms arefo’uiid on lowerand inner leaves,

spruy with an ar-

'senical.*

As leaves open.Bordeaux^ and anarsenical,*

Before budsburst, spray withcopper 'sulphatesolution. Add anar.sonical for flea

bettles.

Before April 1)

spray wifli coppersulpha t e solu-

tion.*

Before buds opencopper sulphatesolution.*

When the fruit

has set, spray Avjth

Bordeaux mixtureand an arsenlcdl.*

1 f worms reap-pear, repeat, add-ing Bordeaux formildew and leafspot.

Cut and burnblack knots when-ever found. Be-fore buds open,spray with coppersulphate solu-

tion.*

Soak seed for

scab. In corrosive

snblimate (twoounces to sixteengallons of water),for ninety minutes.Before the buds

open, spray withonpper ulphate.^Cut out galls

crickets and canesbadly diseasedwith anthracnose.Before bods openspray with coppersulphate solution.

Just before this

bios so m a openBordeaux and anarsenical.

If either diseaseappears* Bordeanx.

2nd Application

After the blos-

soms have formedbut before theyopen spray withBonlcau-x mixtureand an arsenical.*

If worms reap-pear, repeat If

plants are uotheading.

In ten to four-teen days repeatwith both.

When first leavesare half grown,Bordeaux and anarsenical. Forleap-hoppers usekerosene emul-sion.

When fruit hasset use Bordeauxmixture a -u d anarsenical, one-balfstrength.When the blos-

soms have formed,but before theyopen, Bo r d e a u Xand an arsenical.

As soon as theblossoms have fall-

en, use Bordeauxmixture and anarsenlciil.

When bettles Ortheir 1 a r v a e ap-

pear, an arsenicaland lime water. OrBordeaux mix.ture.

When the fruit

has set, Bordeauxand an arsenical.

When new canesare one foot bTgbBopdeanx and anarsenical.

After the fruit

has set use Bordeaux mixture.

Bepeat if thefilsease continues.

Srd Application

Within a weekafter the blossomsfall, Bordeaux andan arsenical.*

After beads formuse hot water,pyrethrum (or salt-

peter, a teasi)oou-

ful to a gallon t>f

water.)

10-14 days later,

if’ slugs or signs ofrot appear, repeat.

If worms stilltrouble, pyretbnimor hellebore.

10-14 days later

use sulpldde ofpotassium on Englisli varieties.

When fruit is set

use Bordeaux andan arsenical.

10-U daysrepeat.

later

Within a W'eekafter the blossomsfall, B o r d e aiix

and an arsenical.*

10-14 days later

repeat.

Repeat w b e never necessary.

10-12 days Inter

repeat.

10-14 days later

repeat.

As soon as ber-

ries are harvested.Bordeaux (if to bekept longer.)Repeat If neces-

sary.

4th Application

12-18 days later,

Bordeaux and anarsenical. Repeatif necessary.

Repeat if wormsreappear. Forapbis use keroseneand water mixture.

10-14 days later,weak copper sul-phate solution If

necessary, or sodaBordeaux.After fruit l.s

picked, Bordeaux:for leaf spot.

10-14 (lays later,repeat.

If necessary useBordeaux at inter-vals of 10 to 14days.

If rot appears,use weak coppersulphate solution.

Repeat in ten ortwelve days If necessary.

Repeat It neces-sary, at Intervalsof 15-20 days, oruse soda Bordeaux.*

For leaf blight

use Bordeaux, be-

glniving when theplants ' are • eightinches high.

10-20 days later,

Bordeaux.

After crop Is

gathered remov’eold canes, t b I n

new ones andspray with Bor-deaux If necessary,

(Note -— Yonngplantations shouldreceive first andthird t r e atmentsgiven to bearingplants.)

6th Applieatiou

Spray fall andwinter v a r i etlea

with Bordeauxand an arsenical

about the first ofAugust.

(Note — For theoyster-shell andscurfy scale on the

apple, spray withlime whitewashaiid lye after tbs

leaves drop.)For leaf-bllghr

use Bordeauxmixture after the

crop has beengalliered.

If mildew per-

sists after crop Is

gathered, repeat.

For powderymildew* n s’e sul-

phide of p 0 t s 8

slum.

Repeat if nece*

sary.

Use weak copi>er

sulphate solution

or Soda Bordeaux.

.\fter fruit be-

gins to color, use

weak copper sul

phate solutionsliould rot appear.

Repeat everyweek or ten days

if necessary.

(Note —If redrust appears the

entire stool affect

ed should begrubbed out andburned.

)

(Affer harvestingmow and burnover the bed. If

leaf rollers ore

found.)

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