. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. 150 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS,. The Dwarf Rocky Mountain Cherry. This wonderful fruit was discovered in 1878. in the moun- tains of Larimer County. Colorada. It is one of the most productive fruits that grow. It is not uncommon to pick 15 to 20 quart* of fruit from a three-year-old-bush, and 80 cher- ries
. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. 150 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS,. The Dwarf Rocky Mountain Cherry. This wonderful fruit was discovered in 1878. in the moun- tains of Larimer County. Colorada. It is one of the most productive fruits that grow. It is not uncommon to pick 15 to 20 quart* of fruit from a three-year-old-bush, and 80 cher- ries have been counted on a branch 12 inches in length from a two-year-old bush. The fruit, when ripe, is jet-black and of a size as shown in the cut. In flavor it is much like the sweet cherries; when ripe is conceded superior to any other variety. It is ornamental as well as useful, both in flower and fruit. It bears every year, crows to a height of four feet, and has never been affected by insects or disease. On account of its small growth it can be grown in a little space, where there would not be room to plant a larger growing cherry or other tree, and is a superb thing to plant on the lawn or among shubbery. It is one of the most startling noveltities of recent years. As it bloomsand bears fruit when onlv a foot high, it may be grown in a pot. if desired, like the Otaheite Orange. Price. 25c. each; 5 for $ Quince. Meech's Prolific—This Quince is remarkable for its early bearing, as small trees standing in nursery row will often produce a large crop. They are wonderfully productive and sure to bear every season. The fruit is also remark- able for its rare combination of beauty of form and color, great size and fragrance. Its size is large, and shaped like a handsome Pear: skin smooth and of a bright orange-yellow. Under good culture the fruits average 12 to 15 ounces each. Flesh delightfully fragrant and most delicious in flavor. One or two fruits, when fully ripe, will
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