Fruit trees, evergreens, roses, etcfor Florida and coast belt of southern states . kes and produced in winter; fruit of the size of a wild goose plum,round or oblong, bright yellow and produced in clusters; sub-acid and from end of February to April; not fruitful north of Charleston, buttree otherwise perfectly hardy here. \ LIMONIUM TRIFOLIATUM—JEgle Sepiaria. A hardy species of lemon, which withstands a cold of zero; of bushy and verythriving habit; leaves trifoliolate, dark glossy green. Flowers large white, the firstappearing in March, and others following less profusel
Fruit trees, evergreens, roses, etcfor Florida and coast belt of southern states . kes and produced in winter; fruit of the size of a wild goose plum,round or oblong, bright yellow and produced in clusters; sub-acid and from end of February to April; not fruitful north of Charleston, buttree otherwise perfectly hardy here. \ LIMONIUM TRIFOLIATUM—JEgle Sepiaria. A hardy species of lemon, which withstands a cold of zero; of bushy and verythriving habit; leaves trifoliolate, dark glossy green. Flowers large white, the firstappearing in March, and others following less profusely during May and similar in shape and size to Limes; very acid. Plants three years old arebearing fruit. Plants 18 to 24 inches high, 25c. each; $2per 10; $15 per 100; plantsone year old, $10 per 100. MEDLARS—European. Fruit dark brown, 1£ inches in diameter. Must be allowed to ripen in thehouse, and is eaten when quite soft. 25c. each; $2 pei\10. Common or Dutch—Fruit medium; —Fruit large.\ Royal—Fruit very large, but not prolific. 28 \. Stubbs Mulberry MULBERRIES. Hicks Everbearing-—Wonderfully pro-lific; fruit sweet, insipid; excellentfor poultry and hogs; fruit producedduring four months. Each 25c; 82per 10; $18 per 100. DoTvimig-s—Fruit of a rich, sub-acidflavor; not as prolific as above. ; $2 per 10; §18 per 100. Stubbs—A new variety, rjroducing verylarge fruit of excellent quality; tartand refreshing. A native variety ofthe Red Mulberry type. 25c. each. The value of Mulberries as an eco-nomic food for hogs is beginning tobe appreciated by many farmers, whohave planted large orchards of theHicks for that purpose. Sweet—25c. each ; S2 per 10 POMEGRANATE. \ PYRUS MAULEII. Xot a new fruit, but one that is seldom met with. It is a variety of theJapan Quince (Pyrus Japonica), and produces a fair-sized fruit in the greatestprofusion. Bushes three feet high yield sometimes a peck of fruit. This lattermakes excellent prese
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