. Catalogue of Milford Nurseries : for fall of 1890. Nurseries (Horticulture) Delaware Milford Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. 7 ' Gov. Wood—, yellow with red cheek, juicy and sweet. Black Tartarian—Large, purpli:;h black, rich and juicy. '-"Yellow Spanish —Large, light yellow with red cheek, firm and sweet; one of the best. Great Bigarreau—Very large, dark red or quite black at maturity, firm and fair flavor. Early Black—Large, heart-shaj^ed, color jet black, flesh dark pur- ple, firm and sweet. Bigarreau—Large, waxen appearance, heart-shaped, fl
. Catalogue of Milford Nurseries : for fall of 1890. Nurseries (Horticulture) Delaware Milford Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. 7 ' Gov. Wood—, yellow with red cheek, juicy and sweet. Black Tartarian—Large, purpli:;h black, rich and juicy. '-"Yellow Spanish —Large, light yellow with red cheek, firm and sweet; one of the best. Great Bigarreau—Very large, dark red or quite black at maturity, firm and fair flavor. Early Black—Large, heart-shaj^ed, color jet black, flesh dark pur- ple, firm and sweet. Bigarreau—Large, waxen appearance, heart-shaped, flesh pale yellow, firm and sweet. '! he phim irce, in well prc])ared soil, is free from disease, except orrasionally the black knot, and this is easily rem.'died by severe cutting aw;iy in the early stages. I he fruit is usually troubled with thecun ulio, a small dark brown beetle, causing it to droj) off. 'i'his can be preven- ted by jjroper care. .After the blossoms fall spread two sheets under a tree and give it a sudden jar by strikmg a sharp blow upon the stem of a limb sawed off for the i)urpose. The insects will droj) Uj)on the sheets and can be killed Collect the fallen fruit an'l burn or feed to the swine from day to day. It should be done before sunrise. Trees planted in hen \ ards give fiUI crops, as the curculio is eaten and the trees fertilized. Liv'KT'-S: — 35 ct^. ea:h. $ per 10, $ per 100. .JLNI\ nUI>l)Kl):—20 cts. each, per 10, $ per 100. ^ JinperiiU Gage—Large, oval, ])ale green, juicy and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Milford Nurseries; Pullen, A; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Milford, D. E. : Milford Nurseries
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