. Everything for the fruit grower : 1899. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Dwarf Rocky Mountain Cherry. A NEW HARDY ORANGE. This is the most hardy of the Orange family, and will stand our northern climate with little or no protection, being also desirable for pot culture. In the parks of both New York and Philadelphia it grows luxuri- antly, and blooms and fruits profusely. You can have an Orange tree grow- ing, blooming and fruiting in your lawn or yard
. Everything for the fruit grower : 1899. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Dwarf Rocky Mountain Cherry. A NEW HARDY ORANGE. This is the most hardy of the Orange family, and will stand our northern climate with little or no protection, being also desirable for pot culture. In the parks of both New York and Philadelphia it grows luxuri- antly, and blooms and fruits profusely. You can have an Orange tree grow- ing, blooming and fruiting in your lawn or yard. It is dwarf, of low, sym- metrical growth, with beautiful trifoliate, glossy green leaves and many large, sweet-scented blossoms, finer than any other variety of Orange blos- soms, and borne almost continually. The fruit is small, bright orange-red in color, having a peculiar flavor; of no value for eating, though it may prove useful in making lemonade, as the fruit is as acid as a lime. The fine appearance of the plant, with its constant habit of blooming and showy fruit, combine to make a plant of peculiar value and beauty. It is best suited for open ground culture, as it is deciduous and drops its leaves in the fall, though it will not do so if kept from frost. 15 cts. each, $ per doz. ELEAGNUS LONGIPES. This new and valuable acquisition, a native of Japan, is one of our most promising new fruits, and we highly recommend it for more general planting. It is worthy a place in both fruit and ornamental collections, as its beautiful shape as a shrub, with its dark green foliage, make it a very conspicuous sight, especially when loaded with fruit ; it is also very attrac- tive when in bloom in May, the flowers being a beautiful lemon-yellow color. The bush begins to bear at two years old, and the fruit is very highly prized by those who have fruited it, for its peculiar piquancy, mak- ing a very delicious sauce, and considered much superior to the cranberry. It is about the
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