. Stark fruit book. Nursery stock Missouri Louisiana Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. is and has been a money maker, a good friend, yet lor years the search has been for an apple more perfect. We ourselves have sought it long and diligently. We have found it. Black Ben Davis is more nearly perfect—equal to Ben Davis in all, and better in some most important, respects. Champion out- pays and outkeeps Ben Davis. Apple of Commerce altogether outclasses Ben Dads, especially in hardi- ness, bearing, long keeping and quality. Hundreds of orchardists will pla
. Stark fruit book. Nursery stock Missouri Louisiana Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. is and has been a money maker, a good friend, yet lor years the search has been for an apple more perfect. We ourselves have sought it long and diligently. We have found it. Black Ben Davis is more nearly perfect—equal to Ben Davis in all, and better in some most important, respects. Champion out- pays and outkeeps Ben Davis. Apple of Commerce altogether outclasses Ben Dads, especially in hardi- ness, bearing, long keeping and quality. Hundreds of orchardists will plant these sorts;' we believe thousands would plant them if they knew as much about them as we do. Our mutual friend old Ben must, therefore, soon take second place, yet some will continue to plant and we shall continue to grow for years and years to come, many Ben Davis trees, even though it may be in 2d choice list. But we would say to Ben Davis planters, alternate with Jonathan, Apple of Commerce, Champion, or some other long lived sort ; then when your Ben Davis trees, which do their work well and quickly, are worn out, the others will be in their "prime and need all the ground. Pres't J. C. Evans, while in charge of Mo. fruits at the World's Fair, said tons earnestly: «For market still plant Ben Da\is, with some Grimes Golden»—such adnce he has given for many years: Mo. Hort. Soc, I87S—Mr. Evans: Think a great deal of Jonathan. Lost last fall bv not having them to sell at a bu., when other apples sold for SI. The only oljjection—not a good ; But were I to plant or 2,000 trees for market only, I would plant Ben Davis ONLY. From an orchard of 5-yr. Ben Da^-is. I have sold the fruit for per tree. Trees of that age will average per tree. Ben Da^is gave half a crop year when other sorts were an utter failure. 10-yr. trees will average ten bu. of apples. I plant 100 trees to the acre. Mr. Monaghax: Mr. Evans' fi
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