. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. T^e pineapple. POMEGRANATE. It was this delicious fruit a Huguenot priest described more than 300 years ago as being of such excellence that the gods might luxuriate upon it, and that it should only be gathered by the hand of Venus. It is one of the most beautiful decorative plants imaginable, and is well worth grow- ing on that account alone ; but it will fruit in a greenhouse, conservatory or a window. It is closely related to the Air Plants, and thrives i
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. T^e pineapple. POMEGRANATE. It was this delicious fruit a Huguenot priest described more than 300 years ago as being of such excellence that the gods might luxuriate upon it, and that it should only be gathered by the hand of Venus. It is one of the most beautiful decorative plants imaginable, and is well worth grow- ing on that account alone ; but it will fruit in a greenhouse, conservatory or a window. It is closely related to the Air Plants, and thrives in an ordinary, loose sandy soil, with plenty of moisture. It likes plenty of heat, though it will stand a variety of temperatures. Should be repotted frequently during the first year. Red Spanish. The Pineapple of commerce. Ruddy yellow when ripe ; flavor sub-acid, sparkling. Price 15 cents each, 3 for 40 cents. Egyptian Queen. Very showy, of fine flavor aud most prolific, bear- ing earlier and more surely than any other sort. Flavor something like that of a wild strawberry. Hare. Price25 cents each, 3 for 65 cents. Porto Rico. The largest Pineapple grown ; fruit often weighs from twelve to eighteen pounds. Flesh very delicate and well flavored. Very rare indeed. Price 31) cents each. SPECIAL OFFERâFor only BO eemts we will mail one plant of each of these three superb Pineapples {which amounts, at catalogue, prices, to 70 cents), to an)/ address. Sapodilla, op Naseberry. (Achras Sapota.) Of spreading form, with thick, glossy leaves. The fruit can be com- pared to a russet apple, with taste of a rich, sweet, juicy pear, with gran- ulated pulp; almost equal to the Mango, and the taste does not have to be acquired. Very choice and rare. Price ill) cents each. "The goods I ordered came yesterday, all in perfect order. The Otaheite Orange trees look as if then been taken out of the ;âE. Teny, Los Angeles Co., Cal. "Of course I want everything named i
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