Fruit and ornamental trees, hardy evergreen and roses . ikes 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—/Egle Sepiaria. A hardy species of lemon, w hich 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
Fruit and ornamental trees, hardy evergreen and roses . ikes 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—/Egle Sepiaria. A hardy species of lemon, w hich 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, 11 inches in diameter. Must be allowed to ripen in thehouse, and is eaten when cpuite soft. 25c. each; $2 per 10. ^Common or Dutch—Fruit medium; —Fruit —Fruit very large, but not prolific. 34. V MULBERRIES. Stubbs Mulberry, Hicks Everbearing—Wonderfully pro-lific; fruit sweet, insipid; excellentfor poultry and hogs; fruit producedduring four months. Each 25c; $2per 10; §18 per 100. Downings—Fruit of a rich, sub-acidflavor; not as prolific as above. 25c., each; $2 per 10; $18 per 100. Stnbbs—A new variety, producing 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. \ POMEGRANATE. Sweet—25c. each ; §2 per 10. PYRUS MAULEII. Not 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 greatest-profusion. Bushes three feet high yield sometimes a peck of fruit. This lattermakes excellent preserves and jellies. 25c.
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