. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubs, vines, small fruit plants, Nursery stock Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. 18 ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE Lincoln — 1L size. J Lincoln Coreless — Trees are good growers, with large, healthy foliage, hardy and free from disease. Fruit is all solid meat, usually no core or seeds; very large, sometimes weighin
. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubs, vines, small fruit plants, Nursery stock Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. 18 ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE Lincoln — 1L size. J Lincoln Coreless — Trees are good growers, with large, healthy foliage, hardy and free from disease. Fruit is all solid meat, usually no core or seeds; very large, sometimes weighing over a pound. When ripe, is high colored and handsome, flesh rich yellow, juicy and aromatic. Claimed to be the largest, handsomest and latest ot winter pears. WINTER. Lawrence—(S)—Size medium to large, obovate; color a golden yellow; flesh melt- ing, with a rich aromatic flavor. Tree a moderate grower and abundant bearer. Horn's Winter — (S) — Size medium, pyriform. Skin smooth, pale greenish yel- low. Very hardy and productive. Origi- nated in St. Louis Co., Mo. CHERRIES The cherry is one of the finest and most delicate dessert fruits. The acid varieties are also highly esteemed for preserving and cooking purposes. Although a very perish- able fruit, the period of its use may be prolonged to two months by a proper selection of varieties. ^ The trees thrive well in any soil which is sufficiently well drained, but will not succeed a long time where the sub- soil is wet. Our cherry trees are all budded on the Mahaleb Stock, which makes a healthy tree, and does not sprout from the roots, which is a nuisance, when common Morello Stocks are used.— Those marked with a t are sweet sorts. Plant 18 ft. apart each way— J35 trees t° the acre- t Abbesse (Sweet Duke)—Large, dark red, delicious; almost equal to the Heart Cherries. Very hardy, more so than other Dukes, a more vigorous grower and heavier cropper. Royal Duke — Said to be more valuable than May Duke, hard
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