. What to plant and how to plant it. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Mulberries. There is, perhaps, no fruit in the South more neglected than the Everbearing Mulberry. Every farmer should have a grove of Hicks' and Downing's Everbearing. They produce fruit 4 months in the spriDg and summer, and are just the thing for hogs and poultry. The acid varieties are esteemed by many for table use. Some fruit-growers plant Mulberries to attract birds from other more valuable fruits. Pr
. What to plant and how to plant it. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Mulberries. There is, perhaps, no fruit in the South more neglected than the Everbearing Mulberry. Every farmer should have a grove of Hicks' and Downing's Everbearing. They produce fruit 4 months in the spriDg and summer, and are just the thing for hogs and poultry. The acid varieties are esteemed by many for table use. Some fruit-growers plant Mulberries to attract birds from other more valuable fruits. Prices. Each 10 100 1,000 i year, medium size, 3 to 4 feet . $0 15 $ 1 25 $9 00 $70 00 1 year, standard size, 4 to 6 feet. 20 1 50 10 00 80 00 1 year, extra size, 6 feet and up . 25 2 00 13 00 100 00 Downing's Everbearing. A good large berry; more acid than the Hicks; blooms very early in the spring, and sometimes gets killed by the cold ; tree very strong, upright grower; foliage dark green ; tree very ornamental. Hicks' Everbearing. This gives fruit 4 months in the year ; it grows very rapidly, and should be grown largely by Hfcfcs' Mulberry. every farmer who pretends to raise hogs The economic value of the fruit is not understood by the farmers of the South. Stubbs. A form of the native red Mulberry, discovered in Laurens county, Georgia, 20 years ago. Large, black, vinous ; excellent; very prolific. Greatly superior to that produced by any of the cultivated varieties, and lasts nearly two months. Tree vigorous, with broad foliage. Handsome as well as profitable. Russian. Much prized by some ; a very rapid grower, and hardy for the South, riulticaulis. The Silkworm Mulberry ; tree a very rapid grower. 1 year, small size, 1 to 2 feet. . 1 year, medium size, 2 to 3 feet . 1 year, standard size, 3 to 4 feet . 1 year, extra size, 4 feet and up . This is one of the most desirable of Southern fruits, and may be had for table use from June to November. It is well adapted to nearly th
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