. Ornamental and fruit trees, shrubs, roses, etc., 1901-1902. Nurseries (Horticulture), Iowa, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs; Ornamental trees, Catalogs; Shrubs, Catalogs; Roses, Catalogs. ALEXANDER APRICOT. One of the most profitable and attrac- tive market fruits. Does not take kindly to our soil and climate, and yet in places where the right conditions are met, it has suc- ceeded fairly well and is worth a trial. It wants mellow, well enriched soil and plenty of moisture. We list the following, which we consider worthy of trial. Champion* Fruit very large, fair and handsome. Tree very hand
. Ornamental and fruit trees, shrubs, roses, etc., 1901-1902. Nurseries (Horticulture), Iowa, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs; Ornamental trees, Catalogs; Shrubs, Catalogs; Roses, Catalogs. ALEXANDER APRICOT. One of the most profitable and attrac- tive market fruits. Does not take kindly to our soil and climate, and yet in places where the right conditions are met, it has suc- ceeded fairly well and is worth a trial. It wants mellow, well enriched soil and plenty of moisture. We list the following, which we consider worthy of trial. Champion* Fruit very large, fair and handsome. Tree very handsome, surpassing other varieties in this respect ; bears abundantly while young. Flesh cooks as tender as an apple, and without hard spots or cores ; flavor delicate, imparting an exquisite Quince taste and odor to any fruit with which it is cooked. The most valuable of all. Meech's Prolific. The most prolific of all known varie- ties. Ripens between the Orange and the Champion. Bears very early, usually a full crop at three years ; quality unsurpassed, and size large. MULBERRIES When we take into consideration the quick growth of the Mulberry, its fitness for the lawn, the hedgerow, for CHAMPION QUINCE. -j j ii j Ai u j r • wind- and snow-breaks, and the abundance of its sweet, berry-like fruit, we consider that it is worthy of more general planting. The fruit, mixed with some other tart kind, is really very good, and if not needed will feed the birds and save the more valuable SOME, GOOD WORDS FOR STODDARD PLUM The Stoddard Plum trees I bought of you last spring all lived and made a good growth. The large size of this variety as grown at the Agricultural College, at Ames, and as shown from plates at the Iowa State Fair, make me esteem the variety highly. I already have seedlings of it, grown from these prize specimens —N. E. Hansen, Brookings', S. D. I want to say that the Stoddaid Plum is splendid. The little trees you sent me a few years ago are bending with ver
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