. Descriptive catalogue of specialities : fruits, vines and plants. Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Ohio Dayton. Abridged Catalogue of Specialties. 23. ;HE hardiest of all the Apricots has stood 30° below zero ^-L,' without injury, while the Moorpark and Breda were frozen to the ground, and is fi'ee fi-om all disease, worms and insects that have been so destructive to trees and fruit of the Peach and Plum. We have seen a great many of these trees growing in the Men- nonite settlements of Kansas and Nebraska, and have the first tree
. Descriptive catalogue of specialities : fruits, vines and plants. Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Ohio Dayton. Abridged Catalogue of Specialties. 23. ;HE hardiest of all the Apricots has stood 30° below zero ^-L,' without injury, while the Moorpark and Breda were frozen to the ground, and is fi'ee fi-om all disease, worms and insects that have been so destructive to trees and fruit of the Peach and Plum. We have seen a great many of these trees growing in the Men- nonite settlements of Kansas and Nebraska, and have the first tree to see that was not perfectly healthy, vigorous and s}'mmet- rical. Fruit medium size and of the best quality, and brings the top price in market. Why we consider the Russian Apricot valuable: 1. Because of its hardiness, standing uninjured while sev- eral varieties of the Prunus Armeniaca were frozen to the ground, among which were the Moorpark, Golden and Breda. Last win- ter in York County, this State, they stood 35° below zero and bore a fine crop of fruit last summer, while at Des Moines, Iowa, they have stood 38° below without a twig injured. Lippincott"s edition of Chambers^ Encyclopedia states that in theii native land they have flourished as far north as the mountains of Dahuria. in Siberia. This alone ought to establish the fact that if budded on Iron Clad stock that they will prove hardy in any part of the United States. 2. It comes into bearing as early as the Peach, while its fruit is as valuable in every respect, and as it is perfectly hardy it must soon take the place of that fruit in the Northern States. 3. It stands shipping better than the Peach, and will keep longer after being picked. 4. The tree grows to the heighth of twenty-five feet. The flowers are beautiful, while its leaves are a dark livid green until frost. These combined render it one of the most attractive trees for the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page
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