. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. Ttje Golds' Quipce. This is a most remarkable new sort, as it is such an im- provement over all varieties of Quince. The fruit grows to j an enormous size, larger than the largest apples. In shape it is nearly round resembling an apple very much, with smooth skin. It is of very mild, pleasant fla
. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. Ttje Golds' Quipce. This is a most remarkable new sort, as it is such an im- provement over all varieties of Quince. The fruit grows to j an enormous size, larger than the largest apples. In shape it is nearly round resembling an apple very much, with smooth skin. It is of very mild, pleasant flavor, so much so that when ripe it is delicious to eat raw from the hand, as one would eat a good apple. Tor cooking it is superb. Its flesh is so tender that it will bake or stew as readily as an apple, and in less time. The tree is a luxurious grower, with heavy foliage, and bears enormously, beginning when they stand in the nursery rows. 50c. each; 5 for $ The Dwarf Rocky Mountain Cherry, This is one of the most productive of fruits. It is not uncommon to pick 15 to 20 quarts of fruit from a three-year- old bush, and 80 cherries have been counted on a branch 12 inches in length from a two-year-old bush. The fruit, when ripe, is jet-black and of a size as shown in the cut. In flavor it is much like the sweet cherries: when ripe is conceded superior to any other variety. It is ornamental as well as useful, both in flower and fruit. It bears every year, grows to a height of four feet, and has never been affected by in- sect or disease. On account of its small growth it can be grown in a little space, where there would not be room to plant a larger growing cherry or other tree, and is a superb thing to plant on the lawn or among shrubbery. As it blooms and bears fruit when only a foot high, it may be grown in a pot. if desired, like the Ctaheite Orange. 25c. each; 5 for$l. Japai} Wallet. This valuable new nut from Japan is just coming into market. Like the Japan Chestnut, th
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