. Benton County Nursery Co. Nurseries (Horticulture), Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs; Perennials, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Shade trees, Catalogs. NEW WHETSTONE APPLE A Ben Davis by Jonathan cross., which in turn was crossed with De- licious. Originated at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove, Mo. The fruit is large, well colored, uniform in size and shape, keeps extremely well. The fruit is red with darker obscure stripe of medium width. Has greenish yellow back- ground, but colors well all over when ripe. The tree is vigorous,
. Benton County Nursery Co. Nurseries (Horticulture), Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs; Perennials, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Shade trees, Catalogs. NEW WHETSTONE APPLE A Ben Davis by Jonathan cross., which in turn was crossed with De- licious. Originated at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove, Mo. The fruit is large, well colored, uniform in size and shape, keeps extremely well. The fruit is red with darker obscure stripe of medium width. Has greenish yellow back- ground, but colors well all over when ripe. The tree is vigorous, has large leaves, long apple stems and thick twigs. Produces large regular crops of high percentage of smooth apples. The finest baking apple we have ever known. Latest ripening apple to pick. October to June. The most interesting characteristic is its ability to hang on the tree and continue to grow and color after most all other commercial varie- ties drop. Don't fail to order at least one of these trees this fall. Our supply is very limited. We can furnish 3 to 5 ft. size for only Aft (Postpaid) J> (Limit 5 trees per customer) CRAB APPLES for All Climates. THE OLD FOLKS' FAVORITE ANOKA Bears second year. A wonderful early apple. Fruit is large and yellow, streaked with strawberry red. Good flavor. SOc EACH CRAB APPLES 2 to 3 ft 50c each 3 to 4 ft 70c each 4 to 5 ft 95c each FLORENCE—The finest of the Crab Apples. Tree of rather small size, coming into bearing when very young and producing heavily; the fruit setting in clusters. The apples will measure about an inch or slightly more in diameter; golden yellow with a bright cheek, or almost entirely red. The flesh is firm, fine grained and exceedingly juicy with that distinct snappi- ness so relished in a crab apple. RED SIBERIAN—Fruit about an inch in dia- meter, brilliant yellow with an attractive red cheek; very juicy and excellent for jellies, preserves and pickles, The tree becomes a very large size, — 5 —.
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