. Catalogue of nursery stock. Seed industry and trade Michigan Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. so GREENING BROS., MONROE, MICH. Figs. Brown Turkey—A brownish purple, large, I Celestial or Sugar—Fruit small, but very rich and excellent variety. I sweet. Mulberries. Downing's Everbearing—The beauties of this as a lawn or street tree is quite enough to commend it; but, in addition, it yields an abundant supply of its large refreshing berries for about three months. "I regard it as an indispensible addition to every fruit garden; and I speak what I think when I say I had rather ha
. Catalogue of nursery stock. Seed industry and trade Michigan Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. so GREENING BROS., MONROE, MICH. Figs. Brown Turkey—A brownish purple, large, I Celestial or Sugar—Fruit small, but very rich and excellent variety. I sweet. Mulberries. Downing's Everbearing—The beauties of this as a lawn or street tree is quite enough to commend it; but, in addition, it yields an abundant supply of its large refreshing berries for about three months. "I regard it as an indispensible addition to every fruit garden; and I speak what I think when I say I had rather have one tree of Down- ing's Everbearing Mulberry than a bed of ;—Henry Ward Beecher. New American—A new variety forming a very beautiful tree ; very hardy and pro- ductive. Superior to the Downing. Russian—A very hardy rapid growing tim- ber tree of great value especially at the West. Introduced by the Mennonites; foli- age abundant and said to be very desirable in the culture of silk worms. Fruit ofi good size and produced in great abundance Persimmon, American. This makes a very handsome ornamental tree, and is tolerably hardy here. The fruit, although pungent when green, becomes sweet and palatable if allowed to remain on the tree exposed to early frosts. Nut Beari Almond, Hardshell—A fine hardy variety, with a large, plump, sweet kernel ; tree very showy and ornamental in blossom. The hull cracks when ripe, permitting the nut to drop out. Almond, Soft or Papershell — This is more desirable than the Hardshell, wherever it will succeed, but is not quite as hardy. Kernel large, sweet and rich. Butternut, or White Walnut—A fine native tree, producing a large longish nut, which is prized for its sweet, oily, nutritious kernel. Black Walnut—This is the most valuable of all our timber trees for planting, a rapid grower, producing a large nut. The tim- ber enters more largely into the manufac- ture of furniture and cabinet ware than almost any o
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