. Benson's guide to fig culture in the open ground at the North : with instructions for open ground culture at the North of Japanese persimmons and pomegranates and catalogue of rare tropical fruits and plants : bananas, water lilies, etc., and also greenhouse and bedding plants, roses, fruit trees, etc. Martin Benson (Firm); Fig; Tropical plants; Nurseries (Horticulture). MARTIN BENSON, SWANWICK, ILLINOIS. Hart's Choice. Medium growing sort; fruit very fine, golden yellow ; early and hardy. $2 each. Orinoco. Taller growing than above ; leaves of great ornamental effect; fruit. ripens early ;
. Benson's guide to fig culture in the open ground at the North : with instructions for open ground culture at the North of Japanese persimmons and pomegranates and catalogue of rare tropical fruits and plants : bananas, water lilies, etc., and also greenhouse and bedding plants, roses, fruit trees, etc. Martin Benson (Firm); Fig; Tropical plants; Nurseries (Horticulture). MARTIN BENSON, SWANWICK, ILLINOIS. Hart's Choice. Medium growing sort; fruit very fine, golden yellow ; early and hardy. $2 each. Orinoco. Taller growing than above ; leaves of great ornamental effect; fruit. ripens early ; one of the best for bedding out. Fine plants, two to three feet, | I4 each. Daca. Of medium height; fruit small, of fine quality. $3 each. G-uinea. Of medium height, strong stocky grower ; fruit soft and lusciousâ50 to 100 in a bunchâdark yellow ; matures very quickly after blooming ; a grand sort. $2 each. Sumatrana. New species from Sumatra ; very tall and rare. Large plants, $10 each. Sapieotum. (The Plantain.) Quite distinct from the above, with a tall trunk and grand foliage. I3 each. Bed Jamaica. Fruit red, of finest quality; very tall growing, and a grand variety. $3 each. J^~ One fine plant of each of the above varieties for $ â COCOANUT PALM. COCOANUT PALM. {Cocos Nucifera.) One of the most rare and beautiful of palms; produces the cocoanut; this is a grand decorative plant, and should be in alVcollections. I have to offer the only stock of this plant in the north-. Extra fine plants, i to 4 feet, f to S4 each. *CINNAIV10N TREE. A very interesting and ornamental plant. I3 each. *CAYENNE or SURINAM CHERRY. A most beautiful evergreen shrub ; bears a fine fruit, and is a grand pot plant. $2 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Martin Benson (Firm). Swanwick, Ill. : M
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