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Title: Spring 1898 : Parrys' Pomona Nurseries
Identifier: CAT31294428 (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Parry's Pomona Nurseries.; Parry, John R.; Parry, William.
Subjects: Nursery stock Prices New Jersey; Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Nut trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Parry, N. J. : Parrys' Pomona Nurseries

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PARRYS' POMONA NURSERIES. 5
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PARAGON Apple is a seedling from Ten- nessee. The original tree, over fifty years old, is still vigorous and bearing, though mutilated by storms. The young trees show great vigor of growth, come to bearing very young and are very productive. Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened ; color dark red, slightly streaked; flesh firm, yellow, crisp, aromatic, subacid and juicy. Tt is a very late keeper, rich and of excellent quality. The Paragon is thought to be a cross between Wine Sap and .Limbertwig, combining the good qualities of each. Its full size, showy appearance, long keeping and splendid ship- ping qualities, together with its excellent eat- ing quality, render it very valuable as a mar- ket or family variety. BISMARCK.—Bears fruit on two year grafts. Finest quality, finest color, Dwarf and ex- tremely prolific—most suitable apple for hot j climate, yet the hardiest known. This most remarkable apple introduced from New Zealand a few years ago through the agency of a celebrated arboretum in Germany, prom- ises to take the place of almost every other apple grown in this country and abroad. It has already been fully tested in Russia, Ger- many, France and England, United States and Canada ; and wherever grown has proven a most astonishing revelation, not only in high quality, but also in hardiness and espe- cially in earliness of fruiting. A prominent firm boldly affirms that one year grafts bore as many as eight fruits and two year old trees seldom fail to produce good crops ; that it is an excessive bearer and extremely hardy. The tree is of stocky short growth and when laden with handsome fruit at one or two years old, is very desirable as a pot plant for table or greenhouse decoration. The Lon- don Garden says that the Bismark apple is grand in every respect, its size and color stamping it as a valuable market kind. In addition to this, the tree is hardy, a vigorous grower. • The apples are very sound, solid and heavy. The high opinion of the Bis- mark formed by experts when it was first brought before the public, has been fully borne out by its behavior since. It is espec- ially recommended for gardens when grafted on the Paradise stock. Fruit is large, bril- liant color and very handsome. Flesh tender, pleasant subacid, of distinct and most deli- cious flavor, unequalled as a dessert apple BISMARCK APPLE, 2 yrs old and very superior for cooking, and will keep in an ordinary room till March. Being among the first to offer this rare and valu- able variety we now have a very fine stock of trees and have made price low so as to induce liberal planting. Special "A"—By mail, one each, 1 to 2 ft., Starr, Bismarck and Bar tin, for 50 cents. By express, one each, 3 to 5 ft., for 75 cents. This is a valuable and very desirable collection, giving a continued succession of the best varieties for eating or cooking from very early till very late and should be in every fruit garden. SEE VALUABLE PREMIUM, page 17. WE DEAL DIRECT WITH THE BL ANTER, which explains our very low prices compared with those of dealers and agents. We call Especial Attention to our MEDIUM and LIGHT GRABS trees, they are handsome, well branched and well rooted, desirable for orchard planting.

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