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Title: The Geo. H. Mellen Co. : 1899
Identifier: CAT31283840 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Geo. H. Mellen Co; Innisfallen Greenhouses; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: Springfield, Ohio : Geo. H. Mellen Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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64 The Geo. H. Mellen Co., Florists and Seedsmen, Choice and Rare Fruits The Fruit Garden is an indispensable part of any home, it is a delight, a satisfaction, a convenience, a profit, and a* source of the most heathful and delicious food supply any family can have. Beginning with the Strawberry in May, the supply is never exhausted until the last Winter Apple has goneâJuneberries, Cherries, Raspberries, Wineberries, Cur- rants, Blackberries. Plums, Peaches, Pears, Grapes, and Apples follow successively. Tney save expense, are lucious and con- venient, and any place stocked with fruit always finds a ready sale at a good price. We have carefully prepared a limited list of varieties which are perfectly adapted to all part3 of the country. The trees we offer are young and thrifty, and will make a very rapid growth and bear quickly. If sent by mail, postage is paid by as. If by express or freight, charges are to be paid by purchaser, but larger stock will be sent. All fruits must be sent by express unless otherwise stated. Special Notice.âAs our Nursery is a separate and distinct department from our Greenhouses, it is necessary that all Fruit Orders be shipped direct from the Nursery, and we therefore ask customers to kindly keep fruit orders separate from Plant and Seed orders. More time is required in filling fruit orders than plant and seed orders, so that fruits often follow later. Note.âSuch trees as Apple and other Large Stock cannot be shipped until Spring opens, about March 10th, but all Small Fruits are under cover and can be sent when desired. The Prices on Fruits are placed very low and no extras can be allowed. THE 25 AND 50 CENTS EXTRA ALLOWED ON PLANTS AND SEEDS DOES NOT APPLY TO FRUITS. THE HALE PLUM, WICKSON
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This new Plum, given to the public last year for the first time, was originated by Luther Burbank, the "Wizard of Horticulture," who selected it from among more than 20,000 new seedling varieties, and who says of it: "In the hedge- row of seedlings this was the most vigorous, mnst produc= tive, handsomest, most uniform and, next to Wickson, the best flavored of any Japan Plum I have ever seen. No one who has tasted the fruit of Hale when ripe will ever say the fruit of any European Plum is superior. Many have com- pared it to Reine Claude or Green Gage, and I do not know of any fruit that will keep longer." Most vigorous of all the Japans. Fruit large, bright orange, mottled with cherry red, Superb in quality, fully equal to Imperial Gage; none so fine for the family. Ripens middle of September. Prices, first- class, 40c each: $4 per doz. Medium, 30c each; $3 per doz. Second-class, 25c each; $2.50 per doz. Mail size, postpaid, 25c each. Each. Doz. Per TOO I 'Heavy, first class, 5 to 7 ft. %in. and up $ .25 $2.50 $14.00 Light, first-class, 5 to 7 ft. % to % in 20 2.00 12.00 â â¦.».».⦠BY EXPRESS OR FREIGHT ON L Wickson. This is another of Burbank' 3 creations, and the largest of all Plums. Tree a good grower, of vase-like form, and early and productive bearer. From the time the fruit is half grown until nearly ripe it is of a pearly white color; quickly soft pink shadings crei p over it till in a few days it is changed to a deep crimson covered with a light bloom. Pit small, flesh tender, swi-et and delicious; season just following Bur- bank. Prices, first-class, 40c each; $4 per doz. Medium, 30c each; $3 per doz. Mail size, 25c each, postpaid. Red JuneâA vigorous, hardy, upright, spreading tree, as vigorous as Abundance; firuit medium to large, deep ver- milion red, with handsome bloom, very showy; flesh, light lemon-yellow, slightly sub-acid, of good and pleasant quality; half cling, pit small. Ripens a few days after Williard, and is the best in quality of any of the early varieties. Prices, first-class,30c each; $3 per doz. Medium, 25c each; $2.50 per doz. Mail size, 20c each, postpaid. PIvUMS -Pi ices : AbundanceâThis is a remarkable fruit, and unlike any other Plum. The fruit is very large, showy and beautiful, amber-colored, turning to rich, bright cherry, with a decided white bloom, and highly perfumed; flesh light yellow, ex- ceedingly juicy and tender, and of delicious sweetness. BurbankâThe tree is universally vigorous, and has strong brauches, and begins to b«ar, usually, when two years old. The skin of the fruit is thick and is almost curculio-proof. An admirable shipping variety. BradshawâFruit very large, dark, violet-red; flesh yel- lowish green. Bavay's Green Gageâ(Reine Claude Bavay ) Fruit large, roundish, oval; skin greenish, marked with red in the sun. Beauty of NaplesâA new variety of the highest promise; large, greenish-yellow; flesh firm, juicy. Coe's Golden DropâLarge and handsome, light yellow; firm, rich, sweet. Gen. HandâVery large, oval; golden-yellow, juicy sweet and good. GuiiâVery large; deep purple, covered with thick bloom; flesh yello v, sweet and pleasant. German PruneâA large, long, oval variety, much es- teemed for drying; color dark purple. Second=class, 4 to 5 ft. % to Extra size, 6 to 7 ft Y. TOO LARGE FOR MAILING. ».».â¦.» Imperial GageâFruit large, oval; skin pal juicy, sweet, rich and excellent. Each. Doz Per 700 $ .15 $1.50 $ 9 00 .30 3.00 1600 green; flesh Italian PruneâLarge, juicy; abundant bearer; tree very hardy; profitable. LombardâMedium, violet-red; juicy, sweet and good. Moore's ArcticâRemarkable for hardiness and freedom from Garculio; a great bearer ; dark purple ; flavor very fine. NiagaraâVery large, reddish-purple, entirely covered with a green bloom. Pond's SeedlingâLight red, changing i o violet; abundant bearpr. Prince EnglebertâLarge, oblong, oval; deep purple, and covered with a deep blue bloom: flesh yellowish-green, juicy, sugary. Shropshire DamsonâA Plum of fine quality ; larger than the common Damson. Slipper's PrideâLarge blue Plum, very hardy, productive. Smith's OrleansâA large and excellent variety; reddish- purple; flesh firm, juicy and rich. Wild GooseâFruit large, clear, bright vinous-red; firm juicy and sweet. WashingtonâVery large, yellow-red; flesh firm, very juioy and excellent. ALL FRUITS MUST BE SHIPPED SEPARATELY FROM PLANTS AND SEEDS.

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