/IV /is /IV (US (US M WHOLESALE PRICE LIST ^ SPRING, 1898^ St/ St/ VI/ vl/ VI/ VI/ HILLSIDE NURSERY "T* •A* uTr sic *\V >t,« C/J^* C-’FJ v-Tj AND ESTABLISHED 1873 .. . FRUIT FARM WM. C. BABCOCK, Proprietor BRIDGMAN, BERRIEN CO., MICHIGAN Wholesale Grower of High Grade . . . Fruits and Plants 1898 tion and long experience. Packing Free of Cost, so at ioo Rates, 500 at 1,000 Rates. NO SCALE NO YELLOWS NO ROSETTE (IS rw Ts the propagation of Small Fruits for which we have (IS pa Ocularly natural advantages of soil, climate, loca- Copy of Certificate of Inspection. MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. No. 36. October 30, 1897. This is to CkkTIFY, that I have examined the nursery stock and premises of Wm. C. Babcock, of Bridgman, Mich., and find no indication of San Jose scale or any dangerous insect pest or fungus disease. U. P. HEDRICK, State Inspector of Nurseries and Orchards. w vl/ VI/ V/ vl/ VI/ ¥ VI/ VI/ VI/ Vl/ VI/ Vl/ VI/ VI/ VI/ VI/ VI/ vl/ VI/ VI/ VI/ VI/ v/ vl/ VI/ VI/ VI/ VI/ VI/ p . . . TERMS . . . The terms of payment are cash with order, or at least one-third, and balance before shipment. Remit with postal or express order, registered letter or draft on Chicago or New York. We never substitute without instructions from purchaser. We offer no chromos or prize packages as an inducement to buy our plants, but give our patrons more than their value in quality of stock, careful packing, etc. We have unsurpassed facilities in central locations for storing and packing, and numerous routes for shipping to all parts of the country, with express and freight rates as low as those of any other establishment. Our responsibility ceases on delivery of goods at railroad or express office. Should any stock prove not true to name we will either refund the purchase money of same, or replace the stock with stock true to name free, but are not liable for further damages, and while we are exercising great care to prevent mix- tures the above is to be a condition on which all stock is delivered. We have not a plant cellared or healed out; all will be freshly dug same day shipped. Will begin about March 25. Would advise orders sent in early. OUR LOCATION. Bridgman is eleven miles south of St. Joseph. Our office and grounds are one mile north of the Chicago & West Michigan depot, on the St. Joe drive. Our advantages in shipping are unsurpassed in the United States. Time, only three hours run to Chicago over the C. & W. M. railroad. Via St. Josepl by the great Graham & Morton elegant steamers twice a day. Within fifty miles the Chicago & West Michigan connects with all the trunk lines, east, west, north and south, to-wit: At Benton Harbor wi Big Four; at St. Joseph with the Vandalia (Penn. R. R. ); at New Buffal the Michigan Central; at La Porte, Ind., with the L. S. & M. S. and Lake Western; at Belfast with the L. E. & W.; at McGee with the Wabash; at \\ boro with the Chicago & Grand Trunk and B. & O. ; at Hanna with the Pitts. & Ft. Wayne, at Tliomaston with the Nickle Plate; at La Crosse with the Pan Handle, Monon and C. & I. C. Our express is the American, which connects with all the above lines within one hour. The company gives a discount of 20 per cent which all of you get the benefit of. I do not send anything by mail, as it is necessary to strip and trim which injures the crown of the plant. With the prices I quote, and the express charges low, I think it will reach all. I do not send plants C. O. D. We are able at any time in the season to supply any quantity of select fruit to-wit: Berries, Apples, Peaches, Pears and Grapes of our own growing, fresh. Our farm and nursery is one mile from Lake Michigan. To estimate the number of plants required for an acre, at any given distance multiply the distance between the rows by the distance between the plants which will give the number of square feet alloted to each plant, and divide the number of square feet in an acre (43,560) by this number. The quotient will be the number of plants required. Cane plants are packed in boxes with £ 52 straw, moss and wood pulp. Strawberry plants are packed in our Eu- reka Crates with moss and straw, and with tops exposed to the air. All strawberries and small fruit plants tied in bunches, 25 plants each. eureka crate. In conclusion, 1 wish to say, the following varieties I have cultivated infield culture. Some sorts that do well here may not be a success in some other local- ity, but it is not my desire to mislead or disappoint any one. My strawberry plants are grown on new ground, in solid blocks of varieties, expressly for plants and will be taken up solid, not weakened runners, that are sold at low prices. I take pleasure in recommending to my patrons the list of advertisers gracing my pages with their “ads” collectively.' I can, from business acquaintance with them, say, should you favor them with your confidence, it will not be mis- placed. Would advise all to order early. Send for estimates on very large quantities. x ^Testimonials New Philadelphia, Ohio, April 24, 1897 My Dear Sir:— Plants arrived this evening in best of condition. All are fine and the Brandy wine the largest plants I ever saw Your plan of packing is all right. The raspberry plants are also large and very choice. Don't see how you can produc such plants for the money. The order is complete except 150 Ilismark strawberry, 100 Lucretia dewberry and the ]/z doz. gooseberry plants. Am quite desirous of getting a few at least of the Bismark, and if you can- not spare 150 send what you can if only a dozen Send by express. Express charges only $1.45 very low for 26.000 plants. Many thanks. They come just in time Thanks for the extra Kyle No. 1. I should have ordered a few of the Mayflower as I wish lo get the very earliest for my high hill ground. Please send a dozen plants with ballance. Truly Yours, G. L. Tiuker, M. D. Kimnundy, Illinois, Aug, 19, >897 My Dear Sir: — Your plants pleased Our Horticultural Visitor. Truly Yours, E. G. Mendenhall. Dear Sir: — Plants arrived in good order. Winnipeg, Canada, April 22, 1987 Yours Truly, F. Francis. [The plants were only five days in transit and are not paid for yet.] Fair Oak Farm, Monroe, Mich., April 28, 1897 Dear Sir: — The strawberry plants reached me in good condition and are already showing signs of growth. I am much pleased with your filling of the order and desire to express my sincere thanks for the extras sent The twenty-five “Splendids’ are starting out vigorously and promises to do wonders, My' only regret is that I did not receive your catolcgue which I sliali prize for its very full descriptions, at an earlier date You would then have received an order which went eastward However I slia 1 remember you next spring. 1 am particularly anxious for a patch of the Ohmer blackberry, as well as some new varieties of currants. Again thanking you I remain, Very Respectfully, Ira R. Grosvenor. Morris Plains, New Jersey, May 15, 1897 Dear Sir: — Your strawberries arrived in good season and in fine condition. We loosened the bunches a little and set them in a tub of black muck and water for 24 hours. They are al- most every one in blossom and I do not think 1 have lost one plant. Thank you very much. Mrs. L. W. Bloodgood. Henrietta, O., April 13, 1896 Dear Sir: — I am in need of 700 Gregg, and 100 Ohio raspberry plants. As it is getting late and I do not know but y r ou are out of plants at this time I will not enclose check. If you have them and will send me at once, by freight to Kipton, Ohio, with tracer I will remit on receipt of your bill. I need them to fill some orders that ought to go at once. I find I am short that many. I send you this as a trial order and if plants are nice and nicely packed y'Ou may consider me a regular customer, l’lease do not delay, I will not disappoint y'ou but will send check on receipt of bill. Hoping to hear from you soon I am, Yours Very Truly, S. P. Shepaed. [This bill filled April 14, ’96 as requested, but not paid for yet.] New Canaan, Ct., April 23, 1897 Dear Sir: I received your order just three days ago and was very much pleased with them I am verv much obliged for the extras you sent me and hope I will have good success. I am Your Sincere Friend, Lester S. Avery. Hayfield, Pa , May 1, 1897. Dear Sir:— Received the plants Monday and found them nice and all O. K' Some years ago I sent an order to a party in your place and plants were very unsatisfactory. Sent an order for too plants to another party' at your town this season, plants to be sent by mail. The 100 plants arrived with four cents postage and were small plants and neaily dead. Not 25 of them are now alive. Shall take pleasure in recommending you and your plants to my fruit growing friends Yours Truly, D H. Lfifever. Madison, Wis., April 24, 1897 Dear Sir:— I received the plants forwarded by' you April 20, in fine condition and thev are now growing in my ground. B. F. Adams. Nashville, Tenn. April 30,1897 Dear Sir:— Please accept thanks for plants which arrived today, plants No 1 in every respect. Yours, W C. Callahan Holly, Mich., April 28, 1897 Dear Sir: — Plants received all right. Thanks. Yours Truly, A. M. Eddy. Boston, April 28, 1897 Dear Sir: — Received berry plants all right in good condition and thanks for extras and prompt shipment. I will test these on my grounds and hope to plant more next season . Yonrs Truly, Henry Oppermann. Fairfield, Iowa, March 4, 1897 Dear Sir: —Enclosed find #1.50 for which please send me too Eureba raspberries. I bought too Palmer of you two years ago, you gave good couut and fine plants not one died; lienee I (ome again. I remain Y’ours, A. L. Stanford. West Union, 111 ., May 18, 1897 Dear Sir: — You may be interested to know that the bill of fruit ordered of you in the spring of '96, have all done well except the raspberries and the Crescent strawberries. I am especially pleased with my strawberries some of which are to say the least simply enormous. There is one bunch I have been tending very carefully and watching its devc'opment with no littie interest. It has five fruit stalks with an average of eleven berries to the stalk. The largest berry is bv actual measurment two and a quarter inches wide, one and a quarter inches long and three quarters of an inch thick. The berries all have the appearence of being fluted around the edge. The stalk on which the largest one is borne has eighteen berries on it. The large one is just be- ginning to turn pink and there are a number of unopened blossoms. I have searched the cata- logue but find nothing similar named in it. Have you such a berry or do you know of one? Yours Very Truly, Ruth Harris Milam. Stark, Illinois, Aug. 5 1897 Dea Sir:— Plants were fine and all grow and give the best satisfaction. Yours Truly. Win. T. Ditmon. “P.nmnnrisnns are odious” — Our s!ock*tleties it. iSBiJff Goobc » >ac me dor is Manufactur; j ... W ! re Stapling Machines ....for all purposes Our "Sticker Slat?” Stapler _J<*$ 25.00 Is the Cheapest Reliable Machine on the Market [rMMEBJ WHO... USE IT X m 50 IN NEARLY EVERY^ For prices of other machines and wire, address ....Cobben flfoacbtne Works COBDEN, ILL. XTevtlmomals Continueb Fenton, ' ich., May io, 1S97 Dear Sir: —We received the plants in fine order and they were the nicest lot of plants I ever helped to set out. We thank you for the extras very much.' Am very well pleased except there was a mistake of 300. You sent 300 shuckless in the place of 300 Sharpless, but if they prove as good a berry .all right. But it was a disappointment for 150 of them were to go to another party. But mistakes will happen. Respectfully, R. J. Carmer. Story Co., Iowa, Dec. 15, 1S97 Dear Sir: We have bought small fruit plants of you about fifteen years and the stock has always been good. The 5000 Wilson blackberries, 1500 Gregg raspberries, 1500 Cutfabert and 1000 Nemaha sent us last spring were especially fine and your promptness in replacing the plants lost in transit was fully appreciated. Find enclosed >15 for 2000 Gregg and 1500 Wilson blackberry plauts early' spring shipment. Respectfully, J. Blackman & Son [Can furnish hundreds speaking favorably as above.] Jacksonville, Jaji. 2 -. £898 Dear Sir: —Will you please send me your cata’ogue and prices on strawberries for bis year. Those I got from you last year were very satisfactory’. Yours Truly, H. L- Doan. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST.... ———————————————— x SMALL FRUIT WIH. C. BABCOCK, Bridgman, Berrien County, Michigan. STRAWBERRIES. Aroma, S Arrow, S . . Barton Eclipse, BeS Columbian. S Cumberland, S_ _ Cobden Queen. P Dew Dayton. S — .- Enhance, S — Edgar Queen, P. Enormous, P — Far West (No Good) Gandy, S Greenville ,P Glen Mary, P.._ . Gandy Belle, P Haverland. P... Holland .S Ideal, S Iowa Beauty. Jessie, S - - .Tucunda-Improved, s - (530,000 strawberries booked in one order: taken in this State. RED 100 1,000 $ .70 $5 00 . .70 5.00 .40 2.50 .40 1.75 .30 2 00 .60 3.50 .50 4.00 2.00 30 2.50 1.50 .30 2.00 .60 4.00 .40 2.50 1.50 10 00 3.00 .30 2 00 .40 2.25 .40 2.50 .50 3.50 .50 3.00 1.75 1.75 . 1.00 7.00 .50 3.50 .30 1 .75 .60 4.00 . .60 4.00 .50 2.00 .40 2.00 .60 4.00 Lovett (S Best) Lady Thompson, P Mary, P_ Margarete Marshall, S McKinley Mitchel’s Early, S Mayflower, E Oriole. P Parker Earle, S Princeton Chief (No Good).. Plow City Princess, P Seaford, P — per doz. (50c Saunders, S — Snow Ball Sharpless, S Splendid. S Shuekless, S Tennessee Prolific, S. E. Timbrel 1, P VanDeman. S._ Warfield, P-10,000 lots $13.50 Wm. Belt, S. - Woolverton, S indsor Chief, P Weston. P Wilson, S Kyle No I 100.000 in another largest order 100 1 ,000 $ 1.75 .50 3.50 3.50 25.00 . 50 2.50 25.00 .30 1.50 10.00 .60 4.00 2.00 .40 2.50 .75 6.00 .50 3.00 1.00 6.00 3.50 30.00 3.50 .60 4.00 .40 2.25 2.00 3.00 .40 2.50 3.50 .40 2.50 .30 1 .50 . 50 3.50 .40 2. 50 .40 2.50 .60 4.00 .40 2.50 io. do RASPBERRIES-Sucker. Turner Cuthbert . Hansell ... Brandywine Thompson Early Marlborough The Miller .50 .50 .50 .50 .50 .00 (5 'J 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.50 4.50 6.50 TIPS. Columbian — 3.35 Loudon . 2.50 Shaffer's Collosal . . 1.00 Cuthbert. Hansell and sucker Brandywine 10 M lots, each BLACK RASPBERRIES. Gregg Souhegan.. — Palmer.. Ohio — Nemaha — - • 1 55,000 booked in one. order. 70 70 60 70 4.50 4.50 4.59 4.50 6.00 TIPS. Kansas Eureka . M unger. . Golden Queen. .80 . 5f) 50 .80 BLACKBERRIES-Sucker. Early Harvest _ _ . -50 4.00 Early Wilson— Rivals all others here ... -50 4.00 Erie 1-00 8.00 Kittatinny— Liable to rust .50 4.00 Snyder "5 6.00 Eldorado — .1.50 20.00 1 . Ohmer.. Lawton Taylor NEW TIPS. Rath bun ... 810. Leueretia (Dew). .. 1. 65.000 booked in one order at above prices. CU RRANTS-1 Year. No. 1 Plants Pomona.. per doz., 84.00 35.00 Wilder 1.00 8 .00 North Star .... 75 5 00 Red Cross . . . . . . 3 00 15.00 GOOSEBERRIES-No. 1, 1 Year. 125 00 65.00 35.00 Cherry and Laversailles. . 1 Red Dutch 2 White Grape — * North Star Cuttings. 00 00 50 25 00 Downing and Houghton. 2.00 Industry . $12.00 Pearl.... $15.00 17.00 Chautaqua Smith Improved. $15. GRAPES-NO. I, 1 Brighton, red. Concord Champion Delaware, rod. Empire State. . 2.25 18.00 1.25 10.00 1 .80 14.00 2.50 22.00 2.00 15.00 Year, Fine | Moore’s Early. Niagara, white Salem, red Worden, black ROOTS. 00 50 .00 00 . 50 .00 17 50 22.00 8.00 25.00 6.00 12.00 25.0(1 6.00 15.00 5.00 5.00 75.00 8.00 13.00 20.00 15.00 3.00 25.00 16.00 16.00 20.00 15.00 Grange Quince, No. 1. 2 years, 3 % and 4 feet, per hundred, $12. 00 . 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