Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue OF Fruit and Ornamental Trees Vines, Shrubbery, Roses, Bulbs Etc. 'Off ALLEN NURSERY CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y. J ' y: .v c Vr.' •- c. “ | | r^hn'GY j&£.- i itHAC^, U. Y. ;.? ;••/■ m?. n ,!*s/ ;-r^f.;;' . - ■, ■ ■ ;v v *' "-' : . z-:.» ;-',£V V'- ■■;■;;■ ■ C : H r v V: - 'V-':- ;i •: l > . ■$*' :#■-%;- Wct?^ . .’ 4 > i .• . . -^'. ?J'-- • '-y ’ *. -^. '.i. . ', SMf 'i®!^'' 1 ?^^"; ,: -;^.. #.?■ . . Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue OF Fruit and Ornamental Trees Grape Vines, Small Fruits, Shrubs, Plants, Roses, Etc. ALLEN NURSERY CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Press of Rochester Lithographing Co., Rochester, N. Y. DWARF DUCHESS D’ANGOULEME . . .Introduction. . . \ \ J E TAKE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING a New Edition of our Descriptive Catalogue, carefully revised and corrected by the addition of descriptions ~ ~ of our new and promising sorts, and the ommission of such as greater experience and progress in horticulture and floriculture have proved no longer worthy of general dissemination. The continued patronage of our friends, as shown by their frequent and increasing orders, assures us that our efforts to please them are appreciated. This will stimulate us to still greater efforts, and will warrant us in making expendi- tures necessary to secure the best results. Nothing better illustrates the progress of our country, the advance in civilization its people are making and the fact that they are learning to live better, than the greatly increased and continuing demand for nursery stock, both fruit and ornamental. While this demand is stimulated in part by the knowledge of the great profits which result from the systematic planting and careful cultivation of many kinds of fruit, it is by no means limited to this incentive. In ever}' rank and station of life, including the humblest and the most opulent, those residing in town and country people are beginning to see that nothing can add so much to the comforts of living as a constant supply of the best varieties of the different fruits for home use, and nothing will do so much to adorn their homes, gratify a sense of the beautiful, and produce refinement in their families as the planting of such well-selected varieties of ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, clematis, etc., as the ground about their houses will permit. Some persuade themselves that the demand for fruit and fruit trees has already reached its limit, but canning and the improved methods of factory drying (still in their infancy) have increased the domestic consumption of the different fruits by rendering them nearly as good as fresh throughout the year, and that by means of these processes and improved facilities for shipping fresh fruits, the fruits of the United States can be exported to the remotest quarters of the globe. Millions upon land and sea are now supplied who have hitherto been deprived of such luxuries and no one can doubt that the setting of trees and plants for the production of large and small fruits at a much better profit than can be derived from ordinary farm crops, is also in its infancy. We would not tempt the uninitiated with the promise of a large fortune in a few years without labor or trouble, but we do say, that the business of fruit growing, conducted with energy, perseverance and intelligence, will bring an ample and sure Good cultivation — by which we mean keeping the ground sufficiently fertile and at all times mellow and free from weeds, together with thorough drainage, either natural or artificial — is absolutely necessary to success. This, with judicious pruning and proper selection of varieties’ suitable for the locality will, in nearly all portions of the United States, produce gratifying results. We devote our personal attention to every branch of our business. We aim to include in our assortment the best varieties in each class, for market and family use, and persons ordering from us may rely upon our giving careful attention to" their interests. 4 Illustrated, and Descriptive Catalogue. hints on Transplanting, Etc. Preparation of the Sou — Prepare a rich, deep bed of mellow soil, and have the land sufficiently drained to relieve the roots from standing water. To insure a fine growth, land should be in as good condition as is required for a crop of wheat, corn or pota- toes. Preparation of Trees or Other Stock — We use great care in digging and packing, but the loss of some small roots and fibers is unavoidable. If stock is properly prepared before it is planted, no permanent injury will result from this, but the preservation of the natural balance between top and roots renders a vigorous cutting back of the for- mer absolutely necessary in most cases. And, therefore, prune off broken ends of roots, if any (a smooth cut root granulates or makes ready to extend sooner than one broken off), cut back the tops to the extent of about one-half the previous season’s growth, taking care at all times to prune in such a manner as will tend to develop a well-formed head, sufficiently open to admit air and light freely. Evergreen and other ornamental trees, the beauty of which de- pends on preserving their natural form, should be pruned very little. Hence, great pains should be taken in planting and caring for these. If not ready to plant when the stock arrives, “heel it in” by placing the roots in a trench and covering them with mellow earth, well packed. Planting — Make the holes large enough to admit the roots without any cramping or bending, and deep enough to bring the tree to its natural depth. The fine surface soil should be used in covering the roots, and this should be carefully worked among them. If the ground is dry it is well to pour in some water when the hole is partially filled. See that the ground is firmly and" solidly packed over all parts of the roots by exert- ing the full weight of the planter upon it, so that there will be no opportunity for dry air or frost to enter and destroy roots de- prived of the full benefit of their natural protection. Omission to pack the earth sol- idly is a most frequent cause of failure in planting nursery stock. Fill the holes full enough to be even with the surrounding surface after the fresh earth settles Al- ... X1 x • , ways remove the label when planting. If this is left until the tree is grown, the connecting wire often cuts into and destroys the tree or branch to which it may be attached. Never use wire in contact with roots. When planting dwarf trees set them low enough to cover the stock upon which they are budded, but not lower. Large standard trees should be staked and tied so that the wind will not loosen the roots. This should be so done that the bands will not chafe the trees. It is a very good way to drive two stakes and confine the trees between straw or hay bands stretched from stake to stake. Mulching When trees or bushes are planted, they should be mulched or covered with a layer of coarse manure or litter from three to six inches deep for a space of say, two feet more in diameter than the extent of the roots. This keeps the earth moist and even temperature. r Allen Nursery Co. 5 After-Culture — Grass should not be allowed to grow about young trees or plants. The ground should be cultivated for a space of at least a foot outside the roots. If the ground is poor it should be enriched with surface applications of manure. Pruning should be varied according to the condition of the tree and the purpose of the planter. It should be done regularly every spring before the buds swell any. In this way the removal of large branches will bo avoided. Fall Planting— When planted in the fall, all trees should be banked up at least one foot high until spring. This overcomes the tendency of the trees to heave out, protects them from mice and prevents the roots from freezing before they have taken hold of the soil. In planting roses, shrubs, vines, and other delicate stock in the fall, the tops should be nearly or quite buried with mellow earth during the first winter. The surplus earth should be removed in the spring. Injured Trees — If trees are received in a frozen state, place the package unopened in a cellar, away from frost and heat, until thawed out and then unpack. If partially dried from long exposure, bury entirely in the ground or place in water from 12 to 24 hours. WINTERING NURSERY STOCK PROCURED IN THE FALL. Tn sections where the winters arc very severe, it is not advisable to set out young trees and plants in the fall, but the practice of procuring them in the fall and plant- ing them in the spring is becoming more and more popular as experience has demon- strated its advantages. In the fall nurserymen are not hurried with their own plant- ing; the season for shipping is comparatively long, and the weather not nearly so changeable as in the spring. Railways are not so much hurried and there is much less chance for injurious delays than in the spring. It being practicable to plant trees so procured as soon as the frost is out, they become thoroughly established the first season. There is a popular impression that trees dug in the fall and heeled in over winter are worthless. If the heeling is well done there could not be a greater mistake. Peach and some other young trees, if left standing during the first winter are fre- quently killed or injured by frost, while if dug in the fall and treated as below described, they come through bright and uninjured. To insure success, select a dry spot where no water will stand during the winter, having no grass near to invite mice. Dig a trench deep enough to admit one layer of roots, and sloping enough to admit the trees to lay at an angle of not more than 30 degrees with the ground. Having placed one layer of roots in this trench; cover them with mellow earth extending well upon the bodies and see that this is firmly packed. Then add another layer of trees overlapping the first, and continuing as at first until all are heeled in. As soon as this is done, cover the tops so well with evergreen boughs that they will be thoroughly protected from winds. Roses and other small stock may be wholly covered with earth. DISTANCES FOR PLANTING Standard Apples 40 feet apart each way Standard Pears and Strong Growing Cherries 20 “ “ “ “ Duke and Morello Cherries 18 “ “ “ “ Standard Plums, Peaches, Apricots and Nectarines. ... 16 to 18 “ “ “ “ Dwarf Pears 10 to 12 “ “ “ “ Dwarf Apples 10 to 12 “ “ “ “ Quinces 10 to 12 “ “ “ “ Grapes rows of 10 to 16 feet apart; 7 to 16 feet in rows. Currants and Gooseberries 4 feet apart Raspberries and Blackberries 3 to 4 by 5 to 7 feet Strawberries for field culture 1 by 3 to 3 1 /. feet Strawberries, for garden culture 1 to 2 feet "apart NUMBER OF TREES ON AN ACRE 30 feet apart each way 25 11 1 1 1 ( i 1 20 “ “ “ “ 18 “ lt 11 lt yg 1 1 tt t < if 42 i ii 50 10 “ 70 8 “ 110 6 “ 135 5 “ 205 4 “ 300 3 “ ii ii ii ii ii ii if ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii 435 680 1210 1745 2725 4840 Rule — Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the plants are apart in the rows, and the product will be the number of square feet, for each plant or hill, which, divided into the number of square feet in an acre (43,560), will give the number of plants or trees to the acre. 6 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Fruit Department APPLES The first fruit of importance is the Apple. Its period of ripening, unlike that of other fruits, extends nearly or quite through the year. By making judicious selec- tions of summer, autumn and winter sorts, a constant succession can be easily obtained of this indispensable fruit for family use. There is no farm crop which, on the average, will produce one-fourth as much income per acre as will a good apple orchard. The average prices paid for the fruit is steadily on the increase, and the immense demand for home consumption, foreign shipping, canning and evaporating, assures us that they will continue to increase. If apples are planted at the rate of fifty trees per acre, rows of peach trees can be planted between the apples which, growing more quickly than the apples trees, soon protect them from the winds, and thus prove a great benefit to them. After eight or ten years of productiveness, as the space is needed for the apples, the peach trees may be removed, leaving the orchard better for the protection, and at the same time having yielded the planter a large return for his outlay and labor. SUMflER ♦Astrachan, Red — Large roundish; nearly covered with deep crimson, overspread with a thick bloom; juicy, rich, acid, beautiful. The tree is a vigorous grow- er, with large foliage and a good bearer. August. Benoni — An excellent early apple. Tree vigorous and upright, hardy and pro- ductive. A valuable variety for home or market. Flesh yellow, tender, pleas- ant, sub-acid; core small. August. Caroline Red June — (Red June) — Medium size, red; flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-acid; an abundant bearer. June. Early Harvest — Medium to large; pale yellow; fine flavor. Tree a moderate, erect grower, and a good bearer; a beautiful and excellent variety for both orchard and garden. Middle to end of August. Early Strawberry — Medium, striped with deep red; .tender, sub-acid and excel- lent; a poor grower but productive. August. Golden Sweet — Rather large; pale yel- low; very sweet and good. Strong grower and good bearer. August. Keswick Codim — Large, conical; tender, AUTU ♦Alexander — (Emperor)— Of Russian ori- gin. Large, deep red or crimson; flesh yellowish- white, crisp, tender, with pleasant flavor. Very hardy. October. juicy, acid; excellent for cooking. Tree erect, vigorous, productive and early in bearing. July to October. ♦Primate — Above medium; straw color, tinged with blush; tender, fire-grained, juicy and sub-acid; a vigorous grower and abundant bearer. Ripens August and September. Sops of Wine — Medium size, oblong, red; flesh white, often stained; mild and pleasant; productive. August and Sep- tember. Sweet Bough — Large, pale greenish-yel- low; tender and sweet. Moderate grower and good bearer. August. ♦Tetofsky — A Russian apple which has proved profitable for market growing. Hardy as a Crab. Fruit good size near- ly round; yellow, beautifully striped with red; flesh white, juicy, pleasant, acid, aromatic. July and August. ♦Yellow Transparent — A Russian variety. Tree an upright grower and a very ear- ly and abundant bearer. Fruit of good size; skin clear white, turning to a pale yellow; flavor acid and very good. Ripens from ten days to two weeks earlier than Early Harvest. At N Autumn Strawberry — Medium, streaked; tender, juicy, sub-acid, fine; vigorous and productive. September and Octo- ber. Allen Nursery Co. 7 Colvert — Of large size, striped; sub-acid, tender, a strong grower and great bear- er. October. *Duchess of Oldenburg — Of Russian ori- gin. Large size, roundish, streaked with red and yellow; flesh whitish, juicy; flavor sprightly sub-acid; tree a vigorous grower, very hardy; very early and abundant bearer. AVhile it is indispensable in the North, it is al- most equally so in the South. Septem- ber. Fall Jennetting — Large, oblate; pale greenish -white with a blush; tender, juicy, mild and sub-acid. Tree vigor- ous, spreading and productive. No- vember. Fall Pippin— Very large; yellow, tender, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous. Octo- ber to December. SWEET BOUGH formed head; bears early and abun- dantly. September to November. Hurlburt — Medium size, conical; yellow, shaded with red striped and splashed with darker rtd; flesh white, crisp and tender; juicy, mild, sub-acid, quality excellent; begins to bear while young and continues with regularity and con- stant crops; very hardy and suited to the extreme North. In season during October and December. Jersey Sweet — Medium; striped red and green; very sweet, rich and pleasant. Good grower and bearer. September and October. Lowell — (Orange, Tallow or Greasy Pip- pin) — Large, oblong; skin oily, pale • s Fameuse — (Snow Apple) — Medium size, roundish, oblate; whitish ground, striped with deep red; flesh very white, juicy and pleasant. Tree very hardy; one of the most valuable Northern sorts. November and December. Gravenstein — Large, striped and beau- tiful; tender, juicy and high flavor; vigorous and productive. September and October. Haas — (Gros Pomier. Fall Queen) — Me- dium to large, slightly conical and somewhat ribbed; pale greenish yellow, shaded and striped with red; flesh fine, white, sometimes stained; tender, juicy, sub-acid, good. Tree vigorous and very hardy; upright grower with well- yellow; brisk, juicy, rather acid flavor. Good for table and cooking. ' Septem- ber and October. Maiden’s Blush — Medium size, flat, quite smooth and fair; pale yellow, with beautiful red cheek; tender, sprightly, pleasant, acid flavor. Fair grower and good bearer. September and October. Munson Sweet — Large, pale yellow, with red cheek; tender, rich and good. Fine grower and bearer. October to Jan- uary. Porter — Rather large; yellow, tender, rich and fine. Moderate grower, but pro- ductive. September. Pumpkin Sweet — (Pumpkin Russet) — A very large, round, yellowish russet apple, very sweet and rich. Tree a 8 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. vigorous, rapid, upright grower; val- uable. October and November. Rambo — -Medium; yellowish, streaked with dull red and. somewhat dotted; mild, tender and good. Pine grower, productive; more especially valuable in the West. October and December. Red Beitigheimer — A rare German vari- ety. Fruit large to very large; skin pale-green color, mostly covered with purplish-crimson; flesh white, firm, sub- acid, with a brisk, pleasant flavor. Tree a fine grower, abundant bearer. September and October. Sherwood’s Favorite, or Chenango Straw- berry — Medium size; oblong and indis- tinctly ribbed; of a light color, splashed with dark crimson; flesh white, juicy, very mild and tender, slightly sub-acid. Very much esteemed for the table, and popular wherever grown. September. Smoke House — Large, yellow, shaded with bright red; flesh firm, crisp, juicy and fine-flavored. Especially esteemed in Pennsylvania. October and November. *St. Lawrence — Large, yellowish, striped and splashed with carmine; flesh white, slightly stained, crisp, juicy and vinous. Tree hardy and productive. Septem- ber. Stump — A well tried apple. Of good size, roundish, conical; flesh firm, crisp, juicy, tender, sprightly sub-acid; greenish-yellow, stained with red; beau- tifully fair, and has commanded the highest prices wherever shown. Octo- ber to December. Twenty Ounce — Very large, nearly round; yellow, striped with red; quality good; vigorous and good bearer; popular as a market variety. November and December. Walter Pease — Fruit very showy and attractive, and as a dessert or fancy market apple has no superior. Core very small, flesh white, fine-grained; quality best; mild, juicy, slightly sub- acid, with a rich, sweet, aromatic flavor. Tree vigorous and very pro- ductive. New. September. WINTER Arkansas Black— Fruit large, round, ob- long covered all over with very dark red. Much darker than Wine Sap; flesh orange yellow. A splendid keeper. Bailey Sweet — Large; deep red, tender, rich, sweet; vigorous, upright, good bearer. November to April. Bismarck — Introduced from New Zea- land. Very large, remarkably hand- some and showy; flesh yellow, tender, juicy; quality good; extremely hardy and prolific; bears early. Season No- vember to February. New. Baldwin — Large, roundish, deep bright red; crisp; sub-acid, good flavor. Tree vigorous, upright and very productive of fair handsome fruit; one of the best and most popular winter apples. Jan- uary to April. *Baxter — Originated in Canada, on the banks of the St. Lawrence. Above medium size; dark red, spotted; mild, sub-acid, quality good. *Belle de Boskoop — Pronounced one of the most beautiful and profitable of the Russian varieties. Large, bright yel- low, light red on sunny side, flesh crisp, firm, juicy, sprightly sub-acid; quality very good. A late keeper. Bellefleur, Yellow — Large, yellow, with blush cheek; very tender, juicy, sub- acid. In use all winter. Very valua- ble. A moderate grower and good bearer. Ben Davis — (New York Pippin, Kentucky Streak, etc.) — A large, handsome, striped apple of good quality. Tree very hardy, vigorous and productive. A late keeper. Highly esteemed in the West and Southwest. Boiken — A new variety from Transyl- vania, Europe. Very hardy and a young and continuous bearer. Flesh snow white, fine-grained. An excellent dessert fruit from January to June. Bottle Greening — Resembles Rhode Is- land Greening, but tree a better grower and much hardier. A native of Ver- mont. December to March. Cooper’s Market — Medium, conical, yel- low striped with crimson; flesh white, tender, brisk sub-acid. Vigorous, up- right grower. December to May. Cranberry Pippin— A first rate apple. Tree healthy and a good annual bearer. Fruit large; flesh juicy, sub-acid, and of good flavor. Delaware Red — Medium to large; bright red, highly colored; flesh fine grained, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, excellent; re- markable for its long-keeping quali- ties. An early and abundant bearer. November to February. Dominie — (Winter Rambo) — A large, flat- tened, greenish-yellow apple, with red stripes; flesh white, tender, juicy. Good grower, very productive; finest in the West. November to April. Fallawater — ( Fornwalder, Tulpehocken) — -Very large, globular, yellowish-green, dull-red cheek; juicy, crisp, pleasant, sub-acid flavor. Tree a strong grower, very productive even while young. November to March. Franklin Sv eet — Originated in Franklin Co., Me., and is considered very desir- able. Perfectly hardy and good qual- ity; fair size; flesh white and very juicy; color similar to Bellefleur. lias been kept until March. A very val- uable winter sweet apple. Allen Nursery Co. 9 Northern Spy. Gano — Originated in Missouri. Form conical, good size and smooth; deep red, shaded on sunny side to mahogany; very attractive; flesh pale yellow, fine grained, tender, pleasant, mild, sub acid; is a good shipper and keeper. Tree healthy, vigorous and hardy. An annual and prolific bearer. February to May. Gideon — Raised in Minnesota, from Crab seed, by Mr. Gideon. An upright grower; medium to large; color yellow, with vermilion blush on sunny side; mild acid; quality very good. Decem- ber to March. Grimes’ Golden — (Grimes’ Golden Pip- pin) — An apple of the highest quality; medium to large size, yellow. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive. January. Hubbardston Nonsuch — Large; striped yellow and red; tender, juicy and fine; strong grower and good bearer. Nov- ember to May. Iowa Blush — A large, handsome apple Good keeper. Tree vigorous and hardy. Flesh rich, sub-acid, excellent flavor. November to February. Jacob’s Sweet — Large, handsome, orig- inating near Boston. Greenish yellow with red cheek. Excellent quality and good keeper. Strong grower and heavy bearer. December and January. Jonathan — Fruit medium roundish; skin yellow nearly covered with dark or lively red; fine grained, very tender and finely flavored. Tree slender and spreading, with light-colored shoots. November to April. King — (Tompkins County) — Large and handsome; striped red and yellow. Tiee vigorous and productive. One of the best. November to May. Lady Apple — A beautiful little dessert fruit; flat, pale yellow with a deep red cheek; juicy, rich and pleasant. Nov- ember to May. *Longfield — A Russian variety imported some years since. Tree a free, upright grower, early and abundant bearer; medium to large; yellow, with a blush on the sunny side like the Maiden’s Blush; rich, sprightly sub-acid; quality as good as the Fameuse and somewhat like it. December to March. Magog Red Streak. — Origin Vermont. Bears annually large crops; valuable for its extreme hardiness, vigor, pro- ductiveness and long-keeping; fruit medium, roundish, skin yellow, shaded with light red; flesh yellowish, a little 10 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. coarse; moderately juicy, mild sub-acid. December to March. Mammoth Black Twig— One of the most profitable of all apples. Resembles the Wine Sap, but is a better grower. An excellent keeper. *Mann — Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, nearly regular; skin deep j'ellow when fully ripe; flesh yellowish, half fine, half tender, juicy, mild, pleasant, sub-acid. The tree grows straight and symmetrical and makes a large tree in the orchard. It is an early and annual bearer. *MeIntosh Red — An exceedingly valua- ble, hardy, Canada sort; medium size, nearly covered with dark red; flesh white, fine, very tender, juicy and re- freshing. A good annual bearer of fair, handsome fruit. Resembles the Fa- meuse, but larger and more hardy, and fully equal in quality to this standard sort. November to February. McMahan’s White — Tree productive and healthy. Fruit large and of fine qual- ity and flavor. A splendid apple for winter use. Milding- -Fruit large; skin smooth, whit- ish-yellow, splashed with rich red; flesh tender, juicy, sub-acid; tree a strong, fine grower and very produc- tive. December to February. Monmouth Pippin— (Red Cheek Pippin) — Large, greenish-yellow, with a fine red cheek; juicy, tender and good. Tree erect, good and productive. Keeps well till March or April. Newtown Pippin — One of the very best apples as to quality. Tree a' light grower while young. Very juicy, crisp and highly delicious flavor; fine keeper. Does not succeed in all sections. De- cember to May. Nodhead — (Jewett’s Fine Red) — Medium size; greenish, white striped and splashed with crimson having a dull, grayish bloom; flesh tender, juicy, al- most sweet. Popular in Northern New England on account of its great hardi- ness. A good grower and bearer. ^Northwestern Greening — This apple is the best keeper we have — -keeping in good condition generally till May. The apple is very large and of beautiful form, and being of fair quality is bound to become very popular. The tree, when young, is a fine upright grower; spreading top when bearing. Northern Spy — Large; roundish, slightly conical, somewhat ribbed, striped, with the sunny side nearly covered with purplish-red; flesh white and tender with a mild, sub-acid, rich and delicious flavor; in perfection in January and keeps till June. The tree is a strong, upright grower, and forms a very com pact head. Should be kept open by pruning so as to admit the air and light freely. *North Star — Large; very handsome; per- fectly hardy; vigorous, quality fine; a seedling of Duchess, which it resem- bles, but less tart and better quality. Ontario — A cross between Wagener and Northern Spy. Fruit large to very large; flavor a brisk sub-acid, sprightly, slightly aromatic; season mid winter to late winter. One of the best apples both for commercial purposes and for home use. Okabena — Originated near Lake Oka- bena, Minn. It is a hardy, vigorous grower; early and productive bearer. Fruit medium size, striped with red similar to Duchess; quality good with mild sub-acid flavor; season medium. Good dessert and cooking apple. This is an excellent variety to follow Duch- ess. Opalescent — New. All who have exam- ined the Opalescent regard it as the handsomest apple grown. It is not only highly colored but susceptible of a very high polish, reflecting objects near it like a mirror. This feature makes it a highly prized sort for fruit stands. The flesh is yellowish, tender, juicy and good, size large to very large and color light shading to very dark crimson. Season December to March. ^Peerless — Tree a very fine, straight, up- right grower. Originated from seed of Duchess planted by J. G. Miller, near Faribault, Minn. It is quite hardy and productive; fruit medium size, of a pleasant, sub-acid flavor; color, red on a vellowish-green ground. Stem short and hangs on the tree well; per- fectly hardy here. Peck’s Pleasant — Large ; pale yellow, very tender and rich, with a Newtown flavor. Tree erect and fine bearer. November to March. Patten’s Greening — Seedling of the Old- enburg and equals it as an orchard tree in hardiness and bearing. Large uni- form size, pleasant, acid, good equally for eating and cooking. Season Octo- ber to January or later. *Pewaukee — A seedling from Duchess. Fruit medium to large, striped and splashed; flesh yellowish-white; flavor sub-acid, rich, aromatic, spicy; quality good. Tree strong grower and very hardy. January to June. Plumb’s Cider — A native of Wisconsin, where its hardiness has been abun- dantly proved. Tree vigorous, round- headed and productive. Flesh whitish, fine, tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid. Sep- tember to January. Pomme Grisse — Small, oblate, grayish rus- set; tender, rich, good and high flav- ored ; tree a good grower, productive Allen Nursery Co. 11 and hardy; valuable for Northern local- ities. November to April. Rawle’s Janet — (Never Fail)— Medium, roundish, ovate, greenish-yellow, streaked with red; crisp, rich and juicy. One of the best and longest keepers in the South and Southwest. ♦Red Canada — (Old Nonsuch of Mass., Steele’s Red Winter) — Medium, oblate, red, tender, crisp, rich, sub-acid, re- freshing and delicious. Tree thrifty, but a slender grower. Productive. January to May. Red Russet — Said to be a cross between the Baldwin and Rox Russet. Good grower, regular bearer, and resembles the Baldwin. Flesh crisp, juicy, pleas- ant sub-acid. Keeps till April and May. Good eating in February. Fruit always large, uniform and handsome. Rhode Island Greening — Large; greenish- yellow; tender, juicy and rich, with rather an acid flavor, growing strong and spreading and an abundant bearer. December to April. ♦Rolfe — Originated in Maine, about the 45th degree. Fruit large, of magnifi- cent appearance; color dark red; an abundant and annual bearer, and where known the fruit outsells all others of its season. Quality prime, both for eating and cooking. One of the very best. November to January. Rome Beauty— Large, yellow, shaded with bright red; flesh yellowish, tender, • juicy, sub acid; moderate grower. No- vember to February. Russet, Golden — Medium size, dull russet with a tinge of red on exposed side; flesh generally crisp, juicy and high flavored. Tree vigorous grower and a great bearer; very popular. Novem- ber to April. Russet, Roxbury or Boston — Medium to largo; greenish or yellow russet; crisp, good, sub-acid flavor. Tree vigorous and productive; very popular on ac- count of its long keeping. June. ♦Salome — New, hardy, productive; keeps the year around; ripens into fine con- dition in winter and remains fresh, plump and juicy till summer. Has stood the test and proved itself with- out a rival. January to May. ♦Scott’s Winter — Origin Vermont. Hardy in the severest climate. Tree thrifty and an early and profuse bearer. Fruit medium, roundish, deep red; flesh yel- lowish white, slightly reddened near the skin; acid and good in quality. A good market sort. December to March. Seek-no-Further— (Westfield) — Medium to large, slightly russeted with dull red stripes; tender^ rich, spicy and fine; good grower and bearer. November to February. Smith’s Cider — Medium, striped; flesh tender, juicy, sub-acid; very popular in Pennsylvania and Western States. December to March. Spitzenburg, Esopus — Medium to large, deep red; flesh yellow, crisp, sub-acid, high flavored. Tree a light grower in the nursery, but bears and grows well transplanted in rich soil. November to April. Stark — Esteemed as a long keeper and valuable market fruit. Fruit large, roundish; skin greenish yellow, much shaded with light and dark red, and sprinkled with brown dots; flesh yel- lowish, juicy, mild sub-acid. January to May. Stayman Wine Sap — Medium large, skin smooth, greenish yellow, nearly covered with dull red. Flesh tender, sub-acid, and good. December to May. Sutton Beauty — Fruit large, waxy yellow- striped with crimson; flesh white, ten- der, juicy, mild acid; quality good and a remarkable keeper. Tree vigorous, a handsome grower, very productive. One of the most valuable market sorts in Western New York. ♦Talman’s Sweeting — Medium, pale yel- low, slightly tinged with red; firm, rich aud very sweet; the most valuable bak- ing apple; vigorous and productive. November to April. Wagener — Medium to large; deep red in the sun; flesh firm sub-acid and excel- lent; very productive, bears very young. December to May. ♦Walbridge — Medium size, striped with red; handsome, and of excellent qual- ity; vigorous grower and productive; very hardy and considered of great value in the North and Northwest. March to June. ♦Wealthy — A native of Minnesota, where it has proved perfectly hardy, vigorous and productive; fruit of medium size, red, streaked with white; quality good. December to February. Willow Twig — Tree hardy and produc- tive; fruit tender, with a pleasant sub- acid flavor. Valuable for late keeping. Wine Sap — Medium, dark red, sub-acid, excellent. Tree a moderate grower and abundant bearer. A favorite market variety in the West. December to May. Winter Banana — It has stood the severest tests. Tree is hardy and will succeed in very cold climates; its wonderful productiveness will bring quicker and larger returns than any other apple in the orchard. The fruit has a richness of flavor that cannot be described. It surpasses in aromatic taste the choicest pear, plum, apricot, peach, cherry or any other fruit grown. Flavor very rich, spicy and aromatic. Flesh golden yellow, fine grained, firm and juicy. Tree a very strong grower and will grow to be a tree of immense size, very suitable for lawn or shade, the leaf 12 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. being nearly double the size of other apple sorts. Wismer s Dessert — Size medium to large. Smooth, beautifully colored with yel- low, shaded with bright red, in strips and blotches, marked with russet dots. Exquisite delicious flavor, juicy, melt- ing, buttery, pear like texture. Tree a strong grower and extremely hardy. Originated in Northern Ontario, Can- ada. Season November to April. *Wolf River— Tree very hardy and pro- ductive; fruit large and handsome, red color, flesh white and of exceedingly fine quality; sub-acid. York Imperial — Of medium size, trun- cated, oval, angular; skin greenish yel- low; flesh tender, crisp, aromatic. Highly esteemed in Pennsylvania, where it originated. EXTRA HARDY, OR IRON-CLAD APPLES The opinion has prevailed that the attempt to produce valuable apples in the orthern sections of New York, New England and the adjoining portions of Canada, lsconsm, Minnesota and other sections unfavorable for general fruit growing, must prove a failure. While this is true as to many varieties successfully grown in more temperate or favorable regions, its general application is quite erroneous. Experience m growing Russian or other varieties of Northern origin, has shown that a limited variety of fine apples can be grown as far North as Montreal, and that some of these varieties may be planted with equal profit in all sections, North and South. Select varieties best adapted to your location and in case you are not familiar with the varieties, we will be pleased to assist you at any time. CRAB APPLES r . -Y V" 4 10 years much attention has been given to improving this class of fruit, because of their adaptability to cold sections, where onlv' a few varieties of apples can be successfully grown. These efforts have been attended with marked suc- cess. Crab apples succeed equally well in all sections, and are valuable for cider, pre- serving, jelly, ornament and some of the improved sorts are excellent for eating fceut to the Eastern markets they command a very high price. Excelsior— Raised from seed of Wealthy, in Minnesota. Very hardy, productive and one of the best flavored varieties. September. General Grant — Tree an erect, vigorous grower; fruit in dense clusters; quality equal to Duchess of Oldenburg. Oc- tober to December. Hyslop — Almost as large as Early Straw- berry Apple; deep crimson; very popu- lar on account of its large size, beauty and hardiness. Keeps well into the Winter. Large Red Siberian — About an inch in diameter, grown in clusters; yellow, lively scarlet cheek. Tree erect, vig- orous, bears young and abundantly. September and October. Large Yellow Siberian — Nearly as large as above; fine amber or golden-yellow color. Martha — Raised from the seed of Duch- ess of Oldenburg. Resembles the Transcendent, but larger. Handsome, show}- fruit; bears enormously; said to be equal if not superior to all others for sauce. Montreal Beauty — Fruit large, bright yel- low, nearly covered and shaded with rich red; one of the most beautiful of all Crabs in appearance. Flesh yellow- ish, rich, firm and acid. Very good. October and November. Martha Allen Nursery Co. 13 Quaker Beauty — A hardy, strong-growing sort; bears large crops of fine fruit. December to May. Transcendent — Medium to large; round- ish, oblong; golden yellow, with a rich crimson cheek, covered with a delicate white bloom; flesh yellow, crisp and when fully ripe, pleasant and agree- able; perfectly hardy; young and abun- dant bearer. September and October. Van Wyck — Large; skin motttled with bright red; sweet. Tree vigorous. Whitney’s Seedling — Large, averaging one and a half to two inches in diam- eter; skin smooth, glossy, green striped, splashed with carmine; flesh Arm, juicy and rich. A great bearer and very hardy. Tree a vigorous hand- some grower. Has no superior. PEARS • ^ lle ® uItivat,on ot ’ this noble fruit is rapidly extending as its value is appre- ciated. The range of varieties is such that, like apples, they can be had in good eat- ing condition from August until early spring. flic melting, juicy texture, the refined flavor and the delicate aroma of the Pear give it rank above all other fruits except the Grape. The Pear, like most things highly desirable, and valuable, cannot bo had without attention and labor. The rela- tive prices of the Apple and Pear being about as one to five, purchasers of the latter can well ahord to give the trees the high cultivation necessary to secure the best rcou j is. Dwarf Pears must always bo planted sufficiently deep to cover the junction of the Pear and Quince two or three inches— the soil made rich and well tilled and about one-half the previous summer’s growth cut off each spring. Under this treatment Dwarfs are everywhere successful. The side branches should not be removed lather than one foot from the ground in Dwarfs, while the Standards may be trimmed to & tho height desired. Tram in pyramidal form. Bipen the fruit in the house Gather when, on gently lifting the fruit, the stems will readily separate from the limb Place in a dark room until fully matured. Winter Pears may hang on the trees until there is danger from frost, then place in a dry cellar for maturing. The letters “DorS” appended to the descriptions of varieties, indicates favor- able growth, either as “Dwarfs” or “Standards” and when placed together that they succeed as either. Those designed as “slow growers” are usually small trees. SUMMER Bartlett — Large size, often with a beau- tiful blush next the sun; buttery, very juicy and high flavored. Tree a strong grower, bearing early and abundantly. Very popular. Last of August and first of September. S. Beurre Giffard — An excellent variety; medium; greenish-yellow, red in the sun; very early. Tree slender but healthy; very productive. August. D. & S. Brandywine — Above the medium; yellow- ish-green, melting, sweet. Vigorous and productive. Last of August. D. & S. Clapp’s Favorite— A large, fine pear, re- sembling the Bartlett, but without its musky flavor; pale lemon-yellow, with brown dots; fine texture, melting, but- tery, juicy, with a rich, sweet, delicate vinous flavor. Tree hardy and very productive. Very desirable in all sec- tions and especially so where other va- rieties fail. August and September. D. & S. Dearborn’s Seedling— Bather small; pale yellow, melting and delicious. Tree vigorous, rapid grower; bears young and abundantly. August. D. & S. Doyenne d’Ete— Small; melting, sweet, yellowish. Tree vigorous and produc- tive. D. & S. Lawson Tree healthy, a strong grower, early bearer and profitable sort. Of splendid quality for a very early pear. It colors beautifully. Bed cheek with yellow shading. Le Conte— Tree very vigorous and pro- ductive, partaking of the nature of the Chinese Sand Pear, of which it is a seedling. Fruit large, skin smooth, pale yellow. Quality fair. Bipens about with Bartlett. Madeleine — M edium; yellowish-green very juicy, melting, sweet. A fair grower and produ tive. August. D. & s. Manning’s Elizabeth— Small to medium; bears in clusters; crimson and gold color; very beautiful; melting, rich, sugary, sprightly, perfumed flavor; excellent. Tree a good grower and very productive. One of the very best early pears. August. Osband’s Summer— Medium ; yellow, with red cheek; half melting, mild and pleasant; fine flavor and excellent. A fair grower and productive. August. D. & S. Petite Marguerite— Medium size; skin greenish-yellow, with brownish-red cheek and covered with greenish dots. Flesh fine, melting, juicy, vinous and 14 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Tyson — Rather large, bright yellow, with brown cheek; melting, sweet and deli- cious. September. D. & S. Wilder — -Handsome, melting, sweet, pleas- ant and of the best quality for an early pear. One of the best keeping pears. AUTUMN Belle Lucrative — (Fond- ante d’Atonne) — A fine large pear; yellowish- green, slightly russeted; melting and delicious. Good grower and pro- ductive. September and October. D. & S. of fine quality. Upright grower and an eaily and abundant bearer. Suc- ceeds admirably as a Standard or Dwarf. August or September. Rossney — A new and excellent pear, raised from seed at Salt Lake City, Utah. In size medium to large; very fine grain, flesh melting and juicy; very sweet. Ripens two weeks after Bart- lett. Souvenir du Congress — Imported from France, and of great promise. Fruit large and exceedingly handsome; beau- tiful yellow, with bright red in the sun; melting and juicy with a musky flavor, rather tender. September. S. Clapp’s Favorite Beurre Clairgeau — Very large, pyriform; yellow and red; nearly melt- ing, high-flavored. Tree a very good grower, an early a n d abundant bearer. A magnificent market fruit. One of the finest acquisitions. October and November. D. & S. Beurre d’Anjou A large, fine pear, buttery and melting, with sprightly, vinous flavor. Tree a fine grower and good bearer. October to Jan- uary. D. & S. AUTUMN Bartlett-Seckel — A cross between the Bartlett and the Seckel, combin- ing in itself the rich- ness and high flavor peculiar to these well- known varieties. Tree hardy, vigorous and productive. Fruit of good size, well colored and handsome. Buffum — Medium size; yellow, somewhat covered with reddish-brown and russet; buttery, sweet and excellent. A stout and upright grower. D. & S. Columbia — See Bartlett-Seckel. Duchess d’Angouleme — Very large; green- ish-yellow, sometimes a little russetted. Makes a beautiful tree. Does best on quince. One of the best. October and November. D. Early Harvest — (Chambers’ or Kentucky) — Originated in Maryland, and valued as a profitable early variety. The best and most profitable market pear of its season. Fruit medium to large; rich golden-yellow, with red cheek next the sun, thickly covered with gray dots. August. D. & S. Flemish Beauty — Large, beautiful, juicy, melting, rich and fine. Strong grower and good bearer; hardy everywhere. September and October. D. & S. Goodale — This hardy pear originated at Saco, Maine. Fruit large; flesh -white, juicy, of excellent flavor and quality. Tree hardy, vigorous and upright in growth, and uniformly productive; a valuable acquisition. October. Howell — Large, light waxen yellow, with a fine red cheek; handsome, rich, sweet, melting, perfumed, aromatic flavor. Tree an upright free grower, an early and profuse bearer. Very hardy and valuable. September and October. D. & S. Allen Nursery Co. 15 Idaho — Size large, neaily globular, ob- tusely ribbed; color light rich yellow, surface covered with many small dots; cavity very deep and narrow and strongly furrowed; stem small and calyx closed; flesh white, fine-grained, buttery, melting and rich. September and October. Kieffer’s Hybrid— Tree a remarkable grower, with so vigorous a constitution that it rarely if ever blights. Fruit of Duchess D’Angouleme fine size, rich color and good quality. Brings high prices in competition with other varieties. Best when picked at maturity and house ripened. October and November. Louise Bonne de Jersey — Bather large; greenish-yellow, with a bright-red cheek; juicy, buttery and melting; excellent. Very productive; a fine grower on both pear and quince. Sep- tember and October. Onondaga — (Swan’s. Orange) — A very large, melting and highly flavored yel- low pear. Vigorous and productive. October and November. I). & S. President — Baised by Dr. Shurtleff, of Massachusetts, where it is very popu- lar. Fruit large, roundish, obvate; somewhat irregular; flesh yellowish- white, rather coarse, juicy, slightly vinous. Good. Early in November. Seckel — Small; rich yellowish-brown; one of the best and highest flavored pears known. Productive. September and October. D. & S. Sheldon — Medium to large; yellow and red; very excellent. From Wayne County, N. Y. Tree a fine grower and productive; must be double worked to grow on quince. October. Vermont Beauty — A most desirable pear. The fruit is of medium size, very hand- some, being yellow with a bright car- mine cheek; the flesh is rich, juicy, aromatic, of the best, and almost equal to the Seckcl. Bipens immediately after the Seckel. Worden Seckel — Originated in Oswego County, N. Y. It is a seedling of the Seckel, and is equally as good in qual- ity as that variety and more juicy, with an aroma equally as rich and inviting while in size, color, form and appear- ance it is decidedly superior. The color is yellow with light red on the sunny side. Tree hardy and an enormous bearer, and the fruit is ripe just after the Seckel. All lovers of good pears should have trees of this variety. WINTER Beurre Easter — Large; pale yellow, sprinkled with round dots, often dull red cheek; quality good. One of the best winter pears. Keeps all winter. Best on quince. D. Dana’s Hovey — Medium to small; obtuse, pyriform; rich cinnamon-russet; melt- ing, buttery, juicy, sweet and fine aroma. Tree very handsome, hardy; vigorous and productive. Ripens in December and in eating until the end of January. New. S. Duchess de Bordeaux— Large size, with very thick tough skin, which renders it a very valuable keeper for winter use; flesh melting, juicy, rich; keeps till March. S. ' Glout Morceau — Large; sweet, melting, juicy and buttery. One of the best early winter pears. Vigorous and pro- ductive. D. Josephine de Malines — Medium; yellow, slightly russet; flesh buttery, juicy and sweet; a fine keeper. Productive; a poor grower. December to March. D. Lawrence — About medium; yellow, thick- ly dotted; with a very fine, rich flavor; one of the best. Tree a moderate grower and very productive. Decem- ber to January. S. Lincoln Coreless — A remarkable late win ter pear, from Tennessee. Keeps well until middle of March. Very large, handsome appearance, good quality, and with but few if any seeds. This pear is distinguished for its very small amount of core and seed, some speci- mens being almost entirely without either. Color golden yellow. Tree a good grower and very productive. 16 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Mount Vernon — Medium to large; of rich russet color; flesh juicy, rich, melting, with a spicy flavor. November to Jan- uary. D. & S. President Drouard — A very good looking and large winter pear, ripening from March to May, with a delicate and abundant perfume; melting and juicy. The tree grows vigorously; succeeds well as a Dwarf. D. & S. Vicar of Winkfield — (Le Cure) — Large, long, not first quality, but desirable for its productiveness. Best on quince. November to January. D. & S. Winter Nellis — Medium in size; yellow- ish-green and russet; fine-grained, melt- ing, rich and delicious; one of the best winter pears. Tree straggly, slender grower, but very productive. Decem- ber. S. CHERRIES There are few more desirable trees than the Cherry. It may be planted near the street, or used to line avenues as an ornament, and it will at the same time produce an abundance of delicious fruit. This may be eaten out of hand, preserved, or it will find a ready market at highly profitable prices for shipping, canning, etc. The trees thrive in any well-drained location. The Duke and Morello, or acid varieties, are thoroughly hardy, while the Heart and Bigarreau, or sweet sorts, will successfully resist very cold weather and may be grown in most places. The Cherry may be grown for market with great profit. Many varieties are regular and abundant bearers, and fruit commands a good price in the market. HEART AND BIGARREAU CHERRIES Allen — Originated in Lake County, Ohio. Tree a healthy grower; productive; fruit large, nearly black; ripens late; very good. Bing — Originated in Oregon. Large; blackish purple. Flesh solid and of the highest quality. Hardy and productive and a good shipper. Black Eagle — Large, black; very tender, juicy, rich and high flavored. Vigorous grower and productive. First to fif- teenth of July. Black Tartarian — Very large; bright pur- plish-black; half tender, juicy, rich, ex- cellent flavor. Tree a vigorous grower and productive. Last of June or July. Centennial — A new white cherry and should be planted by everyone. Coe’s Transparent — Medium size; pale amber, red in the sun; tender and juicy, rich, handsome; one of the best. Strong grower; productive. Last of June. Compass Cherry — A cross between the Rocky Mountain Cherry and the Na- tive Plum, and resembles both. The most remarkable fruit of recent origi- nation. Hardy as any wild plum. Sweet, juicy and excellent flavor. Marvelous- ly prolific bearer. Grows on any soil. Fruits every year — never misses. Bears second year after planting. Good ship- per and a fine cooker. The only cherry that is perfectly hardy in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, the Dakotas and Montana. Downer’s Late Red — Large; light red; tender, juicy and delicious. Vigorous and productive. Middle of June. Early Purple Guigne — (Early Purple) — The earliest fine variety; medium, heart-shaped; tender, juicy and sweet. Tree rather a slender grower, but very hardy and productive. First to middle of June. Governor Wood — Very large, rich; light yellow with red cheek; juicy and sweet. One of the very best. Late in June. Knight’s Early Black— Large; black ten- der, juicy-, rich and excellent. Good grower and productive. Middle to last of June. Duelling — (Black Republican) — A native of Oregon. Fruit very large, shining black; flesh very solid and firm, fine; a good keeper and will bear transporta- tion well. Tree a moderate grower and rather tender; an early and profuse bearer. Napoleon Bigarreau — (Royal Ann) — Very large; pale yellow or red; firm, juicy and sweet; vigorous grower and very productive; one of the best. First of July-. Rockport Bigarreau — Large; pale amber, with clear red; a very excellent and handsome cherry. Good grower and bearer. Last of June. Schmidt’s Bigarreau — A most promising cherry- ; fruit of immense size, of rich deep black; flesh dark, tender, very juicy, with a fine flavor, bears abun- dantly and makes a most noble dish for the table. Windsor — Seedling, originated at Wind- sor, Canada; fruit large, liver-colored; flesh, remarkably firm and of fine qual- ity. Tree hardy and very prolific. A valuable late variety for market and for family use. Yellow Spanish — Large; pale yellow, with red cheek; firm, juicy and excellent; one of the best light colored cherries; vigorous and productive. Last of June. Allen Nursery Co. 17 DUKE AND MORELLO CHERRIES These, for the most part, are round-headed; fruit generally acid, though some varieties have a rich, pleasant flavor. The trees are naturally of a smaller growth than the preceding class and well adapted for Dwarfs or Pyramids. The Morellos are more slender and spreading in habit than the Dukes, which are ot stocky, upright growth. Both are more hardy than the Hearts or Bigarreaus, and in large demand where the latter cannot be grown to advantage. Baldwin Baldwin — -Tree upright vigorous grower, forming round head; leaves large, broad; fruit large, almost round, very dark transparent wine color; flavor slightly acid, yet the sweetest and rich- est of the Morello type; unexcelled in earliness, vigor, hardiness, quality and productiveness. Belle Magnifique Fruit large, roundish; skin bright red; flesh tender, juicy, sprightly sub-acid; one of the finest of this class of cherries. Tree hardy, vig- orous and very productive. Ripens last of July. Dyeliouse — Partakes of both the Duke and Morello in wood and. fruit; a very early and sure bearer; ripens a week before Early Richmond, of better qual- ity and quite as productive. Early Richmond— Medium size; dark red; melting, juicy, sprightly acid flavor. This is one of the most valuable and popular of the acid cherries, and is unsurpassed for cooking purposes. Tree a slender grower, with a roundish, spreading head, and is exceedingly pro- ductive. The most hardy of all vari- eties, uninjured by the coldest winters when almost every other variety has been killed. Ripens through June. Empress Eugenie — Fruit large, dark red, very rich, tender and sub-acid. Tree heads very low. Ripe about July 1st. English Morello — (Wragg) — Medium to large, blackish-red, rich, acid, juicy and good; very productive. August. Late Duke — Largo; light red, late and fine. Last of July. Leib — A new Morello, one week later than Early Richmond, and claimed to be very superior. Louis Phillippe — Large size; flesh red, tender, juicy with mild sub-acid flavor. Very vigorous and productive. Of great value. A native of France. May Duke — Large; red, juicy and rich; an old excellent variety. Vigorous and productive. Middle of June. Montmorency Large — A large, red acid cherry; larger than Early Richmond and fully ten days later. 18 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Montmorency Ordinaire — A beautiful large, red acid cherry, larger and finer than Early Richmond and fully ten days later. Being extraordinary prolific and hardy, it can be recommended as a variety of great value. Tree a free grower. Olivet — A new Duke, of French origin. Unlike most others of this class, it is said to be very early and to ripen over a long period. Fruit very large, globu- lar, and of a deep shining red; tender, rich and vinous, with a sweet sub- acidulous flavor. Ostheim — A hardy cherry from Russia. It has been tested in the severest win- ters of Minnesota and has been found perfectly hardy. Fruit large, roundish, ovate; skin red; dark at maturity; stalk long; flesh liver-colored, tender, juicy, almost sweet. Reine Hortense — Very fine; large, bright- red, juicy and delicious. Vigorous and productive. Wragg — (See English Morello). Montmorency Large PLUMS The plum, like the pear and other fine fruit, attains its greatest perfection on heavy soil. The curculio. a small, dark-brown beetle, often stings the fruit, causing it to drop off, but the following directions, faithfully observed, will secure a crop of this splendid fruit everywhere. As soon as the blossoms are fallen, spread two sheets under the tree, and give the tree a sudden jar by striking a smart blow with a hammer upon the stub of a limb sawed from the tree for the purpose ; the insects will drop on the sheets and can be killed. Collect all fallen fruit and burn or feed the swine. Repeat the operation every day for two or three weeks. It should be done before sunrise. The cost of protecting entire orchards from the attacks of this enemy will not exceed ten cents per tree for the entire season. Black knots should be cut out w T hen conquered. Abundance — Barge; bright red with yel- low cheek; flesh light yellow, very juicy, tender, with delicious sweetness; early, annual, profuse bearer. Septem- ber. Abundance Aikin (Nigra) — Found wild in Atkin County, Minnesota, (near Lake Itasca) and introduced by The Jewell Nursery Co. in 1896. Has the most northern origin of any commercial plum and is also one of the very earliest to ripen, fully two weeks before DeSoto. Fruit large greenish yellow, ground covered with brilliant red turning to dark red when ripe. Flesh, yellow, rich, tender, they appear, and the disease will soon be juicy and sweet. Stone remarkably thin and almost free. Of splendid market quality, especially on account of earliness. Beauty of Naples— A new variety, of the highest promise; size large, color greenish-yellow, flesh firm, juicy and very fine flavored. Tree very hardy and prolific. Middle of September. Botan — Lemon-yellow ground, nearly overspread with bright cherry and heavy bloom; large to very large; ob- long, tapering to a point like Wild Goose; flesh orange-yellow, melting, rich and highly perfumed. August. Bradshaw — Fruit very large, dark violet- red; flesh yellowish-green, juicy and pleasant. Tree vigorous, erect and productive. Middle of August. Bi;rbank — Large, globular, cherry-red, mottled yellow color; flesh yellow; melting, juicy, sweet; semi-cling. One of the best. Ripe July 1st to 10th. Cheney— (Nigra) — Fruit irregular, oval, medium to large; color a dark and rather dull red with slight blue bloom, skin thick; 'flesh yellow and firm; stone large, pointed, oval, much flattened, cling. Season early. Tree a fine, vig- orous, upright grower with large or- namental flowers. Found in La Crosse, Wis. and introduced by E. Marcie. One of the best and hardiest of the early varieties and will be found of value in every orchard as there are few sorts of its season. Allen Nursery Co. 19 Coe’s Golden Drop — Large and hand- some; light yellow, firm, rich, sweet; one of the best of late plums. Last of September. Chabot — (Japan) — A splendid plum. Flesh sweet and of excellent flavor. Bipens about the middle of August, when all other plums are gone. De Soto — (Americana) — Probably the most grown of any plum of the Ameri- can group. Found wild on the Miss- issippi at DeSoto, Wisconsin and in- troduced in 1863 by Elisha Hall. Qual- ity unsurpassed and productiveness al- most too great; tree should be well fed and the crop thinned to prevent overbearing and improve size of fruit. Season medium. Fruit, medium; or- ange overlaid with crimson; flesh yel- low and firm; of fine flavor and qual- ity. Has been found a profitable mar- ket variety and excellent for all homo uses. Empire State — Origin, Central New York. Tree thrifty, healthy and hardy, a reg- ular and profuse bearer. Fruit of extra large size, good quality. Unsurpassed for home use and unequaled for market. Fellenberg — (Italian Prune) — A fine late prune; oval, purple; flesh .iuicy and de- licious; parts from the stone; fine for drying. Tree very productive. Sept. Forest Garden — (Americana) — Fruit large, nearly round, dull purplish red with thin bloom; flesh yellow, some- times reddish next the stone; firm, sweet and of pleasant flavor; cling. Season medium. One of the most ex- tensively grown varieties in North- western orchards and generally re- ported as a profitable sort. The tree is a thrifty, upright grower, bears early and regularly, and seldom fails to produce a good crop. Found wild near Cedar Bapids, Iowa, and intro- duced about 1862. German Prune — A large, long oval vari- ety, much esteemed for drying; color dark purple; of very agreeable flavor. September. Grand Duke — Fruit oval with a short neck. Skin dark, almost a darkish-pur- ple, but reddish when shaded and cov- ered with blue bloom. Flesh greenish- yellow, adhering closely to the stone; very brisk, with a sweet and rich flavor when fully ripe. Green Gage — Small; considered the stan- dard of excellence; slow grower. Mid- dle of August. Guii — Extensively grown for market, having proved to be one of the most profitable for that purpose. Tree a hardy, very strong, vigorous upright grower, spreading with age and bear- ing; an early and abundant bearer. Fruit large, roundish, oval; skin dark purple, covered with a thick blue bloom; flesh pale, yellow, a little coarse, rather firm, juicy, sweet, sprightly, sub-acid; free-stone. Season last of August and first of September. Hale — New; a very handsome, large, round plum. Best of all Japanese sorts. Very late. Hawkeye — This variety originated in Iowa and is perfectly hardy in any part of the United States or Canada. It is a wonderful bearer and of fine quality. It is of an American family and a self- fertilizer, and is probably the largest native plum in cultivation. Imperial Gage — (Flushing Gage, Prince’s Imperial Gage) — Fruit large, oval; skin pale green, flesh juicy, sweet, rich and excellent. Tree very vigorous and productive. Middle of August. Jefferson — Large, yellow, reddened in the sun; juicy, rich and delicious; one of the best. Last of August. Lincoln — -This is said to be one of the most remarkable plums yet introduced. The largest of all the hardy varieties, specimens of the fruit weighing as much as four ounces each; it is of the finest quality, even surpassing its parent, the Green Gage. It ripens early, is wonderfully prolific, and is curculio proof. Lombard — Medium, round, oval, violet- red; juicy, pleasant and good; adheres to the stone. Tree vigorous and pro- ductive. Last of August. A valuable market variety; one of the most hardy and popular. Magnum Bonum, Bed — (Egg) — Large; red, firm flesh, sub-acid. First of Sept. Magnum Bonum, Yellow — (Egg) — Large; yellow; fine for culinary purposes. Last of August. Marianna — An accidental seedling origi- nated in Texas. An unusually strong, rapid grower. Fruit larger than the Wild Goose. Bound and of a peculiar light red color. Its productiveness is marvelous, and it ranks among the best, if not the best of the Chickasaw varieties. August. Maynard — One of Luther Burbank’s lat- est productions and said to be the nearest perfect of this class of plums. A strong grower. It fruits heavily every year, growing a full and satis- factory crop. The fruit is large, nearly round, deep dull red with whitish bloom. Flesh firm, rich, sweet, extra fine quality. 20 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Red June Monarch— Tree very thrifty, h a rdy, healthy and handsome. Fruit largest size often six inches in circumference; dark purple nearly round; flesh pale yellow, parts freely' from stone, pleas- ant, juicy and first rate quality. An early and regular bearer. Moore’s Arctic — Size medium or below; skin purplish black, with a thin blue bloom; flesh greenish -yellow, juicy, sweet and pleasant flavor. Is claimed to be the hardiest plum grown and so far free from black knots. Tree healthy, vigorous; an early and abun- dant bearer. Niagara — (Bradshaw) — A vigorous, pro- ductive variety; valuable both for des- sert and cooking; fruit large and hand- son e, remaining well on the tree; flesh juicy, rich and fine flavored. Last of August. 0§- n — Fruit large, round, bright golden- yellow, with faint bloom and some red on the sunny side; flesh firm, sweet, rich and dry. Tree vigorous and hardy. August. Pond’s Seedling— A magnificent English plum; light red, changing to violet; flesh rather coarse. Tree a good grower and an abundant bearer. One of the most attractive trees in cultivation. Allen Nursery Co. 21 Pottawattamie — Yellow, overspread with bright pink and prominent white dot; flesh yellow, sweet and good. Perfect- ly hardy and an immense, early and annual bearer. July. Quackenboss — Large, oblong, oval, deep purple, a little coarse; sprightly, juicy, sweet and excellent; adheres slightly to the stone. Tree a rapid upright grower and productive. Valuable for market. October. Red June — (Red Nagate) — -Medium size, pointed; color deep red-purple; flesh yellow; quality good; cling. A good market variety. Surprise Reine Claude de Bavay — Large, greenish yellow, spotted with red; firm, juicy, sugary, and of fine quality; very pro- ductive. September. Satsuma — Native of Japan — The tree looks much like the Wild Goose, and is not likely to prove more hardy than Kelsey. The fruit has a pleasant flavor, and unlike all others, has red flesh, with a remarkably small stone. Shipper’s Pride — The fruit is of a large size, it being no uncommon occurrence to find specimens measuring two inches in diameter each way, as it is nearly round; a semi-cling. of a handsome, dark purple color; excellent for canning and an unusually good shipper, arriv- ing at its destination in good order, and keeping a long time in excellent condition. Shropshire Damson — (or Prune Damson) — An English variety of great merit for preserving. Large, and much more desirable than the common Damson. Tree vigorous grower, very free from attacks of curculio; hardy and an abun- dant bearer. October. Spaulding — Tree a strong grower, with broad, rich, dark foliage; fruit largo, yellowish green with marbliugs of deeper green and a delicate white bloom; flesh pale yellow, very firm, sprightly, sugary and rich; fine for canning. Claimed to be curculio proof. Stanton — Originated in New York State. The tree is a vigorous, healthy grower; fruit medium to large, nearly round, deep purple with blue bloom; quality best. Ripens and keeps rather late. Surprise — (Hortulana) — A variety introduced about 1899 by Mr. Mar- tin Penning of Sleepy Eye, Minn., and it is said by many to be the finest in quality of any of the cul- tivated varieties in the native Minor group, also the hardiest of that type. Fruit large to very large; skin medium, thick, tender; bright red; flesh pale yellow, meaty and of fine flavor; quality extra good. Season medium. Tree an upright, vigorous, healthy grower and is everywhere reported very productive. A splendid va- viety for either home or commer- cial culture and should be found # in every collection. I Turkish Prune -The largest and de- s eidedly the best of the prune fam- ily and very like the Italian prune in most respects. Splendid for drying, canning or using fresh. Tennant Prune — Originated in Ore- gon. Very promising on the Pa- cific Slope. If it does equally well in the East it will equal or surpass in all respects our largest and best prunes. Washington — Large, green, somewhat reddened; juicy, sweet and fine; very productive. Last of August. Weaver — This remarkable plum was found near Cedar Rapids, Iow r a, grow- ing in the old Indian camping ground. Flesh firm, with flavor resembling the Apricot. As a substitute for the peaeli it has no rival. Curculio proof. Wickson Japan — Very large, glowing car- mine, with a heavy white bloom; flesh firm, sugary, delicious; stone small. Remarkable for its long keeping qual- ities. Tree of vigorous, upright growth. Wild Goose — An improved variety of the Chickasaw, evident in the great vigor of the tree and increased size of the fruit which is nearly as large as the Green Gage. Skin purple, with a bloom; flesh juicy, sweet and adheres to the stone. Last of July. Wolf — This is an enormous bearer and bears annually. Fruit large and of good quality; color bright red. Splen- did for eating. 22 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Tennant Prune Wyant — (Americana) — Fruit medium to large, slightly oblong; color purplish- red, inclining to orange on shaded side; stone semi-cling; skin thick; flesh rich yellow sometimes red next the stone; quality good, the variable being some- times quite astringent. Tree is a spreading grower and is reported very prolific. A fine appearing plum; some growers consider it superior to Weaver, but that seems still an open question. Tt is certainly a splendid plum for both home use and market. Originated with Mrs. Mary Wyant (Iowa) about 1871 . Yellow Egg — (Whito Magnum Bonum, White Egg Plum) — Fruit of the very largest size; skin yellow, with numer- ous white dots; flesh yellow, rather coarse, sub-acid; fine for cooking. Tree vigorous and productive. Last of August. PEACHES from T disense I * V ^ Pe - aC , h may be eultivated , their comparative freedom de^nd for thi f ?J> or t Period before they become productive, with the immense ketTYfakes i „ a “ d tho . facih , t 7 which it may be shipped into distant mar- Kets, makes peach growing extremely profitable. and melfoTaYdYf 1 ^ 7 ’ X S0T0 ™ and fruitful trees, the ground must be kept clean *“ d Yu ° i shauld receive an occasional dressing of wood ashes. It should be fW H 6 l hat P ea ® hes j ara a11 borne on wood of the previous season’s growth and that this makes it absolutely necessary to prune the trees yearly, to remove dead ing wood. t0 6t m ' ght and air ’ and kee P the trees in S 00 inches in diam- eter and 7 inches in circumference. Its equal has not been produced on this continent. much finer. The plant is strong and healthy; foliage light green. Gandy — -A very strong growing plant; moderately productive; fruit large, uniform shape, bright color, and good quality; season late. A cross between Jersey Queen and Glendale. Ripening two weeks after the Sharpless. Allen Nursery Co. 33 Glen Mary — (P) — A new variety espe- cially recommended for vigor and pro- ductiveness of plants, sizo and beauty of berries and excellence of flavor. Medium to late. Greenville — It leads for productiveness, market, home use, and general pur- poses; combines oarliness, firmness, large size, good quality; very even and fine color, with wonderful vigor and health of plant; free from rust, and attains its greatest productiveness when planted near Bederwood. Haverland — (P) — Large, healthy, vigor- ous growing plant; very productive; fruit large, conical, with slight neck; uniform in size and shape; bright red; firm. Jessie — Plant a strong, robust grower, similar to Sharpless. On most soils it is a robust, healthy plant; long, stout Jessie fruit stalks hold the fruit well up from the ground. Berries of the larger size; medium to dark red color all the way through; firm and solid and of the most excellent quality; very few small ber- ries and none of the larger ones of ir- regular shape. Marshall — Season late. Berries deep blood red to center, flavor very much like the wild berry. Foliage large and vigorous. While it will not perhaps yield as many quarts to the acre as some medium sized berries, yet it is the best extra large berry. It makes com- paratively few runners in hills to get largest berries. McKinley — Well tested and proved to be a superb variety in every respect. Flesh firm, quality excellent. Plant vig- orous, healthy and a wonderful yielder. New Home — This berry is certainly very fine; a vigorous and thrifty grower; the berries large and even in size; an abundant producer. Should be planted by all berry growers, either for market or home use. Parker Earle — A splendid berry; uni- formly large, regular, conical with a short neck; color glossy scarlet-crim- son; ripens all over; flesh moderately firm, no hollow core; quality good; flowers perfect; always setting perfect fruit. Plant very vigorous, healthy and remarkably productive. Sharpless — Very large; average specimen under good cultivation measuring 1% inches in diameter; generally oblong, narrowing to the apex, irregular, often flattening; clear light red, with a smooth, shining surface; firm, sweet, with a delicious aroma. Vigorous, hardy and very productive when raised in the hills with runners cut off. Timbrell — The vine is a thrifty grower, with rank, dark foliage, after the nature of Parker Earle, and the berry is large, symmetrical, dark crimson color, which runs through the flesh. It is a good yielder of large, handsome berries, so firm they will stand long shipments in good condition. Ripens late. Van Deman — Very early; an immense cropper; good canner. Quality will rank with the best. Warfield No. 2 — Berry dark red, conical in shape; flavor much like Wilson when ripe; sweet and rich; a vigorous grow- er with long, penetrating roots to re- sist the drought; tall leaves to pro- tect the blossoms from frost. Wilson’s Albany — Medium to large; dark red; very hardy, vigorous and produc- tive. The most widely known and uni- versally successful strawberry. Wm. Belt — A splendid new sort and wor- . thy of a trial. RASPBERRIES Coming immediately after Strawberries, when there is a dearth of other fresh fruit, Raspberries arc equally desirable for planting in the garden for homo use and in the field for market. They are easily cultivated. Beds seldom require renewing. Their season of ripening is long. The fruit bears transportation well, and aside from its demand for immediate consumption, it brings highly remunerative prices for drying and canning. Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Plant in good soil and manure it from time to time freely. The hills should be not less than four feet apart each way, with two of the plants on a hill. Cut out the old and weak shoots each year, preserving not over six for fruiting. If the location is much exposed and the plants inclined to kill down seriously, they may be bent over in the fall on mounds of earth formed at one side of the hills and covered sufficiently to keep them down until spring. Surplus suckers take strength from the tearing plants. They should be cut away or hoed up frequently. Raspberries may be made very profitable with good cultivation. CLASS I— RED AND YELLOW VARIETIES. Brandywine — (Susqueco) — Large; bright red; very firm. Valuable for market on account of its fine shipping quali- ties. Herbert — Very hardy, canes strong and vigorous; bright red; the largest of all red raspberries; sweet, juicy. Fine for table use. Enormously productive. Caroline — A seedling from Brin- kle’s Orange, combining the peculiar melting and luscious flavor of that variety with canes of great vigor, entire hardiness and extreme produc- tiveness. Color pale salmon; berries large and of fine qual- ity. Columbian — The greatest Rasp- berry of the age. It is a seed- ling of the Cuthbert, grown near the Gregg, and is believed to be a cross between the two. It is enormously productive; of largo size and excellent quality. Season of fruiting from .Inly 12th to August 15th. It has stood 28 degrees below zero without injury; is propagated from the tips, and does not sucker. The color is dark red; adheres to the stem; does not crumble in pick- ing, and is a splendid shipper. It has yielded over eight thousand quarts per acre. Cuthbert— (The Queen of the Market) — Large, conical; deep red crimson; firm, of excellent quality. A vigorous grow er, entirely hardy and immensely pro ductive. “I regard it as the best, rasp- berry for general culture.” — Charles Downing. Columbian Japanese Wineberry — Strong grower and handsome; somewhat smaller than the red raspberries; sparkling and attrac- tive, flavor rich, rather acid; excellent for jelly. Deep amber. Louden — Ripens with the earliest and hangs to the last. In productiveness it is beyond any red raspberry known, and is a famous shipping berry. It is as hardy as the Turner and is of supe- rior quality. Golden Queen — This variety is a seedling of the Cuthbert, but the color of the fruit is a rich golden-yellow. The flavor is of the highest quality; in size equal to Cuthbert. Immensely productive; a very strong grower and hardy enough for entire northern latitudes, having stood uninjured even when the Cuth- bert suffered. Haymaker — The most vigorous grower of all raspberries. Very hardy. Fruit very large, conical; color bright red, and very attractive; flavor superb; delicious for table use and splendid for canning. It is a prodigious bearer, of long season; fruit of fine texture; does not drop from the bush. A superb shipper. Marlboro — The best early red raspberry for the North, ripening soon after the Hansell. Hardy and productive. Miller’s Red — Vigorous and sturdy in cane; very early. Fruit large and pro- fuse; beautiful and brilliant in color; sweet, luscious flavor. Nothing in the way of red raspberries since the advent of the Cuthbert can be compared with the Miller in point of value. Superlative — Large, conical, handsome ; dull red; six good berries weigh an ounce; flavor very fine, par excellence; a dessert kind. Canes stout, support- ing themselves; a very heavy cropper. Hardy. Allen Nursery Co. 35 CLASS II— BLACK CAPS Cumberland Cumberland — This new berry is a very valuable acquisition. With its greatly superior size it combines the equally valuable characteristics of great firm- ness, splendid quality and wonderful productiveness. The plants are entirely hardy, very vigorous and healthy, and seem entirely unaffected by either An thraenose or "yellow blight.” In sea- son of ripening it fololws Palmer and Souhegan, and precedes Gregg a short time, making it a mid-season variety. Earhart — Strong, stock grower, with an abundance of stout, heavy spines; very hardy; fruit of large size, ,iet black and good quality, commencing to ripen early and continues till frost. Gault Perpetual — Fruit immense size; commences to ripen with Gregg, con- tinuing two or three weeks longer, when fruit on young canes commence to ripen, continuing till frost. Young canes frequently produce clusters of 80 to 100 perfect berries. Gregg — Of good size, fine quality, very productive and hardy. It; takes the same position among black caps as Cuthbert among the red sorts. No one can afford to be without it. Johnston’s Sweet — Smaller than the Gregg, of same color. A good strong grower, healthy and hardy, ripening with Tyler; stands up well in picking and handling. Kansas — Canes are of strong growth, very hardy and prolific, with tough, healthy, clean foliage. Its season second early, ripening after Souhegan, but much earlier than Gregg. It is beyond ques- tion, a variety of great value. Mammoth Cluster — The largest black cap except Gregg. Canes of strong growth and very prolific. Berries large and of fine quality. Munger — F,xcels all others in size and productiveness — 5 to 8 days later than Gregg. Ohio— A very strong growing hardy sort; fruit nearly as large as Mammoth Clus- ter; more productive than any other variety, and one of the most if not the most valuable for market. Souhegan — A new variety commended very highly as a market sort by those who have grown it. Said to be enor- mously productive, perfectly hardy and free from disease of any kind. CURRANTS Ripe just before Raspberries are gone, continuing in prime order for several weeks, there is no more useful fruit than the currant, and is among the easiest to cultivate. Plant in rows four feet apart each way, if practicable. Light and air will do as much to enhance the value of currant bushes as with other plants. Keep the ground 36 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. mellow, free from weeds, and in a good state of fertility, and prune freely every spring. Should the currant worm ap- pear, dust a little white helle- bore powder from a small, coarse bag, over the bushes when the leaves are damp. In some instances it may be nec- essary to repeat this process, but the trouble and expense of exterminating the worms is trifling; if the powder is ap- plied as soon as the worms appear. Black Champion — Bushes large and flavor of fruit particu- larly delicious. It hangs long on the bunches, and un- like other varieties, bears the severest pruning without detriment. Black Naples — Very large; black, rich, tender, and ex- cellent for jellies and wines; very productive. Cherry — Very large, deep red, rather acid; bunches short. Plants erect, stout, vigorous and productive. Perfection averaging longer. It is the most pro- ductive large red currant of which we have any knowledge. Season of ripen- ing is about the same as that of Cherry or Fay. Quality rich, mild, sub-acid, plenty of pulp with few seed. Less acid and of better quality than any other large red currant in cultivation. A good grower, with very largo healthy foliage. Awarded the Barry, Fifty Dollar Gold Medal of the Western New York Horticultural Society, July, 1901, after three years trial. The first fruit to receive this grand prize. Received Highest Award given any new fruit at the Pan-American Exposition, also re- ceived prize at Louisiana Purchase Ex- position, St. Louis, 1904. Pomona. — A new red currant. One of the best. Red Cross — A new red currant of large size and superior quality; exceedingly vigorous and productive, with long fruit steins. Fay’s Prolific — Originated in Chautauqua County, N. Y. A cross between Cherry and Victoria; of large size, fine flavor and claimed to be five times as prolific as the Cherry. A great acquisition. La Versaillaise — Very large, red; bunch long, of great beauty and excellent quality; one of the finest and best and should be in every collection. Very productive. Lee’s Prolific Black — A new English variety. The fruit is large and of superior quality; the bush is a vig- orous grower and enormously produc- tive, rendering it very profitable. North Star — It is claimed for this variety that it is the best growing, the best flavored, and the most prolific red cur- rant. Perfection — Originated by Charles G. Hooker, Rochester, N. Y. A cross be- tween Fay’s Prolific and White Grape. Color is a beautiful bright red. Size as large as the Fays or larger, the clusters Allsn Nursery Co. 37 Victoria — A splendid variety, ripening two or three weeks later than the others and continuing in fine condition for a long period. Bunches extremely long; berries of medium size, brilliant red and of the highest quality. White Grape — Very large, yellowish- white, sweet or very mild acid; excel- lent quality and valuable for the table. The finest of the white sorts. Very dis- tinct from White Dutch, having a low spreading habit, and darg green foli- age. Very productive. White Imperial — New and of great value; fruit larger and stems longer than White Grape; enormously produc- tive; quality mild, delicious, sub-acid. Wilder — Very large light red; unequaled for table, canning or market; enor- mously productive; flavor delicious, mild acid. GOOSEBERRIES This fruit is useful for cooking, when green or ripe, and it may be canned with such facility that it is beginning to be cultivated very extensively for both home use and market. It requires the same cultivation and treatment for worms as the currant. The worms attack the Gooseberry before the currant bushes, and if a few of the former are set near a currant plantation, and the worms exterminated on these, there will be little if any trouble from them on the currant bushes. The American varieties, though not quite so large as the English sorts, are of fine quality and are not subject to mildew. Victoria Chautauqua — A new strong growing va- riety of the English type. Very prom- ising. Fruit white, of the largest size and enormously productive. Its size, beauty, productiveness and good qual- ity will make it very popular with intelligent and energetic fruit growers. Columbus — A new American seedling Gooseberry of the English type. It is of largo size, oval in form, skin green- ish-yellow, smooth, of fine quality. Plant a strong, robust grower, with large spikes of thorns. Foliage large and glossy. Has never shown a trace of mildew. Wc confidently recommend it as one of the best of its class. Downing — Originated at Newburgh, N. Y. Fruit much larger than Houghton; roundish, light green, with distinct veins; skin smooth; flesh soft, juicy and very fine flavored. Vigorous and productive. The most valuable Amer- ican sort. 38 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. English Gooseberries — The varieties of English Gooseberries are almost in- numerable. The fruit is generally large and handsome. The best sorts are Crown Bob and Industry (red), and Whitesmith (green), which in favor- able localities do extremely well. Golden Prolific — A remarkably strong, vigorous and upright grower, with dark-green glaucous foliage, which re- sists mildew perfectly, and persistently hangs on until the end of the season. The fruit is of the largest size, oblong, good, sample measuring 1 % inches in length. Color golden-yellow; flavor de- cidedly good; very productive. Houghton’s Seedling — A vigorous Ameri- can sort, very productive, free from mildew. Fruit medium, roundish, smooth of a pale red color; tender, sweet and of a delicious flavor. Industry— This is said to be the best Eng- lish Gooseberry yet introduced. It is of vigorous, upright growth, a great cropper. The berries are of the largest size, dark red, hairy, rich and agree- able, of fine quality and excellent flav- or. New and very desirable, as it is the largest grown. Size 1)4 to 2)4 inches. Keepsake — Color white or light yellow. Quality as good or better than the Industry, and more productive than that variety. Pearl — Originated by Prof. Wm. Saun- ders, of the Experimental Station, Ot- tawa, Canada. It has also been thor- oughly tested at nearly all the Experi- mental Stations in the United States and reports are unanimous in its favor. It is a wonderful cropper, strong grow- er and free from mildew. Fruit third larger than Downing. Red Jacket- — (Josselyn) — This new Amer- ican Gooseberry is as large as the largest English variety. Berry smooth; very prolific and hardy; quality and foliage the best. Smith’s Improved — From Vermont. Large oval, light green, with bloom; flesh moderately firm, sweet and good. Vigorous grower. Victoria — This new gooseberry is a won- der. It is the strongest grower the greatest cropper, and finest flavored of Red Gooseberries. It is superior to In- dustry in its growth, yielding larger crops of its delicious high flavored fruit, which is superb in quality — and ripens ahead of Industry. We bespeak for its great success. BLACKBERRIES This excellent and profitable fruit should be planted for garden use in rows six feet apart, with plants four feet apart in the rows; for market, in rows eight feet apart, with plants three feet apart in the rows. Give the plants the same cultivation as Raspberries. Agawam — Ripens earlier than other kinds and has a flavor similar and equal to the wild berry. Perfectly hardy. Ancient Briton — A new and valuable blackberry. Perfectly hardy and very productive. It ripens early and con- tinues in fruiting a long time. Blower — Originated by Mr. Blower in Chautauqua County. Of excellent qual- ity with no perceptible core; a remark- able grower and very productive. Early Harvest — A variety of great prom- ise, being exceedingly early in time of ripening and always reliable. The canes are strong and upright in growth, branching stout and vigorously. Hard- ier than Kittatinny or Lawton; an enormous bearer. Berries sweet and of the highest quality, though not as large as some varieties. Eldorado — This remarkable berry has been cultivated twelve years and under careful test at different experimental stations. It has never winter-killed or failed to produce a full crop of the finest fruit. Vine vigorous and hardy, enduring the winter of the far North- west; berries sweet, melting, without any hard core, and keeping ten days after picking. Erie — Very large and- very hardy. A strong grower and great bearer, pro- ducing larger, sweeter berries, earlier in ripening, than any other sort. Iceberg — This remarkable berry was orig- inated by Luther Burbank. The fruit is not only white but so transparent that the seeds, which are unusually small, can be seen in the ripe berries. The clusters are larger, and the berries sweeter and more tender and melting than those of the Lawton, its parent. Is quite up to the average in hardiness and productiveness. A great novelty. Kittatinny — Large, black, sweet, soft w r hen black. Very hardy; ripens up gradually like the Lawton. One of the best, except in Northern sections. Lawton — (New Rochelle) — The well- known market variety. Minnewaska — This valuable new berry has the following good qualities: It is extremely hardy, wonderfully produc- tive, of excellent quality, being with- out the hard core so often found in blackberries, is very early, and con- tinues in fruiting until very late. Allen Nursery Co. 39 Rathbun Rathbun — Origin Western New York. A strong erect grower with strong stem, branching freely; will root from tip of branches like a Raspberry. Hardy, having endured 20 degrees below zero and produced a good crop. Forms a neat compact bush 4 to 5 feet high, producing its immense fruit abun- dantly. Fruit is sweet and luscious without hard core, of extra high flavor, jet black, small seeds; firm enough to ship and handle well. Very large size, resembling the Wilson and fully equal to that grand variety, with the addi- tion of hardiness. Snyder — Extremely hardy; enormously productive; medium size; no hard, sour core; half as many thorns as Lawton or Kittatinny, and they are nearly straight and short. Taylor’s Prolific — It is so extremely har- dy as to have stood 30 degrees below zero unharmed. Berries large (nearly as large as Kittatinny) and of the highest quality. Canes of strong, spreading growth, and in productive- ness it is simply remarkable, fully equaling in this respect the Snyder, which it nearly doubles in size. It ripens with Kittatinny. ASPARAGUS This earliest and finest of spring vegetables is among the easiest cultivated and most profitable. A bed once planted suffers no deterioration for thirty years or more, if it is properly attended to and well manured. Cultivation — See that the ground is well drained, naturally or otherwise; work it up fine and deep, and make it very rich with well-rotted barnyard manure. Locate the plants eight inches apart in rows three feet apart. Spread out the roots in a trench made deep enough to permit their crowns to be covered with three or four inches of mellow earth. Give the bed liberal dressings of manure at intervals, and except near the seashore, three pounds of salt per square yard early every spring. Do nut cut for use until the plants have grown two seasons. Barr’s Mammoth — This variety has com- manded 35 cents per bunch when other asparagus was selling for 10 and 15 cents. Stalks very large, frequently an inch in diameter, with few scales. Very tender and succulent.. Columbian White — A choice new variety, producing immense white shoots, which stay white as long as it is fit for use. One of the largest, handsomest and best asparagus in existence. Consid- ered one of the best for canning. Conover’s Colossal — This variety is much superior in size and quality to any other, being remarkably tender and fine flavored. Palmetto — Until recently we believed that Conover’s Colossal was the best sort known, but we are now forced to concede that the Palmetto is earlier and a better yielder, and more even and better in growth, and that it will eventually supersede the old favorite. The average bunches contain fifteen shoots, measuring 13V4 inches in cir- cumference and weighing nearly two pounds. It has been tested both North and South, and has proved entirely suc- cessful in every instance. 40 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. RHUBARB, OR PIE PLANT This deserves to be ranked among the best early products of the garden. It affords the earliest material for line pies and fresh table sauce, continues long in use, and is valuable for canning. Make the ground rich and deep and thus secure a more tender growth. Early Scarlet — Rather small, but early and good. Myatt’s Linnaeus— Large, early, tender and fine. The very best of all. Champaign — The best of all. Large and of the finest flavor. Victoria — This variety is medium in size, is also an early sort and very tender. MULBERRIES Downing Mulberry Downing’s Everbearing— The beau- ty of this as a lawn or street tree is quite enough to commend it; but in addition it yields an abun- dant supply of its large, refresh- ing berries for about three months. “I regard it as an indis- pensable addition to every fruit garden; and I speak what I think when I say I had rather have one tree of Downing’s Everbearing Mulberry than a bed of Strawberries.” — Henry Ward Beecher. New .American — A new variety, forming a very beautiful tree; very hardy and productive. Superior to Downing. Russian — -A very hardy, rapid- growing timber tree of great value, especially at the West. Introduced by the Mennonites. Foliage abundant; and said to be very desirable in the culture of silk worms. Fruit of good size and produced in great abun- dance. NUTS For Description See Ornamental Trees American Sweet Chestnut Black Walnut Butternut English Walnut Spanish Walnut English Walnut Spanish Chestnut Allen Nursery Co. 41 Ornamental Department. While most people appreciate well arranged and well kept grounds, largo or small, many" fail to realize that they too can have equally fine grounds. We frequently observe a few roses growing in thick turf, with no attention given to pruning or cul- tivating. Under such circumstances good results cannot be expected. Aside from the pleasure of having fine trees, shrubs, vines and flowers in the grounds surrounding a home, few realize how much these add to t lie commercial value of the place. A purchaser having to decide between a house with bare and unkept grounds and one surrounded by fine ornamentals, invariably chooses the latter at a marked advance in price, because he sees that he will at once enjoy what it would otherwise take some years to secure. Sagacious men are led by a knowledge of these facts to plant fine trees and shrubs about vacant lots they arc intending to put upon the market. Lots thus planted readily secure purchasers at good prices when bare grounds go. begging for buyers. T)o not make the mistake of planting at random all over the grounds. A fine, well cut lawn is one of the handsomest features of a place. Trees may be planted along a lane or avenue leading to the house, or dotted about the lawn on lines radiating from the house. This will secure light and air with good views from the house. Upright shrubs and roses should be planted in beds, each class by itself, about the borders of the grounds. These beds should be well cultivated and the plants annually pruned. When the growth of the plants has made them very thick, some should b ■ tiki n out. It will not do to plant so little that years must elapse before a fine effect will be produced. A surplus should be planted at first and this gradually taken out. Vines should be planted near the house and allowed to climb upon and about it, or they may be trailed on posts, arbors or stakes, placed in suitable location on the lawn. A detailed list of desirable ornamental trees and shrubs would be little less than a recapitulation of our entire’ list; but as few have room for all, we here present a list of the. most desirable in each class, and refer the reader to the proper places in the catalogue for descriptions of them. -g'aaJ 42 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Flowering Trees, May — White Dogwood, Magnolias in variety, Judas Tree, Horse Chestnuts, Double Flowering Cherry; June — White Fringe, Laburnum, Mountain \sh, Thorns in variety, Catalpa, Syringaefolia, Lindens in variety, Virgilia Lutea; July — American Sweet Chestnut. Trees Valuable for their Form and Foliage — Cut-leaved Weeping Birch, Purple- leaved Birch, Kilmarnock Willow, Weeping Mountain Ash, Oak-leaved Mountain Ash, European Weeping Ash, Camperdown Weeping Elm, Purple-leaved Elm, Euro- pean Linden, White-leaved Weeping Linden, Salisburea, Norway Maple, Wier’s Cut- leaved Maple, Imperial Cut-leaved Alder, Purple-leaved Beech, Fern-leaved Beech. Evergreen Trees — Norway Spruce, Austrian Pine, Scotch Pine, Siberian Arbor Vitae. Irish Juniper, American Arbor Vitae, etc. Upright Flowering Shrubs — April — Daphne Mezereon; May — Forsythia, Japan Quince, Double Flowering Plum, Dwarf Double Flowering Almonds, Spiraea Pruni- folia, Lilacs in variety. Tartarian Honeysuckle, Cornus Mascula Variegata; June — Deutzia Gracilis, Deutzia Crenata flore pleno, Viburnum Plicatum, Snowball, Wiegclia in variety, White Fringe, Syringa, Calycanthus (at intervals through summer), Red Dogwood, Herbaceous Paeonies, Spiraea Lanceolata, Tamarix Africana, Halesia, Japan Globe Flower; July — Spiraea Callosa Alba, Spiraea Callosa, Herbaceous Paeonies; August and September — Althea in variety, Hydrangea Grandiflora. Climbing and Trailing Shrubs — Clematis in variety (flower from Juno to Novem- ber), Ainpelopsis Vcitchii, American Ivy, Climbing Honeysuckle in variety (flower all summer), Aristolochia Sypho (flower in May and June), Akebia Quinata, Wistaria. Evergreen Shurbs — Rhododendron in variety, Mahonia, Dwarf Box. Roses — Climbing and Moss, blooming in June; Hybrid Perpetual and Perpetual Moss, blooming at intervals all summer; and tender roses, blooming constantly. UPRIGHT DECIDUOUS TREES Alder — (Ain us). IMPERIAL CUT LEAF— (Laciniata Imperialis) — A charming tree of stately graceful growth, having large and deeply cut foli- age. Vigorous and hardy; one of the best lawn trees. Apple — (Sorbus) . CHINESE DOUBLE FLOW- ERING — (Spectabilis)— Double white fragrant flowers in cluster. May. Ash — (Fraxinus). ACUBA-LEAVED — (A c u- baefolia) — A fine tree with v&riegated gold-blotched leaves, valuable for plant- ing near purple trees. EUROPEAN— (Excelsior)— A lofty tree of rapid growth, with spreading head, pinnate leaves and black buds. EUROPEAN - FLOWERING — (Ornus) — Grows from 20 to 30 feet high; flowers greenish-white, fringe- like; produced early in June in large clusters at the ends of the twigs. GOLD-BARKED — (Aurea) — A conspicuous tree at all times, especially in winter, on account of the yellow bark and twisted branches. WILLOW-LEAVED — (Sali- cifolia) — A beautiful vari- ety of fine form, rapid growth, having narrow, wavy leaves. Catalpa Bcngei Allen Nursery Co. 43 Beech (Fagus). EUROPEAN— (Sylvatica) — A beauti- ful tree, growing to the height of 60 or 80 feet. FERN-LEAVED — (Hetcrophylia) — An elegant tree of symmetrical habit, having beautifully cut foliage. PURPLE-LEAVED— (Purpurea)— Dis- covered in a German forest. An ele- gant vigorous tree, growing 40 to 50 feet high. Foliage deep purple, changing to crimson. Like all vari- eties of the Beech, this is difficult to transplant, hence small trees three feet high are preferable. Birch (Betula). EUROPEAN WHITE— (Alba)— A fine tree of moderate size, with silvery bark and slender branches. PURPLE-LEAVED— (Fobs Purpure- is). — A variety possessing the vig- orous habits of the species, and hav- ing the rich purple foliage. Catalpa. BUNGEI — A species from China, of dwarf habit, growing only from 3 to 5 feet high. Foliage large and glossy. SPECIOSA — A variety originating in the West; more upright and symmet- rical in its growth than the common Catalpa (Syringaefolia), and blos- some two or three weeks earlier. Very valuable for timber, fence posts, railroad ties, etc., possessing wonderful durability. A very orna- mental and valuable tree. SYRINGAEFOLIA — A native of the South. A rapid-growing, beautiful tree, with very large, heart-shaped leaves and pyramidal clusters of white and purple flowers a foot long. Late in July. Cherry (Cerasus). LARGE DOUBLE-F L O W E R I N G — (Flore alba pleno) — A variety of the Heart Cherry, with pretty double flowers. TEAS’ JAPANESE HYBRID— It has large, luxuriant foliage, and large, handsome white flowers. In rap- idity of growth, it rivals the most luxuriant trees of temperate cli- mates, while its hardiness has been demonstrat- ed by its stand- ing uninjured twenty-five de- grees or more be- low zero. Chestnut. AMERICAN — A well-known for- est and nut-bear- ing tree of great value for orna- mental purposes. DANISH— A val- uable species for both ornamental and fruit. It forms a hand- some lawn tree and produces fruit three or four times as large as the American variety. Not hardy North of Philadelphia, Pa. NUMBO — A New Jersey seedling of the Spanish Chestnut, and claimed to be as hardy as the American. JAPAN — Tree medium sized and de- cidedly ornamental. It fruits when very young; nuts are much larger than the Spanish and equal to it in flavor. Not hardy North of Phila- delphia. Crab. BECHTEL’S DOUBLE FLOWERING AMERICAN CRAB — (Pyrus Augus- tifolia) — A medium-sized, hardy or- namental tree of great beauty. When in bloom this tree presents the ap- pearance of being covered with roses, scenting the atmosphere for a long distance with a perfume equal to that of any rose. Unlike many other trees, it does not bloom until the leaves are fully developed, which adds greatly to its beauty. See cut — Chestnut, Japan or Giant. 44 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Branch of Bechtel s Double-Flowering Crab Dogwood. AMERICAN WHITE— (Florida) — A native tree of fine form and beauti- ful foliage, growing from 20 to 25 feet high, producing white flowers three inches in diameter early in spring before the leaves appear. , RED FLOWERING — First dissemi- nated by Thomas Meehan and con- sidered a great acquisition. Elm (Ulmus). AMERICAN WHITE — (Americana) — The noble, spreading, dropping tree of our own woods. One of the grandest and hardiest of park or street trees. ENGLISH — (Campestrcs) — An erect, lofty tree, with rather small leaves. PURPLE — (Stricta Purpurc a) — A beautiful variety; leaves of rich pur- ple color when young. SCOTCH or W Y CII — (Montana) — A fine, spreading tree of rapid growth, foliage large. RED-FLOWERING — (Rebicunda) — Not so rapid or fine a grower as the white; foliage of a deep green and blooms later, with showy red flowers. Horse Chestnut (Aeculus). WHITE-FLOWERING — (Hippocas- ta-num) — A very beautiful well- known tree, with round, dense head, dark green foliage, and an abund- ance of showy flowers in early spring. DOUBLE WHITE— Same in habit as White-1 lowering, with double flower. Horse Chestnut, Smooth-Fruited (Pavia). OHIO BUCKEYE— (Flava)— Has pale green leaves and showy yellow flow- ers. A fine small tree. A very crooked and irregular grower. Allen Nursery Co. 45 SMALL BUCKEYE— (Rubra)— A small sized tree with dark red flow'ers; very crooked and irreg- ular grower. Judas Tree, or Red Bud (Cercis). AMERICAN — (Canadeusis) — A small growing tree, covered with delicate pink flowers before the leaves appear. Laburnum (Cytisus). GOLDEN CHAIN — Bears long, pendant racemes of yellow flow- ers in June, showy and beauti- ful. Should be in every lawn. Larch (Larix). EUROPEAN — (Europaea) — An excellent, rapid-growing pyra- midal tree; also valuable for timber. Small branches droop- ing. Linden (Tilia). AMERICAN — (Americana) — A rapid-growing, beautiful native tree, with very large leaves and fragrant flowers. EUROPEAN — (Europaea) — A very fine pyramidal tree, with large leaves and fragrant flow- ers. Only desirable on large grounds. WHITE or SILVER-LEAVED— (Argentea) — A handsome, vig- orous growing tree; large leaves, whitish on the under side, and has a beautiful appearance when ruffled by the wind. One of the best. Norway Maple Magnolia Magnolia — One of the most beautiful species of flowering trees. Being difficult to transplant, small trees three or four feet high are prefer- able. ACUMINATA — (Cucumber Tree) — A beautiful pyradidal growing native species, growing to the height of sixty or seventy feet, with large glossy leaves; flowers yellow, tinted with bluish purple. CONSPICU A— (Chinese White)— Tree of medium size and shrub like growth. Flowers are large, pure white, very numerous, and appear before the leaves. LENNEI — (Lennei’s Magnolia) — Re- cently introduced; foliage large; flowers dark purple, and although not a symmetrical grower, a superb variety. SOULANGEANA — (Soulange’s Mag- nolia) — A French Hybrid; a rather irregular grower; foliage large, glossy and massive; flowers very large, three to five inches in diame- ter, white and purple. Very ef- fective. SPECIOSA— (Showy Flowering Mag- nolia) — A good grower; tree gener- ally round-headed and of fine form; flowers a little smaller and of a lighter color than those of Soulan- 46 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Japan Maple (Acer Polymorphum) geana, but being produced in won- derful profusion, this is one of the best varieties. Maple (Acer). ASH-LEAVED — (Negundo fraxinifol- ium) — A fine, rapid-growing variety, with handsome, light-green pinnated foliage and spreading head. Very hardy. BLOOD LEAVED .JAPAN— Of dwarf habit and rounded form; foliage five lobed and serrated; reddish crimson in .Tune. A charming variety and one of the best of the Japanese Ma- ples. NORWAY — ( Plant anoides) — A native of Europe. Its large, compact habit, broad, deep green shining foliage, and its vigorous growth, renders it one of the most desirable species for streets, parks and lawns. PURPLE-LEAVED 8 Y G A M O R E— (Purpurea) — A strong, rapid grow- er; foliage deep green on the upper surface and purplish-red underneath. Produces a fine effect with other trees. SCARLET — (Rubrum) — A native vari- ety of medium size, producing deep red blossoms before the leaves ap- pear. In Autumn the leaves change to a brilliant scarlet, rendering the tree very effective. SUGAR, or ROCK — (Saeeliarinum) — The well-known native variety, valu- able both for the production of sugar and as an ornament in lining un- paved streets and avenues. A state- ly form and fine, rich foliage render it justly popular as a shade tree. Carolina Poplar SCHWEDLER ’S NORWAY— (Schwed- lerii) — A beautiful variety, with the young shoots and leaves of a bright purplish and crimson color, which changes to purplish green in the older leaves. One of the most valu- able trees of recent introduction. SILVER LEAVED — (A dasycarpum) — One of the most ornamental of the species; the under surface of the leaves a soft white. It is exceed- ingly rapid in its growth, often mak- ing shoots six feet long in a season; valuable as a street tree. WEIR’S CUT LEAVED — (Weirii Laciniatum) — A Silver Maple with remarkable and beautiful dissected foliage. Of rapid growth; shoots slender and drooping, giving it a very graceful appearance. Should be in every collection. While it makes a large tree if undisturbed, it will bear any amount of pruning, and may be easily adapted to small lawns. Mountain Ash (Sorbus). EUROPEAN — (Aucuparia) — A fine hardy tree; head dense and regular; covered from July till winter with large clusters of bright red berries. OAK-LEAVED — (Quercifolia) — A hardy tree of fine habit; height and breadth from 20 to 30 feet; foliage simple and deeply lobed. A very fine lawn tree. Allen Nursery Co. 47 Oak (Quereus). PIN — The Pin Oak is undoubtedly the most valuable variety for all practi- cal purposes. The foliage is dense, finely divided, of a beautiful shining green that colors to sparkling red and yellow in fall. The tree is easily transplanted and grows well on wet or dry ground; is, in fact, the quickest growing of all the Oaks. As an avenue and street tree it is unequaled, anti it is one of the best for park planting. Peach (Persica). DOUBLE ROSE-FLOWERING— (Flore Rosea Pleno) — Flowers pale rose color, double; produced in great abundance and very handsome. D O U B L FI WHITE- FLOWERING— (Flore Alba Pleno) — Very ornamen- tal; flowers pure white; hardy. Poplar (Populus). BOLLEANA— (New) — Pyramidal form, leaves dark green on upper side, brilliant silver beneath. Very beautiful; 8 to 9 feet. CAROLINA — Pyramidal in form, and robust in growth; leaves large, pale i deep green. LOMBARDY— (Fastigiata)— Well known for its erect, rapid growth and commanding form; very desirable in large grounds and along roads to break the average height and forms of other trees. SILVER-LEAVED — (Alba) — A tree of wonderful rapid growth and spreading habit; leaves large, dark rich green above and white as snow beneath. Salisburia. MAIDEN HAIR TREE— (Adian tifolia)— One of the most beau- tiful of lawn trees. A native of Japan. Of medium size, rapid growth and rich, glossy, fern- like foliage. Rare and elegant. Sycamore. ORIENTAL or PLANE TREE— As an ornamental tree for large grounds, or as a shade tree for street planting, this has no supe- rior. A rapid grower, attains a large size, and is very graceful. Foliage heavy, and not subject to the ravages of insects. Especially cially valuable for city planting, as it is not affected by smoke or gas. Thorn (Crataegus). DOUBLE-SCARLET— (Coccinea fl. pi.) —Flowers deep crimson with scarlet shade; very double and considered larger than the double red; fine rich foliage. DOUBLE-WHITE— (Alba flore pi.)— Has small double white flow’ers. PAUL’S DOUBLE SCARLET— (Coe- cinea fl. pi. Paulii) — Flowers large, deep carmine scarlet. Superior to any other variety. Tulip Tree (Liricdendron). TULTPIFERA — A magnificent native tree with broad, glossy, fiddle-shaped leaves and beautiful tulip-like flow- ers; allied to the Magnolias, and like them, difficult to transplant unless of small size. Walnut (Juglans). BLACK WALNUT— (J. Nigra)— A na tivc species of large s : ze and majes- tic form; foliage beautiful, being composed of from thirteen to seven- teen leafllets. Oriental Sycamore BUTTERNUT or WHITE WALNUT— (J. Cinera) — A native tree of me- dium size, spreading head and gray- ish-colored bark. ENGLISH, or M A DERI A NUT— (J. Regia) — A handsome tree which pro- duces fine fruit. Should be more ex- tensively planted as it is quite hardy. JAPAN — (Walnut) — Perfectly hardy here, rapid grower, handsome form, large leaves, bears young and abund- antly. A fine ornamental tree. 48 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Willow (Salix). ROSEMARY-LEAVED — Rosmarini- folia) — Budded five to seven feet from the ground, it makes a very handsome, round-headed small tree; branches feathery, foliage silvery. Yellow Wood (Virgilia Lutea). One of the finest of American trees, resembling the Robinias, with long racemes of white, sweet-scented flow- ers in June. WEEPING DECIDUOUS TREES Much attention is now given to this class of trees, and we place them separately for the convenience of our patrons. The superior grace and beauty of the weeping varieties render them especially adapted to yard, lawn or cemetery. No collection is complete without them; among ornamentals they have no superior. Ash (Fraxinus). EUROPEAN WEEPING — (Excelsior Pendula) — The common well-known sort; one of the finest lawn and arbor trees, covering a great space and growing rapidly. GOLDEN BARK WEEPING— (Aurea Pendula) — An elegant variety; bark in winter as yellow as gold. Beech (Fagus). WEEPING — (Pendula) — A native of Belgium. A fine, vigorous and beau- tiful tree, attaining a large size; though ungainly in appearance when divested of its leaves, it is extremely graceful and effective wdien covered with its rich, luxuriant foliage. Birch (Betula). CUT-LEAVED WEEPING— (Pendula Laciniata) — Extremely vigorous and hardy. Mr. Scott in his “Suburban Home Ground,” says of it: “No en- graving can do it justice; like the palm tree of the tropics, it must be seen in motion, swaying in the light- est breeze, its leaves trembling in the heated summer air, its white bark glistening through the bright foliage and sparkling in the sun, to enable us to form a true impression of its character.” ELEGANT WEEPING — (Elegans)— First exhibited at the Paris Exposi- tion in 1879, where it attracted great atteution. It has beautiful foliage and an eiegant weeping habit. It is very desirable in grounds that admit variety. YOUNG’S WEEPING — (Youngii)— Originated near Milfred, Eng., where it was found trailing on the ground. Grafted into stems at some height, it forms pendulous heads droopiug to the ground in fine thread-like shoots; very beautiful. Camperdown Weeping Elm Cherry (Cerasus). EVER-FLOWER- ING WEEPING (Semperflorens ) oug f j 3 a v — drooping variety with beautiful globular head that bears flow- ers and fruit all summer. Elm (Ulmus). CAMPERDOWN WEEPING — A vigorous grower and forms one of the most pictur- esque drooping trees. Leaves large, dark green and glos- sy, and cover the tree with a luxu- rious mass of verdure; very desirable. SCOTCH WEEPING — (Montana Pendula) — A vigorous growing tree with graceful drooping branches; very distinct. Linden, or Lime Tree (Tili'a). WHITE-LEAVED WEEPING — (Alba Pendula) — A fine tree with large leaves and drooping branches. Allen Nursery Co. 49 Tea’s Weeping Mulberry BABYLONICA WEEPING — The well-known com- mon weeping wil- low. KILMARNOCK WEEPING — (Ca- prea Pendula) — An exceedingly grace- ful tree with large, glossy leaves; very hardy. WISCONSIN WEEP- ING — Of drooping habit and hardier t h an Babylonica. Valuable on ac- count of its ability to resist severe cold. Mountain Ash (Sorbus). WEEPING — (Aucupa- ria Pendula) — A beau- tiful tree, with strag- gling, weeping branches; makes a fine tree for the lawn; sut- able for covering ar- bors. Teas’ Weeping Russian Mulberry. A weeping variety of the now well-known Russian Mulberry; perfectly hardy in summer and winter; withstands extreme heat and cold, and grows naturally in a very graceful form. Poplar (Populus). LARGE-LEAVED WEEPING — (Grandi- denta Pendul a) — A variety having when grafted standard high, long slender branches, like cords, which droop very graceful- ly; foliage large, dark shining green, and deeply serrated. One of the finest weeping trees in cultivation. Willow (Salix). AMERICAN WEEP- ING — (Purpurea Pendula)-An Amer- ican dwarf, slen- der - branched spe- cies; grafted five or six feet high, it makes one of the most ornamental of small weeping trees; more hardy than the Babylo- niea. Babylonica Weeping Willow 50 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. EVERGREEN TREES Evergreens are very desirable, but they are difficult to transplant, and both the time and manner of transplanting should be looked to. They should never be set in the fall after the growth of other trees has ceased. They may be set in August, or after they have started in May, but they should be subjected to as little exposure as possible and be set with great care. Arbor Vitae (Thuja). AMERICAN — (Oceidentalis) — This is one of the very finest evergreens for hedges. It is very hardy, and if set at the proper time, with care and without due exposure, it may be re- lied upon to live, but small plants 12 to 18 inches high, which have been transplanted several times, are pref- erable. It bears shearing better than any other variety and may be made a very beautiful and dense hedge or screen to divide grounds, or for any purpose where it is not required to resist cattle or other animals. COMPACT A A dwarf, compact va- riety, with a conical head; of bright green color; perfectly hardy. A na- tive of Japan. IIEATIl-LEAVED AMERICA N— (Oceidentalis Ericoidcs) — A remark- able and beautiful little evergreen shrub, with heath-like leaves; very dwarf and compact. A great acqui- sition and very desirable. Pyramidal Arbor Vitse PYRAMIDAL! S — ( Ne w ) — Of upri gh t, compact habit, similar to the Irish Juniper. Very desirable. SIBERIAN — (Siberica) — One of the best of the genus of this country; ex- ceedingly hardy, keeping color well in winter; growth compact and pyra- midal; makes an elegant lawn tree. TOM THUMB — Similar to the Heath- Leaved, but more desirable; remark- able for slow, compact growth; valu- able for planting in cemeteries and small places where large trees are not admissible. RETTNOSPORA — (Japanese Cypress) This group includes a species very different in habit and a number of pretty distinct colors. They give an exceedingly pretty effect in outdoor groupings and grow in tubs or win- dow boxes. Are valuable for house decorations in winter. Outdoor growths or specimens need some pro- tection in winter. SILVER-TTPPED JAPAN CYPRESS The tips of the branches a creamy white, giving the branches a very pretty silver-mottled effect. THREAD BRANCH JAPAN CY- PRESS — Of unique showy habit. Almost, noticeable. The leading shoots grow upright and the branches are nearly horizontal with long drooping, tazzled ends. Pyramidal in outline. Pretty green. Cedar. Red. .1. V1ROTN1ANA — A well-known Amer- ican tree, with deep green foliage; makes a fine ornamental hedge plant. Fir. BALSAM or SILVER — Leaves dark green above, silvery beneath, retain- ing their color during the severest winter; grows rapidly and is very hardy. CONCOLOR — The Concolor is the Queen of l iis, clothed in robes of ermine and emerald. Its delicate, feathery foliage and handsome shades of coloring render this one of the most beautiful lawn trees. Juniper (Juniperus). AMERICAN UPRIGHT — A remark- able pretty little tree, with dense upright growth anti handsome, fasti- giate form. The ends of the young shoots have a recurving habit, which renders the foliage quite graceful. Allsn Nursery Co. 51 IRISH — (Hiberniea) — Very erect and tapering in its growth, forming a column of deep green foliage; a pretty little tree or shrub, and for its beauty and hardiness is a general favorite. SCALEY-LEAVED — (Squamata) — A very striking, hardy variety, spread- ing widely upon the ground and forming a very handsomo evergreen bed. SAVIN — (Sabina) — A low spreading tree, with handsome, dark green foli- age; very hardy, and suitable for lawns and cemeteries; can be pruned to any desired shape and made very ornamental. SWEDISH — (Suecica) — Similar to the Irish, though not so erect, with yellowish-green foliage of somewhat lighter color than the preceding, forming a beautiful pyramidal small (Jt. tree. Pine (Pinus). MUGIIO— D W A R F-P I N E — (Pmon- tana, bar. Mughus) — A unique alpine ' species; broader than its height; sometimes almost prostrate; forming a dark dome shape bush five to eight feet high; used for planting on rocky banks, terraces, slopes, small lawns, or rockics near the sea. AUSTRIAN or BLACK — (Austriaca)- — A remarkably robust, hardy spread ing tree; leaves long, stiff and dark green; growth rapid; valuable for this country. SCOTCH — (Sylvestris) — A fine, robust, rapid-growing tree, with stout, erect shoots and silver-green foliage WHITE — (Strobus)— The most orna- mental of all our native pines; foli- age light, delicate or silvery green; flourishes in the poorest soils. Spruce (Abies). COLORADO BLUE— (Picea Pungens) — A rare, elegant tree with foliage of a rich blue. One of the most dis- tinct and striking of all the spruce family. A free grower and perfectly hardy. HEMLOCK or WEEPING— (Canaden- sis) — An elegant, pyramidal tree, with drooping branches and delicate dark foliage like that of the V ew; distinct from all other trees. It is a beautiful lawn tree, and makes a highly ornamental hedge. NORWAY— (Excelsa) — A lofty, elegant, tree of perfect pyra- midal habit, remark- ably elegant and rich, and as it gets age, has fine, grace- ful pendulous bran- ches; it is exceed- ingly picturesque and beautiful. Very popular, and deserv- edly so, and should be largely planted. One of the best ever- greens for hedges. Norway Spruce Yew (Taxis). ERECT ENGLISH — A very fine pyra- midal variety of the English Yew, with dark green foliage; hardy and desirable. Much used for hedges. UPRIGHT DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Althea, or Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus). •I’lie Althaeas are fine, free-growing flowering shrubs of very easy culti- vation. Desirable on account of flowering in August and September, when nearly every other tree or shrub is out of bloom. DOUBLE RED — (Rubra flore pleno). DOUBLE PURPLE — (Purpurea flore pleno). DOUBLE WHITE — (Alba flore pleno). SINGLE RED— ( Rubrum) . SINGLE PURPLE — (Purpurea). SINGLE WHITE — ( Alba). VARIEGATED-LEAVED DOUBLE- ULOWERING— (Flore pleno fol var- iegata) — A conspicuous variety, with foliage finely marked with light yel- low. Flowers double purple. One of the finest variegated-leaved shrubs. Aralia. SPINOSA — Imported from Europe. A very wonderful large shrub, or small tree, which resembles the Palm. It has dark green fern-like foliage of enormous size and bears long pan- Althma 52 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. ides of white flowers in August. It lias been thoroughly tested and found perfectly hardy. Invaluable, as it gives a tropical appearance to the lawn. JAPONICA — Of same family as above, but of Japanese origin. Very prom- ising. Azalea. JAPANESE — This class has larger flowers and blooms earlier in the sea- son than the Ghent varieties. The colors are chiefly red and yellow and shades of the same. They should be planted in partial shade. PONTICA or GHENT— Natives of Asia Minor. Grow from 3 to 4 feet high. The Ghent Hybrids which we offer, combine nearly all colors and possess a delightful perfume. They rank next to the Rhododendrons for decoration of lawns and pleasure grounds, llloom through May and June. They must receive slight pro- tection in the winter and should be planted where there is partial shade and on loose, peaty soil, where there is abundance of moisture. In the latitude of Philadelphia they are perfectly hardy. Almond (Prunus). DOUBLE ROSE FLOWERING— (Jap- onica rubra fl. pi.) — A beautiful small shrub bearing in May, before the leaves appear; small, double rose-like flowers closelv set upon the twigs. DOUBLE WHITE FLOWERING— (Japonica alba fl. pi.)— Produces beautiful white flowers in May. Barberry (Berberis). PURPLE-LEAVED — (Purpurea) — A very handsome shrub, growing from three to four feet high, with violet purple leaves and fruit. Makes a fine ornamental hedge. EUROPEAN — (Vulgaris) — A fine shrub with yellow flowers in drooping ra- cemes produced in May or June, fol- lowed with orange-scarlet fruit. THUNBERGII — A native of Japan. A pretty species, of dwarf habit, small foliage, changing to a beautiful cop- pery-red in autumn. Valuable as an ornamental hedge. Calycanthus, or Sweet-Scented Shrub (Calycanthe). The wood is fragrant, foliage rich, flow- ers of rare chocolate color, having a peculiarly agreeable odor. Flowers in June and at intervals afterward. Clethra. ALNIFOLIA— (White Alder)— A na- tive shrub of low and dense growth; leaves abundant and light green; has numerous spikes of small, white fra- grant flowers. Bloom abundantly in July. Currant (Ribcs). CRIMSON FLOWERING — Produces an abundance of crimson flowers in early spring. YELLOW FLOWERING— A native species with yellow flowers. Daisy. SHASTA — Probably no hardy plant has been so highly spoken of in Amer- ican Horticultural Press as this pro- duction of Luther Burbank, the re- sult of crossing our native field Daisy with some of the choicer European varieties, and bearing beautiful clear, glistening white flowers, and bloom continuously from early sum- mer until late fall; perfectly” hardy without protection, even in the most exposed location. Daphne. COMMON MEZEREON— A native of Northern Europe. Small, branches erect, with clusters of pink flowers in March. The earliest flowering shrub we have. WHITE (Alba) — A variety with white flowers. Deutzia. This valuable species of plants comes to us from Japan. Their hardiness, luxuriant foliage and profusion of attractive flowers, render them de- servedly among the most popular of flowering shrubs. The flowers are produced in June in racemes four to six inches long. LEMOINEII — A hybrid obtained by Mons. Lemoine, of France, by cross- ing the well-known Deutzia Gracilis with Deutzia Parviflora. Flowers pure white, borne on stout branches Cornus-Elegantissima Var Allen Nursery Co. 53 which are of upright growth. Habit dwarf and free -flowering. A decided acquisition. CRENATA — (Double -flowering, flore pleno) — Flowers double white, tinged with rose. One of the most desir- able flowering shrubs in cultivation. GRACILIS — (Slender Branched) — A charming variety introduced by Dr. Siebold. Flowers pure white and so delicate that they are very desirable for decorative purposes. PRIDE OF ROCHESTER — A new va- riety raised from Deutzia Crenata, and exceeding all others in size of flowers, length of panicle, profuse- ness of bloom and vigorous habit; a charming acquisition to the list of Deutzias. SCABRA — (Rough-Leaved) — An ex- ceedingly profuse white flowering shrub. Dogwood (Cornus). RED BRANCHED — (Sanguinea) — A native species, very conspicuous and ornamental in the winter, when the bark is a blood red. VARIEGATED CORNELIAN CHER- RY — (Cornus mascula Variegata) — A small tree or shrub producing clus- ters of bright yellow flowers early in spring before the leaves appear. Has beautiful foliage, variegated with white. Decidedly the prettiest variegated shrub in cultivation. ELEGANTISSTMA VARIEGATA— An improvement on the preceding and one of the finest variegated shrubs; of rapid growth, foliage beautifully marked with creamy white and tinged with red, while some leaves are entirely white; should be in every collection. Euonymus — (Burning Bush or strawberry- tree) — A very orna- mental and showy bush, whose chief beauty consists in its brilliant berries, which hang in clus ters from the bran- ches until mid-win- ter; berries rose-col- ored; planted with a background of Ev- ergreens the effect of contrast is very fine. Elaeagnus Longipes. A well-known shrub of spreading h a b i t, dark green foliage, silvery -w kite be- neath, with yellow flowers and bright red fruit that is beautiful as an or- nament on the bush Purple Fringe and is esteemed very highly by many for use in place of cranberries. Within the last few years there have been many thousand plants imported from Europe, the demand having far exceeded the supply of American nurserymen. Elder (Sambucus). A well-known slim b, which blossoms in spring and after- ward is c o v e r ed with handsome ber- ries; there are sev- eral varieties. GOLDEN — (S. Au rea) — A beautiful variety with light yellow leaves, which hold their color well and render the plant very conspicuous and effective. 54 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Filbert. PURPLE-LEAVED— (Corjdus avellana atropurpurea) — A vigorous shrub, with large, deep purple leaves; very ornamental; produces good fruit. Forsythia, or Golden Bell (Forsythie Viridissima). A very singular and quite ornamental shrub. Its branches in the early spring before the leaves appear, are covered with bright golden yellow pendulous flowers. Fringe. PURPLE or SMOKE TREE— A very elegant and ornamental large shrub, with curious, hair-like flowers, which, being a pinkish brown color, give it the names, “Purple Fringe” and “Smoke Tree.” The blossoms are in July, sometimes literally covering the tree and remaining all summer. WHITE — (Chinonanthus Virginica) — An entirely different plant from the preceding; has handsome, large foli- age and racemes of delicate white flowers that hang like finely-cut shreds or fringes of white paper. Globe Flower (Kerria Japonica). A slender green-branched shrubs, five or six feet high, with globular yellow flowers from July to October. Golden Glow Flower, Summer Chrysan- themum — (Rudbeckia Laciniata). A hardy perennial plant, growing eight feet high, branching freely and bear- ing by the hundreds, on long grace- ful stems, exquisite double blossoms of the brightest golden color and as large as the Cactus Dahlia. Honeysuckle (Lonieera). RED TARTARIAN— A beautiful shrub; vigorous and producing large bright- red flowers striped with white, in June. WHITE TARTARIAN— A large shrub having white flowers, in May and June. GRANDIFLORA— A beautiful shrub, very vigorous and produces large, bright red flowers, striped with white in June. One of the best. Hydrangea Arborescens Sterilis Allen Nursery Co. 55 Hales.a (Snow Drop Tree). SILVER BELL — A beautiful large shrub, with handsome white bell- shaped flowers in May. Very desir- able. Hydrangea. ARBORESCEXS STERILIS (Hills of Snow) — This superb new Hydrangea is a variety of the hardy native spe- cies If. arborescens, commonly found “wild” in most of the states east of the Mississippi river. The sterilis is likewise absolutely hardy and is, moreover, of easy culture and is an exceedingly prolific bloomer. A five year old plant has produced one hun- dred and twenty-six perfect blooms at one time. OTAKSA — Foliage a beautiful deep- green. Produces immense clusters of rose-colored flowers in profusion, in July. Should be planted in tubs and protected in winter. PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA — A fine, hardy shrub, growing to the height of eight or ten feet; flower white, in great pyramidal panicles a foot long, produced in August or September, when most other shrubs are out of bloom. RED-BRANCHED — The highest au thorities pronounce it the grandest plant for the house or verandas that has over been introduced. The wood in distinct red and the flowers pink, of great beauty and immense size. Frau Dammann THOMAS HOGG — A half-hardy variety of great beauty; flowers pure white, produced from July to September. Requires some winter protection. TREE FORM HYDRANGEA— The Hy- drangea Panieulata Grandiflora is one of the very finest of hardy shrubs, but when grown in standard or tree shape it is especially showy and striking. It forms a graceful and dwarfish tree, not reaching more than eight or ten feet in height, and is ex- tremely effective for lawn decora- tions, whether standing singly or in masses. The immense trusses of bloom appear at just the time when other flowers are scarce, and last from the first of August until frost comes. It is entirely hardy and very easy to grow. Japan Maple. Very beautiful and very expensive. BLOOD-LEAVED — A bushy shrub with deep cut leaves. The young growth is of a very brilliant crimson. One of the best. GOLDEN-LEAVED — A beautiful va- riety. Foliage richly shaded with gold and green. RED-LEAVED — An interesting vari- ety. The young growth is of a deep red, changing to a brilliant green. ROSY— PINKED LEAVED— A slow grower, with small leaves margined with rosy pink; distinct and beauti- ful. Lilac (Syringa). FRAU DAMMANN — This is the best white lilac grown. The panicle or truss is immense, flowers of medium size and pure white. This and Lud- wig Spaeth are the two best lilacs of recent introduction. CHARLES X — Reddish purple. LUDWIG SPAETH— New, and be- lieved to be the finest of its class. Color purplish red. A great acquisi- tion. MARIE LE GRAYE — A free grower, producing magnificent large trusses of purest white flowers, which are very fragrant and showy. Highly recommended as perhaps the best of the white lilacs. MADAME LEMOINE — New and very promising. Flowers double white. PERSIAN, PURPLE or WHITE— Fo- liage resembles the Privet more than the lilac. Flowers are most abundant. PURPLE COMMON— (Vulgaris)— The well-known sort. WHITE, LARGE FLOWERING— (Al- ba Grandiflora) — Very large; pure white tufts of flowers. 56 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. JAPAN TREE — A remarkable new specie from Japan, becoming a good sized tree; foliage dark-green, glossy; flowers s.i.all, feathery, but formed in great panicles, often 18 inches long, very light straw color; blooms a month later than other lilacs. WEEPING — New- — A beautiful weep ing tree; produces large clusters of beautiful, intensely sweet flowers. A great acquisition. Plum (Prunus). DOUBLE FLOWERING— (P. Triloba) — A very desirable shrub, introduced from Japan. Flowers semi-double, of delicate pink, upwards of an inch in diameter, thickly set; hardy; flowers in May. PRUNUS PISSARDII — The tree is a decided contrast in itself. The leaves, as they first appear, on the tips are a beautiful orange color, and they mature to a rich purple, clear and distinct, growing darker as the sea- son advances. The leaves remain until late in the fall — a decided con- trast to other shrubs. Spiram Van Houttei Privet. BOX-LEAVED — A variety of erect habit, with short, dark, thick green leaves, which remain on the plant until very late in the autumn. One of the best for the lawn. LAUREL-LEAVED — Leaves are larg- est of any of this class; distinct and fine. GOLDEN CALIFORNIA — (Lygustrum Ovalifolium, Robustum Aureurn) — The most attractive in color of all golden-leaf plants, and the only plant that grows deeper in color the entire season, and in fall is truly a plant of gold. Quince, Japan (Cydonia). SCARLET — Has bright scarlet crimson flowers in great profusion, early in the spring. One of the best hardy shrubs; makes a beautiful orna- mental hedge. BLUSH — A beautiful variety with white and blush flower. Snowball (Virburnum). COMMON- — (V. opulus) — A well-known favorite shrub of large size, with globular clusters of pure white flow- cis in the latter part of May. JAPANESE — (Virburnum Plicatum) From North China; has very rich, deep green foliage, of handsome form and beautiful globular heads of pure white flowers, quite distinct from those of the common sort. A very desirable shrub. Spiraea. ANTHONY WATERER— This beauti- ful variety has the same habits as its parent, the Bumalda. It blooms about the close of June, continuing throughout the entire season. It is useful for edging, planting in masses or a single specimen, where a low, bushy shrub is required. BTLLARDI — (Billard’s Spiraea) — Rose- colored; blooms nearly all summer. BUMALDA — New, and considered one of the finest of this class. Flowers brilliant pink, with variegated foli- age. CALLOSA ALBA — A white flowering variety of dwarf habit; very fine; remains in flower all summer. GOLDEN-LEAVED— (Foliis Aureis)— A beautiful dwarf plant with golden- yellow foliage. Tt keeps its color the entire season, and creates a very pleasing effect among other shrubs. PRUNTFOLIA FLORE PLENO — A beautiful shrub from Japan, with double white flowers in May. REEVESII, or LANCE-LEAVED— A charming shrub, with narrow-pointed leaves and large, round clusters of white flowers that covers the whole plant. VAN HOUTTEI— (S. Van Houtteii)— The most showy of all the Spiraeas, and one of the very best flowering shrubs in cultivation. The plant is a rather tail, upright grower, with long, slender branches that droop gracefully with their weight of fo- liage and flowers. Flowers pure white, in great clusters and w'horls, forming cylindrical plumes two or three feet long. This is one of the hardiest of all the Spiraeas. See cut — Allan Nursery Co. 57 Syringe Strawberry Tree. (See Euonymus). Syringa, MOCK ORANGE— (Philadelphia cor onarius) — A well-known very' hardy shrub, with showy white flowers, which are very fragrant. LARGE FLOWERING — (E. Grandiflor- us) — Large, showy' flowers. A valua- ble variety. GOLDEN-LEAVED- — (P. I'oliis Aureis) A beautiful new variety with bright yellow foliage, which affords pretty contrasts with other shrubs, espec- ially' with the purple-leaved variety. VARIEGATED- — A magnificent new variety, with beautiful foliage, some what similar to the Variegated Al- thaea. Very' rare as yet; a great acquisition. Weigela (Diervilla). AMABIL1S, or SPLENDENS— Of ro- bust habit, large foliage and pink flowers. Blooms freely in Autumn; a great acquisition. CANDIDA — Thought by some to be the best of all. Of vigorous habit, an erect grower; flowers pure white, pro- duced in great profusion in June, the plants continuing in bloom through the summer. DESBOIS1I — A beautiful variety with deep rose-colored flowers resembling Roses, but much darker. One of the upright, darkest and best. EVA RATHKE — A charming new Wei- gela, flowers a bright crimson. Very choice. ELOR1BUNDA— (Crimson Weigela)— The flowers are dark crimson, with white stamens projecting from them reminding one somewhat of Fuschia flowers. It blooms in the spring with other Weigelas, but if plants are topped off after young growth has been made, they bloom profusely in the fall. One of the best. HORTENSIS NIVEA— Flowers pure white, retaining their purity during the whole time of flowering; foliage large. ROSEA — An elegant shrub with fine rose-colored flowers. Introduced from China by' Mr. Fortune, and consid- ered one of the finest plants he has discovered. Quite hardy; blooms in May. VARIEGATED-LEAVED— (Fol Varie- gata) — Leaves bordered with yellow- ish-white, finely marked; flowers bright pink. Weigelia, Var. Leaved EVERGREEN SHRUBS Ashberry (Mahonia). HOLLY-LEAVED — (Aquifolia) — A most beautiful shrub, with glossy, holly-like leaves, which change to brownish-green in winter, with clus- ters of bright, yellow flowers in May. Box (Buxus). DWARF — (Suffruticosa) — The well- known variety for hedge. TREE BOX — Several sorts. Rhododendron — In variety. These are the most magnificent of all evergreen shrubs, with rich, green foliage and superb clusters of showy flowers. They require a peaty soil, free from lime, and a somewhat shaded situation; they do best near the seashore and will repay all the care that may be bestowed in pre- paring a bed suited to their wants. 58 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. HARDY CLIMBING SHRUBS Amr eloi sis. AMERICAN IVY, or VIRGINIA CREEPER (A. Quinquefolia) — A na- tive vine of rapid growth, with large, luxuriant foliage, which iu Autumn assumes the most gorgeous crimson and purple coloring. ENGELMANNI — Similar to Quinque- folio. A good climber growing from (S to 10 feet in a season. A. VEITCHH — (Veitchi’s Ampelopsis) — Japan. Leaves a trifle smaller and more ivy like in form than the pre- ceding. Overlapping each other they fonn a dense sheet of green. It grows rapidly and clings to the surface of even a painted brick wall with great tenacity. The foliage is especially handsome in summer and changes to a scarlet crimson in autumn. For cov- ering walls, stumps of trees, rocks, Dutchmans Pipe Aristolochia, or Dutchman’s Pipe. SIPHO — A rapid growing vine, with magnificent foliage, ten to twelve inches in diameter, and curious pipe- shaped, yellowish-brown flowers. Honeysuckle (Lonicera). CHINESE TWINING — (Japonica) — A well-known vine, holding its foliage really all winter. Blooms in July and September and is very sweet. HALL ’S JAPAN — (Halleana) — A strong vigorous evergreen variety, with pure white flowers, changing to yellow. Very fragrant, covered with flowers from June to November. JAPAN GOLDEN-LEAVED — (Aurea reticulata) — A handsome variety, having foliage beautifully netted or variegated with yellow. MONTHLY FRAGRANT— (Belgica)— Blooms all summer. Flowers red and yellow. Very sweet. SCARLET TRUMPET - (Sempervirens) — A strong grower and produces scar- let, inodorous flowers all summer. Ivy. COMMON ENGLISH— (Hedcra Helix) — The Ivy, being an evergreen, not very hardy, and suffering from ex- posure to the winter sun, should be planted on the north side of build- ings or walls. It is very effective grown in pots for inside decoration. Matrimony Vine. A vigorous hardy climber. It will soon cover any desired space. It has dark green foliage and beautiful flowers and loads of small berries, which are seen in all parts of the country at Christinas time. Trumpet Vine— (Bignonia Radicans) — A splendid climber and hardy, with clusters of large trumpet-shaped, scarlet flowers in August. Wistaria. CHINESE PURPLE (Sinensis)— A most beautiful climber of rapid growth and producing long, pendulous clusters of pale blue flowers. When well estab- lished, makes an enormous growth; it is very hardy and one of the most superb vines ever introduced. CHINESE WHITE— (Sinensis Alba)— Introduced by Mr. Fortune, from China, and regarded as one of his greatest acquisitions. Rather tender. CLEMATIS OR VIRGIN’S BOWER None among hardy perennials exceed in beauty and effectiveness the finer sorts of Clematis. As a climber for the veranda, a screen for fences, for pillars along garden walks, for training on walls or arbors, in masses on rockwork, or cultivation in pots, it has no rival among strong-growing blossoming plants. The Clematis should be grown in rich, deep, sandy loam, arid be well mulched with rotten manure in winter. The richest sheets of bloom and largest flowers are obtained where it has partial shade and a liberal supply of water at the roots. Crispa — A handsome native variety, with Coccinea — Distinct from other varieties; nodding, bell-shaped lavender purple bright coral scarlet flowers. July to fragrant flowers, which are an inch or a little more in length and breadth October. with revolutc sepals; very distinct. Allen Nursery Co. 59 Clematis Paniculata Paniculata — A native of Japan. A beau- tiful and rapid growing climber, which in a very brief time will cover any ordinary veranda. The flowers are small, pure white and delightfully fargrant, and are borne in enormous masses, almost concealing the foliage. Entirely free from blight and re- garded as a great acquisition. LARGE FLOWERING. Alexandra — This is one of the continuous blooming sorts of real merit. The flowers are largo and of a pale red- dish-violet color. Desirable. July to October. Baron Veillard — (New) — Flowers large and very abundant; a handsome rose color. One of the best of its class. Duchess of Edinburg — -This is one of the best of the double white varieties. The flowers are pure white, four inches across; very deep. They are also remarkably sweet scented. Fair Rosamond — Free growing and hand- some. The flower is fully six inches across; the color is white with a bluish cast, having a light wine-red bar up the center of each sepal. Flowers very fragrant. Gem — A new and perpetual-blooming va- riety. The flowers are of a deep lav- ender blue. June to October. Henryii— This is the finest of all white Clematis and should find a place in every collection. It is not only a vigorous grower, it is a remarkably free and continuous bloomer, begin- ning with the earliest and holding on with the latest. Flowers large, of a boautiful creamy white, with reddish- chocolate autheis. June to Octobe r. Jackmanni — This is, perhaps, the best- known of the fine perpetual Clematis, and should have credit for the great popularity now attending this family of beautiful climbers. The plant is free in its form of growth and an abundant and successful bloomer, producing flowers until frozen up. The flowers are large, of an intense violet-purple, remarkable for its vel- vety richness. Jackmanni has no superior and very few, if any, equals. July to October. John Gould Veitclr — Sent from Japan in 1862. The flowers are vory hand- some, distinct, large, double, and of light blue or lavender color. June. Clematis Jackmanni 60 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Kemiessina Splcndida — This is the most profuse bloomer of all the Clematis, commencing in early summer and continuing through tiic season; ,iter- ally covered with scarlet crimson flowers. Not subject to blight, and is a vigorous grower. Languinosa Candida — A variety of the above, having large delicately-tinted gravish-white flowers, which become white after the flowers are fully ex- panded. One of the best. July to October. Lawsoniana — One of the finest of all; a vigorous grower and continuous bloomer. The flowers are very large, often nine inches in diameter. Open ing a rich glistening, rosy purple, they gradually change to a mauve purple. June to October. Lucie Lemonie — New. Flowers white, double, large and a-ell formed; com- posed of 75 to 90 petals; very showy. .Tune. Madam Edouard Andre — First seen in this country at the World’s Fair, at Chicago; flowers large, abundant and a beautiful crimson purple. Beyond doubt the finest of its class. Mits Bateman — One of the most charm- ing of the spring flowering hybrids, having large white flowers with chocolate-red anthers and somewhat fragrant. May and June. Prince of Wales — This is one of the very profuse flowering varieties of vigor- ous habit; showy and free. The flow- ers are of a deep purple, with a red bar in the center of each flower leaf. Ramona — Said to be an American seed- ling of the Jackmanni type, one of the strongest growers; flowers lav- ender blue, similar to the Gem. Star of India — A very showy, very free flowering sort, with large flowers; first of a reddish plum color, chang- ing to a violet purple, with turkey red bar in center of each flower leaf. A distinct variety of great merit. July to October. BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS ROOTED PLANTS The ease with which bulbous-rooted plants are cultivated is no small thing in their favor. While seeds of annuals often fail to come up, or when, after growing, the plants die in transplanting, or are otherwise cheeked in their growth, and while bedding plants are frequently discouraged by the change from the hot house to the border — while shrubs require frequent pruning, trimming and constant watching and training to keep them in proper condition for blooming, a bulb only requires to be put in the ground at the proper time and place, and it will afterwards take care of itself, abundantly rewarding the grower for affording it an opportunity to become “a thing of beauty,” and consequently "a joy forever.” Early in the spring, usually by March 1st, we see the Snow Drop and Crocus forcing themselves through the still frozen ground. These are followed in quick succession bv Crown Imperials, Hyacinths and Tulips, all of which will bo in flower long before it is generally considered time to ‘‘make garden.” As there is not a week through the season that there is not the natural flowering time for some of this class of plants, a bed planted with them alone would never bo out of bloom from early spring till the autumnal frost, and with a little attention at the time of planting, a succession of the most gorgeous flowers can be had through the entire season. FOR FALL PLANTING Anemones, Colchicum, Spring and Autumnal flowering. Crocus, named or mixed. Crown Imperials. Iris, (Fleur de Lis). Jonquils. Lilies — (See Bulbs for spring planting). Ranunclus. Snow Drops — Double and Single. FOR SPRING PLANTING Caladium Esculentum. Dahlias. Day Lily (Funkia). Gladiolus. Lily, Auratum (Gold Banded Lily). Lancifolium Album — (White Japan). Lancifolium Rubrum — (Red Japan). Lily, Lancifolium Roseum — (Rose Japan). Candidum — (Common White Lily). Lily of the Valley. Madeira Vine. Trigridi — (Tiger 1-Tower). Tritoma — (Red Hot Poker). Tuberoses. PAEONIES A SPLENDID CLASS OF SHRUBS, flowering in all shades, from red and lilac to white, with blooms from four to eight inches in diameter. Many of them are very double and have a delicate and refreshing fragrance; they are easily cultivated and require but little protection. CLASS I— PAEONIA MOUTAN TREE PAEONIES Alba Plena — Double white, shaded with — Very large, fragrant flowers; rosy purple at the center. blush with purple center. One of the Banksii — -(Chinese Double Blush Paeony). finest. Allan Nursery Co. 61 Moutan — The parent species is a native of China. The varieties are hand- some flowering shrubs, attaining from six to eight feet in height, in about ten years, with proper care. The flowers are remarkably striking, of gorgeous colors, very numerous and enormous in size, often measuring from six to nine inches across, and appearing in May. CLASS II — CHINE SE HERBACEOUS PAEONIES These are beautiful, showy, and easily cultivated plants, blooming from the be- ginning of May till the end of July. They should be placed in every garden. A selection will give a continuous bloom for three months. We offer the best sorts varying from pure white, pink, rose, dark red, purple and deep crimson. Fringed Leaved Paeonies— (Paeony Ten- uifolia, fl. pi.) — Foliage a bright lively green, in long thread-like fila- ments, giving it the appearance of fringe. Scarlet crimson; a choice variety; perfectly hardy. ANEMONE JAPONICA (Wind Flower) Queen Charlotte — It flowers early, and of a beautiful pink color. The flowers are semi-double, often measuring four inches across. Red Flowering — A distinct and beautiful species; flowers 2'/ 2 inches in diam- eter, bright purplish rose, with golden yellow centers, borne in great pro- fusion from September to November. Height 2)4 feet; habit neat and com- pact; very desirable and effective as a pot plant, and in lines or masses in beds or mixed borders. White Flowering — A distinct and beauti ful variety of the preceding; flowers 2)4 inches in diameter, pure white, center golden yellow, borne in great profusion from September to Novem- ber. Whirlwind, Double White Flowering — New and beautiful, with ragged edges. CANNA, CROCUS, DAHLIAS, ETC. Canna — Stately and highly ornamental plants, for both flowers and foliage. They attain a height of 2 to 5 feet, and may be grown single or in masses. Leaves green or brownish red; flowers scarlet, crimson, yellow, cream, etc., variously marked. Crocus — A universal favorite and one of the earliest garden ornaments; should be planted about 2 inches deep. Color, blue, white, yellow and striped. Dahlias — There is nothing that, with the same amount of money invested, will give more show of flowers than Dahlias. We offer dry bulbs or tubers. Gladiolus — The Gladiolus is the most attractive of all the summer flower- ing bulbs, and deserves a place in every garden, as it is sure to flower and do well with very little care. Set the bulbs from 6 to 9 inches apart, and about 4 inches deep. Plant from middle of March to first of June. Hyacinths — The most beautiful and fra- grant of early spring flowering bulbs, much used for winter forcing. Iris (German). The true “Fleur de Lis,’’ the na tional flower of France. They are perfectly hardy. Plants well estab lished produce from 50 to 100 spikes of bloom, deliciously fragrant and fine for cutting. In beauty the flow- ers rival the finest Orchids. Kaemferii (Japan). Finest of all the Iris family. The flowers are of immense size, from 6 to 8 inches in diameter, and of the most beautiful and delicate shades. They are perfectly hardy, and flower in great profusion during June and July. The Iris thrives best if plant- ed in moist soil. Jonquils (Narcissus Jonquils). Pretty varieties of the Narcissus, having a very agreeable fragrance; adapted to either pots or outdoor cul- ture. The bulbs being small, six or eight may be put in a 6-inch pot. Lily-of-the-Valley. This is as hardy as any plant can possibly be, and when planted in the open ground will increase rapidly. We can ship either in the spring or autumn. Tulips — - Without these bulbs, for one or two months of beautiful spring weather, our gardens would present a bare appearance. We know of nothing that for the money invested will give a more gorgeous show during early spring and there is nothing more easily grown than the Tulip. Should be planted in October or November. 62 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. LILIES (Lilium) No class of plants capable of being cultivated out of doors possesses so many charms; rich and varied in color, stately and handsome in habit, profuse in variety, and of delicious fragrance. They thrive best in dry soil, where water will not stand in winter. After planting they require very little care, and should not be disturbed for several years. Established plants bloom more freely than if taken up annually. Auratum — (Gold Banded Lily of Japan) Flowers very largo, of a delicate ivory white color, thickly dotted with rich chocolate crimson spots, with a bright golden band through the center of each petal. The finest of all lilies. Candidum — The old fashioned pure white garden lily. One of the hardiest. Harrisii — (The Bermuda Easter Lily) — Flowers large, trumpet shaped, pure waxy white, gracefully formed and delightfully fragrant. The ease with which it can be forced into flower in winter has made it wonderfully pop- ular as a winter flower. Longiflorum — A well known beautiful va- riety, with snow-white trumpet- shaped flowers that are very fra- grant, quite hardy and blooms freely in the open ground in June and July. Tiger Lily — Bright orange scarlet with dark spots; a strong growing, showy variety, and entirely hardy Speciosum Rubrum — White, beautifully spotted red; flowers in August. One of the most useful of the Lily family, Lilium Longiflorum hardy and flowering well under all circumstances. Speciosum Album — Very fragrant large flowers, pure white with a green run- ning through the center of each petal. BORDER PLANTS We offer a fine assortment of the best varieties of these useful plants, which are exceedingly valuable on account of their hardiness, easy culture and showy appear- ance. They will mostly live all winter in the open ground and bloom freely every year. We name our leading sorts. Anchusa Italica (Dropmore variety). A new perfectly hardy, border plant, and nothing so good of its color, a pure blue. This is the most meritor- ious new plant of the season. It is free growing, growing to a large bush, four to five feet in height, making a grand show. It produces brilliant pure blue flowers in abun- dance during June, July and August. We highly endorse it and give it unqualified praise. Some parties will be offering seedlings, and as they do not come from seed, avoid them. We offer Large Blooming Plants. Christmas Rose — (Helleborus Niger). Blush white flowers on short stalks about six inches high. Has the pecu- liarity of blooming quite abundantly during the winter in the open ground. Daisy — (Beilis.) Red, white and pink, double and quilled. Dielytra — (Bleeding Heart) — Rosy, heart- shaped flowers hanging in great pro- fusion from a gracefully curved stem. May and June. Fox-Glove — (Digitalis). Long bell shaped flowers on stems three to four feet high; white and red; very showy. July to September. Gaillardia Grandiflora — (Blanket Flower) Flowers large, brightly colored and of perfect form. Blooms from June till October or November. Grows two feet high; one of the best for cutting. Hollyhocks — A fine collection of colors. Larkspur — ( Delphinium ) . Flowers in terminal spikes in brilliant blue, purple, white or red. June to August. Phlox. The Phlox is one of the most interest- ing of all our herbaceous perennial plants, and commends itself to every one. Tritoma — (Red Hot Poker) — Splendid late blooming plant; flower stems 3 to 4 feet in height with spikes a foot or more in length, of rich orange red and scarlet tubulous flowers. Re- quires slight protection in winter. The Allen Nursery Co. 63 Yucca — (Adam’s Needle). Handsome evergreen plants, with long, narrow, palm-like leaves, and tall up- right stems, bearing showy, cream- like flowers. .July. Veronica Longifolia Subsessilis — (Blue Bird Flower). The handsomest hardy border-plant. Color of flowers, a lovely amethyst- ine blue. It is a superb hardy perennial, growing to the height of two feet, flowering persistently in summer and late tall. It succeeds in any soil. The best hardy blue flowered plant we have. Superb. HEDGE PLANTS Hedges are valuable as a defense against animals, as wind-breaks, to protect orchards, gardens or farms unduly exposed, and as ornamental fences or screens to mark the boundaries of a lawn or cemetery lot. California Privet DEFENSE AND ORNAMENT HEDGES Honey Locust — For turning cattle and as a farm hedge, is much the best in the Northern States. It is of vigor- ous growth, perfectly hardy, thrives with ordinary care and is sufficiently thorny to be impenetrable. Osage Orange — In the South and South- west is in great favor. Too tender for this climate. Quince, Japan — See description, page 56. HEDGE FOR WIND-BREAKS Norway Spruce is the best. Its vigorous habit, rapid dense growth, when properly sheared or pruned, large size and entire hardiness, are char- acteristics not easily obtained in any other evergreen. ORNAMENTAL HEDGES OR SCREENS American Arbor Vitae comes next. Belts of pines are also useful as a protec- tion. American and Siberian Arbor Vitae, Nor- way Spruce, and especially Japan Quince and Purple Barberry, all de- scribed in their appropriate places in this Catalogue, make beautiful screens or hedges. Privet, California — A pret*y shrub with smooth, shining leaves and spikes of white flowers; also makes a beautiful hedge. Perfectly hardy. 64 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. “As long as there’s a Sun that sets, The Rose will have its glory.” We are constantly adding the most promising new kinds to our list, and have one of the best grown and best selected stock of Roses in the country. Cultivation. — -Roses require plenty of manure and good cultivation. Old and decayed branches and at least half the previous season ’s' growth should be cut away early each spring, and a little cutting back after the first blooming will insure more late flowers. The so-called tender Roses must be carefully protected in winter by covering them with leaves and evergreen boughs; and the hardy sort will be rendered more vigorous and productive of fine flowers, if they, too, are similarly protected. Insects. — If the “thrip” or fly appears, syringe the plants daily with a strongly steeped solution of tobacco stems (one pound of stems to five gallons of water), or a solution of whale oil soap (one pound of soap to eight gallons of water), until the insects are mastered. Rose bugs, which work at flowers, must be picked off. The presence of the rose caterpillar can be detected by its glueing two or more leaves together to form a shelter. These leaves should be promptly pressed together with the thumb and finger. Insects which eat the leaves can be destroyed by applying White Hellebore when the foliage is damp. The secret of success in destroying all species of insects lies in the applying the appropriate remedy as soon as the insects appear. Our Roses are strong plants grown out of doors, well rooted and every way desir- able. They have already bloomed before being sent out, and are in every respect much better and stronger plants than the ones that are so fully advertised" and sent out by mail, which are small, tender shoots, started in a greenhouse, and after a few weeks sent out before they have established growth and constitution enough to stand the shock of transplanting. CLASS A— HARDY PERPETUAL OR REMONTANT ROSES Tn this class are included the so-called “Hybrid Noisette,” also a few of the “Hybrid Teas.” These two groups contain some very beautiful varieties which cannot be omitted from any good list of Roses for outdoor cultivation, but as they are much more tender than any other in this class, they must be thoroughly protected in winter by a covering of forest leaves or other light fitter. We also include Summer Roses (Hybrid China and others), blooming but once in the season, but very hardy and beautiful. As for the rest of this class, it comprises many of the most beautiful roses in cultivation, and as they are hardy and easy of culture, they must be, as a class the most popular and reliable for the multitude of planters. To insure their blossoming freely in the autumn, however, they must be cut back in the summer, and a portion of the first crop of flowers sacrificed. The most of our roses are propagated on their own roots from cuttings. They are never liable to throw up suckers of an inferior kind. Allen Nursery Co. 65 Alfred Colomb — Brilliant carmine crim- son, very large, full, of fine globular form and extremely fragrant. Anne de Diesbach — One of the best and most satisfactory Hybrid Perpetual Roses. A strong, vigorous grower, extremely hardy, producing very large, double flowers, of a lovely shade of carmine and delightfully fragrant. Augusta Mie — Delicate pink, finely cup- ped. A vigorous grower. Baron de Bonstetten — Rich, velvety, ma- roon; large, full. A splendid sort. Baronne Prevost — Brilliant rose, large, full; vigorous grower, free bloomer. Black Prince — Dark velvety crimson, almost black. A good grower and most magnificent rose. Caprice— A true hybrid perpetual, per- fectly hardy; a strong grower, a great bloomer. It has attracted a great deal of attention both on the Pacific Coast and the East. Valued chiefly as a novelty, being striped pink and white. Caroline de Sansal — Clear delicate flesh color; fine form; a strong grower and one of the best of its color. Caroline Marniesse — (Noisette) — Creamy white, flowers small and full, and borne in very pretty clusters; an ex- ceedingly free bloomer; low growing (18 inches) and especially desirable for the border of a bed; entirely hardy. Dinsmore — Scarlet crimson, large, double, very fragrant; free bloomer; one of the finest roses. Duchess of Albany— Vivid crimson; flow- ers expand, and developing a beauti- ful shade; autumnal bloomer. Bud- ded plants. Duke of Edinburgh — Bright crimson, large, double flowers, slightly fra- grant Foliage large and attractive. A free bloomer early in the season. Earl of Dufferin— One of the finest roses of recent years; red and velvety crimson, shaded with dark maroon. Large flower, finely formed, vigorous grower. One of the very finest dark roses and should be in every garden. Frau Karl Druschki or (Snow Queen) — It is perfectly hardy everywhere and a most vigorous grower, throwing up enormous shoots which are covered with snow white blossoms. Although we have many so-called white roses, it is a fact that before the introduc- tion of Frau Karl Druschki wo have not had a pure snow-white hardy rose. Heretofore the white roses have been tinged with pale pink or cream color. A grand rose sure to be in great demand. Fisher Holmes — One of the choicest of perpetual roses. Bush is vigorous and produces freely of superb blossoms. Color brilliant carmine crimson. Clio— A rose of remarkable beauty, having received two first-class certificates and Reward of Mer- it. On the style of Baron Roths- child, having like it, large hand- some flowers, of fine globular form, which are produced in great abundance. Color a deli- cate flesh, shaded in center with rosy pink. A magnificent rose in every particular. Conrad F. Meyer — Splendid, large, elegantly formed buds and flow- ers, 3 y 2 to 4 inches across a.nd perfectly double — color, rich peachy yellow, delicately tinged with silver rose; very fragrant, entirely hardy and valuable in every way. Coquette des Alps— White, slightly shaded with carmine; form semi- cupped; wood long jointed; large handsome flowers. The strongest grower of the entire class. Coquette des Blanches — Pure white, sometimes faintly tinged ■with pink; flowers of medium size, somewhat flat, but full and very pretty; growth more bushy and symmetrical than any of the others; one of the hardiest. Frau Karl Druschki Francois Levet — Cherry red; medium size; well formed; one of the Paul Verdier style; very free bloomer and vigorous grower. 66 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. General Jacqueminot — Brilliant crimson, large and very fine; one of the hand- somest and most showy roses of this color. Beautiful in the bud, semi- double when full grown. Of fine free growth; a universal favorite. General Washington — Fine crimson; very full and double; a moderate grower; one of the handsomest roses when well grown. Glorie de Margottin— New. This is the brightest colored rose yet introduced and is in every way a most desirable variety, being a good, strong, vigor- ous grower and free bloomer; good for either forcing of outdoor culture. Gruss an Teplitz— (Virginia R. Cox, or Crimson Hermosa) — This grand rose has proved one of the best and most valuable hardy crimson ever bloom- ing roses for garden planting ever introduced. The color is dark rich crimson passing to velvety fiery red, one of the very brightest colored roses we know. Flowers large, full and sweet; very showy and hand- Gruss An Teplitz some; blooms constantly, throwing up fresh buds and flowers the whole growing season. It is a healthy vig- orous grower, entirely hardy here. Cannot be recommended too highly; everyone should have it. Harrison’s Yellow— Golden yellow; very free bloomer, hardy, good grower. Helen Keller — Flowers large, of most per- fect form and fragrant. Color bril- liant rosy cerise. A vigorous grower and very free bloomer. A most dis- tinct and lovely rose. Her Majesty — A remarkably strong-grow- ing variety, often throwing up shoots six feet in length; the flowers are of unusual size, specimens having been exhibited that were fully six inches across. Color a beautiful, clear, sat- iny pink. John Hopper — A seedling from Jules Margottin; fertilized by Mme. Vidot. Bright rose with carmine center; large and full; light red thorns, not numerous; a profuse bloomer and standard sort. John Keynes — A strong grower and as hardy as any of the perpetual fam- ily. Flowers very large and fine; brilliant carine. A splendid rose. Jubilee— Flowers very large; color de- scribed as intense crimson, maroon red; fragrant, strong and lasting. Plant very vigorous; large, dark green foliage. Jules Margottin — Bright cherry-red; large and full; free flowering and hardy. La France — Delicate’ silvery rose; very large and full; an almost constant bloomer; equal in delicacy to a Tea Rose; the most pleasing fragrance of all roses; only a moderate grower, but most desirable. La Reine — Brilliant, glossy rose, very large, cupped and beautiful; a very hardy useful rose. Louis Van Houtte — Crimson, maroon, me- dium size, sometimes large, full. A tender sort, but very free blooming and altogether the best crimson rose we have. A moderate grower. Lord Penzance— (Sweet Brier)— Foliage sweetly scented; strong grower, per- fectly hardy. Colors in variety. Margaret Dickson — Of magnificent form, white with pale flesh center; petals very large, shell shaped, and of great substance; foliage very large, dark green. Mabel Morrison— A sport from Baroness Rothschild. Flesh white, changing to pure white; in the autumn tinged with rose; double cup-sliaped flowers, freely produced. It is one of the best white hybrid perpetuals. Madam Gabriel Luizet — For loveliness in color, fragrance, size and freedom of blooming qualities, this rose has no equal to-day; equally good as a bed- ding rose out doors. Pink, distinct, very large, cup-shaped, somewhat fragrant. As an exhibition rose will rank with its rival, Baroness Roths- child. Madam Plantier— Pure white, medium size, full; flowers produced in great abundance early in the season. Marchioness of Londonderry — Ivory white, fine form, highly perfumed; plants vigorous and free flowering. Unquestionably one of the largest roses, blooms attaining a diameter of six inches when fully developed, and one of the sweetest of tin? Hy- brid Perpetuals, Allen Nursery Oo. 67 HerJMajesty Marchioness of Dufferin — A new rose which has attained much popularity. It is of enormous size, beautiful rosy pink, suffused with yellow at the base of petals; a very strong rapid grower; considered one of the finest. Magna Charta — Bright pink, suffused with carmine; very largo, full and fragrant with magnificent foliage. A free bloomer. For the earliest deep color is still the best. Marshall P. Wilder — Raised from the seed of the General Jacqueminot. It is of vigorous growth, with healthy foliage; flowers large, semi-globular, full, well-formed; color cherry-car- mine. In wood, foliage, form and flower, it resembles Alfred Colomb. Marchionees of Lome — An exceedingly rich rose color, shaded in the center with vivid carmine; cup-shaped; sweet and full. Buds unusually handsome. Free flowering. Mrs. John Laing — New. As a budding rose this is undoubtedly one of the best varieties yet introduced, being hardly' ever out of bloom all summer. Color a beautiful shade of delicate pink; of large size and very fra- grant. It is also a good forcer from January onwards. Mrs. R. G. Sherman Crawford- Color deep rosy' pink, outer petals shaded with pale flesh, white at base of petals; flowers large, of perfect inbricated form and freely produced, flowering from early' summer until late in au- tumn. Growth vigorous. Awarded gold medal of the National Rose So- ciety' of England and many first-class certificates. A valuable addition. Merveille de Lyon — Pure white, shaded and marked with satin; flowers very large, double, and of beautiful cup shape. A seedling from Baroness Rothschild. A superb variety. Meteor — As a dark crimson perpetual blooming rose, this ranks as one of the best yet introduced of any class. It is especially valuable for summer and fall, blooming either in the greenhouse or in open ground, and where there is a demand for fine roses in summer this variety will be- come a great favorite. Madam George Bruant — (White) — A seedling from the Japan Rose — Rosa liugosa and Tea Rose — Sombrieul. From these it gets exquisite sweet- ness and its everblooming character. Considered by' the best judges to be of great value. Paul Neyron — This magnificent rose, by far the largest variety in cultivation; very' double and full of beautiful deep rose color, and delightfully fra- grant; borne upon vigorous, upright shoots in great abundance, through- out the entire season. We recommend this variety very highly for general planting as it is calculated to give more satisfaction to the masses than any other known variety. Marchioness of Londonderry 68 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Persian Yellow — Deep, bright yellow; small but handsome; double; a very early bloomer, and much the finest hardy yellow rose. Pierre Notting — Blackish-red, shaded with velvet; globular form, very large and full, and one of the finest dark roses. Needs some winter pro- tection. Piux IX. — Deep rose, tinged with car- mine, large and full; a robust grower and profuse bloomer. Prince Camille de Rohan — Deep, velvety crimson, large, moderately full. One of the darkest in cultivation and a splendid rose. Soliel D’Or — (Golden Sun)- — New. Hardy yellow rose; foliage glossy. Robust in growth and is sure to be popular. Ulrich Brunner — A superb rose; a seed- ling from Paul Neyron; extra large, bold flowers; full and globular; petal large and of good substance; color rich, glowing crimson, elegantly lighted with scarlet; fragrant. Victor Verdier — Pine, bright rose, shaded with carmine; very hardy and a fine bloomer; a splendid rose. ROSA RUGOSA. This is a very interesting group, of Japanese origin. The flowers are mostly single. The plant is highly ornamental on account of its good habit and beauti- ful glossy foliage. Madam G. Bruant — One of the first of a now race of hybrids. Semi-double; pure white, fragrant, and produced freely in clusters at intervals throughout the summer; exception- all}' hardy and vigorous. Rugosa Rose — (D. L. Hay) — This new Rose has rugosa foliage like the single Rugosas. It flowers in large clusters of double deep-red flowers, which is followed by large clusters of seeds. It withstands the coldest weather without injury, and we rec- ommend it as very desirable. Rugosa Rubra — Another Japan variety. Flowers single, of a most beautiful bright rosy crimson, succeeded by large berries of a rich rosy red color. Rugosa Alba — A species from Japan. Single, pure white flowers of five petals; highly scented; a splendid shrub. MOSS ROSES Blanche Moreau — Pure white, large, full and of perfect form; the buds and flowers produced in clusters and freely furnished with a deep green moss" A valuable variety. Blanche Robert — Flower pure white, large and full; buds very beautiful. A rampant grower, being almost as vig- orous as a climber. Countess de Murinais — Pure white, large, very desirable; the finest white moss. Crested — Deep pink buds, surrounded with mossy fringe and crest; very beautiful and fragrant; growth slen- der. Glory of Mosses — A moderate grower. Flowers very large, appear to best advantage when full; color pale rose. Princess Adelaide — A vigorous grower, pale rose, of medium size and good form. Perpetual White — Pure white. Salet — A vigorous grower and perpetual bloomer. Light rose, large, full. The best of the class. A true perpetual moss, blooming at intervals from June to November. HARDY CLIMBING ROSES Baltimore Belle — Pale blush, nearly white; double; the best white climb- ing rose. Crimson Rambler — (Climbing Polyantha) — A wonderful rose from Japan, bearing immense trusses of deep crimson flowers, which hold their beautiful color a long time without fading. The plant is a very vigorous grower and thus makes a splendid climbing rose, though it may also be grown in bush or pillar form. When in full bloom and covered as it is with its great trusses of flowers, con- taining thirty to fifty blossoms each, it is a most magnificent sight. It has proved entirely hardy in this coun- try, and is a very great acquisition to our rose garden. Climbing Jules Margottin — -Carmine rose, fine in open flower and in bud; the best of all climbing sorts. It may be grown either as a Pillar Rose or by pruning, kept in bush form, it should be in every collection. Dorothy Perkins — A hybrid of Rosa Wichuraiana and Mine. Gabriel Luizet. In its foliage, growth, and habit of blooming, it is remarkably like Crimson Rambler, but the flow- ers are more double and of a beauti- ful shell-pink color, and hold a long time without fading. The flowers are also very sweetly scented, a charac- teristic not possessed by most other Roses of the Rambler family. Allen Nursery Co, 69 Crimson Rambler 70 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Gem of the Prairie — Car- mine crimson occa- sionally blotched with white; a cross hybrid between Madam Laffay and Queen of tho Prairie. Lady Gay — .This Rose is superior to crimson Rambler of which it is a seedling and which it closely re- sembles in habit of bloom and vigor of growth. The floweis (in large, loose clus- ters) are of a deli- cate cherry pink color, fading to soft tinted white. The effect of a plant in full bloom with the combination of soft white flowers, cherry pink buds and deep green of the foliage is indeed charming. It is perfectly hardy and unsurpassed for climbing work. Mary Washington — One of the hardiest of ever-blooming clim- bers, a remarkably free bloomer, pro- ducing medium sized pure white flowers in large clusters. An extra strong grower when established. Pink .Rambler — Flowers medium size, pink in clusters. Very pretty. Queen of the Prairie — Bright rosy red, fre- quently striped with white; large, com- pact and globular. Lady Gay White Rambler — Similar in origin, habit of bush and bloom to Crimson Ram- bler, but not so strong a grower. Wichu riana — ( Me morial Rose ) — Charm - _ing trailer from Japan; produces numerous clusters of white fragrant flowers in July. Very hardy and vig- orous. Valuable as a covering for banks rockeries, etc., and for use in cemeteries. Yellow Rambler — (Aglaia) — The hardiest yellow climbing rose yet introduced. Very fragrant and a very vigorous grower; a worthy companion to the wonderful Crimson Rambler. Allen Nursery Co. 71 DWARF PERPETUAL RAMBLERS Baby Dorothy — This new unique variety is a seedling of Baby Rambler. It has all of its good qualities, but is superior to it. It is a good grower, reaching a height of twenty inches, with bright, clean foliage. It blooms immensely, having as many as one hundred flowers to a cluster. Its color is a bright rosy crimson. The flowers last a long time after being cut. Tt is a superior variety for the garden and is the best of its class. Awarded a Gold Medal by the French Committee of the Orleans Horticultural Society. PERPETUAL TENDER ROSES Under this head we include all classes of Tender Roses — Bourbon, China, Nois- ette and Tea, and indicate the class to which each variety belongs with the let- ter B, C, N or T respectfully. Agrippina — (C) — Red, velvety crimson; moderately double; fine in buds; val- uable for planting out. One of the best. Bon Silene — (T)- — Rosy carmine, shaded with salmon; fragrant and very free flowering. Valuable for the buds. Baby Rambler — This new rose is a cross between Crimson Rambler and Glory of Polyanthus, and may be described as a dwarf form of the widely known and popu- lar climbing rose, Crimson Rambler being hardy, vig- orous and perpet- ual flowering. The flowers are large, well form- ed, of a crimson red color, and borne in clusters. Baby Rambler Catherine Mermet— (T)— B r i g h t flesh color, with the same peculiar lustre possessed by La France. Large, full and beautiful. One of the finest Teas. Glorie de Dijon— (T)— Climber. A cmn- bination of salmon, orange and buff; early; large, and of good globular form; hardy. Hermosa — (B) — Bright rose; a most con- stant bloomer; hardy; one of the best. Marechal Neil— (N)— Deep yellow; very large, very full, globular, highly scented; requires careful treatment. It should bo severely pruned. The finest yellow rose. Pina Baby Rambler — (Anny Muller) — This new Pink Baby Rambler is of the same free flowering Polyan- tha class as the Crimson Baby Rambler. The blos- soms are a fascinating shade of deep rose with petals curled and twisted, producing a fluffy effect. Its hardi- ness, vigorous habit of growth, with well-branched bushes and healthy, rich green foliage, are all qualities which (just as in the case of the Crimson Baby Rambler) commend it to the careful buyer. White Baby Rambler — (Katherine Zcimet or Snow) — One of the most charming Roses in the Poivantha class is this little rose. It continues to bloom all summer through with amazing freedom and fulness. Bushes can- delabra shaped and each branch bear- ing from 15 to 50 little flowers, creamy-white passing to snow-white. A truly charming rose and affords an abundance of flowers for cutting. 72 Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. Niphetos — (T) — Pale, yellowish-w h i t e, often snowy white. Long, large buds. Very beautiful. Papa Gontier — (T) — Rich cherry red, re- verse of petal crimson; large, semi- double, fragrant, free flowering; very popular winter forcing. Perle des Jardins — (T)— A beautiful straw color, sometimes deep canary; very large, full, and of fine form ; stiff shoots or stems, and very free flowering. Now established as the most popular yellow rose for forcing. Safrano — (T) — Saffron and apricot. A very free bloomer. One of the oldest and best varieties, especially when used in the bud state. Sunset — (T) — The new orange yellow Rose; ground color deep orange yel- low, thickly shaded with dark ruddy crimson; beautiful buds and large full flowers, deliciously tea-scented. A strong, healthy grower and abun riant bloomer. POLYANTHA KOSES This charming class is from Japan and of recent introduction. The foliage and flowers are very small, the latter being produced in clusters. They are of slender growth and produce extremely beautiful little flowers. They are quite as hardy as many well known varieties that are con- sidered perfectly hardy. We offer four. Cecil Brunner— Salmon pink, deep scar- let center. Very small flower, deli- cately scented. Clothilde Soupert — Medium sized, very double, produced in clusters; pearly white, with rose lake center, some- times producing red and white flow- ers on same plant. Considered one of the best, if not the best of its class. ^ •*] TREE ROSES These are top-grafted or budded upon strong grow- ing wild stocks at a dis- tance of 3% to 4 Y 2 feet from the ground. They thus form tree-shaped plants, nicely headed, and with proper care they are very desirable. We offer them in all colors. Crimson Rambler Tree Rose The beauty and vigor of this remarkable rose is now well known from ocean to ocean, but grown as a tree, it is a novelty sure to be- come even more popu- lar than in bush form. Its great vigor and hardiness make it espe- cially adapted for this form of growth. Crimson Rambler Tree Rose Insect Enemies and How to Destroy Them. We embody herewith brief but plain descriptions of the various insects which attack different classes of trees and plants, and in each case the best known remedy. Our directions can be relied upon Implicitly, and we need only ask our friends and customers to follow the directions in each case to the letter. DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARING THE REMEDIES. Paris Green or London Purple — These poisons are used either in solution or dry form. In solution one pound is mixed with from 100 to 300 gallons of water, the strength deptading on the plant sprayed and the insects to be destroyed. The poison should first be mixed with enough water to form a paste, after which the full quantity may be added. It is always best to add one or two pounds of lime for each pound of the green, as the danger to foliage will be much lessened thereby. Paris Green alone is sometimes applied in dry form. It is best, however, to mix each pound with ten pounds of flour or plaster. The liquid is much less objectionable, and we would m all cases recommend it. Kerosene Emulsion — Take common bar soap, one-half a pound, water one gallon, and kero- sene two gallons. Shave the soap into the water, then heat the whole until all the soap is dis- solved; add the soap liquid, boiling hot, to the kerosene, and churn for ten minutes by pumping it back into itself; when cool, the emulsion should have the consistency of thick cream or soft butter, this depending somewhat upon the kind of soap used. INSECTS AFFECTING THE GRAPE— The Flee Beetle This small, steel blue insect, appears in early spring, and at once begins eating the tender foliage. After eating about a moment the female beetle deposits small yellow eggs o* the foliage. These soon hatch into small larvae, which continue the work of destruction. Remedies — Spray with Paris Green, one pound, and one and one-half pounds lime to 200 gallons of water, as soon as the beetles are noticed. Two applications of thiB solution at inter- vals of a week or ten days, will usually destroy all the insects. The Rose Bug It makes its appearance early in the summer, devouring flowers, young fruit and leaves. The beetle is about half an inch long and of a brown color. Remedies — The best results have followed the use of Pyrethrum, which should be applied in solution at the rate of one ounce to two gallons of water. INSECTS AFFECTING THE APPLE— The Codling Moth The little white caterpillar, whose effects are so familiar to everyone, is the larvae of a smalL nocturnal, gray moth. The moth deposits he»* eggs on the blossom end of the fruit. As soon as the eggs hatch the larvae eats its way into the young fruit; the rest of the story is well known to every one. Remedies — Spray the trees with Paris Green or London Purple at the rate of one pound to 250 gallons of water add one and a half pounds ef lime, first when the flowers are falling and again when the fruit is the size of peas. The Canker Worm This measuring worm eats the green portion of the leaf, giving the tree a brewnish color, as though scorched by fire. The worms appears in early spring, and when full grown are an inch long. Remedies — Spray the trees when the leaves are one-third grown, with Paris Green solution, one pound to 200 gallons of water, add one and a half pounds of lime. Usually ene spraying will be sufficient, but if the worms appear to be on the increase a second application will be advisable. Apple Tree Tent-Caterpillar The large silken nests made by this insect are familiar to every one. The caterpillars appear in May or June, and in five or six weeks have attained their full size. Remedies — Cut out and burn the nests as soon as they are seen, taking the precaution to do this in the morning when the caterpillars are all in. This, together with one or two sprayings of Paris Green solution, having a strength of one pound to 200 gallons of water, and one and a half pounds of lime, will effectually rid the trees of the pest. The Apple Aphis Apple trees are often attacked early in the season by this inseot. The lice are quite small and green in color. By sucking the juice from the young growth they greatly interfere with the functions of the latter, and as a result the tree has a sickly, yellow appearance. Remedies — Spray with kerosene emulsion at the rate ef one gallon to twenty of water, as soon as the lice appear. Repeat the treatment in eight or ten days if necessary. A decoction made by soaking over night four or five pounds of tobacco stems, or refuse tobacco ef any kind, in five gallons of water, will also be found an excellent remedy against the lice. The Oyster Shell Bark Louse There are frequently seen on the trunks, branches and twigs of the apple tree, small, whitish shells, resembling in shape those of an oyster. Under these shells are numerous small lice busily engaged in sucking the sap from the tree. Remedies — Scrape the trees thoroughly in spring before the leaves appear and then paint the trunk and large limbs with a thick solution made by dissolving one quart of eoft soap in half a gallon of hot water. Two ounces of ci^ide carbolic acid added to this wiil also increase its effi cacy. Make no further treatment until the middle ef May, when kerosene emulsion, one gallon to twenty-five gallons of water, should be applied. It is always beet to apply the emulsion soon after the lice hatch. INSECTS AFFECTING THE PEACH — The Black Aphis . Numbers of this small, shiny black insect may be seen in the spring on the lea res and twigs 01 " n lice often do a great deal of damage above ground as well as below on the roots. ... ■ K ’6“ieaies Jjor the form above ground, spraying with kerosene emulsion, one gallon to thirty-hve gallons of water, is the most effective remedy. The first spraying should be made as soon as the lice appear; if necessary, this should be followed by others at intervals of a few days until the trees are rid of the pest. Under the ground the lice are best destroyed by digging in tobacco stems or dust among the trees. The tobacco is scattered on the ground to the depth of half an inch or more, then dug in with a spade or fork. Peach Yellows Tf °i ne the few diseaK , es as to which very little is positively known, except its effects. It usually makes its appearance about mid summer, causing the foliage of the trees to turn vellow. and soon thereafter the body and large limbs will throw out a considerable number of weak, yellow leaved suckers. If the tree is loaded wit h fruit it will be under size, lit lie or no flavor and ripen prematurely. «.■ * * Remedies— The moment that you feel sure that a tree is affected with vellows, dig It up root and branches and burn it, and plant any tree that you like, other than a peach tree, in its place. INSECTS AFFECTING THE PEAR— The Pear Tree Slug This insect attacks the leaves, eating away the green portion so that nothing remains but the parchment- like tissues and veins. It appears usually the latter part of June and again in August. Ecmdies Spraying with a simple solution of milk of lime, made by mixing two pounds of me, id twenty gallons of water, will often rid the tree of this pest. The first application should be made as soon as the slugs are noticed; if necessary, others should follow in a week or ten days. By adding a little Pans Green, say one ounce to the lime of milk, the latter will be made more enectiiiii. The Scurfy Bark Louse ..***” b,e * ,he , 0y ' ,er sh **J B*rk Louse already described as attacking the apple. Remedies — lhe same as for Oyster Shell Bark Louse. Pear Blight It is understood by the best authorities, both practical and scientific, that the cause uf the acutely unknown, and there is but one certain remedy, namely to cut out the blighted parts promptly on appearance of the disease and burn them. • INSECTS AFFECTING TIIE PLUM -The Curculio flowe™are li stni fmaU orieinales from eggs deposited by a small, dirty gray beetle, when the P.. i .^ ieS ^L he c^ t r f lin !'. le w ? y TS’T kno "i n °{ dealing with Curculio is to spray it with Fans Green. The first application should be made when the flowers are falling, using a solution , >y U11 . X1,1 £ one pound of Paris Green in 200 gallons «f water, and adding one and a half pounds 01 hn,e. In a week or ten days make a second application, and follow this by another after the lapse of same length of time. The Plum Tree Aphis This insect resembles the one occurring on the peach, and like it may be destroyed bv t mnvty 1 aTl on s oT'water emu slon ’ mat * e mixing one gallon of the concentrated emulsion in Black Knot *J r , h »f most scientific as .well as practical fruit growers in the country are by no means agreed as to the cause oi Black Knot on plum and cherry .trees, but they are entirely agreed as to tbe only known remedy, namely: Just as soou as the Black Knot appears cut it* out, removing the branches at least two inches below where the knot appears. Burn the affected parts and follow this method promptly, thoroughly and in most cases, you will have exterminated the disease before it has done serious damage. INSECTS AFFECTING THE CHERRY *rp C Gil « rr> inured by plant lice, resembling those occurring on the p a ach or plum fha Pear free Slug also attacks the leaves/ -while the fruit is infested bv the Plum Curculio Remedies. . 1 he remedies given under peach and pear insects should be adopted in this case. Black Knot should h b r e’u s ”r S “ re " ffec,ed " i,h Bk,rk Knot the same as th * l )lum »nd the same remedies INSECTS AFFECTING THE CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY -The Currant Worm The perfect form of tbe worm is a small fly, which lays its eggs on the leaves in early spring As soon as the eggs hatch, the worms eat circular holes in the foliage. As the woms increase in size, they become more voracious, often riddling the leaves. increase Remedies— As soon as the worms are seen, spray the plants with a solution made by mixing Hellebore in two gallons of water. ’ umamg one ounce of The Currant Aphis The insect attacks the leaves, causing them to curl and turn brown, a he lice are u u ilv abundant in early summer, but as hot weather advances ther disappear y the lfct m a e r^ e nmiced“ y W ‘ !h kerose,,e emulsion ’ gallon t. twenty gallon, of water, as soon as INSECTS AFFECTING THE ROSE The Rose Bug— The same as sometimes attacks the grape. Remedies The same The Green Aphis— The same that attacks lhe apples Remedies— The same The Black Aphis— The same that attacks the peach and .ther trees. Remedies— The ,. m «