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Title: Bountiful Ridge Nurseries : your guide to better fruits and more beautiful homes for 1937
Identifier: bountifulridgenu19boun_5 (find matches)
Year: 1937 (1930s)
Authors: Bountiful Ridge Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Asparagus Catalogs
Publisher: Princess Anne, Md. : Bountiful Ridge Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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8 THERE WASN'T AM 17 YEAR LOCUST AT BOUNTIFUL RIDGE THIS YEAR— Our Trees Inspected by Prof. Shaw and Prof. French for Trueness to Name Amherst, Massachusetts October 1, 1936 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to state that we have examined foi trueness to name all the saleable apple, pear, a ad plum stock of Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, near Princess Anne, Maryland, and as they now stand in the Nursery Row all varieties are, to the best of our knowledge and belief, true to name. A. P. French J. K. Shaw Prof, of Pomology Research Prof, of Pomology General List of Varieties and Prices of APPLE TREES No other fruit can take the place of the apple whether it is planted for home use or in a large commercial planting for profit. Ni other fruit will thrive over so wide a range of soil and climate. No other fruit has the general health-giving merits of the apple. THE APPL.E TODAY IS THE KING OF ALL FRUITS. We have listed here some varieties that are adapted to most any section of the WORLD, and you can select the varieties which you know will succeed for you wherever you wish to plant them. Statistics gathered over a period of years show that FRUIT GROWING HAS PROVEN ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE BRANCHES OF AGRICUL- TURE. NOW IS THE OPPORTUNE TIME TO START A NEW ORCHARD SO IT WILL BE IN FULL FRUIT- ING IN A FEW YEARS AND YOU CAN REAP THE BENEFITS DURING THE BETTER DAYS WHICH ARE BOUND TO COME SOON. Again our prices on apple trees are within your reach so that you can go ahead with your proposed plant- ings for 1937. Figure your order on apple trees at the following rates: (Prices listed are per tree). ONE-YEAR TREES Extra fine, 5-6 ft Planters' Grade, 4-5 ft Medium size, 3-4 ft Small size, 2-3 ft TWO-YEAR TREES Largest size, 5-6 ft., 11/16 in. up Medium size, 4-5 ft., 9-11/16 in Small size, 3y2-5 ft., 7-9/16 in Light grade, 2V2-4 ft., 5-7/16 in ! If interested in large quantities give your definite list for letter quotations. THE FINEST MAN'S INGENUITY CAN GROW—THE CHEAPEST MONEY CAN BUY The Reliability of the Nursery and the Quality of the Tree Being Considered NOTE—Unless otherwise stated can supply varieties in both One and Two Year Trees. 1-9 10-49 50-299 300-599 600-1000 trees trees trees trees trees .50 $ .40 $ .35 .45 .35 .32 .30 .28 .40 .30 .25 .23 .21 .35 .25 .23 .20 .17 .55 .45 .40 .37 .35 .50 .40 .35 .32 .30 .45 .35 .30 .25 .20 .40 .30 .25 .20 .17 CRIMSON BEAUTY SUMMER VARIETIES Originated in Maine. Very hardy, strong grower and very productive; extremely early bearer, earliest ripening apple known. A handsome red apple. Flesh sub-acid, pleasant to eat out-of-hand. Ripens July 1st. 1 yr. trees only. YELLOW TRANSPARENT 2? early 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. Ripens July 1st to 10th. ANOKA See description page 7. WILLIAM'S EARLY RED «r&Vaanrd the largest of all early apples, a better name for it is "Big Red Apple." Flesh is white, juicy and slightly tart, tender and crisp. A very good one, like Transpar- ent, bears heavily on young trees. July 10th to 15th. 1 yi\ trees only. CTHRP ^nG of the finest early apples grown in 01 min xew Jersey. Can be picked over a long period of time; large and of a fine yellowish color; a great bearer and valuable market variety; comes into fruiting very young. July 15th to 30th.
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Mr. Homer S. Kemp, Asst. Mgr. of our firm, is standing: among- some 2 yr. old Jonathan apple trees. This block contains about 30,000 2 yr. trees of Mcintosh, Gallia Beauty Red Rome, Jonathan, Yellow Delicious and Cortland. They are specimens of vigor and are ready to give you the best of results when planted into an orchard

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