Title: Benton County Nursery Co
Identifier: bentoncountynurs1959bent (find matches)
Year: 1959 (1950s)
Authors: Benton County Nursery Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture), Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs; Perennials, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Shade trees, Catalogs
Publisher: Rogers, Ark. : Benton County Nursery Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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POLLI N ATIOH With the exception of Mikado and J. H. Hale, all the varieties we offer are self-fruitful. ^# Extra Early Variety ^ Arkansas Black ANOTHER BRAND NEW PEACH— The Arkansas Black is the earliest peach known in this section. The most beautiful color we have yet seen for a peach. They are a very dark red getting almost black; clingstone and of good qual- ity. They have a good color for several days before they are ripe, and from the time they are ripe the fine appearance they have and good quality make them sell like hot cakes. 1 to 3 ft., $1.02; 3 to 5 ft., $1.25 ASTONISHING LOW PRICES 5 Lot 2 lot 12 lot 25 Lot Under Not More Than 1 ft 20 ea. .24 S Per customer 1- 2 ft 39 .42 .36 .34 2- 3 ft 66 .69 .64 .58 3- 4 ft 98 1.03 .93 .87 4- 5 ft 1.19 1.22 1.15 1.10 5- 6 ft 1.43 1.47 1.39 1.33 NOTE: - Wrife for special prices on large orders. Early Varieties -J?ED BIRD CLING—Very early. As large as Elberta, strikingly handsome and the first big peach that is ready for market. A sensation everywhere; bright glowing red on a background of creamy white; flesh firm, making it an ideal shipper. Early in the season people are fruit hungry and these big handsome peaches bring prices that are almost unbelievable. W. A. Jeffers, a well known Arkansas orchardist, got as high as $10.00 per bushel for Red Bird. Medium Varieties J. H. HALE—Genuine Hale Budded from Bear- ing J. H. Hale Tree. This new variety has been brought out with more advertising than any other sort for many years, and from reports is deserving of all that has been said. The fruit as we have seen it: Color is a deep yellow, over- spread with carmine, except on the underside; the skin is smooth without much fuzz; the flesh firm, fine grained and unusually solid; parts freely from the stone; the flavor is most delici- ous, much better than yellow peaches usually run. Ripens a few days before Elberta. , ELBERTA CLING — Mid-season, yellow cling- stone. An immense size yellow peach that looks like Elberta, but is a perfect clingstone. The tree is a sure heavy cropper and the fruit is of superb quality. Flesh firm, excellent shipper; goes on the market in good condition and brings top prices.
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ELBERTA Large, yellow with red cheek, flesh yellow, firm, juicy, of high quality. Exceedingly prolific, sure bearer and hardy. Is doing well in all peach sections. North and South. One of the leading market varieties. August 1st. EARLY ELBERTA—Freestone, mid-season; yel- low. The Early Elberta is truly named. It is of the Elberta type, large, golden, yellow which is in beautiful contrast to the rich blush on the sunny cheek. The flesh is yellow like the Elberta but far better quality, sweeter and finer grained: higher color and a week earlier—going out as the Elberta is coming in. As a canning peach it has better flavor and color than the regular Elberta. We recommend: Farm Journal - American Poultry Journal - Flower Grower - Town Journal - Popular Gardening - Country Gentleman. Arkansas Stone Fruit Nursery Stock is VIRUS CDEC Our stone fruits are grown under the vigilant eyes of the r"tt inspector of the Arkansas State Plant Board in a region free from virus diseases, making it by far the safest and best nursery stock for you to buy. Virus diseases such as "Peach Yellows," "Phony Disease," "Peach Mosaic," and "Little Peach Disease" have ruined thousands of valuable peach orchards and practically wiped out the peach industry in certain peach-growing areas. These diseases are established in orchards by means of a few diseased trees in shipments of nursery stock and when planted these diseases spread from tree to tree by insects. The only control measures so far available are the destruction of the trees and planting of new trees grown in regions free of these diseases. Don't take any chances by ordering trees that might be infested with these diseases. ALL OF OUR STONE FRUIT NURSERY STOCK IS COMPLETELY FREE FROM VIRUS DISEASES AND IS THEREFORE THE BEST AVAILABLE FOR PLANTING IN ANY OF THE FRUIT-GROWING AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES. BE SAFE AND ORDER FROM US. DON'T RISK THE LOSS OF YOUR ENTIRE ORCHARD. Late Varieties g -y LATE ELBERTA—Late yellow freestone. Best sort between Hale and Krummel. Looks just exactly like Elberta, but ripens two weeks after it. Better flavor. One of the best shippers, comes on market when yellow peaches bring top prices. Tree satisfactory in growth, bearing and hardi- ness. It has been one of our most satisfactory varieties. Late peaches are profitable. Fourteen days after Elberta. Cooking, eating, canning, market. 7MAMMOTH HEATH CLING—Very late white. Best strain of the well known White Heath. Fruit tender, melting, juicy, luscious, firm; does not bruise easily and ships well. Tree good grower, hardy, 40 days after Elberta. Cooking eating and market. ^Oy OLD FASHIONED RED INDIAN—Cling. Very '/ highly colored, red as blood to the seed. There , are many strains of Red Indian peaches on the market and a great many are very small and undesirable. Our buds from which out Red In- dian were grown were cut from a tree that is the very best of all the strains. Extra Late Variety KRUMMEL OCTOBER — Best late peach. Latest yellow freestone. Gloriously red and gold. Hangs on after all others—till frost. Of great size, almost round, deep yellow, no bitterness next to the pit. Flesh firm. Favorite for pickles. Strong grower, ex- tremely hardy, bears young and seldom fails. Everywhere—East, West, North, South. Late varieties always pay, and Krummel leads in big profits. It comes on the market after all other good freestones are gone. Forty days after Elberta. Cooking, eating? canning, market. NECTAR PEACH Ripens July-Aug. The best early freestone we have ever seen. It has size, beautifully colored, with a light yellow overlaid, with red blush, a distinctive flavor with a delightful suggestive Nec- tarine tang and a wonderfully appetizing aroma, firnn, juicy, finely textured, almost no fuzz on the skin, when ripe the skin will peel off like a banana and the flavor is best quality and should be in every family or- chard. 2-4 ft., $1.85; 4-5 ft. trees^ $2.29 each. PEACH SPECIAL 12 Peach Trees that ripen from the earliest until late, of our best varieties. 3 Early Elberta, 3 Improved Elberta, 3 Early Wheeler, 3 Red Indian Cling. 47 NOVELTY PEACH TREES j>> New Bliss Everbearing Peach 1 to 2 ft. high, all for »3 Several Varieties of our best peaches budded on one tree. Have early to late peaches by ordering this tree. r^5-N-l $3.39 /3-N-l $2.11 /44-N-l 2.92 . 2-N.l 1.52 A freestone. Red in color, good size and fine quality; begins to ripen about June 10th and con- tinues until September ISth. A fine peach for home or commer- cial use. Each 2 to 4 ft $1.95 4 to 6 ft $2.73

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