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Genesee, Urbaniste, Beurre Easter, Beurro Geis D'lliver, Noveau 

 Columbia, Doyenne D'Alencon, Glout Morceau, Lawrence, Passe Colmar, 

 Winter Nellis, and Vicar of Winkfield. The Doyenne D'Alencon keeps 

 the best of any variety I have yet Fruited. I have it in perfection now. 

 I believe all varieties of pears can be made to grow to as great perfection 

 in this locality as in any other part of tbe State, and 1 have no doubt 

 there are many varieties that I have not mentioned equal or superior to 

 any of those mentioned for general cultivation. 



the cherry. 



The cherry is a fruit that is receiving especial attention in California 

 and is being cultivated on a very extensive scale. Orchards are planted 

 with thousands of trees each. The great perfection in which it grows 

 and the abundant crops produced annually will make it a profitable fruit 

 to cultivate, even if drying and canning should eventually be resorted 

 to to consume the surplus crop. There are many of the Bigareau varie- 

 ties, particularly the Napoleon, that I think can be shipped East success- 

 fully and profitably, which will make a market for a much greater 

 quantity of this delicious fruit than if we were confined to the markets 

 of California. 



The cherry requires a dry soil. A sandy loam is the best, and partic- 

 ular care is necessary to protect the young trees from the hot sun after 

 transplanting in this section of country. I believe the Mahaleb will be 

 found to be a better stock than the Mazard on which to grow the cherry 

 in many localities, especially in uplands. Nearly all varieties attain the 

 greatest perfection here with good cultivation. 



THE PLUM. 



The plum should receive, particular atterftion with fruit growers in 

 California. The tree is hardy, grows on nearly all soils, and bears 

 abundant crops all over the State, while in the Eastern States the crop 

 is nearly destroyed by the " curculio" and " black gnat." Many varieties 

 can be shipped as far as New York in perfect safety. I have shipped 

 the Washington, Yellow Egg, Coe's Golden Drop, and Coe's Late bled 

 that far without the slightest injury. For the different varieties of 

 plums, particularly the prune varieties, dried, we have almost the whole 

 world for a market, and no fruit can be dried with less trouble, or 

 more profit, than the plum. 



PEACHES. 



The culture of peaches should not be neglected wherever they can be 

 grown successfully. The cultivation of the peach, where it can be 

 grown profitably, is limited perhaps to a smaller portion of the State 

 than any other kind of fruit. A rich sandy soil is the very best for the 

 peach. It can be grown throughout the Sacramento Valley, and in 

 favored localities along the foothills, and in the mountains, to great 

 perfection and profit, if within reach of our own markets. Great care 

 should be taken to select varieties that are not troubled with the curled 

 leaf, which seems to be the principal enemy of the peach in this country. 



