FRUIT CATALOGUE 



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SECTION III.— APRICOTS. 



Apricots are recommended for dessert or amateur purposes, with little reference tc actual profit 

 as owing to occasional loss of the very early bloom, and liability to injure from extreme cold in 

 unfavorable localities, together with extreme liability to the depredations of the curcullo, little 

 pecuniary return can be confidently anticipated from them. Since they are recommended only as 

 amateur fruits, they are not quoted for cooking or market. 



Remarks. 



Hardy, productive, excellent. Kernel sweet. 

 Tree vigorous. Branches long, slender. Freestone, 

 A promising hardy variety. 



Vigorous. One of the bett early varieties. Freestone. Kernel bitter. 

 One of the most popular. Stone perforated. Kernel bitter. 

 Considered the finest variety. Stone perforated. Kernel bitter. 



SECTION IV.— BLACKBERRIES. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION, 



Color. 



b. black, 

 w, white. 



Harvest are generally found to be profitable for market. Owing to the 

 fact that blackberries ripen in mid-siimnier, Avhen droughts generally 

 prevail, the best results cannot be obtained unless they are upon soil 

 that is quite retentive of moisture. There are few sections in the State, 

 in which water can be readily obtained, where irrigation cannot be used to 

 advantage on this crop. 



